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Re: Ask HN: What are your favorite books?

#41
Big science fiction fan

1. Revelation Space

2. Hyperion

3. The Postman

4. The Day of the Triffids

5. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revelation_Space

[2] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion_Cantos

[3] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Postman

[4] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_of_the_Triffids

[5] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_th...

Re: Ask HN: What are your favorite books?

#44
post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Will it fly has a 5 star rating from 450 odd reviews!!

450 fiverr gigs.

I doubt that, he has a lot of fans.

I have to say, I learned a ton of cool tricks that one would have to spend weeks reading through forums to learn.

The part on how to build a market map is worth its weight in gold.

I opted for the kindle book, and the audio add on was only $2 which is an amazing price if you have bought other audio add ons.

Re: Ask HN: What are your favorite books?

#45
Some of Edward de Bono's books about lateral thinking. Read some years ago. Concepts in it are not new, but may be unfamiliar to some/you, so mentioning. Lateral thinking can be useful for problem solving when traditional thinking methods don't work, or even if they do.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_de_Bono

And speaking of "wrong", since you mention a book with that in the name, de Bono has also written a book called "I am Right, You are Wrong", which is about the tendency all of us have to think that we are right and the other party is wrong.

Edit: Added his web site:

http://www.edwdebono.com/

Re: Ask HN: What are your favorite books?

#47
See also: What are some books about everything? http://qr.ae/8S14dl

The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses, Second Edition https://amzn.com/dp/B00OYUO4PY

I'm told the dead trees version is a must, but it's also massive, so pick your preferred inconvenience.

This is like Eno's Oblique Strategies deck in encyclopedia form.

Useful in any circumstances where you'd like to gain fresh perspective on a creation.

From Amazon :

The Art of Game Design presents 100+ sets of questions, or different lenses, for viewing a game’s design, encompassing diverse fields such as psychology, architecture, music, visual design, film, software engineering, theme park design, mathematics, puzzle design, and anthropology...

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