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Ask HN: What books are you currently reading?
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#42A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson). It's a cursory overview of all of history (title) from the dawn of time to the evolution of humans. It seems to be only slightly dated in some information, but really interesting to learn how the knowledge we assume is true today came to fruition over time. Before that, Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed (Ben R. Rich) Such an awesome book about n…
I read a short history of nearly everything earlier this year. It was quite insightful!
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#43Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance per the recommendations of a lot of HN'ers.
Have to say, having a pretty difficult time following it.
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#44The Guns of August - Can't say I really recommend it, read The Sleepwalkers instead. Barely talks about Austria-Hungary which was a disappointment.
Astrobiology - A Very Short Introduciton - Good so far but I haven't gotten very far in yet.
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#45"How to Be a Stoic" by Massimo Pigliucci. So far it's really good.
I've just recently become fascinated with Stoicism after reading the Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck!
I've since read through Meditations, Letters from a Stoic and The Art of Living, and am really enjoying The Daily Stoic every morning before work. r/stoicism is also great.
Do you have any other books/resources you recommend on the subject?
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#46Mahabharata - Extremely interesting ethics in my opinion, also the cosmology is so inconsistent and interesting.
A Radically Beneficial World: Automation, Technology and Creating Jobs for All: The Future Belongs to Work That Is Meaningful - Charles Hugh Smith
This one is a must read already and I'm only a few chapters in. His arguments are good enough and perfect is the enemy of good. Wish this book was more popular.
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#47* Angel by Jason Calacanis about angel investing. (http://amzn.to/2eOqkyn)
* Tools of Titans by Tim Ferris (http://amzn.to/2uYv9LH)
* Softwar about Larry Ellison (http://amzn.to/2uYHHmf)
* Wild ride about Uber (http://amzn.to/2eOqrdh)
* Social Intelligence: the new science of human relationships (http://amzn.to/2uYGueV)
* Rereading - Letters to shareholders by Warren Buffett (http://amzn.to/2h3xFe0)
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#48I'm reading a few. The Power Broker (really good, but really long). The dictators handbook (good, but repetitive). Deep thinking (easy and enjoyable if you're interested in AI). Investment Science (very good if you're interested in math finance).
Investment Science - is that the one by David Luenberger? Green cover?
Yes! It actually has a bunch of really deep math hiding in plan sight (they have a chapter where they reinvent RL but call it dynamic portfolio optimization, and when they axiomize risk they are really talking about special measures)
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#49The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
The 4-Hour Body - Tim Ferriss - Lot's of anecdotes from Ferriss' own experiments.
S. - by J.J. Abrams - Layers upon layers. Unlike anything I've read before and a true Abrams experience. Check it out if you haven't heard of it!
Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software - Charles Petzold - Fascinating PopSci book on the origins of Computers and Code. Each chapter seems to build on the knowledge you've built from previous chapters. Interesting read for the programmer/computer engineer and VERY approachable.
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#50- Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life
- Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow