Ask HN: What books are you reading right now?

#1

Post by sun123 » Mon, Oct 01, 2012, 1:06 PM UTC

I'm reading two small books in parallel.

1. The old man and the Sea , by Hemmingway 2. The Last lecture by Randy

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#2

Post by noashx » Mon, Oct 01, 2012, 1:09 PM UTC

I'm trying to expand my horizons a bit, so I'm reading "The Omnivore's Dilemma". Amazing!

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Post by rjim86 » Mon, Oct 01, 2012, 1:21 PM UTC

Coding Horror: The Book

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#4

Post by kral » Mon, Oct 01, 2012, 1:24 PM UTC

1. A Lovecraft anthology 2. Programming Clojure (Stuart Halloway)

Both books make me dream.

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Post by vasudhapande » Mon, Oct 01, 2012, 1:52 PM UTC

1. 'Classical Mechanics' by Herbert Goldstein 2. 'Operational Amplifiers with Linear Integrated Circuits' by William Stanley 3. 'Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer' by Cyrus Mistry

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Post by notum » Mon, Oct 01, 2012, 2:05 PM UTC

I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas (Lewis Black)

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#7

Post by arunabh » Mon, Oct 01, 2012, 2:15 PM UTC

1. Ulysses 2. The Dilbert Principle

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#8

Post by valdiorn » Mon, Oct 01, 2012, 2:18 PM UTC

Neuromancer by William Gibson.

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#9

Post by dwj » Mon, Oct 01, 2012, 2:22 PM UTC

Very good book about the tech industry: "rework" by the 37 signals guys.

Other very good non-tech book I've read recently: Walk the Amazon.

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Post by orangethirty » Mon, Oct 01, 2012, 2:33 PM UTC

The Lean Startup for the third time in a row. :)