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33 points · 37 comments · 11 years ago · classicsnoot

That's right, its the Sixth Edition of the HN Bookclub. Don't you dare upvote or post.

5: https://smackernews.com/item/9543693 HN

4: https://smackernews.com/item/9443897 HN

3: https://smackernews.com/item/9394397 HN

2: https://smackernews.com/item/9342886 HN

1: https://smackernews.com/item/8918181 HN

0xCMP11 years ago
The Intelligent Investor[1] is my current focus after reading How I Lost a Million Dollars[2] both on Kindle.
[1] http://www.amazon.com/Intelligent-Investor-Collins-Business-... [2] http://www.amazon.com/What-Learned-Losing-Million-Dollars-eb...
benjaminmikiten11 years ago
Sprinting through Cibola Burn http://www.amazon.com/Cibola-Burn-Expanse-James-Corey/dp/031... before Nemesis Games gets here http://www.amazon.com/Nemesis-Games-Expanse-James-Corey/dp/0...
Also working my way through SICP to see if it makes be a better front end dev. Results pending.
therealdrag011 years ago
I'm taking a trip to UK in the fall, so I'm doing related reading until then. Currently: "A History of Britain: At the Edge of the World? 3500 BC-AD 1603" by Simon Schama [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/155314.A_History_of_Brit...]
paulornothing11 years ago
For Fun: The Girl on the Train - Just finished it, kept me interested not bad. http://www.amazon.com/Girl-Train-Paula-Hawkins/dp/1594633665...
For learning: Automate the Boring Stuff http://www.amazon.com/Automate-Boring-Stuff-Python-Programmi...
ChristianGeek11 years ago
The Race Underground: Boston, New York, and the Incredible Rivalry That Built America's First Subway https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250061350/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_HI9Avb0...
And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails https://www.amazon.com/dp/0307338622/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_BK9Avb1...
Stoo11 years ago
Accelerando by Charles Stross (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerando). I'm mostly enjoying his look into humanity's near and not so near future and his views on business, economics and technology. It's interesting and I like his writing style but sometimes it doesn't feel like much is going on story-wise.
MaysonL11 years ago
Jo Walton's What Makes This Book So Great along with about half a dozen of the books it mentions (it's a collection of blog posts on books she's rereading) which I hadn't previously read. All of the previously unread ones I've now finally read are good, a couple great, ditto the ones previously read. One was enough of a downer that I didn't finish it (Random Acts of Senseless Violence).
Definitely recommended if you enjoy science fiction and/or fantasy.
JSeymourATL11 years ago
The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time by Will Durant... http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/78162.The_Greatest_Minds_...
Durant has a remarkably well thought out list of book recommendations on what makes an educated person-- I thought I was well read; afraid I've barely scratched the list.
monroepe11 years ago
The Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie. Book 3 of the First Law trilogy.
http://www.amazon.com/Last-Argument-Kings-First-Three-ebook/...
kachhalimbu11 years ago
Technical: Build your own AngularJS http://teropa.info/build-your-own-angular
Non-technical: Traction http://tractionbook.com/
fuddle11 years ago
Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson - http://www.amazon.com/Einstein-Life-Universe-Walter-Isaacson...
SQL221911 years ago
http://www.amazon.com/How-Children-Succeed-Curiosity-Charact...
rdc1211 years ago
Fiction: Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (loved the movie as a kid, but never got round to reading the book), will follow up with the Lost World.
Non-Fiction: Chaos by James Gleick.
Semester break reading, Real World Ocaml and Modern Compilers in ML (assuming they arrive in time)
motxilo11 years ago
Thinking in Systems: A Primer
http://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Systems-Primer-Meadows-Donell...
pmtarantino11 years ago
http://www.amazon.com/Gentle-Madness-Bibliophiles-Bibliomane...
A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books
rickhanlonii11 years ago
From Mathematics to Generic Programming (2015)
http://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Generic-Programming-Alexan...
ice30311 years ago
Leviathan Wakes http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8855321-leviathan-wakes
mattkrea11 years ago
http://www.amazon.com/The-Third-Chimpanzee-Evolution-Future/...
faizmokhtar11 years ago
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running - Haruki Murakami
blabla_blublu11 years ago
[1] Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely (almost through with this one - highly recommend it) [2] Quantum Enigma by Bruce Rosenblum, et.al
burger_moon11 years ago
Currently reading: Notes from the Underground, Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Usually don't read fiction, but this is good.
Enzolangellotti11 years ago
To Mock a Mocking Bird by Raymond M. Smullyan. I'm having fun while my brain gets stretched.
freedevbootcamp11 years ago
For pleasure: Backbone.js Blueprints by Andrew Burgess
For work: Stealing The Network, The complete series collectors edition
rendambathu11 years ago
I wanted to read something about logical thinking and cognition. So just started with Godel Escher Bach.
ggordan11 years ago
The Violent Land - Would certainly recommend it for a non-technical read.
kelukelugames11 years ago
I feel like we should do this once a month at most instead of every two to three weeks.
fmax3011 years ago
The Grand Design - Stephen Hawking.
Should finish it by tonight.
After that, it is time for 1984 - George Orwell.
mindcrime11 years ago
Nominally, I'm "reading" 23 books that are in my Goodreads "currently reading" shelf. But of the ones that I'm really working on and will finish fairly soon:
1. Secret Societies - John Lawrence Reynolds
2. Black Wings of Cthulhu 3 - S.T. John (ed)
3. Unleash The Warrior Within - Richard Machowicz
4. Data Crush - Christopher Surdak
5. Thinking, Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman
6. The Glass Cage: Automation and Us - Nicholas Carr
7. Future Shock - Alvin Toffler
8. The Balanced Scorecard - Robert S. Kaplan

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33 points · 37 comments · 11 years ago · classicsnoot

That's right, its the Sixth Edition of the HN Bookclub. Don't you dare upvote or post.

5: https://smackernews.com/item/9543693 HN

4: https://smackernews.com/item/9443897 HN

3: https://smackernews.com/item/9394397 HN

2: https://smackernews.com/item/9342886 HN

1: https://smackernews.com/item/8918181 HN

0xCMP11 years ago
The Intelligent Investor[1] is my current focus after reading How I Lost a Million Dollars[2] both on Kindle.
[1] http://www.amazon.com/Intelligent-Investor-Collins-Business-... [2] http://www.amazon.com/What-Learned-Losing-Million-Dollars-eb...
benjaminmikiten11 years ago
Sprinting through Cibola Burn http://www.amazon.com/Cibola-Burn-Expanse-James-Corey/dp/031... before Nemesis Games gets here http://www.amazon.com/Nemesis-Games-Expanse-James-Corey/dp/0...
Also working my way through SICP to see if it makes be a better front end dev. Results pending.
therealdrag011 years ago
I'm taking a trip to UK in the fall, so I'm doing related reading until then. Currently: "A History of Britain: At the Edge of the World? 3500 BC-AD 1603" by Simon Schama [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/155314.A_History_of_Brit...]
paulornothing11 years ago
For Fun: The Girl on the Train - Just finished it, kept me interested not bad. http://www.amazon.com/Girl-Train-Paula-Hawkins/dp/1594633665...
For learning: Automate the Boring Stuff http://www.amazon.com/Automate-Boring-Stuff-Python-Programmi...
ChristianGeek11 years ago
The Race Underground: Boston, New York, and the Incredible Rivalry That Built America's First Subway https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250061350/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_HI9Avb0...
And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails https://www.amazon.com/dp/0307338622/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_BK9Avb1...
Stoo11 years ago
Accelerando by Charles Stross (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerando). I'm mostly enjoying his look into humanity's near and not so near future and his views on business, economics and technology. It's interesting and I like his writing style but sometimes it doesn't feel like much is going on story-wise.
MaysonL11 years ago
Jo Walton's What Makes This Book So Great along with about half a dozen of the books it mentions (it's a collection of blog posts on books she's rereading) which I hadn't previously read. All of the previously unread ones I've now finally read are good, a couple great, ditto the ones previously read. One was enough of a downer that I didn't finish it (Random Acts of Senseless Violence).
Definitely recommended if you enjoy science fiction and/or fantasy.
JSeymourATL11 years ago
The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time by Will Durant... http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/78162.The_Greatest_Minds_...
Durant has a remarkably well thought out list of book recommendations on what makes an educated person-- I thought I was well read; afraid I've barely scratched the list.
monroepe11 years ago
The Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie. Book 3 of the First Law trilogy.
http://www.amazon.com/Last-Argument-Kings-First-Three-ebook/...
kachhalimbu11 years ago
Technical: Build your own AngularJS http://teropa.info/build-your-own-angular
Non-technical: Traction http://tractionbook.com/
fuddle11 years ago
Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson - http://www.amazon.com/Einstein-Life-Universe-Walter-Isaacson...
SQL221911 years ago
http://www.amazon.com/How-Children-Succeed-Curiosity-Charact...
rdc1211 years ago
Fiction: Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (loved the movie as a kid, but never got round to reading the book), will follow up with the Lost World.
Non-Fiction: Chaos by James Gleick.
Semester break reading, Real World Ocaml and Modern Compilers in ML (assuming they arrive in time)
motxilo11 years ago
Thinking in Systems: A Primer
http://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Systems-Primer-Meadows-Donell...
pmtarantino11 years ago
http://www.amazon.com/Gentle-Madness-Bibliophiles-Bibliomane...
A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books
rickhanlonii11 years ago
From Mathematics to Generic Programming (2015)
http://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Generic-Programming-Alexan...
ice30311 years ago
Leviathan Wakes http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8855321-leviathan-wakes
mattkrea11 years ago
http://www.amazon.com/The-Third-Chimpanzee-Evolution-Future/...
faizmokhtar11 years ago
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running - Haruki Murakami
blabla_blublu11 years ago
[1] Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely (almost through with this one - highly recommend it) [2] Quantum Enigma by Bruce Rosenblum, et.al
burger_moon11 years ago
Currently reading: Notes from the Underground, Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Usually don't read fiction, but this is good.
Enzolangellotti11 years ago
To Mock a Mocking Bird by Raymond M. Smullyan. I'm having fun while my brain gets stretched.
freedevbootcamp11 years ago
For pleasure: Backbone.js Blueprints by Andrew Burgess
For work: Stealing The Network, The complete series collectors edition
rendambathu11 years ago
I wanted to read something about logical thinking and cognition. So just started with Godel Escher Bach.
ggordan11 years ago
The Violent Land - Would certainly recommend it for a non-technical read.
kelukelugames11 years ago
I feel like we should do this once a month at most instead of every two to three weeks.
fmax3011 years ago
The Grand Design - Stephen Hawking.
Should finish it by tonight.
After that, it is time for 1984 - George Orwell.
mindcrime11 years ago
Nominally, I'm "reading" 23 books that are in my Goodreads "currently reading" shelf. But of the ones that I'm really working on and will finish fairly soon:
1. Secret Societies - John Lawrence Reynolds
2. Black Wings of Cthulhu 3 - S.T. John (ed)
3. Unleash The Warrior Within - Richard Machowicz
4. Data Crush - Christopher Surdak
5. Thinking, Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman
6. The Glass Cage: Automation and Us - Nicholas Carr
7. Future Shock - Alvin Toffler
8. The Balanced Scorecard - Robert S. Kaplan

news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9636361