HackerNews Comments Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Pompeii
Robert HarrisHackerNews Comments@TechTweetBot "For anyone interested in this topic: Author Robert Harris really did his homework for his historical fiction novel Pompeii, which follows the story of a water engineer in many of the towns aro... " Continues on HN: https://t.co/cd4OMd80fA
Paperback, 2005
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Neuromancer
William GibsonHackerNews Comments@dachelc "Gattaca is a good movie. I can't wait to read this. I'd also suggest William Gibson (of neuromancer fame)'s Alien script. Lots of good suggestions in this thread. Dark City's aesthetic and story-te... " Continues on HN: https://t.co/fjRcsj2vIv
Paperback, 2000
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Bacon's Essays: With Annotations: 3
Francis BaconHackerNews Comments@deepwhitman "Related: Francis Bacon’s Frightening Beauty - https://t.co/atJdVFDPqw - May 2021 (36 comments) Sacred Monster - https://t.co/iW7vlq7lyg - May 2021 (3... " Continues on HN: https://t.co/7yz7RxYYDv
Paperback, 2023
$30.95$15.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Mutual Aid a Factor of Evolution
Kniaz Petr Alekseevich KropotkinHackerNews Comments@GnosisNeet "The article links to a few book pages scanned as PDFs and an HTML version of Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution. Also worth mentioning is that there is a very large collection of Kropotkin's writ... " Continues on HN: https://t.co/CgMwdwzAvM
Hardcover, 2018
$22.99$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
High Speed Signal Propagation: Advanced Black Magic
Howard JohnsonHackerNews Comments@splusoh "You may also be interested in the book “High Speed Digital Design: A Handbook of Black Magic” which, despite “digital” in the title, is really about the analog details of getting signals cleanly fr... " Continues on HN: https://t.co/wTn2cy22rA
Hardcover, 2003
$130.00$105.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Attack Surface
Cory DoctorowHackerNews Comments@madxcmg "Cory Doctorow’s latest book, “Attack Surface”, does a good job of exploring this concept IMO. https://t.co/N7kM1Cq4Af" Continues on HN: https://t.co/rUGCbRSxEZ
Paperback, 2021
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Flying Blind: The 737 Max Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing
Peter RobisonHackerNews Comments@JJ_Bloom "“Flying Blind” by Peter Robison is a great book on the MAX. I am surprised no one has mentioned it. It digs into the history of Boeing and the changes in the organisation and culture of corporate ... " Continues on HN: https://t.co/V8h7uhEado
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Machinery of Life
David S. GoodsellHackerNews Comments@Veritas88630278 "If you want to understand more about what's happening in this video, I highly recommend the book "The Machinery of Life" by David Goodsell: https://t.co/2y1qIq6VlD... " Continues on HN: https://t.co/lgM0n2TRpB
Hardcover, 2009
$37.99$19.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Greening the Desert: Motivating Settlers in the Ignp
Rakesh HoojaHackerNews Comments@HighSNHN "Surprised to see no mention of the book Greening the Desert by Rakesh Hooja, given they appropriated the title for this article. The book is a deep look into a successful permaculture endeavor in ... " Continues on HN: https://t.co/oqcMHcijTr
Out of stock
Uncharted: The Poster Collection
Naughty DogHackerNews Comments@bunrxm "The Last of Us being successful makes sense. It, like Naughty Dog's other big game Uncharted, was basically already a traditional movie-style story with interactive parts. Uncharted is actually the ... " Continues on HN: https://t.co/yBjJJHStV9
Paperback, 2016
$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book