What are the best books you read in 2017? 21 points by xutopia 8y ago ↗ HN Bill Gates recommends books every year. Which book would you recommend?
[–] feralmoan 8y ago ↗ "Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World" was a standout read this year https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Work-Focused-Success-Distracted-...
[–] patricklouys 8y ago ↗ - A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy- Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind- Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It- Tools of Titans (was positively surprised by this one)For developers I can highly recommend the Domain Driven Design books by Vaughn Vernon.
[–] waseemi 8y ago ↗ Agree with tools of Titans, disappreance of childhood (older book), on tyranny, and trust me I'm lying
[–] dbyington 8y ago ↗ For any current or perspective developer; Clean Code. I cannot recommend this and the rest of Uncle Bob's books.
[–] kleer001 8y ago ↗ -- all fiction except Tense Bees --Born - jeff vandermeerDichronauts — Greg EganThat's Why I'm a Journalist - Mark Bulgutch interviewsMooncop - Tom GauldTense Bees and Shell-Shocked Crabs - Michael TyeAlif the Unseen - G. Willow WilsonJunction True - Ray Fawkes, Vince Locke
[–] aalhour 8y ago ↗ In no particular order:* Siddhartha, Herman Hesse* Man's Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl* The Obstacle is the Way, Ryan Holiday* The Daily Stoic, Ryan Holiday* The Effective Engineer, Edmund Lau* The Lean Startup, Eric Ries* The Personal MBA, Josh Kaufman* Certain to Win, Chet Richards* Left of Bang, Patrick Van Horn & Jason A. Riley* Native Set Theory, Paul R. HalmosEDIT: list formatting [–] makilan 8y ago ↗ I like the book 'Man Searching for Meaning'. I read it multiple times.
[–] vsc 8y ago ↗ I recently read The Three Body Problem and it surely is one of the most interesting and accessible hard science fiction books that I have read in a long time.
[–] makilan 8y ago ↗ - Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind- Euler letter to German Princess - Part 1- Tipping Point
[–] probinso 8y ago ↗ consider the lobsterThe immortal life of Henrietta LackscryptonomiconThe hunt for Vulcan: and how Albert Einstein destroyed a planet
[–] SirLJ 8y ago ↗ The best book published in 2017 for me is this one:"A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market" by Edward O. Thorphttp://www.edwardothorp.com/books/a-man-for-all-markets/
[–] jestinjoy1 8y ago ↗ -When Breath Becomes Air -The Wisdom of Finance: Discovering Humanity in the World of Risk and Return
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 34.0 ms ] thread- Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
- Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It
- Tools of Titans (was positively surprised by this one)
For developers I can highly recommend the Domain Driven Design books by Vaughn Vernon.
Born - jeff vandermeer
Dichronauts — Greg Egan
That's Why I'm a Journalist - Mark Bulgutch interviews
Mooncop - Tom Gauld
Tense Bees and Shell-Shocked Crabs - Michael Tye
Alif the Unseen - G. Willow Wilson
Junction True - Ray Fawkes, Vince Locke
* Siddhartha, Herman Hesse
* Man's Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl
* The Obstacle is the Way, Ryan Holiday
* The Daily Stoic, Ryan Holiday
* The Effective Engineer, Edmund Lau
* The Lean Startup, Eric Ries
* The Personal MBA, Josh Kaufman
* Certain to Win, Chet Richards
* Left of Bang, Patrick Van Horn & Jason A. Riley
* Native Set Theory, Paul R. Halmos
EDIT: list formatting
- Euler letter to German Princess - Part 1
- Tipping Point
The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks
cryptonomicon
The hunt for Vulcan: and how Albert Einstein destroyed a planet
"A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market" by Edward O. Thorp
http://www.edwardothorp.com/books/a-man-for-all-markets/