Ask HN: Hacker book suggestions similar to founders at work
Im going on vacation for a month and am looking for about 20 books to read (ideally with kindle versions)
So maybe Ive been living under a rock (doing enterprise software) but I only learned of ycombinator about a week ago. In doing research about ycombinator I read about founders at work which turned out to be entertaining and inspiring.
This community is great and so Im looking for hacker book recommendations about startups, or hacking. fiction or nonfiction would be ok
Id like to travel light so the recommendations should have kindle versions.
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[ 2.4 ms ] story [ 12.7 ms ] threadCoders at work http://www.amazon.com/Coders-Work-Reflections-Craft-Programm...
I'm more of a fiction kind of guy so I'll have to recommend this:
Cryptonomicon http://www.amazon.com/Cryptonomicon-Neal-Stephenson/dp/B004R...
(The kindle edition is more than the paperback but if you do want to travel light the kindle edition will definitely be worth the extra bucks as it is one of those thick thousand page mass market paperbacks)
Another couple of possibilities might be:
The Soul of a New Machine - Tracy Kidder
http://www.amazon.com/Soul-New-Machine-Tracy-Kidder/dp/03164...
The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage - Clifford Stoll
http://www.amazon.com/Cuckoos-Egg-Tracking-Computer-Espionag...
Hackers & Painters - Paul Graham (yes, that Paul Graham)
http://www.amazon.com/Hackers-Painters-Big-Ideas-Computer/dp...