Ask HN: Do you recall any book or course that made a topic finally click? ↗
The books people recommended
2022-11-14 · 804 points · 503 comments · 107 books named by at least one person here and at least 3 people overall. The number on the left is how many people named it in this thread.
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- 4Statistical Rethinking
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- 3Physical Chemistry
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- 2On Writing
- 2The Mind Illuminated
- 2Organic Chemistry
- 2Learn Python the Hard Way
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- 1The Elements of Computing Systems
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- 1A Philosophy of Software Design
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- 1Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective
Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective
Randal E. Bryant; David R. O'Hallaron
1 here · 26 all-time · #220 overall
- 1Poor Charlie's Almanack
- 1Principles of Mathematical Analysis
- 1Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach
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- 1TCP/IP Illustrated
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- 1Probability Theory
- 1The Four Agreements
- 1Orthodoxy
- 1Head First Design Patterns
Head First Design Patterns
Eric Freeman, Elisabeth Robson, Bert Bates, Kathy Sierra
1 here · 16 all-time · #399 overall
- 1Economics
- 1Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning
- 1Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos
- 1The Blind Watchmaker
- 1Superforecasting
- 1How to Prove It
- 1C Programming: A Modern Approach
- 1A Book of Abstract Algebra
- 1Book of Proof
- 1Machine Learning
- 1The Extended Phenotype
- 1All of Statistics
- 1Neural Networks and Deep Learning
- 1Money: The Unauthorised Biography
- 1The Gene: An Intimate History
- 1Advanced Engineering Mathematics
- 1Game Theory
- 1Systemantics
- 1Imagined Communities
- 1The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching
- 1Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
- 1The Master and His Emissary
- 1Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity
Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity
David Foster Wallace
1 here · 7 all-time · #966 overall
- 1Total Money Makeover
- 1Mastering Regular Expressions
- 1Small Is Beautiful
- 1How to Take Smart Notes
- 1Maps of Meaning
- 1Gödel's Proof
- 1The Ancestor's Tale
- 1What the Buddha Taught
- 1Clean Coder
- 1Effective Python
- 1A Common Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms
A Common Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms
Jay Wengrow
1 here · 5 all-time · #1267 overall
- 1The Way of Zen
- 1Mathematical Proofs
- 1Analysis
- 1The Order of Time
- 1Structured Computer Organization
- 1The Third Policeman
- 1The Savage Detectives
- 1The Drunkard's Walk
- 1Guide for the perplexed
- 1Framework Design Guidelines
- 1Style
- 1Think Again
- 1An Introduction to Manifolds
- 1Infidel
- 1Mating in Captivity
- 1How to Talk to Anyone
- 1A Christmas Carol
- 1Div Grad Curl and All That
- 1Common Lisp: A Gentle Introduction to Symbolic Computation
Common Lisp: A Gentle Introduction to Symbolic Computation
David S. Touretzky
1 here · 3 all-time · #2405 overall