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A comment on Ask HN: What are your favorite books of 2010?.

Re:Ask HN: What are your favorite books of 2010? by JoshCole on Tuesday January 11, 2011 @12:47AM (#2091061)
My favorite book was probably "Surely Your Joking Mr. Feynman." I liked it, because it was fun to read, especially when he played a practical joke.

A bit farther down the list would be the newest Wheel of Time books. Brandon Sanderson annoyed me at first, but once I got over that I was pleasantly surprised to discover that it had a very similar style to the original. I enjoyed it immensely.

Somewhere after that are a few of the slightly more technical books I read. Maybe Coders At Work? It gave me a better sense of the history of the industry, but I don't think you should read it if your goal is to learn how to be a better hacker.

Finally there is The Bible, which I would recommend to anyone.

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Re:Ask HN: What are your favorite books of 2010? by niqolas on Monday January 17, 2011 @03:50AM (#2111603)
+1 for "Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman". Read it cover to cover in one sitting!

In addition to being one of the greatest minds of his generation, Feynman also had a rich life outside of science.

Reading his stories was as close as I'll come to having him share anecdotes as a guest on my "fantasy dinner party" list.

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