Ask HN: Book of the year

Posted by grigy on Saturday December 24, 2011 @02:07PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I wonder what is the best book that you read this year. Not necessarily published in 2011. Want to see what is the trend here and what HN community found interesting.

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Re:Ask HN: Book of the year by mattquinn on Saturday December 24, 2011 @02:25PM (#3389456)

PeopleSoft PeopleTools Tips & Techniques by Jim Marion

http://www.amazon.com/PeopleSoft-PeopleTools-Techniques-Orac...

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Re:Ask HN: Book of the year by buckler on Sunday December 25, 2011 @08:59PM (#3392034)

If you're interested in books published in 2011 and that are not necessarily picked by HNers:

http://www.largeheartedboy.com/blog/archive/2011/11/online_b...

This blogger aggregates "Best of 2011"-type book lists from all types of sources you can imagine (well, English-based ones anyway); thought it might be of interest to some of you here.

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Re:Ask HN: Book of the year by andreasklinger on Saturday December 24, 2011 @02:38PM (#3389496)

The Lean Startup.

It is maybe overhyped and the cause of Sect-like movement. But definitely one of the most important books for me this year. Thanks Eric!

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Re:Ask HN: Book of the year by grigy on Saturday December 24, 2011 @03:03PM (#3389553)

I also read The Lean Startup, but didn't like it much. Actually it didn't teach me anything new. Maybe because I read it after reading the "Running Lean" by Ash Maurya and "Start Small, Stay Small" by Rob Walling. They cover the same ideas and are more practical.

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Re:Ask HN: Book of the year by andreasklinger on Monday December 26, 2011 @05:36AM (#3392693)

The difference is the marketing hype around it. Thanks to The Lean Startup those same principals have been even advocated to VCs who would rather instantly pushed you into scalemode.

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Re:Ask HN: Book of the year by gnufs on Saturday December 24, 2011 @03:25PM (#3389597)

Since there's no limit on the publication date, "The Conquest of Gaul" by Caesar was a great read for me to do during my daily commute.

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Re:Ask HN: Book of the year by MattBearman on Saturday December 24, 2011 @05:34PM (#3389883)

'Ready Player One' by Ernest Cline

Outstanding sci-fi, and his first book. Can't wait for his next work.

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Re:Ask HN: Book of the year by scoofy on Saturday December 24, 2011 @07:39PM (#3390108)

The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined, by Steven Pinker, was my favorite.

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