52 books in 52 weeks (with data tracking)

Re:52 books in 52 weeks (with data tracking) by Maven911 on Friday January 13, 2012 @10:11AM (#3460840)

i wonder how many technical books the average HN'er reads per year. My own personal goal is to read 5 books a year

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Re:52 books in 52 weeks (with data tracking) by motxilo on Friday January 13, 2012 @11:25AM (#3461164)

I spent a whole year going through the entire SICP, and doing all the exercises. It is not only a matter of "being technical", if there are exercises and you want to do them, your goose is cooked.

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Re:52 books in 52 weeks (with data tracking) by SonicSoul on Friday January 13, 2012 @11:52AM (#3461280)

I wonder how many technical books anyone reads from start to finish.. for me very few have met that criteria

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Re:52 books in 52 weeks (with data tracking) by zura on Friday January 13, 2012 @01:28PM (#3461707)

Agree. Although, I don't consider this to be a negative fact. Some chapters are relevant, others are not. This is quite common for technical books.

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Re:52 books in 52 weeks (with data tracking) by hello_moto on Friday January 13, 2012 @10:27AM (#3460919)

2 or 3. 5 technical books is pushing. Am unsure how much can you read _and_ remember/understand 100% if you do 6 to 10.

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Re:52 books in 52 weeks (with data tracking) by henrikberggren on Friday January 13, 2012 @10:16AM (#3460860)

Average person in the US, not counting ppl who don't read at all, reads 6 books a year.

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