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Ask HN: Which books are you reading in 2017?

20 pointsby mgosalmost 8 years ago
I am planning to go on an academic holiday and wanted to see which interesting books have you read this year or are planning to read.

12 comments

sotojuanalmost 8 years ago
I&#x27;ll never understand HN&#x27;s love for self help books. I can barely stand to read more than a chapter of them, so my list won&#x27;t be that useful.<p>I&#x27;m halfway through Barbara Tuchman&#x27;s Bible and Sword - an exploration of the relationship between England and Israel&#x2F;Palestine from the middle ages to 20th century. Tuchman isn&#x27;t the most accurate person but she&#x27;s a great writer and gets the general idea across very well.
rwieruchalmost 8 years ago
Among other books, I read this year Give and Take [0], Flow and Deep Work [1]. I tend to summarize the books I enjoyed the most, to internalize them myself, but also to give others access to it. Maybe you find them interesting (if you haven&#x27;t already read them). My whole reading list can be found on Goodreads [2] for more inspiration :)<p>- [0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.robinwieruch.de&#x2F;lessons-learned-give-and-take&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.robinwieruch.de&#x2F;lessons-learned-give-and-take&#x2F;</a><p>- [1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.robinwieruch.de&#x2F;lessons-learned-deep-work-flow&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.robinwieruch.de&#x2F;lessons-learned-deep-work-flow&#x2F;</a><p>- [2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;review&#x2F;list&#x2F;63553187-robin-wieruch?shelf=read" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.goodreads.com&#x2F;review&#x2F;list&#x2F;63553187-robin-wieruch...</a>
kevindeasisalmost 8 years ago
I mostly started reading alot since March 2017 up to now. I&#x27;m pretty sure I&#x27;m forgetting alot but, this is what I&#x27;ve been reading or have read so far:<p>Eternal Golden Braid<p>Shoe Dog<p>Creativity Inc<p>High Output Management<p>Game of Thrones Book 1,2,3<p>Never Split The Difference<p>Presuasion<p>Like Switch<p>Mans Search For Meaning<p>The Hard Things about Hard Things<p>Norse Mythology<p>Ted Talks<p>How To Talk to Anyone<p>How to win friends and influence people<p>Mckinsey Mind<p>Mckinsey Edge<p>Influence<p>Extreme Ownership<p>Everything Store<p>Inner Game of Tennis<p>Book of Joy<p>Phoenix Project<p>The Goal<p>Hooked<p>How Google Works
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FourSigmaalmost 8 years ago
My June&#x2F;July&#x2F;Aug booklist:<p><pre><code> - How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas Foster - The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg - The Story of the Human Body by Daniel Lieberman - The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides - Founders at Work by Jessica Livingston - Coders at Work by Peter Seibel - Drive by Daniel Pink - American Gods by Neil Gaiman</code></pre>
radva42almost 8 years ago
We are legion (We are bob): <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;gp&#x2F;product&#x2F;B01LWAESYQ&#x2F;ref=series_rw_dp_sw" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;gp&#x2F;product&#x2F;B01LWAESYQ&#x2F;ref=series_rw_d...</a><p>An awesome sci-fi story about a software developer who wakes up in the 22nd as a computer program
atsalolialmost 8 years ago
I&#x27;m reading &quot;Magic Realized&quot;, poetry on life and love and the joys and (occasionally) horrors thereof. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Magic-Realized-Other-Poems-Spirit&#x2F;dp&#x2F;1936449463" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Magic-Realized-Other-Poems-Spirit&#x2F;dp&#x2F;...</a> (My Amazon review: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;review&#x2F;R2RYIB3JA891TW&#x2F;ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B072Q5V2MN" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;review&#x2F;R2RYIB3JA891TW&#x2F;ref=cm_cr_rdp_p...</a>)
SirLJalmost 8 years ago
I am currently reading the last edition of Mike Covel &quot;Trend Following&quot;<p>Trend Following, 5th Edition: How to Make a Fortune in Bull, Bear and Black Swan Markets<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Trend-Following-5th-Fortune-Markets&#x2F;dp&#x2F;1119371872&#x2F;ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1499692390&amp;sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Trend-Following-5th-Fortune-Markets&#x2F;d...</a>
aalhouralmost 8 years ago
So far I have read:<p>- Left of Bang.<p>- The Obstacle is the way.<p>- The Daily Stoic.<p>- High-Output Management.<p>- The Effective Engineer.<p>- Managing Humans.<p>- Introducing Go.<p>Currently going through &quot;Designing Data Intensive Applications&quot; and some other data-related free ebooks from O&#x27;Reilly.<p>Up next on my list for the rest of the year:<p>- Hadoop: The Definitive Guide.<p>- The Manager&#x27;s Path.<p>- Anti-Fragile.<p>- A Guide to the Good Life.<p>- The Denial of Death.<p>- Man&#x27;s Search for Meaning.<p>EDIT: list formatting.
thakobyanalmost 8 years ago
Here are all the books I&#x27;m currently reading: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;booknshelf.com&#x2F;@tigran&#x2F;shelves&#x2F;currently-reading" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;booknshelf.com&#x2F;@tigran&#x2F;shelves&#x2F;currently-reading</a>
guilhasalmost 8 years ago
The expanse, Abaddon&#x27;s Gate
crispytxalmost 8 years ago
Waiting for Jason Calacanis&#x27;s &quot;Angel&quot; to come out later this month.
bdibsalmost 8 years ago
My current list:<p>- Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind<p>- The Silk Roads: A New History of the World<p>- The Autobiography of Malcolm X