Paul Graham's Hackers and Painters is $9.49 on O'Reilly's deal of the day.

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can anyone speak of the value of getting a 6-7 year old technology-related book (aside from reminiscing about this and that)? Are readers of HN really the audience for this book (people who, at least in theory, are do-ers, go getters, etc)? I'm asking not to be the villan of this post, but simply because I haven't read the book and am wondering whether it's worth the read. So, input is appreciated!

It's a good book. Your library probably has it for free (SF library does, and the waiting list for it generally isn't too bad).

Excellent text, eloquent argument that takes to task the modern notion of entrepreneurship and what it means for today's innovators.<p>I really enjoyed reading the parts that called on developers to challenge old players in new markets; inspiring stuff.

Just finished this book a few weeks ago. It was very interesting, especially the chapter on wealth, where he introduces that wealth does not equal money, but rather wealth equals something that people want.

Alternatively, if you want to buy it from Amazon for whatever reason, it's $9.99: <a href="http://amzn.com/B0026OR2NQ" rel="nofollow">http://amzn.com/B0026OR2NQ</a>

I found the entire book in scribd.<p><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/47180/Paul-Graham-Hackers-And-Painters" rel="nofollow">http://www.scribd.com/doc/47180/Paul-Graham-Hackers-And-Pain...</a>

It's worth every discount!