Ask HN: What are your favorite books of 2010?

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+1 for "Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman". Read it cover to cover in one sitting!

My favorite book was probably "Surely Your Joking Mr. Feynman." I liked it, because it was fun to read

Rework - Jason Fried and David Hansson

Much more enjoyable that I expected it to be, even given the fact that much of the material is well-known already.

"The Player of Games" by Iain M Banks

you may wish to start with something like Consider Phlebas

"The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K Le Quin

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.

Coder's At Work by Peter Siebel

is interesting in many ways (such as marketing, psychology and rhetoric, to name a few) and is extremely well-written.

the stoicism book made the biggest impact on me

Dreaming in Code by Scott Rosenberg

Michael Kerrisk's The Linux Programming Interface is the best technical book I've read in many years