Ask HN: Please suggest some good books you have read recently

Recommendations from 17 sampled comments out of 17 eligible comments. This page covers the sample, rather than the entire HN thread.

20 books

gtirloni · Aug 17, 2020
A Guide to the Good Life by William B. Irvine
frompdx · Aug 19, 2020
The Expanse series. Long but easy read. Great science fiction.
andrei_says_ · Aug 17, 2020
Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman.
Karupan · Aug 17, 2020
Countdown to Zero Day - A must read on Stuxnet which plays out like a spy thriller.
smarri · Aug 18, 2020
Letters to a Young Contrarian by Christopher Hitches.
sp527 · Aug 17, 2020
Strongly agree. Just started reading it myself.
burntoutfire · Aug 17, 2020
The Polish original is absolutely fabulous. I reread it all every 5 years or so.
frompdx · Aug 19, 2020
Even if you don't agree with the Author's premise in the end I think this book is thought provoking and worth reading.