Ask HN: What non-fiction do you read?

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0xmattf · Jan 20, 2026
The Mediations of Marcus Aurelius
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0xmattf · Jan 20, 2026
Discourses and Enchiridion
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vunderba · Jan 20, 2026
Second the recommendation for "Moonwalking with Einstein."
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0xmattf · Jan 20, 2026
Moonwalking with Einstein
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0xmattf · Jan 20, 2026
Discourses and Enchiridion
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undopamine · Jan 21, 2026
'The One Thing' by Gary Keller
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DataDaoDe · Jan 20, 2026
The Apology
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kello · Jan 20, 2026
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
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DataDaoDe · Jan 20, 2026
Crito
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DataDaoDe · Jan 20, 2026
Euthyphro
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Blackstrat · Jan 21, 2026
Second Chip War.
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jbrockwork · Jan 20, 2026
Chip War
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Blackstrat · Jan 21, 2026
Breakneck by Dan Wang
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0xmattf · Jan 20, 2026
The various essays/letters of Seneca
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