Ask HN: What are your recommended reads that are available for free?

Sicp is available for free

Seconded.

http://hpmor.com/

Harry Potter And The Methods Of Rationality http://hpmor.com/

The Tao Te Ching is available for free [0].

This book is much more than the intro to programming that it appears to be. It is a foundational approach for producing robust programs, regardless of your implementation language or level of experience.

Eloquent JavaScript. A delightful introduction to JavaScript and programming in general.

The Art of Unix Programming:

Information Theory, Inference, and Learning Algorithms - David MacKay.

'Rationality: From AI to Zombies' is available on a pay-what-you-want basis. It talks about cognitive science, ethics, human (ir)rationality and how to improve it

I enjoyed Little Brother and its sequel Homeland quite a lot.

you'll learn more about the human mind from reading Proust.

An example-driven guide to design patterns used in Games.

The Law - Frédéric Bastiat.