Hacker News book recommendation thread.

"This book teaches intermediate JavaScript developers the art of third-party scripting. Topics covered include cross-domain messaging, third-party cookies, defensive and adaptive HTML and CSS, JS API development, performance best practices, and more."

"Think Stats: Probability and Statistics for Programmers is a textbook for a new kind of introductory prob-stat class. It emphasizes the use of statistics to explore large datasets. It takes a computational approach..."

"What the limits of the universe have to do with the history of jazz and the secret of happiness."

"The history and future of the Internet, algorithms vs. curators, reinventing education, and how to live with optimism."

"Embark on a journey around the world this summer. From Cleopatra's ancient Egypt to Kissinger's modern China, the rolling hills of Umbria to the technology hotbed of Silicon Valley, this year's J.P. Morgan Summer Reading List will take you near and far."