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by ceronman 2312 days ago
I love this kind of Books! In a much more general tone, there is "The Knowledge: How To Rebuild Our World After An Apocalypse" by Lewis Dartnell. This explains the first principles of a lot of things we take for granted in the modern world, from agriculture to food and clothing, medicine, chemistry and more.

This book about CS principles is a great complement to that!
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kragen 2312 days ago
As I posted the last time this book came up https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22294655 that book would be more accurately called The Misinformation. If you follow the instructions in it you will die. Better alternatives are listed in my linked comment.
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jwhitlark 2312 days ago
I agree. I was deeply disappointed by "The Knowledge..."
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fernly 2312 days ago
Oh, puh-leeze! THE book on rebuilding civilization is How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time-Traveler[1] by Ryan North.

[1] https://www.amazon.com/How-Invent-Everything-Survival-Strand...

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7thaccount 2312 days ago
I've been looking for a book like that lol.
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