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		Ask HN: What are some favorite books that provide insight into other industries?
		2 points by danielrhodes on July 12, 2021 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment
		One of my favorites: Hard Landing: The Epic Contest for Power and Profits That Plunged the Airlines into Chaos https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Landing-Contest-Profits-Airlines/dp/0812928350/ref=nodl_

tafda on July 12, 2021 | [–]

Civil engineering:

The Control of Nature by John McPhee

https://www.amazon.com/Control-Nature-John-McPhee/dp/0374522...

Stories about debris flows in the California mountains and forcing the Mississippi River to stay where it is.

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