Books

RankCoverTitleMentions
1
Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software69
2
The Rent Is Too Damn High: What To Do About It, And Why It Matters More Than You Think
The Rent Is Too Damn High: What To Do About It, And Why It Matters More Than You Think68
3
Three Felonies A Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent
Three Felonies A Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent64
4
Introduction to Algorithms, 3rd Edition (MIT Press)
Introduction to Algorithms, 3rd Edition (MIT Press)54
5
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition53
6
Working Effectively with Legacy Code
Working Effectively with Legacy Code
7
The Four Steps to the Epiphany
The Four Steps to the Epiphany
8
Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams
Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams
9
How to Destroy a Tech Startup in 3 Easy Steps
How to Destroy a Tech Startup in 3 Easy Steps
10
The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It
The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It
11
The C Programming Language
The C Programming Language
12
Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems
Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems
13
The Elements of Computing Systems: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles
The Elements of Computing Systems: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles
14
Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
15
JavaScript: The Good Parts
JavaScript: The Good Parts
16
Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction, Second Edition
Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction, Second Edition
17
Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy
Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy
18
The Little Schemer - 4th Edition
The Little Schemer - 4th Edition
19
Flash Boys: Not So Fast: An Insider's Perspective on High-Frequency Trading
Flash Boys: Not So Fast: An Insider's Perspective on High-Frequency Trading
20
Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets
Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets
21
Purely Functional Data Structures
Purely Functional Data Structures
22
Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas
Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas
23
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
24
A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
25
Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art
Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art
26
The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger
The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger
27
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
28
So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love
So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love
29
How to Win Friends and Influence People (Dale Carnegie Books)
How to Win Friends and Influence People (Dale Carnegie Books)
30
Thinking in Systems: A Primer
Thinking in Systems: A Primer
31
Programming Collective Intelligence: Building Smart Web 2.0 Applications
Programming Collective Intelligence: Building Smart Web 2.0 Applications
32
Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed
Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed
33
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and Slow
34
Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software
Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software
35
Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics: Teachers' Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics in China and the United States (Studies in Mathematical Thinking and Learning Series)
Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics: Teachers' Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics in China and the United States (Studies in Mathematical Thinking and Learning Series)
36
Cracking the Coding Interview: 150 Programming Questions and Solutions
Cracking the Coding Interview: 150 Programming Questions and Solutions
37
Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most
Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most
38
Design for Hackers: Reverse Engineering Beauty
Design for Hackers: Reverse Engineering Beauty
39
How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
40
Start Small, Stay Small: A Developer's Guide to Launching a Startup
Start Small, Stay Small: A Developer's Guide to Launching a Startup
41
Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software
Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software
42
Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability
Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability
43
Gödel's Proof
Gödel's Proof
44
Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming
Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming
45
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
46
Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety
Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety
47
The Design of Everyday Things
The Design of Everyday Things
48
The Non-Designer's Design Book
The Non-Designer's Design Book
49
The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics
The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics
50
Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (Addison-Wesley Object Technology Series)
Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (Addison-Wesley Object Technology Series)
51
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character)
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character)
52
Mathematics: Its Content, Methods and Meaning (3 Volumes in One)
Mathematics: Its Content, Methods and Meaning (3 Volumes in One)
53
Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture
Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture
54
The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition)
The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition)
55
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
56
The High Cost of Free Parking: Updated Edition
The High Cost of Free Parking: Updated Edition
57
The Algorithm Design Manual
The Algorithm Design Manual
58
Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (3rd Edition)
Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (3rd Edition)
59
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
60
Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days
Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days
61
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
62
Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist
Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist
63
Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces
Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces
64
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs
65
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
66
The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win
The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win
67
The Art of Electronics
The Art of Electronics
68
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
69
Programming Collective Intelligence
Programming Collective Intelligence
70
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - 2nd Edition (MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - 2nd Edition (MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)
71
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Incerto)
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Incerto)
72
The Dream Machine: J.C.R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal
The Dream Machine: J.C.R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal
73
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
74
The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined
The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined
75
Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice (3rd Edition)
Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice (3rd Edition)
76
The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook
The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook
77
Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning (Information Science and Statistics)
Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning (Information Science and Statistics)
78
Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies
Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies
79
Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator
Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator
80
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It
81
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
82
st Century C, 2nd Edition
st Century C, 2nd Edition
83
The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master
The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master
84
Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager
Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager
85
Trading and Exchanges: Market Microstructure for Practitioners
Trading and Exchanges: Market Microstructure for Practitioners
86
Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War
Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War
87
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
88
On Intelligence
On Intelligence
89
Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment, 3rd Edition
Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment, 3rd Edition
90
Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It
Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It
91
The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you
The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you
92
The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
93
The Unix Programming Environment (Prentice-Hall Software Series)
The Unix Programming Environment (Prentice-Hall Software Series)
94
Lisp in Small Pieces
Lisp in Small Pieces
95
Show Stopper!: The Breakneck Race to Create Windows NT and the Next Generation at Microsoft
Show Stopper!: The Breakneck Race to Create Windows NT and the Next Generation at Microsoft
96
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition
97
Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage
Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage
98
Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age
Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age
99
Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins Of The Internet
Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins Of The Internet
100
Programming Rust
Programming Rust
101
The Chickenshit Club: Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives
The Chickenshit Club: Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives
102
The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy
The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy
103
Corporate Confidential: 50 Secrets Your Company Doesn't Want You to Know---and What to Do About Them
Corporate Confidential: 50 Secrets Your Company Doesn't Want You to Know---and What to Do About Them
104
The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage
The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage
105
The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
106
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter
107
Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training, 3rd edition
Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training, 3rd edition
108
The Design of Design: Essays from a Computer Scientist
The Design of Design: Essays from a Computer Scientist
109
Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age
Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age
110
The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book That Will Change the Way You Do Business
The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book That Will Change the Way You Do Business
111
Calculus Made Easy
Calculus Made Easy
112
Making Software: What Really Works, and Why We Believe It
Making Software: What Really Works, and Why We Believe It
113
What the Dormouse Said: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry
What the Dormouse Said: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry
114
The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition
The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition
115
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
116
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
117
A Philosophy of Software Design
A Philosophy of Software Design
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