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Cover of The art of computer programming2007–2026

The art of computer programming

Donald Knuth

Recommended by 342 · mentioned by 1,141342 recommend · 1,141 mention342 recommend · 1,141342 recommend

Cover of Gödel, Escher, Bach2007–2026

Gödel, Escher, Bach

Douglas R. Hofstadter

Recommended by 506 · mentioned by 1,055506 recommend · 1,055 mention506 recommend · 1,055506 recommend

Cover of Thinking, fast and slow2011–2026

Thinking, fast and slow

Daniel Kahneman

Recommended by 453 · mentioned by 989453 recommend · 989 mention453 recommend · 989453 recommend

Cover of Snow Crash2007–2026

Snow Crash

Neal Stephenson

Recommended by 364 · mentioned by 977364 recommend · 977 mention364 recommend · 977364 recommend

Cover of How to Win Friends and Influence People2007–2026

How to Win Friends and Influence People

Dale Carnegie

Recommended by 611 · mentioned by 915611 recommend · 915 mention611 recommend · 915611 recommend

Cover of Neuromancer2007–2026

Neuromancer

William Gibson

Recommended by 295 · mentioned by 779295 recommend · 779 mention295 recommend · 779295 recommend

Cover of Atlas Shrugged2007–2026

Atlas Shrugged

Ayn Rand

Recommended by 208 · mentioned by 758208 recommend · 758 mention208 recommend · 758208 recommend

Cover of The Mythical Man-Month2007–2026

The Mythical Man-Month

Frederick P. Brooks

Recommended by 382 · mentioned by 760382 recommend · 760 mention382 recommend · 760382 recommend

Cover of Clean Code2008–2026

Clean Code

Robert C. Martin

Recommended by 297 · mentioned by 739297 recommend · 739 mention297 recommend · 739297 recommend

Cover of Bible2007–2026

Bible

Recommended by 116 · mentioned by 717116 recommend · 717 mention116 recommend · 717116 recommend

Cover of Introduction to Algorithms2007–2026

Introduction to Algorithms

Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, Clifford Stein

Recommended by 273 · mentioned by 711273 recommend · 711 mention273 recommend · 711273 recommend

Cover of Brave New World2007–2026

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley

Recommended by 202 · mentioned by 708202 recommend · 708 mention202 recommend · 708202 recommend

Cover of Compilers, principles, techniques, and tools2007–2026

Compilers, principles, techniques, and tools

Alfred V. Aho, Monica S. Lam, Ravi Sethi, Jeffrey D. Ullman

Recommended by 193 · mentioned by 660193 recommend · 660 mention193 recommend · 660193 recommend

Cover of Code Complete2007–2026

Code Complete

Steve McConnell

Recommended by 393 · mentioned by 669393 recommend · 669 mention393 recommend · 669393 recommend

Cover of The Black Swan2007–2026

The Black Swan

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Recommended by 261 · mentioned by 666261 recommend · 666 mention261 recommend · 666261 recommend

Cover of Designing Data-Intensive Applications2014–2026

Designing Data-Intensive Applications

Martin Kleppmann

Recommended by 459 · mentioned by 665459 recommend · 665 mention459 recommend · 665459 recommend

Cover of Cryptonomicon2007–2026

Cryptonomicon

Neal Stephenson

Recommended by 324 · mentioned by 629324 recommend · 629 mention324 recommend · 629324 recommend

Cover of The Diamond Age2007–2026

The Diamond Age

Neal Stephenson

Recommended by 284 · mentioned by 596284 recommend · 596 mention284 recommend · 596284 recommend

Cover of The Lean Startup2009–2026

The Lean Startup

Eric Ries

Recommended by 282 · mentioned by 612282 recommend · 612 mention282 recommend · 612282 recommend

Cover of Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs2007–2026

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

Harold Abelson, Gerald Jay Sussman, Julie Sussman

Recommended by 347 · mentioned by 603347 recommend · 603 mention347 recommend · 603347 recommend

Cover of Cracking The Coding Interview2010–2026

Cracking The Coding Interview

Gayle Laakmann McDowell

Recommended by 194 · mentioned by 595194 recommend · 595 mention194 recommend · 595194 recommend

Cover of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy2007–2026

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams

Recommended by 149 · mentioned by 603149 recommend · 603 mention149 recommend · 603149 recommend

Cover of The Pragmatic Programmer2007–2026

The Pragmatic Programmer

Andy Hunt, Dave Thomas

Recommended by 349 · mentioned by 587349 recommend · 587 mention349 recommend · 587349 recommend

Cover of The Rust Programming Language2014–2026

The Rust Programming Language

Steve Klabnik, Carol Nichols

Recommended by 271 · mentioned by 570271 recommend · 570 mention271 recommend · 570271 recommend

Cover of Three-Body Problem2014–2026

Three-Body Problem

Cixin Liu

Recommended by 248 · mentioned by 571248 recommend · 571 mention248 recommend · 571248 recommend

Cover of The Elements of Style2007–2026

The Elements of Style

William Strunk, Jr., E. B. White

Recommended by 223 · mentioned by 544223 recommend · 544 mention223 recommend · 544223 recommend

Cover of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance2007–2026

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Robert M. Pirsig

Recommended by 322 · mentioned by 544322 recommend · 544 mention322 recommend · 544322 recommend

Cover of Mein Kampf2008–2026

Mein Kampf

Adolf Hitler

Recommended by 10 · mentioned by 53610 recommend · 536 mention10 recommend · 53610 recommend

Cover of Learn Python the Hard Way2010–2026

Learn Python the Hard Way

Zed Shaw

Recommended by 285 · mentioned by 510285 recommend · 510 mention285 recommend · 510285 recommend

Cover of Deep Work2015–2026

Deep Work

Cal Newport

Recommended by 310 · mentioned by 498310 recommend · 498 mention310 recommend · 498310 recommend

Cover of Guns, Germs, and Steel2007–2026

Guns, Germs, and Steel

Jared Diamond

Recommended by 213 · mentioned by 510213 recommend · 510 mention213 recommend · 510213 recommend

Cover of Dune2007–2026

Dune

Frank Herbert

Recommended by 194 · mentioned by 508194 recommend · 508 mention194 recommend · 508194 recommend

Cover of How to Design Programs2007–2026

How to Design Programs

Matthias Felleisen

Recommended by 277 · mentioned by 440277 recommend · 440 mention277 recommend · 440277 recommend

Cover of Bullshit Jobs2013–2026

Bullshit Jobs

David Graeber

Recommended by 157 · mentioned by 477157 recommend · 477 mention157 recommend · 477157 recommend

Cover of Foundation2007–2026

Foundation

Isaac Asimov

Recommended by 142 · mentioned by 485142 recommend · 485 mention142 recommend · 485142 recommend

Cover of The C Programming Language2007–2026

The C Programming Language

Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie

Recommended by 238 · mentioned by 471238 recommend · 471 mention238 recommend · 471238 recommend

Cover of The Little Schemer2007–2026

The Little Schemer

Daniel P. Friedman, Matthias Felleisen

Recommended by 288 · mentioned by 438288 recommend · 438 mention288 recommend · 438288 recommend

Cover of The Wealth of Nations2007–2026

The Wealth of Nations

Adam Smith

Recommended by 91 · mentioned by 40691 recommend · 406 mention91 recommend · 40691 recommend

Cover of Peopleware2007–2026

Peopleware

Tom DeMarco, Timothy Lister

Recommended by 275 · mentioned by 415275 recommend · 415 mention275 recommend · 415275 recommend

Cover of Moby Dick2007–2026

Moby Dick

Herman Melville

Recommended by 118 · mentioned by 446118 recommend · 446 mention118 recommend · 446118 recommend

Cover of The Selfish Gene2007–2026

The Selfish Gene

Richard Dawkins

Recommended by 220 · mentioned by 431220 recommend · 431 mention220 recommend · 431220 recommend

Cover of Meditations2008–2026

Meditations

Marcus Aurelius

Recommended by 284 · mentioned by 439284 recommend · 439 mention284 recommend · 439284 recommend

Cover of Ender's Game2007–2026

Ender's Game

Orson Scott Card

Recommended by 169 · mentioned by 437169 recommend · 437 mention169 recommend · 437169 recommend

Cover of Seveneves2015–2026

Seveneves

Neal Stephenson

Recommended by 188 · mentioned by 428188 recommend · 428 mention188 recommend · 428188 recommend

Cover of Manufacturing consent2008–2026

Manufacturing consent

Edward S. Herman, Noam Chomsky

Recommended by 175 · mentioned by 407175 recommend · 407 mention175 recommend · 407175 recommend

Cover of Infinite Jest2007–2026

Infinite Jest

David Foster Wallace

Recommended by 144 · mentioned by 422144 recommend · 422 mention144 recommend · 422144 recommend

Cover of A Fire upon the Deep2007–2026

A Fire upon the Deep

Vernor Vinge

Recommended by 229 · mentioned by 409229 recommend · 409 mention229 recommend · 409229 recommend

Cover of Zero to One2014–2026

Zero to One

Peter A. Thiel, Blake Masters

Recommended by 168 · mentioned by 415168 recommend · 415 mention168 recommend · 415168 recommend

Cover of Animal Farm2007–2026

Animal Farm

George Orwell

Recommended by 110 · mentioned by 422110 recommend · 422 mention110 recommend · 422110 recommend

Cover of The Feynman Lectures on Physics2007–2026

The Feynman Lectures on Physics

Richard Phillips Feynman

Recommended by 171 · mentioned by 405171 recommend · 405 mention171 recommend · 405171 recommend

Cover of Anathem2008–2026

Anathem

Neal Stephenson

Recommended by 207 · mentioned by 393207 recommend · 393 mention207 recommend · 393207 recommend

Cover of Design Patterns2007–2026

Design Patterns

Erich Gamma, John Vlissides, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson

Recommended by 94 · mentioned by 41294 recommend · 412 mention94 recommend · 41294 recommend

Cover of Crafting Interpreters2017–2026

Crafting Interpreters

Robert Nystrom

Recommended by 296 · mentioned by 397296 recommend · 397 mention296 recommend · 397296 recommend

Cover of A new kind of science2007–2026

A new kind of science

Stephen Wolfram

Recommended by 49 · mentioned by 39049 recommend · 390 mention49 recommend · 39049 recommend

Cover of The Soul of a New Machine2007–2026

The Soul of a New Machine

Tracy Kidder

Recommended by 261 · mentioned by 376261 recommend · 376 mention261 recommend · 376261 recommend

Cover of Founders at work2007–2026

Founders at work

Jessica Livingston

Recommended by 246 · mentioned by 385246 recommend · 385 mention246 recommend · 385246 recommend

Cover of A Deepness in the Sky2007–2026

A Deepness in the Sky

Vernor Vinge

Recommended by 202 · mentioned by 358202 recommend · 358 mention202 recommend · 358202 recommend

Cover of Permutation City2008–2026

Permutation City

Greg Egan

Recommended by 255 · mentioned by 356255 recommend · 356 mention255 recommend · 356255 recommend

Cover of Why We Sleep2017–2026

Why We Sleep

Matthew Walker

Recommended by 202 · mentioned by 378202 recommend · 378 mention202 recommend · 378202 recommend

Cover of "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman"2007–2026

"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman"

Richard Phillips Feynman, Ralph Leighton

Recommended by 189 · mentioned by 381189 recommend · 381 mention189 recommend · 381189 recommend

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