Most mentioned
Ranked by how many different people mentioned a book (plus a little for repeat mentions), whatever they said about it. Mentions are not endorsements: for what HN recommends, see Top recommended.
2007–2026The art of computer programming
Donald Knuth
Recommended by 342 · mentioned by 1,141342 recommend · 1,141 mention342 recommend · 1,141342 recommend
2007–2026Gödel, Escher, Bach
Douglas R. Hofstadter
Recommended by 506 · mentioned by 1,055506 recommend · 1,055 mention506 recommend · 1,055506 recommend
2011–2026Thinking, fast and slow
Daniel Kahneman
Recommended by 453 · mentioned by 989453 recommend · 989 mention453 recommend · 989453 recommend
2007–2026Snow Crash
Neal Stephenson
Recommended by 364 · mentioned by 977364 recommend · 977 mention364 recommend · 977364 recommend
2007–2026How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie
Recommended by 611 · mentioned by 915611 recommend · 915 mention611 recommend · 915611 recommend
2007–2026Neuromancer
William Gibson
Recommended by 295 · mentioned by 779295 recommend · 779 mention295 recommend · 779295 recommend
2007–2026Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand
Recommended by 208 · mentioned by 758208 recommend · 758 mention208 recommend · 758208 recommend
2007–2026The Mythical Man-Month
Frederick P. Brooks
Recommended by 382 · mentioned by 760382 recommend · 760 mention382 recommend · 760382 recommend
2008–2026Clean Code
Robert C. Martin
Recommended by 297 · mentioned by 739297 recommend · 739 mention297 recommend · 739297 recommend
2007–2026Bible
Recommended by 116 · mentioned by 717116 recommend · 717 mention116 recommend · 717116 recommend
2007–2026Introduction 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
2007–2026Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
Recommended by 202 · mentioned by 708202 recommend · 708 mention202 recommend · 708202 recommend
2007–2026Compilers, 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
2007–2026Code Complete
Steve McConnell
Recommended by 393 · mentioned by 669393 recommend · 669 mention393 recommend · 669393 recommend
2007–2026The Black Swan
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Recommended by 261 · mentioned by 666261 recommend · 666 mention261 recommend · 666261 recommend
2014–2026Designing Data-Intensive Applications
Martin Kleppmann
Recommended by 459 · mentioned by 665459 recommend · 665 mention459 recommend · 665459 recommend
2007–2026Cryptonomicon
Neal Stephenson
Recommended by 324 · mentioned by 629324 recommend · 629 mention324 recommend · 629324 recommend
2007–2026The Diamond Age
Neal Stephenson
Recommended by 284 · mentioned by 596284 recommend · 596 mention284 recommend · 596284 recommend
2009–2026The Lean Startup
Eric Ries
Recommended by 282 · mentioned by 612282 recommend · 612 mention282 recommend · 612282 recommend
2007–2026Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
Harold Abelson, Gerald Jay Sussman, Julie Sussman
Recommended by 347 · mentioned by 603347 recommend · 603 mention347 recommend · 603347 recommend
2010–2026Cracking The Coding Interview
Gayle Laakmann McDowell
Recommended by 194 · mentioned by 595194 recommend · 595 mention194 recommend · 595194 recommend
2007–2026The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
Recommended by 149 · mentioned by 603149 recommend · 603 mention149 recommend · 603149 recommend
2007–2026The Pragmatic Programmer
Andy Hunt, Dave Thomas
Recommended by 349 · mentioned by 587349 recommend · 587 mention349 recommend · 587349 recommend
2014–2026The Rust Programming Language
Steve Klabnik, Carol Nichols
Recommended by 271 · mentioned by 570271 recommend · 570 mention271 recommend · 570271 recommend
2014–2026Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu
Recommended by 248 · mentioned by 571248 recommend · 571 mention248 recommend · 571248 recommend
2007–2026The Elements of Style
William Strunk, Jr., E. B. White
Recommended by 223 · mentioned by 544223 recommend · 544 mention223 recommend · 544223 recommend
2007–2026Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Robert M. Pirsig
Recommended by 322 · mentioned by 544322 recommend · 544 mention322 recommend · 544322 recommend
2008–2026Mein Kampf
Adolf Hitler
Recommended by 10 · mentioned by 53610 recommend · 536 mention10 recommend · 53610 recommend
2010–2026Learn Python the Hard Way
Zed Shaw
Recommended by 285 · mentioned by 510285 recommend · 510 mention285 recommend · 510285 recommend
2015–2026Deep Work
Cal Newport
Recommended by 310 · mentioned by 498310 recommend · 498 mention310 recommend · 498310 recommend
2007–2026Guns, Germs, and Steel
Jared Diamond
Recommended by 213 · mentioned by 510213 recommend · 510 mention213 recommend · 510213 recommend
2007–2026Dune
Frank Herbert
Recommended by 194 · mentioned by 508194 recommend · 508 mention194 recommend · 508194 recommend
2007–2026How to Design Programs
Matthias Felleisen
Recommended by 277 · mentioned by 440277 recommend · 440 mention277 recommend · 440277 recommend
2013–2026Bullshit Jobs
David Graeber
Recommended by 157 · mentioned by 477157 recommend · 477 mention157 recommend · 477157 recommend
2007–2026Foundation
Isaac Asimov
Recommended by 142 · mentioned by 485142 recommend · 485 mention142 recommend · 485142 recommend
2007–2026The C Programming Language
Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie
Recommended by 238 · mentioned by 471238 recommend · 471 mention238 recommend · 471238 recommend
2007–2026The Little Schemer
Daniel P. Friedman, Matthias Felleisen
Recommended by 288 · mentioned by 438288 recommend · 438 mention288 recommend · 438288 recommend
2007–2026The Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith
Recommended by 91 · mentioned by 40691 recommend · 406 mention91 recommend · 40691 recommend
2007–2026Peopleware
Tom DeMarco, Timothy Lister
Recommended by 275 · mentioned by 415275 recommend · 415 mention275 recommend · 415275 recommend
2007–2026Moby Dick
Herman Melville
Recommended by 118 · mentioned by 446118 recommend · 446 mention118 recommend · 446118 recommend
2007–2026The Selfish Gene
Richard Dawkins
Recommended by 220 · mentioned by 431220 recommend · 431 mention220 recommend · 431220 recommend
2008–2026Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
Recommended by 284 · mentioned by 439284 recommend · 439 mention284 recommend · 439284 recommend
2007–2026Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card
Recommended by 169 · mentioned by 437169 recommend · 437 mention169 recommend · 437169 recommend
2015–2026Seveneves
Neal Stephenson
Recommended by 188 · mentioned by 428188 recommend · 428 mention188 recommend · 428188 recommend
2008–2026Manufacturing consent
Edward S. Herman, Noam Chomsky
Recommended by 175 · mentioned by 407175 recommend · 407 mention175 recommend · 407175 recommend
2007–2026Infinite Jest
David Foster Wallace
Recommended by 144 · mentioned by 422144 recommend · 422 mention144 recommend · 422144 recommend
2007–2026A Fire upon the Deep
Vernor Vinge
Recommended by 229 · mentioned by 409229 recommend · 409 mention229 recommend · 409229 recommend
2014–2026Zero to One
Peter A. Thiel, Blake Masters
Recommended by 168 · mentioned by 415168 recommend · 415 mention168 recommend · 415168 recommend
2007–2026Animal Farm
George Orwell
Recommended by 110 · mentioned by 422110 recommend · 422 mention110 recommend · 422110 recommend
2007–2026The Feynman Lectures on Physics
Richard Phillips Feynman
Recommended by 171 · mentioned by 405171 recommend · 405 mention171 recommend · 405171 recommend
2008–2026Anathem
Neal Stephenson
Recommended by 207 · mentioned by 393207 recommend · 393 mention207 recommend · 393207 recommend
2007–2026Design Patterns
Erich Gamma, John Vlissides, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson
Recommended by 94 · mentioned by 41294 recommend · 412 mention94 recommend · 41294 recommend
2017–2026Crafting Interpreters
Robert Nystrom
Recommended by 296 · mentioned by 397296 recommend · 397 mention296 recommend · 397296 recommend
2007–2026A new kind of science
Stephen Wolfram
Recommended by 49 · mentioned by 39049 recommend · 390 mention49 recommend · 39049 recommend
2007–2026The Soul of a New Machine
Tracy Kidder
Recommended by 261 · mentioned by 376261 recommend · 376 mention261 recommend · 376261 recommend
2007–2026Founders at work
Jessica Livingston
Recommended by 246 · mentioned by 385246 recommend · 385 mention246 recommend · 385246 recommend
2007–2026A Deepness in the Sky
Vernor Vinge
Recommended by 202 · mentioned by 358202 recommend · 358 mention202 recommend · 358202 recommend
2008–2026Permutation City
Greg Egan
Recommended by 255 · mentioned by 356255 recommend · 356 mention255 recommend · 356255 recommend
2017–2026Why We Sleep
Matthew Walker
Recommended by 202 · mentioned by 378202 recommend · 378 mention202 recommend · 378202 recommend
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