Top all-time
Ranked by overall score: how often and by how many different people a book was mentioned.
2007–2026The art of computer programming
Donald Knuth
Recommended by 336 · mentioned by 1,125336 recommend · 1,125 mention336 recommend · 1,125336 recommend
2007–2026Gödel, Escher, Bach
Douglas R. Hofstadter
Recommended by 505 · mentioned by 1,055505 recommend · 1,055 mention505 recommend · 1,055505 recommend
2007–2026Snow Crash
Neal Stephenson
Recommended by 364 · mentioned by 977364 recommend · 977 mention364 recommend · 977364 recommend
2011–2026Thinking, fast and slow
Daniel Kahneman
Recommended by 373 · mentioned by 879373 recommend · 879 mention373 recommend · 879373 recommend
2007–2026How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie
Recommended by 579 · mentioned by 853579 recommend · 853 mention579 recommend · 853579 recommend
2007–2026Neuromancer
William Gibson
Recommended by 296 · mentioned by 780296 recommend · 780 mention296 recommend · 780296 recommend
2007–2026Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand, Sophie Bastide-Foltz, Adrian Rand
Recommended by 207 · mentioned by 758207 recommend · 758 mention207 recommend · 758207 recommend
2007–2026The Mythical Man-Month
Frederick P. Brooks
Recommended by 383 · mentioned by 760383 recommend · 760 mention383 recommend · 760383 recommend
2008–2026Clean Code
Robert C. Martin
Recommended by 298 · mentioned by 739298 recommend · 739 mention298 recommend · 739298 recommend
2007–2026Introduction to Algorithms
Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, Clifford Stein
Recommended by 274 · mentioned by 712274 recommend · 712 mention274 recommend · 712274 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 195 · mentioned by 659195 recommend · 659 mention195 recommend · 659195 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, David Chandler
Recommended by 263 · mentioned by 666263 recommend · 666 mention263 recommend · 666263 recommend
2014–2026Designing Data-Intensive Applications
Martin Kleppmann
Recommended by 457 · mentioned by 659457 recommend · 659 mention457 recommend · 659457 recommend
2007–2026Cryptonomicon
Neal Stephenson
Recommended by 324 · mentioned by 628324 recommend · 628 mention324 recommend · 628324 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 284 · mentioned by 612284 recommend · 612 mention284 recommend · 612284 recommend
2007–2026Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
Harold Abelson, Gerald Jay Sussman, Julie Sussman
Recommended by 347 · mentioned by 602347 recommend · 602 mention347 recommend · 602347 recommend
2007–2026The Pragmatic Programmer
Andy Hunt, Dave Thomas
Recommended by 353 · mentioned by 589353 recommend · 589 mention353 recommend · 589353 recommend
2008–2026Mein Kampf
Adolf Hitler
Recommended by 15 · mentioned by 53515 recommend · 535 mention15 recommend · 53515 recommend
2015–2026Deep Work
Cal Newport
Recommended by 310 · mentioned by 498310 recommend · 498 mention310 recommend · 498310 recommend
2007–2026Dune
Frank Herbert
Recommended by 193 · mentioned by 512193 recommend · 512 mention193 recommend · 512193 recommend
2007–2026Guns, Germs, and Steel
Jared Diamond
Recommended by 214 · mentioned by 510214 recommend · 510 mention214 recommend · 510214 recommend
2014–2026Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu, Ken Liu
Recommended by 233 · mentioned by 513233 recommend · 513 mention233 recommend · 513233 recommend
2007–2026Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Robert M. Pirsig
Recommended by 302 · mentioned by 508302 recommend · 508 mention302 recommend · 508302 recommend
2007–2026The C Programming Language
Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie
Recommended by 246 · mentioned by 501246 recommend · 501 mention246 recommend · 501246 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 159 · mentioned by 477159 recommend · 477 mention159 recommend · 477159 recommend
2007–2026Foundation
Isaac Asimov
Recommended by 143 · mentioned by 487143 recommend · 487 mention143 recommend · 487143 recommend
2010–2026Cracking The Coding Interview
Gayle Laakmann McDowell
Recommended by 178 · mentioned by 485178 recommend · 485 mention178 recommend · 485178 recommend
2007–2026The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
Recommended by 123 · mentioned by 481123 recommend · 481 mention123 recommend · 481123 recommend
2007–2026The Little Schemer
Daniel P. Friedman, Matthias Felleisen
Recommended by 288 · mentioned by 438288 recommend · 438 mention288 recommend · 438288 recommend
2007–2026Peopleware
Tom DeMarco, Timothy Lister
Recommended by 276 · mentioned by 415276 recommend · 415 mention276 recommend · 415276 recommend
2007–2026The Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith
Recommended by 92 · mentioned by 40592 recommend · 405 mention92 recommend · 40592 recommend
2007–2026The Selfish Gene
Richard Dawkins
Recommended by 220 · mentioned by 431220 recommend · 431 mention220 recommend · 431220 recommend
2007–2026Moby Dick
Herman Melville
Recommended by 116 · mentioned by 436116 recommend · 436 mention116 recommend · 436116 recommend
2007–2026Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card
Recommended by 169 · mentioned by 436169 recommend · 436 mention169 recommend · 436169 recommend
2008–2026Manufacturing consent
Edward S. Herman, Noam Chomsky, John Pruden
Recommended by 179 · mentioned by 407179 recommend · 407 mention179 recommend · 407179 recommend
2007–2026Infinite Jest
David Foster Wallace
Recommended by 145 · mentioned by 421145 recommend · 421 mention145 recommend · 421145 recommend
2007–2026A Fire upon the Deep
Vernor Vinge
Recommended by 227 · mentioned by 405227 recommend · 405 mention227 recommend · 405227 recommend
2015–2026Seveneves
Neal Stephenson
Recommended by 182 · mentioned by 417182 recommend · 417 mention182 recommend · 417182 recommend
2014–2026Zero to One
Peter A. Thiel, Blake Masters
Recommended by 166 · mentioned by 413166 recommend · 413 mention166 recommend · 413166 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 95 · mentioned by 41295 recommend · 412 mention95 recommend · 41295 recommend
2017–2026Crafting Interpreters
Robert Nystrom
Recommended by 295 · mentioned by 397295 recommend · 397 mention295 recommend · 397295 recommend
2007–2026Animal Farm
George Orwell
Recommended by 105 · mentioned by 407105 recommend · 407 mention105 recommend · 407105 recommend
2010–2026Learn Python the Hard Way
Zed Shaw
Recommended by 246 · mentioned by 395246 recommend · 395 mention246 recommend · 395246 recommend
2007–2026The Soul of a New Machine
Tracy Kidder
Recommended by 260 · mentioned by 376260 recommend · 376 mention260 recommend · 376260 recommend
2007–2026Founders at work
Jessica Livingston
Recommended by 246 · mentioned by 385246 recommend · 385 mention246 recommend · 385246 recommend
2017–2026Why We Sleep
Matthew P. Walker, Matthew Walker
Recommended by 202 · mentioned by 378202 recommend · 378 mention202 recommend · 378202 recommend
2007–2026A Deepness in the Sky
Vernor Vinge
Recommended by 202 · mentioned by 354202 recommend · 354 mention202 recommend · 354202 recommend
Permutation City
Greg Egan
Recommended by 256 · mentioned by 354256 recommend · 354 mention256 recommend · 354256 recommend
2007–2026On LISP
Paul Graham
Recommended by 192 · mentioned by 355192 recommend · 355 mention192 recommend · 355192 recommend
2007–2026"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman"
Richard Phillips Feynman, Ralph Leighton
Recommended by 190 · mentioned by 381190 recommend · 381 mention190 recommend · 381190 recommend
2015–2026Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari
Recommended by 201 · mentioned by 376201 recommend · 376 mention201 recommend · 376201 recommend
2009–2026Learn You a Haskell for Great Good!
Miran Lipovača
Recommended by 237 · mentioned by 370237 recommend · 370 mention237 recommend · 370237 recommend
2007–2026War and Peace
Lev Tolstoi
Recommended by 78 · mentioned by 37078 recommend · 370 mention78 recommend · 37078 recommend
2007–2026The Innovator's Dilemma
Clayton M. Christensen, L J Ganser, Don Leslie
Recommended by 148 · mentioned by 340148 recommend · 340 mention148 recommend · 340148 recommend
2007–2026Masters of Doom
David Kushner
Recommended by 253 · mentioned by 365253 recommend · 365 mention253 recommend · 365253 recommend