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2017-01-30 · 26 points · 25 comments · 13 books named by at least one person here and at least 3 people overall. The number on the left is how many people named it in this thread.

  1. 3

    Rich Dad Poor Dad

    Robert Kiyosaki

    3 here · 35 all-time · #148 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 108,495 ratings on Amazon
  2. 3The Way Things Work

    The Way Things Work

    David Macaulay

    3 here · 12 all-time · #551 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.8 out of 5, 2,811 ratings on Amazon
  3. 2The Power of One

    The Power of One

    Bryce Courtenay

    2 here · 3 all-time · #2435 overall

  4. 1

    Gödel, Escher, Bach

    Douglas Hofstadter

    1 here · 347 all-time · #1 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 2,713 ratings on Amazon
  5. 1

    How to Win Friends and Influence People

    Dale Carnegie

    1 here · 175 all-time · #8 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 106,505 ratings on Amazon
  6. 1

    Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!

    Richard Feynman

    1 here · 90 all-time · #35 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 13,344 ratings on Amazon
  7. 1

    Discworld

    Terry Pratchett

    1 here · 50 all-time · #87 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 28,137 ratings on Amazon
  8. 1

    How to Solve It

    George Polya

    1 here · 42 all-time · #115 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 1,615 ratings on Amazon
  9. 1Artificial Life

    Artificial Life

    Steven Levy

    1 here · 9 all-time · #702 overall

  10. 1The Computational Beauty of Nature

    The Computational Beauty of Nature

    William Flake

    1 here · 5 all-time · #1268 overall

  11. 1Calvin and Hobbes

    Calvin and Hobbes

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2027 overall

  12. 1Star Trek

    Star Trek

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2414 overall

  13. 1Tom Swift

    Tom Swift

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2436 overall