The books people recommended

2008-03-16 · 26 points · 32 comments · 22 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.

5
Founders at Work
Jessica Livingston
5 here · 51 all-time · #80 overall
Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 689 ratings on Amazon
3The Monk and the Riddle
The Monk and the Riddle
Randy Komisar
3 here · 4 all-time · #1903 overall
2
Hackers and Painters
Paul Graham
2 here · 36 all-time · #139 overall
Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 765 ratings on Amazon
2How to Get Rich
How to Get Rich
Felix Dennis
2 here · 15 all-time · #443 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 2,644 ratings on Amazon
2Security Analysis
Security Analysis
Benjamin Graham, David Dodd
2 here · 9 all-time · #772 overall
2The New New Thing
The New New Thing
Michael Lewis
2 here · 8 all-time · #803 overall
2Paypal Wars
Paypal Wars
Eric M. Jackson
2 here · 8 all-time · #844 overall
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
1
The Mythical Man-Month
Frederick Brooks Jr.
1 here · 137 all-time · #13 overall
Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 1,811 ratings on Amazon
1
The Design of Everyday Things
Don Norman
1 here · 95 all-time · #33 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 8,629 ratings on Amazon
1
The Intelligent Investor
Benjamin Graham
1 here · 33 all-time · #169 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 52,344 ratings on Amazon
1
The Innovator's Dilemma
Clayton Christensen
1 here · 30 all-time · #185 overall
Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 4,076 ratings on Amazon
1
Liar's Poker
Michael Lewis
1 here · 23 all-time · #258 overall
Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 10,163 ratings on Amazon
1Crossing the Chasm
Crossing the Chasm
Geoffrey Moore
1 here · 21 all-time · #286 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 2,624 ratings on Amazon
1
Getting Real
37 Signals
1 here · 20 all-time · #310 overall
Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 281 ratings on Amazon
1Made to Stick
Made to Stick
Chip and Dan Heath
1 here · 16 all-time · #386 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 1,888 ratings on Amazon
1The Art of the Start
The Art of the Start
Guy Kawasaki
1 here · 11 all-time · #578 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 1,667 ratings on Amazon
1The Tipping Point
The Tipping Point
Malcolm Gladwell
1 here · 6 all-time · #1091 overall
1Differentiate or Die
Differentiate or Die
Jack Trout
1 here · 5 all-time · #1354 overall
1One Minute Manager
One Minute Manager
Ken Blanchard
1 here · 5 all-time · #1421 overall
1Crypto
Crypto
Steven Levy
1 here · 5 all-time · #1454 overall
1Behind Closed Doors
Behind Closed Doors
Rothman, Derby
1 here · 3 all-time · #2346 overall