The books people recommended

2017-04-09 · 369 points · 156 comments · 11 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.

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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
Harold Abelson
2 here · 316 all-time · #2 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 742 ratings on Amazon
2Think Python
Think Python
Allen B. Downey
2 here · 4 all-time · #1836 overall
1
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
1 here · 178 all-time · #6 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 48,679 ratings on Amazon
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The C Programming Language
Brian Kernighan, Dennis Ritchie
1 here · 124 all-time · #15 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 182 ratings on Amazon
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Concrete Mathematics
Donald Knuth
1 here · 46 all-time · #98 overall
Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 2 ratings on Amazon
1The Unix Programming Environment
The Unix Programming Environment
Kernighan and Pike
1 here · 10 all-time · #634 overall
1The Go Programming Language
The Go Programming Language
Donovan & Kernighan
1 here · 10 all-time · #653 overall
1Real and Complex Analysis
Real and Complex Analysis
Walter Rudin
1 here · 10 all-time · #678 overall
1Campbell Biology
Campbell Biology
Lisa A. Urry; Michael L. Cain; Steven A. Wasserman; Peter V. Minorsky; Jane B. Reece
1 here · 8 all-time · #854 overall
1No Bullshit Guide to Math & Physics
No Bullshit Guide to Math & Physics
Ivan Savov
1 here · 6 all-time · #1095 overall
1The Little Book of Semaphores
The Little Book of Semaphores
1 here · 4 all-time · #1551 overall