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2008-03-21 · 32 points · 55 comments · 58 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. 5A Mathematician's Apology

    A Mathematician's Apology

    G.H. Hardy

    5 here · 8 all-time · #888 overall

  2. 3

    Gödel, Escher, Bach

    Douglas Hofstadter

    3 here · 347 all-time · #1 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 2,713 ratings on Amazon
  3. 3

    Atlas Shrugged

    Ayn Rand

    3 here · 173 all-time · #9 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 22,012 ratings on Amazon
  4. 2

    Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

    Robert Pirsig

    2 here · 193 all-time · #5 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 13,921 ratings on Amazon
  5. 2

    Rich Dad Poor Dad

    Robert Kiyosaki

    2 here · 35 all-time · #148 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 108,495 ratings on Amazon
  6. 2

    Cosmos

    Carl Sagan

    2 here · 20 all-time · #309 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 8,712 ratings on Amazon
  7. 2Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology

    Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology

    Ayn Rand

    2 here · 6 all-time · #1202 overall

  8. 1

    Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

    Harold Abelson

    1 here · 316 all-time · #2 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 742 ratings on Amazon
  9. 1

    The Selfish Gene

    Richard Dawkins

    1 here · 178 all-time · #7 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 8,966 ratings on Amazon
  10. 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
  11. 1

    The Lord of the Rings

    J.R.R. Tolkien

    1 here · 114 all-time · #18 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.9 out of 5, 14,620 ratings on Amazon
  12. 1

    Code Complete

    Steve McConnell

    1 here · 108 all-time · #22 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 1,353 ratings on Amazon
  13. 1

    The Pragmatic Programmer

    Andrew Hunt and David Thomas

    1 here · 102 all-time · #26 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.8 out of 5, 3,644 ratings on Amazon
  14. 1

    Siddhartha

    Hermann Hesse

    1 here · 97 all-time · #31 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 18,150 ratings on Amazon
  15. 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
  16. 1

    The Fountainhead

    Ayn Rand

    1 here · 90 all-time · #36 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 12,667 ratings on Amazon
  17. 1The Goal

    The Goal

    Eliyahu M. Goldratt

    1 here · 70 all-time · #49 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 4,661 ratings on Amazon
  18. 1

    Ulysses

    James Joyce

    1 here · 55 all-time · #71 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.2 out of 5, 3,819 ratings on Amazon
  19. 1

    The Hobbit

    J.R.R. Tolkien

    1 here · 53 all-time · #75 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 82,135 ratings on Amazon
  20. 1

    Tao Te Ching

    Lao Tzu

    1 here · 53 all-time · #76 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 1,771 ratings on Amazon
  21. 1

    The Alchemist

    Paulo Coelho

    1 here · 52 all-time · #77 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 184,313 ratings on Amazon
  22. 1

    The Dispossessed

    Ursula K. Le Guin

    1 here · 42 all-time · #113 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 9,037 ratings on Amazon
  23. 1

    The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

    Robert A. Heinlein

    1 here · 38 all-time · #127 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 9,404 ratings on Amazon
  24. 1

    The Four Steps to the Epiphany

    Steve Blank

    1 here · 36 all-time · #137 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 673 ratings on Amazon
  25. 1

    Hackers and Painters

    Paul Graham

    1 here · 36 all-time · #139 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 765 ratings on Amazon
  26. 1

    The Left Hand of Darkness

    Ursula K. Le Guin

    1 here · 36 all-time · #140 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 15,332 ratings on Amazon
  27. 1Walden

    Walden

    Henry David Thoreau

    1 here · 35 all-time · #146 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.2 out of 5, 2,309 ratings on Amazon
  28. 1The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

    The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

    Stephen Covey

    1 here · 30 all-time · #186 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 20,573 ratings on Amazon
  29. 1

    The Little Prince

    Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

    1 here · 29 all-time · #194 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 13,029 ratings on Amazon
  30. 1

    Player of Games

    Iain M. Banks

    1 here · 28 all-time · #202 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 11,218 ratings on Amazon
  31. 1

    The Game

    Neil Strauss

    1 here · 26 all-time · #224 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 6,899 ratings on Amazon
  32. 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
  33. 1Starship Troopers

    Starship Troopers

    Robert A. Heinlein

    1 here · 21 all-time · #292 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 20,764 ratings on Amazon
  34. 1The God Delusion

    The God Delusion

    Richard Dawkins

    1 here · 18 all-time · #354 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 14,138 ratings on Amazon
  35. 1Breakfast of Champions

    Breakfast of Champions

    Kurt Vonnegut

    1 here · 13 all-time · #482 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.3 out of 5, 7,546 ratings on Amazon
  36. 1Secrets of Consulting

    Secrets of Consulting

    Gerald M. Weinberg

    1 here · 11 all-time · #562 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 370 ratings on Amazon
  37. 1The Silmarillion

    The Silmarillion

    J.R.R. Tolkien

    1 here · 11 all-time · #573 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 24,821 ratings on Amazon
  38. 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
  39. 1The Jungle

    The Jungle

    Upton Sinclair

    1 here · 10 all-time · #621 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.3 out of 5, 4,741 ratings on Amazon
  40. 1The Singularity Is Near

    The Singularity Is Near

    Ray Kurzweil

    1 here · 10 all-time · #622 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 2,109 ratings on Amazon
  41. 1The Innovator's Solution

    The Innovator's Solution

    Clayton Christensen

    1 here · 8 all-time · #836 overall

  42. 1I, Robot

    I, Robot

    Isaac Asimov

    1 here · 7 all-time · #907 overall

  43. 1Pale Blue Dot

    Pale Blue Dot

    Carl Sagan

    1 here · 7 all-time · #918 overall

  44. 1Status Anxiety

    Status Anxiety

    Alain de Botton

    1 here · 7 all-time · #977 overall

  45. 1Being and Time

    Being and Time

    Martin Heidegger

    1 here · 7 all-time · #1006 overall

  46. 1The Kingdom of God is Within You

    The Kingdom of God is Within You

    Leo Tolstoy

    1 here · 6 all-time · #1081 overall

  47. 1The Ancestor's Tale

    The Ancestor's Tale

    Richard Dawkins

    1 here · 6 all-time · #1145 overall

  48. 1The Lucifer Principle

    The Lucifer Principle

    Howard Bloom

    1 here · 5 all-time · #1321 overall

  49. 1Connections

    Connections

    James Burke

    1 here · 4 all-time · #1656 overall

  50. 1Punished by Rewards

    Punished by Rewards

    Alfie Kohn

    1 here · 4 all-time · #1669 overall

  51. 1Introduction to Logic

    Introduction to Logic

    H. W. B. Joseph

    1 here · 4 all-time · #1670 overall

  52. 1The Underground History of American Education

    The Underground History of American Education

    John Taylor Gatto

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2157 overall

  53. 1Complete Works

    Complete Works

    Michel De Montaigne

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2199 overall

  54. 1The Empowered Manager

    The Empowered Manager

    Peter Block

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2219 overall

  55. 1Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    Lewis Carroll

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2220 overall

  56. 1Organon

    Organon

    Aristotle

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2221 overall

  57. 1The Road Not Taken

    The Road Not Taken

    Harry Turtledove

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2222 overall

  58. 1All Marketers Are Liars

    All Marketers Are Liars

    Seth Godin

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2489 overall