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The books people recommended

2017-06-01 · 183 points · 93 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.

  1. 11You Don't Know JS

    You Don't Know JS

    Kyle Simpson

    11 here · 15 all-time · #445 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 1,641 ratings on Amazon
  2. 8

    Eloquent JavaScript

    Marijn Haverbeke

    8 here · 22 all-time · #283 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 1,797 ratings on Amazon
  3. 4

    JavaScript: The Good Parts

    Douglas Crockford

    4 here · 28 all-time · #206 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 1,478 ratings on Amazon
  4. 4Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja

    Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja

    John Resig

    4 here · 12 all-time · #550 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 140 ratings on Amazon
  5. 3JavaScript Allonge

    JavaScript Allonge

    Reg Braithwaite

    3 here · 6 all-time · #1175 overall

  6. 2

    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
  7. 2Javascript and Jquery

    Javascript and Jquery

    Jon Duckett

    2 here · 3 all-time · #2539 overall

  8. 1

    The Little Schemer

    Daniel P. Friedman, Matthias Felleisen

    1 here · 51 all-time · #81 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 185 ratings on Amazon
  9. 1Principles of Object Oriented JavaScript

    Principles of Object Oriented JavaScript

    Nicholas C. Zakas

    1 here · 4 all-time · #1723 overall

  10. 1JavaScript Enlightenment

    JavaScript Enlightenment

    Cody Lindley

    1 here · 4 all-time · #1752 overall

  11. 1Effective JavaScript

    Effective JavaScript

    David Herman

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2023 overall