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2017-10-14 · 133 points · 77 comments · 3 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

    1 here · 316 all-time · #2 overall

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

    Daniel Quinn

    1 here · 44 all-time · #104 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 7,045 ratings on Amazon
  3. 1Origins of Political Order

    Origins of Political Order

    Francis Fukuyama

    1 here · 5 all-time · #1453 overall