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2019-05-12 · 473 points · 92 comments · 33 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. 5

    Thinking in Systems

    Donella H. Meadows

    5 here · 55 all-time · #72 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 6,475 ratings on Amazon
  2. 4Poor Charlie's Almanack

    Poor Charlie's Almanack

    Charlie Munger

    4 here · 25 all-time · #230 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 2,930 ratings on Amazon
  3. 2

    Thinking, Fast and Slow

    Daniel Kahneman

    2 here · 178 all-time · #6 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 48,679 ratings on Amazon
  4. 2

    An Introduction to General Systems Thinking

    Gerald M. Weinberg

    2 here · 19 all-time · #336 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.0 out of 5, 155 ratings on Amazon
  5. 2Metaphors We Live By

    Metaphors We Live By

    George Lakoff

    2 here · 9 all-time · #713 overall

  6. 2The Fifth Discipline

    The Fifth Discipline

    Peter Senge

    2 here · 9 all-time · #731 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 2,564 ratings on Amazon
  7. 2Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking

    Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking

    Daniel C. Dennett

    2 here · 8 all-time · #859 overall

  8. 2Loonshots

    Loonshots

    Safi Bahcall

    2 here · 5 all-time · #1487 overall

  9. 1

    Man's Search for Meaning

    Viktor Frankl

    1 here · 95 all-time · #32 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 100,360 ratings on Amazon
  10. 1

    Design Patterns

    Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides

    1 here · 80 all-time · #42 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.3 out of 5, 27 ratings on Amazon
  11. 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
  12. 1

    Principles

    Ray Dalio

    1 here · 49 all-time · #88 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 19,363 ratings on Amazon
  13. 1

    How to Solve It

    George Polya

    1 here · 42 all-time · #115 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 1,615 ratings on Amazon
  14. 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
  15. 1

    The Personal MBA

    Josh Kaufman

    1 here · 23 all-time · #264 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 5,404 ratings on Amazon
  16. 1Are Your Lights On?

    Are Your Lights On?

    Donald C. Gause

    1 here · 15 all-time · #421 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.0 out of 5, 264 ratings on Amazon
  17. 1Seeking Wisdom

    Seeking Wisdom

    Peter Bevelin

    1 here · 14 all-time · #460 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 405 ratings on Amazon
  18. 1Metamagical Themas

    Metamagical Themas

    Douglas Hofstadter

    1 here · 12 all-time · #518 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 119 ratings on Amazon
  19. 1Prometheus Rising

    Prometheus Rising

    Robert Anton Wilson

    1 here · 12 all-time · #522 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 1,187 ratings on Amazon
  20. 1The Overstory

    The Overstory

    Richard Powers

    1 here · 10 all-time · #659 overall

  21. 1The Art of Thinking Clearly

    The Art of Thinking Clearly

    Rolf Dobelli

    1 here · 9 all-time · #694 overall

  22. 1Thinking in Bets

    Thinking in Bets

    Annie Duke

    1 here · 9 all-time · #735 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.3 out of 5, 5,347 ratings on Amazon
  23. 1Language in Thought and Action

    Language in Thought and Action

    S. I. Hayakawa

    1 here · 6 all-time · #1071 overall

  24. 1The World of Null-A

    The World of Null-A

    A. E. van Vogt

    1 here · 6 all-time · #1136 overall

  25. 1The Art and Craft of Problem Solving

    The Art and Craft of Problem Solving

    Paul Zeitz

    1 here · 5 all-time · #1331 overall

  26. 1It's Not Luck

    It's Not Luck

    Eliyahu M. Goldratt

    1 here · 4 all-time · #1559 overall

  27. 1Critical Chain

    Critical Chain

    Eliyahu M. Goldratt

    1 here · 4 all-time · #1561 overall

  28. 1Science, Strategy and War

    Science, Strategy and War

    1 here · 4 all-time · #1619 overall

  29. 1Sources of Power

    Sources of Power

    Manfred Weissenbacher

    1 here · 4 all-time · #1655 overall

  30. 1Neurosis and Human Growth

    Neurosis and Human Growth

    Karen Horney

    1 here · 4 all-time · #1692 overall

  31. 1Competing Against Luck

    Competing Against Luck

    Clayton Christensen

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2071 overall

  32. 1Super Thinking

    Super Thinking

    Gabriel Weinberg

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2264 overall

  33. 1The Decision Book

    The Decision Book

    Mikael Krogerus

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2529 overall