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What are the most indispensable books for indie hackers? ↗

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2019-10-02 · 301 points · 61 comments · 21 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. 3

    Antifragile

    Nassim Nicholas Taleb

    3 here · 100 all-time · #29 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 8,430 ratings on Amazon
  2. 2

    The Hard Thing About Hard Things

    Ben Horowitz

    2 here · 56 all-time · #67 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 15,933 ratings on Amazon
  3. 2Rework

    Rework

    Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson

    2 here · 43 all-time · #106 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 11,954 ratings on Amazon
  4. 2The E-Myth

    The E-Myth

    Michael E. Gerber

    2 here · 10 all-time · #679 overall

  5. 2Built to Sell

    Built to Sell

    John Warrillow

    2 here · 9 all-time · #715 overall

  6. 1

    Gödel, Escher, Bach

    Douglas Hofstadter

    1 here · 347 all-time · #1 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 2,713 ratings on Amazon
  7. 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
  8. 1

    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
  9. 1

    Code Complete

    Steve McConnell

    1 here · 108 all-time · #22 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 1,353 ratings on Amazon
  10. 1

    Fooled by Randomness

    Nassim Nicholas Taleb

    1 here · 81 all-time · #41 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 6,682 ratings on Amazon
  11. 1

    Shoe Dog

    Phil Knight

    1 here · 52 all-time · #79 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 63,714 ratings on Amazon
  12. 1

    High Output Management

    Andrew S. Grove

    1 here · 39 all-time · #125 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 5,879 ratings on Amazon
  13. 1

    Business Adventures

    John Brooks

    1 here · 35 all-time · #151 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.2 out of 5, 5,565 ratings on Amazon
  14. 1

    The Art of Electronics

    Horowitz and Hill

    1 here · 33 all-time · #170 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.8 out of 5, 2,192 ratings on Amazon
  15. 1

    Traction

    Gabriel Weinberg

    1 here · 30 all-time · #189 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 2,092 ratings on Amazon
  16. 1

    The Mom Test

    Rob Fitzpatrick

    1 here · 28 all-time · #208 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 4,371 ratings on Amazon
  17. 1Start Small, Stay Small

    Start Small, Stay Small

    Rob Walling

    1 here · 16 all-time · #390 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 750 ratings on Amazon
  18. 1Introduction to Linear Algebra

    Introduction to Linear Algebra

    Gilbert Strang

    1 here · 14 all-time · #454 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 486 ratings on Amazon
  19. 1The Dip

    The Dip

    Seth Godin

    1 here · 8 all-time · #850 overall

  20. 1Venture Deals

    Venture Deals

    Brad Feld

    1 here · 7 all-time · #932 overall

  21. 1Release It!

    Release It!

    Michael T. Nygard

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2373 overall