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2012-01-05 · 235 points · 49 comments · 5 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
  2. 1

    Introduction to Algorithms

    Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, Clifford Stein

    1 here · 71 all-time · #47 overall

    Buy on Amazon
  3. 1

    Linear Algebra

    Strang

    1 here · 60 all-time · #62 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 48 ratings on Amazon
  4. 1Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach

    Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach

    Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig

    1 here · 29 all-time · #195 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.3 out of 5, 664 ratings on Amazon
  5. 1Real World Haskell

    Real World Haskell

    Paul Chiusano, Jonathan Lam

    1 here · 10 all-time · #640 overall