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2023-01-22 · 225 points · 62 comments · 6 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

    The Art of Electronics

    Horowitz and Hill

    5 here · 33 all-time · #170 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.8 out of 5, 2,192 ratings on Amazon
  2. 3Practical Electronics for Inventors

    Practical Electronics for Inventors

    Scherz

    3 here · 4 all-time · #1888 overall

  3. 2The Grid

    The Grid

    Gretchen Bakke

    2 here · 5 all-time · #1510 overall

  4. 1

    Code

    Charles Petzold

    1 here · 147 all-time · #12 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 2,787 ratings on Amazon
  5. 1Immune

    Immune

    Philipp Dettmer

    1 here · 11 all-time · #588 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.8 out of 5, 9,532 ratings on Amazon
  6. 1Make: Electronics

    Make: Electronics

    Charles Platt

    1 here · 8 all-time · #792 overall