Ask HN: What are the most eye-opening textbooks you have ever read? ↗
The books people recommended
2023-05-13 · 250 points · 169 comments · 75 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.
- 6You Just Don't Understand
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- 4Statistical Rethinking
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- 3Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces
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Introduction to Algorithms
Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, Clifford Stein
2 here · 71 all-time · #47 overall
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- 2Probability Theory
- 2Introduction to the Theory of Computation
- 2Introduction to Linear Algebra
- 2Software Tools
- 2The Timeless Way of Building
- 2Power
- 2Molecular Biology of the Cell
- 2Ecology of the Planted Aquarium
- 2Nand to Tetris
Nand to Tetris
2 here · 5 all-time · #1459 overall
- 2What Is This Thing Called Science?
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Design Patterns
Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides
1 here · 80 all-time · #42 overall
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- 1The Elements of Computing Systems
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- 1Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective
Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective
Randal E. Bryant; David R. O'Hallaron
1 here · 26 all-time · #220 overall
- 1Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach
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- 1Computer Architecture
- 1The Psychology of Computer Programming
- 1Introduction to Statistical Learning
Introduction to Statistical Learning
Gareth James, Daniela Witten, Trevor Hastie, Robert Tibshirani
1 here · 12 all-time · #534 overall
- 1Computer Networks
- 1Calculus on Manifolds
- 1Quantum Mechanics
- 1Out of the Crisis
- 1The Unix Programming Environment
- 1Biology
- 1The Elements of Programming Style
The Elements of Programming Style
Brian Kernighan and P. J. Plauger
1 here · 9 all-time · #697 overall
- 1Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
- 1Writing Efficient Programs
- 1The Sleepwalkers
- 1On the Origin of Species
- 1Robot series
- 1Software Foundations
- 1Transaction Processing: Concepts and Techniques
- 1A Common Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms
A Common Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms
Jay Wengrow
1 here · 5 all-time · #1267 overall
- 1The Shape of Space
- 1The Pattern on the Stone
- 1Precalculus Mathematics in a Nutshell
- 1Object Oriented Software Construction
- 1Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning
- 1Cadillac Desert
- 1Anarchy, State, and Utopia
- 1Geometry for Programmers
- 1Fundamentals of Physics
- 1Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice
Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice
James D. Foley, Andries van Dam
1 here · 3 all-time · #2611 overall