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2012-03-25 · 383 points · 62 comments · 15 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

    The Art of Electronics

    Horowitz and Hill

    3 here · 33 all-time · #170 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.8 out of 5, 2,192 ratings on Amazon
  2. 3Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

    Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

    Betty Edwards

    3 here · 11 all-time · #612 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 4,403 ratings on Amazon
  3. 3Harmony

    Harmony

    Yizhak Sadai

    3 here · 7 all-time · #1058 overall

  4. 2

    Calculus

    Spivak

    2 here · 99 all-time · #30 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 187 ratings on Amazon
  5. 2Organic Chemistry

    Organic Chemistry

    Jonathan Clayden

    2 here · 10 all-time · #638 overall

  6. 1

    The Count of Monte Cristo

    Alexandre Dumas

    1 here · 70 all-time · #50 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 12,487 ratings on Amazon
  7. 1

    The Four Steps to the Epiphany

    Steve Blank

    1 here · 36 all-time · #137 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 673 ratings on Amazon
  8. 1

    Linear Algebra Done Right

    Sheldon Axler

    1 here · 36 all-time · #142 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 736 ratings on Amazon
  9. 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
  10. 1

    History of Western Philosophy

    Bertrand Russell

    1 here · 20 all-time · #312 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 2,074 ratings on Amazon
  11. 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
  12. 1The Startup Owner's Manual

    The Startup Owner's Manual

    Steve Blank

    1 here · 10 all-time · #669 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 915 ratings on Amazon
  13. 1Classical Mechanics

    Classical Mechanics

    John R. Taylor

    1 here · 9 all-time · #721 overall

  14. 1Natural Way to Draw

    Natural Way to Draw

    Kimon Nicolaïdes

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2118 overall

  15. 1Finite-Dimensional Vector Spaces

    Finite-Dimensional Vector Spaces

    Halmos

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2347 overall