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2009-05-07 · 119 points · 84 comments · 9 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.

3Primary Mathematics
Primary Mathematics
Singapore Math
3 here · 4 all-time · #1887 overall
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
1
Calculus
Spivak
1 here · 99 all-time · #30 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 187 ratings on Amazon
1
The Feynman Lectures on Physics
Richard Feynman
1 here · 59 all-time · #63 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 1,049 ratings on Amazon
1Art of Problem Solving
Art of Problem Solving
Richard Rusczyk
1 here · 13 all-time · #513 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 210 ratings on Amazon
1Basic Mathematics
Basic Mathematics
Serge Lang
1 here · 7 all-time · #985 overall
1Trigonometry
Trigonometry
Israel Gelfand
1 here · 4 all-time · #1565 overall
1Algebra I
Algebra I
I. M. Gelfand
1 here · 3 all-time · #2051 overall
1Functions and Graphs
Functions and Graphs
Israel Gelfand
1 here · 3 all-time · #2052 overall