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2009-05-21 · 31 points · 55 comments · 28 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

    Founders at Work

    Jessica Livingston

    5 here · 51 all-time · #80 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 689 ratings on Amazon
  2. 4

    The Soul of a New Machine

    Tracy Kidder

    4 here · 76 all-time · #43 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 1,741 ratings on Amazon
  3. 3The Cuckoo's Egg

    The Cuckoo's Egg

    Clifford Stoll

    3 here · 39 all-time · #124 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 3,286 ratings on Amazon
  4. 3Skunkworks

    Skunkworks

    Ben Rich

    3 here · 5 all-time · #1475 overall

  5. 3Accidental Empires

    Accidental Empires

    Bob Cringely

    3 here · 5 all-time · #1490 overall

  6. 2

    Masters of Doom

    David Kushner

    2 here · 69 all-time · #53 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 3,851 ratings on Amazon
  7. 2Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution

    Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution

    Steven Levy

    2 here · 39 all-time · #123 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 836 ratings on Amazon
  8. 2The Dream Machine

    The Dream Machine

    M. Mitchell Waldrop

    2 here · 31 all-time · #184 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 307 ratings on Amazon
  9. 2Artificial Life

    Artificial Life

    Steven Levy

    2 here · 9 all-time · #702 overall

  10. 2Startup

    Startup

    Jerry Kaplan

    2 here · 8 all-time · #839 overall

  11. 2Empires of Light

    Empires of Light

    Jill Jonnes

    2 here · 6 all-time · #1192 overall

  12. 2The Jargon File

    The Jargon File

    2 here · 6 all-time · #1224 overall

  13. 2Underground

    Underground

    Haruki Murakami

    2 here · 5 all-time · #1404 overall

  14. 2Tesla: Man Out of Time

    Tesla: Man Out of Time

    Richard Munson

    2 here · 3 all-time · #2468 overall

  15. 1

    Showstopper

    G. Pascal Zachary

    1 here · 23 all-time · #267 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.3 out of 5, 456 ratings on Amazon
  16. 1Snowball

    Snowball

    Alice Schroeder

    1 here · 18 all-time · #346 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 5,023 ratings on Amazon
  17. 1Where Wizards Stay Up Late

    Where Wizards Stay Up Late

    Katie Hafner

    1 here · 12 all-time · #554 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 650 ratings on Amazon
  18. 1Dreaming in Code

    Dreaming in Code

    Scott Rosenberg

    1 here · 11 all-time · #593 overall

    Buy on Amazon3.9 out of 5, 226 ratings on Amazon
  19. 1Dealers of Lightning

    Dealers of Lightning

    Michael Hiltzik

    1 here · 9 all-time · #746 overall

  20. 1The New New Thing

    The New New Thing

    Michael Lewis

    1 here · 8 all-time · #803 overall

  21. 1Fire in the Valley

    Fire in the Valley

    Paul Freiberger

    1 here · 7 all-time · #1044 overall

  22. 1Computer Lib/Dream Machines

    Computer Lib/Dream Machines

    Ted Nelson

    1 here · 6 all-time · #1082 overall

  23. 1Revolution in the Valley

    Revolution in the Valley

    Andy Hertzfeld

    1 here · 5 all-time · #1413 overall

  24. 1What the Dormouse Said

    What the Dormouse Said

    Markoff, John

    1 here · 5 all-time · #1489 overall

  25. 1Tuxedo Park

    Tuxedo Park

    Jennet Conant

    1 here · 5 all-time · #1491 overall

  26. 1The Hot Zone

    The Hot Zone

    Richard Preston

    1 here · 4 all-time · #1547 overall

  27. 1Masters of Deception

    Masters of Deception

    Michele Slatalla

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2135 overall

  28. 1Free as in Freedom

    Free as in Freedom

    Sam Williams

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2469 overall