The books people recommended

2013-09-01 · 59 points · 32 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.

2The Art of Game Design
The Art of Game Design
Jesse Schell
2 here · 13 all-time · #501 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 670 ratings on Amazon
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
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Introduction to Algorithms
Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, Clifford Stein
1 here · 71 all-time · #47 overall
Buy on Amazon
1Physically Based Rendering
Physically Based Rendering
Matt Pharr, Greg Humphreys
1 here · 17 all-time · #380 overall
Buy on Amazon4.1 out of 5, 45 ratings on Amazon
1Real-Time Rendering
Real-Time Rendering
Tomas Akenine-Moller; Eric Haines; Naty Hoffman
1 here · 7 all-time · #1018 overall
1A Theory of Fun
A Theory of Fun
Raph Koster
1 here · 6 all-time · #1217 overall
1Game Engine Architecture
Game Engine Architecture
Jason Gregory
1 here · 5 all-time · #1266 overall
1Game Scripting Mastery
Game Scripting Mastery
Alex Varanese
1 here · 4 all-time · #1588 overall
1Shakespeare
Shakespeare
Bill Bryson
1 here · 3 all-time · #2030 overall