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2013-11-08 · 15 points · 47 comments · 37 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 Catcher in the Rye

    J.D. Salinger

    3 here · 21 all-time · #290 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 48,047 ratings on Amazon
  2. 2

    How to Win Friends and Influence People

    Dale Carnegie

    2 here · 175 all-time · #8 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 106,505 ratings on Amazon
  3. 2

    The Count of Monte Cristo

    Alexandre Dumas

    2 here · 70 all-time · #50 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 12,487 ratings on Amazon
  4. 2

    Wool

    Hugh Howey

    2 here · 23 all-time · #262 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 53,808 ratings on Amazon
  5. 2The Signal and the Noise

    The Signal and the Noise

    Nate Silver

    2 here · 17 all-time · #372 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 3,922 ratings on Amazon
  6. 2Franny and Zooey

    Franny and Zooey

    J. D. Salinger

    2 here · 7 all-time · #939 overall

  7. 2Nine Stories

    Nine Stories

    J.D. Salinger

    2 here · 5 all-time · #1395 overall

  8. 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
  9. 1

    Snow Crash

    Neal Stephenson

    1 here · 119 all-time · #16 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.3 out of 5, 20,720 ratings on Amazon
  10. 1

    Ender's Game

    Orson Scott Card

    1 here · 109 all-time · #21 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 45,794 ratings on Amazon
  11. 1

    Infinite Jest

    David Foster Wallace

    1 here · 75 all-time · #44 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 6,443 ratings on Amazon
  12. 1

    The 48 Laws of Power

    Robert Greene

    1 here · 36 all-time · #136 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 90,218 ratings on Amazon
  13. 1

    East of Eden

    John Steinbeck

    1 here · 36 all-time · #141 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 23,886 ratings on Amazon
  14. 1

    Slaughterhouse-Five

    Kurt Vonnegut

    1 here · 34 all-time · #153 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 40,601 ratings on Amazon
  15. 1

    The Better Angels of Our Nature

    Steven Pinker

    1 here · 32 all-time · #177 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 3,858 ratings on Amazon
  16. 1Reamde

    Reamde

    Neal Stephenson

    1 here · 26 all-time · #218 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 5,708 ratings on Amazon
  17. 1

    The Sirens of Titan

    Kurt Vonnegut

    1 here · 23 all-time · #257 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 8,999 ratings on Amazon
  18. 1

    Cat's Cradle

    Kurt Vonnegut

    1 here · 22 all-time · #277 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 13,339 ratings on Amazon
  19. 1

    Letters from a Stoic

    Seneca

    1 here · 20 all-time · #311 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 4,127 ratings on Amazon
  20. 1The Idea Factory

    The Idea Factory

    Jon Gertner

    1 here · 19 all-time · #333 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 1,862 ratings on Amazon
  21. 1Breakfast of Champions

    Breakfast of Champions

    Kurt Vonnegut

    1 here · 13 all-time · #482 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.3 out of 5, 7,546 ratings on Amazon
  22. 1The Windup Girl

    The Windup Girl

    Paolo Bacigalupi

    1 here · 12 all-time · #527 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.2 out of 5, 5,206 ratings on Amazon
  23. 1Design for Hackers

    Design for Hackers

    David Kadavy

    1 here · 8 all-time · #855 overall

  24. 1Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

    J.K. Rowling

    1 here · 8 all-time · #858 overall

  25. 1Never Eat Alone

    Never Eat Alone

    Keith Ferrazzi

    1 here · 7 all-time · #905 overall

  26. 1A Farewell to Arms

    A Farewell to Arms

    Ernest Hemingway

    1 here · 7 all-time · #910 overall

  27. 1Think Bayes

    Think Bayes

    Allen B. Downey

    1 here · 4 all-time · #1602 overall

  28. 1Quicksilver

    Quicksilver

    Neal Stephenson

    1 here · 4 all-time · #1603 overall

  29. 1An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

    An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

    Chris Hadfield

    1 here · 4 all-time · #1604 overall

  30. 1The Machinery of Freedom

    The Machinery of Freedom

    David Friedman

    1 here · 4 all-time · #1767 overall

  31. 1Eragon

    Eragon

    Christopher Paolini

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2064 overall

  32. 1Understanding Computation

    Understanding Computation

    Tom Stuart

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2065 overall

  33. 1God Bless You Mr. Rosewater

    God Bless You Mr. Rosewater

    Kurt Vonnegut

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2066 overall

  34. 1The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

    Mark Twain

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2067 overall

  35. 1Washington

    Washington

    Ron Chernow

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2068 overall

  36. 1Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

    J.K. Rowling

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2069 overall

  37. 1The Gunslinger

    The Gunslinger

    Stephen King

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2444 overall