The books people recommended

2015-04-20 · 437 points · 75 comments · 10 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.

6
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
Harold Abelson
6 here · 316 all-time · #2 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 742 ratings on Amazon
6
Stranger in a Strange Land
Robert A. Heinlein
6 here · 55 all-time · #70 overall
Buy on Amazon4.3 out of 5, 12,077 ratings on Amazon
6Quantum Computing since Democritus
Quantum Computing since Democritus
Scott Aaronson
6 here · 20 all-time · #319 overall
Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 287 ratings on Amazon
6The Connection Machine
The Connection Machine
W. Daniel Hillis
6 here · 7 all-time · #1057 overall
5The Variational Principles of Mechanics
The Variational Principles of Mechanics
Cornelius Lanczos
5 here · 7 all-time · #1051 overall
4
Gödel, Escher, Bach
Douglas Hofstadter
4 here · 347 all-time · #1 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 2,713 ratings on Amazon
4
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
Robert A. Heinlein
4 here · 38 all-time · #127 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 9,404 ratings on Amazon
4Society of Mind
Society of Mind
Marvin Minsky
4 here · 10 all-time · #673 overall
3Time Enough for Love
Time Enough for Love
Robert A. Heinlein
3 here · 17 all-time · #373 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 2,709 ratings on Amazon
1Probability
Probability
Pitman
1 here · 8 all-time · #838 overall