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- 1Structure and Interpretation of Computer ProgramsAbelson and Sussman · technical68020
- 2Gödel, Escher, BachDouglas Hofstadter · ideas43620
- 3The C Programming LanguageKernighan and Ritchie · technical39720
- 4The Pragmatic ProgrammerAndy Hunt and Dave Thomas · technical32819
- 5DuneFrank Herbert · fiction32520
- 6Introduction to AlgorithmsCormen, Leiserson, Rivest and Stein · technical29420
- 7Thinking, Fast and SlowDaniel Kahneman · ideas28416
- 8Code CompleteSteve McConnell · technical27819
- 9Clean CodeRobert C. Martin · technical26418
- 10The Mythical Man-MonthFred Brooks · technical24020
- 11The Art of Computer ProgrammingDonald Knuth · technical23819
- 12Designing Data-Intensive ApplicationsMartin Kleppmann · technical21913
- 13The Lean StartupEric Ries · business20617
- 14MeditationsMarco Aurélio · ideas20419
- 15Snow CrashNeal Stephenson · fiction19720
- 16The Design of Everyday ThingsDon Norman · ideas19220
- 17The Three-Body ProblemLiu Cixin · fiction19213
- 18CryptonomiconNeal Stephenson · fiction18620
- 19CodeCharles Petzold · technical16419
- 20Design PatternsGamma, Helm, Johnson and Vlissides · technical15019