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The books people recommended

2022-03-27 · 569 points · 273 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.

2Seeing Like a State
Seeing Like a State
James C. Scott
2 here · 5 all-time · #291 overall
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The Selfish Gene
Richard Dawkins
1 here · 75 all-time · #2 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 8,966 ratings on Amazon
1The Design of Everyday Things
The Design of Everyday Things
Don Norman
1 here · 38 all-time · #10 overall
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Code
Charles Petzold
1 here · 27 all-time · #17 overall
1Don't Make Me Think
Don't Make Me Think
Steve Krug
1 here · 12 all-time · #107 overall
1About Face
About Face
Alan Cooper
1 here · 9 all-time · #161 overall
1Inspired
Inspired
Marty Cagan
1 here · 6 all-time · #216 overall
1Proofs and Refutations
Proofs and Refutations
Imre Lakatos
1 here · 4 all-time · #345 overall
1Racing the Beam
Racing the Beam
Ian Bogost and Nick Montfort
1 here · 3 all-time · #553 overall