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2012-01-05 · 235 points · 49 comments · 5 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.

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    Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

    Harold Abelson, Gerald Jay Sussman, Julie Sussman

    1 here · 49 all-time · #7 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 742 ratings on Amazon
  2. 1Introduction to Algorithms

    Introduction to Algorithms

    Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, Clifford Stein

    1 here · 18 all-time · #52 overall

  3. 1Linear Algebra

    Linear Algebra

    Jim Hefferon

    1 here · 12 all-time · #96 overall

  4. 1Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach

    Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach

    Stuart Russell, Peter Norvig

    1 here · 5 all-time · #260 overall

  5. 1Real World Haskell

    Real World Haskell

    Bryan O'Sullivan, John Goerzen, David Stewart

    1 here · 3 all-time · #586 overall