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2012-03-25 · 383 points · 62 comments · 12 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. 3The Art of Electronics

    The Art of Electronics

    Paul Horowitz

    3 here · 10 all-time · #134 overall

  2. 3Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

    Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

    Betty Edwards

    3 here · 5 all-time · #314 overall

  3. 2Calculus

    Calculus

    Michael Spivak

    2 here · 11 all-time · #124 overall

  4. 2Organic Chemistry

    Organic Chemistry

    Jonathan Clayden

    2 here · 3 all-time · #635 overall

  5. 1The Count of Monte Cristo

    The Count of Monte Cristo

    Alexandre Dumas

    1 here · 21 all-time · #38 overall

  6. 1Linear Algebra Done Right

    Linear Algebra Done Right

    Sheldon Axler

    1 here · 13 all-time · #88 overall

  7. 1Startup Owner's Manual

    Startup Owner's Manual

    Steve Blank and Bob Dorf

    1 here · 7 all-time · #209 overall

  8. 1Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach

    Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach

    Stuart Russell, Peter Norvig

    1 here · 5 all-time · #260 overall

  9. 1Four Steps to the Epiphany

    Four Steps to the Epiphany

    Steve Blank

    1 here · 5 all-time · #262 overall

  10. 1History of Western Philosophy

    History of Western Philosophy

    Bertrand Russell

    1 here · 5 all-time · #287 overall

  11. 1Introduction to Linear Algebra

    Introduction to Linear Algebra

    Gilbert Strang

    1 here · 4 all-time · #402 overall

  12. 1Natural Way to Draw

    Natural Way to Draw

    Kimon Nicolaïdes

    1 here · 3 all-time · #498 overall