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Algorithms to Live By by Brian ChristianThe Gene by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Undoing Project by Michael LewisThe Inevitable by Kevin KellyWeapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O'Neil
MIT technology review
23 books — 33 voters
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanGödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterBlindsight by Peter WattsAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Less Wrong Recommended Reading
46 books — 50 voters

A Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauA Collection of Essays by George OrwellThe Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays by Albert CamusArguably by Christopher Hitchens
Best/Favorite Books of Essays
554 books — 248 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Best Books To Frame Thinking
1,342 books — 1,507 voters

Adapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyNever Go with Your Gut by Gleb TsipurskyThe Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyZero to One by Peter Thiel
Product Management Books
46 books — 25 voters
The Pragmatic Programmer by Andy HuntThe C Programming Language by Brian W. KernighanClean Code by Robert C. MartinDesign Patterns by Erich GammaCode Complete by Steve McConnell
Essential Programming Books
183 books — 525 voters

The Pragmatic Programmer by Andy HuntClean Code by Robert C. MartinCode Complete by Steve McConnellWorking Effectively with Legacy Code by Michael C. FeathersRefactoring by Martin Fowler
Software Craftsmanship
44 books — 129 voters
Cimitirul by Adrian TeleşpanÎntoarcerea by Theo AnghelSânge Satanic by Cristina NemerovschiPăpușile by Cristina NemerovschiFrumoasele străine by Mircea Cărtărescu
Contemporary Romanian Literature
477 books — 334 voters

Maitreyi by Mircea EliadeUltima noapte de dragoste, întâia noapte de război by Camil PetrescuCel mai iubit dintre pământeni by Marin PredaInvitaţia la vals by Mihail DrumeşEnigma Otiliei by George Călinescu
Best Romanian Books
108 books — 133 voters
Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich NietzscheThe Republic by PlatoCritique of Pure Reason by Immanuel KantMeditations by Marcus AureliusFrom Darkness Into Light by A. Helwa
Best World Philosophy Book
954 books — 1,422 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,930 books — 3,628 voters
The Histories by HerodotusA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanTHE AMERICAN TRANSLATOR by Ahmed AlshuwaikhatJohn Adams by David McCulloughThe Trigger by Tim Butcher
History as Literature
746 books — 663 voters


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