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Stuck with You (The STEMinist Novellas, #2) Stuck with You (The STEMinist Novellas, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as engineer)
avg rating 3.56 — 178,221 ratings — published 2022
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Bellamia Bellamia (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.47 — 221 ratings — published
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Rosie Revere, Engineer (The Questioneers (Picture Books) #2) Rosie Revere, Engineer (The Questioneers (Picture Books) #2)
by (shelved 7 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.46 — 13,098 ratings — published 2013
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Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,834 ratings — published 1978
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Devices and Desires (Engineer Trilogy, #1) Devices and Desires (Engineer Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as engineer)
avg rating 3.74 — 4,894 ratings — published 2005
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Love on the Brain Love on the Brain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as engineer)
avg rating 3.90 — 695,008 ratings — published 2022
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Under One Roof (The STEMinist Novellas, #1) Under One Roof (The STEMinist Novellas, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as engineer)
avg rating 3.64 — 222,908 ratings — published 2022
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System Design Interview – An insider's guide System Design Interview – An insider's guide (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.25 — 3,616 ratings — published 2020
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The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.33 — 24,590 ratings — published 1999
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To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as engineer)
avg rating 3.68 — 2,580 ratings — published 1985
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Otherwise Engaged Otherwise Engaged (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as engineer)
avg rating 3.89 — 8,586 ratings — published 2014
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The Software Engineer's Guidebook: Navigating senior, tech lead, and staff engineer positions at tech companies and startups The Software Engineer's Guidebook: Navigating senior, tech lead, and staff engineer positions at tech companies and startups (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.07 — 884 ratings — published 2023
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Project Hail Mary Project Hail Mary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.51 — 1,878,151 ratings — published 2021
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Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.04 — 3,220 ratings — published
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Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,043 ratings — published 2020
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Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City (The Siege, #1) Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City (The Siege, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.05 — 13,275 ratings — published 2019
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The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.15 — 7,021 ratings — published 2018
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Implementing Domain-Driven Design Implementing Domain-Driven Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,311 ratings — published 2013
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Introduction to Machine Learning with Python: A Guide for Data Scientists Introduction to Machine Learning with Python: A Guide for Data Scientists (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.33 — 604 ratings — published 2015
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The Effective Engineer: How to Leverage Your Efforts In Software Engineering to Make a Disproportionate and Meaningful Impact The Effective Engineer: How to Leverage Your Efforts In Software Engineering to Make a Disproportionate and Meaningful Impact (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,811 ratings — published 2015
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications Designing Data-Intensive Applications (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.69 — 11,270 ratings — published 2015
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When Love is Not Enough When Love is Not Enough (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.53 — 354 ratings — published
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Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.35 — 23,803 ratings — published 2007
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The Design of Everyday Things The Design of Everyday Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.15 — 49,289 ratings — published 1988
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Earth Bound (Fly Me to the Moon, #2) Earth Bound (Fly Me to the Moon, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.24 — 480 ratings — published 2016
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The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.25 — 51,360 ratings — published 2013
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The Martian The Martian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,382,130 ratings — published 2011
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AI Engineering: Building Applications with Foundation Models AI Engineering: Building Applications with Foundation Models (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,396 ratings — published
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Not Safe for Work Not Safe for Work (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as engineer)
avg rating 3.67 — 18,325 ratings — published 2025
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Write Great Code: Volume 1: Understanding the Machine Write Great Code: Volume 1: Understanding the Machine (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as engineer)
avg rating 3.99 — 237 ratings — published 2004
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Elon Musk Elon Musk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.32 — 81,623 ratings — published 2023
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Below Zero (The STEMinist Novellas, #3) Below Zero (The STEMinist Novellas, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as engineer)
avg rating 3.56 — 172,022 ratings — published 2022
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Grokking Deep Learning Grokking Deep Learning (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.22 — 267 ratings — published
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Deep Learning Deep Learning (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.43 — 2,172 ratings — published 2016
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Python for Data Analysis Python for Data Analysis (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,482 ratings — published 2011
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Production Kubernetes: Building Successful Application Platforms Production Kubernetes: Building Successful Application Platforms (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.42 — 66 ratings — published
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The Programmer's Brain The Programmer's Brain (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as engineer)
avg rating 3.86 — 430 ratings — published
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Data Pipelines with Apache Airflow Data Pipelines with Apache Airflow (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.27 — 125 ratings — published
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Seven Databases in Seven Weeks: A Guide to Modern Databases and the NoSQL Movement Seven Databases in Seven Weeks: A Guide to Modern Databases and the NoSQL Movement (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.01 — 735 ratings — published 2012
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Cracking the Coding Interview: 150 Programming Questions and Solutions Cracking the Coding Interview: 150 Programming Questions and Solutions (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.33 — 6,944 ratings — published 2008
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Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as engineer)
avg rating 3.91 — 968 ratings — published 2020
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Architecture Patterns with Python: Enabling Test-Driven Development, Domain-Driven Design, and Event-Driven Microservices Architecture Patterns with Python: Enabling Test-Driven Development, Domain-Driven Design, and Event-Driven Microservices (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.39 — 519 ratings — published
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Rocket Science Rocket Science (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.00 — 3,252 ratings — published
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Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.23 — 2,392 ratings — published 2020
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Grokking Algorithms An Illustrated Guide For Programmers and Other Curious People Grokking Algorithms An Illustrated Guide For Programmers and Other Curious People (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.41 — 5,639 ratings — published 2015
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Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators, Rule-breakers, and Changemakers Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators, Rule-breakers, and Changemakers (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as engineer)
avg rating 3.95 — 6,789 ratings — published 2010
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Ignition!: An informal history of liquid rocket propellants Ignition!: An informal history of liquid rocket propellants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,080 ratings — published 1972
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Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.46 — 18,567 ratings — published 1994
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Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.14 — 420,173 ratings — published 2014
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Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as engineer)
avg rating 4.55 — 2,875 ratings — published 2017
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“A scientist studies what is, whereas an engineer creates what never was.”
Theodore von Karman

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“The engineer who created this has grand and lofty ideas— but not much practical sense.”
Brandon Sanderson, Rhythm of War

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