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Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down (Paperback)
by (shelved 292 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,688 ratings — published 1978
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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 188 times as engineering)
avg rating 3.69 — 2,478 ratings — published 1985
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The Design of Everyday Things The Design of Everyday Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 187 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.15 — 47,507 ratings — published 1988
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications Designing Data-Intensive Applications (ebook)
by (shelved 161 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.70 — 10,543 ratings — published 2015
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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 140 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.46 — 16,911 ratings — published 1994
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The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master (Paperback)
by (shelved 139 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.33 — 24,018 ratings — published 1999
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Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship (Paperback)
by (shelved 128 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.35 — 23,408 ratings — published 2007
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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 122 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.14 — 6,596 ratings — published 2018
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The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn (Paperback)
by (shelved 119 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.18 — 1,577 ratings — published 1996
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The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering (Paperback)
by (shelved 116 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.01 — 15,060 ratings — published 1975
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The Art of Electronics The Art of Electronics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 107 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.40 — 1,610 ratings — published 1980
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Ignition!: An informal history of liquid rocket propellants Ignition!: An informal history of liquid rocket propellants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 89 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,882 ratings — published 1972
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Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 86 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.11 — 20,975 ratings — published 2013
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Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software (Hardcover)
by (shelved 84 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.20 — 11,949 ratings — published 1994
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How To Build A Car How To Build A Car (Hardcover)
by (shelved 81 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.45 — 14,027 ratings — published 2017
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Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (Hardcover)
by (shelved 78 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.24 — 8,836 ratings — published 1999
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Existential Pleasures of Engineering, The (Thomas Dunne Book) Existential Pleasures of Engineering, The (Thomas Dunne Book)
by (shelved 75 times as engineering)
avg rating 3.50 — 464 ratings — published 1976
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Engineering in Plain Sight: An Illustrated Field Guide to the Constructed Environment Engineering in Plain Sight: An Illustrated Field Guide to the Constructed Environment (Hardcover)
by (shelved 71 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.21 — 808 ratings — published 2022
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Introduction to Algorithms Introduction to Algorithms (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 9,318 ratings — published 1989
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Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 70 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.04 — 3,036 ratings — published
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Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.30 — 9,481 ratings — published 1993
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The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge (Hardcover)
by (shelved 69 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.25 — 18,579 ratings — published 1972
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The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.25 — 10,297 ratings — published 2017
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Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 67 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.09 — 858 ratings — published 1985
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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 66 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.26 — 49,942 ratings — published 2013
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Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software (Hardcover)
by (shelved 65 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.15 — 5,808 ratings — published 2003
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Thinking In Systems: A Primer Thinking In Systems: A Primer (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.19 — 22,227 ratings — published 2008
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Practical Electronics for Inventors 2/E Practical Electronics for Inventors 2/E (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.37 — 1,043 ratings — published 1998
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An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 61 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.07 — 3,840 ratings — published 2019
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A Philosophy of Software Design A Philosophy of Software Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.22 — 4,457 ratings — published 2018
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Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.40 — 10,558 ratings — published 1999
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Invention by Design; How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing Invention by Design; How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as engineering)
avg rating 3.75 — 350 ratings — published 1996
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Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.22 — 5,198 ratings — published 2014
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The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 57 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.21 — 8,858 ratings — published 2012
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The Unwritten Laws of Engineering The Unwritten Laws of Engineering (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 56 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.10 — 654 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 56 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,956 ratings — published 2020
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Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design (Mcgraw-hill Series in Mechanical Engineering) Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design (Mcgraw-hill Series in Mechanical Engineering)
by (shelved 55 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.06 — 391 ratings — published 2005
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Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words (Hardcover)
by (shelved 55 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.14 — 12,323 ratings — published 2015
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Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,202 ratings — published 2020
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Clean Architecture Clean Architecture (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.22 — 7,067 ratings — published 2017
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Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.00 — 828 ratings — published 1992
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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 53 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,781 ratings — published 2015
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The Staff Engineer's Path: A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change The Staff Engineer's Path: A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.38 — 2,060 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 50 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.26 — 3,304 ratings — published 2020
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Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.05 — 8,086 ratings — published
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Built: The Hidden Stories Behind our Structures Built: The Hidden Stories Behind our Structures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 47 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,356 ratings — published 2018
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The New Science of Strong Materials: Or Why You Don't Fall through the Floor (Princeton Science Library) The New Science of Strong Materials: Or Why You Don't Fall through the Floor (Princeton Science Library)
by (shelved 47 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.15 — 536 ratings — published 1975
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Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.21 — 2,904 ratings — published 2016
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Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach [with Student Resource DVD] Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach [with Student Resource DVD] (Hardcover)
by (shelved 46 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,016 ratings — published
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The Soul of a New Machine The Soul of a New Machine (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as engineering)
avg rating 4.12 — 9,452 ratings — published 1981
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