Must Read UX Books

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The Design of Everyday Things
The Design of Everyday Things 4.15 avg rating — 46,460 ratings
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Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability
Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability 4.24 avg rating — 30,310 ratings
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The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web
The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web 4.01 avg rating — 4,125 ratings
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100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People
100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People 4.10 avg rating — 6,184 ratings
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About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design
About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design 4.07 avg rating — 3,519 ratings
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Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things
Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things 3.95 avg rating — 5,395 ratings
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Information Architecture for the World Wide Web: Designing Large-Scale Web Sites
Information Architecture for the World Wide Web: Designing Large-Scale Web Sites 3.93 avg rating — 3,823 ratings
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Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems
Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems 4.14 avg rating — 4,354 ratings
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Educational Game Design Fundamentals: A Journey to Creating Intrinsically Motivating Learning Experiences
Educational Game Design Fundamentals: A Journey to Creating Intrinsically Motivating Learning Experiences 4.33 avg rating — 42 ratings
10.
The User Experience Team of One: A Research and Design Survival Guide
The User Experience Team of One: A Research and Design Survival Guide 4.20 avg rating — 1,583 ratings
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Universal Principles of Design
Universal Principles of Design 4.16 avg rating — 5,855 ratings
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Envisioning Information
Envisioning Information 4.23 avg rating — 7,914 ratings
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Designing with the Mind in Mind: Simple Guide to Understanding User Interface Design Rules
Designing with the Mind in Mind: Simple Guide to Understanding User Interface Design Rules 4.10 avg rating — 1,573 ratings
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Web Form Design: Filling in the Blanks
Web Form Design: Filling in the Blanks 4.04 avg rating — 2,351 ratings
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Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design
Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design 3.90 avg rating — 2,519 ratings
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The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity
The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity 3.94 avg rating — 2,937 ratings
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Neuro Web Design: What Makes Them Click?
Neuro Web Design: What Makes Them Click? 3.85 avg rating — 987 ratings
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Designing for the Digital Age: How to Create Human-Centered Products and Services
Designing for the Digital Age: How to Create Human-Centered Products and Services 4.15 avg rating — 687 ratings
19.
Lean UX: Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience
Lean UX: Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience 3.99 avg rating — 6,633 ratings
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Prototyping: A Practitioner's Guide
Prototyping: A Practitioner's Guide 3.72 avg rating — 413 ratings
21.
Forms that Work: Designing Web Forms for Usability (Interactive Technologies)
Forms that Work: Designing Web Forms for Usability (Interactive Technologies) 3.92 avg rating — 198 ratings
22.
Designing for Interaction: Creating Innovative Applications and Devices
Designing for Interaction: Creating Innovative Applications and Devices 3.93 avg rating — 872 ratings
23.
Simple and Usable Web, Mobile, and Interaction Design
Simple and Usable Web, Mobile, and Interaction Design 4.04 avg rating — 771 ratings
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Prioritizing Web Usability
Prioritizing Web Usability 3.96 avg rating — 657 ratings
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Measuring the User Experience: Collecting, Analyzing, and Presenting Usability Metrics (Interactive Technologies)
Measuring the User Experience: Collecting, Analyzing, and Presenting Usability Metrics (Interactive Technologies) 4.08 avg rating — 564 ratings
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Universal Methods of Design: 100 Ways to Research Complex Problems, Develop Innovative Ideas, and Design Effective Solutions
Universal Methods of Design: 100 Ways to Research Complex Problems, Develop Innovative Ideas, and Design Effective Solutions 4.21 avg rating — 821 ratings
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Just Enough Research
Just Enough Research 4.19 avg rating — 2,089 ratings
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Designed for Use: Create Usable Interfaces for Applications and the Web
Designed for Use: Create Usable Interfaces for Applications and the Web 3.90 avg rating — 172 ratings
29.
Usability Engineering
Usability Engineering 3.97 avg rating — 277 ratings
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Mobile Usability
Mobile Usability 3.72 avg rating — 155 ratings
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How Design Makes the World
How Design Makes the World 4.03 avg rating — 499 ratings
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Designing Web Navigation: Optimizing the User Experience
Designing Web Navigation: Optimizing the User Experience 3.85 avg rating — 311 ratings
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Designing Web Navigation: Optimizing the User Experience
Designing Web Navigation: Optimizing the User Experience 3.85 avg rating — 311 ratings
34.
Designing Interfaces
Designing Interfaces 3.83 avg rating — 1,999 ratings
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Communicating the User Experience: A Practical Guide for Creating Useful UX Documentation
Communicating the User Experience: A Practical Guide for Creating Useful UX Documentation 3.69 avg rating — 137 ratings
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Global Usability (Human–Computer Interaction Series)
Global Usability (Human–Computer Interaction Series) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings
37.
The Grand Design
The Grand Design 4.06 avg rating — 76,521 ratings
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Simplicity
Simplicity 3.71 avg rating — 558 ratings
37.
The Art of Looking Sideways
The Art of Looking Sideways 4.11 avg rating — 6,623 ratings
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Interviewing Users: How to Uncover Compelling Insights
Interviewing Users: How to Uncover Compelling Insights 4.14 avg rating — 1,412 ratings
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Design Is a Job
Design Is a Job 4.22 avg rating — 5,055 ratings
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UX for Beginners: A Crash Course in 100 Short Lessons
UX for Beginners: A Crash Course in 100 Short Lessons 4.05 avg rating — 506 ratings
43.
Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation
Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation
by: Tim Brown
3.89 avg rating — 10,904 ratings
43.
Mapping Experiences: A Complete Guide to Creating Value through Journeys, Blueprints, and Diagrams
Mapping Experiences: A Complete Guide to Creating Value through Journeys, Blueprints, and Diagrams 4.11 avg rating — 681 ratings
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Search Analytics for Your Site: Conversations with Your Customers
Search Analytics for Your Site: Conversations with Your Customers 3.99 avg rating — 95 ratings
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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder 4.10 avg rating — 55,997 ratings
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Validating Product Ideas: Through Lean User Research
Validating Product Ideas: Through Lean User Research 4.11 avg rating — 289 ratings
48.
Useful, Usable, Desirable: Applying User Experience Design to Your Library
Useful, Usable, Desirable: Applying User Experience Design to Your Library 3.95 avg rating — 224 ratings
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Rework
Rework 3.98 avg rating — 173,122 ratings
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Handbook of Usability Testing: How to Plan, Design, and Conduct Effective Tests, 2nd Edition: How to Plan, Design, and Conduct Effective Tests
Handbook of Usability Testing: How to Plan, Design, and Conduct Effective Tests, 2nd Edition: How to Plan, Design, and Conduct Effective Tests 3.95 avg rating — 551 ratings