29 Must read books for Programmers
1. 
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
by:
Stephen R. Covey
4.16 avg rating — 801,929 ratings 2. 
The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master
by:
Dave Thomas
4.33 avg rating — 23,512 ratings 3. 
So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love
by:
Cal Newport
4.07 avg rating — 48,920 ratings 4. 
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
by:
Charles Duhigg
4.13 avg rating — 549,142 ratings 5. 
The Spirit of Kaizen: Creating Lasting Excellence One Small Step at a Time
by:
Robert Maurer
4.08 avg rating — 1,093 ratings 
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The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done
by:
Peter F. Drucker
4.08 avg rating — 37,231 ratings 8. 
Great at Work: How Top Performers Do Less, Work Better, and Achieve More
by:
Morten T. Hansen
3.80 avg rating — 3,414 ratings 9. 
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The Effective Engineer: How to Leverage Your Efforts In Software Engineering to Make a Disproportionate and Meaningful Impact
by:
Edmond Lau
4.25 avg rating — 1,750 ratings 11. 
Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction
by:
Steve McConnell
4.30 avg rating — 9,435 ratings 12. 
Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
by:
Robert C. Martin
4.36 avg rating — 22,976 ratings 13. 
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Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedules
by:
Steve McConnell
3.98 avg rating — 1,357 ratings 16. 
Making Software: What Really Works, and Why We Believe It
by:
Andy Oram
3.50 avg rating — 127 ratings 
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Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders
by:
L. David Marquet
4.23 avg rating — 20,328 ratings 19. 
Essential Scrum: A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile Process
by:
Kenneth S. Rubin
4.15 avg rating — 1,641 ratings 
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The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win
by:
Gene Kim
4.26 avg rating — 48,832 ratings 22. 
The Principles of Product Development Flow: Second Generation Lean Product Development 4.18 avg rating — 2,507 ratings
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Goldratt's Theory of Constraints: A Systems Approach to Continuous Improvement 4.03 avg rating — 138 ratings
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Data Analysis with Open Source Tools: A Hands-On Guide for Programmers and Data Scientists 4.07 avg rating — 312 ratings
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Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability
by:
Steve Krug
4.24 avg rating — 30,312 ratings 31. 
Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems
by:
Steve Krug
4.14 avg rating — 4,354 ratings