Essential Books of Computer Science

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Introduction to Algorithms
Introduction to Algorithms 4.35 avg rating โ€” 9,239 ratings
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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs 4.47 avg rating โ€” 4,821 ratings
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The C Programming Language
The C Programming Language 4.44 avg rating โ€” 11,167 ratings
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The Art of Computer Programming, Volumes 1-3 Boxed Set
The Art of Computer Programming, Volumes 1-3 Boxed Set 4.50 avg rating โ€” 768 ratings
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Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software
Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software 4.19 avg rating โ€” 11,823 ratings
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The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master
The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master 4.33 avg rating โ€” 23,511 ratings
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Introduction to the Theory of Computation
Introduction to the Theory of Computation 4.24 avg rating โ€” 2,091 ratings
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Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software 4.40 avg rating โ€” 10,330 ratings
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Windows 11: 2021 Complete New OS User Guide. 33 Best Tips and Tricks to Master your PC
Windows 11: 2021 Complete New OS User Guide. 33 Best Tips and Tricks to Master your PC 4.45 avg rating โ€” 40 ratings
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The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering
The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering 4.01 avg rating โ€” 14,862 ratings
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Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach
Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach 4.20 avg rating โ€” 4,386 ratings
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Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction
Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction 4.30 avg rating โ€” 9,435 ratings
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TCP/IP Illustrated, Vol. 1: The Protocols (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)
TCP/IP Illustrated, Vol. 1: The Protocols (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series) 4.32 avg rating โ€” 1,300 ratings
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Algorithms
Algorithms 4.42 avg rating โ€” 1,814 ratings
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Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools
Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools 4.10 avg rating โ€” 3,005 ratings
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Introduction to Automata Theory, Languages, and Computation
Introduction to Automata Theory, Languages, and Computation 4.05 avg rating โ€” 667 ratings
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Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment
Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment 4.34 avg rating โ€” 1,724 ratings
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Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science
Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science 4.34 avg rating โ€” 1,857 ratings
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Learn You a Haskell for Great Good!: A Beginner's Guide
Learn You a Haskell for Great Good!: A Beginner's Guide 4.30 avg rating โ€” 2,368 ratings
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The Algorithm Design Manual
The Algorithm Design Manual 4.34 avg rating โ€” 2,669 ratings
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Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective
Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective 4.46 avg rating โ€” 1,103 ratings
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A Discipline of Programming
A Discipline of Programming 4.22 avg rating โ€” 181 ratings
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The Little Schemer
The Little Schemer 4.29 avg rating โ€” 1,978 ratings
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Programming Pearls
Programming Pearls 4.20 avg rating โ€” 3,209 ratings
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The Society of Mind
The Society of Mind 4.04 avg rating โ€” 3,332 ratings
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The Elements Of Computing Systems: Building A Modern Computer From First Principles
The Elements Of Computing Systems: Building A Modern Computer From First Principles 4.54 avg rating โ€” 932 ratings
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Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship 4.36 avg rating โ€” 22,976 ratings
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Hacker's Delight
Hacker's Delight 4.20 avg rating โ€” 1,133 ratings
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The Psychology of Computer Programming
The Psychology of Computer Programming 4.07 avg rating โ€” 601 ratings
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Joel on Software
Joel on Software 4.13 avg rating โ€” 3,373 ratings
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Introduction to System Design
Introduction to System Design 4.18 avg rating โ€” 40 ratings
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The UNIX Programming Environment
The UNIX Programming Environment 4.24 avg rating โ€” 1,308 ratings
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The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms
The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms 4.38 avg rating โ€” 1,884 ratings
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Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C
Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C 4.21 avg rating โ€” 2,132 ratings
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Feynman Lectures On Computation
Feynman Lectures On Computation 4.25 avg rating โ€” 473 ratings
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A First Course in Logic: An Introduction to Model Theory, Proof Theory, Computability, and Complexity
A First Course in Logic: An Introduction to Model Theory, Proof Theory, Computability, and Complexity 4.38 avg rating โ€” 21 ratings
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An Introduction to Functional Programming Through Lambda Calculus
An Introduction to Functional Programming Through Lambda Calculus 4.13 avg rating โ€” 224 ratings
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Chaos: Making a New Science
Chaos: Making a New Science 4.03 avg rating โ€” 40,241 ratings
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Fundamental Kotlin
Fundamental Kotlin 4.23 avg rating โ€” 39 ratings
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What Is Life? with Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches
What Is Life? with Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches 4.13 avg rating โ€” 7,501 ratings
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Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code
Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code 4.24 avg rating โ€” 8,765 ratings
42.
Pro Git
Pro Git 4.17 avg rating โ€” 3,374 ratings
43.
Structured Computer Organization
Structured Computer Organization 4.03 avg rating โ€” 584 ratings
44.
Quality Software Management: Systems Thinking
Quality Software Management: Systems Thinking 4.30 avg rating โ€” 102 ratings
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Database System Concepts
Database System Concepts 3.76 avg rating โ€” 556 ratings
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Computability and Logic
Computability and Logic 4.12 avg rating โ€” 164 ratings
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An Introduction to Database Systems
An Introduction to Database Systems
by: C.J. Date
3.92 avg rating โ€” 372 ratings
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The Fractal Geometry of Nature
The Fractal Geometry of Nature 4.23 avg rating โ€” 1,276 ratings
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Computability and Unsolvability
Computability and Unsolvability 3.84 avg rating โ€” 32 ratings
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Just Enough Tech: All the technical knowledge you need to succeed in any Tech industry interview
Just Enough Tech: All the technical knowledge you need to succeed in any Tech industry interview 4.29 avg rating โ€” 7 ratings
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Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces
Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces 4.70 avg rating โ€” 743 ratings
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Algorithm Design
Algorithm Design 4.16 avg rating โ€” 645 ratings
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The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography 4.30 avg rating โ€” 28,489 ratings
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Basic Proof Theory (Cambridge Tracts in Theoretical Computer Science, Series Number 43)
Basic Proof Theory (Cambridge Tracts in Theoretical Computer Science, Series Number 43) 3.91 avg rating โ€” 11 ratings
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Computational Complexity
Computational Complexity 3.90 avg rating โ€” 143 ratings
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Computability Theory (Chapman Hall/CRC Mathematics Series)
Computability Theory (Chapman Hall/CRC Mathematics Series) 4.17 avg rating โ€” 18 ratings
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Waltzing With Bears: Managing Risk on Software Projects
Waltzing With Bears: Managing Risk on Software Projects 3.97 avg rating โ€” 778 ratings
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The Quark and the Jaguar: Adventures in the Simple and the Complex
The Quark and the Jaguar: Adventures in the Simple and the Complex 3.84 avg rating โ€” 1,777 ratings
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Sync: The Emerging Science of Spontaneous Order
Sync: The Emerging Science of Spontaneous Order 4.07 avg rating โ€” 3,262 ratings
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Linked: How Everything Is Connected to Everything Else and What It Means for Business, Science, and Everyday Life
Linked: How Everything Is Connected to Everything Else and What It Means for Business, Science, and Everyday Life 3.94 avg rating โ€” 5,194 ratings
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Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology
Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology 4.18 avg rating โ€” 929 ratings
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems
Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems 4.70 avg rating โ€” 9,977 ratings
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The Annotated Turing: A Guided Tour Through Alan Turing's Historic Paper on Computability and the Turing Machine
The Annotated Turing: A Guided Tour Through Alan Turing's Historic Paper on Computability and the Turing Machine 4.27 avg rating โ€” 1,153 ratings
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Elements of the Theory of Computation
Elements of the Theory of Computation 3.91 avg rating โ€” 117 ratings
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Exploring Requirements: Quality Before Design
Exploring Requirements: Quality Before Design 3.81 avg rating โ€” 133 ratings
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The IT Handbook for Business, Managing Information Technology Support Costs
The IT Handbook for Business, Managing Information Technology Support Costs 4.23 avg rating โ€” 13 ratings
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Reviewing Java
Reviewing Java really liked it 4.00 avg rating โ€” 6 ratings
65.
Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age
Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age 3.90 avg rating โ€” 1,181 ratings
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C: A Reference Manual
C: A Reference Manual 4.18 avg rating โ€” 310 ratings
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Communication Networks: Fundamental Concepts and Key Architectures
Communication Networks: Fundamental Concepts and Key Architectures 4.19 avg rating โ€” 53 ratings
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Reviewing C++
Reviewing C++ 3.43 avg rating โ€” 7 ratings
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Debugging: The 9 Indispensable Rules for Finding Even the Most Elusive Software and Hardware Problems
Debugging: The 9 Indispensable Rules for Finding Even the Most Elusive Software and Hardware Problems 4.25 avg rating โ€” 484 ratings
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The Shape of Inner Space: String Theory and the Geometry of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions
The Shape of Inner Space: String Theory and the Geometry of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions 3.99 avg rating โ€” 836 ratings
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Does God Play Dice?: The New Mathematics of Chaos
Does God Play Dice?: The New Mathematics of Chaos 4.02 avg rating โ€” 1,687 ratings
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The Cosmic Landscape: String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design
The Cosmic Landscape: String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design 4.15 avg rating โ€” 2,828 ratings
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The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Mystic of the Atom
The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Mystic of the Atom 4.01 avg rating โ€” 7,384 ratings
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The Book of Nothing: Vacuums, Voids, and the Latest Ideas about the Origins of the Universe
The Book of Nothing: Vacuums, Voids, and the Latest Ideas about the Origins of the Universe 3.96 avg rating โ€” 1,212 ratings
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Machine Learning with Neural Networks: An In-depth Visual Introduction with Python: Make Your Own Neural Network in Python: A Simple Guide on Machine Learning with Neural Networks.
Machine Learning with Neural Networks: An In-depth Visual Introduction with Python: Make Your Own Neural Network in Python: A Simple Guide on Machine Learning with Neural Networks. really liked it 4.00 avg rating โ€” 172 ratings
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Scratch 2.0 Programming
Scratch 2.0 Programming 4.39 avg rating โ€” 57 ratings
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Cracking the Coding Interview: 150 Programming Questions and Solutions
Cracking the Coding Interview: 150 Programming Questions and Solutions 4.33 avg rating โ€” 6,875 ratings
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C Primer Plus
C Primer Plus 4.15 avg rating โ€” 264 ratings
81.
Discrete Mathematics and its Applications
Discrete Mathematics and its Applications 3.89 avg rating โ€” 1,527 ratings
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Purely Functional Data Structures
Purely Functional Data Structures 4.15 avg rating โ€” 668 ratings
83.
The Sciences of the Artificial
The Sciences of the Artificial 4.30 avg rating โ€” 644 ratings
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Computer Organization & Design: The Hardware/Software Interface
Computer Organization & Design: The Hardware/Software Interface 3.97 avg rating โ€” 1,688 ratings
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Modern Operating Systems
Modern Operating Systems 4.15 avg rating โ€” 2,179 ratings
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OOP Concepts Booster : Take Your Coding Skills to the Next Level
OOP Concepts Booster : Take Your Coding Skills to the Next Level 3.69 avg rating โ€” 16 ratings
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Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency
Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency 4.02 avg rating โ€” 1,612 ratings
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Lambda-Calculus and Combinators: An Introduction
Lambda-Calculus and Combinators: An Introduction 3.83 avg rating โ€” 23 ratings
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Lambda-calculus, Combinators and Functional Programming (Cambridge Tracts in Theoretical Computer Science, Series Number 4)
Lambda-calculus, Combinators and Functional Programming (Cambridge Tracts in Theoretical Computer Science, Series Number 4) liked it 3.00 avg rating โ€” 6 ratings
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Design And Validation Of Computer Protocols
Design And Validation Of Computer Protocols 3.81 avg rating โ€” 16 ratings
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High Performance Browser Networking
High Performance Browser Networking 4.51 avg rating โ€” 836 ratings
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File Structures: An Object-Oriented Approach with C++
File Structures: An Object-Oriented Approach with C++ 3.88 avg rating โ€” 105 ratings
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Journey through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics
Journey through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics 4.22 avg rating โ€” 2,937 ratings
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IBM and the Holocaust
IBM and the Holocaust 4.03 avg rating โ€” 1,834 ratings
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Concepts, Techniques, and Models of Computer Programming
Concepts, Techniques, and Models of Computer Programming 4.10 avg rating โ€” 244 ratings
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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs 4.47 avg rating โ€” 4,821 ratings
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The Meme Machine
The Meme Machine 3.86 avg rating โ€” 4,217 ratings
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A History of ฯ€
A History of ฯ€ 3.94 avg rating โ€” 2,827 ratings
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The Hidden Dimension
The Hidden Dimension 4.03 avg rating โ€” 1,529 ratings
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