Lists of Bests: Joel's Programmer's Bookshelf http://www.listsofbests.com/list/10923 Books recommended for programmers by Joel Spolsky. http://www.joelonsoftware.com/navLinks/fog0000000262.html Two books listed as "for non-programmers" omitted. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:55:51 GMT en-us 0 50 19 0 0 Peopleware : Productive Projects and Teams, 2nd Ed. http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/28058 <div id="position">1</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/28058"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0932633439.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Tom Demarco</div> The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, 20th Anniversary Edition http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4870 <div id="position">2</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4870"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0201835959.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Frederick P. Brooks</div> Rapid Development http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/29630 <div id="position">3</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/29630"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1556159005.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Steve McConnell</div> Code Complete, Second Edition http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/20418 <div id="position">4</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/20418"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0735619670.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Steve McConnell</div> The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4760 <div id="position">5</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4760"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/020161622X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Andrew Hunt</div> Microserfs http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1561 <div id="position">6</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1561"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0060987049.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Douglas Coupland</div> Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/980904 <div id="position">7</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/980904"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0060589469.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Robert M. Pirsig</div> Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/14256 <div id="position">8</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/14256"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0465026567.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Douglas R. Hofstadter</div> A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4363 <div id="position">9</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4363"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0195019199.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Christopher Alexander</div> User Interface Design for Programmers http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/34079 <div id="position">10</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/34079"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1893115941.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Joel Spolsky</div> Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (2nd Edition) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/55360 <div id="position">11</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/55360"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0321344758.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V44487092_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Steve Krug</div> About Face: The Essentials of User Interface Design http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/30805 <div id="position">12</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/30805"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1568843224.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Alan Cooper</div> The Design of Everyday Things http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/14326 <div id="position">13</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/14326"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0465067107.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Donald A. Norman</div> Designing Web Usability : The Practice of Simplicity http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/30144 <div id="position">14</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/30144"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/156205810X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jakob Nielsen</div> A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing, Ninth Edition http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/856199 <div id="position">15</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/856199"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0393062457.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Burton G. Malkiel</div> Growing a Business http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/17948 <div id="position">16</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/17948"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0671671642.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Paul Hawken</div> The Non-Designer's Design Book, Second Edition http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7250 <div id="position">17</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/7250"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0321193857.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Robin Williams</div> Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/19726 <div id="position">18</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/19726"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0688128165.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1122555132_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Robert B. Cialdini</div> Helplessness: On Depression, Development, and Death (A Series of Books in Psychology) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/386855 <div id="position">19</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Martin E. P. Seligman</div>