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Functional JavaScript Summary
Functional JavaScript
Introducing Functional Programming with Underscore.js
by Michael Fogus 2013 258 pages
4.07
100+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Computer Science
Measuring the User Experience Summary
Measuring the User Experience
Collecting, Analyzing, and Presenting Usability Metrics
by Thomas Tullis 2008 336 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Design
Business
Research
The Year Without Pants Summary
The Year Without Pants
WordPress.com and the Future of Work
by Scott Berkun 2013 258 pages
3.81
2k+ ratings
Business
Management
Technology
The Art of SQL Summary
The Art of SQL
by Stephane Faroult 2006 367 pages
3.99
100+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Technical
Small Things Considered Summary
Small Things Considered
Why There Is No Perfect Design
by Henry Petroski 2003 304 pages
3.41
100+ ratings
Design
Science
Engineering
Liars and Outliers Summary
Liars and Outliers
Enabling the Trust that Society Needs to Thrive
by Bruce Schneier 2012 348 pages
3.78
1k+ ratings
Sociology
Psychology
Science
The Information Diet Summary
The Information Diet
A Case for Conscious Consumption
by Clay A. Johnson 2011 150 pages
3.50
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Technology
Self Help
Remote Summary
Remote
Office Not Required
by David Heinemeier Hansson 2013 256 pages
3.80
13k+ ratings
Business
Management
Productivity
Six Degrees Summary
Six Degrees
The Science of a Connected Age
by Duncan J. Watts 2003 384 pages
3.90
1k+ ratings
Science
Sociology
Mathematics
Two Scoops of Django Summary
Two Scoops of Django
Best Practices for Django 1.5
by Daniel Roy Greenfeld 2013 277 pages
4.22
100+ ratings
Programming
Technical
Technology
Abundance Summary
Abundance
The Future Is Better Than You Think
by Peter H. Diamandis 2012 400 pages
4.05
11k+ ratings
Business
Science
Technology
Think Like Zuck Summary
Think Like Zuck
The Five Business Secrets of Facebook's Improbably Brilliant CEO Mark Zuckerberg
by Ekaterina Walter 2012 256 pages
3.82
100+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Technology
The Everything Store Summary
The Everything Store
Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
by Brad Stone 2013 384 pages
4.14
75k+ ratings
Business
Biography
Technology
Writing Secure Code Summary
Writing Secure Code
by Michael Howard 2001 768 pages
4.01
100+ ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Software
Average Is Over Summary
Average Is Over
Powering America Beyond the Age of the Great Stagnation
by Tyler Cowen 2013 304 pages
3.64
2k+ ratings
Economics
Business
Politics
The Distraction Addiction Summary
The Distraction Addiction
Getting the Information You Need and the Communication You Want, Without Enraging Your Family, Annoying Your Colleagues, and Destroying Your Soul
by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang 2013 304 pages
3.52
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Technology
Bank 3.0 - Why Banking is No Longer Somewhere You Go, But Something You Do Summary
Bank 3.0 - Why Banking is No Longer Somewhere You Go, But Something You Do
by Brett King 2012 399 pages
3.63
100+ ratings
Business
Finance
Banking
The Master Switch Summary
The Master Switch
The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
by Tim Wu 2010 384 pages
3.89
7k+ ratings
History
Technology
Business
High Performance JavaScript Summary
High Performance JavaScript
Build Faster Web Application Interfaces
by Nicholas C. Zakas 2010 232 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Technical
Without Their Permission Summary
Without Their Permission
How the 21st Century Will Be Made, Not Managed
by Alexis Ohanian 2013 272 pages
3.69
2k+ ratings
Business
Technology
Entrepreneurship
Made in the USA Summary
Made in the USA
The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing
by Vaclav Smil 2013 263 pages
3.77
100+ ratings
Economics
Business
History
Developing Backbone.js Applications Summary
Developing Backbone.js Applications
Building Better JavaScript Applications
by Addy Osmani 2012 371 pages
3.69
100+ ratings
Programming
Technical
Technology
Designing for Behavior Change Summary
Designing for Behavior Change
Applying Psychology and Behavioral Economics
by Stephen Wendel 2013 391 pages
4.10
100+ ratings
Design
Psychology
Business
Lean UX Summary
Lean UX
Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience
by Jeff Gothelf 2012 148 pages
3.99
6k+ ratings
Design
Business
Technology
Effective Unit Testing Summary
Effective Unit Testing
by Lasse Koskela 2012 350 pages
3.79
100+ ratings
Programming
Software
Technology
Design Thinking Summary
Design Thinking
Integrating Innovation, Customer Experience, and Brand Value
by Thomas Lockwood 2009 304 pages
3.85
100+ ratings
Design
Business
Art
The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It Summary
The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It
by Jonathan L. Zittrain 2008 342 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Technology
Internet
Business
Program or Be Programmed Summary
Program or Be Programmed
Ten Commands for a Digital Age
by Douglas Rushkoff 2010 152 pages
3.71
1k+ ratings
Technology
Philosophy
Programming
The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs Summary
The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs
by Carmine Gallo 2010 257 pages
4.08
1k+ ratings
Business
Biography
Management
Scrum Shortcuts Without Cutting Corners Summary
Scrum Shortcuts Without Cutting Corners
Agile Tactics, Tools & Tips (Addison-Wesley Signature Series
by Ilan Goldstein 2013 208 pages
4.07
100+ ratings
Management
Business
Technology
High Performance Web Sites Summary
High Performance Web Sites
by Steve Souders 2007 168 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Computer Science
Gamers at Work Summary
Gamers at Work
Stories Behind the Games People Play
by Morgan Ramsay 2012 356 pages
3.65
100+ ratings
Video Games
Games
Game Design
Future Minds Summary
Future Minds
How the Digital Age Is Changing Our Minds, Why This Matters, and What We Can Do About It
by Richard Watson 2010 228 pages
3.76
100+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Business
Cybersecurity and Cyberwar Summary
Cybersecurity and Cyberwar
What Everyone Needs to Know
by P.W. Singer 2013 320 pages
3.83
1k+ ratings
Technology
Science
Politics
Big Bang Disruption Summary
Big Bang Disruption
Strategy in the Age of Devastating Inovation
by Larry Downes 2014 272 pages
3.58
100+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Technology
Designing with the Mind in Mind Summary
Designing with the Mind in Mind
Simple Guide to Understanding User Interface Design Rules
by Jeff Johnson 2010 201 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
Design
Psychology
Business
Smashing WordPress Summary
Smashing WordPress
Beyond the Blog
by Thord D. Hedengren 2010 322 pages
3.77
100+ ratings
Reference
Website Design
Computers
The Basics of Digital Forensics Summary
The Basics of Digital Forensics
The Primer for Getting Started in Digital Forensics
by John Sammons 2011 208 pages
3.92
100+ ratings
Technology
Textbooks
Computers
What Should We Be Worried About? Real Scenarios That Keep Scientists Up at Night Summary
What Should We Be Worried About? Real Scenarios That Keep Scientists Up at Night
by John Brockman 2014 478 pages
3.44
1k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Essays
High Performance Browser Networking Summary
High Performance Browser Networking
by Ilya Grigorik 2013 400 pages
4.52
500+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Computer Science
Don't Make Me Think, Revisited Summary
Don't Make Me Think, Revisited
A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability
by Steve Krug 2000 216 pages
4.24
29k+ ratings
Design
Business
Programming
Flash Boys Summary
Flash Boys
A Wall Street Revolt
by Michael Lewis 2014 304 pages
4.14
87k+ ratings
Business
Finance
Economics
Apprenticeship Patterns Summary
Apprenticeship Patterns
Guidance for the Aspiring Software Craftsman
by Dave Hoover 2009 165 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Software
Mastering Bitcoin Summary
Mastering Bitcoin
Unlocking Digital Cryptocurrencies
by Andreas M. Antonopoulos 2014 296 pages
4.30
2k+ ratings
Finance
Technology
Computer Science
Java Performance Summary
Java Performance
The Definitive Guide: Getting the Most Out of Your Code
by Scott Oaks 2014 423 pages
4.38
100+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Technical
Social Physics Summary
Social Physics
How Good Ideas Spreadβ€” The Lessons from a New Science
by Alex Pentland 2014 320 pages
3.53
1k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Sociology
Functional Programming in Java Summary
Functional Programming in Java
Harnessing the Power of Java 8 Lambda Expressions
by Venkat Subramaniam 2013 160 pages
4.16
100+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Computer Science
How to Speak Tech Summary
How to Speak Tech
The Non-Techie’s Guide to Key Technology Concepts
by Vinay Trivedi 2013 196 pages
3.95
100+ ratings
Technology
Business
Communication
Dependency Injection in .NET Summary
Dependency Injection in .NET
by Mark Seemann 2011 584 pages
4.42
500+ ratings
Programming
Software
Technology
The Elements of Content Strategy Summary
The Elements of Content Strategy
by Erin Kissane 2011 88 pages
3.73
1k+ ratings
Design
Business
Website Design
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