19 Best Engineering Books

One of the books on Scott Adams' "Persuasion Reading List."

"Will give you a new appreciation of the 'devil in the details.'" - Jeff Atwood

Tobi Lütke mentioned this book on the "Invest Like the Best" podcast.

"Makes you think about design in new ways." - Marissa Mayer

Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.

Paul Graham mentioned this book on Twitter.

"[There are] engineers who [dismiss] all these things that can’t be fit into an algorithm, or that don’t have some kind of mathematical rigor underpinning them, [this book] is about that question." - Drew Houston

"Inspired my cultivation of dynamic quality as a way of life." - Josh Waitzkin

Bryan Johnson recommended this book on Twitter.

"One of the few novels I’ve ever read twice." - Ev Williams

"Found it even better than I anticipated." - Anthony Pompliano

"Was written in 2015 and already feels like you could have another full book as an update." - Austen Allred

"I’m a big fan [of this book]." - MMM

"A great biography on Musk." - Tim Urban

"One of the people that I find most interesting. I'm fascinated by Elon Musk." - Casey Neistat

"A good read." - John Collison

Part of "Jeff's Reading List."

"Larry [Ellison] had given this book to every software executive whom he met within the company." - Marc Benioff

"Had a huge impact on me." - Marc Benioff

"An early look and experience with timeless truths (and gotchas) from systems building with teams" - Alan Kay

"Arguably the only classic book in our field. If you haven't read it, shame on you." - Jeff Atwood

Naval Ravikant tweeted about this book.

"Colorful and enjoyable." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy

"Would highly recommend for anyone interested in psychology, persuasion, or how to live an incredible life." - Danny Miranda

"One of my favorite books." - Patrick Collison

"Not for everyone but recommend for tech folks." - Keith Rabois

John Collison mentioned this book on Twitter.

Part of "Jeff's Reading List."

"About basically manufacturing and supply chain management. It sounds really boring, but I promise you it’s really good." - Kevin Systrom

"About the Operations industry." - Trung Phan

One of Paul Graham's answers to "do you know of any good books about startups?"

"I love [this book]. First it is a story. Second it captures the passion of engineers who are driven to ship a revolutionary product." - Fred Wilson

"A really old book, but it's a famous book." - Bill Gurley

"Great read!" - Satya Nadella

This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.

"Really, really good if you want a primer on structural design." - Elon Musk