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The most shelved books among designers who work in each area.

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Research

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Interviewing UsersSteve Portigal
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The Mom TestRob Fitzpatrick
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Think Like a UX ResearcherDavid Travis & Philip Hodgson
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Foundations & theory

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Thinking in SystemsDonella Meadows
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Design JusticeSasha Costanza-Chock
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Speculative EverythingAnthony Dunne & Fiona Raby
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How Buildings LearnStewart Brand
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A Pattern LanguageChristopher Alexander
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Interaction design

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About FaceAlan Cooper
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Designing InterfacesJenifer Tidwell
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Craft & career

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Discussing DesignAdam Connor & Aaron Irizarry
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Design Is a JobMike Monteiro
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Show Your Work!Austin Kleon
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Psychology & behavior

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Laws of UXJon Yablonski
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HookedNir Eyal
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NudgeRichard H. Thaler & Cass R. Sunstein
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Leadership & management

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Org Design for Design OrgsPeter Merholz & Kristin Skinner
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The Manager's PathCamille Fournier
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High Output ManagementAndrew S. Grove
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Most discussed

Chapter threads, reviews and questions from designers reading the same book as you.

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  1. 1Just Enough ResearchErika Hall
  2. 2Refactoring UIAdam Wathan & Steve Schoger
  3. 3Interviewing UsersSteve Portigal
  4. 4Don't Make Me ThinkSteve Krug
  5. 5The Design of Everyday ThingsDon Norman

From the reviews

Maya OkaforStaff Product Designer
Portigal is generous with the awkward parts: silence, bad questions, recovering a derailed session.
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QA MemberProduct designer
Hall is refreshingly blunt about what research is for: reducing the risk of a bad decision, not producing a deck.
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