Best Practices Books

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The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 24,378 ratings — published 1999
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Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 9,503 ratings — published 1993
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Clean Architecture Clean Architecture (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 7,213 ratings — published 2017
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Effective Java Effective Java (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.51 — 8,093 ratings — published 2001
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Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.35 — 23,666 ratings — published 2007
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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 169,585 ratings — published 2001
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The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 9,310 ratings — published 2011
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Working Effectively with Legacy Code Working Effectively with Legacy Code (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 4,685 ratings — published 2004
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The Way of the Superior Man: A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work, and Sexual Desire The Way of the Superior Man: A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work, and Sexual Desire (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as best-practices)
avg rating 4.04 — 34,868 ratings — published 1997
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Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 2,008 ratings — published 2020
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Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 12,006 ratings — published 1994
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Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 5,877 ratings — published 2003
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White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism (Audiobook)
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avg rating 4.16 — 173,642 ratings — published 2018
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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 180,132 ratings — published 2006
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Beautiful Code: Leading Programmers Explain How They Think Beautiful Code: Leading Programmers Explain How They Think (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.76 — 1,499 ratings — published 2009
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Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (Addison-wesley Object Technology Series) Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (Addison-wesley Object Technology Series)
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avg rating 4.24 — 8,860 ratings — published 1999
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The Art And Science Of Teaching: A Comprehensive Framework For Effective Instruction The Art And Science Of Teaching: A Comprehensive Framework For Effective Instruction (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.72 — 925 ratings — published 2007
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The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.71 — 38,141 ratings — published 2000
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as best-practices)
avg rating 4.16 — 835,383 ratings — published 1989
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Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 9,966 ratings — published 1987
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Release It!: Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software (Pragmatic Programmers) Release It!: Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software (Pragmatic Programmers)
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avg rating 4.25 — 3,269 ratings — published 2007
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JavaScript: The Good Parts JavaScript: The Good Parts (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 8,673 ratings — published 2008
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Designing With Web Standards Designing With Web Standards (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 2,093 ratings — published 2003
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High Performance Web Sites High Performance Web Sites (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 689 ratings — published 2007
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Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as best-practices)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,320 ratings — published 2002
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Ruby Best Practices: Increase Your Productivity - Write Better Code Ruby Best Practices: Increase Your Productivity - Write Better Code (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 170 ratings — published 2009
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Red Pockets: A Tale of Inheritance, Ghosts and the Future Red Pockets: A Tale of Inheritance, Ghosts and the Future (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.31 — 91 ratings — published
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Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.69 — 467 ratings — published
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The Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics The Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as best-practices)
avg rating 3.80 — 713 ratings — published 2021
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The Language of the Birds The Language of the Birds (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.56 — 640 ratings — published 2025
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Two Scoops of Django: Best Practices for Django 1.8 Two Scoops of Django: Best Practices for Django 1.8 (ebook)
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avg rating 4.36 — 855 ratings — published 2013
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The Expedition The Expedition (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.75 — 8 ratings — published
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Bird of a Thousand Stories (Once There Was #2) Bird of a Thousand Stories (Once There Was #2)
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avg rating 4.06 — 294 ratings — published 2025
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Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care in the Twenty-First Century: An Introduction Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care in the Twenty-First Century: An Introduction (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.29 — 69 ratings — published
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Crown City (Japantown Mystery #3) Crown City (Japantown Mystery #3)
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avg rating 3.69 — 356 ratings — published 2026
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The Music of Bees The Music of Bees (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 30,659 ratings — published 2021
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A Year with the Seals: Unlocking the Secrets of the Sea's Most Charismatic and Controversial Creatures A Year with the Seals: Unlocking the Secrets of the Sea's Most Charismatic and Controversial Creatures (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.22 — 432 ratings — published 2025
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Crisis on Mount Hood: Stories from a Hundred Years of Mountain Rescue Crisis on Mount Hood: Stories from a Hundred Years of Mountain Rescue (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.69 — 104 ratings — published
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The Stranger of Delafield Avenue The Stranger of Delafield Avenue (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 11 ratings — published
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Plums for Months: Memories of a wonder-filled, neurodivergent childhood Plums for Months: Memories of a wonder-filled, neurodivergent childhood (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.98 — 102 ratings — published
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Family Romance: John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimers Family Romance: John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as best-practices)
avg rating 3.84 — 313 ratings — published
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Good Morning, Miss Dove Good Morning, Miss Dove (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as best-practices)
avg rating 3.93 — 509 ratings — published 1947
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How to Raise a Reader How to Raise a Reader (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 2,261 ratings — published 2019
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90 Seconds to Midnight: A Hiroshima Survivor's Nuclear Odyssey 90 Seconds to Midnight: A Hiroshima Survivor's Nuclear Odyssey (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.50 — 10 ratings — published
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Old School Indian Old School Indian (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 2,182 ratings — published 2025
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The New Year's Quilt (Elm Creek Quilts, #11) The New Year's Quilt (Elm Creek Quilts, #11)
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avg rating 3.86 — 4,664 ratings — published 2007
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The Art of Power: My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House The Art of Power: My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 6,026 ratings — published 2024
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On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.76 — 1,591 ratings — published 2025
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The Maid (Molly the Maid, #1) The Maid (Molly the Maid, #1)
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avg rating 3.74 — 729,080 ratings — published 2022
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The Tortoise's Tale The Tortoise's Tale (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1,995 ratings — published 2025
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