Book/textbook reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 119 Reddit reviews across 32 subreddits and 32 posts to rank the best Book/textbook brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/arborists, r/learnmath, r/PhysicsStudents, r/cprogramming, r/musictherapy. Top-rated brands include Peter Wohlleben (5.0/5), James Stewart (4.0/5), Michael Wilson (4.0/5).
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Reviews119
Subreddits32
Posts32
Brands91
Products86
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#1
Peter Wohlleben
5.0
(4)
"The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben."
"The hidden life of trees. Peter wohlleben."
"The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben."
"The Hidden Life of Trees - Peter Wohlleben."
#2
James Stewart
4.0
(5)
"4. Calculus: Early Transcendentals by James Stewart"
"2. Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus by James Stewart"
"Stewart calculus is a great introduction"
"Phase 3: Stewart's "Calculus"."
"Calculus: stewart early transendentals. Covers cal1-3 and has good examples and flow."
#3
Michael Wilson
4.0
(4)
"Anyone familiar with them?"
"Anyone familiar with them?"
"Anyone familiar with them?"
"Anyone familiar with them?"
#4
Richard Powers
5.0
(3)
"I would chase The Overstory by R. POWERS with R. MacFarlane The Understory."
"The Overstory by Richard Powers. Fiction, featuring trees but so much more. Crazy good. Unforgettable."
"Overstory - fiction but tree lovers love this one."
#5
Oliver Sacks
5.0
(3)
"Other books i own and have enjoyed include “the man who mistook his wife for a hat” by oliver sacks"
"Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks is great."
"Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks- both are very palatable."
#6
Serge Lang
4.0
(3)
"I have personal soft spots for these texts, 1. Basic Mathematics by Serge Lang"
"Serge Lang: Algebra"
"For algebra, you might want to look into Group theory from Serge Lang"
#7
C#
4.0
(3)
"C# yellow book is decent to get the basics going fast."
"„Target C#: Simple Hands-On Programming with Visual Studio 2022” (Apress, 2022) by Gerard Byrne."
"„Starting out with Visual C#”, 6th ed. (Pearson, 2024) by Tony Gaddis."
#8
Jonathan Drori
5.0
(2)
"Around the World in 80 Trees by Jonathan Drori."
"I like Around the World in 80 Trees by Drori."
#9
Valerie Trouet
5.0
(2)
"Tree Story by Valerie Trouet!"
"Tree Story: The History of the World Written in Rings by Valerie Trouet. Very interesting."
#10
Richard Preston
5.0
(2)
"The Wild Trees by Richard Preston is well-written, informative & entertaining."
"The Wild Trees - Preston. Super fun read about the tallest tree on earth and the Redwoods."
#11
Bernd Heinrich
5.0
(2)
"The Trees in My Forest by Bernd Heinrich. Sound science, expert naturalist observation and great writing."
"The Trees in My Forest by Bernd Heinrich."
#12
Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie
5.0
(2)
"The C Programming Language 2nd edition (I did this first)."
"The C Programming Language, second edition, by Kernighan and Ritchie. It's concise and complete."
#13
PCI
5.0
(2)
"PCI Handbook is really helpful."
"The PCI handbook has a ton of worked out examples. I'd use that."
#14
Israel Gelfand
5.0
(2)
"Trigonometry by Israel Gelfand-basic but great"
"Algebra by Israel Gelfand-basic But great"
#15
David
4.0
(2)
"Anyone familiar with them?"
"Anyone familiar with them?"
#16
Johnson
4.0
(2)
"Johnson's Acoustic and Auditory Phonetics is a pretty good choice."
"Johnson's Acoustic and Auditory Phonetics is a pretty good choice, and fills in a bunch of the gaps from Ladefoged's book."
#17
McGraw-Hill
4.0
(2)
"If you only want one book, this is the one."
"It's a great reference and jumping off point for pretty much any topic in neuroscience."
#18
Ben Rawlence
5.0
(1)
"The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth by Ben Rawlence."
#19
Colin Tudge
5.0
(1)
"The Tree, by Colin Tudge. It's my favorite non fiction book of all time."
#20
Douglas Tallamy
5.0
(1)
"The Nature of Oaks by Douglas Tallamy is a great pick!"
#21
Shel Silverstein
5.0
(1)
"The Giving Tree be Shel Silverstein."
#22
William Bryant Logan
5.0
(1)
"Sprout Lands was a great to read book about trees and their use in history and humanity."
#23
Tom Wessels
5.0
(1)
"Tom Wessels’ Reading the Forested Landscape is a great book."
#24
Paul Lockhart
5.0
(1)
"If you're just interested in math I hight recommend measurement by Paul lockhart. It's an excellent overview of mathematical thinking and how to approach proofs."
#25
Sheldon Axler
5.0
(1)
"Phase 4: Axler’s Linear Algebra Done Right."
#26
Tristan Gooley
5.0
(1)
"How to Read a Tree by Tristan Gooley!"
#27
Ann Ralph
5.0
(1)
"Grow a little fruit tree by Ann Ralph. Fantastic."
#28
Michael Christie
5.0
(1)
"A new novel out called Greenwood by Michael Christie. Really follows the history of the tree industry."
#29
I.E. Irodov
5.0
(1)
"I believe General problems in Physics by I.E. Irodov is a great calc based introductory book"
#30
Harold R. Jacobs
5.0
(1)
"The best textbook that I'm aware of is "Elementary Algebra" by Harold Jacobs."
#31
Tom Apostol
5.0
(1)
"Calculus by Tom Apostol"
#32
K.N. King
5.0
(1)
"C Programming A Modern Approach, 2nd Edition by King"
#33
Terrence Tao
5.0
(1)
"If you take analysis, I highly recommend Terrence Tao’s Analysis 1."
#34
Stephan Spongberg
5.0
(1)
"A Reunion of Trees by Stephan Spongberg. One of the very few of hundreds of tree books that I have kept."
#35
Donald Culross Peattie
5.0
(1)
"A Natural History of North American Trees by Donald Culross Peattie is a wonderful book."
#36
Tom Leighton
5.0
(1)
"I'd go for Mathematics for computer science over her book because it is free and because it is excellent."
#37
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
5.0
(1)
"The River Cottage Meat Book by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is a great resource."
#38
Berklee Press
5.0
(1)
"I really enjoy the Berklee Press method books by William Leavitt."
#39
Pat LaFrieda
5.0
(1)
"Meat by Pat LaFrieda is the best resource that I’ve come across."
#40
Adam Danforth
5.0
(1)
"They have been a lifesaver for me."
#41
Daniel Levitin
5.0
(1)
"Read books by Daniel Levitin (neuroscientist who is interested in music) - This Is Your Brain on Music."
#42
Robert Weinberg
5.0
(1)
"Is a very popular one."
#43
Apello and Postma
5.0
(1)
"I highly recommend Geochemistry, groundwater and pollution 2nd ed, by Apello and Postma."
#44
Nordstrom
5.0
(1)
"Would definitely recommend for something more rigorous than the introductory/broad texts."
#45
Colin Ross
5.0
(1)
"The Trauma Model by Colin Ross, MD is really good"
#46
William Easterly
5.0
(1)
"The White Man’s Burden: Why the West’s Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good by William Easterly."
#47
American Yawp
5.0
(1)
"It’s all online and one of the best resources I’ve ever used."
#48
Rob Dunn
5.0
(1)
"“the man who touched his own heart” by rob dunn"
#49
Norman Doidge
5.0
(1)
"“the brain that changes itself” by norman doidge"
#50
Lydia
5.0
(1)
"“quackery” by lydia"
#51
Dorothy Richmond
4.0
(1)
"Practice Makes Perfect: Basic Spanish, Edition 3rd Edition by Dorothy Richmond."
#52
Kripke
4.0
(1)
"Kripke is the only textbook that I would recommend for studying physics. I recommend the Physics Undergraduate book."
#53
Luciano Floridi
4.0
(1)
"A small but effective first step would be Luciano Floridi’s little book on information in the Very Short Introductions series."
#54
William Schniedewind
4.0
(1)
"I've also recently come accross an interesting book called How the Bible Became a Book, by William Schniedewind."
#55
T&T Clark
4.0
(1)
"T&T Clark Handbook of the Old Testament has discussion for all the books, including ideas for different layers."
#56
Emily Spinelli
4.0
(1)
"English Grammar for Students of Spanish by Emily Spinelli."
#57
Rudolph Arnheim
4.0
(1)
"‘art and visual perception‘ by Rudolph Arnheim is very thorough for that."
#58
Ian J. Bickerton & Carla L. Klausner
4.0
(1)
"- Ian J. Bickerton & Carla L. Klausner – A History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict (Pearson, 9th ed., 2022)"
#59
Bill Poirier
4.0
(1)
"A Conceptual Guide to Thermodynamics by Bill Poirier"
#60
New Oxford Annotated Bible and SBL Study Bible
4.0
(1)
"The New Oxford Annotated Bible and the SBL Study Bible have essays before each book that address the time it was written."
#61
Koretsky
4.0
(1)
"Koretsky's book is very concept focused, has good explanations, and concept questions at the end."
#62
Practice Makes Perfect
4.0
(1)
"I started with the Practice Makes Perfect series. They’re easy to follow without an instructor."
#63
Young and Freedman
4.0
(1)
"University Physics by Young and Freedman is well-regarded to learn from"
#64
Michael Dirr and Keith Warren
4.0
(1)
"I would recommend The Tree Book: Superior Selections for Landscapes, Streetscapes, and Gardens by Michael Dirr and Keith Warren. May be a bit textbook like, but it is extremely informative."
#65
Ian Mortimer
4.0
(1)
""The Time Traveler's Guide to the Middle Ages," by Ian Mortimer is a fun read. Accurate, but not too academic."
#66
Walter Rudin
4.0
(1)
"Rudin: Principles of Mathematical Analysis"
#67
Raymond A. Serway
4.0
(1)
"Serway, always"
#68
Jens Gustedt
4.0
(1)
""Modern C" by Gustedt is a pretty good book."
#69
George Arfken
4.0
(1)
"Mathematical Physics - Arfken"
#70
Gilbert Strang
4.0
(1)
"Phase 3: Gilbert Strang (MIT OCW)"
#71
David Poole
4.0
(1)
"3. Linear Algebra: A Modern Introduction by David Poole"
#72
Professor Leonard
4.0
(1)
"Phase 1: Prof Leonard's Intermediate Algebra"
#73
Halliday, Resnick, and Walker
4.0
(1)
"Fundamentals of Physics by Halliday, Resnick, and Walker to be a better reference once the material is learned."
#74
Michael Spivak
4.0
(1)
"Also you might look into Spivak."
#75
Paul Deitel
4.0
(1)
"I'm currently reading Paul Deitel's book: c how to program. He's great, he has several exercises at the end of each chapter, not to mention his teaching, which is very good..."
#76
Alex Shigo
4.0
(1)
"Alex Shigo's books."
#77
Schaum's Outline Series
4.0
(1)
"Schaum's outline series."
#78
Schaum's Physics Series
4.0
(1)
"And maybe the physics book of the Schaum's series"
#79
Ladefoged
4.0
(1)
"Ladefoged's book is still a good choice for articulatory phonetics."
#80
Lynn Hunt
4.0
(1)
"My favorite French Revolution scholar is Lynn Hunt. Check out her books on Amazon."
#81
Suzanne Hanser
4.0
(1)
"As for a text book, I would recommend Suzanne Hanser's 'The New Music Therapist's Handbook'."
#82
Faure
4.0
(1)
"I like Faure's Principles and Applications of Geochemistry - it's modular and it goes over the basics as needed."
#83
Eleanor Harz Jordan and Hamako Ito Chaplin
4.0
(1)
"Although the books are dated, the structure, vocabulary and drills are excellent."
#84
Murach's C#
4.0
(1)
"I have Murach's C# and ASP.NET books, and they are good learning aids."
#85
Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa
4.0
(1)
"A book I started reading while I was a PCV was 'Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa.'"
#86
The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex
4.0
(1)
"The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex"
#87
Lenel
4.0
(1)
"A long time ago I used Powder Metallurgy by Lenel."
#88
ASM Handbook Volume 7
4.0
(1)
"ASM handbook volume 7"
#89
American Pageant
4.0
(1)
"Has been a standard textbook for decades. Now in its 17th edition."
#90
O'Toole Group
4.0
(1)
"I can recommend the work of the O'Toole group."
#91
NLN
3.0
(1)
"This book is for the PAX. NLN has a new test called the NEX."
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