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We surveyed over 80 designers and scoured UX book recommendations from various communities. Listed below are the top 12 recommended books for getting started with UX.

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    The Design of Everyday Things - Don Norman

    1. The Design of Everyday Things

    Don Norman
    Don't Make Me Think - Steve Krug

    2. Don't Make Me Think

    Steve Krug
    Thinking, Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman

    3. Thinking, Fast and Slow

    Daniel Kahneman
    100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People - Susan Weinschenk

    4. 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People

    Susan Weinschenk
    The Elements of User Experience - Jesse James Garrett

    5. The Elements of User Experience

    Jesse James Garrett
    About Face - Alan Cooper

    6. About Face

    Alan Cooper
    The User Experience Team of One: A Research and Design Survival Guide - Leah Buley

    7. The User Experience Team of One

    Leah Buley
    Just Enough Research - Erika Hall

    8. Just Enough Research

    Erika Hall
    Lean UX - Jeff Gothelf, Josh Seiden

    9. Lean UX

    Jeff Gothelf, Josh Seiden
    Designing for Interaction - Dan Saffer

    10. Designing for Interaction

    Dan Saffer
    Measuring the User Experience - William Albert, Thomas Tullis

    11. Measuring the User Experience

    William Albert, Thomas Tullis
    Interviewing Users: How to Uncover Compelling Insights - Steve Portigal

    12. Interviewing Users: How to Uncover Compelling Insights

    Steve Portigal