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Boston UPA's Favorite Usability Books in One Minute
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Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd EditionDon't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition by Steve Krug
Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $17.19
9 mentions - based on a one-minute "brainwriting" session on September 21, 2006
The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the SanityThe Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity by Alan Cooper
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $7.58
6 mentions
A Practical Guide to Usability TestingA Practical Guide to Usability Testing by Joseph S. Dumas
Buy new: $31.50 / Used from: $23.28
6 mentions - although only one person remembered the title!
Envisioning InformationEnvisioning Information by Edward R. Tufte
Buy new: $34.56 / Used from: $22.00
5 mentions - 3 as part of "Tufte's trilogy"
Contextual Design : A Customer-Centered Approach to Systems Designs (Interactive Technologies)Contextual Design : A Customer-Centered Approach to Systems Designs (Interactive Technologies) by Hugh Beyer
Buy new: $67.45 / Used from: $56.01
4 mentions
The Design of Everyday ThingsThe Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $7.29
4 mentions
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2nd editionThe Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2nd edition by Edward R. Tufte
Buy new: $28.80 / Used from: $24.95
4 mentions - 3 as part of "Tufte's trilogy"
About Face 2.0: The Essentials of Interaction DesignAbout Face 2.0: The Essentials of Interaction Design by Alan Cooper
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $1.90
3 mentions (including the first edition)
User and Task Analysis for Interface DesignUser and Task Analysis for Interface Design by JoAnn T., PhD Hackos
Buy new: $81.00 / Used from: $24.97
3 mentions
Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and NarrativeVisual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative by Edward R. Tufte
Buy new: $32.40 / Used from: $16.50
3 mentions as part of "Tufte's trilogy"
Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday ThingsEmotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman
Buy new: $11.92 / Used from: $5.97
2 mentions
Observing the User Experience: A Practitioner's Guide to User ResearchObserving the User Experience: A Practitioner's Guide to User Research by Mike Kuniavsky
Buy new: $38.40 / Used from: $37.98
2 mentions
Usability Engineering (Interactive Technologies)Usability Engineering (Interactive Technologies) by Jakob Nielsen
Buy new: $35.00 / Used from: $14.99
2 mentions
Built for Use: Driving Profitability Through the User ExperienceBuilt for Use: Driving Profitability Through the User Experience by Karen Donoghue
Buy new: $20.40 / Used from: $0.56
Designing for Interaction: Creating Smart Applications and Clever Devices (VOICES)Designing for Interaction: Creating Smart Applications and Clever Devices (VOICES) by Dan Saffer
Buy new: $29.70 / Used from: $16.95
The Handbook of Task Analysis for Human-Computer InteractionThe Handbook of Task Analysis for Human-Computer Interaction
Buy new: $75.66 / Used from: $278.97
This one was listed as "that task analysis book -- the brown one"
Information Visualization, Second Edition: Perception for Design (Interactive Technologies)Information Visualization, Second Edition: Perception for Design (Interactive Technologies) by Colin Ware
Buy new: $59.16 / Used from: $49.18
Mail and Internet Surveys: The Tailored Design Method  2007 Update with New Internet, Visual, and Mixed-Mode GuideMail and Internet Surveys: The Tailored Design Method 2007 Update with New Internet, Visual, and Mixed-Mode Guide by Don A. Dillman
Buy new: $60.23 / Used from: $29.45
Microsoft Windows User Experience (Microsoft Professional Editions)Microsoft Windows User Experience (Microsoft Professional Editions)
Buy used from: $19.18
Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces (Interactive Technologies)Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces (Interactive Technologies) by Carolyn Snyder
Buy new: $28.35 / Used from: $22.94
Prioritizing Web Usability (VOICES)Prioritizing Web Usability (VOICES) by Jakob Nielsen
Buy new: $34.65 / Used from: $24.25
Research-Based Web Design & Usability GuidelinesResearch-Based Web Design & Usability Guidelines by Sanjay J. Koyani
Buy new: $29.95
Understanding Comics: The Invisible ArtUnderstanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott Mccloud
Buy new: $15.61 / Used from: $9.87
The Usability Engineering Lifecycle: A Practitioner's Handbook for User Interface Design (Interactive Technologies)The Usability Engineering Lifecycle: A Practitioner's Handbook for User Interface Design (Interactive Technologies) by Deborah J. Mayhew
Buy new: $69.25 / Used from: $24.87
Web Bloopers: 60 Common Web Design Mistakes, and How to Avoid Them (Interactive Technologies)Web Bloopers: 60 Common Web Design Mistakes, and How to Avoid Them (Interactive Technologies) by Jeff Johnson
Buy new: $46.04 / Used from: $18.28