└── README.md /README.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | software-testing-books 2 | ====================== 3 | 4 | Listing of books that may be useful for a software tester. This list is based upon a thread in the Software Testing and Quality Assurance LinkedIn group. The original question was for people to recommend their Must Read testing books. 5 | 6 | 7 | [Perfect Software--And Other Illusions about Testing](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4060560-perfect-software--and-other-illusions-about-testing) by Gerald M. Weinberg 8 | 9 | [Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/599997.Lessons_Learned_in_Software_Testing) by Cem Kaner, James Marcus Bach, Bret Pettichord 10 | 11 | [The Domain Testing Workbook](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18816415-the-domain-testing-workbook) by Cem Kaner, Sowmya Padmanabhan, Douglas Hoffman 12 | 13 | [Software Testing](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1543131.Software_Testing) by Ron Patton 14 | 15 | [The Cathedral & the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/134825.The_Cathedral_the_Bazaar) by Eric S. Raymond, Bob Young (Foreword by) 16 | 17 | [Dr. Deming: The American Who Taught the Japanese About Quality](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/829590.Dr_Deming) by Rafael Aguayo 18 | 19 | [Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5341009-agile-testing) by Lisa Crispin, Janet Gregory, Mike Cohn (Foreword), Brian Marick (Foreword) 20 | 21 | [More Agile Testing: Learning Journeys for the Whole Team](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23316029-more-agile-testing) by Janet Gregory, Lisa Crispin 22 | 23 | [The Myths of Innovation](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/723074.The_Myths_of_Innovation) by Scott Berkun 24 | 25 | [The Ten Faces of Innovation: IDEO's Strategies for Defeating the Devil's Advocate and Driving Creativity Throughout Your Organization](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/95656.The_Ten_Faces_of_Innovation) by Tom Kelley, Jonathan Littman 26 | 27 | [Out of the Crisis](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/566574.Out_of_the_Crisis) by W. Edwards Deming 28 | 29 | [Quality Is Still Free: Making Quality Certain in Uncertain Times](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1939433.Quality_Is_Still_Free) by Philip B. Crosby 30 | 31 | [Quality Without Tears: The Art of Hassle-Free Management](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1382151.Quality_Without_Tears?) by Philip B. Crosby 32 | 33 | [Principles of Software Engineering Management](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/804836.Principles_of_Software_Engineering_Management) by Tom Gilb 34 | 35 | [How Google Tests Software](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13105440-how-google-tests-software) by James A. Whittaker, Jason Arbon, Jeff Carollo 36 | 37 | [A Practitioner's Guide to Software Test Design](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1290169.A_Practitioner_s_Guide_to_Software_Test_Design) by Lee Copeland 38 | 39 | [Managing the Testing Process: Practical Tools and Techniques for Managing Hardware and Software Testing](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/839187.Managing_the_Testing_Process) by Rex Black 40 | 41 | [Thinking, Fast and Slow](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11468377-thinking-fast-and-slow) by Daniel Kahneman 42 | 43 | [Beautiful Testing: Leading Professionals Reveal How They Improve Software (Theory In Practice)](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6690179-beautiful-testing) by Tim Riley, Adam Goucher 44 | 45 | [Explore It!: Reduce Risk and Increase Confidence with Exploratory Testing](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15980494-explore-it) by Elisabeth Hendrickson 46 | 47 | [Testing Object-Oriented Systems: Models, Patterns, and Tools](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/328312.Testing_Object_Oriented_Systems) by Robert V. Binder 48 | 49 | [How to Break Software: A Practical Guide to Testing](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2114066.How_to_Break_Software) by James A. Whittaker 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------