Hey if you had to recommend a resource (like a textbook) for a class covering UX Design, does such a thing exist? There are books out there, but how do I tell if they’re any good?

Books

• The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman
• Refactoring UI by Adam Wathan & Steve Schoger
• Better Web Typography for a Better Web by Matej Latin
• The User Experience Team of One by Leah Buley
• Universal Principles of Design
• Design: Creation of Artifacts in Society by Karl T. Ulrich
• Form Pattern Designs by Adam Silver
• Design Systems by Alla Kholmatova
• Factfulness by Hans Rosling
• Living with Complexity by Donald A. Norman
• Change by Design by Tim Brown
• Start with Why by Simon Sinek
• The Next 100 Years by George Friedman
• The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
• The Shape of Design by Frank Chimero
• Designed for Use by Lukas Mathis
• The Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst
• The Timeless Way of Building by Christopher Alexander