It really is a great book. I think it is recommended by many people simply because it is not a technical book and can be easily understood by everybody. I'm no

It really is a great book. I think it is recommended by many people simply because it is not a technical book and can be easily understood by everybody. I'm not a designer but it really changed the way I think when I have to write any user interface. It will not teach you how to make the perfect UX, but after reading it you will know how to avoid the most common and obvious mistakes. I would consider the minimum recommended for anybody that has to design any kind of UI. Also, you will recognize all the issues in every thing you interact with, be it the door of your apartment or the coffee machine of your office (the name is really apt). I think you should read it even if you will never have to do any kind of UX work, because you will have to put up with somebody's else interface.