I get what you're saying, but I still stand by my answer. I've read many of the books discussed in this post, from Don Norman to Jef Raskin to Edward Tufte, and

I get what you're saying, but I still stand by my answer. I've read many of the books discussed in this post, from Don Norman to Jef Raskin to Edward Tufte, and I think Steve and Adam's work is far more practical and actionable than most of the other stuff. If you want to chew on UI/UX philosophy (it really is interesting), then sure, read Tufte, but if you want to improve the design of real UIs without all the intellectual posturing, Refactoring UI is better.