I don't understand why I'm being downvoted. I follow one of the authors on Twitter (Steve Schoger) and I think his design tips are fantastic. I haven't purchased the book (yet) as I think it's a bit spendy, but I have so much admiration for Steve and Adam, so I'm sharing here.
You're being downvoted because of the unfortunate timing of this post and the potential commercial bias of your answer.
People come to HN to discuss things that hold real intellectual value and not to get subtle ads. Suggesting an e-book that was released yesterday looks like blatant advertising even if that's not your intention.
I really find hard to believe that someone can legitimately recommend and stand behind a book that was released yesterday, just because the author teased his/her Twitter followers with some of the book's potential content. Also, how can you objectively say that this book "Is the best UI actionable advice" when you already accepted that you haven't even read it yet?
Sorry, but the question is "What's the best book on modern UI/UX?". Suggesting something that was released in the last 48 hours feels very disingenuous.
I didn't say the book is the best actionable UI advice, I said http://refactoringui.com is, whose content is free. All I said about the book is that it's available if you seem to like all the other content. I made no comment about how good the book is, as I haven't bought it, but I think it's fair to assume it's an extension of the rest of their work.
I get it. I do believe you're genuine about it, tbh. But I wanted to explain why you're being downvoted and why your answer may not be the most valuable or suitable in a thread about the "best book on modern UI/UX."
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.
