 | Surely You're Joking, Mr.Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character by Ralph Leighton
Buy new: £6.47 / Used from: £3.57 Brilliant book about a brilliant man.
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 | Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values by Robert M. Pirsig
Buy new: £6.72 / Used from: £0.01 Not very factual on Zen or motorcycle maintenance, but one of my all time favorite books about living.
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 | The New Hacker's Dictionary by ES Raymond
Buy new: £21.80 / Used from: £2.50 Very funny look at programmer culture. The most recent version is online at: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/
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 | The Bridge by Iain Banks
Buy new: £6.96 / Used from: £0.01 A masterpiece by Iain Banks
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 | Moon Palace by Paul Auster
Buy new: £4.78 / Used from: £1.40 My favorite Paul Auster book (along with Leviathan)
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 | 84 Charing Cross Road (Virago modern classics) by Helene Hanff
Buy new: £4.90 / Used from: £1.46 The most beautiful book on books ever. Also read her other books, they are wonderful as well.
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 | Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
Buy new: £6.96 / Used from: £0.70 Excellent novel about cryptography.
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 | The Pragmatic Programmer by Andrew Hunt
Buy new: £15.91 / Used from: £15.00 Required reading for people who prgram for a living.
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 | Zen in the Art of Archery: Training the Mind and Body to Become One (Arkana) by Eugen Herrigel
Buy new: £5.97 / Used from: £1.95 A book for a quiet sunday.
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 | Larousse Gastronomique: The World's Greatest Cookery Encyclopedia by Prosper Montagne
Buy used from: £60.00 Yum!
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 | The Complete Yes Prime Minister: The Diaries of the Right Hon.James Hacker
Buy new: £7.66 / Used from: £0.01 If possible, even funnier than the TV series.
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 | A Small Death in Lisbon by Robert Wilson
Buy used from: £0.01 Brilliant crime novel, and the body was found 200 meters from my apartment!
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