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Useful Development Books
PHP and MySQL Web Development, 3rd EditionPHP and MySQL Web Development, 3rd Edition by Luke Welling
Buy used from: £10.45
Pretty much the only PHP book you'll need to develop powerful LAMP websites
JavaScript UnleashedJavaScript Unleashed by R. Allen Wyke
Buy used from: £4.77
Has served me well over the years.
CSS CookbookCSS Cookbook by Christopher Schmitt
Buy new: £24.95 / Used from: £3.48
Loads of straightforward examples to give you a kick start. Has been very useful.
Red Hat Linux Administration: A Beginner's GuideRed Hat Linux Administration: A Beginner's Guide by Mike Turner
Buy new: £25.49 / Used from: £5.49
Gives you all the basics and enough to become a practical SysAdmin, without any information overload. A good one to start with.
vi Editor Pocket Reference (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly))vi Editor Pocket Reference (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly)) by Arnold Robbins
Buy new: £4.51 / Used from: £1.28
Comes in handy.
Professional PHP5 (Programmer to Programmer)Professional PHP5 (Programmer to Programmer) by Edward Lecky-Thompson
Buy new: £22.94 / Used from: £11.67
Not for the feint of heart! A good book for an experienced programmer though.
Sams Teach Yourself Java 2 in 21 Days (Sams Teach Yourself in 21 Days)Sams Teach Yourself Java 2 in 21 Days (Sams Teach Yourself in 21 Days) by Laura Lemay
Buy new: £30.95 / Used from: £0.01
Gives you all the information you'll need to start developing Java applications.
The Cathedral & the BazaarThe Cathedral & the Bazaar by Eric Raymond
Buy new: £7.15 / Used from: £3.95
Inspiration...
Beginning JavaServer Pages (Programmer to Programmer)Beginning JavaServer Pages (Programmer to Programmer) by Vivek Chopra
Buy new: £22.94 / Used from: £13.00
All I really need for JSP.