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The Art of Computer Programming: v. 1-3: Bd. 1: Fundamental Algorithms / Bd. 2: Seminumerical Algorithms / Bd. 3: Sorting and Searching: Vol 1-3 (Series in Computer Science & Information Processing)The Art of Computer Programming: v. 1-3: Bd. 1: Fundamental Algorithms / Bd. 2: Seminumerical Algorithms / Bd. 3: Sorting and Searching: Vol 1-3 (Series in Computer Science & Information Processing) by Donald E. Knuth
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The works !
The C Programming Language (Prentice-Hall Software Series)The C Programming Language (Prentice-Hall Software Series) by Brian W. Kernighan
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The only C book you'll ever need.
The C++ Programming Language: Third EditionThe C++ Programming Language: Third Edition by Bjarne Stroustrup
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C++ from the guy who created it.
Programming Perl: There's More Than One Way To Do ItProgramming Perl: There's More Than One Way To Do It by Larry Wall
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How to read a write-only langauge.
Essential System Administration: Help for Unix System Administrators (Nutshell Handbook)Essential System Administration: Help for Unix System Administrators (Nutshell Handbook) by Aeleen Frisch
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For anyone running a *nix system.
Common LISP: The Language (HP Technologies)Common LISP: The Language (HP Technologies) by Guy Steele
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Cool
The Mythical Man Month and Other Essays on Software EngineeringThe Mythical Man Month and Other Essays on Software Engineering by Frederick P. Brooks Jr.
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Brooks Law: Adding programmers to a late project makes it later.
The Illuminatus!: TrilogyThe Illuminatus!: Trilogy by Robert Shea
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One of the funniest books ever written...
The Hitchhiker TrilogyThe Hitchhiker Trilogy by Douglas Adams
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...The other funniest books ever written.
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (Coronet Books)The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (Coronet Books) by John Le Carre
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A bit dated as a spy novel, but as a metaphor for contemporary corporate politics it can't be beaten.
Alice in Wonderland (Penguin Classics)Alice in Wonderland (Penguin Classics) by Hugh Haughton
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Pure nonesense
Surely You're Joking, Mr.Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious CharacterSurely You're Joking, Mr.Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character by Ralph Leighton
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Adventures of a curious character
No Logo: No Space. No Choice. No JobsNo Logo: No Space. No Choice. No Jobs by Naomi Klein
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Chomsky for the MTV generation.
The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy through the Maze of Computer EspionageThe Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy through the Maze of Computer Espionage by Cliff Stoll
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A fascinating tale of white hats, black hats, and the American security services.
Animal Farm: A Fairy StoryAnimal Farm: A Fairy Story by George Orwell
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A childrens book for adults or an adults book for children?