====== Reading List ======

===== Other People's Lists =====

  * [[http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000020.html|Jeff Atwood (Coding Horror)]]
  * [[http://bfwa.com/recommended-readings|Bruce F. Webster]]

===== I.T. =====

^ Title ^ Author(s) ^ In Library ^ Notes ^
| The Mythical Man-Month (Anniversary Edition) | Frederick P. Brooks, Jr. | Yes | **Highly recommended** Bruce F. Webster's - The 5 Books Every IT Manager Should Read Right Now\\ $39.35 [[http://www.fishpond.co.nz/Books/Computers/Hardware/Computer_Engineering/product_info/388140|Fishpond]] |
| The Psychology of Computer Programming: Silver Anniversary Edition | Gerald M. Weinberg | | **Highly recommended** Bruce F. Webster's - Recommended Readings\\ See [[private:books|books]]. |
| Code Craft | Peter Goodliffe | Yes | Supposedly better than Code Complete\\ $78.98 [[http://www.fishpond.co.nz/Books/Computers/Programming/General/product_info/4106044|Fishpond]]\\ See [[private:books|books]]. |
| Code Complete 2 | Steve McConnell |  | **Highly recommended** by Jeff Atwood (Coding Horror)\\ See [[private:books|books]]. |
| Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software | Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson and John Vlissides | | Probably the best book on design patterns. |
| Patterns of Software: Tales from the Software Community | Richard P. Gabriel | |
| AntiPatterns: Refactoring Software, Architectures, and Projects in Crisis | William Brown, Raphael Malveau, Skip McCormick, and Tom Mowbray | | |
| Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship | Robert C. Martin | | |
| Death March (2nd edition) | Edward Yourdon | | Bruce F. Webster's - The 5 Books Every IT Manager Should Read Right Now |
| Waltzing with Bears: Managing Risk on Software Projects | Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister | | Bruce F. Webster's - The 5 Books Every IT Manager Should Read Right Now |
| Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering | Robert L. Glass | | Bruce F. Webster's - The 5 Books Every IT Manager Should Read Right Now |
| Perfect Software and Other Illusions about Testing | Gerald M. Weinberg | | Bruce F. Webster's - The 5 Books Every IT Manager Should Read Right Now |
| 201 Principles of Software Development | Alan M. Davis | | Bruce F. Webster's - Recommended Readings |
| Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (2nd ed.) | Tom De Marco and Timothy Lister | | Bruce F. Webster's - Recommended Readings |
| Software Failure: Management Failure | Steven Flowers | | Bruce F. Webster's - Recommended Readings |
| Software Runaways | Robert L. Glass | | Bruce F. Webster's - Recommended Readings |
| Assessment and Control of Software Risks | Capers Jones | | Bruce F. Webster's - Recommended Readings |
| Debugging the Development Process | Steve Maguire | | Bruce F. Webster's - Recommended Readings |
| Software Project Survival Guide | Steve McConnell | | Bruce F. Webster's - Recommended Readings |
| Productivity Sand Traps and Tar Pits | Mike Walsh | | Bruce F. Webster's - Recommended Readings |

===== Wetware =====

^ Title ^ Author(s) ^ In Library ^ Notes ^
| Keep Your Brain Alive - 83 Neurobic Exercises To Help Prevent Memory Loss And Increase Mental Fitness | Lawrence Katz, Manning Rubin | Yes | See [[private:books|books]]. |
| Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware (Pragmatic Programmers) | Andy Hunt | Yes | $70.97 [[http://www.fishpond.co.nz/Books/Computers/Programming/Software_Development/product_info/12297927|Fishpond]]\\ See [[private:books|books]]. |
| The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master | Andrew Hunt and David Thomas | No | Recommended by Jeff Atwood (Coding Horror)\\ $48.98 [[http://www.fishpond.co.nz/Books/Computers/Programming/General/product_info/537939|Fishpond]]\\ See [[private:books|books]]. |
| The Back of the Napkin | Dan Roam | Yes |  |
| 59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot | Prof. Richard Wiseman | Yes |  |

===== Non - I.T. =====

^ Title ^ Author(s) ^ In Library ^ Notes ^
| The Atheist's Way: Living Well Without Gods | Eric Maisel | No | |
| The God Delusion | Richard Dawkins | Yes | Available as audio book |
| God is not Great | Christopher Hitchens | Yes | Available as audio book |
| Natural Atheism | David Eller |  | Good primer. Read before Atheism Advanced |
| Atheism Advanced: Further Thoughts of a Freethinker | David Eller | No | |

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