| 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 Fishpond |
| The Psychology of Computer Programming: Silver Anniversary Edition | Gerald M. Weinberg | Highly recommended Bruce F. Webster's - Recommended Readings See books. |
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| Code Craft | Peter Goodliffe | Yes | Supposedly better than Code Complete $78.98 Fishpond See books. |
| Code Complete 2 | Steve McConnell | Highly recommended by Jeff Atwood (Coding Horror) See books. |
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| 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 |
| 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 books. |
| Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware (Pragmatic Programmers) | Andy Hunt | Yes | $70.97 Fishpond See books. |
| The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master | Andrew Hunt and David Thomas | No | Recommended by Jeff Atwood (Coding Horror) $48.98 Fishpond See books. |
| The Back of the Napkin | Dan Roam | Yes | |
| 59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot | Prof. Richard Wiseman | Yes |
| 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 |