Michal Zalewsk is a all-round polygot that also wrote "The Tangled Web", I wish I could recommend it but I don't understand 1/2 of it.

Interestingly I only became aware of him after stumbling on his "Guerrilla guide to CNC machining, mold making, and resin casting" http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/gcnc/, an astounding complete piece of work.