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Re:Ask YC: What would you put on a hacker's bookshelf? by klocksib on Wednesday March 12, 2008 @12:59PM (#135262)
Hmmm, here's a list of books I really like:

Memory as a Programming Concept in C and C++ by Frenck

The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System by McKusick/Neville-Neil

Learning GNU Emacs by Cameron, et al.

Practical Common Lisp by Seibel

The C Programming Language by K&R

The C++ Programming Language Stroustrup

The Design and Analysis of Algorithms by Leviten

Assembly Language Programming for the IBM PC Family by Jones

Essays/Collections:

Hackers & Painters by PG

Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman by Feynman

What Do You Care What Other People Think by Feynman

The Cathedral & The Bazaar by Raymond

Novels:

The Soul of a New Machine by Kidder

Where Wizards Stay up Late by Hafner

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Re:Ask YC: What would you put on a hacker's bookshelf? by imp on Thursday March 13, 2008 @11:37AM (#136010)
Another vote for "Surely You're Joking Mr.Feynman" by Feynman
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