Lists of Bests: hiremaga's "De Luca's A-Shelf Books" http://www.listsofbests.com/list/18712 I copied this over from http://www.featuredrivendevelopment.com/taxonomy/term/39/all so that it's easier to track my progress as I work through it. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:43:51 GMT en-us 0 50 45 0 0 Object Models: Strategies, Patterns, and Applications (2nd Edition) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/862608 <div id="position">1</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/862608"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0138401179.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056419552_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Peter Coad</div> The Design of Everyday Things http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/14326 <div id="position">2</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/14326"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0465067107.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Donald A. Norman</div> The Logic of Failure: Recognizing and Avoiding Error in Complex Situations http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4716 <div id="position">3</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4716"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0201479486.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Dietrich Dorner</div> Are Your Lights On?: How to Figure Out What the Problem Really Is http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/999953 <div id="position">4</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/999953"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0932633161.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Donald C. Gause</div> Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (2nd Edition) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/55360 <div id="position">5</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/55360"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0321344758.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V44487092_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Steve Krug</div> Eric Meyer on CSS: Mastering the Language of Web Design http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/20470 <div id="position">6</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/20470"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/073571245X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Eric A. Meyer</div> Principles of Transaction Processing (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1083597 <div id="position">7</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1083597"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1558604154.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1114653441_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Philip A. Bernstein</div> Transaction Processing: Concepts and Techniques (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/29760 <div id="position">8</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/29760"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1558601902.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056516662_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jim Gray</div> The Psychology of Computer Programming: Silver Anniversary Edition http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/28057 <div id="position">9</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/28057"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0932633420.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Gerald M. Weinberg</div> Secrets of Consulting: A Guide to Giving and Getting Advice Successfully http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/28053 <div id="position">10</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/28053"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0932633013.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Gerald M. Weinberg</div> Quality Software Management: Anticipating Change (Quality Software Management) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/874593 <div id="position">11</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/874593"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0932633323.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V37457269_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Gerald M. Weinberg</div> Quality Software Management: Congruent Action (Quality Software Management) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/474076 <div id="position">12</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/474076"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0932633285.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Gerald M. Weinberg</div> Quality Software Management: First-Order Measurement (Quality Software Management) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/874592 <div id="position">13</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/874592"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0932633242.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V37454477_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Gerald M. Weinberg</div> Quality Software Management: Systems Thinking (Quality Software Management) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/474074 <div id="position">14</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/474074"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0932633226.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Gerald M. Weinberg</div> Understanding the Professional Programmer http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/942711 <div id="position">15</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/942711"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0932633099.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V37457216_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Gerald M. Weinberg</div> Fatal Defect: Chasing Killer Computer Bugs http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/920353 <div id="position">16</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/920353"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0679740279.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1105864014_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Ivars Peterson</div> Crossing the Chasm http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/686 <div id="position">17</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/686"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0060517123.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Geoffrey A. Moore</div> Code Complete (Microsoft Programming) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/29626 <div id="position">18</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/29626"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1556154844.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.gif" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Steve McConnell</div> TRUE PROFESSIONALISM : The Courage to Care About Your People, Your Clients, and Your Career http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2389799 <div id="position">19</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2389799"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0684840049.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056465569_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by David H. Maister</div> Managing The Professional Service Firm http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/349351 <div id="position">20</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/349351"><img src="http://ec3.images-amazon.com/images/P/0684834316.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1122554718_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by David H. Maister</div> Bob Lewis's IS Survival Guide http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2447534 <div id="position">21</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2447534"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0672314371.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056464021_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Bob Lewis</div> Peak Performance: Aligning the Hearts and Minds of Your Employees http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/299653 <div id="position">22</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/299653"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0875849369.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V44181946_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jon R. Katzenbach</div> Patterns of Software System Failure and Success http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1494853 <div id="position">23</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Capers Jones</div> Software Fundamentals: Collected Papers by David L. Parnas http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1189682 <div id="position">24</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1189682"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0201703696.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Daniel M. Hoffman</div> Adaptive Software Development: A Collaborative Approach to Managing Complex Systems http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2447544 <div id="position">25</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2447544"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0932633404.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V37454490_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by James A. Highsmith III</div> The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/27410 <div id="position">26</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/27410"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0887307280.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V44030447_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Michael E. Gerber</div> Writers' Workshops & the Work of Making Things: Patterns, Poetry... http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/420020 <div id="position">27</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/420020"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/020172183X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Richard P. Gabriel</div> Handbook of Walkthroughs, Inspections, and Technical Reviews: Evaluating Programs, Projects, and Products http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/999980 <div id="position">28</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/999980"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0932633196.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Daniel P. Freedman</div> Peopleware : Productive Projects and Teams, 2nd Ed. http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/28058 <div id="position">29</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/28058"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0932633439.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Tom Demarco</div> Why Does Software Cost So Much?: And Other Puzzles of the Information Age http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/118184 <div id="position">30</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/118184"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/093263334X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Tom Demarco</div> Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1863098 <div id="position">31</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Edward R. Tufte</div> The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2nd edition http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/28337 <div id="position">32</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/28337"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0961392142.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Edward R. Tufte</div> Envisioning Information http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/28334 <div id="position">33</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/28334"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0961392118.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Edward R. Tufte</div> The Non-Designer's Design Book http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/711959 <div id="position">34</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Robin Williams</div> The Form of the Book: Essays on the Morality of Good Design (Classic Typography Series) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/27222 <div id="position">35</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/27222"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0881791164.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056504373_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jan Tschichold</div> The New Typography (Weimar and Now: German Cultural Criticism) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2021841 <div id="position">36</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2021841"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0520250125.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V37828382_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jan Tschichold</div> How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2664 <div id="position">37</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2664"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0140139966.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Stewart Brand</div> Object Technology: A Manager's Guide (2nd Edition) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4675 <div id="position">38</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4675"><img src="http://ec3.images-amazon.com/images/P/0201309947.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1121162350_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by David A. Taylor</div> Object Lessons: Lessons Learned in Object-Oriented Development Projects http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1644351 <div id="position">39</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1644351"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0134724321.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056419359_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Tom Love</div> Inside Taligent Technology (Inside Taligent Series) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4704 <div id="position">40</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Sean Cotter</div> More Effective C++: 35 New Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4776 <div id="position">41</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4776"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/020163371X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Scott Meyers</div> C++ FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2447592 <div id="position">42</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2447592"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0201589583.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056425494_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Marshall P. Cline</div> Java Design: Building Better Apps and Applets (2nd Edition) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/862609 <div id="position">43</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/862609"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0139111816.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056419591_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Peter Coad</div> Effective Java Programming Language Guide http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4677 <div id="position">44</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4677"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0201310058.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Joshua Bloch</div> The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, 20th Anniversary Edition http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4870 <div id="position">45</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4870"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0201835959.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Frederick P. Brooks</div>