I would have to go with applied mathematics for database professionals... It really opened my eyes to a lot of things. One of my old time favorites is not strictly a book in the sense that there is no official printout, but the TLDP guide to Bash Scripting is amazing. I've read a couple of books on network architecture, linux and fast development methodologies, but nothing of note. There is also a book by Adoracion de Miguel on database design. I don't think it was printed out in english, though. It's a good guide for beginners to sql. And my favorite by far, the Manga Guides to ... for instance: http://www.amazon.com/Manga-Guide-Databases-Mana-Takahashi/dp/1593271905 I used it more than once in custom db courses for beginners. Alan.- On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 7:10 PM, Bobby Curtis <curtisbl@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I must have missed the discussion about Oracle books. If I were to > focus on non-oracle books here is what my list would look like: > > UNIX Secrets : I used this book a good bit when I first started on Unix. > Notes in it are still valid from time-to-time > The practical SQL Handbook - 4th Edition: cut my teeth on this book. > Always good to review from time-to-time. > Programming Perl (Camel Book): always a trusty book when stumped on a > perl issue. > > Non-Technical books, it would have to be anything by Patrick Lencioni. > > Bobby L. Curtis > (e): curtisbl@xxxxxxxxx | (t): @curtisbl294 > http://dbasolved.com > > On 3/25/2013 3:07 PM, Steve Gardiner wrote: > > A few weeks ago there was a great discussion about Oracle performance > > books on this list. Learned about a few I had never seen before. > > > > > > I was wondering what IT books we might have studied over and over but > > not about necessarily about databases or Oracle. > > > > > > > > My list would be: > > > > Upgrade Your Life by Gina Trapani (newer version - Lifehacker: > > The Guide to Working Smarter, Faster, and Better) > > > > The Visible Ops Handbook by Kevin Behr > > > > Getting Things Done by David Allen > > > > Pragmatic Thinking and Learning by Andy Hunt > > > > The Productive Programmer by Neal Ford > > > > Lots of books by Gerald Weinberg > > > > > > > > What's on your list? > > > > > > > > Steve Gardiner > > > > steve.gardiner@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > Hotsos Enterprises, Ltd. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > > > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l