Books

lets have a thread in which you post books that have impacted you in a big way.
important books that you think every good /prog/rider should read.
/prog/ DOES read books, right?
just post the name, subject, and a little description if you like.
i'll start with a couple obvious ones:

SICP
-general computer science
-scheme

K&R
-C

http://www.amazon.com/fear-ism-Ignorance-Atheism-Mat-Dickie/dp/0956160921/ref=pd_sim_sbs_b_2
Product Description
At a point in time when every other person is an unblinking atheist, "A-fear-ism" offers the most cogent argument against the movement yet. Dispensing with philosophical jargon and pretentious posturing, religious educator Mat Dickie brings a refreshing dose of common sense to the debate. He exposes the ignorant assumptions made by the cynical mind, and reveals the arguments against religion to be anything but "rational". As the title of the book suggests, he considers atheism to be "the irrational fear of religion" - and leaves us in no doubt that we embrace such a negative world view to our detriment.