Books that all /prog/riders should read

Siddhartha by Herman Hesse

It's about a man trying to find satori. While I don't agree with Buddhism, it can be a very thought provoking novel, as long as you remove the religious connotations. It's really helped me become a better programmer by removing the things in life that get in the way of my work.

Siddhartha is mush-brained drivel by a pseudo-intellectual cockpouch. It's right up there with Gödel, Escher, Bach and On the Road as things that idiots read to make people think they're smart.