Barnes & Noble. That was the go to resource for programming books. I remember back in 2001 I'd been self-taught PHP for about 3 years and was able to be produc

Barnes & Noble. That was the go to resource for programming books. I remember back in 2001 I'd been self-taught PHP for about 3 years and was able to be productive, build some stuff that I needed built and was generally comfortable with how things worked. As far as I was concerned I "knew PHP". One day I was stuck on a problem so I actually went to B&N and bought a big PHP book because it looked like it had what I needed in it. Sat down, found that answer and noticed something else that I didn't know. Was shocked that I'd been programming so long without knowing that thing. Ended up binge reading the entire 600 page book over the course of a week and became a better programmer for it. Ever since, I force myself to read a book on any language I plan to actually do more than tinker with because that comprehensive information is so much more valuable. So yea...Barnes and Noble.