They don't buy any. On my own, I've bought, and lent Peopleware by DeMarco The Psychology of Computer Programming, Secrets of Consulting, and Becoming a Techni

They don't buy any. On my own, I've bought, and lent Peopleware by DeMarco The Psychology of Computer Programming, Secrets of Consulting, and Becoming a Technical Expert by Gerald Weinberg. Not exactly fitting into the category, but worth reading if you can find it: Models of My Life by Herbert Simon. A co-worker who left to become a consultant took the Weinberg books along with him.