What I have in the room with me: 1. Modern Algebra by John R. Durbin 2. Introduction to the Theory of Computation by Michael Sipser 3. Machine Learning - An

What I have in the room with me: 1. Modern Algebra by John R. Durbin 2. Introduction to the Theory of Computation by Michael Sipser 3. Machine Learning - An Algorithmic Perspective by Stephen Marsland (not quite on the same level as the above two, but still pretty solid) I think Tanenbaum's Operating System and Appel's Compilers books both go in this category too, they're big but not compared to their subject matter. But, I've seen enough people disappointed in both to think this is more my personal opinion at play.