"Managing Gigabytes" by Witten et al is _the_ book that got me into the field of compression back in the day. Granted, it’s a bit dated now as there’s been a lo

"Managing Gigabytes" by Witten et al is _the_ book that got me into the field of compression back in the day. Granted, it’s a bit dated now as there’s been a lot of progress in the field, but I’d still heartily recommend it to newcomers.