I did not see it on the list but Showstopper is an very good book(http://www.amazon.com/Showstopper-Breakneck-Windows-Generation-Microsoft/dp/0759285780/ref=sr_

I did not see it on the list but Showstopper is an very good book(http://www.amazon.com/Showstopper-Breakneck-Windows-Generation-Microsoft/dp/0759285780/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327229009&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/Showstopper-Breakneck-Windows-Generati...) It tells the story of the Windows NT team's couple years of major ups and downs developing the windows. It starts from the hiring of Dave Cutler from DEC to the release of the project. If you want a good view into how large software projects go I think you can't go wrong with this book. You get an idea for why the Windows team made some tradeoff (like security ;p) made in those days to finish the product and how a strong project leader was a must to keep the project on track. I can't recommend the book enough I've read it a few times already.