If god came down out of heaven and told you you could only read a single programming book, that would be among the top five choices and arguably the #1 choice.

If god came down out of heaven and told you you could only read a single programming book, that would be among the top five choices and arguably the #1 choice. Dense but well written, teaches you how to think. And for someone new to programming, it's worth reading Paul Graham's explanation of the value of Lisp [1] if you haven't already. [1]: http://paulgraham.com/avg.html http://paulgraham.com/avg.html