I can second the recommendation for The Cuckoo's Egg. I picked it up somehow in 1994 or so and was immediately impressed. I hear there's an alternate title it'

I can second the recommendation for The Cuckoo's Egg. I picked it up somehow in 1994 or so and was immediately impressed. I hear there's an alternate title it's being published under now though, so look for the author, Cliff Stoll.