Books a Computer Scientist Can't Possibly Do Without

A Listmania! list by H. Robinson (Cambridge, UK)
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The Art of Computer Programming: v. 1-3: Bd. 1: Fundamental Algorithms / Bd. 2: Seminumerical Algorithms / Bd. 3: Sorting and Searching: Vol 1-3 (Series in Computer Science & Information Processing)
1.  The Art of Computer Programming: v. 1-3: Bd. 1: Fundamental Algorithms / Bd. 2: Seminumerical Algorithms / Bd. 3: Sorting and Searching: Vol 1-3 (Series in Computer Science & Information Processing) by Donald E. Knuth
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  "Comprehensive and encyclopedic, unthinkable that it could be omitted."
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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, 2nd Edition (MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)
2.  Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, 2nd Edition (MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) by Harold Abelson
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  "Ignore the reviews, this is light-hearted, intellectual and profound."
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Introduction to Algorithms
3.  Introduction to Algorithms by Thomas H Cormen
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  "A splendid reference and first text. You will and should keep coming back to it,"
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Computational Complexity
4.  Computational Complexity by Christos H. Papadimitriou
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  "Well developed and rigorous discussion of an important subject."
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Modern Operating Systems (Goal)
5.  Modern Operating Systems (Goal) by Andrew S. Tanenbaum
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  "Thorough, solid introduction to the field."
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Computer Networks (International Edition)
6.  Computer Networks (International Edition) by Andrew S. Tanenbaum
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  "The other half of the Tanenbaum pair - again a thorough treatment."
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Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach
7.  Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach by John L. Hennessy
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  "A well-written, massively detailed and empircally driven coverage. Definitive."
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Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (20th anniversary edition with a new preface by the author)
8.  Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (20th anniversary edition with a new preface by the author) by Douglas R Hofstadter
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  "Touches on the more sublime and philosophical side of computation."
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Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (International Edition)
9.  Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (International Edition) by Stuart Russell
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  "A practical, yet still abstract, tour of classical artificial intelligence."
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Information Theory (Dover Books on Mathematics)
10.  Information Theory (Dover Books on Mathematics) by Robert B. Ash
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  "Representative of a genre, but a good introduction Read Shannon's paper as well."
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