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Don't You Have Time to Think?
1.  Don't You Have Time to Think? by Richard P. Feynman
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  "Exceptional - his life through his private letters only."
Used & New from: £10.17
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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'What Do You Care What Other People Think?': Further Adventures of a Curious Character
2.  'What Do You Care What Other People Think?': Further Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P Feynman
The list author says:
  "Feynman's enthusiasm for life is inspiring, an entertaining read!"
£6.99   Used & New from: £2.77
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

Screw It, Let's Do It: 14 Lessons on Making It to the Top While Having Fun and Growing Greener
3.  Screw It, Let's Do It: 14 Lessons on Making It to the Top While Having Fun and Growing Greener by Sir Richard Branson
The list author says:
  "Motivational if you feel your life's in a rut!"
Used & New from: £2.95

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Icon Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business
4.  Icon Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business by Jeffrey S. Young
The list author says:
  "Intensly or driven by failure? A great insight into the world of Jobs."
£10.39   Used & New from: £1.92
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use News Releases, Blogs, Podcasting, Viral Marketing and Online Media to Reach Buyers Directly (New Rules of Marketing & PR: How to Use Social Media, Blogs,)
5.  The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use News Releases, Blogs, Podcasting, Viral Marketing and Online Media to Reach Buyers Directly (New Rules of Marketing & PR: How to Use Social Media, Blogs,) by David Meerman Scott
The list author says:
  "Wandered what all the Web 2.0 hype was about - this really opens it up."
Used & New from: £1.25
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

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Principles of Marketing: European Edition
6.  Principles of Marketing: European Edition by Philip Kotler
The list author says:
  "A veritable Tome but well worth the time to read. Great if you're moving to product management."
Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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Exploring Corporate Strategy: Text and Cases
7.  Exploring Corporate Strategy: Text and Cases by Prof Gerry Johnson
The list author says:
  "A great book that has opened my eyes to corporate strategy."
Used & New from: £24.42
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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The Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy into Action
8.  The Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy into Action by Robert S Kaplan
The list author says:
  "A great book of Balanced Scorecards (but doesn't pick holes in it's use)"
£21.60   Used & New from: £1.50
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

Software Product Management and Pricing: Key Success Factors for Software Organizations
9.  Software Product Management and Pricing: Key Success Factors for Software Organizations by Hans-Bernd Kittlaus
The list author says:
  "If you're a software product manager you'll know this. I found myself matching experiences and observations whilst reading this."
£44.99   Used & New from: £29.99
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Smarter Pricing: How to capture more value in your market ("Financial Times" S.)
10.  Smarter Pricing: How to capture more value in your market ("Financial Times" S.) by Tony. Cram
The list author says:
  "A fantastic book on pricing, I found my experiences echoing the words and then learning more. Not specifically software orientated."
£28.49   Used & New from: £21.34
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

The  C Programming Language (2nd Edition)
11.  The C Programming Language (2nd Edition) by Brian Kernighan
The list author says:
  "The book that decades ago put me on the software path (1st Edition!)"
£33.99   Used & New from: £22.35
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (115 customer reviews)

The C++ Programming Language: Third Edition
12.  The C++ Programming Language: Third Edition by Bjarne Stroustrup
The list author says:
  "The most comprehensive C++ reference"
£34.57   Used & New from: £11.92
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

Design patterns : elements of reusable object-oriented software
13.  Design patterns : elements of reusable object-oriented software by Erich Gamma
The list author says:
  "The best concise Object Oriented Design Patterns reference."
£31.49   Used & New from: £20.82
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)

Effective C++: 55 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)
14.  Effective C++: 55 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series) by Scott Meyers
The list author says:
  "If you're a professional C++ programmer this should be in your collection."
£27.39   Used & New from: £20.41
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

Programming in Objective-C 2.0 (Developer's Library)
15.  Programming in Objective-C 2.0 (Developer's Library) by Stephen G. Kochan
The list author says:
  "The defacto Objective-C 2.0 book for programming. Apple heavily uses Objective-C."
£28.99   Used & New from: £6.00
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)

Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X
16.  Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X by Aaron Hillegass
The list author says:
  "The defacto learning Cocoa programming on the Apple Mac OS X (needs Objective-C)"
£31.44   Used & New from: £5.11
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

Beginning iPhone Development: Exploring the iPhone SDK
17.  Beginning iPhone Development: Exploring the iPhone SDK by Dave Mark
The list author says:
  "The defacto learning to program the Apple iPhone (Cocoa, needs Objective-C)"
£29.99   Used & New from: £0.90
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)

Introduction to Formal Specification and Z (Prentice Hall International Series in Computer Science)
18.  Introduction to Formal Specification and Z (Prentice Hall International Series in Computer Science) by Ben Potter
The list author says:
  "Three years of mandatory Z through university has left me with a unique view on software.."
£38.99   Used & New from: £0.01

Good Omens
19.  Good Omens by Neil Gaiman
The list author says:
  "A superb non-discworld book. I've re-read this many times."
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (122 customer reviews)

Feet Of Clay: (Discworld Novel 19): A Discworld Novel (Discworld Novels)
20.  Feet Of Clay: (Discworld Novel 19): A Discworld Novel (Discworld Novels) by Terry Pratchett
The list author says:
  "The imagery in this book, along with the humour makes it into my top 5 disc world books"
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)

Guards! Guards!: (Discworld Novel 8): A Discworld Novel (Discworld Novels)
21.  Guards! Guards!: (Discworld Novel 8): A Discworld Novel (Discworld Novels) by Terry Pratchett
The list author says:
  "Imagery again and story make this a compelling read. I still can't forget the smouldering outline against the wall.."
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (61 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

Darwin's Children
22.  Darwin's Children by Greg Bear
The list author says:
  "An interesting read, when will DNA altering viruses spread.. reengineering the human race."
£7.19   Used & New from: £0.01
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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