PhD in Computer Science Essentials

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Operating Systems: Design and Implementation (Prentice Hall Software Series)
1.  Operating Systems: Design and Implementation (Prentice Hall Software Series) by Andrew S Tanenbaum
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  "Essential background in OSes for anybody in CS"
£67.16   Used & New from: £47.01
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Introduction to Algorithms
2.  Introduction to Algorithms by Thomas H Cormen
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  "A Classic. Very useful for algorithmic thinking."
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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C Primer Plus
3.  C Primer Plus by Stephen Prata
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  "The best C book I found (and I tried many...)"
£35.99   Used & New from: £26.83
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Distributed Systems - Concepts and Design, 3rd Ed.
4.  Distributed Systems - Concepts and Design, 3rd Ed. by G Coulouris
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  "Essential if you are researching DSes."
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Database Systems: A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation and Management (International Computer Science Series)
5.  Database Systems: A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation and Management (International Computer Science Series) by Thomas Connolly
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  "Good all-rounder for DBs."
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3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

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MACHINE LEARNING (Mcgraw-Hill International Edit)
6.  MACHINE LEARNING (Mcgraw-Hill International Edit) by Thom M. Mitchell
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  "Brief and to the point. Excellent coverage of Machine Learning techniques."
£42.23   Used & New from: £15.00
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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)
7.  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
The list author says:
  "Always have this by my desk. Almost every problem I have encountered is described in one of the 3 brilliant volumes."
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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The Art of Computer Systems Performance Analysis: Techniques for Experimental Design, Measurement, Simulation and Modelling
8.  The Art of Computer Systems Performance Analysis: Techniques for Experimental Design, Measurement, Simulation and Modelling by R. K. Jain
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  "Understand what tests you need to run and why to evaluate a system."
£59.50   Used & New from: £14.99
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Java: How to Program
9.  Java: How to Program by Paul Deitel
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  "Very good Java - suitable for all levels."
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Advanced Java: How to Program
10.  Advanced Java: How to Program by Harvey M. Deitel
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  "Java EE essential - a bit out of date now, but still worthwhile purchasing"
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Programming Pearls (ACM Press)
11.  Programming Pearls (ACM Press) by Jon Bentley
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  "If you only buy one programming book, make it this one. Priceless."
£22.94   Used & New from: £16.00
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Hacker's Delight
12.  Hacker's Delight by Henry S. Warren Jr.
The list author says:
  "Title is misleading - learn simple programming tricks that speed-up your code. A lot!"
£33.99   Used & New from: £19.99
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems
13.  Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems by Ross J. Anderson
The list author says:
  "A brilliant Security text. Covers many areas but lacks a little in specific (OS) implementation details."
£35.75   Used & New from: £25.78
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Designing Embedded Hardware
14.  Designing Embedded Hardware by John Catsoulis
The list author says:
  "If you are building or writing code for anything in the world of the very small you need this book."
£25.02   Used & New from: £18.00
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Data and Computer Communications
15.  Data and Computer Communications by William Stallings
The list author says:
  "Brilliant for understanding computer networks."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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Unix Power Tools
16.  Unix Power Tools by Jerry Peek
The list author says:
  "No matter what Unix/Linux flavour you like, this covers almost all the essential tools to make your life simpler."
£48.88   Used & New from: £32.75
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)

Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing)
17.  Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing) by W.Richard Stevens
The list author says:
  "Really really good book - covers a big range of subjects. Very good as a reference too."
£35.13   Used & New from: £23.55
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Solaris Operating Environment Boot Camp
18.  Solaris Operating Environment Boot Camp by David Rhodes
The list author says:
  "If you are into Solaris, you need this. Although not as recent as other books, I found it the best by far."
£35.69   Used & New from: £0.34
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Algorithms on Strings, Trees and Sequences: Computer Science and Computational Biology
19.  Algorithms on Strings, Trees and Sequences: Computer Science and Computational Biology by Dan Gusfield
The list author says:
  "If you are doing anything with Strings, this will be a great help."
£51.92   Used & New from: £38.87

Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective
20.  Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective by Randal E. Bryant
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  "If you want to know how stuff works, this is the book for you."
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3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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