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A Listmania! list by Jukka D "JD" (Helsinki, Finland)
 
3D Math Primer for Graphics and Game Development (Wordware Game Math Library)
1.  3D Math Primer for Graphics and Game Development (Wordware Game Math Library) by Fletcher Dunn
The list author says:
  "Excellent book for refreshing your basic math on everything related to 3D."
£52.24   Used & New from: £19.89
3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Design patterns : elements of reusable object-oriented software
2.  Design patterns : elements of reusable object-oriented software by Erich Gamma
The list author says:
  "A must read for anyone in software development."
£31.49   Used & New from: £20.80
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)

OpenGL Programming Guide: The Official Guide to Learning OpenGL, Version 2.1
3.  OpenGL Programming Guide: The Official Guide to Learning OpenGL, Version 2.1 by OpenGL Architecture Review Board
The list author says:
  "A huge brick of OpenGL. Still only done 10% of the book, seems good though."
Used & New from: £9.98
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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Opengl Shading Language
4.  Opengl Shading Language by Randi J. Rost
The list author says:
  "Another brick of OpenGL shaders. Haven't opened yet.."
Used & New from: £30.98
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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Shaders for Game Programmers and Artists (Premier Press Game Development)
5.  Shaders for Game Programmers and Artists (Premier Press Game Development) by Sebastien St-Laurent
The list author says:
  "Intro to what HLSL shaders can do(for windows). Notable lack of explanation of shader internal workings."
Used & New from: £35.88
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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The COMPLETE Effect and HLSL Guide
6.  The COMPLETE Effect and HLSL Guide by St-Laurent Sebastien
The list author says:
  "Reading this after the "Shaders for programmers.." was a let down. Same stuff with more fluff."
£18.99   Used & New from: £7.10
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

C++ Primer
7.  C++ Primer by Stanley B. Lippman
The list author says:
  "A nice, thorough book about C++. Bought it as a prereq for Stroustrup but never got to buying the Stroustrup after this one."
£28.93   Used & New from: £21.80
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

Introducing Character Animation with Blender
8.  Introducing Character Animation with Blender by Ton Roosendaal
The list author says:
  "A brilliant book about rigging and animating with blender - for beginners."
£17.54   Used & New from: £3.33
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Real-Time Collision Detection (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Interactive 3d Technology)
9.  Real-Time Collision Detection (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Interactive 3d Technology) by Christer Ericson
The list author says:
  "Only started - seems thorough, at least for a beginner. Minor overlap with 3d math primer"
£48.39   Used & New from: £24.06
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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