I didn't get where I am today by not reading these books

A Listmania! list by Paranoid Man "paranoid_man" (W-I-G-A-N)
 
Essential System Administration: Tools and Techniques for Linux and Unix Administration: Help for UNIX System Administrators
1.  Essential System Administration: Tools and Techniques for Linux and Unix Administration: Help for UNIX System Administrators by Æleen Frisch
The list author says:
  "Helped me double my salary in 18 months. Best admin guide."
£29.89   Used & New from: £12.49
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

Cisco IOS Cookbook (Cookbooks (O'Reilly))
2.  Cisco IOS Cookbook (Cookbooks (O'Reilly)) by Kevin Dooley
The list author says:
  "1200 pages of how to actually do the stuff you need to do."
£39.09   Used & New from: £28.14
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Network Warrior
3.  Network Warrior by Gary A. Donahue
The list author says:
  "Pass the CCNA - and then buy this book."
Used & New from: £10.18
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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ITIL Service Transition
4.  ITIL Service Transition by Shirley Lacy
The list author says:
  "How move stuff around in I.T. without breaking other stuff"
£80.75   Used & New from: £19.50
2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Cisco ASA: All-in-one Firewall, IPS, Anti-X, and VPN Adaptive Security Appliance (Cisco Press Networking Technology)
5.  Cisco ASA: All-in-one Firewall, IPS, Anti-X, and VPN Adaptive Security Appliance (Cisco Press Networking Technology) by Jazib Frahim
The list author says:
  "How to keep the bad guys out."
£46.13   Used & New from: £34.60
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2
6.  Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 by Great Britain: Office of Government Commerce
The list author says:
  "Some words that might be useful when speaking to a P.M."
Used & New from: £2.29
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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CCNP Official Exam Certification Library
7.  CCNP Official Exam Certification Library by Brent Stewart
The list author says:
  "You used to have to pass 4 exams to get your CCNP. BSCI was a killer."
£131.99   Used & New from: £12.26
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

OCA: Oracle 10g Administration I Study Guide - Exam 1Z0-042
8.  OCA: Oracle 10g Administration I Study Guide - Exam 1Z0-042 by Chip Dawes
The list author says:
  "A book that I had forgotten that I bought. I will one day be sent to fix an Oracle system and this book will save my life."
£23.57   Used & New from: £5.00
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Expert Oracle Database Architecture - 9i and 10g Programming Techniques and Solutions
9.  Expert Oracle Database Architecture - 9i and 10g Programming Techniques and Solutions by Thomas Kyte
The list author says:
  "I must have been interested in becoming an Oracle guru before someone turned my head with a LAN switch."
£37.52   Used & New from: £13.13
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

CCNA Command Quick Reference (Cisco Networking Academy Program)
10.  CCNA Command Quick Reference (Cisco Networking Academy Program) by Scott Empson
The list author says:
  "Ideal if you are just starting out and need all the commands at your fingertips."
Used & New from: £18.86
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-642): Configuring Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Book/CD Package (PRO-Certification)
11.  MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-642): Configuring Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Book/CD Package (PRO-Certification) by Tony Northrup
The list author says:
  "Windows Networking. Used to be an oxymoron and now it's a pre-req to something I actually want to do. The shame."
£46.74   Used & New from: £20.38
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Learning the Korn Shell: Unix Programming
12.  Learning the Korn Shell: Unix Programming by Arnold Robbins
The list author says:
  "Carry it in th ecar in case  have to do something clever with dollar signs and colons. That sounds wrong."
£20.78   Used & New from: £9.89
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Magic Garden Explained
13.  Magic Garden Explained by Berny Goodheart
The list author says:
  "Unix internals explained. Like Nytol with page numbers."
Used & New from: £11.64
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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The  C Programming Language (2nd Edition)
14.  The C Programming Language (2nd Edition) by Brian Kernighan
The list author says:
  "No techie bookshelf complete without this one. Haven't written code for years."
£33.99   Used & New from: £12.95
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (115 customer reviews)

Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment (APC)
15.  Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment (APC) by W. Richard Stevens
The list author says:
  "Explains how the operating system works. In far too much detail for 99% of folks."
Used & New from: £5.00
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)

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The Cuckoo's Egg
16.  The Cuckoo's Egg by Cliff Stoll
The list author says:
  "A brilliant old school computer crime story. And it's all true."
Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)

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Computer Networks: A Systems Approach (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Networking)
17.  Computer Networks: A Systems Approach (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Networking) by Larry L. Peterson
The list author says:
  "The Authoratative Text Book on protocols. From 1996"
Used & New from: £0.01
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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