Here's a summary of the books that were suggested.
Looks like Cryptonomicon is the most voted for.
This is also available at:
http://traxel.com/doc/geek-books.txt if you want
a convenient way to print it.
The Adolescence of P1
It is Science-Fiction about the "ultimate" virus
and was written BPC (Before PC).
Shockwave Rider
Secrets & Lies by Bruce Schneier
a good read, but not a novel.
I believe James Brunner is the author of Shockwave Rider.
Actually, it's John Brunner.
Stand on Zanzibar
The Jagged Orbit
The Sheep Look Up
Other books by John Brunner that are worth reading
The last one is quite depressing, however.
Java How to Program
from Dietel & Dietel is a really good book.
The Truth Machine
it was pretty interesting. It's more quasi-IT than IT,
but pretty good. I don't remember the author's name.
The author is James L. Halperin. Good sci-fi, IMHO.=20
Soul of a New Machine
by Tracy Kidder
The New New Thing
by Michael Lewis
TechTV|Screensavers|Geek Library
for more recommendations.
http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/supergeek/story/0,24330,3319484,00.html
Hackers: Heros of the Computer Revolution
Steven Levy.
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Douglas Hofstadter.
I would call this book computer related, but not
IT related though.
Snowcrash
Cryptonomicon
pretty interesting reads.
I enjoyed reading anything by Neal Stephenson, although he
is a *little* long winded.
The main character in Cryptonomicon uses an OS called
"Finux". Heh
Cryptonomicon
Open Sources
The Cathedral and The Bazaar
Being Digital
Under the Radar
Takedown
Just For Fun
pretty good as well
The Dream Machine
M Mitchell Walthrop
another good one not so much *IT* related as it is to
the history and pioneers of the computing revolution.
Circa the early 1900's.
Cryptonomicon
Neal Stephenson
beware -it's nearly 1000 pages!
The Deadline
Tom DeMarco.
a great fictional book about project management.
one of the best books I have read.
In the beginning there was the command line
non-fiction book by Stephenson is
[ed - this was used by Stephenson as a marketing
device for Cryptonomicon, and is available online
at:
http://www.cryptonomicon.com/beginning.html ]
Where wizards stay up late
non-fiction book about the creation of the internet
Hackers
Stephen Levy
a good book
True Names
Vernor Vinge
rereleased and has a bunch of articles in it along
with the story.
Fiction
Otherland series
Tad Williams
should be good. I am about 200 pages into the first
book.
The Road Ahead
Bill Gates.
Seriously.
Really, I'm not trying to be funny
The Cyber Thief and the Samurai
factual, but fun reading.
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