Managing The Software Process - Watts Humprey, Addison Wesley 1989: A must for any software engineering professional. This book outlines steps that can be taken to improve the process of developing software. Buy on-line

Peopleware, Productive Projects and Teams - Tom DeMarco & Timothy Lister, Dorset House Publishing 1987: An excellent book that outlines the myths and reality of Software Development with respect keeping your teams happy and productive. Buy on-line

The Mythical Man-Month - Frederick P. Brooks Jr., Addison Wesley 1975 & 1995: A classic on Project Management for complex software projects. Buy on-line

201 Principles of Software Development - Alan M. Davis, Mc Graw Hill 1995: A collection of simple one-page guidelines that can provide considerable insight into improving the software process, one small step at a time. Buy on-line

Object Oriented System Analysis - Modeling the World in Data - Shlaer/Mellor, Prentice Hall 1988: An excellent introduction to looking at systems/the world in an object oriented view point. Buy on-line

Object Life Cycles - Modeling the World in States - Prentice Hall 1992: This book discusses how to model behaviors with states resulting in a more detailed and complete understanding of systems. Buy on-line

WROX Press - Most of the technical books on our shelf are from a publisher in England called WROX they appear to have found a considerable number of knowledgable authors with excellent examples and source code.

Microsoft Press - Microsoft does an excellent job of creating reference books for their technology at MS Press.