The Inside Story of Research in Motion
Rod Mcqueen Provides a Good MIX of Technical and Business Stories and Mixing in Some History or Explaining a Scientific Concept When It’s Needed.
Drupal’s Building Blocks
Quickly Building Web Sites With CCK, Views, and Panels
One question that is going to come up is how current is this book with the recent arrival of Drupal 7? Except for CCK, most of the content is still relevant.
Programming Python
Powerful Object-Oriented Programming (4th Edition)
The Best Way I Can Think of Summing up Programming Python Is, “Now That You Know the Language, Here’s How You Do Something With It.”
Eloquent Javascript
A Modern Introduction to Programming
By treating javascript as a language in its own right, the author has produced a solid guide to learning a language that you might think you already knew.
Designing Interfaces
Patterns for Effective Interaction Design (2nd Edition)
New edition focuses on designing interfaces for mobile.
On the Edge
The Spectacular Rise and Fall of Commodore
How Commodore failed becomes clear though the interviews; Why is harder to figure out.
Crackberry
True Tales of Blackberry Use and Abuse
A semi-serious book about curbing over-use of one’s BlackBerry, or any mobile device that allows you to check your email at a funeral or other inopportune times.
The Facebook Marketing Book
The book is a pretty slim volume, about 260 pages, but it’s an easy read too with plenty of screenshots.
Head First Python
This book teaches the reader how to write programs in using the head first style that might not be for everybody, but it does seem effective.
Hackers
Heroes of the Computer Revolution (25th Anniversary Edition)
50 years of hacking, from the people behind 2600