Books I have and I find great

• Computer Graphics

  • Title: Digital Typography
    Author: Donald E. Knuth
    Language: English
    Editor: CSLI
    ISBN: 1-57586-010-4
    Topic: Computer Graphics
    Note: Amazing book: very easy to read, fascinating insight into Knuth's works.
    
    
  • Title: Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice
    Author: Foley, van Dam, Feiner, Hughes
    Language: English
    Editor: Addison Wesley
    ISBN: 0-201-84840-6
    Topic: Computer Graphics
    Note: The bible of computer graphics.
    
    
  • Title: Digital Color Management
    Author: Edward J. Giorgianni, Thomas E. Madden
    Language: English
    Editor: Addison Wesley
    ISBN: 0-201-63426-0
    Topic: Computer Graphics
    Note: Understanding Color management. It is very clear and easy to folow.
    
    
  • Title: Digital Color Halftoning
    Author: Hery R. Kang
    Language: English
    Editor: IEEE Press/SPIE Press
    ISBN: IEEE ISBN: 0-7803-474-2, SPIE ISBN: 0-8194-3318-7
    Topic: Computer Graphics
    Note: Rendering pixel buffers on a printer. ie: a discrete plotter. Thoroughful discussion of the different algorithms, often too technical.
    
    
  • Title: Computational Geometry
    Author: de Berg, van Kereld
    Language: English
    Editor: Springer
    ISBN: 3-540-65620-0
    Topic: Computer Graphics
    Webpage
    Note: Good math background for algorithms and computer graphics. Another Bible.
    
    

• Algorithms

  • Title: The Art of Computer Programming (Fundamental algorithms)
    Author: Donald E. Knuth
    Language: English
    Editor: Addison Wesley
    ISBN: 0-201-89683-4
    Topic: Programming
    Note: First volume of the classic Knuth' trilogy. A must.
    
    
  • Title: The Art of Computer Programming (Seminumerical algorithms)
    Author: Donald E. Knuth
    Language: English
    Editor: Addison Wesley
    ISBN: 0-201-89684-2
    Topic: Programming
    Note: Second volume of the classic Knuth' trilogy. A must.
    
    
  • Title: The Art of Computer Programming (Sorting and Searching)
    Author: Donald E. Knuth
    Language: English
    Editor: Addison Wesley
    ISBN: 0-201-89685-0
    Topic: Programming
    Note: Third volume of the classic Knuth' trilogy. A must.
    
    

• Real life programming/Langages

  • Title: Refactoring
    Author: Marting Fowler
    Language: Enlish
    Editor: Addison Wesley
    ISBN: 0-201-48567-2
    Topic: Programming
    Note: Want to write good useful/reusable code ?
    
    
  • Title: Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (SICP)
    Author: Harold Abelson and Gerald Jay Sussman with Julie Sussman
    Language: English
    Editor: The MIT Press
    ISBN: 0-262-01153-0
    Topic: Programming
    Note: Scheme/Lisp unveiled.
    
    
  • Title: Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (Instructor's manual)
    Author: Julie Sussman with Harold Abelson and Gerald Jay Sussman
    Language: English
    Editor: The MIT Press
    ISBN: 0-262-69220-1
    Topic: Programming
    Note: Pretty useful if you have the one above.
    
    
  • Title: Langage C
    Author: G. Willms
    Language: Francais
    Editor: Micro Application
    ISBN: 2-6429-0738-6
    Topic: Languages
    Note: Pas cher, tres didactique, complet.
    
    
  • Title: C++: The Core Language
    Author: Satir & Brown
    Language: English
    Editor: O'Reilly
    ISBN: 1-56592-116-X
    Topic: Languages
    Note: A pretty good introduction to C++ for C programmers.
    
    

• Development Platforms

  • Title: Essential COM
    Author: Don Box
    Language: English
    Editor: Addison Wesley
    ISBN: 0-201-63446-5
    Topic: Tools
    Note: The best book on Microsoft's COM ever.
    
    
  • Title: Writing GNOME Applications
    Author: John R. Sheets
    Language: English
    Editor: Addison Wesley
    ISBN: 0-201-65791-0
    Topic: Tools
    Webpage
    Note: Gives a very good introduction to Gnome programming.
    
    
  • Title: GTK+/Gnome Application Development
    Author: Havoc Pennington
    Language: English
    Editor: New Riders
    ISBN: 0-357-0078-8
    Topic: Tools
    Webpage
    Note: More details in some parts of Gnome Programming than the above.
    
    
  • Title: Xlib Programming Manual
    Author: Adrian Nye
    Language: English
    Editor: O'Reilly
    ISBN: 1-56592-002-3
    Topic: Tools
    Note: If you use a UNIX system with X-Windows running, you need to read this book at at least understand how things work under GTK+ :)
    
    

• Computer Architecture

  • Title: Linkers & Loaders
    Author: John R. Levine
    Language: english
    Editor: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers
    ISBN: 1-55860-496-0
    Topic: Operating Systems
    Webpage
    Amazingly good book. A non-edited version is available on the web but you should buy it.
  • Title: Traitement des Langages Evolues
    Author: Y. Noyelle
    Language: Francais
    Editor: Masson
    ISBN: 2-225-81368-X
    Topic: Compilation
    Note: Une bonne introduction aux problemes de compilation. Quelquefois touffu. Doit etre trouve/achete d'occase: plus edite.
    
    
  • Title: Architecture des systemes d'exploitation
    Author: Michael Griffith, Michael Vayssade
    Language: Francais
    Editor: HERMES
    ISBN: 2-86601-127-9
    Topic: Operating Systems
    Note: Bon tour d'horizon d'architectures materielles et des OS associes.
    
    

Books I have you can live without

• Title: GNU Autoconf, Automake and Libtool
  Author: Gary V. Vaughan, Ben Elliston, Tom Tromey and Ian Lance Taylor
  Language: English
  Editor: New Riders
  ISBN: 1-57870-190-2
  Topic: Tools
  Webpage
  Note: in-depth discussion on autoconf/automake/libtool use... Lacks clarity. Furthermore, can be found on the web.
  
  

Books I am planning to buy someday when I have money

• Title: The Anatomy of a High-Performance Microprocessor: a Systems Perspective
  Author: Bruce Shriver Bennett Smith
  Language: English
  Editor: IEEE
  ISBN: 0-8186-8400-3
  Topic: Microprocessor Design
  Webpage
  Note: Uses the K6 3D processor as an example, analysing its architecture.
  
  
• Title: Surviving the Design of Microprocessor and Multimicroprocessor Systems: Lessons Learned
  Author: Veljko Milutinovic
  Language: English
  Editor: Wiley Inter-Science
  ISBN: 0-471-35728-6
  Topic: Microprocessor Design
  Webpage
  Note: Looks amazingly interesting. I am not rich enough for this book though. An online version in word format is available there.