Not sure this one counts but it's one of the best books ever: Code by Charles Petzold - https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/44882.Code . Others would be: Neural Smithing ( its now obsolete but was great at the time ) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1153223.Neural_Smithing The Pragmatic Programmer https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/4099.The_Pragmatic_Pr... (https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/4099.The_Pragmatic_Programmer) The Effective series by Scott Myers https://www.goodreads.com/series/160060-effective-c
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