cfeduke

Code by Petzold is actually my favorite technical book

Clean Code by Robert Martin is excellent but a time commitment.

particularly the non-MS specific titles Code and The Annotated Turing.

The Joy of Clojure (Fogus/Houser) is excellent and mentally digestable

Practical Object Oriented Design in Ruby by Sandi Metz is a fun read packed with good principles

this is definitely the place to start

Any book written by Charles Petzold is an enjoyable read, though particularly the non-MS specific titles Code and The Annotated Turing.

Smalltalk Best Practice Patterns by Kent Beck is worth a read

One of my favorite books for certain.

well-written, enjoyable, concise.