Computer Science Books

Computer Science Books

Unix Philosophy and Administration

• Linux and the Unix Philosophy by Mike Garcanz
• The Unix Programming Environment by Kernighan and Pike
• Unix Power Tools by Shelley Powers, Jerry Peek, Tim O’Reilly, Mike Loukides
• Linux Server Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips and Tools by Rob Flickenger
• UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook by Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Trent R. Hein, Ben Whaley

Discrete Mathematics

• How to Prove It: A Structured Approach by Daniel J. Velleman
• How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method by George Polya, Sam Sloan
• Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science by Graham, Knuth, and Patashnik

Data Structures and Algorithms

• Introduction to Algorithms by Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, Clifford Stein
• Algorithm Design by Jon Kleinberg, Éva Tardos
• The Algorithm Design Manual by Steven S. Skiena
• The Art of Computer Programming (all volumes) by Donald E. Knuth

Theory / Math

• Foundations of Computer Science by Al Aho and Jeff Ullman https://i.stanford.edu/~ullman/focs.html
• An Introduction to Functional Programming Through Lambda Calculus by Greg Michaelson
• Introduction to the Theory of Computation by Michael Sipser
• Computational Complexity by Christos H. Papadimitriou
• Computational Complexity: A Conceptual Perspective by Oded Goldreich
• Introduction to Automata Theory, Languages, and Computation by John E. Hopcroft, Rajeev Motwani, Jeffrey D. Ullman
• Computability: An Introduction to Recursive Function Theory by Nigel Cutland
• Computers and Intractability: A Guide to the Theory of NP-Completeness by M.R. Garey, D.S. Johnson
• Theory of Recursive Functions and Effective Computability by Hartley Rogers

Architecture

• Computer Organization and Design by David A. Patterson, John L. Hennessy
• Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach by John L. Hennessy, David A. Patterson
• What every programmer should know about memory by Ulrich Drepper https://lwn.net/Articles/250967/

Operating Systems

• Operating System Concepts by Abraham Silberschatz, Greg Gagne, Peter B. Galvin
• Operating Systems Design and Implementation by Andrew S Tanenbaum, Albert S Woodhull
• Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles by William Stallings
• Linux Kernel Development by Robert Love

Networking

• Unix Network Programming, Volume 1: The Sockets Networking API by W. Richard Stevens, Bill Fenner, Andrew M. Rudoff
• UNIX Network Programming, Volume 2: Interprocess Communications by W. Richard Stevens
• TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols by Kevin R. Fall, W. Richard Stevens
• TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 2: The Implementation by Gary R. Wright, W. Richard Stevens
• TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 3: TCP for Transactions, HTTP, NNTP, and the UNIX Domain Protocols by W. Richard Stevens
• Computer Networks by Andrew S. Tanenbaum, David J. Wetherall

Security

• Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems by Ross Anderson
• The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security by Kevin D. Mitnick, William L. Simon
• Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World’s Most Wanted Hacker by Kevin D. Mitnick, Steve Wozniak (Foreword), William L. Simon
• The Web Application Hacker’s Handbook: Finding and Exploiting Security Flaws by Dafydd Stuttard, Marcus Pinto
• Hacking: The Art of Exploitation by Jon Erickson
• Metasploit: The Penetration Tester’s Guide by David Kennedy, Jim O’Gorman, Devon Kearns, Mati Aharoni
• Security 2020: Reduce Security Risks This Decade by Doug Howard, Kevin Prince

Cryptography

• Cryptography Engineering: Design Principles and Practical Applications by Niels Ferguson, Bruce Schneier, Tadayoshi Kohno
• Introduction to Modern Cryptography: Principles and Protocols by Jonathan Katz, Yehuda Lindell
• Elliptic Curves: Number Theory and Cryptography, Second Edition by Lawrence C. Washington
• A Course in Number Theory and Cryptography by Neal Koblitz
• Algebraic Aspects of Cryptography by Neal Koblitz (Author), A.J. Menezes (Contributor), Y.-H. Wu (Contributor), R.J. Zuccherato (Contributor)
• Schneier’s Cryptography Classics Library: Applied Cryptography, Secrets and Lies, and Practical Cryptography by Bruce Schneier

Parallelism

• The Art of Multiprocessor Programming, Revised Reprint by Maurice Herlihy, Nir Shavit
• C++ Concurrency in Action: Practical Multithreading by Anthony Williams

Formal Methods

• Software Foundations by Benjamin C. Pierce, Chris Casinghino, Michael Greenberg, Cătălin Hriţcu, Vilhelm Sjöberg, Brent Yorgey https://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/sf/

Graphics and Simulation

• Mathematics for 3D Game Programming and Computer Graphics by Eric Lengyel

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

• Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach by Stuart Russell, Peter Norvig
• Machine Learning by Tom M. Mitchell

Databases

• SQL and Relational Theory: How to Write Accurate SQL Code by C.J. Date

Programming Languages

JavaScript

• JavaScript: The Definitive Guide by Flanagan
• JavaScript: The Good Parts by Crockford

Haskell

• Learn You a Haskell for Great Good by Miran Lipovaca https://learnyouahaskell.com/
• Real World Haskell by O’Sullivan, Goerzen and Stewart

Assembly

• Assembly Language Step-by-Step: Programming with Linux by Jeff Duntemann

C / C++

• The C Programming Language by Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis Ritchie
• Exceptional C++: 47 Engineering Puzzles, Programming Problems, and Solutions by Herb Sutter
• More Exceptional C++: 40 New Engineering Puzzles, Programming Problems, and Solutions by Herb Sutter
• Exceptional C++ Style: 40 New Engineering Puzzles, Programming Problems, and Solutions by Herb Sutter
• Effective C++: 55 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs by Scott Meyers
• More Effective C++: 35 New Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs by Scott Meyers
• Effective STL: 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of the Standard Template Library by Scott Meyers
• C++ Templates: The Complete Guide by David Vandevoorde, Nicolai M. Josuttis
• The C++ Standard Library: A Tutorial and Reference by David Vandevoorde
• The C++ Programming Language by Bjarne Stroustrup

Python

• Automate the Boring Stuff with Python by Al Sweigart
• Python Crash Course by Eric Matthes
• Fluent Python by Luciano Ramalho
• Effective Python: 90 Specific Ways to Write Better Python by Brett Slatkin
• Learning Python by Mark Lutz
• Python for Data Analysis by Wes McKinney
• Deep Learning with Python by François Chollet

Rust

• The Rust Programming Language by Steve Klabnik and Carol Nichols
• Rust by Example by various contributors
• Programming Rust: Fast, Safe Systems Development by Jim Blandy and Jason Orendorff
• Rust in Action by Tim McNamara
• Rust Programming By Example by Guillaume Gomez and Antoni Boucher
• Rust Cookbook by Vigneshwer Dhinakaran

Compilers

• Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools by Alfred V. Aho, Monica S. Lam, Ravi Sethi, Jeffrey D. Ullman

Software Engineering

• The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master by Andrew Hunt, David Thomas
• Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship by Robert C. Martin
• Programming Pearls by Jon Bentley
• Mastering Regular Expressions by Jeffrey E.F. Friedl
• Software Testing: A Craftsman’s Approach by Paul C. Jorgensen
• Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software by Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides
• Pattern Hatching: Design Patterns Applied by John Vlissides
• Code Complete 2 by Steve McConnell

Other

• Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs by Abelson, Sussman and Sussman
• Lisp in Small Pieces by Queinnec