I figure it'd be interesting for everyone to post the names of the technical books that helped them the most along the way. "Must Read" technical books, if you will. I figure I'd get things started with a couple...

Unix Shell Programming 3rd Ed., by Kochan & Wood
Network+ Guide to Networks 4th Ed., by Dean
MSCE Guide to Managing a MS Windows Server 2003 Environment Enhanced, by DiNcolo
SAMS Linux Security Basics, by Hsiao

There are also countless web tutorials I've read along the way. What about you?

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Great books that have helped

Great books that have helped me, in no particular order:

Applied Cryptography by Bruce Schneier
The Intel processor manuals
UNIX Network Programming by W. Richard Stevens
Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment by W. Richard Stevens
Shellcoder's Handbook by a bunch of peeps
Silence on the Wire by Michal Zalewski
The C Programming Language by Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie
Phrack (not a book, I know)

This is a great one that just

This is a great one that just recently came out!!

Hacking the next Generation by O'reilly