# Recommend a technical book or two!

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 22, 2001, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-technical-book-or-two/77454 "2001-08-22T00:53:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2001, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-technical-book-or-two/77454/1 "2001-08-22T00:53:48Z")

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Based on a suggestion by **panamajack** in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=82554).

Read a good technical book lately? Tell us about it! I’ve got a couple to start:[ul][li]_Introduction to Algorithms_ by Thomas Cormen et al. The definitive reference on the analysis and design of algorithms, it probably contains a reference, if not an outright solution to whatever problem you have.[/li][li]_Introduction to the Theory of Computation_ by Michael Sipser. This book offers a good informal treatment of theoretical computer science, but it also contains all the nitty-gritty details for those who want them (like me).[/li][li]_Introduction to Mathematical Logic, 4th Ed._ by Elliot Mendelson. Not the easiest to read, but it has quite a bit on the foundations of math and computer science.[/li][/ul]That’s it for now. More to come later, after the recommendations of others.

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**Author:** ![Tyklfe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@Tyklfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tyklfe)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2001, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-technical-book-or-two/77454/2 "2001-08-22T01:02:14Z")

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Todd Lammle’s CCNA Study Guide - a very well written book with a very optimistic outlook.