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Here is a list of books, that I find useful or simply enjoyed reading.
sawine@71: Engineering & Science
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sawine@71: Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Douglas R. Hofstadter
sawine@71: A metaphorical fugue on minds and machines in the spirit of Lewis Carroll.
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sawine@71: The Pragmatic Programmer
Andrew Hunt and David Thomas
sawine@71: A collection of advises for effective software development.
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sawine@71: Effective C++ / More Effective C++
Scott Meyers
sawine@71: Effective and safe C++ programming advises for practical use.
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sawine@71: Thinking in C++
Bruce Eckel
sawine@71: A freely available introduction to C++ and its Standard Library.
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sawine@71: Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach
Stuart J. Russel and Peter Norvig
sawine@71: A comprehensive compendium of most techniques for the development of artificial intelligence.
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sawine@71: The Algorithmic Beauty of Plants
Przemyslwa Prusinkieicz and Aristid Lindenmayer
sawine@71: A wonderful introduction to L-systems and a motivational read.
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sawine@71: Compilers: Principles, Techniques & Tools
Alfred V. Aho, Monica S. Lam and Ravi Sethi
sawine@71: The standard introduction to compiler development. Also known as the Dragon Book.
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sawine@71: Computer Networks
Andrew S. Tanenbaum
sawine@92: A good and in-depth textbook on network technology.
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sawine@71: A Brief History of Time
Stephen W. Hawking
sawine@71: Popular science. Follow Stephen on his quest for the Theory of Everything.
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sawine@71: Fiction
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sawine@71: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Philip K. Dick
sawine@71: A dark vision of mankind's future and the ethics of artificial life.
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sawine@71: Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
sawine@71: Follow the rabbit.
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sawine@71: Through the Looking-Glass
Lewis Carroll
sawine@71: Sequel to Alice in Wonderland.
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sawine@71: 1984
George Orwell
sawine@71: Classic novel about a totalitarian regime and its influence on the society.
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sawine@71: My Books
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sawine@71: Luftraummodellierung und Abflugplanung
Eugen Sawin
sawine@71: Ein Projekt zur Optimierung der Abflugplanung in den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten.
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