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Slashdot Asks: What Book(s) Are You Reading This Month?

Posted by msmash on from the let's-get-this-going dept.

We have not run book recommendations and book discussion posts for some time. So here it goes: What's a book -- or books -- are you reading this month? Additionally, what's a book you finished recently that you found insightful, or funny, or both. (The latter request comes from a reader.) Leave your recommendation and any additional notes in the comments section below.

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  1. The Mythical Man Month by bobbied · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Everybody who engineers or manages engineers needs to read this book every few years.

    "The Mythical Man Month" by Fred Brooks.

    --
    "File to fit, pound to insert, paint to match" - Aircraft Maintenance 101
  2. Foreigner Series by C.J. Cherryh by The+Original+CDR · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I read 18 volumes of C.J. Cherryh's Foreigner series in 54 days. That's about ~7,000 pages. A fast paced story that never bogs down about aliens, first contact and languages. Volume 19 just came out but I haven't read it yet.

  3. Three Body Problem trilogy by Guy+Smiley · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I just finished this series, and each of them were among the most original sci-fi books that I've read in years. That is hard to pull off with three longish books, but the author is full of great ideas.