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The Mythical Man Month: Essays on Software Engineering - Frederick Brooks

The HP Way: How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company - David Packard

I have read countless books and articles and have attended countless discussions and talks on software engineering and business practices and it never ceases to amaze me how many of the principles tie right back to these two books. Each is short and can be easily tackled together in a day or less.