[salamandersauce]

Racing the beam is very good. Been a while since I read it though but I really enjoyed it at the time.

[mgkimsal]

Another upvote for this. borrowed a copy and ... have never given it back (ed z - if you're reading this, that's who has it!)

It may only appeal to a certain niche audience, but it's so full of great details. It's a good balance between describing the technical challenges and then the hacks/tricks/wizardry that got around the sometimes insane limitations!