interesting looking books : David Litchfield's Guide to Buffer Overflow Attacks by David Litchfield Syngress ISBN: 193183623X Discrete Mathematics and its Applications, 5th edition Kenneth Rosen, McGraw Hill, 2003 ISBN 007290330 Computer Systems: a Programmer's Perspective Bryant, O'Hallaron, 2002, ISBN: 013034074X (excellent amazon recommendations) Topics include: data representations, machine-level representations of C programs, processor architecture, program optimization, memory hierarchy, linking, exceptional control flow, virtual memory and memory management, system-level 1/O, network programming, and concurrent programming. The coverage focuses on how these areas affect application and system programmers. For example, when covering data representations, it considers how the finite representations used to represent numbers can approximate integer and real numbers, but with limitations that must be understood by programmers. When covering caching, it discusses how the ordering of loop indices in matrix code can affect program performance. When covering networking, it describes how a concurrent server can efficiently handle requests from multiple clients. Intro to Languages and the Theory of Computation John Martin Intro to Algorithms, 2nd Edition Cormen ** Introduction to the Theory of Computation by Michael Sipser Introduction to Automata Theory, Languages, and Computation (2nd Edition) by John E. Hopcroft, Rajeev Motwani, Jeffrey D. Ullman Elementary Statistics, Ninth Edition by Mario F. Triola - topics look good, but it's expensive; around $100 * 864 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.40 x 10.18 x 8.50 * Publisher: Addison Wesley; 9 edition (March 4, 2003) * ISBN: 0201775700 * In-Print Editions: Paperback (8th Sol Mn) | All Editions * Average Customer Review: 4 out of 5 stars Based on 21 reviews. Write a review. * Amazon.com Sales Rank in Books: #9,380 (Publishers and authors: improve your sales) Introductory Statistics with R by Peter Dalgaard Elementary Statistics Bluman (topics look good; uses Excel; about $50) * Hardcover: 848 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 10.50 x 1.00 x 8.25 * Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 5th Pkg edition (June 25, 2003) * ISBN: 0072880716 * Average Customer Review: 5 out of 5 stars Based on 2 reviews. Write a review. * Amazon.com Sales Rank in Books: #146,304 (Publishers and authors: improve your sales)