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Just got some new goodies from Amazon this week. I love books and movies!

I started out years ago developing applications in MS Access, then VB/SQL, and now .NET but I've always been able to focus on business logic rather than real low level stuff.  Since my degree is not in computer science sometimes I feel like I missed out on learning enough of the low level stuff like assembly and C programming and operating system theory.  As I get more and more into Linux I really want to learn these things so I'm queueing up some study material.  I'm about halfway through 2 other books right now, Robert Love's Linux Kernel Develpment and Code Complete 2nd Edition by Steve McConell. This is my second read of Code Complete since I got so much out of his first edition I had to get the upgrade.
The Art of Computer Programming, Volumes 1-3 Boxed Set
Donald Knuth Hardcover Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science (2nd Edition)"
Ronald L. Graham; Hardcover Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
Charles Petzold Paperback 3:16 Bible Texts Illuminated
Donald Ervin Knuth Paperback Microcosmos"
Claude Nuridsany; DVD;
I find it fascinating that Donald Knuth who is such an amazing computer scientist also has a book about mysteries of the Bible so I have to check it out. That one hasn't come in yet but I'm already perusing The Art of Computer Programming.  It will probably be quite a while before I read and digest all of it, perhaps even several years but I definitely will do it. Its hard to find enough time to do all the things I'm interested in doing especially since most of my free time goes into mojoPortal these days but one thing for sure is I'm never bored.

I can't recommend Microcosmos enough, get it, you will love it. If you've forgotten how magical life really is this movie will help you remember, its just amazingly beautiful.