Don't waste your life surfing the net, read a book instead!. Here is a selection of books that I have read and can highly recommend. Click on the book name to jump straight to the Amazon page for that book were you can directly order it at a super discount price, and get it delivered anywhere in the world. Ordering from Amazon is completely safe (now one of the biggest companies in the US!), and I can highly recommend them. In most cases it is much cheaper than buying the book locally!.

• The Art of Electronics by Horowitz & Hill ISBN 0-521-37095-7
  The reference for practical electronics techniques. A reference book you can just pick up, flip to a random page and learn something really useful !. Completely engrossing. A must have for the reference shelf.
• Electronics Equation Handbook by Stephen J. Erst ISBN 0-8306-3241-7
  A handy reference to keep on the bench for when you need that equation for a spiral PCB inductor !. Available from Dick Smith.
• Illustrated Dictionary of Electronics by Stan Gibilisco ISBN 0-07-024186-4
  The authoritative reference for when you have to check the meaning of some obscure term you haven't heard before. Another must have for the reference shelf.
• Circuit Theory and Techniques Vol 1 & Vol 2 by Hans Goodman
  The best introduction to basic AC (Vol 2) and DC (Vol 1) circuit theory bar none. Clearly explained without heavy math, well laid out, and plenty of examples. Out of print now, but if you can get your hands on it, I highly recommend it. The standard text for Tafe electronics courses.
• Digital Systems Principles & Application by Ronald J. Tocci
  An excellent intro to digital theory, you won't find an easier way to learn digital electronics. Very well laid out.
• Microprocessors & Microcomputers Hardware & Software by Tocci/Laskowski
  Another excellent book on basic microprocessor theory by Tocci

• The Chambers 21st Century Dictionary
  The reference for the turn of the century. A dictionary is a dictionary isn't it ?, it is until you've seen this one!

• Hard Drive by James Wallace & Jim Erickson ISBN 0-471-94081-X.
  How Gates made Microsoft what it is today. This is one of the original and best books on Bill Gates and Microsoft.
• Gates by Stephen Manes & Paul Andrews ISBN 0-671-88074-8. Available from McGills Bookstore @ http://www.mcgills.com.au
  How Gates went from nothing (well, kind of) to the richest man in the world.

You may not like the man or Microsoft, but these books are an excellent read. They are not only about Gates and Microsoft, but provide a fascinating behind the scenes look at the growth of the microcomputer industry. Gates has to be the greatest business mind in history, and his story is inspirational, like him or not. Similar stuff in both books.

• Big Blues, The Unmaking of IBM by Paul Carroll. ISBN 1-85797-288-0
  How IBM screwed up their dominance in the computer industry. IBM was one of the greatest companies in America until a little thing called the Personal Computer came along in the 1980's, and then it was all over for Big Blue. A great read for both the business minded person and computer history buff. This is the authoritative reference on how IBM screwed up.
• Accidental Empires by Robert X. Cringely. ISBN 0-14-025826-4
  How the microcomputer industry happened, and details the key players. Was turned into a documentary on the ABC called "Triumph of the Nerds".
  Check it out at : Triumph of the Nerds - Transcript
• Hackers by Steven Levy. ISBN 0-14-023269-9
  The definitive work on the original "hackers" at MIT. There aren't any real hackers left today, these guys were it. It mostly focusses on the key players and characters in the early hacker scene at MIT rather than the stereotyped 80's "Hacker" image.
• Insanely Great by Steven Levy ISBN 0-14-024492-1
  The story of the development of the Macintosh computer. I'm not really a Mac fan, but this is a great read. If you love the Mac then you'll love this book!
• Artificial Life by Steven Levy. ISBN 0-14-023105-6
  The story of research into computer generated artificial life, and the key players involved.
• The HP Way by David Packard ISBN 0-88730-747-7
  A nice little history of Hewlett-Packard, written by the cofounder. The "HP Way" is the managerial style first practiced by Hewlett & Packard, and now copied by most successful corporations. If you manage people, or are thinking about managing people, then it would pay you to read about how the best did it.
• Start Up by Jerry Kaplan ISBN 0-7515-1713-5
  Jerry Kaplans own account of how he formed "Go" corporation and created the handheld computer industry. The guy's vivid recollection of events is truly amazing.
• Stan Veit's History of the Personal Computer by Stan Veit ISBN 1-56664-030-X
  An excellent account of the early years of the personal computer industry, from the Altair to the PC. Seperate chapters on almost every major machine that made a dent in universe, and some that didn't!. From a guy that ran one of the first computer stores in New York before most people even knew what computers were.

• The Orion Mystery by Robert Bauval & Adrian Gilbert. ISBN 0-7493-1744-2
  Why the pyramids were built, and what purpose they serve. What is behind that hidden door at the end of a shaft in the great pyramid ?. The classic book that started the entire mystery of the connection between the pyramids and the stars. If you (wrongly) think the pyramids were built as tombs for early pharaohs, then this book will set you straight.
• Fingerprints of the Gods by Graham Hancock. ISBN 0-7493-1454-0
  Explains the connection between the ancient civilizations, and proves that an advanced civilization lived in Antarctica 12,000 years ago (and mapped it before it was covered with ice!). A big book.
• Keeper of Genesis by Robert Bauval & Graham Hancock. ISBN 0-434-00305-0
  A combination of the Orion Mystery & Fingerprints of the Gods, in a much more readable form. If you only read one of these book, make it this one. If they are right about the Giza plateau being a map that points to a hidden "hall of records" under the sphinx, then they have truly solved one of the greatest riddles of all time.
• From Atlantis to the Sphinx by Colin Wilson. ISBN 0-7535-0064-7
  Explains why the sphinx is probably 12,000 years old, and was built by the survivors of the ancient Antarctic civilization that was destroyed around then (generically referred to as Atlantis). Don't believe that crap about the sphinx being built around 2500BC, indisputable scientific evidence says that it was built at least 5000 yeas BEFORE that!. Hmm, that was when the historians tell us we were supposed to be just learning to walk upright wasn't it ?
• The Mayan Prophecies by Adrian Gilbert & Maurice Cotterell. ISBN 1-85230-888-5
  Why the Mayans think the world will end on the 22nd December 2012, a very good book. All about the Mayan culture and their obsession with astronomy and mathematics.

• The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes. ISBN 0-14-014997-X
  1988 Pulitzer prize winner. The fascinating story of the technical development of the atomic bomb. More of a "how" book than a "why" book. This is the only book available that describes the true development of the atomic bomb.
• Einstein, A Life in Science by Michael White & John Gribbin. ISBN 0-671-71270-5
  The fascinating story of Einstein's life. There is much more to this man than E=MC² !
• Nemesis, The Death Star by Dr Richard Muller. ISBN 0-434-48161-0
  The theory about a tenth planet that bombards the Earth with comets every 26 million years. This is what did the dinosaurs in. A fascinating story about how scientists think, and how they come about their discoveries.
• The Three Big Bangs by Phillip Dauber & Dr Richard Muller. ISBN 0-201-15495-1
  About the three big bangs that created us - Comet Crashes, Exploding Stars, and the Big Bang itself.
• A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking. ISBN 0-553-17698-6
  Explains everything you wanted to know about the universe and time. Everyone should read this at least once. To much stuff on God for my liking though, otherwise an excellent book.
• Wrinkles in Time by George Smoot. ISBN ?????
  Details the search for the "wrinkles" in space-time, the final proof for the big-bang theory, and the COBE satellite that finally found it. Similar in style to Nemesis. The discovery that Stephen Hawking describes as the greatest this century, if not of all time.
• Six Roads from Newton by Edward Speyer ISBN 0-471-15964-6
  A very good explanation of six facets of physics - Wave theory, field theory, statistical physics, special relativity, general relativity, and quantum theory.
• Chaos by James Gleick. ISBN 0-349-10525-1
  The definitive book on the what/how/why of chaos theory.

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