Found in 1 comment on Hacker News
geekam · 2011-05-03 · Original thread
"Introduction to Algorithms" (http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Algorithms-Second-Thomas-...)

"The Art of Computer Programming" (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_6_31?url=search-alias...)

....to begin with.

Then there are theoretical computer science books.

I like the Computability, Complexity, and Languages, Second Edition: Fundamentals of Theoretical Computer Science (Computer Science and Scientific Computing)

http://www.amazon.com/Computability-Complexity-Languages-Sec...

Fresh book recommendations delivered straight to your inbox every Thursday.