Everything written by this man intrigues me and it would be incredible to have his entire library at my disposal for ideas, reasoning, and power.

Written by Dr. Donald E. Knuth, this is basically the holy text for programmers. It’s still actively being created, having been started in 1968. I have gathered that to read, comprehend, and utilize these books is to truly embrace the art and power of programming, so I wish to eventually undertake such a task.

This book is in the public domain, and I have a copy of the Standard Ebooks version, so there’s no need for me to buy or otherwise acquire a copy. Written by Edwin A. Abbott, this satirizes Victorian culture while allowing three-dimensional readers to extrapolate the fourth dimension through the story of two-dimensional characters interacting with the third dimension. Since magic and knowledge require the ability to think outside oneself and consider the limits of what one knows (and indeed, what one can know), exercises in stretching one’s conceptual ability are highly important.