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What Books Should Everyone Read?
[ Timeline ] This question has the same spirit of what papers should everyone read and what videos should everybody watch. It asks for remarkable books in different areas of theoretical computer science. The books can be math-oriented, yet you may find it great for a computer scientist. Examples: Probability Inequalities Logic Graph Theory Combinatorics Design & Analysis of Algorithm Theory of Computation / Computational Complexity Theory Please devote each answer to books of the same subject (e.g. books on combinatorics). Note: The title might be misleading. Here's a clarification: Let X and Y be two fields in computer science. There are books that everyone in field X should read. in field Y should read. in both fields should read. This question seeks all 3 cases. In other words, it is NOT specific to the latter case. Edit: As suggested by Dai Le, please highlight the reason(s) you like the book as well. Related topics: References for TCS proof techniques Books on automata theory for self-study Books for probability Favorite popular math book Beginner's guide to derandomization References on circuit lower bounds Survey article on the theory of recursive functions Books on Programming Language Semantics What are the recent TCS books whose drafts are available online Books on probability
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