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Aaron Hillegass, author of Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X and co-author of Core Mac OS X and Unix Programming, is the founder of Big Nerd Ranch, Inc. Big Nerd Ranch hosts world-class technical training in a retreat-like setting. As a programmer, Aaron has developed several large systems in the areas of logistics, scientific tools, and medical software. While at Apple Computer, he taught hundreds of people how to write applications for Mac OS X and several hundred more how to write WebObjects applications. In October, Big Nerd Ranch will be hosting his brand-new course on PostgreSQL.
Aaron's favorite books:

TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols
by W. Richard Stevens


by W. Richard Stevens

Unix System Administration Handbook
by Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Scott Seebass and Trent R. Hein


by Andrew S. Tanenbaum

Learning PHP 5
by David Sklar

OpenGL Programming Guide: The Official Guide to Learning OpenGL, Version 2.1
by Dave Shreiner, Mason Woo, Jackie Neider and Tom Davis
(The author's original choice was an older edition that is now out of print. This link is to the current edition)
Project Management As If People Mattered
by Robert J. Graham
(Out of Print)

The Elements of Style, 4th Edition
by William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White
Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in the Markets and in Life
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
(Out of Print)

AppleScript: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition
by Matt Neuburg
(The author's original choice was an older edition that is now out of print. This link is to the current edition)