List of potentially useful and interesting books

The Cathedral and the Bazaar http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/

The Jargon File http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/

How To Become a Hacker http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html

Hacker FAQ http://www.plethora.net/~seebs/faqs/hacker.html

Manager FAQ http://www.plethora.net/~seebs/faqs/manager.html

The Art of Unix Programming http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/taoup/

Hardware Hacking
Electronic Gadgets for the Evil Genius : 28 Build-It Yourself Projects http://www.thinkgeek.com/books/nonfiction/70b5/

Hardware Hacking Projects for Geeks http://www.thinkgeek.com/books/nonfiction/6864/

Books by LUG members

DHTML Utopia, by Aq -- http://www.sitepoint.com/books/dhtml1/

Linux Desktop Hacks, authors inc. Jono -- http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxdeskhks/

The Official Ubuntu Book, authors inc. Jono -- http://www.phptr.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=0132435942&rl=1