Peopleware

I got Peopleware on two Saturdays ago and finished the book the following Monday. Peopleware is the best software project book ever. I'm especially glad that I read the book while on co-op, because having that industry background to apply the book against made it even more interesting and relevant. Nearly every major problem with the software project I'm working on is addressed by Peopleware. This is the kind of book that you want to ask a potential manager if they've read. If they've read it and agree with it, then you are probably on to a good thing. If you are currently working on a software project and your manager hasn't read this book, run, don't walk, to the nearest bookstore and buy a copy for them. As Joel says , this is not just a book that every manager should read, it is a book that every manager should read every year.