What non-programming books should a programmer read to help develop programming/thinking skills?

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Published on 2010-09-05T08:14:36Z Indexed on 2011/01/06 21:59 UTC
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There are a lot of questions about what programming books should be on the programmer's bookshelf. How about non-programming related books that can help you become a better programmer or developer? It would also be interesting to know why they would help.

My first choice would be Sun Tzu's "Art of War" (however cliché), because it made it obvious that the success of any project depends on the strength of its weakest link (and warfare is a big project).

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