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 #### Readings
 - **Required** since Nand2Tetris does not go deep enough into operating systems: [Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces](http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~remzi/OSTEP/)
-- Supplemental: [Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0133594149?pldnSite=1)
 
 ### Core theory
 
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 \* **Required** if you intend not to go past Core CS;
 **strongly recommended** even for those who will continue on to Advanced CS.
 
-#### Readings
-- Supplemental: [Transaction Processing: Concepts and Techniques](https://www.amazon.com/Transaction-Processing-Concepts-Techniques-Management/dp/1558601902)
-- Supplemental: [Data and Reality: A Timeless Perspective on Perceiving and Managing Information in Our Imprecise World](https://www.amazon.com/Data-Reality-Perspective-Perceiving-Information/dp/1935504215)
-- Supplemental: [Architecture of a Database System](http://db.cs.berkeley.edu/papers/fntdb07-architecture.pdf)
-
 ## Advanced CS
 
 After completing **every single required course** in Core CS, students should choose a subset of courses from Advanced CS based on interest.
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 - Coursera: [Specializations](https://www.coursera.org/specializations)
 - Udacity: [Nanodegree](https://www.udacity.com/nanodegree)
 
-After spending some time in the industry, you should also sharpen your coding and software management skills with the following **readings**:
-- Recommended: [Clean Code](https://www.amazon.com/Clean-Code-Handbook-Software-Craftsmanship/dp/0132350882)
-- Recommended: [Code Complete](https://www.amazon.com/Code-Complete-Practical-Handbook-Construction/dp/0735619670)
-- Recommended: [The Pragmatic Programmer](https://www.amazon.com/Pragmatic-Programmer-Journeyman-Master/dp/020161622X)
-- Recommended: [The Mythical Man-Month](https://www.amazon.com/Mythical-Man-Month-Software-Engineering-Anniversary/dp/0201835959/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488071430&sr=1-1&keywords=Mythical+Man-Month)
+### Where to go next?
+
+- Look for a job as a developer!
+- Check out the [readings](extras/readings.md) for classic books you can read that will sharpen your skills and expand your knowledge.
+- Join a local developer meetup (e.g. via [Meetups.com](https://www.meetups.com/)).
+- Pay attention to emerging technologies in the world of software development, such as:
+  - [Elixir](http://elixir-lang.org/), a new functional programming language for the web based on the battle-tested BEAM VM!
+  - [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/), a systems language which uses borrowing and lifetimes to achieve memory safety without a garbage collector!
 
 ![keep learning](http://i.imgur.com/REQK0VU.jpg)
 

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 Name | Author | ISBN
 :-- | :--: | :--:
-[Introduction to Computation and Programming Using Python](https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Computation-Programming-Using-Python/dp/0262525003/) | John V. Guttag | 978-0262525008
 
 ### Math (Mathematical Thinking)
 
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 Name | Author | ISBN
 :-- | :--: | :--:
-[Discrete Mathematics with Applications(4th Edition)](http://www.amazon.com/Discrete-Mathematics-Applications-Susanna-Epp/dp/0495391328/) | Susanna S. Epp | 9780495391326
 
 ### Algorithms
 
 Name | Author | ISBN
 :-- | :--: | :--:
-[Introduction to Algorithms(3rd Edition)](http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Algorithms-3rd-MIT-Press/dp/0262033844/) | Thomas H. Cormen,  Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, Clifford Stein | 9780262033848
 
 ### Programming Paradigms
 
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 Name | Author | ISBN
 :-- | :--: | :--:
-[Modern Operating Systems(4th Edition)](http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Operating-Systems-Andrew-Tanenbaum/dp/013359162X/) | Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Herbert Bos | 9780133591620
 
 ### Computer Networks
 
 Name | Author | ISBN
 :-- | :--: | :--:
-[Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach (6th Edition)](http://www.chegg.com/textbooks/computer-networking-6th-edition-9780132856201-0132856204) | James F Kurose, Keith W Ross | 9780132856201
-[Computer Networks (5th Edition)](http://www.amazon.com/Computer-Networks-5th-Andrew-Tanenbaum/dp/0132126958/) | Andrew S. Tanenbaum, David J. Wetherall| 9780132126953
 
 ### Databases
 
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 Name | Author | ISBN
 :-- | :--: | :--:
-[Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (2nd Edition)](http://www.amazon.com/Compilers-Principles-Techniques-Tools-2nd/dp/0321486811/) | Alfred V. Aho, Monica S. Lam, Ravi Sethi,  Jeffrey D. Ullman | 9780321486813
 
 ### Parallel Computing
 

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+# Computer Science - Great Readings
+
+This document consists of great books or articles on computer science.
+Some are here because there is a course covering the same material;
+some are just great books that you should read at some point in your career.
+
+Once you have made it through most of the curriculum, knowing whether a book is worth your time will become easier.
+Or, if you are struggling in one of the courses, perhaps reading a book on the subject will help.
+
+Name | Author(s)
+:-- | :--:
+[Introduction to Computation and Programming Using Python](https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Computation-Programming-Using-Python/dp/0262525003/) | John V. Guttag
+[Discrete Mathematics with Applications (4th Edition)](http://www.amazon.com/Discrete-Mathematics-Applications-Susanna-Epp/dp/0495391328/) | Susanna S. Epp
+[Transaction Processing: Concepts and Techniques](https://www.amazon.com/Transaction-Processing-Concepts-Techniques-Management/dp/1558601902)
+[Data and Reality: A Timeless Perspective on Perceiving and Managing Information in Our Imprecise World](https://www.amazon.com/Data-Reality-Perspective-Perceiving-Information/dp/1935504215)
+[Architecture of a Database System](http://db.cs.berkeley.edu/papers/fntdb07-architecture.pdf)
+[Introduction to Algorithms (3rd Edition)](http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Algorithms-3rd-MIT-Press/dp/0262033844/) | Thomas H. Cormen,  Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, Clifford Stein
+[Modern Operating Systems (4th Edition)](http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Operating-Systems-Andrew-Tanenbaum/dp/013359162X/) | Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Herbert Bos
+[Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach (6th Edition)](http://www.chegg.com/textbooks/computer-networking-6th-edition-9780132856201-0132856204) | James F Kurose, Keith W Ross
+[Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software](https://www.amazon.com/Design-Patterns-Elements-Reusable-Object-Oriented/dp/0201633612) | Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides
+[Refactoring](https://www.refactoring.com/) | Martin Fowler
+[The Architecture of Open Source Applications](http://aosabook.org/en/) | Michael DiBernardo (editor)
+[Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (2nd Edition)](http://www.amazon.com/Compilers-Principles-Techniques-Tools-2nd/dp/0321486811/) | Alfred V. Aho, Monica S. Lam, Ravi Sethi,  Jeffrey D. Ullman
+[Computer Networks (5th Edition)](http://www.amazon.com/Computer-Networks-5th-Andrew-Tanenbaum/dp/0132126958/) | Andrew S. Tanenbaum, David J. Wetherall
+[Clean Code](https://www.amazon.com/Clean-Code-Handbook-Software-Craftsmanship/dp/0132350882)
+[Code Complete](https://www.amazon.com/Code-Complete-Practical-Handbook-Construction/dp/0735619670)
+[The Pragmatic Programmer](https://www.amazon.com/Pragmatic-Programmer-Journeyman-Master/dp/020161622X)
+[The Mythical Man-Month](https://www.amazon.com/Mythical-Man-Month-Software-Engineering-Anniversary/dp/0201835959/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488071430&sr=1-1&keywords=Mythical+Man-Month)
+[Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs](https://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book.html) | Hal Abelson, Jerry Sussman, Julie Sussman 
+[Introduction to Computing: Explorations in Language, Logic, and Machines](http://www.computingbook.org/) | David Evans
+[Applied Discrete Structures](http://faculty.uml.edu/klevasseur/ads2/) | Alan Doerr, Ken Levasseur
+[Calculus Made Easy](http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33283) | Silvanus P. Thompson 
+[Grinstead and Snell’s Introduction to Probability](https://math.dartmouth.edu/~prob/prob/prob.pdf) |Charles M. Grinstead, J. Laurie Snell
+[Compiler Construction](http://www.ethoberon.ethz.ch/WirthPubl/CBEAll.pdf) | Niklaus Wirth 
+[Deep Learning](http://www.deeplearningbook.org/) | Ian Goodfellow, Yoshua Bengio and Aaron Courville
+[Bayesian Reasoning and Machine Learning](http://web4.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/D.Barber/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=Brml.HomePage) | David Barber