Books

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	Firewalls and Internet Security: Repelling the Wily Hacker Cheswick and Bellovin An excellent guide that thoroughly explains internet security via various types of firewall implementations. This book is intended for readers with a moderate amount of Unix knowledge.
	Practical Unix & Internet Security Garfinkel & Spafford A complete reference to Unix security that covers everything from file permissions to wrappers, firewalls, and more advanced topics. Suitable for novices.
	Applied Cryptography Bruce Schneier The most in-depth crypto book you could ever read, it explains the workings of practically every kind of cryptosystem in detail. The book does get somewhat math-intensive, but is accessible to readers of any level.
	The Underground Guide to Unix John Montgomery An excellent beginner's guide to using Unix- complete and easy to understand. This is the first Unix book I ever purchased.
	Linux: The Complete Reference Richard Petersen The title says it all- a virtual bible of Linux information. Covers everything from the major tools and utilities to the newest window managers.
	Beginning Linux Programming Neil Matthew, Richard Stones, S. Stones Matthew An excellent guide for programmers with a moderate amount of experience that want to apply their knowledge to Linux. Explains shell programming, file access, sockets, CGI, and much more.
	The Cuckoo's Egg Cliff Stoll A fantastic book detailing one of the most exciting hacker investigations ever. Stoll is an astronomer that becomes obsessed with tracking down a hacker named "Hunter" who has invaded one of his university computers. A must-read.
	The Hacker Crackdown Bruce Sterling A classic examination of the hacker subculture, Sterling begins by exploring the beginning of hacking and then goes on to highlight the assault on hackers in the 80s and 90s. He also explores both the legal and ethical issues involved.