Code Complete, by Steve McConnell. How to write a computer program.
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, Edward Tufte. After completing your graph, improve it with an eraser.
"The Science of Scientific Writing," George D. Gopen and Judith A. Swan, American Scientist, vol. 78, Nov-Dec., 1990, pp. 550-558. How to write.
Elements of Style, Strunk & White. How to write.
Web Style Guide: Basic Design Principles for Creating Web Sites, Patrick J. Lynch and Sarah Horton, Yale University Press, 1999. How to make a web page.
Boundaries, Cloud & Townsend. Getting along with kin.
The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense, Suzette Haden Elgin. Things you shouldn't say. What to say when others say things they shouldn't.
Consilience, by Edward Wilson. Why we are the way we are, and why we should worry about tomorrow. Math modelling is important; we need to understand how the brain works.
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey. Setting priorities and sticking to them.
The Bible. Still the last word.