Here are some of the best computer books I've read recently and recommend.

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Although I'm not excited about pattern books, this one is well-organized, cross referenced, and has good examples.
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These books have lots of good advice and little brain teasers. Put it by the toilet. Browse at Amazon. See also More Programming Pearls

Although it doesn't compare to the Annotated C++ Reference as a brain buster, but clarifies things you weren't even sure you were unclear on, and highlights many of the subtleties of the language.

An excellent, complete walk-though of not only MySQL, but most of the features of SQL as well. It is complete and also has all the access APIs from various languages. Very well written, and I felt like an expert when I was done. Browse at Amazon

This book has a bit of everything concerning Java, UML, design, processes, etc. Attempting this much could be a recipe for disaster, but it's not. Since it's written so well, I recommend this book. I have searched for a good UML book: all I've read and bought are disasterously complete and academic, and most written without any style. This one gets it right: it gives you the right amount of information in the right amount of detail, presented with clear, relevant examples. If you can read only one book on the state of the industry (before your interview), this should be it. Browse at Amazon

You can struggle with the online documentation, but you don't have to. Despite the title, this is an excellent book to take you from a newbie to an expert. At Apress

The classic book on basic object-oriented concepts and "programming by contract". Once I read this, I was disasterously frustrated with everyone who hadn't read it. Long, but a page-turner.
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