Library
Here is a list of books that may be interesting for any software engineer. These books split into three different groups based on the skill area. Some books cover more than one area — such books are put into the most suitable group.
All the books mentioned below are available at Amazon.
Technical Skills
Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction
Steve McConnell
Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software
Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides
Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture
Martin Fowler
An Introduction to Database Systems
Christopher J. Date
The Architecture Of Open Source Applications. Volumes I and II
Amy Brown and Greg Wilson
Communication Skills
How to Win Friends & Influence People
Dale Carnegie
Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
Daniel Goleman
Business Skills
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen R. Covey
Principles of Marketing
Philip T. Kotler, Gary Armstrong
Sales Management. Simplified.
Mike Weinberg
The Intelligent Investor
Benjamin Graham
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't
Jim Collins