Below are some books which I've found helpful and/or inspirational. I thought it might be beneficial to broadly characterise the content of the material by listing each publication under an appropriate sub heading. The headings are however guideline - quite a few of the books touch on many topics.    

 

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Acoustics  


 + Sonic Experience: A Guide To Everyday Sounds
  
 McGill-Queen's University Press  2006
 Jean-Francois Augoyard and Henry Torgue  
   
 + Fundamentals of Musical Acoustics   1990
 Dover Publications - Second Edition  
 Arthur H. Benade  
   
 + The Master Handbook of Acoustics 
 2000
 McGraw-Hill - Fourth Edition  
 F. Alton Everest  
   
 + The Physics and Psychophysics of Music: An Introduction
 2001
 Springer-Verlag - Third Edition
  
 Juan G. Roederer  
   
 + Spaces Speak, are you listening? Experiencing Aural Architecture   2007
 MIT Press  
 Barry Blesser, Linda-Ruth Salter  
   
 + Concert Halls and Opera Houses: Music, Acoustics, and Architecture  2003
 Springer - Second Edition
  
 Leo Beranek  

 

Cognitive Science & Psychoacoustics  


+ Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
  2007
 Knopf - First Edition  
 Oliver Sacks  
   
 + This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession     
  2007
 Plume Books  
 Daniel J. Levitin  

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Video Production & Image  


+ In The Blink Of An Eye
   2001
 Silman-James Press - Second Edition    
 Walter Murch
   
     
 + Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro 6         2007
 Peachpit Press
   
 Diana Weynand
   
     
 + Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro 6 Beyond The Basics          
   2007
 Peachpit Press
   
 Michael Wohl
   
     
  + Apple Pro Training Series: The Craft of Editing With Final Cut Pro
   2007
 Peachpit Press    
 Michael Wohl    

 

 

 

Sound Design  


 + Audio-Vision                                                                                       
   1994
 Columbia University Press    
 Michel Chion    

 

Sound Engineering & Systems  


 + Mastering Audio, Second Edition: The art and the science                 
  2007
 Focal Press - Second Edition  
 Bob Katz  
   
 + Microphone Practice  2003
 PPV Medien - Fourth Edition  
 Norbert Pawera  
   
 + Sound System Engineering  2006
 Focal Press - Third Edition  
 Don Davis, Eugene Patronis  
   
 + Handbook for Sound Engineers  2005
 Third Edition  
 Glen Ballou  
   
 + The New Stereo Sound Book  2006
 Audio Engineering Associates - Third Edition  
 Ron Streicher & F. Alton Everest  
   
 + The Mastering Engineer's Handbook   2000
 ArtistPro - First Edition  
 Bobby Owsinski  
   
 + Critical Listening Skills for Audio Professionals  2007
 Thomson Course Technology  
 F. Alton Everest  
   
 + Music, Physics and Engineering  1967
 Dover Publications - Revised edition  
 Harry F. Olson  
   
 + The Producer as Composer  2005
 MIT Press  
 Virgil Moorefield  
   
 + Behind The Glass   2000
 Backbeat Books  
 Howard Massey  
   
 + Crank It Up: Live Sound Secrets of the Top Tour Engineers  2004
 Backbeat Books  
 Clive Young  
   
 + Make Mine Music  2005
 MIA Press  
 Bruce Swedien  
   
 + Audio Metering  2001
 Broadcast Publishing & DK Audio A/S  
 Eddy Bøgh Brixen