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My Current SharePoint/SQL reading list

Having worked in a MOSS 2007 environment for my entire SharePoint career, the thought of upgrading to 2013 has been both terrifying and very exciting (simultaneously).  In an effort to educate myself and gain new skills, I have been reading several new books.  I started out reading SP 2010  books thinking we were upgrading there, so you'll see a few of those in the list too.
Hope to share reviews of these as time allows.  So here's the list in no particular order:
Kindle Books:
How to do Everything Microsoft SharePoint 2013 by Stephen Cawood
Professional: SharePoint 2013 Development by Reza Alirezaei, Brendon Schwartz, Matt Ranlett, Scott Hillier, Brian Wilson, Jeff Fried, and Paul Swider
Microsoft SharePoint 2013 App Development by Scott Hillier and Ted Pattison
Exploring Microsoft SharePoint 2013 New Features and Functions by Penelope Coventry
Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2012 by Ross Mistry and Stacia Misner
Beginning SQL Joes 2 Pros: The SQL Hands-On Guide for Beginners (SQL Exam Prep Series 70-433 Volume 1 of 5) (Sql Design Series) by Rick A. Morelan
The SharePoint Shepherd's Guide for End Users 2010 by Robert Bogue and Amy Dehmer
Inside the SQL Server Query Optimizer (Pdf)
Free Advice (And Worth Every Penny) - A Collection of SharePoint 2010 Blog Posts by Todd Klindt
Black Magic Solutions for What Hat SharePoint  EUSP Press (Authors include Dave Coleman and Wendy Neal)
SharePoint 2010 for for Project Manager by Dux Raymond Sy - read this one while at SHARE Atlanta, great stuff
SharePoint 2013 First Look for Power Users by Asif Rehmani - First book I read on 2013; quick read and great video segments in the Kindle version
Sharepoint 2010 Issue Tracking System Design, Create, and Manager by Sarath Thirumoorthi
2010 at Work: Tricks, Traps, and Bold Opinions by Mark Miller
Technically not Sharepoint or SQL books but excellent for helping to deal with requirements gathering:
The Heretic's Guide to Best Practices: The Reality of Managing Complex Problems in Organisations by Paul Culmsee
Dialogue Mapping: Building Share Understanding of Wicked Problems by Jeff Conklin
Paper Books:
SharePoint 2010 for Project Management by Dux Raymond Sy
Business Intelligence in Microsoft SharePoint 2013 by Norman P. Warren, Marian Teixeira Neto, Stacia Misner, Ivan Sanders, and Scott A Helmers
Core Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Exam Ref 70-331 by Troy Lanphier
Beginning SharePoint 2013: Building Business Solutions by Amanda Perran, Shane Perran, Jennifer Mason, and Laura Rogers
InfoPath with SharePoint 2013 How-To by Steven Mann - Good read for both the newbie and those who've used previous version of InfoPath to get up to speed quickly!
The SharePoint 2013 Handbook: An insight by the SharePoint community by Paul Beck, Jasper Oosterveld et al.  - Favorite parts of this one: real world examples of using User Profile Services and the section on setting up a virtual development environment.

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