Here is a list of several texts that I have found to be indispensable.
Software Security
The Art of Software Security Assessment (2 Volumes)
Mark Dowd, John McDonald, Justin Schuh
978-0-321-44442-4
Windows OS
Windows Internals – Part 1
Mark Russinovich, et al
978-0-7356-4873-9
Windows Internals – Part 2
Mark Russinovich, et al
Inside Windows Debugging
Tarik Soulami
978-0735662780
Reversing and Malware
The IDA Pro Book
Chris Eagle
978-1-59327-289-0
Practical Malware Analysis
Michael Sikorski
978-1593272906
The Shellcoder’s Handbook
Chris Anley
978-0470080238
The Art of Memory Forensics
Michael Hale Ligh, et al
978-1-118-82509-9
Pentest
The Web Application Hacker’s Handbook
2nd Edition
Dafydd Stuttard
The Hacker Playbook 2
Peter Kim
9781512214567
Other Titles
Made to Stick
Chip and Dan Heath
Start With Why
Simon Sinek
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
Never Eat Alone
Keith Ferrazzi
blink
Malcolm Gladwell
Nudge
Richard Thaler
Switch
Chip and Dan Heath
Leading Change
John Kotter