One of
the most respected books on the subject of
Software Engineering.
Frederick P. Brooks Jr. worked for
IBM, as a project manager for
System/390 and
OS/360.
The front cover has a picture of some
bears and other wildlife, entitled "
Mural of La Brea Tar Pits". (Chapter 1 is an essay entitled, The Tar Pit)
ISBN: 0-201-00650-2
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
First written 1975, Reprinted Jan 1982.