Why Your New Programming Language Will Not Work

http://colinm.org/language_checklist.html

Single most influential programming book?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1711/what-is-the-single-most-influential-book-every-programmer-should-read

Programming Praxis Standard Prelude

http://programmingpraxis.com/contents/standard-prelude/

Linux (p)threads programming tutorial

http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialPosixThreads.html

Teach Yourself iPhone Programming in 24 Hours

Yeah, Right... :)
http://www.eetimes.com/design/communications-design/4211343/Teach-yourself-iPhone-application-development-in-24-hours-Part-I?Ecosystem=communications-design