Jon Erickson’s Hacking, 2nd Ed (H2E) is one of the most remarkable books in the group I just read. H2E is in some senses amazing because the author takes the reader on a journey through programming, exploitation, shellcode, and so forth, yet helps the reader climb each mountain. While the material is sufficiently technical to scare some readers away, those that remain will definitely learn more about the craft of “hacking” The book is available on Amazon.com.”]
Source: https://taosecurity.blogspot.com/2011/07/review-of-hacking-art-of-exploitation.html