This is one of a few computer science books that remains rather

special to me. I began learning about LALR(1) parsing and code

generation from this book. It and a small book on YACC were

enough to enable me to write a compiler for a 4GL. I have since

seen many other good (and not so good) books but this is a

personal favourite. It is full of practical advice while

maintaining a high standard of scholarship and provided a good

introduction to the subject.