Damn Good Advice (For People with Talent!) - Technically not design related. Some really great lessons in this book. My personal favorite being "step away from the screen". essentially, don't get all your inspiration from peers. Sometimes you need to just sit down and wait for that idea. And thats how you avoid sticking to trends.
How to win friends and influence people - For client relations
$100 startup - Marketing, side-project skills, etc.
Read this book if you want to take great photographs - Learning about photo compositions really translates well to design IMO. This is a very basic book but it is incredibly helpful.
Damn Good Advice (For People with Talent!) - Technically not design related. Some really great lessons in this book. My personal favorite being "step away from the screen". essentially, don't get all your inspiration from peers. Sometimes you need to just sit down and wait for that idea. And thats how you avoid sticking to trends.