Dreaming in Code, by Scott Rosenberg, is an outstanding look at the software development process from the perspective of a well-funded medium-size open source project that has been in development since 2003. This book is compelling from beginning to end, trying to help even the non-technical reader understand why software development is so hard. The many difficulties faced by this development team were surprisingly (and sometimes disturbingly) familiar. Highly recommended for everyone in software, and anyone else who wants to understand our world a little bit better.