I read The Mythical Man Month recently (first published in 1975), and while some of it is charmingly dated (have a secretary take your code and run it down for you!), it's astonishing how much of its discussion and advice for structuring a team of programmers remains relevant even today.
As a teenager, I misread the title and borrowed it from the library. Imagine my disappointment and embarrassment when I realized that there was no mention of a human-moth hybrid at all.
