Recommended Readings

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Graphics Gems, Andrew Glassner (editor), Academic Press, 1990, ISBN: 0122861663.

Graphics Gems II, James Arvo (editor), Academic Press, 1991, ISBN: 0120644819.

Graphics Gems III, David Kirk (editor), Academic Press, 1992, ISBN: 0124096735.

Graphics Gems IV, Paul Heckbert (editor), Academic Press, 1994, ISBN: 0123361559.

Graphics Gems V, Alan Paeth (editor), Academic Press, 1995, ISBN: 0125434553.

http://www.graphicsgems.org/

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"Advanced Lighting and Materials With Shaders"
(2004 Wordware Publishing)

"ShaderX2 - Shader Programming Tips & Tricks With Directx 9"
(2004 Wordware Publishing)

"NVidia GPU Programming Guide"
(nVidia -- free download)
http://download.nvidia.com/developer/GP ... _Guide.pdf

"GPU Gems"
(nVidia Publication)

"GPU Gems 2"
(nVidia Publication)

and finally free shader creation programs:
http://developer.nvidia.com/object/fx_c ... _home.html
http://www.ati.com/developer/rendermonkey/