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"Bob"'s problem was counterproductive pride and being unteachable. There is no room for ego in a precise profession like ours, and none of us writes perfect code. If "Bob" had learned from his peers during code reviews, he would have been fine.

To answer your question: The Pragmatic Programmer by David Thomas and Andrew Hunt, Writing Solid Code by Steve Maguire, and Code Complete by Steve McConnell.