NefMoto

All of the links below will take you to the product page for the book on Amazon.com.

This is a great book for people new to reverse engineering hardware. This book covers everything from how to remove surface mount chips from circuit boards, to reverse engineering encryption systems.
Hacking the Xbox: An Introduction to Reverse Engineering (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1593270291/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwnefariousm-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1593270291)

I finally finished reading The Ida Pro Book by Chris Eagle. I recommend this book to anyone using Ida. I would say the book is for good for beginners, but a decent understanding of programming and reverse code engineering is required. Honestly, I will likely read it again after I get a better understanding of the subject.

This books gives a basic description and application of all of the capabilities of Ida Pro. Just when Chis Eagle gets to information that directly applies to our application, he refers the reader to Andy Whittaker's site. In my opinion this book would be great for someone who already understands disassembly and wants to take full advantage of Ida.

The IDA Pro Book: The Unofficial Guide to the World's Most Popular Disassembler (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1593272898/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwnefariousm-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1593272898")

The 8051/8052 Microcontroller - Architecture Assembly Language, and Hardware Interfacing should be on the list. It helps  to know how they move forward before you go in reverse.. ;D

is the 8bit 8051/52 really close to the c16x family?

Anyone????

No, it's not at all.
8051 is a lot closer to 80386 IMO from a pure disassembling perspective.

I recommend these guys because they were recommended by the people above, and now I recommend them myself.

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The xbox book is now available for free. http://nostarch.com/xboxfree (http://nostarch.com/xboxfree)

Is Chris Eagle's IDAPro book 2nd edition a lot better than 1st edition 2008?

Good read so far. I'm about half way through. My only problem is that he goes into HUGE detail on how to open the Xbox (explaining security bits and stuff), but when he gets to the interesting stuff like disassembling the boot ROM, he seems to skim over it really fast.

Doesn't feel like a book to me though (except for the intro, lol), more like an extremely detailed DIY project.

This is also a great source that can keep you up for nights  :) Free, online and 942 pages
Reverse Engineering for beginners (http://beginners.re/RE4B-EN.pdf)

Or the lite version from the download page (http://beginners.re/#lite) (downloadable in A4 or A5 format, 158 pages)

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Anyone have the C167 book in digital version?

Anyone?

Both good reads. Can be found online for free if you really look. I prefer to just buy them and read at the beach or whatever.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1593278748 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1593278748)

https://www.amazon.com/Car-Hackers-Handbook-Penetration-Tester/dp/1593277032 (https://www.amazon.com/Car-Hackers-Handbook-Penetration-Tester/dp/1593277032)