Filming the Fantastic: A Guide to Visual Effects Cinematography

The DV Rebel's Guide: An All-Digital Approach to Making Killer Action Movies on the Cheap

In the Blink of an Eye Revised 2nd Edition

The Visual Story, Second Edition: Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital Media

The Visual Effects Producer: Understanding the Art and Business of VFX

The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction

The Photographer's Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos

Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting

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The Art and Science of Digital Compositing

Brinkmann's "Art and Science of Digital Compositing" is still to my knowledge the comp bible.

There are craft books and there are books for understanding how to achieve results technically. I believe that everyone should have an understanding or an inkling of what they are doing most of the time and the book below is a good primer.

Essential Mathematics for Computer Graphics Fast

http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Mathematics-Computer-Graphics-Fast/dp/1852333804

Since many/most vfx artists try their hand at making simple tools/guis at some time or another then I'd suggest reading:

Don't Make me Think - Steve Krug