Am I to presume that this list carries as much validity as most other "recommended reading" lists?
/which is to say, books which most working in the field didn't read to get into the field, don't read during the actual job, and probably aren't going to read except maybe as a reference chapter here or there?
Yes. I looked at the software dev list; I only skimmed it, but none that I saw were books I read, or books I'd care to read, despite being in the field for 4 years now, and being a fairly passionate learner in terms of new techniques, technologies, languages, and methodologies.
With only four years' experience I'd expect you to know little about any of the fields on this list. I'm surprised you found nothing of interest, unless you are only focused on web stuff.
/which is to say, books which most working in the field didn't read to get into the field, don't read during the actual job, and probably aren't going to read except maybe as a reference chapter here or there?