TITLE: Getting started: combinatorial optimization for computer scientists
QUESTION [5 upvotes]: I have a background in computer science and I am starting to work on some problems those are basically combinatorial optimization problems.
I have good knowleges of graphs, *-flow algorithms and so on and I took some courses about operations research and similar stuff.
I am looking for one (or two) book to get a uniform and semi-complete view on the topic.

REPLY [7 votes]: For the short version, Combinatorial Optimization by Papadimitriou and Stieglitz is a good introduction, and at $12, you can't really go wrong.
For the in-depth version, Combinatorial Optimization by Schrijver is pretty encyclopedic.