Here is a book I recently bought and am looking forward to reading. I like how the summary indicates it comes from the view of a social relational disorder rather than a behavior disorder. www.amazon.com/dp/1250041112/ref=pe_385040_127541860_TE_3p_dp_1
If I were choosing a book for myself, I would hold off on the Outsmarting Autism book recommended earlier. According to one of the reviews, the author is the Chairman of the Board for Epidemic Answers (http://www.epidemicanswers.org/) so I would look at that site to get an idea of where she's coming from and decide from there if that would be helpful.
Good point about making sure you understand the agenda of the author. There's some real crap and woo out there.
I get a lot of the books on ASD as preview copies from a few publishers. The "10 Things" is a good book. I found the "Practical Guide" better for parents of younger and more impaired/atypical kids.
I am not a fan of the Raun Kaufman book- it's interesting as a first person account of someone who was thought to be very ID and atypical who is "reached" through the bias of "his parents engaging him by mimicking his more dysfunctional behaviors. "Son-Rise" is the method that came from this. This isn't as respected or tested tx protocol as something like ABA, Floortime, CBT or RDI is. If @domerjen's DS is school aged, he's probably too high functioning for this to be an appropriate choice.
"The OASIS Guide to Aspergers Syndrome" might be a good choice for a bright kid who isn't identified until elementary school.