This book by Adrian Forty in engaging and relevant even if you are not a product design student. What I've found most thrilling over these degree years is how people create relationships with objects, the little rituals. This book is not strictly about this, but helps understand the history of objects that surround us, and their effects. If you interact with objects such as hoovers and teapots on daily basis, it's a good read.

And these others are on my wishlist (which is loooong):