Rebel without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player, by Robert Rodriguez.
Whatever you think about what happened AFTER the film was made (how much actually went into editing what most of us eventually saw etc etc), most of us have heard of and felt inspired by this story.
Worth a read? I think so.
Buy it here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0452271878/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top