I second The Wonder Weeks (the 2012 updated edition) - It's not really a 'parenting book', but useful for explaining some of the things that are going on in your LO's brain (and, let's face it, they are little alien creatures when they first arrive, so any glimpse into their heads is a bonus), and how you can stimulate him/her at key developmental points. Everyone I know started madly googling 'milestones' when they first had their babies, and this goes a bit beyond by not talking about the obvious physical milestones so much as the cognitive development that makes those possible.
I also found Carlos Gonzalez' My Child Won't Eat very helpful. Admittedly I bought it when my DS went on his first nursing strike (the first of many), but I reckon you'd find this useful even if you end up having a great eater - it has useful stuff about breastfeeding, about those growth curves your LO will be measured against, about weaning, etc etc. Gonzalez is a Spanish pediatrician and I quite liked his tone: knowledgeable, common-sense and very reassuring. I just saw that his guide to breastfeeding is about to appear in English for the first time - so if you're planning to bf that might also be handy.
Gina Ford was not great for a breastfed baby, and totally useless as soon as your baby has any kind of problem - reflux, colds, problems with vaccinations, etc. I love the idea of schedules and routines, so was very disappointed that this just didn't work.
The Baby Whisperer is more useful and the kind of thing you can read while pregnant, but as someone already said it's probably best read for general advice rather than a strict repitition of her schedules - again, just didn't work with bf for us.