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How to Use the Amazon Kindle for Email & Other Cool Tricks: Read and Answer Email Anywhere, Anytime on the ... 67 reviews
Harvard Perspectives Press (indieKindle.blogspot.com), 2007
So much for so little
If you are buying a Kindle and are new at the game, this is a worthwhile investment. It gives you all sorts of information you may not pick up on from the Kindle Users Guide. It has the bonus of regular updates on the Kindle and the promise of a no-cost copy of the finished book when it is published later this year [2008]. You also can get a bunch of links to interesting Kindle websites. I have ...
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Cocoa(R) Programming for Mac(R) OS X (2nd Edition) 103 reviews
Aaron Hillegass
Addison-Wesley Professional, 2004
Great first book on Cocoa
This is the book I have been waiting for!
I am a recent convert to Macs. Ever since I fell in love with my Mac (now two Macs actually), I have yearning to do some experimental application development on it. I should also add that I have extensive programming experience on Windows.
Anyway, I downloaded Xcode, went to numerous websites, saw YouTube video all to try and understand how to ...
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Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual107 reviews
David Pogue
Pogue Press, 2007
Excellent
This book contains everything you need to know about OS X. It is also a pretty good read, as manuals go.
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The Digital Photography Book465 reviews
Scott Kelby
Peachpit Press, 2006
Great how-to (cheesy)
Great how to without tons of theory. Just good advice.
Super cheesy chapter introductions, but not overly distracting, and overall an excellent book for the beginner and intermediate photographer.
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The Digital Photography Book, Volume 2100 reviews
Scott Kelby
Peachpit Press, 2008
Kelby Does It Again
He breaks it down in a concise manner once again. I've been shooting for years now and I'm still finding out new things from Kelby. A must have for photographers!
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The Last Lecture306 reviews
Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow
Hyperion, 2008
STUNNING
stunning
worth
more
than
the
price
charged
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David Busch's Nikon D300 Guide to Digital SLR Photography26 reviews
David D. Busch
Course Technology PTR, 2008
Best D300 guide yet
David Busch does this great camera justice with a great guide. A fine read as well, never boring or "too technical". If you own a D300, you should have this book.
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Valley Boy: The Education of Tom Perkins22 reviews
Tom Perkins
Gotham, 2007
very informative, and not one dull page
this book has more substance than is typical for the genre, and i was hooked on every page; wish there were more pages and illustrations :-)
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The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology119 reviews
Ray Kurzweil
Viking Adult, 2005
A "must read"
Ray Kurzweil is an exceedingly intelligent and perceptive individual. His scientific insight into the future is fascinating and frightening. I am listing this as a "must read" to all of my top students.
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Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Voices That Matter) 54 reviews
Garr Reynolds
New Riders Press, 2008
I Never Realized How Much Help I Needed
When it comes to PowerPoint presentations I've always been guilty of simply grabbing a standard template and pouring in my bullets. I never gave much thought to aesthetics, which is why most of my slides look awful compared to the ones in Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds.
I can see why this book sells so extremely well. It's a beautiful work and features all sorts of great, visual examples ...
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The Photoshop Elements 6 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter)32 reviews
Scott Kelby, Matt Kloskowski
New Riders Press, 2008
the Photoshop Elements 6 Book
Finally I tried a Scott Kelby book. Now I know why I keep hearing about him. He fails to committ the annoying habit of giving a new learner 90 ways to do the same thing. And, he is clear, to the point. I can even follow what he says and get good results. This is a super good book for anyone struggling with Elements.
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The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use News Releases, Blogs, Podcasting, Viral Marketing and Online ...89 reviews
David Meerman Scott
Wiley, 2007
Good for Small Businesses Too
The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use News Releases, Blogs, Podcasing, Viral Marketing and Online Media to Reach Buyers Directly contains some really good information for a small business or a business that is just starting. I ordered the book with hopes of finding a few tips that could help me launch a powerful website for my new business. It exceeded my expectations.
Due to some of ...
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The Moment It Clicks: Photography secrets from one of the world's top shooters (Voices That Matter)99 reviews
Joe McNally
New Riders Press, 2008
Location Photogrpahy for Commerical and Portrait Photographers
I'll keep this short and sweet.
1. NOT a cookbook or "how to" book.
2. NOT a beginners book.
3. IS a book for high intermediate level and advanced photographers (see#4).
4. This book does not give F stops or other technical information. That's why it's an advanced book.
5. 100% LOCATION photography and how to overcome the hardships of this type of shot.
6. Emphasis on hard core commercial ...
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Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition421 reviews
Steve Krug
New Riders Press, 2005
Don't Make Me Think
It's a great book for introducing the mindset of web usability. It doesn't overload you with information, but shows you how to think when developing a web app.
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Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything78 reviews
Don Tapscott, Anthony D. Williams
Portfolio Hardcover, 2008
this book made me more creative
what a great book. it's one of those books, like daniel pink's a whole new mind, or some of seth godin's books and patrick lencioni's books, that constantly had my brain thinking about changes we could/should make to the company i lead. seriously, like dozens (hundreds?) of ideas. maybe a few of them will actually get implemented!
the book is about how a web 2.0/wiki culture is changing our ...
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Canon EOS 40D Guide to Digital Photography40 reviews
David D. Busch
Course Technology PTR, 2007
Excellent Book for Beginners and Pros
This book is excellent for even the pro that is used to working with more mechanical based digital or film analog cameras. It has an excellent and thorough outlay of the information needed for both a beginner and a pro diving into this very fine camera. Very highly recommended to those looking to learn more in depth on the vast array of features the 40D has to offer.
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The Adobe Photoshop CS3 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter)88 reviews
Scott Kelby
New Riders Press, 2007
A simple, yet seriously effective book!
This book has re-inspired me as a photographer. I have been a semi-pro photographer for about 10 years now. I dodged the digital revolution for more years than I should have. I only got into it in 2005. Before that I wouldn't even look at going digital. Until now I only used Photoshop for basic photo editing because other books I had bought just made the subject complicated. This book ...
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Effective Java (2nd Edition) (The Java Series)4 reviews
Joshua Bloch
Prentice Hall PTR, 2008
A powerful update to an already-classic title
Please see my review of the first edition for my general response. My opinion hasn't changed with the second, so I'll focus on what's new in this review.
The second edition was well worth the wait. The number of items are beefed up to 78 from 57. The chapter "Substitutes for C Constructs" is gone, but replaced by more contemporary material on "Generics" and "Enums and Annotations." Some first ...
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PMP Exam Prep, Fifth Edition: Rita's Course in a Book for Passing the PMP Exam295 reviews
Rita Mulcahy
RMC Publications, Inc., 2005
On Time and Within Excpectations
The item arrived on time and as described. I believe this to be one of the better PMP Prep guides and after reading it, I also signed up for the online companion course. The course pretty much covers the same material, but it saves me from having to lug the book around and it comes with online practice tests.
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Grand Theft Auto IV Signature Series Guide (Bradygames Signature)13 reviews
BradyGames
BRADY GAMES, 2008
Very detailed, informative, and reliable.
This is a real solid guide for GTA 4. The only beef I have with it is that it does not include a checklist that you can use to keep track of your 100% completion goals, but it does tell you what you have to do to get said 100%. The maps are accurate and reliable, the strategies are good ones to use, and it tells you the little things, like what activities your girlfriends enjoy, when your ...
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