Computers Books

I have made various attempts to learn C over the last fifteen or so years, generally in the company of the C Programming Language (2nd Edition) (Prentice Hall Software) by Kernighan & Ritchie.

In these attempts, I picked up enough of the language to write some REALLY simple programmes, to print ready-reckoners and the like and also to do some basic programming on microcontrollers.

However, I would never have called myself a C programmer; pointers always remained a mystery to me. Is C just too hard? No - I was just using the wrong book. Whilst K&R makes a handy reference text, Dan Gookin's book actually TEACHES, and in a light-hearted style.

I am only about one-third the way into the section about pointers but, so far, it is all making sense. Many of the concepts are already familiar, as I am a Perl programmer. If you know Perl and want to learn a "real" programming language (ie: one that is compiled), this may well be the book for you. Having said that, I feel that even non-programmers could get into C with the aid of this book, provided that they have the correct mind-set.

This book teaches all about C in a fun and easy to learn way. Great for someone that has some experience programming in either C, C++, Java, Perl, or Python. And also great if you read C For Dummies the first one that offers great introductory information on C and the idealogy of programming. Dan Gookin is one of the best authors of his time.

If you need to learn the C language, there is no better book than the "C All-In-One Desk Reference". The book is FUN to read, and gently (and effectively) takes you from the simplest of C concepts like variables, conditional statements and loops, through pointers, references, and arrays, to advanced topics like double-linked lists. The book is OK as a reference, but it EXCELS at presenting the C language to the new programmer. No other technical book in my personal library has helped me (and my career) as much as this one.

This book is invaluable as a reference for the C programming language. It doesn't matter if you know a little or a lot about the C programming language this book caters for all levels. This book features a lot of working program examples and allows the reader to easily interact with the book whilst putting any knowledge gained from the book's content into practice.

Great resource for any beginning programmer or Computer Science student. As a student-this book's information was arranged more logically than the textbook we were required to buy for my computer science class.
Plenty of examples!
The text is well written, and very easy to read-speaks to your level!

As some one who took an unguided path into C programming, I can really appreciate how much of a difference this book would have made if I came across it earlier.

This book elegantly lays down the structure and parts of the C language. It presents the reasons behind various features of the language.

This is the book that will teach you to think about programming in an intuitive way.

I have read the second edition and recently bought this third edition that has ANSI standard C in the main body of the work, rather than K&R C. I am using it to brush up on C that I have not used in a while. It is still a great book.

I have read the other reviews from December 1997 through February 2004. I do not have much to add to what has already been said, other than what the others write is true. I wish all technical books were this well written.

The perfect balance of complete, useful information on ANSI C. All technical information (data types, operators, declarations, pointers, arrays) is there. It it all explained in sufficient, readable but not wordy detail. It is remarkable in its efficiency.

It's all in there - the preprocessor, railroad diagrams showing the syntax of each statement, code snippets where they useful. Data structures, starting with the bit datatype, then defining and explaining more advanced concepts of unions, structures, and the user-defined types using _typedef_. Then full examples tieing it together with linked lists, then doubly linked lists.

A brief section on software engineering concepts showing the importance of design and test, and finally a complete working C interpreter.

What really sets it apart though is its complete reference of the most-used standard library functions - formatted and file I/O, string and memory manipulation functions. Effective use of the proven library functions is one of the marks of the software professional, and the outer framework of most useful real-life programs is getting data in and out.

The book begins with a very high-level overview of programs to establish its context, but this is NOT a how-to-program book. If you already understand the fundamental concepts (arithmetic and logical operations, looping) and you need a comprehensive book on how to use C, this is the one. There are lots of books in the "this is a reference, not a tutorial" class (e.g. K&R) and lots of wordy tutorials that never get to the difficult parts (like 'how do I pass a pointer to a multidimensional array.'). This is one book that is sufficiently organized to be a reference, with enough clear explanation that you'll learn how and why things work.

I've had my 2nd edition of this book since it was new in 1991 and recently purchased a copy of the reviewed edition for a friend. It's still excellent, with improved coverage of new features and extensions, and removal of the obsolete adjective "new" when referencing the ANSI standard that's been ratified for a good long while now.

There is no mention of C++ - this is a C book. Good ol' ANSI C is still the language of choice for many if not most embedded projects, even new design. I believe a solid foundation in C will serve any C++ programmer well - under the 'object' layer of C++ lie member functions that actually do the work, and those functions look a lot like C...

Like most good technical books, this one's not cheap, but it's a quality Springer-Verlag binding on acid-free paper that will last a career if not a lifetime. And considering the depth, breadth, and clarity of the content, it is a bargain.

A must-have.

15 years ago I came across this book accidentally in a second hand shop primarily selling Springer books.
I already had K&R because it was best known, but was not really satisfied with it as a transitioner from Fortran.
This book had all I needed, especially on pointers (see all other reviews).
I always enjoyed reading it. It's not about becoming a C obsfucation contest winner,
but about C as a tool for software engineers.
Combined with Harbison & Steele's "A C Reference Manual" and Hanson's "C Interfaces and Implementations",
which are my other most referenced C books, you will have a solid basic library to rely on as a C programmer.

I've been using a previous edition for about 10 years now. This is the best C book I've encountered. It is also an excellent general programing (software engineering) book. It gets back to the basic principles of good programing, something that is often lost in the syntactical complexities that many books/courses concentrate on. Good programing is a mindset and collection of (good) practices which this book goes into. The fact that is focuses on C rather than C++ is nice because the additional baggage (syntax) of C++ would obscure the priciples they are getting at. I am a software engineer for a large computer company. My wife selected this book when she taught an introductory programing course at U. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in the early 90's.

This is a very long book. It is full of detail, with configs & scenarios backing up the theory.
Although if you are interested in following the scenarios on real equipment, you will need to take out a hefty bank loan to cover it.

If anyone is having trouble understanding certain topics in BCMSN especially when it comes to practical configuration, then this book is a good addition to your existing BCMSN study guide.

I really like the chapters on AAA and Multicasting. The author explains on how to configure a Cisco Secure ACS 3.2 along with router/switch configuration command. Other BCMSN study guide just throws you the router/switch configuration command and let you figure out the AAA server configuration by yourself.

The multicasting chapter explains step by step on how sparse & dense mode, multicast routing table, IGMP really works. The step by step explanation on how the IGMP packet flows when the client first request a multicast group in sparse mode and step by step explanation on packet flows when a source initially multicast a group in dense mode.

Overall, this is a good book with many practical configuration examples. Howerver, I wish that this book would also include MST.

There is a new contender in the heavy weight LAN switching category of networking books. Justin Menga's CCNP Practical Studies: Switching, is an excellent addition to the Cisco Press family. Many consider the Clark and Hamilton book the acme of LAN switching, but Menga's book stands right there in the upper echelons.

The book starts off with basic switch connectivity - identifying the different Cisco Catalyst switches, operating systems, supervisor engines and switching modules as well as installing, configuring, monitoring and troubleshooting a Catalyst switch on a network.

More advanced topics such as VLANS, trunking , spanning tree, inter-VLAN routing, layer 3 switching, multicast and security are covered in depth. Each chapter has several configuration scenarios that help in understanding the subject matter and reinforcing concepts.
Working with actual equipment would be best but for those who do not have access to switching equipment; the configurations are detailed and clear enough to follow.

For those who will be implementing VoIP on their networks, a good grasp of QoS is essential. The QoS chapter adequately covers how to configure end-to-end quality of service on a LAN.

This work is a great effort by Justin Menga and I highly recommend this book both as a reference book and to prepare for the CCNP switching exam.

This book is certainly "practical". There are some passages in each chapter for just reading, but the majority of pages in this book are showing actual commands and outputs from several models of Cisco switches. I intend to keep it arms lenghth from my desktop at work as a reference. What if you have a switch down one day because the operating system is corrupted? CCNP Practical Studies: Switching has what to do in this situation for both the Cisco IOS and Catalyst OS.
Justin Menga's 958-page manual is not for beginners to Cisco, or for the CIO who just wants to know the "skinny". In these pages are the dirty details of how the lower layers of the OSI model work in today's campus LANs. Besides CCNP and CCIE candidates, any LAN administrator will find this book useful. The individual who reads this book should have a basic understanding of networking and Cisco equipment.
The first chapter reviews the specifications and capabilities of at least six families of Cisco switches, familiarizing the reader with the equipment that will be used throughout the book. Special attention is placed on the 3550 series switch, which is covered in the CCIE exam. VLANs are covered from many angles in several chapters. This includes concepts, how it works with the big expensive switches verses the lower end models, and the Catalyst versus IOS models. Multilayer switching (MLS) is compared to the next-generation CEF-based Layer 3 switching. However, both are covered thoroughly since both will around for awhile.
A great extra in the book for the certification candidate and teacher are the labs in Chapter 11 and the solutions to them in the appendices. I would really consider the entire book sort of a lab. But the ending labs cover the major parts of the book with two comprehensive assignments. Menga does seem repetitive at times. For example, he remids us several times that if we manually set the speed and duplex on one end of a switched Ethernet connection we should manually set it on the other end. This redundancy is perhaps justified by the probablity that Justin Menga has seen this error many times in network troubleshooting and it can also be an intermittent problem: the worst kind to solve.
One can appreciate the amount of time it takes to write a book of this magnitude. The author had to have access to a number of switches and routers to produce all the output and screen shots in the book. He also shares a number of "notes" that are helpful. Such as, that Cisco has discontinued supplying a tftp server program and recommends a place to download freeware that he has tested.
When reading computer self-study guides, occasionally one finds a volume that accomplishes its goal so well that no other book is needed. CCNP Practical Studies: Switching comes close to this ideal. Improvements that the book could have include a small glossary to help the student define terms that are unfamiliar.

This book is a great book. Doesn't get any deeper than this, but I had a very hard time with the figures and the numbering. The text would refer to a figure that didn't exist but the figure above it would be the right one (with a wrong number). Also, a lot of the figures were missing components called out in the scenerios or text. As a previous technical writer, this book drove me insane to read. Also, the chapters needed to be broken up a little more. 100 pages per chapter is way too long.

Otherwise, yes it is a good book. Tons of detail, however, you will be handicapped considerably without having $10,000.00 worth of switch and router gear just laying around. I bought Boson's Netsim hoping to help, and it didn't have any of the commands needed to do these labs. Bottom line, get the real thing if you can.

This is the "must have" textbook for all traders. It's written in a no-nonsense, common-sense manner, and it's lighthearted, too.

The Complete Guide to Day Trading by Markus Heitkoetter is one of the best books I've ever read on day trading. A recent trend in the U.S. is emerging - more individuals want to control their own investments. This is because they are unhappy with companies that are losing them money and unhappy with reduced monetary returns over the past couple of years. Many think they could manage their money just as well on their own, but they lack the knowledge to do so.

Day trading is a good solution to this problem, and The Complete Guide to Day Trading tells the reader exactly what needs to be done to become a day trader. The author's19 years of trading experience are evident on each page of the book. He does an excellent job in presenting the technical aspects necessary for trading. The book is interesting, well- explained with examples from real companies, and illustrated by charts and graphs. Terminology, types of investments, and various option strategies are covered.

Unlike some books that aren't realistic, or totally honest, this book actually states that day trading is not a get rich quick scheme. Heitkoetter talks about the advantages of being a self- employed trader but also gives the reader a lot of insight into why 70% of day traders don't make money. According to him, the biggest reasons investors fail are poor money management, taking too much risk in their trading, and a lack of discipline, guidance and experience. The person who is honest with him or herself will determine whether day trading is a good fit for them by reading this book.

For those individuals deciding to become day traders, the author gives a seven step process for developing a profitable strategy, ten power principles for successful trading, and instructions on avoiding the seven most common trading mistakes. The book also includes resources such as planning templates, checklists, directories and more. Heitoetter also gives his company name and web site address. His company provides personalized training and coaching for individuals looking to get into successful day trading.

If you're thinking of day trading as a potential avenue to earn more money, or if you are actively trading already but experiencing difficulties, then this is the perfect book for you. It will answer all your questions, and will tell you exactly what you should or should not do.

Day trading is not a get rich quick scheme. This is pointed out numerous times by Markus Heitkoetter in his soon to be released book, The Complete Guide to Day Trading. Like so many other individuals eager to find new ways of making money, I sometimes fall for products that promise much but deliver little. I end up angry with myself and with the company or person that sold me this "wonderful" idea. After reading The Complete Guide to Day Trading, I did not feel this way at all.

The book is very honest about how much money and time is required to become a day trader. It has numerous examples on how to make or lose money in various markets, and explains in detail what you need to know to be a player in the stock market. This book might even discourage some individuals from becoming day traders. Heitkoetter talks about the numerous advantages of being a trader compared to other self employment opportunities, but also points out the pitfalls. Day trading requires discipline and it's risky. He talks about risk tolerance, personality types, and the mindset required for successful day trading.

One point in the book that I found very interesting was a study conducted by NASAA. Based on their research, they concluded that only 11.5% (a little over 1 out of 10 people) who become day traders are successful. 18.50% break even. 70% lose money. One thing I've learned in life is that if you want to do something well, seek the help of someone who's already successful in that field.

Heitkoetter has been trading for 19 years, and his book is full of secrets to success and nuggets of knowledge. Each chapter ends with suggested actions for the reader when it comes to their trading. Anyone thinking about becoming a day trader needs to read this book first.

After spending some time day trading, I've come to realize that emotions are often more dangerous than random changes in the market. If I'd read Markus Heitkoetter's The Complete Guide to Day Trading, I'd have learned that lesson much earlier since his goal is to help new traders set up a number of strategies to help prevent your emotions from impeding success.

The meat of Heitkoetter's book is boiled down to 10 principles of success and the 7 biggest mistakes. He offers a lot of other advice about how to choose stocks and ways to evaluate your outcomes, but the principles and mistakes are a great way for a beginner to remember the basics. I found this particularly helpful since many other introductions to day trading give you so much information that you forget what is important. But Heitkoetter's idea is to help you develop your own rhythm and your own plan for trading successfully. Once you're more comfortable with the general processes, you can get much more detailed, and Heitkoetter includes a number of resources for further reading in the appendices.

Heitkoetter's second chapter includes a 7 step process to developing a strategy, and, while this was useful information, I found it a bit general. The book's strength, however, is in helping you revise whatever plan you start with, and, even more importantly, helping you stay on target while you're in the middle of the plan. It might be helpful for a true beginner to have a bit more hand-holding when starting from scratch (especially if you don't know the difference between, say, futures and stock options). But since the book seems aimed more at those who have or are starting to get a little bit of trading practice, this isn't a major problem. Besides, the best way to learn is to jump right in, and Heitkoetter's book is at its best when it's helping those who are already trying to swim rather than those who are still thinking about jumping into the day trading pool.

I highly recommend this book for the amateur day trader, and I'll keep it with me until I have its principles and mistakes by heart.

One of the most helpful ideas behind this book is that day trading is not for everyone. If you're like me, you may be scared of risking your money in a quickly fluctuating market, and Heitkoetter's book lets you know that it's right to be a bit scared. But he also offers a vast amount of information to help you overcome your fears and create a safe set of procedures if you're willing to experiment.

The second chapter offers the most assistance for the novice since it leads you through the process of developing a strategy to get started. It helps you decide whether you should focus on stocks, futures, or options, and how to set a realistic timetable for your first few experiments. Heitkoetter also gives you a number of ways to evaluate your early work by breaking down a performance report, and even offering some exit strategies to be sure you don't lose money by getting scared.

The one potential drawback of this book is that it tries to cover quite a lot. Heitkoetter calls it a "Complete Guide," and, as such, there is never a lot of detail on specific areas. Chapter 3, which gets into some general tips about how to stay in control of your emotions, offers good advice, but it left me wanting more specific tips about how to increase my success instead of just avoiding outright failure. The appendices make up for this by offering a number of print and online resources for further information on particular topics, but once you get beyond the initial stages, you may find yourself using these more advanced resources than Heitkoetter's guide.

That said, as a guide for the beginner, this book delivers on its promises, and I highly recommend it.

While this book is about using Microsofts Project 2003 Software it contains a wealth of information about leadership and business and street smarts of managing yourself. Many times in life we get so involved we "can't see the forest because of the trees". Boged down in details we lose sight of the big picture. Ron provides clarity that can help anyone move forward with laser like effeciency, if they want. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to live larger, and be more successful. Lee Holden

I recommend this book to anyone getting started in PM

I have just started using this application and this book has turned me in to a confident user. All of my departments projects will now go on to Project 2000. Ron not only explains how to use Project, he also describes the principles behind them and the common problems that can occur while trying to run a project. He also explains the importance of "iced mochas and pistachios" and other necessities.
the book is well written, applicable and easy to read. Ron's Mum should be proud :)

I was just hoping to find a book on how to use MS Project 2000, but instead I found an excellent reference on project management that also teaches MS Project. That is the value of this book - it teaches good project management skills, and how MS Project can help you reach your goals. I especially recommend this to project management rookies.

Everything is explained so that is easy to understand, even amusing sometimes. I think a book like this would be perfect for a beginning course on project management.

This book will be a very helpful tool for anyone using the new image-editing software to improve drawings and paintings. There are a number of examples that show what today's software will allow an artist to do. It gave me new ideas to try as I experimented with software, my scanner and digital camera. This book would be great for anyone who is looking for some great ideas and new approaches to art!

As a novice artist and computer user, I found this book so important and useful. It is a one of a kind book, extremely innovative and ties together both the art world and todays technology. Not only is it timely for today but will be important for the future. Bravo!!

This book was extremely helpful. It provides clear instruction and beautiful examples of how many different artists have used computer software to explore innumerable possibilities for a painting in a short period of time. Pollard and Little have presented the material in an easy to read style. It gets right to the point. An excellent tool for any artist.

This book encouraged me to buy Photoshop Elements and get started learning this powerful and complex software (I have used Microsoft's Picture It! and a watered-down version of Phtoshop before, the latter for several years). This book coveres several types of media. A number of different artists put together paintings using the software to aid in explorations of graphic ideas and planning. Basically, it is an introduction to using Photoshop (or, "...Elements") or other image editing program that demonstates the advantages, and some of the ways, a computer can be used by artists. It's chief value lies in getting you excited about expanding your tools and shows you how a computer can enhance your creativity, making it easier and quicker to explore the possibilites.

As an artist taking a Photoshop class, i was hopelessly lost in a deluge of material. This book sorts through the material and focuses only on what is necessary for an artist. Great way to take the pain out of thumbnails and value studies!

This concise book is very helpful for people who would like to know cryptography. The book uses a lot of diagrams to make complicate concepts easy to understand. One improvement the author may want to do is to fix the errors in the book.

It usually takes me a while to understand new things, this book was very informative and easy to understand. I now understand cryptography! Read this book!

The goal of this book is to provide an introduction to the basic concepts of cryptography to non-technical people, and to illustrate how cryptography can be applied in e-commerce applications. The author has succeeded admirably in this endeavor.

The first part of the book provides a gentle introduction to symmetric-key encryption and authentication, public-key cryptography, key managements and PKI. The detailed explanations are accompanied with intuitive figures. For the most part, the mathematical intricacies are omitted from the main chapters thus enabling the reading to grasp the important concepts without getting bogged down with technical details. For those interested in the underlying mathematics, the second part of the book provides a tutorial to some of the mathematics. Finally, the third part of the book describes two crytographic architectures designed by the author.

I highly recommend this book to the people with nontechnical backgrounds who are interested in learning how cryptography can be used to secure their applications. Once the basic concepts are understood, the reader can then proceed to one of the many available technical books on cryptography.

The goal of this book is to provide an introduction to the basic concepts of cryptography to non-technical people, and to illustrate how cryptography can be applied in e-commerce applications. The author has succeeded admirably in this endeavor.

The first part of the book provides a gentle introduction to symmetric-key encryption and authentication, public-key cryptography, key managements and PKI. The detailed explanations are accompanied with intuitive figures. For the most part, the mathematical intricacies are omitted from the main chapters thus enabling the reading to grasp the important concepts without getting bogged down with technical details. For those interested in the underlying mathematics, the second part of the book provides a tutorial to some of the mathematics. Finally, the third part of the book describes two crytographic architectures designed by the author.

I highly recommend this book to the people with nontechnical backgrounds who are interested in learning how cryptography can be used to secure their applications. Once the basic concepts are understood, the reader can then proceed to one of the many available technical books on cryptography.

The basics of the usage of symmetric and asymmetric cryptography are explained here step by step in a precise way visualized by clear drawings of a sender, (evil) observer and recipient. Starting with the simplest case and showing what's faulty about it, the author develops an understanding of why it needs message digestion, public and private keys and either Kerberos or a certification authority.

A small part of the book is reserved for some mathematical expostions which do not go very far. Two case studies, one awkward, one profound, round off the book.

The term e-commerce in the title is somewhat misleading. The book deals rather with B2B, the other subcategory of e-business.

A possible audience for the book are people like me, who are supposed to know what excatly a digital signature is and therfore cannot really ask someone.

If you dare to, enter Danger.com, by Jordan Cray. During this adventure on the internet, a boy tries to find out if he has a dad or a mom. He has a best friend and whose mom is his moms best friend. He finds out where the guy works that could be his father. This book is like when you get thrown upside down on a rollar coaster. You're excited and scared at the same time. It's a thrill and a chill, and you don't know how to cantain yourself for the ride. While all this is going on, he gets so into finding his dad that he and his best friend start to drift way from each other faster and faster. They have no control over their friendship. I use to be friends with a girl, but after Junior high school we drifted apart. We still see each other, but we are neighbors. He has time to make up for what he did wrong. If you like adventure, or mystery you would like this book. I recommend for people that have lots of things going and know how to juggle all them together. If you know what it's like to try and try but still not do good, then you will enjoy Danger.com.

When I think of reading, I think sleeping, yawning and boring. They make us read every single day. Their torchering us. And they say reading is good for your mind and for your health. I think bla bla bla. Get those books away from me. Groose! Now that I'm a teenager I know I need to extend my vocabulary to it's greastest point. Or I wont get any where in life. I was in the library one day looking for a book to read. I picked up a book called danger.com. It sounded interesting. I started reading it and it was an amazing book. I loved it. The best!!!

I loved this book. I have read all of his other danger books and i think that this one was his best. It has action, drama, and mystery. It keeps you guessing and keeps you wanting to read. I loved it i read it in one night it was so good. I think everyone that likes the computer and action will love this book.

It's about this really smart 17 year old guy. He gets in trouble. Meets agirl. Thinks his moms crazy around the end of the book. Then him and his mom our very happy at the end. They have a normal life. Terrific book. I've only read 1 or maybe 2 books that i had enjoyed. But i'm glad that I liked reading it because I want to try to extend my vocabulary to it's highest point. Read it. I promise you wont fall asleep.

I just finished reading this book and I loved it. I don't want to give the whole story away, but it is about a boy who has a whole bunch of lies told to him(even by his mother) and is wanted to work for some hackers to take over the world. You think you know the story at first, but it twists around at the end and it all adds up. This is a must read for people who like mysteries and computers.

A very good book for those who want to learn advanced concepts in OS. Since it is a open source the book is very useful in understanding how they look like. The paper quality is too good, which makes u read non stop. i luv reading this book. Price worth it. A good buy.

A BSD Bible. I never could read the Bible. I do Believe ...

650+ pages of truth and gore. I (as a sysadmin and BSD boomer) related most to the History (Ch.1) and Startup/Shutdown (final Ch.14). Memory management and other gore escapes me. GOOD JOB!

First of all you should be warned that this is not an introduction to get started with UNIX kernel programming. The Design of the UNIX Operating System by M.J. Bach provides a good general introduction to UNIX kernel programming. The design and implementation of the FreeBSD operating system is an excellent book to deepen knowledge of the UNIX kernel by looking how a current UNIX is implemented in practice. Even if you plan to write code for another kernel, working through the FreeBSD kernel with this book as a guide is a good excercise to become consious of the fundamental problems and solutions in kernel design. FreeBSD (or any of the other BSDs) is a good starting point, because the BSDs have relatively stable kernel subsystems and APIs due to the long cycles in BSD development.

The writing style of the authors is to the point (don't expect a novel) and clear. The troff typesetting of the book gives it a consistent style and simple, but clear diagrams (though I heard that some diagrams were hand-drawn). The book doesn't just drop the reader in a kernel subsystem. The second chapter gives a detailed explanation of the various kernel subsystems, and the relation between the subsystems. The third chapter gives a summary of what is expected from a kernel from the user level. Combined these two chapters give the reader the necessary conception of the FreeBSD kernel to start looking at individual parts of the kernel in detail. Most remaining chapters are logically ordered, in that subsystems are ordered from parts with less dependencies to parts with more dependencies (e.g. memory management and I/O are covered before filesystems).

If you are interested in UNIX programming, you should have this book on your bookshelf (as well as a CVS checkout of the FreeBSD kernel tree to read the implementation).

Before I encountered this book it was quite a bit of frustration in attempt to learn BSD and UNIX to the point I can really use it. For some reason there so many good books in a subject with one of two inclinations: or the book is too theoretical and very little of the real workflow provided or it is too down to earth and it is difficult to understand what is behind the sophisticated command line zingers.
I found this book to be well balanced, well written and generally providing good, accessible way to get into BSD. I have followed advise in someone's review here and coupled this book with Linux and UNIX for a beginner training suite, 4DVDs + 2CDs includes 4 Unix Academy Certifications ed.2008. To my great surprise I have to say they really have made an outstanding training outfit!
If you really ready for a training and do not expect that UNIX will come to you overnight it is worthy book and deserves your attention.

For the other side of the story, you may wish to check out the most recent "Inside Microsoft Windows" or "Microsoft Windows Internals" by Mark Russinovich.

I am an experienced Ebay user and plan to take it to the next level by opening up an Ebay store. I found this book to be chock full of the exact kind of information that would help me jump start my sales. Full of inspiration and practical tips from real Power Sellers, this book is a must if you want to learn how Power Sellers think and sell.

Great for beginner and experienced. Covers the basics on how "IT" works, but then fills it in with rich insights from those proven successful. According to the cover, written by "eBay's #1 Rated U.S. Education Specialist". It certainly shows in her content. Beyond simply "how to", the inside scoop on the type of people who are succeeding, and in what way they have implemented eBay. Ton's of interviews and profiles packed with to-the-point insider secrets. Information on pages 138-143 was VERY helpful. Must also check out suggestions on 329.

I have been inspired by the book, The eBay Success Chronicles: Secrets and Techniques eBay PowerSellers Use Every Day to Make Millions, because this book provides insights on how to proceed with selling items on eBay and chronicles the success testimonies of others who have become Power Sellers in the business of e-trading and ecommerce.

The personal testimonies of those who have made eBay a profitable business venture encourages others of the possibilities for personal growth and development. Having listed on eBay with no success, I found this book to provide helpful hints and practical suggestions on how I too can become successful.

The do's and don'ts, proven skills and experiences of the Power Sellers enable the Readers to become better informed and also sparks ideas for setting up ones own eBay business. The author took great effort to not only interview top Sellers but to layout those interviews in a way that Readers could easily understand who they are, their contact information as well as their websites.

Web resources as well as graphical statistics through charts and graphs provide the Readers with additional resources to obtain further information on how to get started on eBay. The most intriguing part of this book was the final advice and words of wisdom from those who have made it on eBay.

The eBay Success Chronicle: Secrets and Techniques eBay Powersellers Use Every Day to Make Millions by Angela C. Adams is the perfect book for anyone interested in becoming an eBay seller. The book provides practical information in a down-to-earth format, and it is neither sensationalized nor exaggerated. Tips are provided from successful eBay sellers who are making a living and loving it. Background information about eBay as well as the Powersellers make the dream of becoming an eBay entrepreneur seem truly feasible for anyone with the desire to make it happen. The format is arranged in a logical and simple manner that will make sense to readers of every level. You won't need to know any technical jargon to enjoy the full value of the book. This is a highly recommended text, with a 5 star rating.

When it comes to growing a business on eBay, everybody has the same shot at making the big bucks, right? Wrong! For most eBay sellers, it's at best a hit-or-miss proposition. No matter what you think, the odds aren't with you--unless you have an edge. And this book gives you that edge!!

As Angela Adams tells us in her information-packed pages, you win on eBay by learning from the success stories--the ones who've discovered how to put the "power" in their selling! Yes, people out there are selling steadily and consistently on eBay. They're the mega sellers--and you'll meet them in this book. Nothing's more valuable than discovering the secrets, hints, and tricks from the ones who've "been there, done that" on eBay. These are the ones who've done their homework, developed the blueprints, and put their winning plan in action. Result: SALES SUCCESS. Angela's done all the legwork for you. Whether you're a new or experienced eBay seller, working part-time or full-time, if you're out to learn what you need to do to get that selling edge on eBay, you must have this book.

-- Robert Gardner, Ph.D.