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The Last Lecture
Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow
Hyperion, 2008
Inspiration for life
This book is a wonderful journey in the life of an awesome person who teaches us what really matters in life! And what a wonderful life he had!
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Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual
David Pogue
Pogue Press, 2007
Worked for me
I'm in IT and my company is getting a few Macs. My last computer built by Apple was the IIc, so I thought I might need to brush up. I bought the Mac Mini, Mac OS X Leopard Bible, and the Missing Manual. I thought I'd need the Leopard Bible for the more complex tasks ...
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Will Work from Home: Earn the Cash--Without the Commute
Tory Johnson, Robyn Freedman Spizman
Berkley Trade, 2008
Awesome Advice
I've already made money from Tory's awesome advice in two areas: adding
AdSense to my website which brings me money every month and with Alpine
Access, which I loooove. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to make some money at home.
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The Complete User's Guide to the Amazing Amazon Kindle
Harvard Perspectives Press (hppress.blogspot.com), 2007
Worth the price; can't wait for the full edition
Worth the price; can't wait for the expanded full version. Thanks for the great info.
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Adobe Photoshop CS3 Classroom in a Book
Adobe Creative Team
Adobe Press, 2007
Great Book for Photoshop Beginners
I previously took a Photoshop class and really did not feel I had a very good understanding of the program. This book takes you step by step through th program. I think I learned more from the book than I did the class!
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The Digital Photography Book, Volume 2
Scott Kelby
Peachpit Press, 2008
Digital Photograph Book Vol 1 and 2
Excellent books for the amateur SLR digital camera photographer - just what I was looking for!
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Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care (Nursing Diagnosis Handbook)
Betty J. Ackley, Gail B. Ladwig
Mosby, 2007
Very helpful
This book was so helpful when I had to write care plans for patients. It is so easy to use and takes you step-by-step through the nursing process. I use this book instead of the book required by my school.
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The Digital Photography Book
Scott Kelby
Peachpit Press, 2006
Great Resource
I purchased both this book and the second volume. I can best describe the value of Kelby's books by telling you the following story. I thought I was lending these books to a good friend who's a very highly experienced and gifted professional photographer. After a ...
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Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Voices That Matter)
Garr Reynolds
New Riders Press, 2008
Bullseye!
Garr Ryenolds has hit the target, right smack in the center, on identifying the misuse of software such as PowerPoint in presentations. Reynolds takes us on an enjoyable, enlightening journey of identifying and avoiding "really bad PowerPoint" presentations, replacing ...
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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Random House, 2007
Black Swans In American Industries
A very interesting concept and I believe, a very true phenomena that exists in every walk of life. As a corporate human resources director, black swans can bring disastrous results if proper planning is not in place. While most of my career has been mundane to say ...
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Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques, Windows XP Edition
Gary B. Shelly, Thomas J. Cashman, ...
Course Technology, 2007
software information
I had wanted to get this book because of my having taken the college course for Office 2003 and wanted to update my skills. Very important and informative reference book. Practical, too.
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Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition
Steve Krug
New Riders Press, 2005
Great book full of truths.
If you are looking for a book with the main principles about web usability do not hesitate and buy this book. It might be a little bit outdated but 90% of the book is still totally true. Don't miss it!!
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Adobe Illustrator CS3 Classroom in a Book
Adobe Creative Team
Adobe Press, 2007
Big Help
Started using Illustrator about two months ago and got lost from time to time and had to spend hours trying to unravel my mistakes. This book is wonderful, it is easy to use and is a big help to the novice. I would recomend it to anyone that wants to get to know the ...
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iPhone: The Missing Manual: Covers the iPhone 3G (Missing Manual)
David Pogue
Pogue Press, 2008
iPhone - The Unmissable Manual
David Pogue's independant manual for the iPhone is, quite simply, a book you have to read if you have an iPhone - or are thinking of getting one. When you invest in an iPhone, one of the first things you'll notice as you open the box is the absence of a conventional ...
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The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use News Releases, Blogs, Podcasting, Viral Marketing and Online ...
David Meerman Scott
Wiley, 2007
It just makes sense!
I have working in marketing for years and have even dabbled in new marketing, social media and the like. The New Rules of Marketing and PR just takes it to a whole new level where it just makes sense!
After reading I have an entirely new focus around our day to ...
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