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Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual
David Pogue
Pogue Press, 2007
Mac OS X Leopard, The Missing Manual
The Missing Manual is absolutely mandatory for anyone just getting a Mac and especially those switching from Windows to Apple's OS X Leopard system.
It is exhaustingly thorough and accurate. Without it, I would not have known where to begin with so many alternatives ...
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The Digital Photography Book
Scott Kelby
Peachpit Press, 2006
Great Info...and Humor
Unlike a previous review, I liked the humor. Reading a dull, 'school book' is not my thing. You can learn a lot from this book and not fall asleep doing it. I have read several of Scott's books and like them all BECAUSE they are funny at the same time they are ...
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slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations
Nancy Duarte
O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2008
A "must-read" book on creating presentations...
It's almost a cliche to complain about how most presentations are horrible. But fortunately there are a select few books out there that take you beyond the mechanics of creating a presentation. Nancy Duarte has one of those books that need to be read by every ...
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World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Official Strategy Guide (Brady Games)
BradyGames
BRADY GAMES, 2008
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iPhone: The Missing Manual: Covers the iPhone 3G (Missing Manual)
David Pogue
Pogue Press, 2008
iPhone Ultimate Reference
David Pogue is so good at what he does he could get hired by Apple or Google immediately and instantly improve their technical documentation department ten-fold. The Missing Manual line of books is so good that it's like candy for the tech reader that wants to learn ...
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The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter)
Scott Kelby
New Riders Press, 2008
Great for the New User
When Lightroom 1.0 was introduced, everyone who tried it was a new user, even the folks who had tried the beta editions that Adobe had offered. That meant that it was easy to say that Scott Kelby's older book, "the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book for Digital ...
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The Last Lecture
Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow
Hyperion, 2008
Life Lessons Brought to Life
A wonderful book to read. It is very sad at times throughout, but so many of the things that DR. Pausch talks about represents everyday life. I strongly recomend reading this book wether you are a teacher, student, business person or anyone inbetween.
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Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Voices That Matter)
Garr Reynolds
New Riders Press, 2008
Inside presentations - what really matters
Garr Reynolds has succinctly grasped a pernicious nettle and dislodged a few hoary myths about effective communication in his new book presentationzen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery. Realising '... that something needed to be done to end the scourge ...
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Adobe Photoshop CS3 Classroom in a Book
Adobe Creative Team
Adobe Press, 2007
GREAT BOOK
This is a wonderful book and I think it will be very helpful in the classroom.
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The Complete User's Guide to the Amazing Amazon Kindle (Take advantage of this terrific price to get the most ...
Harvard Perspectives Press (hppress.blogspot.com), 2007
Good reference material
Seems people either love this material or hate it. When I buy something new I try and find something to use besides what the owners' guide. The Kindle is a remarkable piece of hardware, and the author has listed a lot of things it can do not mentioned in the ...
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Spore: Prima Official Game Guide (Prima Official Game Guides)
David Hodgson
Prima Games, 2008
Handy Reference but could use better visuals
I've found the guide to be a very handy reference when I need a quick explanation of something. It could use some better visuals when describing certain functions, such as the terraforming panels, etc.
Overall, it's good to have it around so you don't get lost. It's ...
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Harry, A History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon
Melissa Anelli
Pocket, 2008
The Harry Potter Books Were Just The Beginning of the Story... During the brief span of just one decade, hundreds of millions of perfectly ordinary people made history: they became the only ones who would remember what it was like when the Harry Potter saga was still unfinished. What it was like to seek out friends, families, online forums, fan ...
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Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual
David McFarland
Pogue Press, 2007
Great manual
For those that are just starting out with Dreamweaver CS3 this is a complete breakdown of all the technical stuff but in a non-technical language. The tutorials are easy to follow and give you a good basis for creating your own website. It is rather lengthy but not ...
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Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition
Steve Krug
New Riders Press, 2005
Don't Make Me Think - Made Me Think
Great book that appears simple but really is a great foundation of web principles that you can always go back and refer to. It's a pretty quick read and is actually fun to go through if you're in this line of work.
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Web Analytics: An Hour a Day
Avinash Kaushik
Sybex, 2007
The only book on Web Analytics you'll ever need
Technologies evolve, but the PROCESS by which we should collect and analyze online data in order to gain solid, actionable insights will remain constant for the foreseeable future.
I have been fortunate enough to work with some of the smartest online marketers in ...
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