Nathan Gurewich
Computers & Internet
Sams Publishing

This is a beginner's book, but one for ambitious beginners. Making few assumptions about previous experience, it teaches core programming concepts and details Visual Basic features and techniques. The discussion touches on ActiveX control creation but does not delve heavily into object- oriented programming techniques. If you're out to get a solid pre-professional grounding in VB programming, "Teach Yourself Visual Basic 5 in 21 Days" is a strong book to work from. Despite the book's self-help title, it's also a good text to assign if you are teaching a course.

John Ray
Computers & Internet
Que
4.5 (4 votes)
This is a very practical book about getting your network set up. It covers windows, Macs and Linux nicely and even-handedly, but it's getting dated.
It also has the annoying trait of relying on commercial software for examples. There are chapters on setting up web and email servers on all three platforms. That is Wonderful, but the author chooses commercial software (at least some of which has been significantly upgraded since the book was written). If you're not interested in that program, you're left pretty much out in the cold unless you're interested in reading about how to configure software you'll never use.
It is however, very accessable and well written. An update would rate five stars for the few months it would be up to date : )

Joe Weber, David Baker, Joe Carpenter, Jamie Costa, Anil Hemrajani, Alan S. Liu, Jordan Olin, Eric Ries, Bill Rowley, Krishna Sankar, Govind Seshadri, Christopher Stone, Clay Walnum, Scott Williams, Andrew Wooldridge, Mark Wutka
Computers & Internet
Que Pub

Computers & Internet
Inst of Elect & Electronic

James E. Hendrix
Computers & Internet
M & T Books

Alan V. Oppenheim, Alan S. Willsky, With S. Hamid
Computers & Internet
Prentice Hall
3.0 (34 votes)
The second edition of this well-known and highly regarded text can be used as the basis for a one- or two-semester undergraduate course in signals and linear systems theory and applications. Topics include basic signals and systems concepts, linear time-invariant (LTI) systems, Fourier representations of continuous-time and discrete-time signals, the CT and DT Fourier transforms, and time- and frequency-domain analysis methods. The author emphasizes applications of the theory through numerous examples in filtering, sampling, communications, and feedback. The parallel development of continuous-time and discrete-time frequency domain methods allows the reader to apply insights and intuition across the two domains. It also facilitates a deeper understanding of the material by bringing into focus the similarities and differences between the two domains. The text also includes introductory chapters on communication systems and control theory. This book assumes that you have a background in calculus as well as exposure to complex numbers and elementary differential equations. Because of its thoroughness and unhurried pace, this text is highly recommended for students and those interested in self-study.

Tom Hopkins
Business & Investing
John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd.
4.5 (8 votes)
I come from a technical background and had no idea what selling is all about. Selling For Dummies taught me everything I need to know about selling, from what to say, how to say it, time management, motivation and everything under the sun that is related to selling! I keep a copy on my desk and use it to write thank-you notes as Mr. Hopkins demonstrates.
As I write this, I have been in the business of selling for little over a year. I have been a steady quota achiever and even won awards for selling above quota. I have read 3-4 other sales book and a heard several sales audio CD's but many other books or audio books assume that you know something about selling.
Read this book first before you read any other sales book.

Friedhelm Schmidt
Computers & Internet
Addison-Wesley (C)
3.5 (2 votes)
This book is mainly a reference for the SCSI Interested professional. It will not cover the IDE interface in as much detail as you would like. If you think you will be speaking specifically to a hard drive via code, you will have to memorize interrupt values, AND pay very close attention to the protocol information. This book isn't quite what you think,nor was it what i expected. Although an informative reference for basic SCSI devices, i'm still searching for one that will help me program for hard disks. Hope this was helpful.

Murray R. Spiegel
Science
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
3.5 (4 votes)
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Barbara Ann Kipfer
Nonfiction
Harpercollins Trade Sales Dept
5.0 (20 votes)
"Roget's International Thesaurus" is organized by subject as opposed to alphabetically, although all words are also indexed in the back. Which type of organization you prefer will depend upon your needs and tastes. If you are looking for a thesaurus that will simply give you the most and best alternative words, an alphabetical thesaurus such as Rodale Press' "Synonym Finder" is easier to use and more efficient to that purpose. On the other hand, "Roget's International Thesaurus" has traded ease of use for versatility. If it's a synonym you seek, look it up in the index, which will direct you to the appropriate section and subsection. There, you will find synonyms for your word, and if you let your eyes wander up and down the page perusing the contents of that section, you will also find words related to your subject, including antonyms. The part of speech for each word is always given, and abbreviations for "nonformal" and the origins of foreign words are provided for clarity. There are no word definitions. Section/subsection numbers are conveniently found at the top of each page to aid in locating words. If you have no idea what word you need, you can consult the list of 1,075 categories in the front of the book, which will direct you to words related to that subject. Word lists are another of the book's useful features. If you are looking at the subject of lakes, for example, you are provided with a list of the world's major lakes. Other examples include a list of words describing different types of engraving found in the graphic arts section, and over 100 types of ceramic are listed in the ceramics section. A short biography of Peter Mark Roget, the 19th century physician whose work was the basis for all subsequent thesauruses organized by subject, introduces you to the book, followed by a short explanation of how to best make use of this thesaurus. I think that most students will prefer an alphabetical thesaurus to this one. But if you do a lot of expository writing, Roget's organization by subject could prove invaluable. Since I do a lot of writing and have somehow deluded myself into viewing shelf space as endlessly expandable, I have found that having both "Roget's International Thesaurus" and "The Synonym Finder" is the best way to go.