Computer Book Listings: Adams-Hall to O’Reilly/Missing Manuals
Compiled by Natalie Danford -- Publishers Weekly, 9/19/2005
Adams-Hall
Teach Your Computer to Dance: Make Your Computer, Mobile Devices and the Internet Perform for You (Feb., $15.95) by Don Silver offers tips and advice on products and programs.
AK Peters
Video-Based Rendering (Sept., $45) by Marcus Magnor explores video-based rendering, which has applications in areas such as computer games, special effects and interactive TV.
Graphics Tools: The jgt Editors’ Choice (Sept., $49) by Ronen Barzel collects 32 papers chosen by the editors of the journal of graphics tool.
Fundamentals of Computer Graphics (Sept., $74) by Peter Shirley et al. This second edition presents the mathematical foundations of computer graphics with a focus on geometric intuition.
A-List (dist by IPG)
Shellcoder’s Programming Uncovered (Sept., $44.95) byKris Kapersky explains how to write software that is secure from the start.
Digital Moviemaking with Pinnacle Studio +10 (Sept., $34.95) by Dmitry Kiryanov stands as a guide to the powerful digital video editor.
Flash MX Game Development Handbook (Sept., $34.95) by Serge Melnikov covers creating games with Flash technology.
Hacker Linux Uncovered (Nov., $39.95) by Michael Flenov discusses Linux installation, tuning, administration, and security from a hacker's point-of-view.
Disassembling Code (Dec., $44.95) by Vlad Pirogov uncovers the code of programs supplied without source code.
Hackish PHP Pranks & Tricks (Feb., $34.95) by Michael Flenov covers writing scripts with PHP.
APress
Expert Oracle Database Architecture: 9i and 10g Programming Techniques and Solutions (Sept., $44.99 with CD) by Thomas Kyte coversboth the 9i and 10g versions.
Beginning PHP 5 and MySQL 5: From Novice to Professional, Second Edition (Oct., $4.99) by Jason W. Gilmore describes how these two technologies work together to create powerful websites.
Foundations of AJAX (Oct., $39.99) by Ryan Asleson and Nathaniel Schutta describes the Web application in detail.
Beginning ASP.NET 2.0 in C#: From Novice to Professional (Nov., $49.99) by Matthew MacDonald and Julian Templeman covers core techniques such as querying databases from within a Web page.
Microsoft SharePoint: Building Office 2003 Solutions, Second Edition (Dec., $59.99) by Scott Hillier is a complete update with new emphasis on Visual Studio Tools for Office 2005.
Pro Firefox Extension and Application Development (Dec., $49.99) by Kurt Cagle shows how to extend Firefox’s capabilities to build custom features.
Expert Spring MVC and Web Flows (Dec., $44.99) by Seth Ladd and Keith Donald explains bridging the gap between the most popular Web framework and the most popular application framework.
Micro-ISV: From Vision to Reality (Jan., $34.99) by Bob Walsh explains what works, and why, in today’s emerging micro-ISV sector.
Barron’s
Digital Manga Techniques (Oct., $21.99) by Hayden Scott-Baron explains how to create Japanese-inspired manga artwork.
Creating 3D Worlds (Oct., $29.99 with CD-ROM) by Simon Danaher explores techniques for creating 3D landscapes for video and websites.
Designing the Perfect Résumé, 3rd Edition (Nov., $16.99) by Pat Criscito contains instructions for creating an effective résumé.
Bischof Systems (dist by IPG)
Crystal Reports Encyclopedia, Volume 1 (Sept., $39.95) and Crystal Reports Encyclopedia, Volume 2 (Jan., $39.95)by Brian Bischof cover report design and programming tools for Crystal Reports users.
Cisco Press
Cisco CallManager Fundamentals (Sept., $65 cloth) by John Alexander et al. This second edition provides examples and reference information on the call processing component of the Cisco IP Communications solution.
Network Administrators Survival Guide (Sept., $50) by Anand Deveriya offers tips for choosing and using freeware and open-source tools.
CCNP BCMSN Exam Certification Guide (Oct., $49.95 cloth) by David Hucaby serves as the third edition of the test preparation book.
Cisco 802.11 Wireless Networking Quick Reference (Oct., $25) by Toby Velte offers reference for engineers and administrators implementing wireless technologies.
Cisco ASA: All-in-One Firewall, IPS, and VPN Adaptive Security Appliance (Oct., $70) by Omar Santos and Jazib Frahim covers planning, installing and maintaining the new Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance.
Cisco CCNP Certification Library (Oct., $159.95 cloth) by Claire Gough and David Hucaby stands as the exam preparation library for CCNP certification.
MPLS Configuration on Cisco IOS Software (Oct., $75 cloth) by Umesh Lakshman and Lancy Lobo is a guide to using Cisco IOS software.
Routing TCP/IP, Volume 1 (Oct., $80 cloth) by Jeff Doyle and Jennifer Carroll is the second edition and offers detailed examination of interior routing protocols.
Next-Generation Network Services (Nov., $70 cloth) by Robert Wood explains technologies used to differentiate service offerings in carrier networks.
Cisco Network Security Troubleshooting Handbook (Nov., $75) by Mynul Hoda covers techniques to troubleshoot and resolve complex problems in a Cisco secure network.
Penetration Testing and Cisco Network Defense (Nov., $60) by Andrew Whitaker and Daniel Newman covers assessing network vulnerabilities and managing security risk.
The Business Case for Enterprise-Class Wireless LANS (Nov., $45) by David Castaneda and Oisin Mac Alasdair explores wireless LAN business-case development, design and deployment.
CCNA Portable Command Reference (Nov., $29.95 cloth) by Scott Empson offers all CCNA-level commands in one reference.
Selecting MPLS VPN Services (Dec., $60 cloth) by Chris Lewis and Steve Pickawvance covers using and defining MPLS VPN services.
Cisco LAN Switching, Volume 1 (Dec., $70 cloth) by Kennedy Clark and Rob Payne discusses Layer 2 technologies.
Deploying and Operating a Voice Over IP Network (Dec., $55 cloth) by Evan Zeng and Abdul Wahid explains designing more effective Voice/IP telephony networks.
The Complete Cisco VPN Configuration Guide (Dec., $75 cloth) by Richard Deal describes VPN solutions with Cisco routers, PIX Firewalls, concentrators and remote access clients.
Building Resilient IP Networks (Dec., $55 cloth) by Kok-Koeing Lee and Seo-Boon Ng explains how to build resilient and highly available IP networks.
MPLS for Decision Makers (Dec., $40) by Azhar Sayeed and Monique Morrow offers the business case for deploying MPSL-based services and solutions.
Voice Over IP First-Step (Dec., $29.95) by Kevin Wallace provides the first steps into the world of IP telephony.
Storage Networking Protocol Fundamentals (Jan., $50 cloth) by James Lon introduces storage networking protocols.
CMP Books
Video Production Workshop (Sept., $34.95) by Tom Wolsky covers the full range of skills involved in planning and executing a video project.
Broadcast Graphics on the Spot (Sept., $27.95) by Richard Harrington, Glen Stephens and Chris Vadnais serves the needs of broadcast designers and news producers.
After Effects @ Work (Oct., $44.95) by Richard Harrington et al. contains 11 tutorials that showcase a wide range of projects.
Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials (Oct., $39.95) by Tom Wolsky offers eight tutorials on the essentials of editing with Final Cut Pro 5.
The Church Tech Handbook (Oct., $29.95) by Anthony D. Coppedge covers the technical building blocks of audio, video and lighting for a church media program.
Vegas 5 Editing Workshop (Nov., $49.95) by Douglas Spotted Eagle provides a system for mastering Vegas.
Producing 24P Video (Nov., $54.95) by John Skidgel serves as a crash course in 240 video production.
Killer Titles with Final Cut Pro (Nov., $49.95) by Philip Hodgetts shows how to master techniques for creating a range of video titles.
Designing Menus with DVD Studio Pro (Nov., $49.95) by Alex Alexander and John Skidgel instructs readers on building appealing DVD menus.
Game Character Modeling and Animation with 3DS Max 7 (Dec., $34.95) by Yancey Clinton explains creating playable 3D characters in 3DS Max 7.
Enterprise Security Architecture (Dec., $69.95 cloth) by John Sherwood, Andrew Clark and David Lyness provides a complete approach to the issue of how to make an enterprise safe and successful.
The Wedding Video Handbook (Jan., $34.95) by Kirk Barber covers the equipment, technology, craft and business of creating memorable wedding videos.
Video Shooter (Jan., $39.95) by Barry Braverman teaches the art and craft of shooting great video.
CPA911 Publishing (dist by IPG)
Running Quickbooks 2006 Premier Editions (Dec., $34.95) by Kathy Ivens offers advice for using all the Quickbooks Premier editions.
Running Quickbooks in Nonprofits (Dec., $34.95) by Kathy Ivens explores using Quickbooks to manage nonprofit finances.
CyberTech Publishing (dist by IPG)
Object-Oriented Oracle (Sept., $39.95) by Wenny Rahayu, David Taniar and Eric Pardede investigates object-oriented concepts and object-relational approaches toward databases.
Elsevier Science
Better Game Characters by Design (Oct., $49.95) by Katherine Isbister shows how to use the principles of psychology to make memorable characters.
Focal Easy Guide to Photoshop CS2 (Nov., $24.95) by Brad Hinkel offers image-editing basics.
Paint Shop Pro X for Photographers (Feb., $29.95) by Ken McMahon explores how to get professional results from Paint Shop Pro X and improve digital workflow skills.
Querying XML (Feb., $49.95) by Jim Melton provides information for software developers and architects looking to master XML querying and retrieval.
QuickTime for .NET and COM Developers (Dec., $59.95) by John Cromie shows Windows media developers how to use QuickTime media software.
Oracle 10g Developing Media Rich Applications (Dec., $54.95) by Lynne Dunckley explains the use and management of digital multimedia in modern applications.
GMPLS (Nov. $49.95) by Adrian Farrel combines GMPLS architecture, protocols and applications.
Programming with Quartz (Dec., $69.95) by David Gelphman introduces the new graphics system of Mac OS X Tiger.
Developing Practical Wireless Applications (Nov., $49.95) by Dean A. Gratton explores current wireless technologies.
Visualizing Quaternions (Sept., $69.95 cloth) by Andrew J. Hanson looks at a classic technique of computer graphics and game development.
Oracle Database Programming Using Java and Web Services (Oct., $59.95) by Kaussi Mensah covers using Java and Webservice to manage the Oracle Database.
Artificial Intelligence for Games (Dec., $69.95 cloth) by Ian Millington discusses AI for games.
Commonsense Reasoning (Jan., $49.95 cloth) by Erik T. Mueller looks at logic-based commonsense reasonsing.
Oracle Data Warehouse Tuning for 10g (Sept., $69.95) by Gavin J.T. Powell discusses how to keep data going in and out in the most efficient way possible.
The Persona Lifecycle (Nov., $59.95) by John Pruitt focuses on interaction design’s new technique.
Distributed Systems Architecture (Oct., $59.95 cloth) by Arno Puder includes a complete open source CORBA system.
High Dynamic Range Imaging (Nov., $69.95 coth) by Erik Reinhard covers this revoluation in imaging.
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery for InfoSec Managers (Sept., $54.95) by John Rittinghouse explores what to do when security doesn’t work or Mother Nature hits your systems.
Foundations of Multidimensional and Metric Data Structures (Dec., $59.95 cloth) by Hanan Samet addresses multidimensional data structures.
Introduction to Data Compression (Dec., $69.95 cloth) by Khalid Sayood guides professionals in the field that made DVDs, digital cameras and iPODs possible.
Programming Language Pragmatics (Nov., $64.95) by Michael L. Scott is an accessible look at programming language.
Globus Toolkit 4 (Nov., $39.95) by Borja Sotomayor addresses both beginners and experts.
Configuring Check Point NGX VPN-1/Firewall-1 (Oct., $49.95) by Barry J. Stiefel offers guidance for migrating from earlier versions of Check Point’s flagship firewall/VPN product, as well as those deploying VPN-1/Firewall-1 for the first time.
Database Modeling and Design (Dec., $49.95) by Toby J. Teorey updates extensively the logical database design reference.
Oracle Real Application Cluster 10g Jumpstart (Dec., $44.95) by Murali Vallath explains how to use Oracle Real Application Clusters to maximize data flow.
Why Programs Fail (Oct., $54.95) by Andreas Zeller covers systematic debugging.
Smart Phone and Next Generation Mobile Computing (Dec., $44.95) by Pei Zheng serves as a road map to the digital cameras and mini-games on today’s cell phones.
3D Game Textures: Create Professional Game Art Using Photoshop (Feb., $49.95) by Luke Ahearn shows beginning game artists and enthusiasts how to create textures.
3ds Max 8 Essentials (Nov., $49.95) by Autodesk covers a software package with over 200,000 users.
3ds Max 8 New Features and Production Workflow (Jan., $59.95) by Autodesk discusses animation software.
Raw Workflow from Capture to Archives (Feb., $39.95) by Yvonne J. Butler covers file capture, processing and creativity.
The Focal Easy Guide to Combustion 4 (Nov., $24.95) by Gary M. Davis is a new edition of a guide to the software.
Hands-on Guide to Windows Media (Nov., $34.95) by Joe Follansbee shows how to put Windows Media technology to use immediately.
Focal Easy Guide to Macromedia Flash 8 (Feb., $24.95) by Birgitta Hosea addresses the 1.5 million Flash users worldwide.
Animating with Macromedia Flash 8 (Feb., $49.95) by Alex Michael covers the use of Flash.
Understanding Macromedia Flash 8 ActionScript 2 (Feb., $29.95) by Andrew Rapo contains information on using Action Script creatively.
Hands-on Guide to Live Webcasting (Nov., $34.95) by Dan Rayburn offers advice on broadcasting live audio/video, slides and interactive elements.
Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro 5 (Nov., $24.95) by Rick Young discusses Final Cut Pro in a comprehensive manner.
Esri Press (dist by IPG)
Remote Sensing for GIS Managers (Oct., $69.95) by Stan Aronoff covers the use of remote sensing data in GIS-based analysis.
GIS for the Urban Environment (Dec., $79.95) by Juliana Maantay and John Ziegler relates GIS applications for urban planning and geography students.
Holy Macro! Books (dist by IPG)
Excel for Scientists and Engineers (Sept., $24.95) by Gerard Verschuuren covers the engineering and scientific uses of Excel.
Learn Excel from Mr. Excel (Sept., $39.95) by Bill Jelen makes suggestions for making Excel more efficient.
Excel for Marketing Managers (Nov., $24.95) by Ivana Taylor and Bill Jelen offers advice on putting market analysis techniques into action using Microsoft Excel.
Office VBA Macros You Can Use Today (Nov., $39.95) by Juan Pablo González, Cindy Meister, Suat Ozgur, Bill Dilworth, Anne Troy and T.J. Brandt discusses automating common tasks performed in offices worldwide.
Excel for Teachers (Dec., $24.95) by Adrienne Soucy and Bill Jelen explains using Microsoft Excel to manage classrooms from K—12.
Idea Group
Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management (Sept., $275 cloth) by David G. Schwartz addresses issues related to knowledge management.
Applications of Information Systems to Homeland Security and Defense (Sept., $89.95) by Hussein A. Abbass provides an overview of complex systems’ techniques.
Global Integrated Supply Chain Systems (Sept., $89.95 cloth) by Yi-chen Lan and Bhuvan Unhelkar discusses business and technical reasons for integrating supply chain systems.
Assessing the Value of E-Learning Systems (Sept., $84.95 cloth) by Yair Levy offers benchmarking tools to help administrators realize the key effective characteristics of their programs.
Internet Strategy: The Road to Web Services Solutions (Sept., $89.95 cloth) by Matthew W. Guah and Wendy L. Currie explains why enabling technologies are as important as ever.
Fuzzy Databases: Modeling, Design and Implementation (Oct., $89.95 cloth) by Angelica Urrutia and Mario Piattini introduces fuzzy logic, fuzzy databases and fuzzy modeling in databases.
Advances in Web-based Education: Personalized Learning Environments (Oct., $84.95 cloth) by George Magoulas and Sherry Chen covers factors that influence the design and use of personalized learning environments.
Web-based Intelligent E-Learning Systems: Technologies and Applications (Oct., $84.95 cloth) by Zongmin Ma covers systems standards and certifications, design and development and applications.
Selected Styles in Web-based Educational Research (Oct., $89.95 cloth) by Bruce L. Mann helps define style in educational research methodology.
Web and Information Security (Oct., $89.95 cloth) by Elena Ferrari and Bhavani Thuraisingham discusses security for the semantic Web, privacy and security policy management.
Teaching and Learning with Virtual Teams (Oct., $84.95 cloth) by S. Pixy Ferris and Susan Godar offers strategies for effectiveness in teaching and learning.
Computational Economics: A Perspective from Computational Intelligence (Nov., $89.95 cloth) by Shu-Heng Chen, Lakhmi Jain and Chung-Ching Tai provides models of various economic and financial issues.
Artificial Neural Networks in Real-Life Applications (Nov., $89.95 cloth) by Juan R. Rabunal and Julian Dorado offers an outlook on the most recent works in the field of ANN.
Digital Accounting: The Effects of the Internet and ERP on Accounting (Nov., $89.95 cloth) by Ashutosh Deshmukh covers accounting software, XBRL and EDI.
Purchasing and Supply Chain Management: Strategies and Realities (Dec., $89.95 cloth) by Michael Quayle illustrates strategies for supply chain implementation.
Public Management Information Systems (Dec., $94.95 cloth) by Bruce Rocheleau provides a map of the key actors and processes.
Building and Managing Enterprise-wide Portals (Dec., $89.95 cloth) by Jana Polgar, Robert Mark Bram and Anton Polgar provides background for selected established technologies.
Geographic Information Systems and Public Health: Eliminating Perinatal Disparity (Dec., $89.95 cloth) by Andrew Curtis and Michael Leitner explains why geography is important in the investigation of health.
Business Processes: Operational Solutions for SAP Implementation (Dec., $89.95 cloth) by Victor Portougal and David Sundaram describes ERP systems implementation.
Database Modeling for Industrial Data Management: Emerging Technologies and Applications (Dec., $89.95 cloth) by Zongmin Ma records current technologies and applications in database modeling for industrial data management.
Web Portfolio Design and Application (Dec., $89.95 cloth) by John DiMarco walks through the web portfolio design process.
Business Applications and Computational Intelligence (Dec., $89.95 cloth) by Kevin E. Voges and Nigel Pope looks at fields of study, research methods and theoretical explanations.
User-Centered Computer Aided Language Learning (Dec., $84.95 cloth) by Panayiotis Zaphiris and Giorgos Zacharia focuses on human-computer interaction elements of learning a language on-line.
Global Information Technology and Competitive Financial Alliances (Dec., $89.95 cloth) by Yutaka Kurihara, Sadayoshi Takaya and Nobuyoshi Yamori addresses customer service and interface between IT and other fields.
Neural Networks in Healthcare: Potential and Challenges (Jan., $89.95 cloth) by Rezaul Begg, Joarder Kamruzzaman and Ruhul Sarker studies how neural networks will impact the healthcare industry.
Cognitively Informed Systems: Utilizing Practical Approaches to Enrich Information Presentation and Transfer (Jan., $89.95 cloth) by Eshaa M. Alkhalifa covers several existing technologies.
Tools for Teaching Computer Networking and Hardware Concepts (Feb., $84.95 cloth) by Nurul Sarkar highlights development and use of novel software/hardware tools.
Biometric Image Discrimination Technologies (Feb., $89.95 cloth) by David Zhang, Xiaoyuan Jing and Jian Yang introduces theoretical analysis and practical application of biometric image discrimination.
Web Semantics Ontology (Feb., $89.95 cloth) by David Taniar and Johanna Wenny Rahayu provides information on current issues of Web semantics.
Information TOday
Theories of Information Behavior (Sept., $49.50 cloth) by Karen E. Fisher, Sandra Erdelez and Lynne McKechnie presents overviews of more than 70 conceptual frameworks.
Covert and Overt: Recollecting and Connecting Information Science and Intelligence Service (Oct., $49.50 cloth) by Robert V. Williams and Ben-Ami Lipetz explores the historical relationship between covert intelligence work and information/computer science.
The Librarian’s Internet Survival Guide: Strategies for the High-Tech Reference Desk (Oct., 29.50) by Barbara Quint. This second edition exhorts reference librarians to enter the Web jungle fearlessly.
Information Today/CyberAge Books (dist by IPG)
Yahoo! to the Max: An Extreme Searcher Guide (Sept., $24.95) by Randolph Hock describes all that Yahoo! has to offer.
Super Searchers Go to School (Sept., $24.95) by Joyce Kasman Valenza examines how educators and librarians teach information skills in the K-12 environment.
Cashing in With Content (Oct., $24.95) by David Meerman Scott offers ideas for building a compelling website.
Net Crimes and Misdemeanors, Second Edition (Nov., $24.95) by J.A. Hitchcock offers advice for avoiding Internet scams and staying safe on-line.
Ironbound Press
The Information Revolution (Sept., $22.95; $26.95 cloth) and The Technology Revolution (Dec., $TBA), both by J.R. Okin, are the second and third entries in a series about the history, technology and impact of the Internet.
Khan consulting and Publishing LLC (dist by IPG)
Business Explorer Simplified: BEx for End-Users (Jan., $54.95) by Arshad Khan introduces end users to SAP’s business intelligence tool.
SAP Simplified (Jan., $34.95) by Arshad Khan introduces SAP’s ERP system, its functionality and its implementation.
BW Simplified (Jan., $49.95) by Arshad Khan covers SAP’s BI tool, including concepts, planning, implementation and development.
Limelight Media (dist by IPG)
F1 Get the Most Out of Excel Formulas & Functions (Jan., $39.95) by Joseph Rubin discusses writing formulas for Excel worksheets.
Manning (dist by O’Reilly)
WebWork in Action (Sept., $44.95) by Patrick Lightbody and Jason Carreira aims to help developers build well-designed applications.
Ajax in Action (Oct., $44.95) by Dave Crane and Eric Pascarello teaches Ajax implementation techniques.
Understanding Enterprise SOA (Oct., $44.95) by Eric Pulier with Hugh Taylor uses a running example of an insurance company to illustrate planning and executing an enterprise SOA.
RSS and Atom in Action (Oct., $39.95) by Dave Johnson explains how to use blogs, wikis, newsfeeds and other technologies to publish on the Web.
POJOs in Action: Lightweight Frameworks and Enterprise Applications (Oct., $44.95) by Chris Richardson stands as a guide to new-generation Java applications.
IntelliJ IDEA in Action (Nov., $44.95) by Duane K. Fields with Stephen Saunders and Eugene Belyaev shows how to unlock the power of the integrated tools and features of IntelliJ IDEA.
Portlets and Apache Portals (Nov., $44.95) by Stefan Hepper, Peter Fischer, Stephan Hesmer, Richard Jacob and David Sean Taylor explains how to develop Java and WSRP compliant portlets and deploy them on Apache open source software.
Minimal Perl: For UNIX and Linux People (Dec., $44.95) by Tim Maher teaches by means of a subset that’s familiar to UNIX/Linux people.
Eclipse in Action: A Guide for Java Developers, Second Edition (Dec., $49.95) by David Gallardo, Ed Burnette and Robert McGovern has been updated for Eclipse 3.1 and covers the Eclipse Visual Editor, the Web Tools Project and the Eclipse Rich Client Platform.
Maximum Press
3G Marketing on the Internet, 7e: Third Generation Internet Marketing Strategies for Online Success (Jan., $34.95) by Susan Sweeney, Andy McClellan and Ed Dorey advises on all aspects of Web marketing.
MC Press (dist by IPG)
IBM i5/iSeries Primer, Fourth Edition (Dec., $99.95) by Ted Holt, Kevin Forsythe, Doug Pence and Ron Hawkins covers the IBM mid-range server.
Programmer's Guide to iSeries Navigator (Feb., $74.95) by Paul Touhy shows how to be more efficient and productive through iSeries Navigator.
iSeries/i5 APIs at Work, Second Edition (Feb., $89.95) by Bob Cozzi, Doug Pence and Ron Hawkins covers the more powerful new APIs.
i5/OS and Microsoft Office Integration Handbook, Third Edition (Sept., $79.95) by Chris Peters and Brian Singleton includes new i5/OS functions and the latest Office capabilities.
McGraw-Hill/Osborne/How to Do Everything
How to Do Everything with Your iPod & iTunes (Nov., $24.99) by Guy Hart-Davis explains how to maximize the iPod, iPod mini, iPod shuffle and iTunes.
How to Do Everything with Dreamweaver (Nov., $24.99) by Michael Meadhra covers the latest version of this Web design tool.
How to Do Everything with Macromedia Flash MX 2005 (Dec., $24.99) by Bonnie Blake and Doug Sahlin aims to help beginning and intermediate Macromedia Flash users to create and publish interactive content and applications.
How to Do Everything with Photoshop Elements (Dec., $24.99) by David Plotkin explains how to maximize Photoshop Elements.
McGraw-Hill/Osborne/QuickSteps
iPod and iTunes QuickSteps (Oct., $16.99) by Eliot Van Buskirk and John Alderman shows how to get up and running with iPod and iTunes.
Quicken 2006 QuickSteps (Dec., $16.99) by Marty Matthews and Carole Matthews shows how to use Quicken to manage personal and family finances.
McGraw-Hill/Osborne/The Official Guide
QuickBooks 2006: The Official Guide (Nov., $29.99) by Kathy Ivens. This Intuit-authorized book explains how to create a comprehensive small business financial management system using QuickBooks.
Corel Paint Shop Pro 10: The Official Guide (Jan., $29.99) by Dave Huss. This book, endorsed by Corel’s product team, includes step-by-step projects for using the software’s tools and features.
McGraw-Hill/Osborne/Digital Photography
Perfect Digital Photography: Expert Advice for Capturing, Correcting, and Printing Exceptional Images (Oct., $39.95) by Jay Kinghorn and Jay Dickman. A Pulitzer Prize-winning National Geographic photographer and “Digital Days” photography instructor offer a full-color guide.
George DeWolfe's Digital Photography Fine Print Workshop (Dec., $39.99) by George DeWolfe contains a full-color tutorial on the ins and outs of digital photography.
McGraw-Hill/Osborne/Complete Reference
BusinessObjects XI: The Complete Reference (Dec., $69.99) by Cindi Howson offers key information on leveraging BusinessObjects to improve profitability and operations.
JavaServer Faces: The Complete Reference (Dec., $49.99) by Ed Burns, Christian Schalk and James Holmes offers a complete resource on JSF.
McGraw-Hill/Osborne/Hacking Exposed
Hacking Exposed Cisco Networks: Cisco Security Secrets & Solutions (Jan., $49.99) by Andrew Vladimirov et al includes hands-on, practical case studies of real-world Cisco-based network attacks and countermeasures.
Hacking Exposed Wireless: Wireless Security Secrets & Solutions (Jan., $49.99) by John Bock and Michael Lynn provides tactical wireless security implementation coverage.
McGraw-Hill/Osborne/Oracle Press
Everyday Oracle DBA (Dec., $49.99) by April Wells shows shortcuts for common tasks.
Oracle Discoverer 10g Handbook (Jan., $69.99) by Michael Armstrong-Smith and Darlene Armstrong-Smithexplains how to use the ad-hoc query, reporting, analysis and Web publishing tool.
McGraw-Hill/Osborne/Databases
Microsoft SQL Server 2005: A Beginner’s Guide (Oct., $39.99) by Dusan Petkovic covers database concepts and key topics for new users.
Microsoft SQL Server 2005: A Developer’s Guide (Nov., $49.99) by Michael Otey and Danielle Otey focuses on new programming models.
Delivering Business Intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (Nov., $49.99) by Brian Larson explains how to develop a comprehensive, secure, integrated and highly available BI solution.
Microsoft Press
Programming Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 Core Reference (Nov., $49.99) by Francesco Balena offers insight, practical code samples and best practices.
Programming Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Core Reference (Nov., $49.99) by Donis Marshall presents the information needed to create powerful Windows and Web applications.
Programming Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 Core Reference (Nov., $49.99) by Dino Esposito explains how ASP.NET simplifies tasks and makes it possible to build enterprise class applications.
Advanced ADO.NET 2.0 Programming (Nov., $49.99) by Glenn Johnson covers topics such as optimization and BLOBs.
Programming Microsoft Web Forms: A Streamlined Approach Using C# (Nov., $39.99) by Douglas Reilly tackles Web Form applications.
Programming Microsoft Windows Forms: A Streamlined Approach Using C# (Nov., $39.99) by Charles Petzold examines the new classes for Windows Form programming added by >NET Framework 2.0.
The CLR via C# (Nov., $54.99) by Jeffrey Richter stands as an application-model neutral look at the .NET Framework, focusing on CLR functionality.
Programming Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 Applications: Advanced Topics (Dec., $49.99) by Dino Esposito covers advanced aspects such as custom controls, design-time and http runtime.
Programming Microsoft ADO.NET 2.0 Core Reference (Dec., $59.99) by David Sceppa shows how to access, sort and manipulate data in Web-enabled enterprise applications.
Programming Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (Dec., $59.99) by Brust et al. explains how to program Microsoft SQL Server 2005.
Inside Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 (Dec., $39.99) by Christoph Wille examines the architecture of ASP..NET to help professional developers be more productive with that technology.
Debugging, Tuning, and Testing Microsoft .NET Applications (Dec., $69.99) by John Robbins explains how to take advantage of increases in debugging and tuning technology in the new release of Visual Studio 2005.
Mike Murach & Associates
Murach’s ASP.NET 2.0 Upgrader’s Guide C# Edition (Sept., $39.50) and Murach’s ASP.NET 2.0 Upgrader’s Guide VB Edition (Sept., $39.50), both by Anne Boehm and Joel Murach, show developers how to upgrade from ASP.NET 1.x to ASP.Net 2.0.
Mimosa Books (dist by IPG)
Adobe Photoshop CS 2 (Sept., $34.95) by David Rivers offers a tour of the image-editing powerhouse.
Mac OS X Tiger (Sept., $34.95) by David Long offers guidance on all of Tiger’s new features.
Doctoring Photos with Adobe Photoshop (Sept., $34.95) by Eric D. Grebler answers hot to place one’s head on someone else’s body.
Adobe Illustrator CS2 (Dec., $34.95) by Stephanae Baker discusses the world’s most popular vector illustration application for print, the Web and video.
Adobe Photoshop Elements 4 (Dec., $34.95) by Constance Tucker contains a visual reference to the world’s most popular photo-editing application.
Google Brainiac (Dec., $24.95) by Denise Miller explains how to master Google’s power feature.
MIT Press
Wired for Speech: How Voice Activates and Advances the Human-Computer Relationship (Sept., $32.50 cloth) by Clifford Nass and Scott Brave discusses how interactive voice-based technology can tap into the automatic responses speech evokes.
Cornucopia Limited: Design and Dissent on the Internet (Oct., $39.95 cloth) by Richard Coyne explores the network economy through design.
Shaping Things (Nov., $21.95) by Bruce Sterling anticipates the next wave of technology—objects so programmable that they can be regarded as material instantiations of an immaterial system.
Control and Freedom: Power and Paranoia in the Age of Fiber Optics (Nov., $37.50 cloth) by Wendi Hui Kyong Chun argues that the Internet has emerged as a mass medium by linking control with freedom and democracy.
Deep Time of the Media: Towards an Archaeology of Hearing and Seeing by Technical Means (Nov., $39.95 cloth) by Siegfried Zielinski, translated by Gloria Custance, examines new media’s historic forerunners.
The Access Principle: The Case for Open Access to Research and Scholarship (Dec., $34.95 cloth) by John Willinsky argues for extending the circulation of knowledge with new publishing technologies.
The Game Design Reader: A Rules of Play Anthology (Dec., $45 cloth) collects 32 pieces on game analysis and criticism.
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The Debian System: Concepts and Techniques (Sept., $49.95) by Martin F. Krafft explores Debian’s open development cycle and strict quality control.
The eBay Survival Guide: How to Make Money and Avoid Losing Your Shirt (Sept., $19.95) by Michael Banks show how to have a good experience with the on-line auction site.
The TCP/IP Guide (Sept., $79.95) by Charles M. Kozierok details the core protocols that make TCP/IP internetworks function.
Just Say No to Microsoft (Sept., $24.95) by Tony Bove traces Microsoft’s rise from tiny software startup to monopolistic juggernaut.
Visual Basic 2005 Express: Now Playing (Oct., $24.95) by Wallace Wang ext Listing Text Listing Text Listing Text Listing Text Listing.
The eBay Price Guide (Nov., $29.95) by Julia L. Wilkinson offers pricing information and tips.
The Cult of iPod (Nov., $24.95) by Leander Kahney looks at how Apple’s iPod is changing music, culture and listening behavior.
Creative Computer Crafts: 50 Fun and Useful Projects You Can Make with Any Inkjet Printer (Nov., $24.95) by Marcelle Costanza illustrates fun and functional projects.
The Art of RAW Conversion: How to Produce Art-Quality Photos with Adobe Photoshop CS2 and Leading RAW Converters (Nov., $39.95) by Uwe Steinmueller and Jürgen Gulbins shows digital photographers how to work with RAW files to produce high image quality in finished photos.
O’Reilly Media
Ambient Findability (Sept., $29.95) by Peter Morville describes the future of information and connectivity.
Asterisk: The Future of Telephony (Sept., $39.95) by Jared Smith, Jim Van Meggelen and Leif Madsen covers installing, configuring, and integrating Asterisk with existing phone systems.
DNS & BIND, 5th Edition (Jan., $44.99) by Paul Albitz and Cricket Liu discusses the Internet’s distributed host information database.
Running Linux, 5th Edition (Dec., $49.95) by Matt Welsh and Matthias Kalle Dalheimer includes resources for dealing with special requirements imposed by hardware and emerging technologies.
O’Reilly Trade
We the Media (Jan., $14.99) by Dan Gillmor looks at how grassroots journalists are dismantling Big Media’s monopoly.
Open Sources 2.0 (Nov., $29.95) by Chris DiBona, Mark Stone and Danese Cooper collects essays from technology leaders about open source’s impact on the software industry.
Time Management for System Administrators (Nov., $24.95) by Thomas A. Limoncelli explains time management to system administrators.
O’Reilly/Annoyances
Fixing Access Annoyances (Jan., $24.99) by Phil Mitchell and Evan Callahan illustrates methods for building databases while gaining efficiency.
Fixing InDesign Annoyances (Feb., $24.99) by Eda Warren shows how to work around InDesign’s limits.
Fixing Powerpoint Annoyances (Jan., $19.99) by Echo Swinfold provides solutions to irritating aspects of the program.
Fixing Windows XP Annoyances (Feb., $19.99) by David Karp presents advice for mid-level XP users.
O’Reilly/Deke Press
Photoshop Elements One-on-One (Dec., $34.95) by Deke McLelland covers all the new features of Adobe Photoshop Elements X.
Adobe InDesign CS2 One-on-One (Dec., $44.95) by Deke McLelland covers all aspects of the software.
O’Reilly/Digital Studio
Photoshop Blending Modes Cookbook for Digital Photographers: 48 Easy-to-Follow Recipes to Fix Problem Photos and Create Amazing Effects (Nov., $29.95) by John Beardsworth shows how to use blending modes to achieve a wide range of image adjustments and special effects.
InDesign Production Cookbook (Nov., $29.95) by Alistair Dabbs, Anne-Marie Concepcion, Ken McMahon and Keith Martin offers solutions to real-world layout challenges.
Digital Video Production Cookbook (Nov., $29.95) by Chris Kenworthy and Ilex Press Ltd. explains how to create visual effects, dramatic shots and powerful sequences using low-cost techniques adapted from high-end professional practices.
Photoshop Photo Effects Cookbook (Nov., $29.95) by Tim Shelbourne offers 61 recipes that show how to use Photoshop to simulate classic camera and darkroom techniques.
Photoshop CS2 RAW (Nov., $34.95) by Mikkel Aaland covers working with RAW in Photoshop.
O’Reilly/Hacks
PHP Hacks (Dec., $29.95) by Jack D. Herrington covers the language used for more than 19 million websites.
Yahoo! Hacks (Oct., $24.95) by Paul Bausch speaks to power users of Yahoo!
Skype Hacks (Dec., $24.95) by Andrew Sheppard explains the basics of Skype Internet phone service.
Wireless Hacks, 2nd Edition (Nov., $24.95) by Rob Flickenger and Roger Weeks supplies 100 possibilities for hacking wireless technology.
Flickr Hacks (Feb., $29.99) by Paul Bausch and Jim Baumgardner explains how to manipulate Yahoo!’s photo-sharing service.
O’Reilly/Head First
Head First HTML & CSS (Nov., $34.95) by Elisabeth Freeman and Eric Freeman covers the nuts and bolts of HTML and Cascading Style Sheets, with examples that illustrate how to format text, add graphic elements, make links, create tables and frames, use color and add style to websites.
Head Rush Ajax (Dec., $29.95) by Brett McLaughlin, Elisabeth Freeman and Eric Freeman describes the latest rage in web development in the debut title in a new series geared to more intermediate developers.
O’Reilly/In a Nutshell
Web Design in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition (Feb., $34.99) by Jennifer Niederst covers all aspects of web design.
PHP in a Nutshell (Oct., $29.95) by Paul Hudson explains the core of the language and its most popular extensions.
Unix in a Nutshell, 4th Edition (Oct., $34.95) by Arnold Robbins highlights the strengths of this operating system in all its various flavors.
Java Enterprise in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition (Nov., $62.95) by Jim Farley, William Crawford, Prakash Malani, John Norman and Justin Gehtland serves as a practical guide for enterprise Java developers, updated for the new 1.4 version of Sun Microsystems Java Enterprise Edition software.
O’Reilly/Missing Manuals
Quicken 2006 For Starters: The Missing Manual (Nov., $19.95) by Bonnie Biafore discusses how Quicken can simplify personal finances.
Windows XP for Starters: The Missing Manual (Oct., $19.95) by David Pogue discusses the widely used operating system.
Quickbooks 2006: The Missing Manual (Dec., $29.95) by Bonnie Biafore shows how to use the program's tools to implement and maintain critical accounting processes.
PCs: The Missing Manual (Dec., $24.95) by Andy Rathbone shows how to manage the digital world.
Photoshop Elements: The Missing Manual (Oct., $39.95) by Barbara Brundage covers new features and techniques for digital photography.
