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Title: I Can't Believe I'm Buying This Book: A Commonsense Guide to Successful Internet Dating Publisher: Ten Speed Press Authors: Evan Marc Katz Rating: 5/5  As an experienced online dater, I can definitively say that "I Can't Believe I'm Buying This Book" is a must-read for Internet dating virgins and veterans alike. With his warm, thoughtful and informative delivery, Katz manages to alter what to many may feel is a scary, intimidating endeavor into an exciting, inviting and doable process. His experience with online dating communities as both a consumer and a consultant gives him the expertise to impart insider information and personal vignettes that bring this book to life. He's funny, he's witty, and he simply just knows his stuff. I often found myself nodding in agreement or inadvertently laughing out loud at some random passage. My favorite chapter is the one where he shows how to write a magnetic profile, giving tangible examples of what works and what doesn't. I not only learned a whole lot from this book, but finished it with more optimism and confidence about Internet dating than I ever had before. Thanks for bringing good old-fashioned dating commonsense up to speed with the 21st century. Great book!
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Title: Learning Python, Second Edition Publisher: O'Reilly Authors: Mark Lutz, David Ascher Rating: 1/5  Learning Python is a good introduction, but if you are serious about learning and using python, you will need this book AND the larger Programming Python. An example of Learning Python's shortcomings is __str__ is not in the index for Learning Python (__str__ is the default way to print). It IS in the index for Programming Python. I have found using both books to have all the information I need. Learning Python also has a pretty good introduction to object oriented programming and how it is implemented in Python. I haven't done a lot of OO programming and the description in Learning Python was readable and understandable. Another thing I liked about Learning Pytyhon is that the end of each chapter had interactive examples you could run to reinforce the ideas presented in the chapter. Clearly however, Learning Python is much better for beginners. And I must say, the index's of both book are pretty good.
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Title: MySQL (3rd Edition) (Developer's Library) Publisher: Sams Authors: Paul DuBois Rating: 4/5  Yes, this book is getting aged (this is the reason I gave four rather than five stars). The wonderful MySQL people keep their documentation on the web very up-to-date, but sometimes you want a printed reference. This is it. At work, we have MySQL books that are more recent, but they are not as comprehensive. My boss once referred to the book as my "bible" when I told someone off the "top of my head" the page number that would answer their question. That's the power of this book, it is very well organized and get's to the point so that you can use MySQL quickly, regardless of your background. If you have this book, along with a book that is related to MySQL and how you plan to use it (eg., with PHP) and the MySQL website, then you are set!
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Title: Java Servlet Programming, 2nd Edition Publisher: O'Reilly Authors: Jason Hunter Rating: 5/5 I usually approach O'Reilly books with extreme caution. They tend to be ponderous pieces of work that clobber the reader with too much detail without being helpful (or interesting). This book is a nice departure. The book covers Java Servlet programming assuming you know Java and HTML (I wouldn't read this book unless you are very comfortable with both topics). It shows good examples of the basics of Java servlets and how they are used. The book's many examples are also short and sweet (for the most part). They deliver a concept without inundating the reader with pages of code. Pictures of the resulting HTML screen are used judiciously as well. If you need to know the basics of servlets, read the first few chapters. If you need more details, Hunter provides them in the following chapters. He covers passing graphics, session tracking (an excellent chapter), some security, database connectivity (the basics of JDBC) and other odds and ends. The book is showing its age a little, but otherwise this book is a gem -- one of the few that gets everything right.
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