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Title: QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter Publisher: Princeton University Press Authors: Richard Phillips Feynman Rating: 5/5  If you'd like to know how reality REALLY works, and don't know much about Quantum Mechanics, this is probably the best place to start. If you don't care, and want to live the rest of your life in ignorance, avoid this book like the plague :-) After reading this, I suggest picking up a copy of "The Fabric of Reality" by David Deutsch. While you're at it, it won't hurt to read the classic "Godel, Escher, Bach" by Hofstadter. Caveat: reality is nothing like you imagined, and seeing it for the first time can have adverse psychological effects.
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Title: The PMP Exam: How to Pass on Your First Try Publisher: Velociteach Press Authors: Andy Crowe Rating: 5/5 I read 7 different books related to PMP (including Rita Mulcahy's), before taking the PMP exam. The problem is, you have absolutely no idea which study resource will be most effective until after you've sat for the actual exam. After I sat for and passed the PMP, it became crystal clear that Andy's book (unequivocally) surpasses all the others. It's more thorough, it's more accurate, AND it's a fraction of the price of the others. You want to pass the PMP? Get Andy's book! It's just that simple!
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Title: Linux for Non-Geeks Publisher: No Starch Press Authors: Rickford Grant Rating: 5/5 I have only hands-on education in computers, no formal training. I have become fascinated with them over the years of using Win 98, ME, and XP. About 2 years ago I wanted to get into Linux. I bought the RedHat Linux 8 Bible and got it installed on my computer. It went OK, but I could never, ever, ever, . . . , I mean never, get connected to the Internet. Since the net is a large part of the fun, I was left with a RedHat 8 OS that I didn't know how to use. After months of trying, I gave up & went back to XP. Just got this book a couple of weeks ago, and compared about 6 different Linux books in the bookstore. This one is the clear winner if you want to "migrate" from Win to Linux. Well written and well organized, the book goes into more detail than the others on actually performing many required tasks in setting up and running the Fedora Core 1, successor to RedHat 9. Within 24 hours of purchase I was surfing the net, playing games, listening to music, etc. Most importantly, the author assumes that you know nothing about Linux and nothing about what's under the hood of your machine, regardless of your current OS. I realized last night that I actually now know how to download & install tar.gz files, not to mention RPM's. I'm having a tremendous amount of fun staying away from M'soft, all thanks to this book. Having first-hand experience with several "fatter" Linux books, this is definitely the one I would recommend to those who have no programming/sys admin background.
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Title: Absolute Beginner's Guide to C (2nd Edition) Publisher: Sams Authors: Greg Perry Rating: 4/5  Perry knows how to clearly explain the C language and keep the readers interest. The chapters are concise and not overloaded. The language is very clear. The only problem is that he could have given a few mpre examples. Still deserves 5 stars for clarity.
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