Stuff I Think Is Great To Read

Hey, here's my read list. I've grouped them into various categories.

Programming, Coding, and Sysadmin

• C Programming Language (2nd Edition) (Prentice Hall Software)
• Introduction to Algorithms
• Introduction to the Theory of Computation, Second Edition
• Operating System Concepts (7th Edition)
• Introduction to Automata Theory, Languages, and Computation (3rd Edition) (seriously, this book changed my life!)
• Advanced Programming in the UNIX(R) Environment (2nd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)
• Learning MySQL (Learning)
• High Performance MySQL: Optimization, Backups, Replication, and More
• PHP and MySQL Web Development (3rd Edition) (Developer's Library)
• Beginning PHP and MySQL 5: From Novice to Professional, Second Edition
• Learning Perl, Fourth Edition
• Advanced Perl Programming
• UNIX System Administration Handbook (3rd Edition)
• Essential System Administration (Nutshell Handbooks)

Team and Project Management

• Time Management for System Administrators
• The Complete Idiot's Guide to Lean Six Sigma (Complete Idiot's Guide to)
• Six Sigma for Dummies
• Agile and Iterative Development: A Manager's Guide (The Agile Software Development Series)
• Agile Estimating and Planning (Robert C. Martin Series)
• The Art of Agile Development
• The Art of Project Management (Theory in Practice (O'Reilly))

Legal & HR

• HR Handbook for California Employers
• Doing Business in California: An Employment Law Handbook
• Labor and Employment in California: A Guide to Employment Laws, Regulations, and Practices
• Equal Employment Opportunity: Labor Market Discrimination and Public Policy (Sociology and Economics)
• Discrimination, Jobs, and Politics: The Struggle for Equal Employment Opportunity in the United States since the New Deal

Marketing/Advertising, Design, and User Interfaces

• Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition
• Letting Go of the Words: Writing Web Content that Works (Interactive Technologies) (Interactive Technologies)
• Web Analytics: An Hour a Day

Food, Cooking, Eating

• I'm Just Here for the Food: Version 2.0
• I'm Just Here for More Food: Food x Mixing + Heat = Baking
• Martin Yan's Feast: The Best of Yan Can Cook (Yan, Martin)
• Martin Yan Quick and Easy
• Martin Yan's Invitation to Chinese Cooking (Yan, Martin)
• Martin Yan's Asian Favorites: From Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Thailand

Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, and Public Policy (CESifo Seminar Series) asin: 0262112876

The Book of Letters: How to Write a Letter for Every Occasion author: Peter Breen asin: 186508669X

author: Anne L. Young asin: 0821837303 binding: Paperback list price: $29.00 USD amazon price: $29.00 USD

A cipher is a scheme for creating coded messages for the secure exchange of information. Throughout history, many different coding schemes have been devised. One of the oldest and simplest mathematical systems was used by Julius Caesar. This is where Mathematical Ciphers begins. Building on that simple system, Young moves on to more complicated schemes, ultimately ending with the RSA cipher, which is used to provide security for the Internet. This book is structured differently from most mathematics texts. It does not begin with a mathematical topic, but rather with a cipher.  read more »

author: Donna Avila-Weil Rhonda Regan asin: 1877810150 binding: Perfect Paperback list price: $44.95 USD amazon price: $44.95 USD

The Comprehensive Guidebook for Career Success as a Medical Coder. How to start and successfully run your own professional independent medical coding business. Step-by-step. + How to blend career and lifestyle working when and where you choose. + How to save time and money using latest technology. + How to access a global client base through telemarketing. How would you like to have a job that you can perform while living anywhere you choose? Like Hawaii ... or on your favorite mountain with a breathtaking view ... or on the shore of your favorite lake?  read more »

author: Ted Hoffman asin: 0079137431 binding: Paperback list price: $59.95 USD amazon price: $59.95

The best available guide to mastering SAP’s ABAP/4 programming language! This in-depth, extensively illustrated guide reveals a world-class SAP coder's own "reality-tested" solutions to typical programming tasks. It explores topics and techniques that are simply not covered, or not as clearly covered, elsewhere. From writing basic reports to performing SAP updates, dozens of examples show you just how to do it—or how to do it better!  read more »

author: Plamen Nedeltchev asin: 1587050765 binding: Hardcover list price: $65.00 USD amazon price: $65.00 USD

A guide to understanding the troubleshooting tools, commands, and methodologies that enable reliable performance for remote access services  read more »

Building Out a Custom LiveCD Image Under Linux

Well, a friend was trying to build this out and after a bit of chatting, I just decided that hammering out a quick document would be easier, considering the times we're online. :)

In anycase, the word processor I use loves to add "extra" stuff to the page, making it difficult, currently to import into this site as HTML. So, I have added it as a PDF attachment.

Elements of Writing, Third Course, ACADEMIC AND WORKPLACE SKILLS WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWER KEYS, revised edition (Holt Rinehart) author: Holt Rinehart asin: 0030511720

Writing Training Materials That Work: How to Train Anyone to Do Anything author: Wellesley R. Foshay,Kenneth H. Silber,Michael Stelnicki asin: 0787964115

The Ecology of Wisdom: Writings by Arne Naess author: Arne Naess asin: 1582434018