Wing Tang Wong

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: Stephen Hilgartner asin: 0804736464 binding: Paperback list price: $23.95 USD amazon price: $23.95 USD

Behind the headlines of our time stands an unobtrusive army of science advisors. Panels of scientific, medical, and engineering experts evaluate the safety of the food we eat, the drugs we take, and the cars we drive. But despite the enormous influence of science advice, its authority is often problematic, and struggles over expert advice are thus a crucial aspect of contemporary politics. Science on Stage is a theoretically informed and empirically grounded study of the social process through which the credibility of expert advice is produced, challenged, and sustained.  read more »

author: Chris Roush asin: 1933338059 binding: Paperback list price: $18.95 USD amazon price: $14.78 USD

Recognizing the historical importance of business news in America's journalistic past, this book asserts that current social attitudes were set in place by 20th-century reporting on finance, business trends, markets, unemployment, governmental economic policy, corporate malfeasance, and—perhaps most important—the consumer.  read more »

This digital document is an article from Technical Communication, published by Society for Technical Communication on May 1, 1996. The length of the article is 2479 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.From the supplier: Employers must provide workers with information on hazardous materials they may be using. The information is contained in documents known as material safety data sheets.  read more »

author: Patricia A. Robinson Ryn Etter asin: 1566703786 binding: Hardcover list price: $99.95 USD amazon price: $83.20 USD

A survival guide for writers in the real-world, Writing and Designing Manuals, Third Edition has become a standard reference for technical writers and editors. Readable and practical, it addresses all aspects of manual development from choosing a format to writing effective warnings. Not limited to text elements, the manual also provides guidance for designing illustrations to complement the text and underscore the safety warnings.  read more »

author: Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) asin: 0816906580 binding: Hardcover list price: $111.50 USD amazon price: $101.00 USD

The EPA investigation of a 1994 chemical plant tragedy concluded that "the explosion resulted from a lack of written safe operating procedures…" While good written procedures can't guarantee zero accidents, they can reduce the number of accidents caused by human error.  read more »

author: Nancy J. Campbell asin: 081447960X binding: Plastic Comb list price: $60.00 USD amazon price: $54.00 USD

A step-by-step resource for clear communication of all types of policies and procedures. Policies and procedures—they’re what make a company run efficiently and legally. Now managers have a definitive guide to creating accurate policies and procedures documents. The book is useful for professionals in such areas as: • health and safety • human resources • office management • administration • quality • manufacturing • customer service • finance and accounting.  read more »