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From: Robert Michael Slade
Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 00:00
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Book review index
"Woe be to him that reads but one book."
George Herbert, 1651
This is a listing of (mostly technical) book reviews. The initial coding is
the review file name (and approximate size of the file in bytes): this is
followed by the name of the book and author(s) and a very brief description.
(Some versions of this file may also contain listings of software reviews.)
Information on Internet archive sites for the reviews is generally given at the
end of the file. Authors and publishers wishing to have books included should
see the address information at the end of the file.
(The book review project is looking for sponsorship. Please contact
roberts@decus.ca.)
BK101UDC RVW 1248 "101 Uses for a Dead Computer", Wahlstrom, 1992, 0-672-
48540-0, U$7.95/C$9.95 - cute, but a few useful suggestions
as well
BK10MINT RVW 1991 "10 Minute Guide to the Internet", Kent, 1994, 1-56761-428-
0, U$12.99/C$16.99 - reasonable intro, but not as good as
"Zen"
BK2NDCNT RVW 2832 "Second Contact", Resnick - fiction about hacking for data,
some reasonable database security stuff
BK20CNCM RVW 2428 "20th Century Computers and How They Worked", Flynn, 1993,
1-56761-257-1, U$18.00/C$23.00 - not the best computer
introduction ever, but amusing for the ardent trekkie
BK51RESN RVW 881 "51 Reasons", Martha Stone-Martin, Laura Breeden, 1994 - 56
stories about Internet users
BKABCLAN RVW 5439 "The ABC's of Local Area Networks", Dortch - practical, but
somewhat limited in detail, good intro for small LAN
BKACCEMP RVW 1960 "Accidental Empires", Robert X. Cringely, 1992, 0-201-57032-
7, U$19.95/C$25.95 - a great read on the rise of the techie
businesses
BKACTCIN RVW 3471 "Ace the Technical Interview", Michael Rothstein, 1994, 0-
07-054030-6, U$19.95 - I'd hate to have to rely on this to
bluff my way through
BKADOLP1 RVW 1484 "The Adolescence of P-1", Ryan, 1977 - fiction, my personal
favourite of the classic "computer virus" stories
BKADUNNT RVW 1417 "Adventures in UNIX Network Applications Programming",
Rieken/Weiman, 1992, 0-471-52858-7, U$34.95 - pretty good
BKADVINT RVW 3444 "How to Advertise on the Internet", Strangelove/Bosley,
1994, 1201-0758, $49.50 - a good feel for the net and net
culture, good argument in favour of Internet advertising,
but need to tighten up specifics
BKAETMAD RVW 1820 "Aether Madness", Gary Wolf/Michael Stein, 1995, 1-56609-
020-2, U$21.95/C$30.95 - a gentle introduction to the net,
despite the title
BKAIXCMP RVW 1006 "An AIX Companion", David L. Cohn, 1994, 0-13-291220-1 -
decent intro regardless of platform
BKALEXPK RVW 1798 "Artificial Life Explorer's Kit", Thro, 1993, 0-672-30301-9,
U$24.95/C$31.95 - good fun, but little analysis
BKALFRPO RVW 1469 "Assembly Language: For Real Programmers Only", Johnson,
1993, 0-672-48470-6, U$44.95/C$56.95 - MASM source and
reference lists
BKA-LIFE RVW 4116 "Artificial Life", Levy, 1992, 0-679-73489-8,
U$13.00/C$17.00 - an interesting wander through fields
studying artificial life but no strong points
BKALLIN1 RVW 1251 "All in One Internet", Gregory Giagnocavo, Timothy McLain,
1994, 0-932577-01-6 - collection of Internet access software
and a very terse set of documentation
BKAMGTMN RVW 2012 "A manager's guide to multivendor networks", Enck - like it
says
BKAPCRYP RVW 1760 "Applied Cryptography", Schneier, 1994, 0-471-59756-2,
U$44.95 - excellent and thorough text, intro or reference
for professional or serious hobbyist. Readable, too.
BKARTWRE RVW 1662 "The Art of Ware", Bruce F. Webster, 1995, 1-55828-396-5,
U$21.95/C$30.00 - excellent business advice in a thought
provoking form
BKATMNPI RVW 1264 "Asynchronous Transfer Mode Networks", Onvural, 1994, 0-
89006-662-0, U$65.00 - solid overview, but heavily
mathematical
BKATMNTW RVW 1325 "ATM Networks", Handel/Huber/Schroeder, 1994, 0-201-42274-3,
U$43.25 - technical overview (thoroughly German)
BKBASSB RVW 3792 "Building a Successful Software Business", Radin, 1994, 1-
56592-064-3, U$19.95 - the usual generic advice
BKBBS4BS RVW 6728 "Bulletin Board Systems for Business", Wood/Blankenhorn -
very PC oriented (COM932)
BKBBSCON RVW 3775 "The BBS Construction Kit", Wolfe, 1994, 0-471-00797-8 -
very opinionated, but a comprehensive start
BKBEGG2C RVW 1329 "The Beginner's Guide to C", Ivor Horton, 1994, 1-874416-15-
X, U$24.95/C$34.95/UK#22.99 - OK, but not for rank amateurs
BKBEWOTC RVW 1314 "Business Engineering With Object Technology", Taylor, 1995,
0-471-04521-7, U$16.95 - lacks detail
BKBIGSEM RVW 1853 "How to Make It Big in the Seminar Business", Karasik, 1992,
0-07-033185-5 - a printed motivational seminar on giving
motivational seminars
BKBLDIBM RVW 1682 "Building IBM", Emerson W. Pugh, 1995, 0-262-16147-8,
U$29.95 - insider information -- and bias
BKBLPCNT RVW 1137 "A Blip in the Continuum", Robin Williams, 1995, 1-56609-
188-8, U$22.95/C$29.95 - showcasing "ugly" fonts
BKBNABCM RVW 2395 "Broadband Networking ABCs for Managers", Davidson, 1994, 0-
471-61954-X, U$29.95 - handy resume of the new comm
technologies, but primarily for the tech aware
BKBOTISH RVW 3645 "Bandits on the Information Superhighway", Daniel J.
Barrett, 1996, 1-56592-156-9, U$17.95/C$26.95 - rather
pedestrian warnings of online fraud and cons
BKBSC2C RVW 1824 "Leaping From BASIC to C++", Traister, 1994, 0-12-697421-7 -
helpful start to learning C++, but BASIC can't take you far
BKBSDCCM RVW 2376 "Business Dictionary of Computers", Rosenberg, 1993, 0-471-
58574-2, U$14.95 - outdated and no page without at least one
error
BKBSECCS RVW 4880 "Building a Secure Computer System", Gasser - heavy on
technical, particularly secure hardware
BKBSFRRL RVW 1850 "The Basics Book of Frame Relay", 0-201-56377-0 - Motorola
Codex on Frame Relay (but not very)
BKBSIFNT RVW 2127 "The Basics Book of Information Networking", 0-201-56370-3 -
Motorola Codex on point-to-point links
BKBSTJIR RVW 1187 "The Best of The Journal of Irreproducible Results", Scherr,
1983, 0-89480-595-9, U$10.95 - guaranteed giggles regardless
of your field
BKBSTNET RVW 1764 "Best of the Net", Seth Godin, 1995, 1-56884-313-5,
U$22.99/C$32.99/UK#21.99 - random postings culled from the
net, almost no citations
BKBSX25 RVW 1386 "The Basics Book of X.25 Packet Switching", 0-201-56369-X -
Motorola Codex on packet switching
BKBUGWRT RVW 3470 "BUGS in Writing", Lyn Dupre, 1995, 0-201-60019-6,
U$19.95/C$25.95 - collection of quick tips on over a hundred
of the most common problems in (particularly technical)
writing
BKBUINFI RVW 2732 "Building Internet Firewalls", Chapman/Zwicky, 1995, 1-
56592-124-0 - excellent introduction
BKBURGER RVW 11277 "Computer Viruses and Data Protection", Burger - poorly
written with little solid information, some viral programs
in source code
BKCALMCH RVW 1406 "Calculating Machines", Hartree, 1984, 026081474, U$32.50 -
excellent history of the development of computing machinery
BKCANINT RVW 2530 "Canadian Internet Handbook", Carroll/Broadhead, 1994, 0-13-
304395-9, C$16.95 - a listing of Canadian Internet access
providers which you could probably get better locally, and
some reasonable but error-prone Internet tutorial
BKCBGTUI RVW 1632 "The Canadian Business Guide to Using the Internet", Linda
Richards, 1995, 0-88908-849-7, C$14.95 - no worse than the
others, and shorter and cheaper
BKCBRMNR RVW 2472 "Minding Your Cyber-Manners on the Internet", Rose, 1994, 1-
56761-521-X, U$12.99/C$16.99 - good thorough coverage, but
short on the "why" of how misunderstandings happen
BKCCWPWH RVW 1611 "Creating Cool Web Pages with HTML", Dave Taylor, 1995, 1-
56884-454-9, U$19.99/C$27.99/UK#18.99 - good tutorial on
basic HTML, but no more
BKCDMASS RVW 1820 "CDMA: Principles of Spread Spectrum Communication", Andrew
Viterbi, 1995, 0-201-63374-4, U$59.25 - text for advanced
course in multi-frequency mobile communications
BKCETINT RVW 1311 "Celebrities on the Internet", Colin Berry, 1996, 0-7821-
1811-9, U$12.99 - I'm not convinced of the need for it, but
this is a quality quick-start for the star-struck
BKCGIPRL RVW 1440 "Developing CGI Applications with Perl", Deep/Holfelder,
1996, 0-471-14158-5, U$29.95/C$41.95 - goes further than the
HTML manuals, but not far enough for beginning webmasters
BKCGTWFW RVW 1848 "Concise Guide to Windows for Workgroups", Jamsa, 1993, 1-
55615-505-0, C$17.95 - rehash of the most basic docs
BKCHMERA RVW 6469 "Chimera", Rosenblum, 1993, 0-345-38528-4, US$4.99/CDN$5.99
- fiction, examines virtual reality and network
"telecommuting"
BKCIG2PC RVW 1016 "The Complete Idiot's Guide to PCs", Joe Kraynak, 1994, 1-
56761-459-0, U$16.95/C$22.95 - more interested in being
funny than informative
BKCIGBPC RVW 2497 "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Buying & Upgrading PCs",
O'Hara, 1995, 1-56761-583-X, U$16.99/C$23.95/UK#13.95 - some
OK advice, but some that isn't very practical
BKCIGCDR RVW 2455 "The Complete Idiot's Guide to CD-ROM", John Pivovarnick,
1994, 1-56761-460-4, U$14.95 - an honest guide, at the very
least
BKCIGDOS RVW 1444 "The Complete Idiot's Guide to DOS", Jennifer Flynn, 1993,
1-56761-192-3, U$16.95 - not without errors, and a bit
disorganized, but an OK introduction
BKCIGGCT RVW 2213 "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Computer Terms", Joe
Kraynak/Mary-Terese Cagnina, 1993, 1-56761-266-0,
U$9.95/C$12.95 - reasonably good, though limited to micros
BKCIGMAC RVW 1121 "The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Mac", John Pivovarnick,
1994, 1-56761-534-1, U$16.95/C$23.95/UK#12.95 - fun, funny
and a trustworthy quide
BKCIGMDM RVW 1717 "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Modems & Online Services",
Sherry Kinkoph, 1994, 1-56761-526-0, U$19.95/C$26.99 - OK,
but I'm still looking for a good one
BKCIGMOS RVW 1257 "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Mosaic", Joe Kraynak, 1995,
1-56761-588-0, U$16.99/C$23.95 - good user level guide
BKCIGUNX RVW 1797 "The Complete Idiot's Guide to UNIX", John McMullen, 1995,
1-56761-511-2, U$19.99/C$26.99/UK#15.95 - recommended as an
excellent starting guide
BKCIGUSN RVW 1669 "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Usenet Newsgroups", Paul
McFedries, 1995, 1-56761-592-9, U$16.99/C$23.95 - excellent
introduction to Usenet news, albeit some missing detail
BKCIGVIB RVW 1203 "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Visual Basic", Greg Perry,
1994, 1-56761-486-8, U$19.95/C$26.95 - if Visual Basic is so
easy, why does it take seven chapters before we can put a
button on the screen?
BKCIGW4W RVW 787 "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Word for Windows", Jennifer
Fulton, 1993, 1-56761-355-1, U$14.95 - "basic" word
processing has gotten out of hand
BKCIGWIN RVW 1148 "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Windows 3.1", McFedries,
1994, 1-56761-546-5, U$16.95/C$23.95 - good user level stuff
BKCIGWPF RVW 972 "The Complete Idiot's Guide to WordPerfect", McFedries,
1993, 1-56761-187-7, U$14.95 - basic
BKCIGWPW RVW 956 "The Complete Idiot's Guide to WordPerfect for Windows",
Paul McFedries, 1993, 1-56761-282-2, U$14.95 - good starter
guide, though not for advanced users
BKCIGWWW RVW 2605 "The Complete Idiot's Guide to the World Wide Web", Kent,
1995, 1-56761-542-2, U$16.99/C$23.95/UK#13.95 - best general
coverage of W3, overall, to date
BKCINSIN RVW 2784 "The Complete Idiot's Next Step with the Internet", Kent,
1994, 1-56761-524-4, U$19.95/C$26.99 - better coverage of
SLIP than has been available so far
BKCITBIT RVW 1506 "City of Bits", William J. Mitchell, 1995, 0-262-13309-1,
U$20.00 - the most erudite and insightful of the early
"Information Superhighway" books, but still lacking analysis
BKCLRSWK RVW 1269 "ClarisWorks Companion", Sosinsky, 1994, 1-56830-083-2,
U$14.95/C$19.95 - nice docs but no more
BKCLSVAP RVW 1465 "Novell's Guide to Client-Server Applications and
Architecture", Schank, 1994, 0-7821-1248-X, U$39.99/C$55.00
- a reasonable introduction to the topic, but very short on
"how"
BKCLSVMG RVW 1419 "Client/Server: A Manager's Guide", Laurence Shafe, 1995, 0-
201-42790-7, U$22.75 - an ad for IBM and the author's
product
BKCMCMSC RVW 1071 "Computer Communications Security", Ford, 1994, 0-13-799453-
2 - broad overview, academic, no practical material or "real
world" citations
BKCMCNTD RVW 1204 "The Computer Contradictionary", Stan Kelly-Bootle, 1995,
0-262-61112-0, U$14.95 - a hilarious look at the jargon of
the so-called "management" of information systems
BKCMCOOP RVW 3668 "Communications for Cooperating Systems", Cypser - IBM
biased view of OSI and TCP/IP
BKCMDMRF RVW 2045 "The Complete Modem Reference, 2nd Ed.", Held, 1994, 0-471-
00852-4, U$34.95 - too technical for users, but not reliable
or up to date enough for technicians
BKCMETSV RVW 2422 "Computers, Ethics & Social Values", Johnson/Nissenbaum,
1995, 0-13-103110-4 - a collection of papers which doesn't
extend Johnson's earlier work
BKCMNTED RVW 1780 "Computer Networking for Educators", McCain/Ekelund, 1993,
1-56484-039-5 - no worse than most guides, but no better
BKCMPCRM RVW 1623 "Computer Crime: a Crimefighter's Handbook", David
Icove/Karl Seger/William VonStorch, 1995, 1-56592-086-4,
U$24.95 - practical guide for system managers and cops, but
technical holes
BKCMPETH RVW 1492 "Computer Ethics", Johnson, 1994, 0-13-290339-3 - the basic
work in the field, thorough coverage and good discussion
starter
BKCMPLLL RVW 1210 "Computer Legends, Lies & Lore", Iris Forrest, 1994, 0-
9635177-1-6, U$10.95 - mostly science fiction, mostly
amateurish
BKCMPNTW RVW 1310 "Computer Networks", Black, 1993, 0-13-175605-2 - good basic
overview
BKCMPNWK RVW 1178 "Computer Networks, Third Edition", Andrew S. Tanenbaum,
1996, 0-13-349945-6 - most complete and up-to-date data
communications textbook
BKCMPRHB RVW 2928 "Computer Privacy Handbook", Bacard, 1995, 1-56609-171-3,
U$24.95/C$31.95 - nothing to add to the previous PGP books
and several failings
BKCMPSCI RVW 1721 "Computer Science: A Breadth-First Approach with C", John
Impagliazzo/Paul Nagin, 1995, 0-471-58552-1, U$45.50 - a
very suspect textbook when it is not doing programming
BKCMPSEC RVW 5779 "Computer Security Basics", Russell/Gangemi, 1992, 0-937175-
71-4, - good overview, but some problems
BKCMPTFF RVW 1198 "Computer Tales of Fact & Fantasy", Iris Forrest, 1993, 0-
9635177-0-8, U$9.95 - short anedotes, opinion and fiction,
of varied quality
BKCMRLCR RVW 1257 "Computer Related Crime", , , 1-55950-027-1, U$10.00 -
pretty banal but not completely inaccurate overview of
computer crime
BKCMRLRS RVW 2366 "Computer-Related Risks", Neumann, 1994, 0-201-55805-X,
U$24.75 - exhaustive examples from the RISKS-FORUM Digest of
potential technological perils
BKCMUSRG RVW 1949 "The Computer User's Survival Guide", Joan Stigliani, 1995,
1-56592-030-9, U$21.95/C$31.95 - good practical guide, if a
bit "newage"
BKCMVRCR RVW 3662 "Computer Virus Crisis", Fites/Johnston/Kratz, , , -
somewhat sloppy and a number of errors
BKCNCNTR RVW 1956 "Concentration", Dalloway, 1993, 0-9634933-1-0, U$14.95 -
good exercises for building concentration, but poor
explanation of the technique, emphasis on sports
BKCNTCRP RVW 1235 "Contemporary Cryptology", Simmons, 1991, 0-87942-277-7, -
thorough collection of theoretical essays
BKCOAUPS RVW 1581 "Confessions of a Used Program Salesman", Tracz, 1995, 0-
201-63369-8, U$19.50 - using humour to make points about
software reuse
BKCOGSCI RVW 2379 "What Is Cognitive Science?", Barbara Von Eckardt, 1995, 0-
262-72023-X, U$22.50 - an attempt at a definition of the
field, relying heavily on a philosophical and linguistic
background
BKCONINT RVW 4132 "Connecting to the Internet", Estrada - good reference for
contact with Internet providers, hopefully to be improved in
future versions
BKCPCMSC RVW 1043 "Computer & Communications Security", James Arlin Cooper,
1989, 0-07-012926-6 - theoretical and dated
BKCPPPRM RVW 1827 "The Complete C++ Primer", Weiskamp/Flamig, 1992, 0-12-
742688-4 - intro for working C programmers
BKCPTETH RVW 3961 "Computer Ethics", Forester/Morrison, 1994, 0-262-56073-9 -
lots of great stories, but short on analytical depth
BKCRSTHR RVW 3220 "Crossing the Internet Threshold", Tennant/Ober/Lipow,
1882208013, U$45.00 - good basic introduction and reference
sheets, handy materials for training, library emphasis
BKCSHTCS RVW 1201 "Using csh and tcsh", Paul DuBois, 1995, 1-56592-132-1,
U$24.95 - great introduction to the interactive shells
BKCSIBGD RVW 1678 "93 Computer Security Products Buyers Guide" - excellent
first start when looking for security products
BKCSTNET RVW 1260 "Casting the Net", Peter H. Salus, 1995, 0-201-87674-4,
U$26.85 - reliable history of "the Matrix", mostly Internet
BKCSVCIM RVW 1676 "Compuserve CIM Running Start", Campbell, 1993,
U$17.95/C$22.95 - if you need help with WinCIM, you need
help
BKCURRY RVW 3171 "Unix System Security - A Guide for Users and System
Administrators", Curry - not as good as Spafford/Garfinkel
(SEC932)
BKCVLCYB RVW 1710 "Civilizing Cyberspace", Steven E. Miller, 1996, 0-201-
84760-4, U$26.85 - the best yet information superhighway
book by a single author
BKCVP RVW "Robert Slade's Guide to Computer Viruses", Slade, 1994,
0-387-94311-0/3-540-94311-0, U$29.95 - in my completely
unbiased opinion, the *BEST* computer virus book ever
written. (And the title was *not* my idea!)
BKCYBRSP RVW 5243 "Cyberspace: First Steps", Benedikt, 1991, 0-262-52177-6,
U$18.95 - concentrating almost solely on the virtual reality
aspects, multidisciplinary essays with little technical
background but a few interesting ideas
BKDAYBIF RVW 742 "A Day with Biff", Ron/Joe, 1995, 0-201-88368-6,
U$24.95/C$30.00 - Contains clip art and four puzzles. No,
five. Why was this book written?
BKDCADN RVW 1757 "Data Communications and Distributed Networks", Black,
U$56, 0-13-203464-6 - good overview with some practical
extensions
BKDCESEC RVW 1702 "DCE Security Programming", Wei Hu, 1995, 1-56592-134-8,
U$29.95 - pretty much what it says
BKDCFBTB RVW 1539 "Data Communications: From Basics to Broadband", Beyda,
1996, 0-13-366923-8 - very basic but broad ranging and up to
date introduction to data communications technology
BKDCMN&S RVW 2794 "Data Communications , Networks, and Systems", Bartee, 1991,
0-672-22790-8, U$49.95/C$64.95 - somewhat unfocussed series
of essays on basic concepts
BKDEC22 RVW 1756 "Dec 22", Romano, 1993, 1-884514-16-2, U$14.95 + 1.50p&h - a
years worth of dreams from Christopher Dante Romano. First
of a series.
BKDECWRK RVW 2603 "Digital At Work", Pearson, 1992, 1-55558-092-0 - promo
history of Digital Equipment Corp 1957-1992
BKDEDMAC RVW 3614 "The Dead Mac Scrolls", Pina - diagnosis guide for Mac
hardware
BKDEMAN RVW 3069 "!%@:: A Directory of Electronic Mail Addressing and
Networks", Frey/Adams, 1-56592-046-5, U$9.95 - valuable
reference on email details between networks as well as a
terrific resource for finding companies and institutions on
the net
BKDEMING RVW 2767 "Four Days With Dr. Deming", Latzko/Saunders, 1995, 0-201-
63366-3, U$27.95 - "re-creation" of a seminar seemingly
intending to present counterintuitive information on
management and make managers rethink strategy
BKDENING RVW 8118 "Computers Under Attack", Denning, ed., 1990, 0-201-53067-8
- collection of essays roughly related to security, also
"the net"
BKDESIGN RVW 1629 "The Non-Designer's Design Book", Robin Williams, 1994, 1-
56609-159-4, U$14.95/C$20.95 - good rules for those with no
background in graphic arts
BKDETOUR RVW 3409 "Detour", Sullivan-Trainor, 1994, 1-56884-307-0,
U$22.99/C$32.99/UK#21.99 - YAISB (Yet Another Information
Superhighway Book)
BKDGLMNY RVW 1087 "Digital Money", Lynch/Lundquist, 1996, 0-471-14178-X,
U$24.95/C$29.50 - good overview but not focussed
BKDGTCSH RVW 1984 "Digital Cash: Commerce on the Net", Peter Wayner, 1996, 0-
12-738763-3 - good overview, but bad foundations
BKDGTDTC RVW 2759 "Dvorak's Guide to Desktop Telecommunications", Dvorak/Anis,
1990, 0-07-881668-8, U$34.95 - very dated and disorganized
BKDGTLWO RVW 6883 "Digital Woes", Wiener, 1993, 0-201-62609-8, U$22.95/C$29.95
- excellent introduction to the risks of software
BKDISDOS RVW 1913 "Dissecting DOS", Podanoffsky, 1995, 0-201-62687-X,
U$39.95/C$51.95 - complete assembler source code for a DOS
replacement, with reference to the specifics of MS-DOS
BKDMGTOU RVW 8012 Dr. Macintosh's Guide to the On-Line Universe,
LeVitus/Ihnatko - somewhat flippant but very thorough
introduction to computer communications regardless of system
BKDNLCMP RVW 2310 "The Downloader's Companion for Windows", Scott
Meyers/Catherine Pinch, 1995, 0-13-342254-2, U$19.95/C$26.95
- good starter for newcomers, with software
BKDNSBND RVW 1364 "DNS and BIND", Paul Albitz/Cricket Liu, 1992, 1-56592-010-4
- easily readable introduction to the system
BKDOSINT RVW 2049 "A DOS User's Guide to the Internet", Gardner, 1994, 0-13-
106873-3 - a minimalist software package and manual for
setting up a UUCP connection for mail and news
BKDRFLAN RVW 1201 "Disaster Recovery for LANs", Regis J. "Bud" Bates, 1994, 0-
07-004494-5, U$34.95 - mostly for mainframes
BKDRMACH RVW 946 "Dr. Macintosh", LeVitus/Love, 1992, 0-201-57050-5, U$26.95
- good solid advice for the intermediate user wanting to
move up
BKDRSVEN RVW 1328 "Dr. Solomon's Virus Encyclopedia", Alan Solomon, 1995, 1-
897661-00-2, UK#19.99 - good listing of MS-DOS viral
programs
BKDRVDET RVW 1286 "Drive and Determination: Developing Your Inner
Motivation", Dalloway, 1993, 0-9634933-2-9, U$14.95 - not as
convincing or as general as "Concentration"
BKDRVINF RVW 2084 "Driving the Infohighway", Neufeld, 1994, 0-920436-54-4,
C$24.95 - site specific guide, but excellent work
BKDSDMQR RVW 1581 "DOS for Dummies Quick Reference", Harvey, 1993, 1-56884-
007-1, U$8.95/C$11.95 - OK reference but no big deal
BKDSINTL RVW 2026 "DOS Internals", Chappell, 1994, 0-201-60835-9 - solid
stuff, with some gaps
BKDSKSOL RVW 1742 "Desperately Seeking Solutions", Kerwien, 1993, 1-56830-009-
3, U$29.95/C$37.95 - good ideas for a guide, but the
material needs work
BKDTCMDC RVW 2912 "Data Communications & Networking Dictionary", Pardoe/Wenig
- a basic glossary, not overly biased, not overly complete
BKDTDH RVW 811 "Does Technology Drive History?, Smith/Marx, 1994, 0-262-
69167-1, U$16.95 - the answer is yes, but they talk a lot
about it just the same
BKDTHPRM RVW 1892 "Death in a Promised Land", Robert Andrews, 1993, 0-671-
86649-4, U$5.99/C$7.50 - fiction, good thriller, but rotten
hacking
BKDTLKPR RVW 1517 "Data Link Protocols", Black, 1993, 0-13-204918-X - good
coverage of an important layer. Techs will need more
detail.
BKDTXINF RVW 1417 "Digital Transmission of Information", Blahut, 0-201-06880-X
- mathematical study of using analogue waveforms for digital
streams
BKDVORAK RVW 2388 "Dvorak Predicts", John Dvorak, 1994, 0-07-881981-4, U$16.95
- lots of opinion, not much fact
BKECOLNK RVW 4205 "Ecolinking", Rittner - good catalogue of where to find
help, resources and other people
BKEDCINT RVW 992 "Education on the Internet", Ellsworth, 1994, 0-672-30595-X,
U$25.00/C$34.95 - a fair number of vaguely educational
resources, but quite disorganized
BKEDINCM RVW 1922 "Educator's Internet Companion", Gregory Giagnocavo, 1995,
0-932577-10-5, U$39.99/C$53.99 - well organized resource
guide
BKEFFPRS RVW 2461 "Effective Business and Technical Presentations",
Morrisey/Sechrest, 1987, 0-201-15852-3 - good solid intro
and overview for both beginners and experts who want to keep
sharp
BKEGRAFF RVW 2795 "Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats", Murray/vanRyper,
1994, 1-56592-058-9, U$59.95 - should become a standard
reference for graphics people, and has uses for others as
well
BKEGTCPC RVW 1193 "The Essential Guide to TCP/IP Commands", Arick, 1996, 0-
471-12569-5, U$24.95/C$34.95 - little of this material is
widely used, but may be of interest to UNIX admins with a
TCP/IP net for the first time
BKEMAIL RVW 4066 "E-Mail", Caswell - good business proposal, but limited and
dated
BKEMALES RVW 1997 "E-Mail Essentials", Tittel/Robbins, 1994, 0-12-691397-8,
U$24.95 - general discussion of setting up email on LANs
BKEMALRF RVW 2198 "E-Mail Addresses of the Rich & Famous", Godin, 1994, 0-201-
40893-7, U$7.95/C$9.95 - silly, poorly collected, poorly
organized
BKEMLCMP RVW 2897 "The E-Mail Companion", Quarterman/Carl-Mitchell, 1994, 0-
201-40658-6, U$19.95/C$25.95 - a badly needed coverage of
the subject, but failing in the latter chapters
BKEMLSEC RVW 2730 "E-Mail Security", Bruce Schneier, 1995, 0-471-05318-X,
U$24.95/C$32.50 - good basic coverage of both PGP and PEM
BKENDLSN RVW 1485 "Enterprise Networking: Data Link Subnetworks",
Martin/Chapman/Leben, 1996, 0-13-507575-0 - part of an old
style generic data comm seminar
BKERGSTD RVW 2553 "ISO and ANSI Ergonomic Standards for Computer Products",
Smith, 1996, 0-13-151119-X - for every product developer,
manager, and reviewer. Users could learn a few things, too.
BKESNOPD RVW 1232 "Essential OpenDoc", Jesse Feiler/Anthony Meadow, 1996, 0-
201-47958-3, U$24.95/C$34.00 - nonessential obtusewriting
BKETCNGD RVW 2696 "The Ethernet Configuration Guide", Spurgeon, 1996, 1-57398-
012-9 - excellent and practical guide for cabling
BKETHICS RVW 4331 "Computers, ethics and society", Ermann/Williams/Gutierrez -
textbook for computer ethics course: not great
BKETHPKT RVW 2529 "Ethernet Pocket Guide", Spinney, 1994, 1-878956-43-4, U$15
- big on cabling and stuff
BKETHTPT RVW 3279 "Ethernet Tips and Techniques", Byron Spinney, 1995, 1-
878956-43-4, U$15 - a renaming of the above
BKETWOOS RVW 6481 "Exploring the World of Online Services", Resnick - looks at
Compuserve and Prodigy, very rah, rah, not much info
BKEVBINT RVW 1660 "Everybody's Guide to the Internet", Adam Gaffin, 1994, 0-
262-57105-6, U$14.95 - a short guide to Internet
applications on a UNIX shell account
BKEVRMAC RVW 1872 "Everything you wanted to know about the Mac", Hanson, 1993,
1-56830-058-1, U$29.95/C$37.95 - good intro for beginner and
resource for intermediate Mac user, good writing, but holes
and repetitions
BKEXPINT RVW 2183 "Exploring the InterNet", Malamud, 1993, 0-13-296898-3, -
not a guide, not technical, but lots of fun stories about
travelling around the world (physically)
BKEYESTM RVW 2465 "Eye of the Storm", Gold Eagle/Worldwide, , , - fiction,
virus is minor subplot
BKFANLAN RVW 2782 "Fantastic LANtastic", Talbott/Raker, , , - good one stop
reference for users, managers and installers
BKFARROW RVW 3556 "Unix System Security", Farrow, 1991, 0-201-57030-0,
U$22.95/C$29.95 - basic
BKFDDIHB RVW 4748 "FDDI Handbook", Jain, 1994, 0-201-56376-2, U$49.50 - useful
technical information about FDDI but chauvinistic
BKFEUDO RVW 4414 "Computer Virus Desk Reference", Feudo, 1992, 1-55623-755-3,
- collects basic virus reference sources for those without
online access
BKFIRDEP RVW 2626 "A Fire Upon the Deep", Vinge, 1992, 0-812-51528-5,
U$5.99/C$6.99 - fiction, a galactic "Usenet" is a major
factor with realistic "online characters"
BKFIXYPC RVW 1818 "Fix Your Own PC", Corey Sandler, 1996, 1-55828-422-2,
U$29.95/C$41.95 - backyard mechanics level guide to
upgrading PCs
BKFLSRUN RVW 1309 "The Fool's Run", Camp, 1989, 0-451-16712-0. U$4.95/C$5.95 -
good fun and a more than adequate account of tiger teams
and cracking (the basis for "Sneakers"?)
BKFNDINT RVW 2425 "Finding It On The Internet", Gilster, 1996, 0-471-12695-0,
U$24.95/C$32.50 - *essential* Internet guide concentrating
on the vital search tools
BKFNTLNT RVW 1013 "Fundamentals of Telecommunication Networks", Saadawi et al,
1994, 0-471-51582-5, U$69.95 - unnecessarily dull
BKFOUNCS RVW 1221 "Foundations of Computer Science", Aho/Ullman, 1992, 0-7167-
8233-2 - good coverage of the theoretical basics, but dull
BKFPGAWK RVW 2580 "FPGA Workout", van den Bout, 1994, 0-9642187-0-4, U$19.95 -
good material for those teaching digital electronics
courses, and a good way for home users to get into teaching
themselves
BKFRELCO RVW 1877 "Frontiers of Electronic Commerce", Kalakota/Whinston, 1996,
0-201-84520-2, U$49.50 - a bloated infomercial supercliche
book with a business bias
BKFRESTF RVW 1818 "Free Stuff From the Internet", Vincent, 1994, 1-883577-11-
X, U$19.99/C$26.99 - a limited catalogue of Internet sites
BKFRINSC RVW 2096 "Firewalls and Internet Security", Cheswick/Bellovin, 1994,
0-201-63357-4, U$26.95 - solid and practical guide for
building firewall machines on TCP/IP (or other networks)
BKFTNTCM RVW 4121 "The Future Does Not Compute", Stephen Talbott, 1995, 1-
56592-085-6, U$22.95 - a warning to the computer enthuiast,
needs more background and discipline, excellent section on
education
BKFUTCRM RVW 919 "Future Crime", Bova, 1990, 0-812-53241-4 - fiction, short
story collection, only one dealing (tangentially) with data
security
BKFUZHBK RVW 3079 "The Fuzzy Systems Handbook", Cox, 1994, 0-12-194270-8 -
good conceptual and practical introduction to fuzzy logic
and systems programming
BKG2PRGL RVW 1676 "A Guide to Programming Languages", Ruknet Cezzar, 1995, 0-
89006-812-7, U$49.00 - good structure and overview, hope it
expands in future editions
BKGALEGD RVW 1419 "Gale Guide to Internet Databases", Joanna Zakalik, 1995, 0-
7876-0198-5 - both data and indices need work
BKGAMASB RVW 1871 "Growing and Maintaining a Successful BBS", Alan D. Bryant,
1995, 0-201-48380-7, U$39.95/C$55.00 - good overview for the
second level sysop, though perhaps overly technical
BKGARGVR RVW 2004 "Garage Virtual Reality", Jacobson, 1994, 0-672-30270-5,
U$29.95/C$37.95 - fun and practical introduction for the
hobbyist interested in working in virtual reality
BKGDPCNT RVW 1990 "Insider's Guide to Personal Computing & Networking", Segal,
1992, 0-672-30180-6, U$29.95/C$37.95 - pretty banal puff
pieces from "names" in the industry
BKGEMACS RVW 2170 "Learning GNU Emacs", Cameron/Rosenblatt, 1992, 0-937175-84-
6 - good introduction to the editor, and for those who know
the editor a good introduction to the environment
BKGIGNET RVW 3564 "Gigabit Networking", Partridge - good overview of some of
the latest hot topics in comms
BKGLBLNT RVW 4532 "Global Networks", Harasim, 1993, 0-262-08222-5, U$29.95 -
broad ranging topics but limited and uninteresting papers on
the use of computer mediated communications
BKGLBTCH RVW 7883 "Globalization, Technology and Competition",
Bradley/Hausman/Nolan - what business thinks about
technology and communications - not much
BKGTONLN RVW 3091 "Get On-Line!", Wood, 1993, 0-471-58926-8 - general intor to
PC/modem communications, still not very good
BKHACKRS RVW 2943 "Hackers", Levy, 1984, 0-385-31210-5 - entertaining but
trivial and limited collection of anecdotes about two of the
many hacker communities
BKHAFGOI RVW 2234 "How to Access the Federal Government on the Internet",
Bruce Maxwell, 1995, 1-56802-034-1, U$22.95 - good guide
both to the (US) federal government and to numerous high
quality Internet sites
BKHARLIE RVW 3344 "When H.A.R.L.I.E. Was One", Gerrold, 1972/1988 - fiction,
often cited as first fictional reference to a computer virus
BKHBNTCN RVW 1609 "The Handbook of Networking and Connectivity", McClain,
1994, 0-12-482080-8 - single chapter "quick courses" on
networking topics, generally for the technical professional
with little telecom background
BKHCKERS RVW 2428 "Hackers", David Bischoff/Rafael Moreu, 1995, 0-06-106375-4,
U$4.99/C$5.99 - fiction, a poor job that obviously had good
info to start from
BKHDCRSH RVW 889 "Headcrash", Bruce Bethke, 1995, 0-446-60260-4,
U$5.50/C$6.99 - fiction, BOfH meets Theory X meets
cyberpunk, no plot but good laughs
BKHELP RVW 1022 "Help!", Ralph Wilson, 1991, 0-938151-14-2, U$19.95 - not
much help for technical support people, perhaps some
framework for managers
BKHGDJUI RVW 2214 "How to Get Your Dream Job Using the Internet", Shannon
Bounds/Arthur Karl, 1996, 1-883577-68-3, U$29.99/C$41.99 -
overhyped cover, but excellent guide
BKHGHLND RVW 5286 "Computer Virus Handbook", Highland - good overview,
unfortunately somewhat dated
BKHGHPRF RVW 2742 "High Performance Computing", Dowd, 1993, 1-56592-032-5,
U$25.95 - a readable, and even entertaining, guide to modern
computer architectures
BKHGTWFW RVW 4648 "Hacker's Guide to Word For Windows", Leonhard/Chen, 0-201-
63273-X, U$39.95/C$51.95 - necessary information to augment
Word for Windows with its bugs and documentation
BKHKRCRK RVW 2413 "The Hacker Crackdown", Sterling, 1992, 0-553-56370-X -
collection of the stories surrounding Operation Sundevil in
1990, not analytical but entertaining
BKHLANWK RVW 842 "How Local Area Networks Work", Kosiur/Angel, 1995, 0-13-
185489-5, U$26.95/C$36.95 - good intro and good vendor list
BKHNDINT RVW 2057 "Hands-On Internet", Sachs/Stair, 1994, 0-13-056392-7 - some
basic info, but too program specific
BKHODGE RVW 2393 "Rid Me of This Virus!", Hodge - short, uneven material,
perhaps a good pamphlet
BKHOFMAN RVW 5768 "Rogue Programs", Hoffman, ed. - good collection of essays
BKHOKHIR RVW 4101 "Hook Up, Get Hired!", Joyce Lain Kennedy, 1995, 0-471-
11630-0, U$12.95 - good try, but inexperience shows
BKHONSCP RVW 1874 "Hands-On Netscape", Sachs/Stair, 1996, 0-13-240284-X,
U$39.95/C$54.00 - some good points but overly padded
BKHOTLNK RVW 1626 "Hot Links", Mark Eppley/David Hakala, 1993, 0-07-881020-5,
U$29.95 - a good guide for anyone trying to get data from
machine A to machine B
BKHPRTXT RVW 1783 "Hypertext & Hypermedia", Nielsen, 1993, 0-12-518411-5 - a
good, if enthusiastic, introduction to a poorly documented
field
BKHRDDRV RVW 2067 "Hard Drive", Wallace/Erickson, 1992, 0-471-56886-4 - a
rather fawning collection of anecdotes about Bill Gates
BKHRUSKA RVW 4664 "Computer Viruses and Anti-Virus Warfare", Hruska, 0-13-
036377-4 - MS-DOS specific, technically reasonable but
commentary very suspect
BKHTBSCC RVW 1420 "How to be a Successful Computer Consultant", Alan Simon,
1994, 0-07-057618-1, U$19.95 - the classic, and still sound
advice
BKHTGYBI RVW 2225 "How to Grow Your Business on the Internet", Vince Emery,
1995, 1-883577-29-2, U$24.99/C$34.99 - readable, and a good
feel for the net
BKHTHGRP RVW 2270 "The Hawthorne Group", Hauser - fiction, supposedly high
tech thriller. Yawn.
BKHTMLCD RVW 947 "HTML CD for Windows", Neou/Recker, 1996, 0-13-232331-1,
U$39.95/C$54.00 - good introduction and good set of tools
BKHTMLFP RVW 1385 "HTML for Fun and Profit", Mary E.S. Morris, 1995, 0-13-
359290-1, U$35.95 - a workbook, rather than a book, and only
for Solaris, NT and the Mac
BKHTMLSR RVW 1632 "HTML Sourcebook", Ian Graham, 1996, 0-471-14242-5,
U$29.95/C$39.50 - good reference but not much tutorial
BKHWBYCM RVW 1668 "How to Buy a Computer", Myles White, 1995, 0-7710-8829-9,
U$14.99/C$19.99 - good guide for beginners and users
BKHWCFAL RVW 1602 "How Children Fail", John Holt, 1982, 0-201-48402-1,
U$11.00/C$15.00 - children fail, but it doesn't say much
about how
BKHWCLRN RVW 2574 "How Children Learn", John Holt, 1982, 0-201-48404-8,
U$11.00/C$15.00 - good case for the challenge of discovery
learning, but little help in effecting it
BKIBA RVW 1638 "Internet Business Advantage", periodical, U$99.00/year (12
issues), Wentworth Worldwide Media - getting closer to being
a good Internet magazine
BKIBMDCT RVW 2378 "IBM Dictionary of Computing", George McDaniel, 1994, 0-07-
031489-6, U$24.95 - a massive tome with understandable IBM
emphasis, and a bit out of date
BKIBMPC RVW 2622 "The IBM Personal Computer From the Inside Out", Sargent,
1986, 0-201-06918-0, U$26.95/C$34.95 - BIOS/Intel/MS-DOS
hardware and software at the lowest levels of the machine
BLIBMPCB RVW 1755 "IBM Personal Computers", Jim Hoskins, 1995, 0-471-04795-3,
U$29.95/C$41.95 - a very costly sales brochure
BKIDTINT RVW 2138 "The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Internet", Kent, 1994, 1-
56761-414-0, U$19.95/C$26.95 - despite the title a good
introductory guide and worth consideration
BKILDCDM RVW 2272 "Illustrated Computer Dictionary for Dummies", Gookin et
all, 1993, 1-56884-004-7, U$12.95/C$16.95 - mildly amusing,
but not necessarily helpful
BKILOBYT RVW 4410 "Kill-o-byte", Anthony, 1993, 0-441-44425-3 - fiction,
unreal version of gaming and virtual reality
BKIMAKE RVW 2134 "Software Portability With imake", DuBois, 1993, 1-56592-
055-4, $27.95 - imake is a complex system, but this overview
explains it plainly, if not exactly easily
BKIMLN4W RVW 2583 "Internet Mailing Lists Navigator", Neou, 1995, 0-13-193988-
2, U$39.95/C$53.99 - further edition of "Internet: Mailing
Lists" (cf BKINTMLS.RVW)
BKINABIF RVW 1267 "It's Not a Bug, It's a Feature!", Lubar, 1995, 0-201-48304-
1, U$9.95/C$12.95 - a collection of computer related quotes
from print sources
BKINACES RVW 2415 "Internet Access Essentials", Tittel/Robbins, 1995, 0-12-
691393-5, U$24.95 - yet another general Internet guide
BKINBSCM RVW 2238 "The Internet Business Companion", Angell/Heslop, 1995, 0-
201-40850-3, U$19.95/C$25.95 - OK reference, but still no
real feel for the net
BKINCGPL RVW 1449 "Introduction to CGI/Perl", Steven E. Brenner/Edwin Aoki,
1996, 1-55851-478-3, U$19.95/C$27.00 - a good intro, but
only if you're using Perl and cgi-lib.pl
BKINCORF RVW 2002 "The Internet Complete Reference", Hahn/Stout, 1994, 0-07-
881980-6, U$29.95 - good start for the complete novice not
interested in depth
BKINDMQR RVW 2163 "The Internet For Dummies Quick Reference", John
Levine/Margaret Levine Young, 1994, 1-56884-168-X,
U$8.95/C$11.95/UK#7.99 - over detailed on specific programs,
lacking material on general Internet use and disorganized
BKINEGBS RVW 1157 "The Internet Edge in Business", Watkins/Marenka, 1995, 0-
12-737840-5 - a quick read but lots missing
BKINEXMC RVW 2772 "Internet Explorer Kit for Macintosh", Engst/Dickson, 1994,
1-56830-089-1, U$29.95/C$39.95 - easy reading and fun
dialogue between two Internet semi-experts
BKINFRNS RVW 2454 "Internet Firewalls and Network Security", Siyan/Hare, 1995,
1-56205-437-6, U$35.00/C$47.95/UK#32.49 - disorganized and
confused
BKINFSUP RVW 2659 "The Information Superhighway: Beyond the Internet", Peter
Otte, 1994, 1-56529-825-X, U$19.99/C$26.99 - a barely
informed, blue sky puff piece
BKINGNAL RVW 1292 "An Introduction to Genetic Algorithms", Melanie Mitchell,
1996, 0-262-13316-4, U$30.00 - interesting, but little
material of help to newcomers
BKININRF RVW 1209 "The Internet Instant Reference", Paul E. Hoffman, 1996, 0-
7821-1891-7, U$14.99 - glossary of net terms with some
description, fairly short with odd gaps
BKININWS RVW 515 "Instant Internet With WebSurfer", Sachs/Stair, 1995, 0-13-
210675-2, U$24.95 - demo Internet software and brief docs
BKINMCDM RVW 2237 "The Internet for Macs for Dummies", Seiter, 1994, 1-56884-
184-1, U$19.95/C$26.95 - more fun than functional, just like
a Mac
BKINMCDQ RVW 1902 "The Internet for Macs for Dummies Quick Reference", Charles
Seiter, 1994, 1-56884-967-2, U$9.99/C$12.99/UK#8.99 - novice
info, but not much thereafter
BKINNRNV RVW 1739 "Inside Norton Navigator", Katherine Murray, 1996, 1-55828-
467-2, U$24.95/C$34.95 - reprise of docs. Yawn.
BKINNTSM RVW 1132 "Integrated Network & System Management", Hegering/Abeck,
1994, 0-201-59377-7, U$46.25 - general precis
BKINPBHB RVW 1423 "The Internet Publishing Handbook", Franks, 1995, 0-201-
48317-3, U$22.95/C$32.00 - good introduction, with pointers
to the next resources you need
BKINRSQR RVW 1678 "The Internet Resource Quick Reference", Tolhurst/Pike,
1994, 1-56529-748-2, U$17.99/C$23.95 - four of the basic
reference lists off the net in printed form
BKINSINT RVW 3513 "The Instant Internet Guide", Heslop/Angell, 1994, 0-201-
62707-8 - quick intro to the Internet that leans rather too
heavily on pine and tin
BKINSTCP RVW 1172 "Instant C Programming", Ivor Horton, 1995, 1-874416-24-9,
U$24.95/C$34.95/UK#22.99 - good intro if you already know
programming really well
BKINT21D RVW 2286 "Teach Yourself the Internet", Randall, 1994, 0-672-30519-4,
U$25.00/C$34.95 - a reasonable guide for a 21 day course,
but not great and heavily "full Internet" biased
BKINT5MN RVW 1112 "Get on the Internet in 5 Minutes (for Macintosh)", Miser,
1994, 1-56830-135-9, U$9.99 - promo for Pipeline
BKINTANW RVW 1397 "Internet Anywhere", MKS Inc., 1995, 0-13-185612-X,
U$29.95/C$39.95 - limited demo of MKS software for email and
news
BKINTBAS RVW 1591 "Internet Basics", Lambert/Howe, 1993, 0-679-75023-1,
U$27.00/C$36.00/UK#24.99 - good basics, but a lot of Delphi
specifics
BKINTBOK RVW 3356 "The Internet Book", Douglas Comer, 1995, 0-13-151565-9 -
very good explanation of what the Internet is, how it works
and how it came about, all at a level for the non-technical
reader
BKINTBSG RVW 3470 "The Internet Business Guide", Resnick/Taylor, 1994, 0-672-
30530-5, U$25.00/C$34.95 - vague and verbose, some good
material buried within
BKINTBSP RVW 1471 "The Internet for Busy People", Crumlish, 1996, 0-07-882108-
8, U$22.95 - short and quick but not enough info, also Win95
bias
BKINTBUS RVW 2084 "The Internet Business Book", Ellsworth/Ellsworth, 1994, 0-
471-05809-0, U$22.95 - a good starter but needs more work
BKINTCMP RVW 2898 "The Internet Companion" 2nd ed., LaQuey, 0-201-40766-3,
U$12.95/C$16.95 - *much* better than the first edition
BKINTCON RVW 2617 "The Internet Connection: System Connectivity and
Configuration", Carl-Mitchell/Quarterman, 0-201-54237-4 - a
road map for getting your system connected to the Internet.
Doesn't have everything you need, but as least has pointers
to it
BKINTDCK RVW 1893 "The Internet Direct Connect Kit", Peter Harrison, 1994, 1-
56884-135-3, U$29.95/C$39.95/UK#28.99 - good choice, info
and evaluations for a dial-up IP setup
BKINTDCM RVW 7280 "Introduction to data communications", Gelber - bad start,
good contents later
BKINTDUM RVW 5262 "Internet for Dummies", Levine/Baroudi, 1993, 1-56884-024-1,
U$19.95/C$26.95 - good basics, strong "whole Internet" bias
BKINTEVR RVW 2728 "The Internet for Everyone: A Guide for Users and
Providers", Wiggins, 1995, 0-07-067019-6, U$29.95 - some
depth to the discussion of what the Internet is, and good
coverage for providers. Good choice for those wanting solid
background.
BKINTFLF RVW 1700 "Internet File Formats", Tim Kientzle, 1995, 1-883577-56-X,
U$39.99/C$54.99 - not necessarily for the novice, but
interesting for the Internaut and imperative for the
instructor
BKINTGIZ RVW 2098 "Internet Gizmos for Windows", Diamond/Sobel/Hilley, 1995,
1-56884-451-4 - a collection of shareware and a not terribly
well edited printed version of the documentation
BKINTGST RVW 1648 "Internet: Getting Started", Marine et al, 1994, 0-13-
289596-X - good list of contacts, but not so good on
explanations
BKINTINS RVW 2141 "Internet Insider", Ruffin Prevost, 1995, 0-07-882084-7,
U$14.95 - a very "net like" book
BKINTIPE RVW 2093 "Internet in Plain English", Bryan Pfaffenberger, 1994, 1-
55828-385-4, U$19.95/C$25.95 - good net glossary, with very
useful explanations of net cultural import
BKINTJOK RVW 1306 "The Internet Joke Book", Templeton, 1995, 1-57398-025-0 -
the best of the r.h.f joke books
BKINTMLS RVW 3475 "Internet: Mailing Lists", Hardie/Neou, 1994, 0-13-289661-3
- selected, and not terribly well indexed, but well
described list of lists
BKINTMSG RVW 1126 "The Internet Message", Rose, 1993, 0-13-092941-7 -
technical discussion of mail agent and system design
BKINTNAV RVW 2606 "The New Internet Navigator", Gilster, 1995, 0-471-12694-2,
U$24.95/C$34.95 - general introductory guide, very well
written and balanced, one of the "top four" picks
BKINTNCD RVW 1358 "Internet CD", Vivian Neou, 1994, 0-13-123852-3,
U$49.95/C$64.95 - some software, some references
BKINTPAG RVW 1357 "Internet Public Access Guide", Hughes, 1994, 0-916151-70-0,
U$2.95 - handy introductory pamphlet but not much more
BKINTPBS RVW 1908 "The Internet", Paul Hoffman, John Levine ed., 1994, 1-
56884-247-3, U$34.99/C$44.99/UK#33.99 - "computer literacy"
level look at the net
BKINTPRM RVW 2910 "Internet Primer for Information Professionals",
Lawley/Summerhill, 1993, 0-88736-831-X, U$29.95/C$37.50 -
too low level, but a good chapter on applications
BKINTPSP RVW 3911 "The Internet Passport", NorthWestNet, 1995, 0-13-194200-X,
U$29.95/C$40.95 - slow start but solid research on Internet
resources and facilities
BKINTQUK RVW 2063 "The Internet QuickStart", Pike/Pike, 1994, 1-56529-658-3,
U$21.99/C$28.95 - quickly dated material on how to use the
Internet from commercial services plus recyled FAQs
BKINTRAT RVW 1989 "Internet Roadside Attractions", Branwyn et al, 1995, 1-
56604-193-7, U$29.95 - miscellenous resources on the net,
generally worthwhile reviews
BKINTRCM RVW 2042 "Introducing Computers", Robert Blissmer, 1995, 0-471-11360-
3, U$29.95 - the standard old fashioned computer literacy
curriculum, with token updating
BKINTRCN RVW 1603 "Interconnections", Perlman, 1992, 0-201-56332-0 - complete
coverage of one of the most difficult problems in "inter"
networking
BKINTRFC RVW 2782 "The Art of Human-Computer Interface Design", Laurel, 1990,
0-201-51797-3, U$28.95/C$37.95 - passable intro to the field
but very elementary
BKINTRPT RVW 1642 "Interrupt", Toni Dwiggins, 1993, 0-812-52037-8,
U$4.99/C$5.99 - fiction, decent research on attacking the
phone system
BKINTSEC RVW 1542 "Internet Secrets", Levine/Baroudi, 1995, 1-56884-452-2,
U$39.99/C$54.99/UK#38.99 - a mixed and random bag of
existing Internet info and docs
BKINTSKM RVW 3071 "Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh", Engst, 1993, 1-56830-
064-6, U$29.95/C$37.995 - very friendly Internet
introduction regardless of system and containing helpful Mac
software
BKINTSLK RVW 1819 "Internet Slick Tricks", Glossbrenner/Glossbrenner, 1994, 0-
679-75611-6, U$16.00/C$21.95/UK#14.99 - biased and
pedestrian, more of an attempt to show off than to inform
BKINTSYS RVW 3175 "Internet System Handbook", Lynch/Rose - essays by people
involved with the Internet, strong on protocols, weak on
direction
BKINTTCP RVW 3105 "Internetworking with TCP/IP", Comer/Stevens - good
overview, also good basic network comm concepts
BKINTUNL RVW 3631 "The Internet Unleashed", various, 1994, 0-672-30466-X,
U$44.95/C$58.95 - massive, but very uneven material
BKINTWHP RVW 4125 "The 1994 Internet White Pages", Godin/McBride, 1994, 1-
56884-300-3, U$29.95/C$39.95 - .002 of the Internet
population with > 8% errors and duplicates, arranged
alphabetically, but a quick first check
BKINTYLP RVW 2791 "The Internet Yellow Pages", Hahn, 1996, 0-07-882182-7,
U$29.95 - needs work, but a fun and potentially useful
reference
BKINYPHM RVW 2139 "The Internet Health, Fitness and Medicine Yellow Pages",
Naythons/Catsimatides, 1995, 0-07-882188-6, U$22.95 -
resourcee of health resources on the net, good for the whole
family?
BKINYPST RVW 1206 "The Internet Science, Research and Technology Yellow
Pages", Stout/Davis, 1996, 0-07-882187-8, U$22.95 - still
good, but perhaps not quite up to the prior works?
BKIPCHRD RVW 2490 "The Indispensable PC Hardware Book", Messmer, 1994, 0-201-
62426-9 - very complete reference to the lowest level
hardware components (chips and pinouts, rather than cards
and peripherals)
BKIPEDOS RVW 1182 "In Plain English DOS", Nimersheim, 1993, 1-56664-029-6,
U$9.95/C$12.95 - reasonably short introduction and fairly
well chosen set of commands, some extraneous material and
some possible problems
BKIPENTB RVW 1475 "The Indispensable Pentium Book", Hans-Peter Messmer, 1995,
0-201-87727-9, U$29.95/C$38.95 - inside the CPU
BKIPEWIN RVW 1926 "In Plain English: Windows 3.1", Nimersheim, 1993, 1-56664-
007-5, U$9.95/C$12.95 - do we really need another short
extraction/rehash of the Windows documentation?
BKIPNG RVW 1999 "IPng: Internet Protocol Next Generation", Bradner/Mankin,
1996, 0-201-63395-7, U$33.95 - a series of papers by the
leaders in the field, easily readable and a great
introduction to the problems and proposals
BKIPNGTP RVW 1377 "IPng and the TCP/IP Protocols", Stephen A. Thomas, 1996, 0-
471-13088-5, U$44.95/C$62.95 - great explanation for all
levels of readers
BKISDNCI RVW 1863 "ISDN: How to Get a High Speed Connection to the Internet",
Charles Summers/Bryant Dunetz, 1996, 0-471-13326-4,
U$22.95/C$32.50 - little practical info except a list of
vendors
BKISMUAF RVW 1672 "Information Superhighways: Multimedia Users and Futures",
Stephen J. Emmott ed., 1995, 0-12-238360-5 - practical and
realistic guide to future technologies, if a tad academic in
tone
BKISPME RVW 2110 "Information Security Policies Made Easy", Wood, 1994, 1-
881585-01-8, U$495.00 - expensive, but if it is the
difference between having a security policy and not having
one it's worth it
BKITNLCB RVW 2463 "International CallBack Book", Retske, 1995, 0-936648-65-1,
U$34.95 - an interesting practice for reducing the cost of
overseas phone calls, and a practical guide for using it or
setting up a business to do it
BKITSALV RVW 3084 "It's Alive!", Cohen, 1994, 0-471-00860-5, U$39.95 - an
intriguing, provoking and practical exploration of computer
programs as "artificial life", but somewhat narrow
BKJARGON RVW 1781 "Jargon", Robin Williams, 1993, 0-938151-84-3,
U$22.00/C$31.00 - good computer dictionary for beginners
BKJAVANS RVW 1323 "Java in a Nutshell", David Flanagan, 1996, 1-56592-183-6,
U$14.95/C$21.95 - good reference but some decent
introduction as well
BKJAVAPL RVW 2572 "The Java Programming Language", Ken Arnold/James Gosling,
1996, 0-201-63455-4, U$34.38 - general introduction for
experienced object programmers
BKJCKBDL RVW 770 "Jack the Bodiless", Julian May, 1991, 0-345-36247 - fiction
BKJURPRK RVW 2814 "Jurassic Park", Crichton, 1990, 0-345-37077-5 - fiction,
good read but mistakes in DNA, computers and boats
BKKANE RVW 2494 "PC Security and Virus Protection Handbook", Kane, 1994, 1-
55851-390-6, U$39.95/C$49.95 - good overview for the MS-DOS
arena
BKKDSINT RVW 925 "Kidstuff on the Internet", Sara Armstrong, 1996, 0-7821-
1803-8, U$12.99 - very chosen, good quality, not terribly
well organized
BKKERMIT RVW 3203 "Kermit: a File Transfer Protocol", da Cruz - excellent text
for anyone interested in computer communications, protocols
or even Kermit
BKKNWMCH RVW 1882 "Knowing Machines", Donald MacKenzie, 1996, 0-262-13315-6,
U$35.00 - erudite essays, roughly to do with technology, but
little point
BKKOCNSP RVW 1281 "The Ko Conspiracy", Riall W. Nolan, 1995, 0-440-21250-2,
U$4.99/C$6.50 - fiction, reasonably good on AI
BKKRNSHL RVW 2131 "Learning the Korn Shell", Rosenblatt, 1993, 1-56592-054-6 -
a good intro to UNIX for the computer familiar
BKKROL RVW 4616 "The Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog", Krol, 1994,
1-56592-063-5, U$24.95 - excellent introduction to the
Internet as well as resource for experienced users
BKKROL95 RVW 1702 "The Whole Internet for Windows 95", Krol/Ferguson, 1995, 1-
56592-155-0, U$24.95 - a good intro to the net and to the
Win95 net functions
BKLANDPR RVW 1598 "Lan Disaster, Prevention and Recovery", Corrigan, 1994, 0-
13-015819-4 - good, solid, thorough coverage of LAN, desktop
and other potential disasters and protection technologies
BKLANREF RVW 1402 "Local Area Network Reference", Dr. Dimitris N. Chorafas,
1989, 0-07-010889-7 - big business and big iron emphasis
BKLANSUR RVW 1318 "Lan Survival", Connor/Anderson, 1994, 0-12-194480-8,
U$32.95 - quickstart guide for an inherited LAN - *not* for
design and setup
BLLANTCH RVW 1005 "Handbook of LAN Technology", Paul Fortier, 1992, 0-07-
021625-8 - a random collection of academic essays
BKLBLACK RVW 3687 "The Little Black Book", Rose, 1992, 0-13-683210-5 - a good
introduction to an important, and neglected, field of net
application
BKLERNVI RVW 1962 "Learning the vi Editor", Lamb, 1990, 0-937175-67-6 -
excellent introduction to take away the fear of vi
BKLEVIN RVW 3793 "Computer Virus Handbook", Levin - vague and undisciplined
BKLGLCMP RVW 2134 "The Software Developer's and Marketer's Legal Companion",
Landy, 1993, 0-201-62276-9, U$34.95/C$44.95 - good, solid
general guidance
BKLIVLHT RVW 2679 "Living At Light Speed", Goodman, 1994, 0-679-43934-X,
U$21.00/C$28.95/UK#19.49 - overview of technologies and less
cant but still no real understanding
BKLIVRBT RVW 1881 "Live Robots", Rucker, 1994, 0-380-77543-3, U$5.99/C$6.99 -
fiction, interesting points on genetic programming and the
"malicious utility" of a virus
BKLMBSRC RVW "Limbo Search", Parke Godwin, 1995, 0-380-77300-7,
U$5.50/C$7.50 - fiction, absolutely no fact about electronic
intelligence
BKLNSCHB RVW 1829 "LAN Security Handbook", Ellen Dutton, 1994, 1-55851-387-6,
U$39.95/C$54.00 - OK beginner's intro to security, but not
really reliable
BKLNSCNW RVW 2516 "LAN Desktop Guide to Security, NetWare Edition", Sawicki,
1992, 0-672-30085-0, U$27.95/C$34.95 - good inside info on
NetWare, but a trifle paranoid
BKLNTSQR RVW 1326 "LANtastic Quick Reference", Talbot, 1992, 0-934605-78-5,
U$14.95 - useful
BKLOVLCK RVW 2003 "Lovelock", Orson Scott Card/Kathryn H. Kidd, 1994, 0-812-
51805-5 - fiction, silly ideas about starships and data
security
BKLOVONL RVW 2118 "Love Online", Phyllis Phlegar, 1995, 0-201-40965-8,
U$9.95/C$12.95 - some good points but, unfortunately, almost
completely concerned with "cybersex"
BKLRNPRL RVW 2429 "Learning Perl", Schwartz - good introduction to the
language, but not very motivating
BKLRNUNX RVW 2169 "Learning the UNIX Operating System", Todino/Strang/Peek,
1993, 1-56592-060-0 - like it says. Short and to the point.
BKLTG2TL RVW 1537 "LAN Times Guide to Telephony", David D. Bezar, 1995, 0-07-
882126-6, U$34.95 - non-technical and not limited to
telephony, OK intro for the manager
BKLTLDOS RVW 2294 "The Little DOS 6 Book", Nelson, 1993, 1-56609-056-3,
U$13.00/C$18.00 - good intro to DOS to the intermediate
level, heavy on DOSSHELL
BKLTLMAC.RVW 2057 "The Little Mac Book", Williams, 1993, 1-56609-052-0,
U$16/C$23 - good basic Mac beginners book
BKLTLONL RVW 1671 "The Little Online Book", Alfred Glossbrenner, 1994, 1-
56609-130-6, U$17.95 - 400 pages but little online
information
BKLTSNTS RVW 1251 "Lotus Notes Answers", Polly Kornblith, 1994, 0-07-882045-6,
U$16.95 - if you have the right question
BKLTTLPC RVW 1832 "The Little PC Book", Lawrence Magid, 1993, 0-938151-54-1,
U$17.95/C$24.95 - very little
BKLUDWIG RVW 6838 "Little Black Book of Computer Viruses", Ludwig - MS-DOS
specific, not very accurate, viral source code
BKLUNDEL RVW 4304 "Virus!", Lundell - a lot of research, but a lot of errors
as well
BKLVYRJB RVW 5527 "Love Your Job", Powers/Russell, 1993, 1-56592-036-8 -
fairly standard advice, presented in as interesting fashion
BKMACBIB RVW 2523 "The Macintosh Bible", Naiman et al, 1993, 1-56609-009-1,
U$32.00/C$42.00 - the Mac source, but odd priorities
BKMACFAK RVW 1965 "Macintosh First Aid Kit", Kerwien, 1993, 1-56830-063-8,
U$19.95/C$24.95 - good thorough but intro level guide
BKMACFUN RVW 1024 "This is the Mac. It's supposed to be Fun!", Arthur
Naiman/John Kadyk, 1993, 1-56609-082-2, U$15.00/C$21.00 -
excerpted from the Macintosh Bible, a good, solid starter
book
BKMACINT RVW 3258 "The Mac Internet Tour Guide", Fraase, 1994, 1-56604-062-0,
U$27.95 - pretty pedestrian
BKMACPWR RVW 1280 "Mac Power Toolkit", Langer, 1993, 1-56830-002-6,
U$34.95/C$43.95 - reviews of Mac utilities
BKMACSBG RVW 1498 "MacsBug Reference and Debugging Guide", Apple Computer,
Inc., 1990, 0-201-56767-9, U$26.95/C$34.95 - docs for the
Mac version of DEBUG
BKMACUND RVW 1950 "Guide to the Macintosh Underground", LeVitus/Fraase, 1993,
0-672-48549-4, U$19.95/C$26.95 - undisciplined, self-
indulgent and sometimes even illegible
BKMACUPC RVW 3306 "The Mac User's PC/The PC User's Mac", Marmel, 1993, 0-672-
48545-1, U$24.95/C$31.95 - simplistic guide to both
machines, very little help in crossing platforms
BKMALSTL RVW 4540 "The Elements of E-mail Style", Angell, 1994, 0-201-62709-4,
U$12.95/C$16.95 - an English writing reference, with little
relevance to email
BKMAMSQE RVW 2780 "Metrics and Models in Software Quality Engineering", Kan,
1995, 0-201-63339-6, U$39.75 - good introduction, but too
limited as regards real software development
BKMANMED RVW 1584 "Manual Medicine--A Primer", Stephen Myles Davidson, 1987,
U$19.95/29.95 - clear enough on how, but not very good on
why, for basic osteopathic therapy
BKMANNTW RVW 1884 "Managing NetWare", Nowshadi, 1994, 0-201-63194-6, U$39.95 -
good on advanced, but lousy on the basics
BKMANUCP RVW 2114 "Managing uucp and Usenet", O'Reilly/Todino - clear and
complete overview
BKMATRIX RVW 7009 "The Matrix: Computer Networks and Conferencing Systems
Worldwide", Quarterman - almost everything you ever wanted
to know about "inter" networks
BKMBGWD6 RVW 1180 "The Macintosh Bible Guide to Word 6", Maria Langer, 1995,
1-56609-073-3, U$24.95/C$31.95 - not a very good tutor
BKMC4MRN RVW 1441 "Macs 4 Morons", Boyce, 1993, 1-56830-077-8, U$12.95 - if
you need an intro Mac guide, this one starts in the right
place
BKMCAFEE RVW 5668 "Computer Viruses, Worms, Data Diddlers, Killer Programs and
Other Threats to Your System", McAfee/Haynes - some
interesting speculations buried in a mass of undisciplined
garbage
BKMCPRDM RVW 1391 "Mac Programming for Dummies", Dan Parks Sydow, 1994, 1-
56884-173-6, C$26.95 - a (little) bit on interfaces related
to programming on the Mac
BKMCWDXL RVW 2115 "Mac, Word & Excel", Tom Lichty, 1994, 1-56604-130-9,
U$24.95 - good starter book with the two major Mac
applications
BKMDMDEZ RVW 2503 "Modems Made Easy", David Hakala, 1993, 0-07-881962-8,
U$16.95 - good overall intro to what you can do with a
modem, but still missing in the "how to setup" area
BKMDMDUM RVW 4695 "Modems for Dummies", Rathbone, 1993, 1-56884-001-2,
U$16.95/C$21.95/UK#14.99 - disappointing regarding setup,
but good overview of online options (who to call)
BKMDMREF RVW 4939 "The Modem Reference", Banks - fairly complete overview, but
with errors and without much organization
BKMGENIE RVW 5560 "Glossbrenner's Master Guide to GEnie", Glossbrenner, 0-07-
881659-9, U$39.95 - somewhat dated with the changes in the
system, but still very useful
BKMGGREX RVW 1234 "The Magic Garden Explained", Berny Goodheart/James Cox,
1994, 0-13-098138-9 - overview of UNIX internals
BKMH_XMH RVW 2348 "MH & xmh: E-mail for Users & Programmers", Peek, 1995, 1-
56592-093-7, U$34.95 - an excellent tutorial and reference
for a useful mail tool set
BKMININS RVW 1791 "Managing Internet Information Services", Liu et al, 1994,
1-56592-062-7, U$29.95 - coverage of the major Internet
servers, predominantly technical
BKMKTXWK RVW 1453 "Making TeX Work", Walsh, 1994, 1-56592-051-1, U$29.95 -
obtaining, installing and running TeX and utilities
BKMLMCDR RVW 2081 "Multimedia & CD-ROMs for Dummies", Rathbone, 1994, 1-56884-
089-6, U$19.95/C$26.95 - lots of holes, but good coverage of
a new field
BKMNDMRL RVW 1256 "Mind and Morals", May/Friedman/Clark, 1996, 0-262-63165-2,
U$20.00 - the philosophical and psychological sides of
cognitive science, heavily influenced by naturalism and so
of little use to technology
BKMNTNTW RVW 1658 "Novell's Guide to Multiprotocol Internetworking",
Chappell/Spicer, 1994, 0-7821-1291-9, U$34.95/C$55.00 - good
intro to internetworking at a planning level for those with
a technical background
BKMOSAHM RVW 1269 "The Mosaic Handbook for the Macintosh", Dougherty/Koman,
1994, 1-56592-096-1 - shortest of the following
BKMOSAHW RVW 1788 "The Mosaic Handbook for Microsoft Windows",
Dougherty/Koman, 1994, 1-56592-094-5 - needs more info on
installation, but good overview of the enhanced Mosaic
program
BKMOSAHX RVW 1790 "The Mosaic Handbook for the X Window System",
Dougherty/Koman/Ferguson, 1994, 1-56592-095-3 - not great as
an Internet guide, but much more detail than we have seen
before about Mosaic, HTML and related stuff
BKMOSDUM RVW 2051 "Mosaic for Dummies", David Angell/Brent Heslop, 1995, 1-
56884-242-2, U$19.99/C$26.99/UK#18.99 - minimal and not
entirely accurate information
BKMOSNAV RVW 3074 "The Mosaic Navigator", Gilster, 1995, 0-471-11336-0,
U$16.95 - good overview, perhaps not quite up to his earlier
works
BKMOVMRS RVW 2588 "Moving Mars", Bear, 1993, 0-312-85515-X, U$23.95 - fiction,
remarkably unscientific "hard" sf, mostly about clash of
cultures
BKMRINDM RVW 2671 "More Internet for Dummies", Levine/Levine Young, 1994, 1-
56884-164-7, U$19.95/C$26.95/UK#18.99 - a good addendum to
the first (cf BKINTDUM.RVW), especially if you want to add
direct (SLIP) access to a Windows machine
BKMRKINT RVW 3724 "Marketing on the Internet: Multimedia Strategies for the
World Wide Web", Jill Ellsworth/Matthew Ellsworth, 1995, 0-
471-11850-8, U$24.95/C$32.50 - good WWW and HTML overview,
but doesn't point out some pitfalls for business
BKMSDOSB RVW 2127 "MS-DOS Bible", Simrin, 1991, 0-672-22789-4, U$29.95/C$37.95
- a good thorough introduction to DOS for those starting out
and wanting to understand and use it. Technical level
varies widely at some points, and a hefty tome for those
only wanting to know how to start the word processor.
BKMSINAS RVW 1242 "The Underground Guide to Microsoft Internet Assistant",
Ross, 1996, 0-201-48944-9, U$16.95/C$23.00 - I'm not sure
why anyone would *want* to use Internet Assistant. If you
have it, this is the manual. If you don't, it's not the
best HTML guide going.
BKMSQTWN RVW 984 "Mosaic Quick Tour For Windows", Gareth Branwyn, 1994, 1-
56604-194-5, U$12.00 - good guide for installation,except
for the actual SLIP/PPP connection
BKMSSRCM RVW 2683 "Mastering Serial Communications", Gofton, 1994, 0-7821-
1202-1 - uneven but reasonably good "advanced user" level
coverage of COM ports on PCs
BKMSTCWR RVW 2483 "Mastering Technical Writing", Mancuso, 1990, 0-201-52350-7
- sound step by step guide to starting or improving
technical writing of all kinds
BKMSTINT RVW 1729 "Mastering The Internet", Cady/McGregor, 1995, 0-7821-1645-
0, U$39.99 - a reasonable basic introduction, bulked out
with sections that don't work
BKMSTNVL RVW 4432 "Mastering Novell Netware", Currid/Gillett - a very *basic*
intro to Novell
BKMSUNCM RVW 4464 "Mastering UNIX Serial Communications", Gofton - good, but
very brief, intro to serial comm and some UNIX programs
BKNAISDV RVW 1437 "Naissance d'un virus", Ludwig translated by Condat - French
translation of Ludwig's "Little Black Book"
BKNAISMT RVW 1216 "New and Improved Stupid Mac Tricks", Bob LeVitus, 1995, 0-
12-445578-6 - yet another great collection of cute
BKNAVINT RVW 4944 "Navigating the Internet", Gibbs/Smith, 0-672-30362-0,
U$24.95/C$31.95 - another introductory guide, oddly
dependent upon BITNET, some handy resource guides
BKNETGAM RVW 1924 "Net Games", Wolff, 1994, 0-679-75592-6, U$19.00/C$25.00 -
well researched, heavy on commercial systems, a lot of
"check your local BBS for something like this" listings
BKNETGUD RVW 1936 "NetGuide", Rutten/Bayers/Maloni, 1994, 0-679-75106-8,
U$19.00/C$25.00 - a good "first look" reference to
information online
BKNETLAW RVW 1822 "NetLaw: Your Rights in the Online World", Lance Rose,
1995, 0-07-882077-4, U$19.95 - good overview of legal
matters relation to the online world, but still US-centric
BKNETMNG RVW 1610 "Network Management: A Practical Perspective", Allan
Leinwand/Karen Fang Conroy, 0-201-60999-1, U$39.76 - good
tutorial and overview coverage
BKNETPAG RVW 2006 "NetPages", Susan Estrada, 1994, , U$5.95 - interesting and
potentially useful concept, but a very slim first edition
BKNETPWR RVW 1574 "Netpower", Persson, 1993, 1-56523-031-0, U$39.95 - a
resource guide covering both commercial and non-commercial
networks and systems, primarily directed at educators
BKNETSEC RVW 1895 "Network Security", Shaffer/Simon, 1994, 0-12-638010-4, -
general intro to security with shortcomings in the
particulars
BKNETSEX RVW 2207 "net.sex: The Complete Guide to the Adult Side of the
Internet", Candi Rose/Dirk Thomas, 1995, 0-672-30702-2,
U$19.99/C$26.99/UK#15.50 - well researched "what and where
to" on the net
BKNFSNIS RVW 1476 "Managing NFS and NIS", Stern, 1991, 0-937175-75-7, -
overview of the basic UNIX LAN system
BKNGIUNN RVW 1357 "Novell's Guide to Integrating UNIX and NetWare Networks",
James Gaskin, 1993, 0-7821-1129-7, U$34.95/C$44.95 - good
background and reviews of available products
BKNGMSNN RVW 1870 "Novell's Guide to Managing Small NetWare Networks", Kelley
Lindberg, 1993, 0-7821-1238, U$24.95/C$32.95 - the basics,
but nothing you won't already find in the Novell docs
BKNHACKD RVW 2453 "The New Hacker's Dictionary", Raymond, 1993, 0-262-68079-3,
U$14.95 - excellent introduction not only to hacker language
but also culture and society
BKNOTCON RVW 7460 "You Must Not Let Them Con You! There's Too Much at Stake",
Shapiro, 1993, U$30 - con laden book on how to spot when
people are misleading you - more negative than positive
BKNPCTCP RVW 2119 "Networking Personal Computers with TCP/IP", Craig Hunt,
1995, 1-56592-123-2, U$29.95 - good bridge between those
working with "real" computers and PC users
BKNRYLPG RVW 3133 "New Riders' Official Internet Yellow Pages", Maxwell/Grycz,
1994, 1-56205-408-2, U$29.99/C$39.99/UK#27.49 - interesting
keyword indexing, but less helpful, overall, than the
Hahn/Stout work
BKNSDNAV RVW 2298 "Inside the Norton Antivirus", Norton/Nielsen, 1992, 0-13-
473463-7 - not much good as a general guide, plus outdated
docs for NAV
BKNTAFDK RVW 1960 "The Net After Dark", Wood, 1994, 0-471-10347-0, U$16.95 - a
listing, with minimal description, of newsgroups, mailing
lists and some other stuff in various topic areas
BKNTAPUN RVW 1351 "Networking Applications of UNIX System V", Padovano, 1993,
0-13-613555-2 - good text for the specific system
BKNTDSGN RVW 1940 "Network Design Essentials", Tittel/Robbins, 1994, 0-12-
691395-1 - reasonable guide for implementing large LAN, not
quite enough on the basics
BKNTINTG RVW 1458 "Network Interface Technical Guide" - lists important data
for any and all network cards, invaluable for LAN admins
BKNTLNAN RVW 1783 "Novell's Guide to Netware LAN Analysis", Chappell, 1993,
0-7821-1143-2, U$29.95/C$39.95 - good "cookbook"
troubleshooting reference for those with Ethernet LANs (also
should be considered in planning)
BKNTMGPR RVW 1385 "How to Manage Your Network Using SNMP: The Network
Management Practicum", Marshall Rose/Keith McCloghrie, 1995,
0-13-141517-4 - practical. Don't let the difficult language
throw you off.
BKNTNATN RVW 3508 "The Network Nation", Hiltz/Turoff, 1978/1993, 0-262-58120-
5, U$24.95 - excellent analysis of society as molded by
computer mediated communications, a classic but still
visionary
BKNTQUTT RVW 3868 "Netiquette", Shea, 1994, 0-9637025-1-3, U$19.95 - good
collection of the "received wisdom" on an important topic,
but still needs work
BKNTRFAC RVW 1573 "Interface", Bury, 1994, 0-553-37230-0, U$11.95/C$15.95 -
fiction, robotic Manchurian candidate again, technically
disappointing but a fun read
BKNTRNKG RVW 1862 "Internetworking", Colin Smythe, 1995, 0-201-56536-6,
U$37.75 - good balance of academic and practical material
BKNTSCSE RVW 3055 "Network Security Secrets", Stang, 1993, 1-56884-021-7 -
practical and thorough security at the right level for most
LAN managers
BKNTSCUR RVW 1691 "Network Security", Richard Baker, 1995, 0-07-005141-0,
U$34.95 - good on the overall direction for a security
policy, bad on facts
BKNTSVRT RVW 1582 "Netscape Virtuoso", Elissa Keeler/Robert Miller, 1996, 1-
55828-462-1, U$24.95/C$34.95 - good intro guide, but not as
good as they think
BKNTUROM RVW 2169 "The (New) Turing Omnibus", Dewdney, 1993, 0-7167-8271-5,
U$24.95 - interesting and broadly based series of essays on
(mostly theoretical) topics in computer science
BKNTWDUM RVW 1586 "Netware for Dummies", Tittel, 1993, 1-56884-003-9 -
passable intro to setting up a net but too breezy for a good
reference
BKNTWLPT RVW 1929 "NetWare LANs Performance and Troubleshooting", Theakston,
1995, 0-201-63175-X, U$34.38 - good in both concepts and
detail, useful in organization
BKNTWRKS RVW 3403 "Networks," Ramteke, 1994, 0-13-958059-X - good text, good
overview of the whole field of networking, good backstop for
network experts in one field who haven't time for crossover
training
BKNTWTRB RVW 2729 "Netware Troubleshooting", Hader, 1991, 0-201-57737-2 - good
concept and start, but holes still to be filled
BKNTWWNT RVW 806 "Networking Windows NT", Ruley et al, 1994, 0-471-31072-7,
U$27.95 - NT docs revisited
BKNTYRMC RVW 1178 "Network Your Mac", Carl Powell III, 1994, 1-878956-41-8,
U$19.00 - doesn't go beyond the installation guides
BKNWINGT RVW 1225 "NetWare to Internet Gateways", James E. Gaskin, 1996, 0-13-
521774-1, U$44.95 - excellent reference for a needed topic
BKOBJDTB RVW 3017 "Object Databases: The Essentials", Loomis, 1995, 0-201-
56341-X, U$27.95 - unconvincing to those not already
"onside"
BKOBJSOL RVW 1942 "Object Solutions: Managing the Object-Oriented Project",
Grady Booch, 1996, 0-8053-0594-7, U$29.00 - good advice on
larger projects for the intermediate object programmer, but
nothing significant for management
BKOLDMAN RVW 4926 "The Old Man and The Sea", Ernest Hemingway, 1952, 0-02-
051910-9 - fiction, part of "great literature"
BKONIN94 RVW 2918 "On Internet 94", Dern/Abbott, 1994, 0-88736-929-4,
U$34.95/C$44.95 - great resource guide, but a few bugs to be
worked out yet
BKONROAD RVW 1718 "On the Road", Michael Prochak, 1995, 0-201-59396-1,
U$19.95/C$25.95 - reasonable guide to buying and using a
portable Mac
BKOPDSSY RVW 1200 "Open Distributed Systems", Jon Crowcroft, 1995, 0-89006-
839-9 - good coverage
BKOPGPUG RVW 2500 "The Official PGP User's Guide", Philip R. Zimmermann, 1995,
0-262-74017-6, U$14.95 - the docs for the freeware version
BKOPPL2W RVW 958 "Online with PROCOMM PLUS for Windows 2", Wolfe, 1995, 0-
471-10612-7, U$22.95 - OK replacement docs but missing the
script language
BKOPSYNT RVW 3366 "Open Systems Networking", Piscitello/Chapin - Solid
management and technical review of the "hot topic"
BKORPETU RVW 1444 "ORACLE Performance Tuning", Peter Corrigan/Mark Gurry,
1993, 1-56592-048-1, U$34.95 - solid, practical and readable
BKOS2WIC RVW 2014 "OS/2 Warp Internet Connection", Deborah Morrison, 1995, 1-
56884-465-4, U$24.99/C$34.99/UK#23.99 - still some problems
with setup, and limited to overview of the interface
BKOTHRNS RVW 1411 "Otherness", Brin, 1994, 0-553-29528-4, U$5.99/C$7.99 -
short stories celebrating the "other"
BKPCANSR RVW 1742 "The PC Answer Book", Barrett, 1992, 0-672-30227-6,
U$12.95/C$16.95 - friendly and aimed at non-tech audience,
but many failings
BKPCBIBL RVW 2389 "The PC Bible", Eric Knorr, 1994, 1-56609-107-1,
U$24.95/C$34.95 - broad overview, but limited depth and
inconsistent quality
BKPCBYGD RVW 2834 "Personal Computer Buying Guide", Pearson, 1990/1993, 0-
89043-622-3, U$14.95/C$19.99 - some good tips, but enough
bad material that this would not be really helpful to the
first time buyer
BKPCCOMB RVW 5153 "Pournelle's PC Communications Bible", Pournelle/Banks -
overly verbose, not overly accurate
BKPCFAKT RVW 4814 "PC First-Aid Kit", Jerome/Taylor, 1994, 0-201-62627-6,
U$24.95/C$31.95 - helpful, but it misses a lot, too
BKPCHCFG RVW 1528 "PC Hardware Configuration Guide for DOS and Solaris", Ron
Ledesma, 1994, 0-13-124678-X - requires a fair amount of PC
configuration knoweldge already in order to install Solaris
BKPCINTG RVW 3947 "The PC Internet Tour Guide", Fraase, 1994, 1-56604-084-1,
U$24.95 - OK intro guide relying heavily on the included
SLIP software
BKPCINTR RVW 1616 "PC Interrupts", Ralf Brown/Jim Kyle, 1994, 0-201-62485-0,
U$39.95/C$51.95 - the interrupt list in print
BKPCLINT RVW 823 "Point & Click Internet", Godin, 1994, 1-56609-161-6,
U$12.95/C$17.95 - advertising pamphlet for AOL
BKPCMOM RVW 2483 "PC Mom: The Mother of All PC Books", Leonhard/Simon, 1995,
0-201-40952-6, U$49.95/C$64.95 - a good intro for those
interested in the "insides": different emphasis from the
"MS-DOS Bible" and heavily into games
BKPCNTYP RVW 991 "The PC is Not a Typewriter", Robin Williams, 1992, 0-
938151-49-5, $9.95 - a beginning on typography, rather than
mere typing, on PCs
BKPCPOWR RVW 2682 "PC Power", Quimby, 1993, 1-878956-30-2, U$19.00 - very
subjective look at PCs and software
BKPCTRBL RVW 3035 "IBM Personal Computer Troubleshooting & Repair", Brenner,
1989, 0-672-22662-6, U$24.95/C$31.95 - if you know most
simple troubleshooting already, and are technically
inclined, some helpful pointers at low levels of hardware
BKPCVIRS RVW 6620 "PC Viruses: Detection, Analysis and Cure", Solomon - very
accurate, slightly dated, somewhat demanding technically
BKPCVRCH RVW 2474 "The PC Virus Control Handbook", Jacobson, 1990, 0-87930-
194-5, U$24.95 - dated and uneven, but a good chapter on how
to deal with infections
BKPERL21 RVW 1325 "Teach Yourself Perl in 21 Days", David Till, 1995, 0-672-
30586-0, U$29.99/C$39.99 - OK intro, but definitely for the
technical crowd
BKPGPGAR RVW 1842 "PGP: Pretty Good Privacy", Garfinkel, 1995, 1-56592-098-8 -
better coverage of the controversies and concepts than
Stallings, but terse explanations
BKPHILAI RVW 1344 "Philosophy and AI", Cummins/Pollock ed., 1991, 0-262-03180-
9, U$15.00 - a dozen papers on the more theoretical aspects
of artificial intelligence
BKPHZDBT RVW 3786 "Phaze Doubt", Anthony, 1990, 0-441-66263-3, U$5.95 -
fiction, in which Anthony proves he knows nothing about
black holes
BKPI8051 RVW 1541 "Programming and Interfacing the 8051 Microcontroller",
Sencer Yeralan/Ashutosh Ahluwalia, 1993, 0-201-63365-5,
U$34.38 - good intro and overview for a major family of
imbedded controllers
BKPICKGD RVW 2333 "A Guide to the Pick System", Dale Dougherty - like it says,
intro
BKPIWTAU RVW 2071 "Practical Internetworking with TCP/IP and UNIX",
Carl-Mitchell/Quarterman, 0-201-58629-0, 1993 - good
practical first stop
BKPKTCOM RVW 1639 "Packet Communication", Robert M. Metcalfe, 1996, 1-57398-
033-1, U$39.95/C$55.95 - of both historic and technical
interest
BKPLOPDS RVW 1860 "Pattern Languages of Program Design", Coplien/Schmidt,
1995, 0-201-60734-4 - some interesting concepts, but almost
impenetrable to those not *deeply* immersed in the object
environment
BKPRGOOE RVW 1355 "Programming in an Object-Oriented Environment", Ege, 1992,
0-12-232931-7 - textbook for C programmers
BKPRGPPC RVW 1229 "Programming the PowerPC", Dan Parks Sydow, 1994, 1-55851-
400-7, U$39.95/C$54.00 - good intro to the concepts of the
MacOS use on 680x0 and PowerPC machines
BKPRNBBL RVW 1928 "Winn L. Rosch's Printer Bible", Winn L. Rosch, 1996, 1-
55828-436-2, U$34.95/C$48.95 - ten years too late
BKPRSEIS RVW 2428 "Protection and Security on the Information Superhighway",
Frederick B. Cohen, 1995, 0-471-11389-1, U$32.50 -
prejudiced, pedestrian and pointless
BKPRTCOM RVW 4160 "Portable Communications", Banks - very little portable, but
some reasonable communications background
BKPRTPRV RVW 2271 "Protect Your Privacy", Stallings, 1995, 0-13-185596-4,
U$19.95 - good coverage of both concepts and program
operation of PGP, could use some better organization in
presentation of topics
BKPRUNSC RVW 3705 "Practical UNIX Security", Garfinkel/Spafford, 1992, 0-
937175-72-2 - very practical, very secure, very UNIX
BKPSCRFR RVW 1294 "Principles of Signalling for Cell Relay and Frame Relay",
Minoli/Dobrowski, 1995, 0-89006-708-2, U$77.00 - overview
and compendium of cell examples
BKPTHVIR RVW 1395 "A Pathology of Computer Viruses", Ferbrache, 1992, 0-387-
19610-2, U$49/UK#24.50 - good technical overview for the
serious researcher
BKPTHWRK RVW 1992 "The Complete Guide to Pathworks", Spencer - DOS and VMS
only, but a reasonably good overview
BKQRCNUN RVW 2070 "A Quarter Century of Unix", Salus, 1994, 0-201-54777-5,
U$26.95 - interesting and fun, but poorly related to present
BKQRFGRP RVW 1802 "Quick Reference to Computer Graphics Terms", Stevens, 1993,
0-12-668310-7 - good, solid, wide-ranging and thorough
BKRDDBSC RVW 3796 "Research Directions in Database Security", Lunt (ed.) -
rather generic, but a good intro to the various problems in
a very complex area
BKRESEDT RVW 1597 "ResEdit Complete", Alley/Strange, 1994, 0-201-62686-1,
U$34.95/C$44.95 - good solid intro to ResEdit, concentrating
on interface aspects
BKRGTASL RVW 1636 "The Revolutionary Guide to Assembly Language",
Maljugin/Izrailevich/Sopin/Lavin, 1993, 1-874416-12-5,
U$39.95/C$55.95/UK#34.95 - very complete introduction for
the professional programmer
BKRIDINT RVW 2760 "Riding the Internet Highway", Fisher, 1993, 1-56205-192-X -
shorter version of online guide but no major missing parts
BKRMSGML RVW 3039 "README.1ST: SGML for Writers and Editors",
Turner/Douglass/Turner, 1996, 0-13-432717-9 - great
introduction, although a little longwinded in defence of
SGML
BKRNPFWB RVW 2632 "Running a Perfect Web Site", David Chandler, 1995, 0-7897-
0210-X, U$39.99/C$53.99/UK#37.49 - an overview that touches
all the topics, but doesn't give much detail on any
BKRNWBRN RVW 3662 "The Runaway Brain", Wills, 1993, 0-465-03131-5 -
interesting stories behind some of the recent studies in
human evolution but incomplete and without direction
BKROOKUW RVW 1019 "The Rookie's Guide to UnixWare", Adams/Isaacs/Kaufman,
1993, 0-7821-1376-1, U$19.9x, U$19.95/C$26.95 - a rookie
book. Why was this written?
BKRRAMPR RVW 2682 "The Rise and Resurrection of the American Programmer",
Edward Yourdon, 1996, 0-13-121831-X, U$26.95/C$34.95 - not
much for programmers, but probably useful for managers
BKRS2SOL RVW 1862 "The RS-232 Solution", Campbell, 1989, 0-89588-488-7,
U$24.95/C$32.95 - practical and readable, but not the full
spec
BKRSI RVW 3582 "Repetitive Strain Injury", Pascarelli, 1994, 0-471-59533-0
- important and often misunderstood problem which can have
severe implications for both individuals and the industry as
a whole
BKRUNLIN RVW 2574 "Running Linux", Welsh/Kaufman, 1995, 1-56592-100-3, U$24.95
- how to get and install Linux, and what to do with it once
you've got it
BKSADMAC RVW 2500 "Sad Macs, Bombs, and Other Disasters", Landau, 1993, 0-201-
62207-6 - good basic Mac recovery and fixit book
BKSAFWAR RVW 2149 "Safeware: Systems Safety and Computers", Nancy Leveson,
1995, 0-201-11972-2, U$49.43 - more related to safety
overall than to software, but good overview
BKSCNCMP RVW 2839 "Security in Computing", Pfleeger - reasonable textbook, but
some shortcomings
BKSCONSH RVW "SCO UNIX in a Nutshell", Cutler, 1994, 1-56592-037-6,
U$9.95 - quick technical reference for SCO UNIX
BKSCOOPM RVW 684 "Symantec C++", Dan Parks Sydow, 1994, 1-55958-633-8,
U$39.95/C$55.95/UK#37.49 - Yes, but ...
BKSCSUHK RVW 2719 "Secrets of a Super Hacker", Fiery, 1994, 1-55950-106-5,
U$19.95 - oddly disjointed perspective, generally good for
protection awareness but no tech details
BKSDTY2K RVW 1653 "Strategic Database Technology", Alan R. Simon, 1995, 1-
55860-264-X - good management level overview
BKSEEUNS RVW 2164 "Seeing the Unseen", Roger Bruce, 1994, 0-262-02387-3,
U$39.95 - the life and work of Harold Edgerton
BKSELENA RVW 2521 "For the Sake of Elena", George, 1992, 0-553-56127-8,
U$5.95/C$6.95 - fiction, good mystery but bad mistake on use
of terminals
BKSEX RVW 2756 "Sex as a Heap of Malfunctioning Rubble", Abrahams ed.,
1993, 1-56305-312-8, U$9.95 - not quite as funny as BJIR I,
but still a riot
BKSGTCVR RVW 6052 "Survivor's Guide to Computer Viruses" - relatively
accurate, but disappointing coming from the Virus Bulletin
BKSHKWAV RVW 2582 "Shockwave Rider", John Brunner - fiction, "tapeworm" is a
minor but important aspect of the plot
BKSHRTVR RVW 1892 "A Short Course on Computer Viruses", Cohen, 1994, 0-471-
00768-4 - excellent analysis providing thorough guidance for
antiviral policy and procedures
BKSLPPCN RVW 1573 "The SLIP/PPP Connection", Paul Gilster, 1995, 0-471-11712-
9, U$24.95/C$32.50 - OK intro to dial-up IP but short in the
vital install area
BKSMILEY RVW 2704 "Smileys", David W. Sanderson/Dale Dougherty, 1993 - short,
mostly listing, some discussion (COM931)
BKSMLDCT RVW 1444 "The Smiley Dictionary", Seth Godin - not as complete as
Sanderson and Dougherty, but nicer format
BKSNCRSH RVW 4150 "Snow Crash", Stephenson, 1992, 0-553-56261-4 - fiction,
sound technical background for nets and programming,
interesting plot line about an "information virus" and funny
BKSNDMAL.RVW 3201 "sendmail", Costales/Allman/Rickert - complete overview and
reference on sendmail
BKSOSMTR RVW 1828 "Son of Stupid Mac Tricks", Bob LeVitus, 1991, 0-201-56787-
3, U$19.95/C$25.95 - good fun, well chosen and tested
BKSOUPPC RVW 2653 "Even You Can Soup Up and Fix PCs", Jones, 1993, 0-672-
30343-4, U$16.95 - not necessarily a good repair guide, but
a good intro to the PC and its peripherals
BKSPMSTR RVW 2027 "Spymaster", Colitt, 1995, 0-201-40738-8, U$23.00/C$32.00 -
biography of Markus Wolf, head of the East German HVA and
purported model for Le Carre's Karla
BKSSCREF RVW 1975 SSC UNIX and other reference pamphlets
BKSTDINT RVW 1795 "Student's Guide to the Internet", Clark, 1995, 1-56761-545-
7, U$14.99/C$20.95 - appropriate student level tone, writing
and information
BKSTEPSL RVW 3648 "STEPS for Implementing Local Area Networks",
Cauchi/Dennison - excellent questions. No answers.
BKSTINSH RVW 2333 "Straight Talk About the Information Superhighway",
Goldsborough, 1994, 1-56761-513-9, U$19.99/C$26.99 - hype,
enthusiasm, and very little straight talk
BKSTLCOD RVW 1035 "Steal This Code", Al Williams, 1996, 0-201-40998-4,
U$34.95/C$48.00 - rather pedestrian programming guide
BKSTPTRK RVW 2119 "Stupid Beyond Belief PC Tricks", LeVitus/Tittel, 1992, 0-
201-63235-7, U$19.95 - very cute and even occasionally
useful
BKSTRTPC RVW 3348 "The Streetwise Guide to PCs", Jerome/Taylor, 1993, 0-201-
60839-1, U$14.95 - opinionated harangue against the
industry, but many good points
BKSUCINT RVW 2379 "Success with Internet", Wyatt, 1994, 1-884133-01-0,
U$29.95/C$38.95 - reasonable guide, some UNIX and Delphi
bias
BKSUCXCL RVW 1487 "Success With Excel for Windows", Wyatt, 1994, 0-9635851-9-
3, U$27.95/C$35.95 - another copy of the docs with some
templates on disk
BKSUPOJT RVW 1741 "The Supervisor and On-the-Job Training", Martin Broadwell,
1995, 0-201-56363-0 - good quick guide to improving training
BKSVHSPC RVW 3068 "History of the Personal Computer", Veit, 1993, 1-56664-030-
X, U$27.95/C$32.95 - idiosyncratic review and personal
stories about some of the earliest hobbyist computers
BKSYBIOS RVW 2788 "System BIOS for IBM PCs, Compatibles, and EISA Computers",
Second Edition, Phoenix Technologies Ltd., 1991, 0-201-
57760-7 - reference for programming "(almost) down to the
metal" on PCs
BKSYSLAW RVW 3685 "Syslaw", Rose/Wallace, 1992 - legal aspects of BBSes and
online systems (COM932) (SEC932)
BKTAOAPS RVW 2038 "The Tao of AppleScript", Schneider, 1993?, 1-56830-075-1,
U$24.95/C$31.95 - good intro to an important utility, but
programmer rather than user oriented
BKTCCRNV RVW 1732 "The Technical Career Navigator", Weiss, 1995, 0-13-148396-
X, U$19.95 - readable, but generic and trite advice
BKTCHCRD RVW 2108 "The Technology Coordinator", Moursund, 1992, 1-56484-015-8
- more optimistic than realistic, good range but little
practicality
BKTCHDCM RVW 4029 "Technical Aspects of Data Communications", McNamara - an
intro to data comm course between covers
BKTCHGNT RVW 2151 "The Technology Gauntlet", Kilduff/Blewett, 1994, 0-201-
63359-0, U$24.75 - generic advice on how to implement a new
computer system
BKTCHNMN RVW 1945 "Technimanagement", David Brown, 1995, 0-13-180811-7 - solid
management advice for technical groups
BKTCLTKT RVW 1211 "Tcl and the Tk Toolkit", Ousterhout, 1994, 0-201-63337-X,
U$36.75 - documentation for the Tcl and Tk scripting
languages, particularly useful for user interface design
BKTCPADM RVW 2102 "TCP/IP Network Administration", Hunt, 1992, 0-937175-82-X -
practical guide to TCP/IP administration and setup for both
LAN and Internet setups (heavy on UNIX)
BKTCPIPI RVW 1939 "TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1", Stevens, 1994, 0-201-63346-
9 - great text for the protocols of TCP/IP ("illustrated" by
examples from a real network)
BKTECHED RVW 2435 "Technical Editing", Tarutz, 1992, 0-201-56356-8 - an
excellent overview of, and helpful suggestions for, the
editing process; of use to the editor, writer or manager of
either
BKTERMCP RVW 3666 "termcap and terminfo", Strang/Mui/O'Reilly - good overview
and tutorial
BKTEWSSG RVW 1394 "The Essential Web Surfer Survival Guide", Fristrup, 1996,
0-13-442971-0, U$29.95 - bloated, undisciplined and
definitely not essential
BKTEXEXM RVW 1998 "TeX by Example", Borde, 1992, 0-12-117650-9 - excellent
tutorial using examples of various document styles
BKTG2MSN RVW 2249 "The Trail Guide to the Microsoft Network", Newrock, 1996,
0-201-48943-0, U$12.95/C$18.00 - an overview, but facile,
barely touches on Internet access, and technical flaws
BKTGCSRV RVW 2018 "The Trail Guide to CompuServe", Wiggins/Tittel, 1995, 0-
201-40834-1, U$12.95/C$16.95 - solid, short and worthwhile
for new Compu$pend users
BKTGPROD RVW 927 "The Trail Guide to Prodigy", Halliday, 1995, 0-201-40972-0,
U$12.95/C$16.95 - the usual "explain the menus" style, but
one of the few that concentrates on Prodigy
BKTIGFNU RVW 3885 "The Internet Guide for New Users", Dern, 1994, 0-07-016511-
4, U$27.95 - excellent introduction for serious users
BKTLSNMP RVW 1986 "Total SNMP", Harnedy, 1994, 1-878956-33-7, U$45.00 - hefty
reference for SNMP developers
BKTMOAWB RVW 2351 "The Mother of All Windows Books", Leonhard/Simon, 1993, 0-
201-62475-3 U$39.95 - lots of info, but disorganized
BKTOJOVR RVW 3239 "The Tojo Virus", Randall, 1991, 0-8217-3436-9,
U$4.95/C$5.95 - fiction, corporate insider info at IBM, but
no really accurate technical stuff
BKTOUE RVW 2944 "The Online User's Encyclopedia", Aboba, 1993, 0-201-62214-
9 - lots of stuff from beginner to advanced, Modem setup to
Intenet, but could use better organization
BKTRBCMP RVW 1831 "The Trouble with Computers", Thomas K. Landauer, 1995, 0-
262-12186-7, U$27.50 - good compilation of studies showing
the problem of lack of assistance with productivity, but no
real answers
BKTRMCMP RVW 12846 "Terminal Compromise", Schwartau - fiction, some good
security ideas buried in a lot of bad writing
BKTRMEXP RVW 1449 "The Terminal Experiment", Robert J. Sawyer, 1995, 0-06-
105310-4, U$5.50/C$6.50 - fiction, an experiment in
determining life after death, but surprisingly realistic
computers and technology
BKTRNTDS RVW 1085 "Token Ring Network Design", Bird, 1994, 0-201-62760-4,
U$29.95 - cabling and layout rules
BKTSCPPP RVW 1208 "Tom Swan's C++ Primer", Swan, 1992, 0-672-30188-1,
U$34.95/C$43.95 - good, positive textbook for C++
programming
BKTSDET RVW 1787 "Top Secret Data Encryption Techniques", Held, 1993, 0-672-
30293-4, U$24.95/C$31.95 - fun and maybe useful but *not*
top secret. BASIC source included.
BKTVGTVC RVW 804 "The Visual Guide to Visual C++", Nancy Nicolaisen, 1994, 1-
56604-079-5, U$29.95 - no tutorial value
BKUEMAIL RVW 2216 "Using E-Mail", Gibbons et al, 1994, 0-7897-0023-9,
U$24.99/C$33.99/UK#22.99 - a few missing areas and a lot of
docs for commercial systems, but a good overall coverage
BKUEMLEF RVW 1434 "Using Email Effectively", Linda Lamb/Jerry Peek, 1995, 1-
56592-103-8, U$14.95 - good, though not very detailed,
coverage of email generally
BKUMASSC RVW 4709 "Using McAfee Associates Software for Safe Computing",
Jacobsen - printed docs for SCAN et al
BKUMOSWN RVW 1199 "Using Mosaic for Windows", Gauer, 1994, 0-9698853-0-X,
C$19.95 - good basic beginning guide
BKUMSKMT RVW 5143 "Using MS-DOS Kermit", Gianone - excellent documentation for
MS-Kermit, excellent overview of terminal emulation and file
transfer in general
BKUNCMIN RVW 2656 "UNIX Communications and the Internet",
Anderson/Costales/Henderson/Pike, 1995, 0-672-30537-2,
U$35.00/C$47.95/UK#26.95 - OK overall reference, but really
heavy on UUCP
BKUNCMSC RVW 1527 "The Underground Guide to Computer Security", Michael
Alexander, 1996, 0-201-48918-X, U$19.95/C$27.00 - OK intro
for desktops
BKUNDCDS RVW 2583 "Undocumented DOS: A Programmer's Guide to Reserved MS-DOS
Functions and Data Structures", Schulman et al, 1994, 0-201-
63287-X, U$44.95/C$57.95 - not only good internals book, but
a good read, too
BKUNDCNT RVW 1260 "Understanding Computer Networks", Apple, 1989, 0-201-19773-
1, U$10.95/C$13.95 - short and basic quick intro to data
networking
BKUNDDCE RVW 1900 "Understanding DCE", Rosenberry/Kenney/Fisher, 1992, 1-
56592-005-8 - a good intro not only to DCE but the field of
distributed processing as a whole
BKUNDJIP RVW 2945 "Understanding Japanese Information Processing", Lunde,
1993, 1-56592-043-0 - readable and fascinating work covering
not only the problems of data I/O in a foreign language, but
of data structuring and representation overall
BKUNDLAN RVW 2712 "Understanding Local Area Networks", Schatt, 1992, 0-672-
30115-6 - good broad overview and introduction for those who
will need to plan, but will definitely need more support to
be workable
BKUNDTCM RVW 2819 "Understanding Data Communications", Held, 1991, 0-672-
30005-2, U$24.95/C$31.95 - uneven material, emphasis on
engineering topics but possibly good adjunct text
BKUNDTEL RVW 2175 "Understanding Telephone Electronics", Bigelow, 1991, 0-672-
27350-0, U$24.95/C$31.95 - good introduction for the non-
telephony professional
BKUNDUNX RVW 1142 "The Underground Guide to UNIX", John Montgomery, 1995, 0-
201-40653-5, U$24.95/C$31.95 - good tips and amusing
reading, but somewhat disorganized
BKUNDWRD RVW 1982 "The Underground Guide to Word for Windows", Leonhard, 1994,
0-201-40650-0, U$19.95/C$25.95 - hobbyist perspective, but
some useful stuff
BKUNDXCL RVW 1658 "The Underground Guide to Excel 5.0 for Windows",
Hudspeth/Lee, 1994, 0-202-40651-9, U$19.95 - background
stuff, but possibly not for all users
BKUNICOD RVW 6044 "The Unicode Standard", U$32.95/C$42.95 - like it says
BKUNLSRP RVW 1640 "The Underground Guide to Laser Printers", Jeffries et al,
1993, 1-56609-045-8, U$12.00/C$17.00 - extremely valuable
guide for maintenance, repair and even a few fun things.
Somewhat dated.
BKUNSCPT RVW 899 "UNIX Security: A Practical Tutorial", N. Derek Arnold,
1993, 0-07-002560-6 - pedestrian and dated textbook.
Includes source for UNIX virus.
BKUNSYAH RVW 2123 "UNIX System Administration Handbook", Evi Nemeth/Garth
Snyder/Scott Seebass/Trent Hein, 1995, 0-13-151051-7 - good
organization, complete coverage, lucid writing
BKUNSYMN RVW 992 "The Keys to Successful UNIX System Management", Robert King
Ables, 1995, 0-13-948381-0 - sysadmin's job description
BKUNWN95 RVW 1693 "Unauthorized Windows 95", Andrew Schulman, 1994, 1-56884-
305-4, U$39.99/C$54.99/UK#38.99 - a thorough examination of
just how Windows 95 has been developed from DOS and Windows
BKUNXCBE RVW 848 "UNIX Commands by Example", Elboth/Dannehl/Larsen, 1994, 0-
13-103953-9 - an extreme subset of the man pages
BKUNXCMP RVW 1508 "The UNIX Companion", Harley Hahn, 1995, 0-07-882149-5,
U$29.95 - "UNIX Unbound" recidivus
BKUNXDOS RVW 1356 "UNIX for DOS Users", Martin R. Arick, 1995, 0-471-04988-3,
U$24.95/C$34.95 - for intermediate DOS users, but watch for
errors
BKUNXHTR RVW 2285 "The UNIX-Haters Handbook", Garfinkel/Weise/Strassmann,
1994, 1-56884-203-1, U$16.95/C$22.95 - a bad tempered search
for UNIX bugs
BKUNXMDE RVW 1297 "UNIX Made Easy", John Muster, 1996, 0-07-882173-8, U$34.95
- certainly a very fast way to get up and running on UNIX
BKUNXMSD RVW 1399 "UNIX For The MS-DOS User", Pugh, 1994, 0-13-146077-3 - good
starting guide, not limited to DOS users
BKUNXNSH RVW 1558 "UNIX in a Nutshell", Gilly, 1992, 1-56592-001-5 - good
general UNIX reference, though short on communications
BKUNXNTP RVW 1546 "UNIX Network Programming", Stevens, 1990, 0-13-949876-1 -
very solid textbook on the subject
BKUNXNTW RVW 1271 "Unix Networking", Kochan/Wood, 1989, 0-672-48440-4,
U$29.95/C$38.95 - series of essays that serve as a very
general introduction to concepts
BKUNXSMA RVW 1880 "UNIX Systems for Modern Architectures", Schimmel, 1994, 0-
201-63338-8, U$47.50 - addresses the gap between OS texts
that don't address modern architectures and hardware books
that don't deal with OSes - and very well, too
BKUNXSVB RVW 1687 "UNIX System V Bible", Prata/Martin, 1987, 0-672-22562-X,
U$29.95/C$37.95 - good command list and descriptions, but
probably not biblical status
BKUNXUNB RVW 1665 "Open Computing: UNIX Unbound", Hahn, 1994, 0-07-882050-2,
U$27.95 - a thorough, readable and good general introduction
to the system and "the Unix way"
BKUNXUNL RVW 1602 "UNIX Unleashed", Sams Development, 1994, 0-672-30402-3,
U$49.99/C$67.99 - covers some stuff that others don't, but
then, given the size, it'd have to
BKUPOS RVW 4625 Unix, Posix, and Open Systems, Quarterman/Wilhelm - good
intro to one of the current "buzz phrases"
BKUPROCM RVW 1389 "ProComm Plus 2.0", Campbell, 1991, 0-89588-879-3,
U$10.95/C$14.95 - reasonable, but simplistic, starter
document
BKUSENET RVW 2225 "Usenet: Netnews for Everyone", Fristrup, 1994, 0-13-
123167-7, U$24.95/C$32.95 - a tad unrealistic as regards the
Usenet community, and an expanded but often confusing list
of newsgroups
BKUSGDOS RVW 1718 "Using DOS", Gerry Routledge (with Suzanne Weixel, Michael
O'Mara), 1995, 0-7897-0095-6, U$19.99/C$26.99/UK#18.49 - the
explanations are no better than in the DOS manual, and the
additional information is questionable
BKUSGMAC RVW 1271 "Using Your Mac", Todd Stauffer, 1995, 0-7897-0094-8,
U$19.99/C$26.99/UK#18.49 - yet another Mac guide
BKUSLINX RVW 1909 "Using Linux", Jack Tackett/David Gunter/Lance Brown, 1995,
0-7897-0100-6, U$49.99/C$67.99/UK#46.99 - very mixed bag of
copied install material and software docs for UNIX progs
BKUSNINT RVW 2237 "Using the Internet", Tolhurst et al, 1994, 1-56529-353-3,
U$39.95/C$52.95 - no consistent audience level and tons of
reworked files and FAQs
BKUSNTBK RVW 3085 "The Usenet Book", Bryan Pfaffenberger, 1995, 0-201-40978-X,
U$26.95/C$34.95 - the best general coverage of Usenet news
to date
BKUSNTHB RVW 2840 "The Usenet Handbook", Mark Harrison, 1995, 1-56592-101-1,
U$24.95 - written by someone who knows Usenet, readable by
anyone, but a "techie" feel and some important gaps
BKUSNTSC RVW 1409 "Using Netscape", Warren Ernst, 1995, 0-7897-0211-8,
U$19.99/C$26.99/UK#18.49 - surprisingly little information
on Netscape
BKUSNW41 RVW 1890 "Using NetWare 4.1", Bill Lawrence et al., 1995, 1-56529-
894-2, U$39.99/C$53.99/UK#36.99 - reproduces the Novell docs
without adding to them
BKUSUSNE RVW 1143 "Using UseNet Newsgroups", Gregory/Estabrook/Mann/Parker,
1995, 0-7897-0134-0, U$19.99/C$26.99 - oversimplified and
underfacted
BKUSUUCP RVW 1548 "Using UUCP and Usenet", Todino/Dougherty - short
BKVBPTKT RVW 1577 "Visual Basic Power Toolkit", Richard Mansfield/Evangelos
Petroutsos, 1995, 1-56604-190-2, U$39.95 - much ado about
very little programming information
BKVGMSAC RVW 1089 "The Visual Guide to Microsoft Access", Walter R. Bruce
III/Dan Madoni/Rich Wolf, 1994, 1-56604-070-1, U$29.95 - a
substitue for the Access docs
BKVGTVBA RVW 1062 "The Visual Guide to Visual Basic for Applications", Richard
Mansfield, 1994, 1-56604-147-3, U$27.95 - simplistic
tutorial at keypunching level
BKVODUNX RVW 1408 "VooDoo UNIX", Charlie Russel/Sharon Crawford, 1994, 1-
56604-067-1, U$27.95 - snippets and gimmicks
BKVOODOS RVW 1597 "Voodoo DOS", Kay Nelson, 1993, 1-56604-046-9, U$21.95 -
random DOS tricks, sometimes useful, sometimes trivial,
sometimes dangerous
BKVRCONK RVW 1880 "The Virtual Reality Construction Kit", Gradecki, 1994, 0-
471-00953-9 - useful and practical for the hobbyist
BKVRMLSB RVW 1802 "The VRML Sourcebook", Ames/Nadeau/Moreland, 1996, 0-471-
14159-3, U$29.95/C$39.50 - introduction to the basics
BKVRPABI RVW 2531 "Virtual Reality: Practical Applications in Business and
Industry", Dimitris Chorafas/Heinrich Steinmann, 1995, 0-13-
185638-3 - not much info in area of the areas in the title
BKVRRLTY RVW 2318 "Virtual Reality", Wexelblat ed., 1993, 0-12-745045-9 -
solid and practical overview of the current state of VR,
essays by those working in the field
BKVRSDAE RVW 2937 "Virus Detection and Elimination", Rune Skardhamar, 1996, 0-
12-647690-X - unreliable, badly written and likely from one
of the vx crowd
BKVRTCOM RVW 3149 "The Virtual Community", Rheingold, 1993, 0-201-60870-7 -
glimpses of narrow slices of the nets
BKVRTLIT RVW 1903 "Virtual Light", Gibson, 1993, 0-7704-2568-2 - fiction, nice
story, but hardly sf at all
BKVRTRLT RVW 4455 "Virual Reality", Rheingold, 1991, 0-671-77897-8, C$16.75 -
one man's self-indulgent overview
BKVRXCBR RVW 2653 "Virtual Reality and the Exploration of Cyberspace", Hamit,
1993, 0-672-30361-2, U$26.95/C$33.95 - very balanced
overview of the VR field
BKVSLZTN RVW 1198 "Visualization: The Master Skill in Mental Training",
Dalloway, 1992, 0-9634933-0-2, U$14.95 - simple relaxation
and past review excercises
BKVXCLST RVW 3584 "VAXcluster Principles", Davis, EY-M740E-DP-CRE, 1993 - good
background
BKW3CMRF RVW 1367 "The World Wide Web Complete Reference", Stout, 1996, 0-07-
882142-8, U$29.95 - exactly as it says, very thorough and an
excellent (though heavy) introduction
BKW3JIS1 RVW 1714 "World Wide Web Journal", Berners-Lee, 1995, 1-56592-169-0,
U$39.95/C$56.95 - proceedings of the 4th IW3 conference,
high quality papers and energetic research
BKW3SRST RVW 2014 "Web Search Strategies", Bryan Pfaffenberger, 1996, 1-55828-
470-2, U$29.95/C$41.95 - good list of search sites, poor
strategies
BKW6FWES RVW 1924 "Word 6 for Windows Essentials", Geoffrey Mandel, 1994, 1-
56609-106-3, U$29.95/C$41.95 - absolutely first rate
BKWABI2 RVW 845 "Wabi 2: Opening Windows", Scott Fordin/Susan Nolin, 1996,
0-13-461617-0 - docs for Wabi
BKWAYCLN RVW 2931 "Way of the Clans", Thurston, 1991, 0-451-45101-5,
U$4.50/C$5.50 - fiction, extremely implausible on *all*
fronts. Probably popular with the video game set.
BKWCSCD RVW 2514 "What Computers Still Can't Do", Dreyfus, 1992, 0-262-54067-
3, U$13.95 - important take on AI, but limited to a rather
narrow view
BKWDIDNM RVW 1689 "The Macintosh Bible What Do I Do Now Book", Rubin, 0-
940235-23-4, U$22.00 - good general guide to software
problems and fixes
BKWEAPON RVW 1106 "Weapon", Mason, 1989, 1-55773-309-0 - fiction, pulp high
tech thriller, but with an oddly realistic version of neural
nets
BKWEONLA RVW 2486 "The Whole Earth Online Almanac", Rittner, 1993, 1-56686-
090-3, U$32.95/C$41.95 - includes not only Internet but
Fidonet and commercial services as well, but a very odd
collection and book
BKWHTINT RVW 2747 "What's On the Internet", Gagnon, 1995, 1-56609-184-5,
U$19.95/C$25.95 - a list of Usenet newsgroups with
descriptions
BKWHYCAC RVW 2018 "Why Computers Are Computers", David Rutland, 1995, 1-
885391-05-6, U$24.95 - good intro to the developments of
computers in this century, although biased and sometimes
poorly written
BKWLKWWW RVW 2254 "Walking the World Wide Web", Shannon Turlington, 1995, 1-
56604-208-9, U$29.95 - reasonably well done overview of
current W3 sites - for whatever that is worth
BKWMFRST RVW 1930 "Way More Free Stuff From the Internet", Vincent, 1995, 1-
883577-50-0, U$19.99/C$27.99 - yet another pile of stuff on
the net
BKWNDMQR RVW 1928 "Windows 3.1 for Dummies Quick Reference", Harvey, 1994, 1-
56884-951-6, U$8.95/C$12.95/UK#8.95 - well organized quick
start and reference
BKWNHTHS RVW 1352 "Windows Hothouse", Mark Clarkson, 1994, 0-201-62669-1,
U$34.95/C$44.95 - lots of artificial life fun with Visual
C++
BKWNINTG RVW 3450 "The Windows Internet Tour Guide", Fraase, 1994, 1-56604-
081-7, U$24.95 - decent, but not spectacular, demo of
Chameleon software
BKWNPROG RVW 2471 "Windows Network Programming", Ralph Davis, 0-201-58133-
7,U$29.95/C$38.95 - good programming reference
BKWNSKNP RVW 1568 "Windows Sockets Network Programming", Bob Quinn/Dave Shute,
1996, 0-201-63372-8, U$47.29 - very thorough coverage from
all sides
BKWNWRKB RVW 2546 "The Windows for Workgroups Bible", Miastkowski/Lent, 1993,
0-201-62281-5 - good intro to both networking aspects and
applications (though not quite deserving of biblical status)
BKWP6PPK RVW 2864 "The WordPerfect 6 Print & Presentation Kit", Solomon, 1993,
0-201-62261-0, U$28.95/C$37.95 - extremely basic, could be
used with systems other than WP6
BKWPHTML RVW 2106 "Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML", Laura Lemay,
1995, 0-672-30667-0, U$25.00/C$34.95 - a great introduction
BKWRDMAC RVW 1799 "The Word Book for Macintosh Users", Engst, 1-56830-088-3,
U$24.95/C$32.95 - very practical guide for introduction and
advanced work
BKWRDSOL RVW 1306 "Word for Windows 6 Solutions", Marmel, 1994, 0-471-30413-1
- very akin to the Word "help" system--if you don't know it
already, you probably can't find it
BKWRHRSE RVW 1970 "Warhorse", Zahn, 1990, 0-671-69868-0, U$4.50/C$6.95 -
interesting speculations on space evolved ecologies
BKWRK3PC RVW 2085 "Running Microsoft Works 3 for the PC", Rubin - another set
of documentation for MS-Works
BKWRKMAC RVW 1165 "Running Microsoft Works 3 for the Apple Macintosh", Charles
Rubin, 1993, 1-55615-388-0, U$24.95/C$32.95 - and one for
the Mac
BKWWWMRK RVW 2020 "World Wide Web Marketing", Jim Sterne, 1995, 0-471-12843-0,
U$24.95/C$32.50 - a business book that really understands
the Web
BKWWWUNL RVW 2595 "The World Wide Web Unleashed", December/Randall, 1994, 0-
672-30617-4, U$35.00/C$47.95 - some material that isn't
covered elsewhere, but some redundancy, too
BKWYCFUA RVW 1845 "When You Can't Find Your UNIX System Administrator", Linda
Mui, 1995, 1-56592-104-6, U$19.95 - the next step after UNIX
basics
BKWZDCNS RVW 1412 "Wizardry Consulted", Rick Cook, 1995, 0-671-87700-3, U$5.99
- fiction, techie as wizard with garbled UNIX and Internet
BKXCL4FW RVW 1182 "Excel 4 for Windows", Martin Matthews/Stephanie Seymour,
1993, 0-07-881836-2, U$29.95 - repeat the docs time, again
BKXCL5DB RVW 1724 "Excel 5 for Windows Spreadsheet Databases", Dranchak, 1994,
0-471-30360-7, U$24.95 - good coverage of database concepts
and Excel specifics
BKXINOUT RVW 1018 "X Window Inside & Out", Levi Reiss/Joseph Radin, 1992, 0-
07-881796-X, U$27.95 - intro to X programming
BKXL5SPR RVW 2372 "Excel 5 Super Book", McFedries, 1994, 0-672-30385-X,
U$39.95/C$52.95 - thorough coverage from beginner to
advanced
BKXUTOOL RVW 1586 "X User Tools", Mui/Quercia, 1994, 1-56592-019-8, U$49.95 -
tools, utilities and tips for the user of the X interface
BKXWNDWS RVW 1763 "X Window System", Scheifler/Gettys, 1992, EY-J802E-DP-CRE -
the defnitive reference
BKYAKMAC RVW 2089 "Yakety Mac: the Telecom Tome", Rubin, 1992, 0-672-48548-6,
U$34.95/C$43.95 - why do the Macs get all the good modem
refs?
BKYNGHRT RVW 1402 "young@heart: Computing for Seniors", Mary Furlong/Stefan B.
Lipson, 1996, 0-07-882178-9, U$22.95 - pretty average
computer buyer's guide
BKYRINTC RVW 2005 "Your Internet Consultant", Savetz, 1994, 0-672-30520-8,
U$25.00/C$34.95 - basically good introductory Internet
material in question and answer format
BKZAP RVW 3803 "Zap!", Sellers, 1994, 1-56609-021-0 - discussion and
suggestions regarding various ills that can be related to
computer use
BKZENINT RVW 3371 "Zen and the Art of the Internet", Kehoe, 1996, 0-13-452914-
6, U$23.95 - first, shortest and still best of all the
introductory Internet guides. FTP and telnet resource
guides, an excellent overview of the functions for those
starting out and a 12 page intro to HTML.
BKZMAILH RVW 826 "The Z-Mail Handbook", Nelson, 1991, 0-937175-76-5 -
documentation for the system
CSBARLOW RVW 2321 "USENIX Conference Keynote Address: San Francisco, CA,
January 17, 1994", Barlow, 1-56592-992-6, U$9.95 -
interesting views on network control, privacy and the
political process
CSFUTRIP RVW 2225 "The Future of the Internet Protocol", Malamud, 1993, 1-
56592-996-9, U$24.95 - eight discussions of developments and
possible replacements
CSGLNTOP RVW 1490 "Global Network Operations",
Malamud/Carpenter/Stockman/O'Dell/Huston, 1-56592-993-4,
U$16.95 - discussions of network difficulties and
arrangements in different parts of the world, and the
problems of organizing committees
CSMBIPNT RVW 1304 "Mobile IP Networking", Malamud et al, 1993, 1-56592-994-2,
U$9.95 - packet radio, satellite and stuff
MLALIVE RVW 3366 "Alive 0, Alive 1", Suzana Stojakovic-Celustka, 1994 - the
Alive electronic mailing list, highly recommended for those
interested in computer viral or artificial life studies
MVSNEAKR RVW 4726 "Sneakers", Universal Pictures - fictional, but reasonably
good portrayal of a "tiger team"
TVTEKWAR RVW 2207 The "Tekroids" episode of Tekwar (with "graphical" virus)
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list should have copies sent to Rob Slade at 3118 Baird Road, North Vancouver,
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label the materials as samples per GST section 215(1), without value and not
subject to GST.
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weariness of the flesh."
Ecclesiastes 12:12
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