books by Mike McGrath     books:       SQL in Easy Steps1 review Mike McGrath Barnes & Noble, 2004 Perfect introduction As a complete beginner the thought of learning a new programming language was daunting. I looked at a lot of other books and none of them seemed to cater to the 'complete novice'. Then I happened to pick up this book. What I found was a clear and concise introduction to the language. The lessons are short and to the pint and the scripts give a good practical way of learning. Since reading ...             Keeping and Breeding Australian Lizards1 review Kieran Aland, Matthew Bonnett, ... Mike Swan Herp Books, 2008 Take me to Aussie Land or lose me forever! Just got my autographed copy from the editor a few days ago...This book is incredible!!! Where else can you find natural history AND husbandry info for Thorny Devils, Perenties, Frilled Lizards, Blue Tongues, Shinglebacks, Lace Monitors, Ackies, Pygopodids, all species and subspecies of Dragons (bearded, frilled, water, you name it), and HUNDREDS of other Aussie skinks, geckos, monitors, ...             Kitchen Garden Box: Save and Sow Seeds of Your Favorite Vegetables1 review Mike McGrath Quirk Books, 2009 Great information, tips, and recipes! The Kitchen Garden Box offers lots of tips and recipes in addition to seed-storing envelopes. It is compact and organized much like a recipe box, but it contains all kinds of gardening tips for specific vegetables as well as improving your soil, watering tips, growing each vegetable from seeds and more. I'm really looking forward to learning more about each of the highlighted vegetables for a ...             SQL in Easy Steps2 reviews Mike McGrath Computer Step, 2003 Excellent explanation This book explains SQL well. In no time, I was able to understand exactly what SQL was, and what its commands were. I highly recommend this book for learning SQL. My one qualm with the book is that it assumes you are using an interface directly to the database server - I would like to write software that interfaces with the database server. I will need to find another source to accomplish ...             Strategic Executive Development: The Five Essential Investments3 reviews, ... Pfeiffer, 2005 A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE SUBJECT OF EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT. Through case studies from major organizations, the book provides: a framework for developing executive develop strategies, systems and programs; highlights of the state-of-the-art in terms of what approaches are proving most effective and promising for the future; insights on maximizing the yield on investment in development; and evidence of the business impact of executive development and ...             PERL in Easy Steps1 review Mike McGrath In Easy Steps Limited, 2003 Good for beginners This is a very good book for PERL beginners. Easy to follow, good hands on samples. Though the examples are for web based development, we can try it on UNIX/LINUX shells. Examples are simple and the book covers almost all sections of PERL (except for DB programming). Overall excellent book for beginners.             C++ Programming In Easy Steps5 reviews Mike McGrath In Easy Steps Limited, 2008 Excellent fast-paced jump into C++ I just bought this book yesterday. I'm finished reading it now. Just about the only time I was able to force myself to put it down was when I was typing in the examples and modifying the code and creating new programs. I can see how this book would potentially be confusing for someone who is COMPLETELY new to programming and the concept of programming, but if you have any programming ...             PHP in Easy Steps3 reviews Mike McGrath Barnes & Nobles, 2003 The only PHP reference and start-up book you need This book is simply marvelous. It is straight forward and deals with all essential topics on PHP. This book begins with installation, configuration and testing of Apache and MySQL for the purpose of PHP. The rest of the book deals with basic PHP programming to advanced topics such as PHP & MySQL together. Every chapter of the book comes with tutorial and working code examples. Other topics ...             C++ Programming in Easy Steps3 reviews Mike McGrath Computer Step, 2005 Nicely Explained This is a quick and easy to understand book for learning C++. And not too expensive either. It will give you the basic idea about C++. After that you will have to use other books for more advanced tools like templates.             Visual Basic in Easy Steps2 reviews Mike McGrath In Easy Steps Limited, 2008 Great book for newbies wanting to learn Visual Basic I was looking for a book that is cheap and would teach me Visual Basic in general. This book is for great beginners, because one: It's a big bargain. it does not just teach you The Visual Basic edition of Microsoft Visual Studio, it also teaches you 2 other parts of VB: VBScript, & programming databases with VBScript. This book is very helpful to people looking to create Web Sites with VBScript, ...             Java in Easy Steps4 reviews Mike McGrath In Easy Steps Limited, 2008 Excellent Prep For Intermediate Study I have been programming for years and decided to get a fresher in Java. This book covers a good clip of information but concise enough to get you up to speed in order to move on to an intermediate study of Java. The organization of information helps to facilitate quick absorbtion of concepts.             HTML in Easy Steps4 reviews Mike McGrath In Easy Steps Limited, 2006 Your best bet for learning HTML I have read many,many books on the subject of HTML. This book without a doubt is one of the best(if not THE best)books on the subject. The author EXPLAINS each step and "why" rather than just telling you "to do this and do that" like so many of his peers. If you are new to HTML or just need a refresher/reference book this is the one for you.             XHTML in Easy Steps1 review Mike McGrath In Easy Steps Limited, 2003 Perfect for a HTML dummy This book probably won't win any book awards but I actually found it very helpful. Since I am a HTML idiot(can never remember any tags) this book worked perfect. I know there are other 400 pages HTML books out there but if you're like me, you probably finish reading 1/3 way through the book before putting it back to the shelf. If you just need a quick instant HTML lesson so you can finish that ...             Kitchen Garden A to Z : Growing, Harvesting, Buying, Storing4 reviews Mike McGrath, Gordon Smith, 2004 My new favorite veggie picture book There is a place in my home for a coffee table book about gardening. It's on the coffee table, where it can be admired and browsed by family and visitors, or maybe just by me when I am in the mood to look at gorgeous pictures of garden produce and dream about next year's crop. This book is obviously geared to the rank novice gardener (And where, I ask you, does it claim otherwise?). I am ...             Linux in Easy Steps3 reviews Mike McGrath Computer Step, 2004 Nice introduction to Ubuntu and Linux commands As a university instructor, I was looking for a simple introduction to Linux for possible classroom use. Mike McGrath's Linux in Easy Steps is the best book I have found to address these needs. It is not perfect, but it is quite good. The book includes 10 chapters: 1. Getting started. 2. Exploring the desktop. 3. Touring the filesystem. 4. Running office applications. 5. Running media ...             You Bet Your Tomatoes: Fun Facts, Tall Tales, and a Handful of Useful Gardening Tips6 reviews Plain White Press, 2002 the Realm of Existentialism You Bet Your Tomatoes! by Mike McGrath is the only how-to grow-tons-of-quality-tomatoes one will ever need. It is the only 'mater book I have and my 'maters are the envy of the neighborhood -- Not bad, since I've only been gardening for a couple of years, as a hobby. McGrath starts off with a basic question: Why am I Doing This Instead of Enjoying my Summer??? then proceeds to give the ...             Mike McGrath's Book of Compost7 reviews Mike McGrath Sterling, 2006 All you ever needed to know about composting BUY THIS BOOK. You'll never regret it, and you'll read it to tatters. Turn your household garbage into beautiful rich loam. Mr. McGrath tells you what you need to know, in simple but funny language, about composting. This is an excellent gift book, written by someone who knows how to make plain old information fascinating and funny. Although we've never met, I sense a kindred soul who ...             The Best of Organic Gardening: Over 50 Years of Organic Advice and Reader-Proven Techniques from America's ...2 reviews Mike McGrath Rodale Books, 1995 Collection of tid-bits and proven advice from over 50 years This collection of tid-bits and proven advice from over 50 years of Organic Gardening magazine has bushels of know-how crammed into an easy to read format. If you love the magazine, you'll love the book. The instructions for being an organic gardener are put forth here in plain English so that anyone can grow a great garden without the use of chemicals!             C Programming in Easy Steps5 reviews Mike McGrath Computer Step, 2002 Good quick reference book When it comes to a book like this, one thing I try to do is consider what the book says about itself. Does it claim more than it shows? This is a good book for what it sets out to do - show you C programming in easy steps. It helped me get through my Programming I class this past semester. There were many times when I found myself plowing slowly through my classroom text book. It was a good text, ...             Visual Basic Express in Easy Steps3 reviews Mike McGrath In Easy Steps Limited, 2007 Great intro book Used to do VB in the past but got away from it. This is a great book to get back into the swing of things. Good examples and clear.              search for books advice, america, australian, best-loved, breeding, compost, development, essential, executive, express, favorite, gardening, growing, handful, harvesting, investments, keeping, kitchen, lizards, magazine, mcgrath, organic, programming, reader, reader-proven, storing, strategic, techniques, tomatoes, vegetables books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. 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