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Constitutional Analysis in a Nutshell (Nutshell Series)

11 reviews
Jerre Stockton Williams

West Publishing Company, 1979

Constitutional Analysis by Williams
This is an excellent work on the origins of Constitutional Law and the various governing precedents and protocols. For instance, a litigant must have standing in order to have a case considered by the United States Supreme Court. The concept of standing requires that the party have a stake in the outcome. The Constitutional legal apparati consists of the following: o It establishes a national ...

C# 3.0 in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly))

41 reviews
Joseph Albahari, Ben Albahari

O'Reilly Media, 2007

Clear, concise, and thorough
C# 3.0 in a Nutshell is just about perfect. It describes the language and the relevant .NET libraries in a clear, concise way, with meaningful examples and a much appreciated lack of author interference. C# is the star of this show, and the authors stay out of its way. This book has one purpose - to document C# 3.0. No more, no less. So, don't come into this book looking for clever anecdotes ...

Alligators All Around (Nutshell Books)

9 reviews
Maurice Sendak

Collins, 1968

An ABC book fit for wild things
Maurice Sendak's Alligators All Around: An Alphabet portrays a family of three alligators through the ups and downs of daily life in their household. Not a traditional narrative, the personalities of the alligator family emerge in a series of humorous vignettes associated with each letter of the alphabet. "D" shows the child grudgingly helping his father "doing dishes"; "G" shows the family ...

C++ the Core Language (Nutshell Handbooks)

28 reviews
Doug Brown, Gregory Satir

O'Reilly Media, 1995

Focused and Concise
C++: The Core Language is a well written book and a pleasure to read. It appears that that authors made an extra effort to remove unneeded verbiage. I appreciate this because I have so much to read. The bread and butter OOD concepts of abstraction and polymorphism are well covered. The chapter on templates covers this difficult subject well, however, I would have liked to have seen a little ...

One Was Johnny: A Counting Book

8 reviews
Maurice Sendak

HarperCollins, 1962

A counting book with attitude!
Unlike so many dull counting books (and their companion dull alphabet books), this book has a quirky attitude all its own. "One" shows Johnny happy alone, reading a book; as we count upward, a number of raucous animals and even a robber invade his home. We start to count down when Johnny threatens his uninvited guests, "I'm going to count backwards and when I am through/If this house isn't empty, ...

C# 4.0 in a Nutshell: The Definitive Reference

13 reviews
Joseph Albahari, Ben Albahari

O'Reilly Media, 2010

Fat-free reference to C#
I love this book! I am an experienced C#/.NET programmer and I love that this book is (1) comprehensive, (2) concise and to the point. Let me elaborate. The book touches on every single feature of C# so if you want to look up a particular C# feature (either the syntax or how it works) it is there in this book. Every topic is explained in a concise way - no laborious explanations using extra-long ...

Evil Geniuses in a Nutshell

9 reviews
Illiad" Frazer J.D.

O'Reilly Media, 2000

The Truth Can be Funny
This is one funny book. It truly captures the the world of IT, but puts a humorous slant to it. I read it almost from cover to cover and now frequently pick it up when I am in need of a laugh. I also like to post some of the topics on the door of my office. That bugs the heck out of our NT server folks, the jibes are a little too close to home for them.

PC Hardware in a Nutshell (Nutshell Handbook)

33 reviews
Robert Bruce Thompson, Barbara Fritchman Thompson, ..., 2000

Power to the People!
Let me start out with a huge thanks to O'Reilly. I'm not a big fan of large corporations or publishers - but I have come to trust O'Reilly implicitly wherever technical issues are concerned. Although I'm certain that they are not the "perfect" publisher, nor in the business for wholly (ha!) altruistic reasons, I AM amazed by the remarkable originality, diversity, range, quality, accuracy, and ...

Food Combining: A Step-By-Step Guide (In a Nutshell, Nutrition Series)

10 reviews
Kathryn Marsden

Element Books, 1999

Beer is a Starch
Who knew beer was a starch? Not me! Like many of the other reviewers, I came into food combining through the Marilu Henner, Total Health Makeover plan. Marilu's books are great but they don't provide enough detail about classifying produce. For instance, I wanted to eat a sweet potato with a protein and checked Marilu's book to make sure that sweet potatoes were veggies. Sweet potatoes? Not ...

Word 97 Annoyances (Nutshell Handbooks)

14 reviews
Lee Hudspeth, T.J. Lee, ...

O'Reilly Media, 1997

Word 97 Explained
This book gives a good explanation on Word 97 and how to use it. Ranging from general windows settings to visual basic for applications (VBA) users from almost any level can find useful advise in this book. Written in an enjoyable style it is an easy read for anyone with interest for word 97. Together with Bill Camarda's 'Using Microsoft Word 97' from QUE for reference/addition you should be ...

Linux Kernel in a Nutshell

6 reviews

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2009

Great Kernel reference...
Nowadays its less common for a user to have to compile a kernel, but there are times that if you don't do it a given device will no work properly (or at all). Despite the huge amount of Linux distributions available none is able to fulfill every user requirement. Configuring a laptop or installing a server requires different sets of modules with imply reconfiguring and recompiling the kernel. If ...

The Perl CD Bookshelf, Version 3.0: 7 Bestselling Books on CD-ROM Includes a Bonus Book! Perl in a Nutshell, ...

5 reviews
O'Reilly & Associates

O'Reilly Media, 2002

(Almost) everything a Perl Programmer needs
A review of this CD is rather problematic. Most of the books on this CD (as far as I read them before) are worth 4-5 stars. So this CD with online searching is worth ...5 stars... I will only comment on the CD version of the books and not on each single book (look at the reviews for the single books if you are interested in that). Personally a CD with books is just an add-on to the printed ...

The Bunny's Nutshell Library (four Small Books in Box)

6 reviews
Robert Kraus

Harper & Row, 1965

These books helped to shape who I am
This collection has roamed the shadows of my mind for as long as I can remember. In particular, the bunny in the egg was more than a simple story. It was an mystery that I still can't shake off--I return to it in quiet, unexpected moments. No other book has ever haunted me like that. Perhaps declining sales were Bunny's doom; too bad, but maybe that just makes the mystery all the deeper.

QuarkXPress in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly))

5 reviews
Donnie O'Quinn

O'Reilly Media, 1998

An EXCELLENT reference
This book is an EXCELLENT reference for everything Quark! I keep it in my desk drawer at work, and I refer to it almost daily. This book WILL NOT teach you how to use Quark, but covers EVERY SINGLE menu option, window, and shortcut key. A must have. It covers version 4.0, for both Windows and Macintosh. And, best of all, it's written in the simple and to-the-point O'Reilly style. The cost is ...

American History in 100 Nutshells

6 reviews
Thaddeus F. Tuleja

Ballantine Books, 1992

Better than you might think
Amazing, non-orthodox book on US history. This enjoyable, fun and easy reading is full of interesting facts. It shrinks US history down to 100 nutshells which are like reading history between the lines, probably the history most americans don't know. This is an excellent complement to any formal history book. The fresh approach offers excellent culture and, why not?, entertainment. You should not ...

Getting Connected: The Internet at 56K and Up (International Version with Lion Cover) (A nutshell handbook)

4 reviews
Kevin Dowd

O'Reilly Media, Inc, USA, 1996

Makes sense. Doesn't confuse the mind.
Here at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas we are installing a T1 line from our ISP. I wanted to understand the real technology that's behind all the hardware we are installing. This book is perfect. If you are looking at installing and configuring large bandwidth lines or backbones, start with this book. No matter how much you already know about Windows, Unix, Cisco, you will definately ...

UNIX System Programming for System VR4 (Nutshell Handbooks)

6 reviews
Dave Curry

O'Reilly Media, 1996

A jump-start for system programming for Unix.
This book is written in a very easy and understandable way. It explains main concepts, system calls and their parameters and how to use them. It lays an excellent ground for a quick start in UNIX systems programming and prepares for more in-depth material like books by R. Stevens. I would say that this book is a must-read for all starters.

Windows 95 in a Nutshell (Nutshell Series)

6 reviews
Tim O'Reilly, Troy Mott

O'Reilly, 1998

An excellent reference tool
I bought this book on the basis of O'Reilly's well-deserved reputation and the book's reviews here in amazon.com. Thanks for telling me about it! I used to enjoy DOS but never really felt comfortable with Windows. Only the lack of applications for good old DOS and Win 3.1 dragged me kicking and screaming into Win 95, where I never wanted to be, and so I've actually taken up Linux, which is ...

First-time Home Buying in a Nutshell

4 reviews

Createspace, 2009

In a nutshell
This book is a must-have for the first-time home buyer. It provides a brief and thorough overview of the whole process. When searching for and attempting to purchase your first home, it's easy to get caught up in the details - which can be confusing and overwhelming. This book will help you keep an eye on the big picture. You'll know where you are in the process and what to expect next. ...

Microsoft RPC Programming Guide (Nutshell Handbooks)

5 reviews
John Shirley, Ward Rosenberry, ...

O'Reilly Media, 1995

The most cogent guide to RPC programming I have seen.
The authors take the reader from the very first steps to rather complex applications of Remote Procedure Calls. Along the way, they explain how RPC works, and why it is one of the better tools for implementing true client/server systems. Despite a very few factual errors (the page on memory allocation using RpcSs contains one) and despite a too-short description of when to use which memory ...