Spreading the Knowledge of Technology Innovators

Confessions of a Public Speaker
By Scott Berkun
November 2009 
$24.99 USD

In this hilarious and highly practical book, author and professional speaker Scott Berkun reveals the techniques behind what great communicators do, and shows how anyone can learn to use them… Read more.

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QuickBooks 2010: The Missing Manual
By Bonnie Biafore
October 2009 
$29.99 USD

With QuickBooks 2010: The Missing Manual, you don't just learn how to use this popular program, you learn why and when to use specific features. You also get basic accounting… Read more.

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The Sustainable Network
By Sarah Sorensen
October 2009 
$29.99 USD

The Sustainable Network demonstrates how we can tackle challenges, ranging from energy conservation to economic and social innovation, using the global network -- of which the public Internet is just… Read more.

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The New How: Rough Cuts Version
By Nilofer Merchant
Rough Cuts Release: September 2009
Print Book Release: December 2009
$24.99 USD

Once in a generation, a book comes along that transforms the business landscape. Company strategy typically has been planned by corporate chiefs in annual meetings, and then dictated to managers… Read more.

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97 Things Every Project Manager Should Know
Edited by Barbee Davis
August 2009 
$29.99 USD

If the projects you manage don't go as smoothly as you'd like, 97 Things Every Project Manager Should Know offers knowledge that's priceless, gained through years of trial and error.… Read more.

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Head First PMP , Second Edition
By Jennifer Greene, Andrew Stellman
July 2009 
$69.99 USD

Learn the latest principles and certification objectives in The PMBOK Guide, Fourth Edition, in a unique and inspiring way with Head First PMP. The second edition of this book helps… Read more.

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Head First Data Analysis
By Michael Milton
July 2009 
$49.99 USD

How can you learn to manage and analyze all kinds of data? Turn to Head First Data Analysis, where you'll learn how to collect and organize your data, sort the… Read more.

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Beautiful Data
By Toby Segaran, Jeff Hammerbacher
July 2009 
$44.99 USD

With this insightful book, you'll learn from the best data practitioners in the field just how wide-ranging -- and beautiful -- working with data can be. Join 39 contributors as… Read more.

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The New Community Rules
By Tamar Weinberg
July 2009 
$24.99 USD

The social web provides businesses with a largely untapped marketing channel for products and services -- the trick is knowing how to take advantage of it. With this book, you'll… Read more.

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Mercurial: The Definitive Guide
By Bryan O'Sullivan
June 2009 
$39.99 USD

This instructive book takes you step by step through ways to track, merge, and manage both open source and commercial software projects with Mercurial, using Windows, Mac OS X, Linux,… Read more.

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Land the Tech Job You Love
By Andy Lester
June 2009 
$23.95 USD

You've got the technical chops -- the skills to get a great job doing what you love. Now it's time to get down to the business of planning your job… Read more.

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Online Marketing Inside Out
By Brandon Eley, Shayne Tilley
June 2009 
$29.95 USD

Online Marketing Inside Out is an invaluable book for anyone wanting to market products or services online - whether or not marketing is part of your job description. Small-business entrepreneurs… Read more.

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The Twitter Book
By Tim O'Reilly, Sarah Milstein
May 2009 
$19.99 USD

This practical guide will teach you everything you need to know to quickly become a Twitter power user, including strategies and tactics for using Twitter's 140-character messages as a serious--and… Read more.

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Impact of P2P and Free Distribution on Book Sales
By Brian O'Leary
May 2009 
$99.00 USD

Book publishers have long used free content as part of their marketing and selling efforts, with the vast majority of free content distributed in printed form. Digital distribution of free… Read more.

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iWork '09: The Missing Manual
By Josh Clark
April 2009 
$39.99 USD

With iWork '09: The Missing Manual, you'll quickly learn everything you need to know about Apple's incredible productivity programs, including the Pages word-processor, the Numbers spreadsheet, and the Keynote presentation… Read more.

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Learning SQL , Second Edition
By Alan Beaulieu
April 2009 
$39.99 USD

Updated for the latest database management systems, this introductory guide will get you up and running with SQL quickly. Whether you need to write database applications, perform administrative tasks, or… Read more.

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The Google Way
By Bernard Girard
April 2009 
$24.95 USD

The Google Way investigates the history and unconventional business strategies that make Google a very different (and very inspiring) company. By identifying the key strategies in Google's quick rise to… Read more.

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Beautiful Teams
Edited by Andrew Stellman, Jennifer Greene
March 2009 
$39.99 USD

What's it like to work on a great software development team facing an impossible problem? How do you build an effective team? Beautiful Teams takes you behind the scenes with… Read more.

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Security Monitoring
By Chris Fry, Martin Nystrom
February 2009 
$44.99 USD

How well does your enterprise stand up against today's sophisticated security threats? In this book, security experts from Cisco Systems demonstrate how to detect damaging security incidents on your global… Read more.

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97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know
By Richard Monson-Haefel
February 2009 
$34.99 USD

In this unique technical book, today's leading software architects present valuable principles on key development issues that go way beyond technology. More than four dozen architects -- including Neal Ford,… Read more.

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FileMaker Pro 10: The Missing Manual
By Susan Prosser, Geoff Coffey
January 2009 
$39.99 USD

The FileMaker Pro 10 desktop database lets you do almost anything with the information you give it -- especially with this book as your guide. Clear, thorough, and accessible, FileMaker… Read more.

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CJKV Information Processing , Second Edition
By Ken Lunde
December 2008 
$59.99 USD

CJKV Information Processing, the unsurpassed source of information on processing text in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese, has been thoroughly updated to provide web and application developers with the latest… Read more.

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Photoshop CS4: The Missing Manual
By Lesa Snider
Foreword by David Pogue
December 2008 
$49.99 USD

Photoshop is the world's most widely used photo-editing and graphics program. But with all its fantastic new features and options, the CS4 version can bewilder even the most seasoned professional.… Read more.

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Head First Algebra
By Tracey Pilone, Dan Pilone
December 2008 
$29.99 USD

If you need help with algebra, this unique book is designed for you. Full of engaging stories and practical, real-world explanations, Head First Algebra will help you learn everything from… Read more.

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CMMI
By Ralf Kneuper
December 2008 
$44.95 USD

CMMI is a well-known and standardized model for assessing and improving software and systems development processes. It can be used to guide process improvement across a project, a division, or… Read more.

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QuickBooks 2009: The Missing Manual
By Bonnie Biafore
October 2008 
$29.99 USD

With QuickBooks 2009: The Missing Manual, you don't just learn how to use this popular program, you learn why and when to use specific features. You also get basic accounting… Read more.

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Quicken 2009: The Missing Manual
By Bonnie Biafore
September 2008 
$24.99 USD

Quicken 2009: The Missing Manual picks up where Quicken's help resources leave off. You'll find step-by-step instructions for using Quicken on your Windows PC, including useful features such as budgeting,… Read more.

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slide:ology
By Nancy Duarte
August 2008 
$34.99 USD

Presentation software requires professionals to think visually on an almost daily basis. But unlike verbal skills, effective visual expression is not easy, natural, or actively taught in schools or business… Read more.

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Google Apps: The Missing Manual
By Nancy Conner
May 2008 
$39.99 USD

This comprehensive and easy-to-follow new book teaches you how to use the new web-based applications from Google that are providing a viable alternative to Microsoft Office for many businesses. While… Read more.

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Google Apps Hacks
By Philipp Lenssen
April 2008 
$29.99 USD

With 100,000 businesses running trials of Google Office, the venerable Microsoft Office suite has a serious challenger. But can Google's web apps make the cut? With scores of clever hacks,… Read more.

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Web 2.0: A Strategy Guide
By Amy Shuen
April 2008 
$24.99 USD

Web 2.0 makes headlines, but how does it make money? This concise guide explains what's different about Web 2.0 and how those differences can improve the bottom line. Whether you're… Read more.

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Making Things Happen
By Scott Berkun
March 2008 
$39.99 USD

In the updated edition of this critically acclaimed and bestselling book, Microsoft insider Scott Berkun offers a collection of essays on field-tested philosophies and strategies for defining, leading, and managing… Read more.

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Office 2008 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual
By Jim Elferdink
March 2008 
$34.99 USD

Though Office 2008 has been improved to take advantage of the latest Mac OS X features, you don't get a single page of printed instructions to guide you through the… Read more.

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QuickBooks 2008: The Missing Manual
By Bonnie Biafore
December 2007 
$29.99 USD

With QuickBooks 2008: The Missing Manual, you don't just learn how to use this popular software, you learn why and when to use specific features. And you get basic accounting… Read more.

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Quicken 2008: The Missing Manual
By Bonnie Biafore
November 2007 
$24.99 USD

Quicken 2008: The Missing Manual picks up where Quicken's help resources leave off. You'll find step-by-step instructions for using Quicken on your Windows PC, including useful features such as budgeting,… Read more.

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The Art of Agile Development
By James Shore, Shane Warden
October 2007 
$39.99 USD

Plenty of books describe what agile development is or why it helps software projects succeed, but very few combine information for developers, managers, testers, and customers into a single package… Read more.

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Fonts & Encodings
By Yannis Haralambous
Translated by P. Scott Horne
September 2007 
$59.99 USD

This reference is a fascinating and complete guide to using fonts and typography on the Web and across a variety of operating systems and application software. Fonts & Encodings shows… Read more.

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FileMaker Pro 9: The Missing Manual
By Geoff Coffey, Susan Prosser
August 2007 
$34.99 USD

FileMaker Pro 9: The Missing Manual is the clear, thorough and accessible guide to this popular desktop database program. FileMaker Pro lets you do almost anything with the information you… Read more.

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Excel Hacks , Second Edition
By David Hawley, Raina Hawley
June 2007 
$29.99 USD

There are many ways to take advantage of Excel's advanced capabilities without spending hours on advanced study. Excel Hacks provides more than 130 hacks -- clever tools, tips and techniques… Read more.

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Access Data Analysis Cookbook
By Ken Bluttman, Wayne S. Freeze
May 2007 
$49.99 USD

This book offers practical recipes to solve a variety of common problems that users have with extracting Access data and performing calculations on it. Whether you use Access 2007 or… Read more.

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The Myths of Innovation
By Scott Berkun
May 2007 
$24.99 USD

In The Myths of Innovation, bestselling author Scott Berkun takes a careful look at innovation history, including the software and Internet Age, to reveal how ideas truly become successful innovations-truths… Read more.

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QuickBase: The Missing Manual
By Nancy Conner
March 2007 
$49.99 USD

Ready to put Intuit's QuickBase to work? Our new Missing Manual shows you how to capture, modify, share, and manage data and documents with this web-based data-sharing program quickly and… Read more.

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Lead Generation on the Web
By Thomas Myer
February 2007 
$27.99 USD

Are you a small-business owner, consultant, or marketing manager for a big company selling an intangible service or hard-to-understand product? Does it take a while to gain your customer's trust… Read more.

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Access 2007 for Starters: The Missing Manual
By Matthew MacDonald
January 2007 
$19.99 USD

This fast-paced book teaches you the basics of Access 2007 so you can start using the program right away. You'll learn how to design databases, maintain them, search for valuable… Read more.

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Excel 2007 for Starters: The Missing Manual
By Matthew MacDonald
January 2007 
$19.99 USD

Fast-paced and easy to use, this concise book teaches you the basics of Excel 2007 so you can start using the program right away. You'll quickly learn to build spreadsheets,… Read more.

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Access 2007: The Missing Manual
By Matthew MacDonald
December 2006 
$34.99 USD

Access 2007: The Missing Manual was written from the ground up for this redesigned application. Learn how to design complete databases, maintain them, search for valuable nuggets of information, and… Read more.

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Excel 2007: The Missing Manual
By Matthew MacDonald
December 2006 
$39.99 USD

Excel 2007: The Missing Manual covers the entire gamut of how to build spreadsheets, add and format information, print reports, create charts and graphics, and use basic formulas and functions.… Read more.

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Information Architecture for the World Wide Web , Third Edition
By Peter Morville, Louis Rosenfeld
November 2006 
$39.99 USD

In this post-Ajaxian Web 2.0 world of wikis, folksonomies, and mashups, well-planned information architecture has never been more essential. This classic primer shows information architects, designers, and web site developers… Read more.

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How to Keep Your Boss from Sinking Your Project
By Andrew Stellman, Jennifer Greene
June 2006 
$7.99 USD

Like it or not, your project needs management. Yet few good software projects can survive bad management. If you're a programmer on a high-visibility project, this PDF offers five principle… Read more.

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Don't Get Burned on eBay
By Shauna Wright
March 2006 
$16.99 USD

Don't Get Burned on eBay offers relevant lessons based on real-life stories posted on eBay's Answer Center. With sharp, witty rhetoric, veteran eBay user Shauna Wright (co-founder of the popular… Read more.

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Google Advertising Tools
By Harold Davis
January 2006 
$29.99 USD

This comprehensive guide takes a close look at advertising on the web-how it works and how Google's advertising programs can turn your site into a money maker. Tasks include delivering… Read more.

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Looking Good in Print , Sixth Edition
By Roger C. Parker
January 2006 
$29.99 USD

Looking Good in Print, Sixth Edition, is the bestselling designer's guide for creating print documents using the newest desktop publishing technologies. It provides expert advice and invaluable techniques for the… Read more.

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QuickBooks 2006: The Missing Manual
By Bonnie Biafore
December 2005 
$29.99 USD

If your company is ready to minimize paperwork and maximize productivity, control spending and boost sales, QuickBooks 2006 can help you make it happen--but only if you know how to… Read more.

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Behind Closed Doors
By Johanna Rothman, Esther Derby
September 2005 
$24.95 USD

You may never have seen great management. Or, more likely, you've seen pieces of great management, but you may not know how to pull it all together. If you're… Read more.

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eBay: The Missing Manual
By Nancy Conner
August 2005 
$24.95 USD

eBay is a great bazaar for things of all kinds--size 14 purple sneakers, porcelain Donald Duck figurines, cases of D-cell batteries, vintage Edsels. It's a terrific way to shop, but… Read more.

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Essential Business Process Modeling
By Michael Havey
August 2005 
$44.95 USD

Monitoring workflow today can involve orchestrating massive systems. Business Process Management (BPM) helps developers design, code, run, administer, and monitor enterprise business processes. This guide explains BPM concepts, architecture and… Read more.

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eBay Hacks , Second Edition
By David A. Karp
June 2005 
$24.95 USD

eBay Hacks, 2nd Edition has been completely revised and updated with 30 brand-new hacks, plus tons of expanded, deepened, or otherwise completely rewritten hacks. Learn clever tricks and shortcuts, such… Read more.

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Ship it!
By Jared Richardson, William A. Gwaltney
June 2005 
$29.95 USD

Ship It! helps teams get software out the door. Here you'll find a wealth of solid, practical advice in an easy, approachable format. You can fix many of the common… Read more.

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QuickBooks 2005: The Missing Manual
By Bonnie Biafore
February 2005 
$29.95 USD

This thorough guide examines the many features of the popular QuickBooks accounting software. Through dozens of insightful tips and tricks and a friendly writing style, it enables financial managers to… Read more.

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Degunking eBay
By Greg Holden
January 2005 
$24.99 USD

With over 8 million people buying and selling goods on eBay every day, this website has rapidly become the world largest commerce center. eBay can be a gold mine for… Read more.

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PayPal Hacks
By Shannon Sofield, Dave Nielsen, Dave Burchell
September 2004 
$24.95 USD

Learn how to make the most of PayPal to get the most out of your online business or transactions. From how to take steps to protect yourself while buying and… Read more.

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Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing
By Andrew M. St. Laurent
August 2004 
$29.99 USD

Licensing is a major part of what open source and free software are all about, but it's still one of the most complicated areas of law. Understanding Open Source and… Read more.

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Looking Good in Print , Fifth Edition
By Roger C. Parker
June 2003 
$29.99 USD

The New York Times says, "If you can afford only one book on desktop publishing, this is the one." MacWEEK says, "A graphic design primer for anyone who wants to… Read more.

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Running a Band As a Business
By Bruce Dickinson, Ian Edwards, Phil Brookes
April 2000 
$15.95 USD

Serious about music? Serious about making a living from music? Whether you are playing Wembley Stadium or the Kings Head, this book gives you the inside information on how to… Read more.

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Looking Good in Presentations , Third Edition
By Molly Joss
January 1999 
$29.99 USD

Features a 32 full-color page insert showing effective use of color techniques in presentation graphics. Includes real-world design guidelines and principles. Contains special section showcasing graphics "design crimes," helping presenters… Read more.

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