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linux, digital photography and chickens

    title ISBN Summary
    comedy
    Coffin Dodgers B00538TRQC This is a fun book to read, it's fast paced with a thrilling plot. Well worth the read, it's definitely not boring.
    The Queen and I 0141010878 This book from Sue Townsend (Adrian Mole etc.) jokes about a revolutionist who abolishes the monarchy in Britain. A fun page turner, really worth a read.
    William Walker's First Year of Marriage: A Horror Story 0007308973 This is a great read. Matt Rudd does a good job of telling the story of a bachelor who ventures into marriage. Can William get anyone to believe his troubles?
    An Idiot Abroad 1847679277 Good read. I think Karl is less of an idiot after reading this, his reactions to the situations that he is placed in often seem quite logical to me.
    The Further Adventures of An Idiot Abroad 0857867504 Good read. Much like the first, lots of humour.
    The Moaning of Life 1782111549 This book takes a look at all the things in life that are meant to make you happy.
    Happyslapped by a Jellyfish: The words of Karl Pilkington 1405332999 Karl Pilkington takes another look at travel, the places he has been and the situations he ends up in. A great insight into travel.
    cyber
    Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers 0385544405 How the era of cyber espionage has taken hold
    Mindf*ck: Inside Cambridge Analytica’s Plot to Break the World 1788164997 How Cambridge Analytica changed the vote
    Permanent Record 1529035651 What drove Edward Snowdon to blow the whistle
    cycling
    One Man and His Bike 0091940567 Mike Carter decides that life in London isn't good enough and takes off around Britain. Read this book and realise just what is possible with a bicycle
    In Pursuit of Glory: The Autobiography 0752884034 Bradley Wiggins has an array of medals and accomplishments. This autobiography includes the early years explaining his relationship with his father. Later he describes how Chris Boardman assisted his success. Great read.
    information security
    Computer Forensics and Privacy 1580532837 Computer Forensics and Privacy
    non-computer books
    Fundametals of Electronics Really technical book, degree level material.
    The origin of species 1904633781 This book was revolutionary when it was originally released. Charles Dawin cites many sources throughout the book which makes it feel more like a review of other work, but it’s still a brilliant read if you’re ever curious about the current theories about evolution. Some really interesting subjects are covered.
    The selfish gene 019857519X Richard Dawkins makes reading about evolution extremely interesting. I cannot put it in words just how clearly the facts are put forward with such brilliant logic that makes one really think with every paragraph. The writing style is also fantastic.
    Birds in your garden 1845250443 This book was given to me. It has a lot of good pictures of birds that you're likely to find in your garden in the UK, written by Bill Oddie.
    Butler's Guide to Gentleman's Grooming 1905400853 This book is a wonderful guide to how to present yourself (I'm still trying to put some of it into practice). There's a lot of valuable tips here.
    Sharp Practice 0593057309 Here's a book that I didn't think anyone would ever write but it turned out to be thoroughly enjoyable. How many people thought I'd be possible to write a book about shaving, after all that's something we all do just fine right? Well, Anders Larsen can soon teach you a thing or two within these gripping pages that you wouldn't have thought about - and it'll probably save you a few pence or two.
    It'd be hard for anyone to write a book about shaving without quite a few history lessons in how we've been pushed from double edge safety razors to multi blade cartridges.
    Unless you're expecting a text book on the subject of shaving and how to take exams in the subject I can't see that any buyer of this would be less than fully pleased with this. That said, I'm sure you'd do well in an exam after reading since you'll learn a lot and there can't be much left other than getting your own experience.
    The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights 0554336839 I don't often feel like picking up fiction books but this had me absorbed from cover to cover. I highly recommend this if want to escape for a minute or two. If you read the book, try and avoid watching any of the television versions of the story as they'll ruin all the images in your head.
    The Adventures of Robin Hood 1443212636 Robin Hood is a great adventure story that must be read. Although, I think there must be plenty of different stories this doesn't mention Maid Marian so much. Very highly recommended, there are many tales of great doings and many bold speeches.
    A Little Bit of Everything For Dummies Unlike other Dummies books, this contains a variety of topics, worth a read if you want to cover some new topics in brief.
    What Did We Use Before Toilet Paper?: 200 Curious Questions and Intriguing Answers 156975814X Very insightful questions explained in an entertaining way.
    Ball of Confusion 1848313705 Johnny Ball presents a book packed full of mind teasers with an introduction from his daughter, Zoe. A great read. I found this brilliant. You can have nights packed full of discussion without the telly by getting this book out, it's truly wonderful.
    The Pig That Wants to be Eaten: And ninety-nine other thought experiments 1847081282 Would it be ethically correct for a vegetarian to eat a pig who wants to be eaten? If you like that sort of thought provoking conundrum then you'll love this book!
    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 0143117025 This is another fine classic that everyone should read
    The Digital Photography Book, Volume 1 032147404X Scott Kelby describes many techniques for taking great photographs. This pocket size book is is a good tool to keep in your camera bag. Make that expensive compact or DSLR work for its place in your camera bag by putting these practical lessons to good use.
    50 Mathematical Ideas You Really Need to Know 1847240089 Tony Crilly explains very interesting mathematical ideas and principles
    The Return of Sherlock Holmes 0241952956 This is a great read. If you've only ever watched the mysteries then you'll find this includes many familiar names. It's a great read and you're kept in suspense right until the end.
    programming
    Perl for the web 0-7357-1114-3 This covers more information about making applications which are likely to be called repeatedly from a web server than application development.
    Perl for C Programmers 0-7357-1228-X Subjects covered include basic OOP and structs, file system functions, modules, inline c and GUIs. Quite a good read. This book came in second hand condition and therefore is lacking a nice cover.
    The Complete Reference - Python 0-07-212718-X This is the only book in the 'complete reference' series that I have and I'm quite impressed. The book is close in format to the Black Book series, covering functions and classes in depth. The book opens with a comparison of Python to over languages which is good if the reader is unfamiliar to the language. Threads, network programming and GUI is also covered. Do not be daunted by the book's physical size as the paper is quite thick.
    C++: Black book 1-57610-777-9 Quite a good read. Seriously good information in this book. Most of the focus is on C++ objects. File handling, pointers, overloading, operators etc are all covered in depth.
    C++ in 21 days (second edition) I found this book when I was doing an errand with my wife. This would probably not have gone to a good home but we saved it. I took this to a local charity shop recently.
    The beginners guide to C++ I found this book when I was doing an errand with my wife. This would probably not have gone to a good home but we saved it. I took this to a local charity shop recently.
    Java 2: Black book 1-58880-097-0 This book was bought for me some time ago when I was studying Java at college (1999). The most notable things which have changed from Java 2 tto 5.0 are Date and typed ArrayLists (and some Swing). But most remains the same. This is without any doubt the largest book on my shelf. Remains excellent and I have read from cover to cover twice now!
    C programming 0-393-96945-2 I rate this book closely to Advanced UNIX programming. I advise that anyone who plans to read AUP purchase this book first as important parts of AUP require prior C knowledge. Most important features covered are linked lists, structs, file IO and pointers.
    Engineering problem solving with ANSI C 0-13-061607-9 This is somewhere between a book on engineering and c. The actual C is intended for someone who is familiar with computers and maths. This book was originally purchased as I wanted some engineering knowledge, believe it or not, it caught my eye.
    Turbo C++ programmers guide (sent to charity shop) This covers most of the features of the TurboC++ compiler and streams. Not much to note though. Sadly TurboC++, buy today’s standards is not a brilliant compiler but this book is very old, I’ve had it an age.
    C++ for dummies 1-56884-163-9 This covers some surprisingly intermediate concepts of C++. I purchased this in 1994 after TurboC++ programmers guide, at the time this made a lot more sense. I can’t count the number of times that I was going between the IDE and this book. Almost everything you need to get coding C++ is covered in this book, all be-it beginner or intermediate level.
    C for dummies 1-56884-915-X This does what it says on the cover, it’s C for dummies, but ... not everything that is c, it’s what a dummy needs to know.
    Visual C++ 6.0 programmers guide 1-57231-866-X This really is just for those who need to know how to use the various parts of the IDE. There are some sections in the book which are not directly related the IDE, but these are few and far between. One thing to note is that the code style influenced me slightly, I used to write functionname(&ptr,x,g,j), however, the general style in this book I found helps code legibility, functionname( &ptr, x, g, j ), isn’t that just more useful?
    Essential Linux Device Drivers 0132396556 This book details how the kernel talks to the hardware from the ground up. The approach is to use basic techniques to lay the ground work for later chapters. A better review will follow shortly!
    Solaris Application Programming 0138134553 This book has yet to be read but the first chapter does have a good overview of CPU design.
    The C++ Programming Language 0321563840 There are many new features to this popular language, once I've read it I'll plug those gaps.
    Advanced Perl Programming (Perl Series) 1565922204 This book covers the bits of perl that are useful to developers and system programmers
    The Rust Programming Language 978-1718500440 Excellent guide to get started with Rust. Carol and Steve take the reader from basics to deep understanding without making the reader feel overloaded.
    science
    The Universe in Bite-sized Chunks 978-1782438649 Good overview of the known universe, wonderfully detailed description of what we understand
    telephony
    Asterisk: The Future of Telephony 0596009623 Using asterisk covers the basics and the advanced of this colourful PBX. From mixed environments to programming with scripts, this book has it all. If you've ever wanted to extend your knowledge or just pick up the some new functionality this is for you.
    unix
    Advanced UNIX Programming 0-13-141154-3 Positively the best book on UNIX programming that I have read. It’s packed full of knowledge. This is more of an encyclopaedia of information than a regular text book. The reader should have some foundation of C before attempting to read this, but then who picks up a book on ‘Advanced UNIX Programming’ without expecting that? From the beginning this book taught me things that I was not aware of and continues throughout the book. Highly recommended. I seriously advise the buyer invests 10 minutes to cover this with a clear sticky back plastic as you will have this book open for weeks before closing it.
    UNIX Internals A practical approach 0-201-87721-X This book is great. It contains all the structures and information required to get coding for a SCO kernel. Although the cover states that this book is for SCO, don’t let that put you off. At almost every chance the author states where code is SCO specific.I’ve read many books on unix and linux and this is by far one of the best, you should not be afraid to get your sleeves rolled up for this book, and that’s what makes it such a great read.
    Linux game programming 0-7615-3255-2 Well, it’s not as bad as the other reviews make out only if you have no idea how to start programming a game in Linux. I suppose the content would be better put into a shorter how-to (if one does not already exist that is). I had no idea how to start writing a game in Linux, didn’t know where to start, but there are some basic guidelines in this. The book covers some very basic theory such as game loops and very basic AI principles. Sent to charity shop.
    The UNIX programming environment 0-13-937681-X The issue which I have is a little out dated compared to the one now advertised on Amazon with same ISBN. Topics covered such as shell and C programming. Covers mainly what the programmer needs to keep in mind for user space programming.
    BSD Hacks 0-596-00679-9 This book covers a lot of topics in short, many of the hacks are user contributed. Listing all the topics here would take too much space. This book would be ideal for a new system admin. Most of the system admin features that a linux user migrating to BSD is after are covered in this book.
    For dummies - Linux Programming 0-7645-0691-9 Second worst book ever. Very basic shell scripting guide. Sent to charity shop.
    Absolute OpenBSD: UNIX for the practical paranoid 1-886411-99-9 Absolute OpenBSD coveres some very unique features of OpenBSD, such as secure levels and pf. There are some good examples of firewalls at the end of the book. One interesting chapter in this book covers compiling your own bsd kernel, which is something that is not covered in depth anywhere that I know of.
    Practical UNIX & Internet Security (2nd edition) 1-56592-148-8 For a 900-page document this book did not keep me occupied for too long. It might be that most of the text is common place, some obvious and old flaws are discussed along with mediocre system security such as file permissions, pid owners etc, and some basic ipv4/ports.
    Managing AFS - Andrew File System 0-13-802729-3 Unfortunately I have not had time to read this book cover to cover like the rest. Building a file store network is something which takes much time, especially when you have to meadle with the kernel modules time and time again so that the afs module is up-to-date with the rest of the kernel (dpkg can help, but it’s still a chore). There are many points that must be covered with AFS, all explained there in. Had I ordered from Amazon and not one of the shops I would have had it sooner.
    Building firewalls with OpenBSD and PF 2nd Edt 83-916651-1-9 Brilliant book that covers everything you need for a single node firewall. Certain things could be covered in further depth though such as CARP/pfsync and route-to/reply-to which are required for building larger corporate firewalls. That aside this book is tops, highly recommended for anyone who wants to be a firewall admin.
    The Apache Modules Book: Application Development with Apache 0132409674 Nick Kew makes a very good introduction to building Apache modules, but I’m not so fond of the copy of RFC2616 at the rear of the book, I personally think this space could have gone towards something a little more useful like some other examples of modules or coding style, or maybe even using a different language to make modules. Who knows. This point is moot however, as all developers of anything to do with web software should know this RFC very well. Aside from this, I keep this book on my self along side Advanced UNIX programming. Prentice Hall seem to publish very good books. Well done Nick Kew.
    Linux - I didn’t know you could do that... 0-7821-2612-X Worst book ever. Very little technical substance. Sent to charity shop.
    Crypto Secrecy and Privacy In The New Cold War 0140244328 This tells the history of the cryptographic evolution and how it’s saved online shopping as we know it today, with an interesting twist at the end that shows the origin of the RSA algorithm that lies behind the most popular SSL protocol.
    The Qmail Handbook 1893115402 If you wish to know a bit more about qmail and perhaps some areas you may not have explored before, then this book is for you. This covers topics from installation, configuring, troubleshooting and management aspects. David Sill explains Qmail in great depth in an easy to follow manner.
    The Cuckoo's Egg 1416507787 Cliff Stoll writes about his experience tracking a user through a windy maze of systems.
    Distributed Services with OpenAFS: For Enterprise and Education 3540366334 OpenAFS distributed services. Good read, ideal for people wanting to put network services on OpenAFS systems.
    Self-Service Linux: Determining Problems and Finding Solutions 013147751X Best linux problem solving book ever. If you work with Linux (or unix) then you should probably get this book.
    The Linux Programming Interface 1593272200 This is one of the few really good books that details deep internals of the Linux kernel. This is such a good quality piece of work. Your mind will be blown.
    Sudo Mastery (IT Mastery) 1642350303 A great book describing why we have sudo, what it does, how to use it and some common pitfalls. Michael W Lucas knows how to take a subject and make it entertaining.