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LINQ Pocket Reference — Ready to take advantage of LINQ with C# 3.0? This guide has the detail you need to grasp Microsoft's new querying technology, and concise explanations to help you learn it quickly. All the examples are preloaded into LINQPad, the highly praised utility that lets you work with LINQ interactively. LINQPad will not only help you learn LINQ, it will have you thinking in LINQ. Learn more.

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C# 3.0 Pocket Reference, Second Edition — For busy programmers who want a succinct and yet readable guide to C# 3.0 and LINQ, C# 3.0 Pocket Reference tells you exactly what you need to know, without long introductions or bloated samples. Its tightly focused, highly practical, and covers more ground than many of the big books on C#. Learn more.

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Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Leopard Edition — There has never been a better time to switch from Windows to Mac, and this incomparable guide will help you make a smooth transition. New York Times columnist and Missing Manuals creator David Pogue gets you past three challenges: transferring your stuff, assembling Mac programs so you can do what you did with Windows, and learning your way around Mac OS X. Learn more.

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Software Craftsmanship: Apprentice to Journeyman — In another collaborative development experiment, we've just launched a site for you, our readers, to comment early and often on this book as it's being written. Help authors Dave Hoover and Adewale Oshineye turn this into the bestseller it deserves to become. Collaborate now!

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