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Bestsellers
The top 25 best-selling O'Reilly books for this week based on Bookscan. Nielsen Bookscan aggregates point-of-sale data from about 70% of US bookstores, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Borders, and many smaller chains and leading independent bookstores. Each week they supply us a list of the top 10,000 computer books, which we load into a MySQL-based data mart, categorize, and use to drive our bestseller rankings. You can read more about Bookscan in Tim's blog Book Sales as a Technology Trend Indicator.
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iPhone: The Missing Manual: Covers the iPhone 3G, Second Edition
by David Pogue
Second Edition August 2008
Print: $24.99
Ebook: $24.99
Bundle: $27.49
The new iPhone 3G is here, and bestselling author David Pogue is back with a thoroughly updated edition of iPhone: The Missing Manual. With its faster downloads, touch-screen iPod, and best-ever mobile Web browser, the new affordable iPhone is packed with possibilities. But without an objective guide like this one, you'll never unlock all it can do for you. Each custom designed page helps you accomplish specific tasks for everything from web browsing, to new apps, to watching videos. Read more.
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Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual
by David Pogue
December 2007
Print: $34.99
Ebook: $27.99
Bundle: $38.49
With Leopard, Apple has unleashed the greatest version of Mac OS X yet, and David Pogue is back with another meticulous Missing Manual to cover the operating system with a wealth of detail. Amusing and fun to read, this is the authoritative book for Mac users of all technical levels and experience. Which new Leopard features work well and which do not? What should you look for? What should you avoid? Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Leopard Edition offers objective and straightforward instruction. Read more.
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iWork '09: The Missing Manual
by Josh Clark
April 2009
Print: $39.99
Ebook: $31.99
Bundle: $43.99
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 program that Al Gore and Steve Jobs made famous. This book gives you crystal-clear and jargon-free explanations of iWork's capabilities, advantages, and limitations to help you produce stunning documents and cinema-quality digital presentations in no time. Read more.
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iPod: The Missing Manual, Seventh Edition
by J.D. Biersdorfer , David Pogue
Seventh Edition October 2008
Print: $19.99
Ebook: $19.99
Bundle: $21.99
With the tiny Shuffle, the Nano, the Classic, or the Touch, Apple's gotten the world hooked on portable music, pictures, videos -- and the iPod. One thing they haven't delivered is an easy guide for getting the most from this sleek entertainment center. iPod: The Missing Manual, 7th Edition gives you a no-nonsense view of the latest iPod line, with crystal-clear explanations, easy-to-follow color graphics, and guidance on the most useful things your iPod can do. Read more.
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iMovie '09 and iDVD: The Missing Manual
by David Pogue , Aaron Miller
April 2009
Print: $39.99
Ebook: $31.99
Bundle: $43.99
Apple's iMovie '09 is vastly more usable and complete than iMovie '08 -- and amazing right out of the box. But the box doesn't include much of a user's guide, so learning these applications is another matter. iMovie '09 and iDVD: The Missing Manual gets you up to speed on everything you need to turn raw digital footage into highly creative video projects. Read more.
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QuickBooks 2009: The Missing Manual
by Bonnie Biafore
October 2008
Print: $29.99
Ebook: $23.99
Bundle: $32.99
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 advice so that everything makes sense along the way. Get more out of QuickBooks 2009 whether you're a beginner or an old pro. Read more.
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Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML
by Elisabeth Robson , Eric Freeman
December 2005
Print: $39.99
Ebook: $31.99
Bundle: $43.99
Tired of reading HTML books that only make sense after you're an expert? Then it's about time you picked up Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML and really learn HTML. You want to learn HTML so you can finally create those web pages you've always wanted, so you can communicate more effectively with friends, family, fans, and fanatic customers. You also want to do it right so you can actually maintain and expand your web pages over time, and so your web pages work in all the browsers and mobile devices out there. So what are you waiting for? Leave those other dusty books behind and come join us in Webville. Your tour is about to begin. Read more.
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Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Leopard Edition
by David Pogue
February 2008
Print: $29.99
Ebook: $23.99
Bundle: $32.99
Ready to make the leap to Leopard? 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. Read more.
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Dreamweaver CS4: The Missing Manual
by David Sawyer McFarland
November 2008
Print: $44.99
Ebook: $35.99
Bundle: $49.49
Dreamweaver CS4: The Missing Manual helps you master the latest version of this popular web design program. Perfect for beginners who need step-by-step guidance, and for longtime Dreamweaver designers who need a handy reference, the sixth edition of this bestselling Missing Manual offers jargon-free language and clear descriptions for designing, organizing, building, and deploying websites. It's the ultimate atlas for Dreamweaver CS4. Read more.
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Photoshop Elements 7: The Missing Manual
by Barbara Brundage
October 2008
Print: $44.99
Ebook: $35.99
Bundle: $49.49
Photoshop Elements 7 includes lots of new tools for everything from sprucing up your photos to storing and sharing your pictures online. There's so much to this new version, in fact, that knowing what to do -- and when to do it -- is tricky. Photoshop Elements 7: The Missing Manual guides you through all of the program's features by explaining not only how the tools and commands work, but when to use them. Read more.
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CSS: The Missing Manual
by David Sawyer McFarland
August 2006
Print: $34.99
Ebook: $27.99
Bundle: $38.49
Cascading Style Sheets are now a reliable method for handling all kinds of Web page presentations -- from fonts and colors to page layout. But due to CSS's complexity most designers treat it as a kind of window-dressing to spruce up the appearance of their sites without tapping into the real power of CSS. CSS: The Missing Manual clearly explains this powerful design tool and how you can use it to build sparklingly new Web sites, or refurbish old sites that are ready for an upgrade. Read more.
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slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations
by Nancy Duarte
August 2008
Print: $34.99
Ebook: $27.99
Bundle: $38.49
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 training programs. slide:ology offers practical approaches that combine conceptual thinking and inspirational design, with insightful case studies from the world's leading brands. Written by the President and CEO of Duarte Design, the firm that created the presentation for Al Gore's Oscar-winning film, An Inconvenient Truth. Read more.
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The DAM Book, Second Edition
by Peter Krogh
Second Edition April 2009
Print: $49.99This bestselling guide presents a solid plan for managing your digital images efficiently and effectively. Anyone who shoots, scans, or stores digital photographs is practicing some form of digital asset management (DAM), but few people do it in a way that makes sense. In the new edition of this book, photographer and DAM expert Peter Krogh offers new tools and techniques that have emerged in recent years. Read more.
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iPhone SDK Application Development: Building Applications for the AppStore
by Jonathan Zdziarski
January 2009
Print: $34.99
Ebook: $27.99
Bundle: $38.49
This practical book offers the knowledge and code you need to create mobile applications and games for the iPhone and iPod Touch, using the Apple SDK. iPhone SDK Application Development introduces you to this development paradigm and the Objective-C language it uses with numerous examples, and also walks you through the many SDK frameworks necessary for designing full-featured applications. The book will benefit experienced developers and those just starting out on the iPhone. Read more.
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iPhoto '09: The Missing Manual
by David Pogue , J.D. Biersdorfer
April 2009
Print: $34.99
Ebook: $27.99
Bundle: $38.49
Intuitive as iPhoto '09 may be, it still has the power to confuse anyone. This updated Missing Manual offers clear and objective guidance on every iPhoto feature, including new tools such as face recognition, place recognition based on GPS data, themed slideshows, online sharing, enhanced editing, and travel maps. You'll find step-by-step instructions, along with many undocumented tips and tricks. Find out why it's the top-selling iPhoto book. Read more.
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Creating a Web Site: The Missing Manual, Second Edition
by Matthew MacDonald
Second Edition December 2008
Print: $29.99
Ebook: $23.99
Bundle: $32.99
The thoroughly revised, completely updated new edition of Creating a Web Site: The Missing Manual explains how to get your site up and running quickly and correctly. Whether you want to build a personal web site, an e-commerce site, a web site for a specific occasion or promotion, or a blog, this book gives you everything from planning to launching, with detailed instructions and clear-headed advice for using ready-to-use building blocks, powerful tools like CSS and JavaScript, and Google's Blogger. Read more.
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Windows Vista: The Missing Manual
by David Pogue
December 2006
Print: $34.99
Ebook: $27.99
Bundle: $38.49
Windows Vista: The Missing Manual offers complete and comprehensive coverage of all five versions of Vista. In his inimitable witty style, New York Times columnist and bestselling author David Pogue illuminates this subject with clear technical insight and hard-nosed objectivity. He explains Vista's features clearly and thoroughly, revealing which work well and which don't. Written for beginners, veteran stand-alone PC users, and those who know their way around a network, this jargon-free guide is the book that should have been in the box! Read more.
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JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, Fifth Edition
by David Flanagan
Fifth Edition August 2006
Print: $49.99
Ebook: $39.99
Bundle: $54.99
The indispensable reference for JavaScript programmers since 1996, JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, 5th Edition is completely revised and expanded to cover JavaScript as it is used in today's Web 2.0 applications. Read more.
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Facebook: The Missing Manual
by E. A. Vander Veer
January 2008
Print: $19.99
Ebook: $19.99
Bundle: $21.99
Facebook is the wildly popular, free social networking site that combines the best of blogs, online forums, photo sharing, clever applications, and interaction among friends. The one thing it doesn't have is a user's guide to help you truly take advantage of it. Until now. Facebook: The Missing Manual gives you a crystal clear and entertaining look at everything this fascinating Facebook phenomenon has to offer. Read more.
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Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac: The Missing Manual
by Barbara Brundage
March 2008
Print: $44.99
Ebook: $35.99
Bundle: $49.49
After more than two years, Adobe has finally released a new version of Photoshop Elements for the Mac that packs a lot more editing firepower than iPhoto. It's perfect for scrapbooking, making fancy photo collages, creating your own Web galleries, and more -- but knowing what to do and when is tricky. Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac: The Missing Manual explains all the new features in a clear, easy-to-understand way, and gives you tips on when to use them.
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Learning Python, Third Edition
by Mark Lutz
Third Edition October 2007
Print: $39.99
Ebook: $31.99
Bundle: $43.99
With this hands-on book, you can master the fundamentals of the core Python language quickly and efficiently, whether you're new to programming or just new to Python. Each chapter is a self-contained lesson that helps you thoroughly understand a key component of Python. Each chapter also contains Brain Builder, a unique section with practical exercises and review quizzes that let you practice new skills and test your understanding as you go. Read more.
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Using Drupal
by Jeff Robbins , Angela Byron , Addison Berry , Jeff Eaton , Nate Haug , James Walker
December 2008
Print: $44.99
Ebook: $35.99
Bundle: $49.49
With the recipes in this book, you can take full advantage of the vast collection of community-contributed modules that make the Drupal web framework useful and unique. You'll get the information you need about how to combine modules in interesting ways (with a minimum of code-wrangling) to develop a variety of community-driven websites -- including a wiki, publishing workflow site, photo gallery, product review site, online store, user group site, and more. Read more.
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Access 2007: The Missing Manual
by Matthew MacDonald
December 2006
Print: $34.99
Ebook: $27.99
Bundle: $38.49
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 build attractive forms for quick-and-easy data entry. You'll even delve into the black art of Access programming (including macros and Visual Basic), and pick up valuable tricks and techniques to automate common tasks -- even if you've never touched a line of code before. You will also learn all about the new prebuilt databases you can customize to fit your needs, and how the new complex data feature will simplify your life. With plenty of downloadable examples, this objective and witty book will turn an Access neophyte into a true master. Read more.
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Head First Java, Second Edition
by Kathy Sierra , Bert Bates
Second Edition February 2005
Print: $44.95
Ebook: $35.99
Bundle: $49.45
Head First Java delivers a highly interactive, multisensory learning experience that lets new programmers pick up the fundamentals of the Java language quickly. Through mind-stretching exercises, memorable analogies, humorous pictures, and casual language, Head First Java encourages readers to think like a Java programmer. This revised second edition focuses on Java 5.0, the latest version of the Java development platform. Read more.
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Head First PHP & MySQL
by Lynn Beighley , Michael Morrison
December 2008
Print: $44.99
Ebook: $35.99
Bundle: $49.49
If you're ready to create web pages more complex than what you can build with HTML and CSS, Head First PHP & MySQL is the ultimate learning guide to building dynamic, database-driven websites using PHP and MySQL. Packed with real-world examples, this book teaches you all the essentials of server-side programming, from the fundamentals of PHP and MySQL coding to advanced topics such as form validation, session IDs, cookies, database queries and joins, file I/O operations, content management, and more. Read more.
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