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Web 2.0: A Strategy Guide: Business thinking and strategies behind successful Web 2.0 implementations.Web 2.0: A Strategy Guide: Business thinking and strategies behind successful Web 2.0 implementations.
Best Price: $12.49
While most people who have worked in the internet space are familiar with these concepts,...
The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to GoogleThe Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google
Best Price: $15.02
For those who know or care about the infrastructure undergirding our technology revolution, this...
Upgrade Your Life: The Lifehacker Guide to Working Smarter, Faster, BetterUpgrade Your Life: The Lifehacker Guide to Working Smarter, Faster, Better
Best Price: $15.69
I remember reading the first edition of Gina Trapani's Upgrade Your Life: The Lifehacker Guide...
The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop ItThe Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It
Best Price: $18.69
Mr. zittrain must have an inflated view of his worth. 18 dollars for the Kindle version is...
Fluency with Information Technology: Skills, Concepts, and Capabilities (3rd Edition)Fluency with Information Technology: Skills, Concepts, and Capabilities (3rd Edition)
Best Price: $70.11
I'm just now finishing up a semester teaching a CS0 class from this text. In a nutshell, I am...


Guide to Computer Forensics and Investigations, Third EditionGuide to Computer Forensics and Investigations, Third Edition
Best Price: $51.00
I bought this book (3rd edition) at a modest price from a really great Amazon vendor, Jennifer's...
E-Commerce: Business,Technology, Society (4th Edition)E-Commerce: Business,Technology, Society (4th Edition)
Best Price: $130.00
I just received the new edition of Laudon and Traver's textbook on e-commerce and think its just...
The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of SecurityThe Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security
Best Price: $8.82
This is a complex read, not that it has good literary qualities, but in that it is packed with...
Ethics for the Information Age (3rd Edition)Ethics for the Information Age (3rd Edition)
Best Price: $59.20
Quinn's textbook comes off "very good" in a crowded field of competitors. It is broad...
Dreaming in Code: Two Dozen Programmers, Three Years, 4,732 Bugs, and One Quest for Transcendent SoftwareDreaming in Code: Two Dozen Programmers, Three Years, 4,732 Bugs, and One Quest for Transcendent Software
Best Price: $8.00
I've not enjoyed a book this much since I read Steven Levy's "Hackers" - the...


The New Media ReaderThe New Media Reader
Best Price: $33.00
The concepts of the book are very interesting, and some of the articles are engaging, but...
The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and FreedomThe Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom
Best Price: $12.38
"How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom" is an apt subheading for...
Internet Riches: The Simple Money-Making Secrets of Online MillionairesInternet Riches: The Simple Money-Making Secrets of Online Millionaires
Best Price: $11.66
Absolute beginners who know nothing about the Internet and/or business will probably find this...
Portrait and Candid Photography: Photo WorkshopPortrait and Candid Photography: Photo Workshop
Best Price: $16.07
This is not a bad book for an amateur who's only getting interested in candid portrait...
The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer EspionageThe Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage
Best Price: $3.92
This was a required book for a computing ethics class I took, and I felt it covered a lot of...

The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the SanityThe Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity
Best Price: $11.25
The Inmates Are Running The Asylum starts off pretty well. It begins with some very good...
Now Is Gone: A Primer on New Media for Executives and EntrepreneursNow Is Gone: A Primer on New Media for Executives and Entrepreneurs
Best Price: $8.87
Marketing and PR professionals who successfully make the transition to the world of social media...
Bioinformatics For Dummies (For Dummies (Math & Science))Bioinformatics For Dummies (For Dummies (Math & Science))
Best Price: $15.11
Many people are derisive about the "for Dummies" series, believing them to be too...
The West in the World,  Volume I: To 1715The West in the World, Volume I: To 1715
Best Price: $71.77
The West in the World relates the story of how the west has transformed - and been transformed...
Service-Oriented Modeling (SOA): Service Analysis, Design, and ArchitectureService-Oriented Modeling (SOA): Service Analysis, Design, and Architecture
Best Price: $35.46
It would be nice if we all recognize that SOA is not WS*. The problem with almost any book that...

Lighting Photo WorkshopLighting Photo Workshop
Best Price: $15.72
Love this series of books, having a lesson if you will, followed by an assignment. All of the...
Lifehacker: 88 Tech Tricks to Turbocharge Your DayLifehacker: 88 Tech Tricks to Turbocharge Your Day
Best Price: $1.54
I bought this book, because Amazon recommended it automatically with this great book: The...
Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network EconomyInformation Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy
Best Price: $5.25
This book is the basis for so much that we already know - or should know. Re-reading it this...
Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness After the Digital ExplosionBlown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness After the Digital Explosion
Best Price: $14.49
This book is perfect for people who want to understand more about information technology and...
Graphic Design History: A Critical GuideGraphic Design History: A Critical Guide
Best Price: $55.78
Excellent. Very well written and engaging - great ideas for class discussions. Have recommended...

Canon EOS Digital Photography Photo WorkshopCanon EOS Digital Photography Photo Workshop
Best Price: $15.95
this Book is part of the series of books on photography, The Photo Workshop, which is a great...
The West in the World, Volume II: From 1600The West in the World, Volume II: From 1600
Best Price: $64.80
The West in the World relates the story of how the west has transformed – and been...
Cyberethics: Morality And Law in CyberspaceCyberethics: Morality And Law in Cyberspace
Best Price: $31.68
I teach a computing ethics course at an area University. I did not select this book as my text...
Composition Photo WorkshopComposition Photo Workshop
Best Price: $15.66
Today's digital cameras are programmed so "anyone" can take well exposed pictures of...
Code: And Other Laws of Cyberspace, Version 2.0Code: And Other Laws of Cyberspace, Version 2.0
Best Price: $5.44
If you take Web 2.0 at all seriously then, whatever your political or philosophical persuasion,...

Smart Mobs: The Next Social RevolutionSmart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution
Best Price: $5.00
This book suffers from incohesive writing and lacks a clear framework that covers the theme of...
Against the Machine: Being Human in the Age of the Electronic MobAgainst the Machine: Being Human in the Age of the Electronic Mob
Best Price: $12.94
He sold me on the book doing some great interviews while promoting it. Good guy, definitely has...
Computer Forensics JumpStart (Jumpstart (Sybex))Computer Forensics JumpStart (Jumpstart (Sybex))
Best Price: $14.91
My Univ is using this as a textbook, and its good so far, even for an experienced computer geek...
Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins Of The InternetWhere Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins Of The Internet
Best Price: $3.83
This is the best book I have ever read on the origins of the Internet. It doesnt matter if you...
Final Cut Pro 6 For Digital Video Editors OnlyFinal Cut Pro 6 For Digital Video Editors Only
Best Price: $21.16
This is one of the most informative Final Cut Pro books that I own. It's a great reference for...

A Gift of Fire: Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues for Computers and the Internet (2nd Edition)A Gift of Fire: Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues for Computers and the Internet (2nd Edition)
Best Price: $15.00
This book is an incredible waste of time to read. If you must, I recommend briefly scanning the...
How We Became Posthuman: Virtual Bodies in Cybernetics, Literature, and InformaticsHow We Became Posthuman: Virtual Bodies in Cybernetics, Literature, and Informatics
Best Price: $11.75
Interesting how Ms. Hayles does not mention the transhuman or transhumanism, Max More and his...
Principles of Computer Security: Security and BeyondPrinciples of Computer Security: Security and Beyond
Best Price: $70.95
Out of all the textbooks that I have had to read, this is the easiest!!!! Its great (it might...
Hamlet on the Holodeck: The Future of Narrative in CyberspaceHamlet on the Holodeck: The Future of Narrative in Cyberspace
Best Price: $12.87
This book came highly recommended to me. With all the hype surrounding its apparent genius I...
Real Digital Forensics: Computer Security and Incident ResponseReal Digital Forensics: Computer Security and Incident Response
Best Price: $32.34
OK. What more do you need to know? This book is written by three gentlemen who live, eat and...

Who Controls the Internet?: Illusions of a Borderless WorldWho Controls the Internet?: Illusions of a Borderless World
Best Price: $10.47
When keeping up to date with news and stories about the internet you'll just find a compact, but...
The West in the World, Renaissance to PresentThe West in the World, Renaissance to Present
Best Price: $81.67
The West in the World relates the story of how the west has transformed – and been...
Google Earth For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))Google Earth For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
Best Price: $1.23
I have to disagree with the other two reviewers. This book is badly and confusingly written. ...
Project Arcade: Build Your Own Arcade MachineProject Arcade: Build Your Own Arcade Machine
Best Price: $14.00
Following the Arcade scene for a few years, I've been promising myself this book once I'm ready...
Tagging: People-powered Metadata for the Social Web (Voices That Matter)Tagging: People-powered Metadata for the Social Web (Voices That Matter)
Best Price: $18.96
I think that this book creates a new specialization in the science of metadata and controlled...

The Cult of the Amateur: How blogs, MySpace, YouTube, and the rest of today's user-generated media are destroying our economy, our culture, and our valuesThe Cult of the Amateur: How blogs, MySpace, YouTube, and the rest of today's user-generated media are destroying our economy, our culture, and our values
Best Price: $8.22
Once, I read an article bemoaning the closure of the many seaside amusement parks that dotted...
The Rise of the Network Society (New Edition) (The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture Volume 1)The Rise of the Network Society (New Edition) (The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture Volume 1)
Best Price: $24.45
Definitely, Castells does not fall into the omnipresent ethnocentricity that most of the...
Play Between Worlds: Exploring Online Game CulturePlay Between Worlds: Exploring Online Game Culture
Best Price: $16.50
While I appreciate the sentiment behind Taylor's urge to explain the specifics of virtual worlds...
Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the InternetLife on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet
Best Price: $2.28
Turkle's book is one of the first ethnographies published on virtual communities and how we...
Zero Day Threat: The Shocking Truth of How Banks and Credit Bureaus Help Cyber Crooks Steal Your Money and IdentityZero Day Threat: The Shocking Truth of How Banks and Credit Bureaus Help Cyber Crooks Steal Your Money and Identity
Best Price: $10.98
This book is an excellent quick read, with stories and information that will draw you in until...

Computers in Our World, 2nd EditionComputers in Our World, 2nd Edition
Best Price: $18.95
Computers in Our World, 2nd Edition, has been completely updated to meet the needs of today?s...
Publish and Prosper: Blogging for Your BusinessPublish and Prosper: Blogging for Your Business
Best Price: $16.08
This is a great handbook for starting up a blog (corporate or private for that matter). There is...
Computer Forensics: Principles and Practices (Prentice Hall Security Series)Computer Forensics: Principles and Practices (Prentice Hall Security Series)
Best Price: $59.93
This books gives some decent insite into the world of computer forensics if you have never...
Information Anxiety 2 (Hayden/Que)Information Anxiety 2 (Hayden/Que)
Best Price: $55.00
1) Information Anxiety 2) Information Anxiety 2 By Richard Saul Wurman Ever since the...
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Democracy, the Internet, and the Overthrow of EverythingThe Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Democracy, the Internet, and the Overthrow of Everything
Best Price: $5.35
As the driving force behind Howard Dean's Meteoric rise (and eventual fall) Trippi tapped into a...

How Computer Games Help Children LearnHow Computer Games Help Children Learn
Best Price: $5.94
David Shaffer proposes here that we educate children by having them do the things adults...
Republic.com 2.0Republic.com 2.0
Best Price: $15.51
What happens to democracy and free speech if people use the Internet to create echo chambers--to...
Macro Photography Photo WorkshopMacro Photography Photo Workshop
Best Price: $14.93
This is a very helpful, informative book. I have not done much macro photography, and this book...
Readings in CyberEthics, Second EditionReadings in CyberEthics, Second Edition
Best Price: $38.66
The Internet has changed the world in so many ways. This book is a collection of essays by some...
 
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