John R. Vacca, technical author, editor, columnist, consultant, reviewer, researcher
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  1. Jacob Babbin (Author), Dave Kleiman (Author), Everett F. Carter Jr. (Author), Jeremy Faircloth (Author), Mark Burnett (Author), Esteban Gutierrez (Author). Security Log Management: Identifying Patterns in the Chaos [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback) Syngress, [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: April 8, 2007; Barnes & Noble: April 8, 2007]
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    Security Log Management: Identifying Patterns in the Chaos

  2. Jennifer C. Baker (Author), Felicia Brych Dalke (Author), Mike Mitchell (Author), Nader Nanjiani (Author). The Power of IP Video: Unleashing Productivity with Visual Networking [Paperback] Cisco Press, [Independent Review: Amazon: January 26, 2012; Barnes & Noble: January 26, 2012]
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    The Power of IP Video: Unleashing Productivity with Visual Networking

  3. Mark Balch. Complete Digital Design: A Comprehensive Guide to Digital Electronics and Computer System Architecture. McGraw-Hill Companies, July 31, 2003
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    Complete Digital Design

  4. Joli Ballew. Degunking Your Home [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback) Paraglyph, [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: November 5, 2006; Barnes & Noble: November 5, 2006]
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    Degunking Your Home

  5. Joli Ballew, Jeff Duntemann. Degunking Windows (Paperback) Paraglyph Press; 2 edition [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: April 10, 2005; Barnes & Noble: April 10, 2005]
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    Degunking Windows

  6. Joli Ballew. Degunking Your Mac, Tiger Edition (Paperback) Paraglyph, [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: September 2, 2005; Barnes & Noble: September 2, 2005]
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    Degunking Your Mac, Tiger Edition

  7. Michael Banks. The eBay Survival Guide: How to Make Money and Avoid Losing Your Shirt (Paperback) No Starch Press; 1 edition [Independent Review: Amazon: February 9, 2006; Barnes & Noble: February 9, 2006]
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    The eBay Survival Guide

  8. John R. Barry, David G. Messerschmitt, Edward A. Lee, Digital Communication, Kluwer Academic Publishers, May 27, 2004
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    Digital Communication

  9. Andrew Bateman, Iain Paterson-Stephens. The DSP Handbook : Algorithms, Applications and Design Techniques, March 4, 2003
    Available at:
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    The DSP Handbook

  10. Paul Bausch. Yahoo! Hacks: Tips & Tools for Living on the Web Frontier (Hacks) (Paperback) O'Reilly Media, Inc. [Independent Review: Amazon: April 11, 2006; Barnes & Noble: April 11, 2006]
    Available at:
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    Yahoo! Hacks

  11. Jason Beaird (Author). The Principles of Beautiful Web Design, 2nd Edition [Paperback] SitePoint [Independent Review: Amazon: November 10, 2011; Barnes & Noble: November 10, 2011]
    Available at:
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    The Principles of Beautiful Web Design, 2nd Edition

  12. Alan Beaulieu. Learning SQL (Paperback) O'Reilly Media, Inc. [Independent Review: Amazon: March 20, 2006; Barnes & Noble: March 20, 2006]
    Available at:
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    Learning SQL

  13. Bedford, Allan. The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide (Paperback) No Starch Press, [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: December 3, 2005; Barnes & Noble: December 3, 2005]
    Available at:
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    The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide

  14. Steve P. Beeby, Graham Ensel, Michael Kraft, Neil M. White. MEMS Mechanical Sensors. Artech House, Incorporated, May 2004
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    MEMS Mechanical Sensors

  15. Benedettelli Daniele (Author). LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Thinking Robots: Build a Rubik's Cube Solver and a Tic-Tac-Toe Playing Robot! (Paperback).. O'Reilly Media, [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: February 14, 2010; Barnes & Noble: February 14, 2010]
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    LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT

  16. Stephen Bennett. Making Music with Logic Pro (Paperback) PC Publishing, [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: August 4, 2006; Barnes & Noble: August 4, 2006]
    Available at:
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    Making Music with Logic Pro

  17. Jeremy Bentham and Michael Barr. TCP/IP Lean: Web Servers for Embedded Systems with CD-ROM. CMP Books, September 30, 2002
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    TCP/IP Lean: Web Servers for Embedded Systems with CD-ROM

  18. Christian Benvenuti. Understanding Linux Network Internals (Paperback) O'Reilly Media [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: July 4, 2006; Barnes & Noble: July 4, 2006]
    Available at:
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    Understanding Linux Network Internals

  19. Scott Berkun (Author). The Myths of Innovation [Paperback] O'Reilly Media [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: October 27, 2010; Barnes & Noble: October 27, 2010]
    Available at:
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    The Myths of Innovation

  20. Jeannette L. Bessinger BCHHC (Author), Tracee Yablon-Brenner RD (Author). Great Expectations: Best Food for Your Baby & Toddler: From First Foods to Meals Your Child Will Love [Paperback] Sterling [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: April 10, 2011; Barnes & Noble: April 10, 2011]
    Available at:
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    Great Expectations: Best Food For Your Baby & Toddler

  21. Jeannette L. Bessinger (Author), Tracee Yablon-Brenner (Author). Simple Food for Busy Families: The Whole Life Nutrition Approach [Paperback] Celestial Arts [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: April 24, 2011; Barnes & Noble: April 24, 2011]
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    Simple Food for Busy Families: The Whole Life Nutrition Approach

  22. Roland E. Best. Phase Locked Loops. McGraw-Hill Companies, July 29, 2003
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    Phase Locked Loops

  23. Yusuf Bhaiji (Author). Network Security Technologies and Solutions (CCIE Professional Development Series) (CCIE Professional Development) (Paperback) Cisco Press [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: April 23, 2008; Barnes & Noble: April 23, 2008]
    Available at:
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    Network Security Technologies and Solutions

  24. Bonnie Biafore. QuickBooks 2006 (Missing Manual) (Paperback) Pogue Press [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: July 4, 2006; Barnes & Noble: July 4, 2006]
    Available at:
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    QuickBooks 2006 (Missing Manual)

  25. Bonnie Biafore. QuickBooks 2008: Missing Manual [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback) Pogue Press; 2Rev Ed edition [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: January 19, 2008; Barnes & Noble: January 19, 2008]
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    QuickBooks 2008

  26. Bonnie Biafore. Quicken 2006 for Starters: The Missing Manual (Missing Manuals) (Paperback) Pogue Press [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: June 17, 2006; Barnes & Noble: June 17, 2006]
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    Quicken 2006 for Starters: The Missing Manual (Missing Manuals)

  27. Jude Biersdorfer. iPod: The Missing Manual [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback) Pogue Press; 5 edition, [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: June 25, 2007; Barnes & Noble: June 25, 2007]
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    iPod: The Missing Manual

  28. J D Biersdorfer. iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual, Fourth Edition [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback) O'Reilly Media, 4 edition, [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: November 29, 2006; Barnes & Noble: November 29, 2006]
    Available at:
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    iPod & iTunes

  29. Jude Biersdorfer. iPod Shuffle Fan Book (Paperback) O'Reilly Media, Inc., [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: November 25, 2005; Barnes & Noble: November 25, 2005]
    Available at:
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    iPod Shuffle Fan Book

  30. Benny Bing (Author) . 3D and HD Broadband Video Networking [Hardcover] Artech House, [Independent Review: Amazon: January 2, 2012; Barnes & Noble: January 2, 2012]
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    3D and HD Broadband Video Networking

  31. Ola Bini (Author). Practical JRuby on Rails Web 2.0 Projects: Bringing Ruby on Rails to Java (Paperback) Apress [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: March 1, 2008; Barnes & Noble: March 1, 2008]
    Available at:
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    Practical JRuby on Rails Web 2.0 Projects

  32. Bruce A. Black (Author), Philip S. DiPiazza (Author), Bruce A. Ferguson (Author), David R. Voltmer (Author), Frederick C. Berry (Author) Introduction to Wireless Systems (Paperback) Prentice Hall [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: August 30, 2011; Barnes & Noble: August 30, 2011]
    Available at:
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    Introduction to Wireless Systems

  33. David Black. Ruby for Rails: Ruby Techniques for Rails Developers (Paperback) Manning Publications [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: June 6, 2006; Barnes & Noble: June 6, 2006]
    Available at:
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    Ruby for Rails: Ruby Techniques for Rails Developers

  34. Rex Black (Author). Advanced Software Testing - Vol. 1: Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Analyst (Rockynook Computing) (Paperback) Rocky Nook [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: April 1, 2009; Barnes & Noble: April 1, 2009]
    Available at:
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    Advanced Software Testing: Vol. 1

  35. Rex Black (Author). Advanced Software Testing - Vol. 2: Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Manager (Paperback) Rocky Nook [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: March 15, 2009; Barnes & Noble: March 15, 2009]
    Available at:
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    Advanced Software Testing

  36. James Boney. Cisco IOS in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell) (Paperback) O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2 edition [Independent Review: Amazon: February 16, 2006; Barnes & Noble: February 16, 2006]
    Available at:
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    Cisco IOS in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell)

  37. Michael Bolin (Author). Closure: The Definitive Guide [Paperback] O'Reilly Media, Inc. [Independent Review: Amazon: December 14, 2010; Barnes & Noble: December 14, 2010]
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    Closure: The Definitive Guide

  38. Steven Bolt (Author). XBOX 360 Forensics: A Digital Forensics Guide to Examining Artifacts [Paperback] Syngress [Independent Review: Amazon: September 5, 2011; Barnes & Noble: September 5, 2011]
    Available at:
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    XBOX 360 Forensics: A Digital Forensics Guide to Examining Artifacts

  39. David M. Bourg. Excel Scientific and Engineering Cookbook (Cookbooks O'Reilly) (Paperback) O'Reilly Media, Inc., [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: August 19, 2006; Barnes & Noble: August 19, 2006]
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    Excel Scientific and Engineering Cookbook

  40. Philip E. Bourne, Joseph McMullen, Richard Holstein. UNIX for Open VMS Users. Butterworth-Heinemann, June 10, 2003
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    UNIX for Open VMS Users

  41. Daniel Plerre Bovet, Marco Cesati. Understanding the Linux Kernel (Paperback) O'Reilly Media, Inc.; 3 edition [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: June 8, 2006; Barnes & Noble: June 8, 2006]
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    Understanding the Linux Kernel

  42. David Brandwood (Author). Fourier Transforms in Radar and Signal Processing (Artech House Radar Library) [Hardcover] Artech House, [Independent Review: Amazon: January 29, 2012; Barnes & Noble: January 29, 2012]
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    Fourier Transforms in Radar and Signal Processing

  43. Donald E. Breyer, Kenneth J. Fridley, Kelly E. Cobeen, David G. Pollock, Kelly Cobeen. Design of Wood Structures: ASD. McGraw-Hill Companies, September 30, 2003
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    Design of Wood Structures: ASD

  44. David Brickner. Linux Desktop Pocket Guide (Paperback) O'Reilly Media, Inc, [Independent Review: Amazon: February 26, 2006; Barnes & Noble: February 26, 2006]
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    Linux Desktop Pocket Guide

  45. John Broughton (Author). Wikipedia: The Missing Manual [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback) Pogue Press [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: March 22, 2008; Barnes & Noble: March 22, 2008]
    Available at:
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    Wikipedia: The Missing Manual

  46. Chris Brown. Suse Linux [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback) O'Reilly Media, Inc., [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: December 16, 2006; Barnes & Noble: December 16, 2006]
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    Suse Linux [ILLUSTRATED]

  47. Christopher L.T.Brown. Computer Evidence: Collection & Preservation (Networking Series) (Paperback) Charles River Media [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: June 11, 2006; Barnes & Noble: June 11, 2006]
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    Computer Evidence: Collection & Preservation

  48. Erik Brown. Windows Forms in Action: Second Edition of Windows Forms Programming with C# (In Action) [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback) Manning Publications, 2 edition [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: December 24, 2006; Barnes & Noble: December 24, 2006]
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    Windows Forms in Action: Second Edition of Windows Forms Programming with C# (In Action) [ILLUSTRATED]

  49. Barbara Brundage. Photoshop Elements 4: The Missing Manual (Missing Manual) (Paperback) Pogue Press, [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: March 27, 2006; Barnes & Noble: March 27, 2006]
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    Photoshop Elements 4: The Missing Manual (Missing Manual)

  50. Barbara Brundage. Photoshop Elements 5: The Missing Manual (Missing Manual) (Paperback) Pogue Press, [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: October 17, 2006; Barnes & Noble: October 17, 2006]
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    Photoshop Elements 5: The Missing Manual (Missing Manual)

  51. Paul Burns. Software Defined Radio for 3G. McGraw-Hill Professional, January 10, 2003
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    Software Defined Radio for 3G

  52. Ilene Burnstein. Practical Software Testing. Springer-Verlag New York, Incorporated, August 29, 2003
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    Practical Software Testing

  53. Forrest W. Breyfogle. Implementing Six Sigma: Smarter Solutions Using Statistical Methods: Second Edition. Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated, May 8, 2003
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    Implementing Six Sigma: Smarter Solutions Using Statistical Methods: Second Edition

  54. Bill Burke, Richard Monson-Haefel. Enterprise JavaBeans 3.0 (5th Edition) [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback) O'Reilly Media, 5 edition [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: October 29, 2006; Barnes & Noble: October 29, 2006]
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    Enterprise JavaBeans 3.0 (5th Edition) [ILLUSTRATED]


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