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  1. Paul E. Sandin. Robot Mechanisms and Mechanical Devices Illustrated. McGraw-Hill Companies, May 2004
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    Robot Mechanisms and Mechanical Devices Illustrated

  2. David Sawyer McFarland. CSS: The Missing Manual [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback) O'Reilly Media, Inc., [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: November 25, 2006; Barnes & Noble: November 25, 2006]
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    CSS: The Missing Manual [ILLUSTRATED]

  3. Michael Schmalz. Integrating Excel and Access (Paperback) O'Reilly Media, Inc.; 4 edition [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: May 14, 2006; Barnes & Noble: May 14, 2006]
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    Integrating Excel and Access

  4. Maik Schmidt. Enterprise Integration with Ruby [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback) Pragmatic Bookshelf [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: November 11, 2006; Barnes & Noble: November 11, 2006]
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    Enterprise Integration with Ruby [ILLUSTRATED]

  5. Randal Schwartz, Tom Phoenix and Brian Foy. Learning Perl, 4th Edition O'Reilly Media, Inc., [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: November 4, 2005; Barnes & Noble: November 4, 2005]
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    Learning Perl, 4th Edition

  6. Frank Schwierz and Juin Liou. Modern Microwave Transistors: Theory, Design and Performance. Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated, February 6, 2003
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    Modern Microwave Transistors: Theory, Design and Performance

  7. Chris Sells, Ian Griffiths. Programming Windows Presentation Foundation (Paperback) O'Reilly Media, Inc., [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: March 12, 2006; Barnes & Noble: March 12, 2006]
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    Programming Windows Presentation Foundation

  8. Severdia, Ron, and Kenneth Crowder. Using Joomla: Building Powerful and Efficient Web Sites (Paperback) O'Reilly Media, Inc., [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: January 28, 2010; Barnes & Noble: January 28, 2010]
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    Using Joomla

  9. Shreeraj Shah (Author). Web 2.0 Security - Defending AJAX, RIA, AND SOA (Paperback). Charles River Media (Cengage Delmar Learning) [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: March 8, 2008; Barnes & Noble: March 8, 2008]
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    Web 2.0 Security

  10. Steve Shah. LINUX Administration: A Beginner's Guide. Osborne McGraw-Hill, Feburary 13, 2001
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    LINUX Administration: A Beginner's Guide

  11. Tim Shelbourne (Author) Photoshop CS3 Photo Effects Cookbook: 53 Easy-to-Follow Recipes for Digital Photographers, Designers, and Artists [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback) O'Reilly Media, Inc.; 2 edition, [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: January 31, 2008; Barnes & Noble: January 31, 2008]
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    Photoshop CS3 Photo Effects Cookbook

  12. Steven Shepard. Metro Area Networking. McGraw-Hill Professional, December 12, 2002
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    Metro Area Networking

  13. Andrew Sheppard. Skype Hacks: Tips & Tools for Cheap, Fun, Innovative Phone Service (Hacks) (Paperback) O'Reilly Media, Inc., [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: August 19, 2006; Barnes & Noble: August 19, 2006]
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    Skype Hacks: Tips & Tools for Cheap, Fun, Innovative Phone Service (Hacks)

  14. Chris Shiflett. Essential PHP Security (Paperback) O'Reilly Media, Inc. [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: June 12, 2006; Barnes & Noble: June 12, 2006]
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    Essential PHP Security Handbook
    Essential PHP Security Handbook


  15. Richard Shupe and Robert Hoekman. Flash 8: Projects for Learning Animation and Interactivity (O'Reilly Digital Studio) [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback) O'Reilly Media [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: October 10, 2006; Barnes & Noble: October 10, 2006]
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    Flash 8: Projects for Learning Animation and Interactivity (O'Reilly Digital Studio) [ILLUSTRATED]

  16. Ellen Siever, Aaron Weber, Stephen Figgins, Robert Love, Arnold Robbins. Linux in a Nutshell (Linux in a Nutshell), 5th Edition O'Reilly Media, Inc., [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: November 11, 2005; Barnes & Noble: November 11, 2005]
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    Linux in a Nutshell (Linux in a Nutshell), 5th Edition

  17. Graeme Simsion and Graham Witt Data Modeling Essentials, Third Edition (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems) (Paperback) Morgan Kaufmann, [Independent Review: Amazon: August 15, 2005; Barnes & Noble: August 15, 2005]
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    Data Modeling Essentials, Third Edition

  18. Anthony R. E. Sinclair, John M. Fryxell and Graeme Caughley. Wildlife Ecology, Conservation and Management (Paperback) Blackwell Publishing Professional; 2nd Bk &Cdr edition [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: June 10, 2006; Barnes & Noble: June 10, 2006]
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    Wildlife Ecology, Conservation and Management

  19. J. M. W. Slack. Essential Developmental Biology (Paperback) Blackwell Publishing Professional, 2nd Pkg edition [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: May 18, 2006; Barnes & Noble: May 18, 2006]
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    Essential Developmental Biology

  20. Charles Slaney. The DJ Handbook (Paperback) PC Publishing, 2 edition, [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: August 27, 2006; Barnes & Noble: August 27, 2006]
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    The DJ Handbook

  21. Clint Smith, Curt Gervelis. Wireless Network Performance Handbook. McGraw-Hill Companies, June 30, 2002
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    Wireless Network Performance Handbook

  22. Susan Snedaker. How to Cheat at IT Project Management (Paperback) Syngress [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: May 7, 2006; Barnes & Noble: May 7, 2006]
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    How to Cheat at IT Project Management

  23. Sonatype Company (Author). Maven: The Definitive Guide [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback) O'Reilly Media, Inc. [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: January 19, 2009; Barnes & Noble: January 19, 2009]
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    Maven: The Definitive Guide [ILLUSTRATED]

  24. James G. Speight (Editor), J. G. Speight. Perry's Standard Tables and Formulae For Chemical Engineers. McGraw-Hill Companies, June 4, 2002
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    Perry's Standard Tables and Formulae For Chemical Engineers

  25. Andreas Spillner (Author), Tilo Linz (Author), Hans Schaefer (Author). Software Testing Foundations: A Study Guide for the Certified Tester Exam, 2nd Edition [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback) Rocky Nook; 2 edition, [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: July 26, 2007; Barnes & Noble: July 26, 2007]
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    Software Testing Foundations

  26. T. A. Sridhar, T. Sridhar. Designing Embedded Communications Software, CMP Books, September 23, 2003
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    Designing Embedded Communications Software

  27. William R. Stanek. MCSE Core Required Exams in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly)) [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback) O'Reilly Media, 3 edition [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: September 28, 2006; Barnes & Noble: September 28, 2006]
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    MCSE Core Required Exams in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly)) [ILLUSTRATED]

  28. Jesse Stay (Author). FBML Essentials [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback) O'Reilly Media, Inc. [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: September 4, 2008; Barnes & Noble: September 4, 2008]
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    FBML Essentials

  29. Tony Steidler-Dennison and Stuart Langridge. Run Your Own Web Server Using Linux & Apache (Paperback) SitePoint [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: May 31, 2006; Barnes & Noble: May 31, 2006]
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    Run Your Own Web Server Using Linux & Apache

  30. Daniel Steinberg, Stuart Cheshire. Zero Configuration Networking: The Definitive Guide (Paperback) O'Reilly Media, Inc., [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: August 16, 2006; Barnes & Noble: August 16, 2006]
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    Zero Configuration Networking: The Definitive Guide

  31. Steve Steinke. Network Tutorial: A Complete Introduction to Networks. CMP Books; 4th edition (June, 2000)
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    Network Tutorial: A Complete Introduction to Networks

  32. Andrew Stellman, Jennifer Greene. Applied Software Project Management (Paperback) O'Reilly Media, Inc. [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: May 29, 2006; Barnes & Noble: May 29, 2006]
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    Applied Software Project Management

  33. Andrew Stellman (Author), Jennifer Greene PSE (Author). Head First C#: A Learner's Guide to Real-World Programming with Visual C# and .NET (Head First Guides) (Paperback) O'Reilly Media, Inc. 2 edition. [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: June 6, 2010; Barnes & Noble: June 6, 2010]
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    Head First C#

  34. D. Ryan Stephens, Christopher Diggins, Jonathan Turkanis, Jeff Cogswell. C++ Cookbook (Cookbooks (O'Reilly)) (Paperback) O'Reilly Media, Inc. [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: October 16, 2006; Barnes & Noble: October 16, 2006]
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    C++ Cookbook (Cookbooks (O'Reilly))

  35. Robert Stephens, Barry Stiefel, Stephen Watkins, Simon Desmeules. Configuring Check Point NGX VPN-1/Firewall-1 (Paperback) Syngress [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: May 22, 2006; Barnes & Noble: May 22, 2006]
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    Configuring Check Point NGX VPN-1/Firewall-1

  36. Derrick Story. The Digital Photography Companion (Paperback) O'Reilly Media, Inc. [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: March 23, 2008; Barnes & Noble: March 23, 2008]
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    The Digital Photography Companion

  37. Derrick Story. Digital Photography Pocket Guide (O'Reilly Digital Studio) (Paperback) O'Reilly Media, Inc., 3 edition [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: November 27, 2005; Barnes & Noble: November 27, 2005]
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    Digital Photography Pocket Guide (O'Reilly Digital Studio)

  38. Venkat Subramaniam. .NET Gotchas (Paperback) O'Reilly Media, Inc., [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: November 13, 2005; Barnes & Noble: November 13, 2005]
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    .NET Gotchas

  39. Apostolos Syropoulos, Nick Sofroniou, Antonis Tsolomitis. Digital Typography Using Latex, Springer-Verlag New York, Incorporated, June 4, 2003
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    Digital Typography Using Latex

  40. Tim Szigeti (Author), Kevin McMenamy (Author), Roland Saville (Author), Alan Glowacki (Author). Cisco TelePresence Fundamentals (Paperback). Cisco Press, [Independent Reviewer: Amazon: June 15, 2009; Barnes & Noble: June 15, 2009]
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    Cisco TelePresence Fundamentals


Organized by Author:

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