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Tell people what books you are reading, or have enjoyed as well as those you might not have enjoyed so thoroughly.

When listing a book, if you use the ISBN number, the wiki will create an automatic link to several bookstores

When listing a book, if you use the ISBN number, the wiki will create an automatic link to several bookstores. Note that [http://www.bookpool.com Bookpool.com] is an excellent choice for technical books. They have consistently proven to offer good service, the lowest prices, and an excellent website over the past several years.

=Books=

=Greg's Books=

<b~~><u~~>Mastering Regular Expressions~~</u>~~</b>

<b>Mastering Regular Expressions</b>

Jeffrey E.F. Friedl

Nutshell Handbook Series

O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. 1997

ISBN 1-56592-257-3

The bible on regex. What is a regex, and why do I care? Well, read the book.

'''The Mythical Man-Month, Essays on Software Engineering'''

20th Anniversary Edition with four new chapters

Frederick P. Brooks, Jr

Addison Wesley 1995

ISBN 0-201-83595-9

A classic on project management. You have to read this book. More than 20 years after it was first written, it still provides valuable insights about how to make projects happen on time and on budget.

'''Dynamic HTML - The Definitive Reference'''

Second Edition

Danny Goodman

O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. 2002

ISBN 0-596-00316-1

A comprehensive resource for HTML, CSS, DOM and JavaScript. Improvement on the first edition, a must-have reference source as well as a good book to learn from. At 1400 pages, you will not be reading this one cover to cover.

'''Applying UML and Patterns'''

An Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design and the Unified Process, Second Edition

Craig Larman

Prentice Hall 2002

ISBN 0-13-092569-1

So far, many interesting points though somewhat pedantic.

'''High Performance MySQL'''

Optimization, Backups, Replication and Load Balancing

Jeremy D. Zawodny & Derek Balling

O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. 2004

ISBN 0-596-00306-4

Just purchased, haven't read

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 Tell people what books you are reading, or have enjoyed as well as those you might not have enjoyed so thoroughly.
-When listing a book, if you use the ISBN number, the wiki will create an automatic link to several bookstores
+When listing a book, if you use the ISBN number, the wiki will create an automatic link to several bookstores.  Note that [http://www.bookpool.com Bookpool.com] is an excellent choice for technical books.  They have consistently proven to offer good service, the lowest prices, and an excellent website over the past several years.
-=Books=
+=Greg's Books=
- <b><u>Mastering Regular Expressions</u></b>
+<b>Mastering Regular Expressions</b>
- Jeffrey E.F. Friedl
+Jeffrey E.F. Friedl
- Nutshell Handbook Series
+Nutshell Handbook Series
- O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. 1997
+O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. 1997
- ISBN 1-56592-257-3
+ISBN 1-56592-257-3
+The bible on regex.  What is a regex, and why do I care?  Well, read the book.
+'''The Mythical Man-Month, Essays on Software Engineering'''
+th Anniversary Edition with four new chapters
+Frederick P. Brooks, Jr
+Addison Wesley 1995
+ISBN 0-201-83595-9
+A classic on project management.  You have to read this book.  More than 20 years after it was first written, it still provides valuable insights about how to make projects happen on time and on budget.
+'''Dynamic HTML - The Definitive Reference'''
+Second Edition
+Danny Goodman
+O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. 2002
+ISBN 0-596-00316-1
+A comprehensive resource for HTML, CSS, DOM and JavaScript.  Improvement on the first edition, a must-have reference source as well as a good book to learn from.  At 1400 pages, you will not be reading this one cover to cover.
+'''Applying UML and Patterns'''
+An Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design and the Unified Process, Second Edition
+Craig Larman
+Prentice Hall 2002
+ISBN 0-13-092569-1
+So far, many interesting points though somewhat pedantic.
+'''High Performance MySQL'''
+Optimization, Backups, Replication and Load Balancing
+Jeremy D. Zawodny & Derek Balling
+O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. 2004
+ISBN 0-596-00306-4
+Just purchased, haven't read