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	This is a page to log community desires about books we'd like to get for our ever-growing library. No Starch Press and O'Reilly have graciously offered to donate books to us. Their booklists can be found at http://www.oreilly.com/pub/q/book_nostarch_title_asc and http://www.oreilly.com/pub/q/book_oreilly_title_asc.		This is a page to log community desires about books we'd like to get for our ever-growing library. No Starch Press and O'Reilly have graciously offered to donate books to us. Their booklists can be found at http://www.oreilly.com/pub/q/book_nostarch_title_asc and http://www.oreilly.com/pub/q/book_oreilly_title_asc.

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 ==General ideas==
 * Basic Linux books for specific distros
 * Debian Distro reference books

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 * Python Cookbook   (all these books are missing-we need to restock them).
 * SQL Cookbook - not yet released, new author, iffy?
 * Classic Shell Scripting
 * The Art of Project Management - highly recommended by various folks, on my to-read list. (Project Management for Dummies is in Rev section of our Library).

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 ===O'Reilly===
-'''Kevin's top ten:'''
+'''The Phantom's top ten:'''
 * PHP Cookbook  (2 are on shelves)
 * Python Cookbook   (all these books are missing-we need to restock them).
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 * Head First Design Patterns  (1 copy in library now)
-'''Kevin's other suggestions:'''
+'''Other suggestions:'''
 ''for ASS:''

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 ===No Starch Press===
-* Wicked Cool Shell Scripts
+* Wicked Cool Shell Scripts (1 on shelf)
 * Book of IRC
-* The eBay Price Guide
+* The eBay Price Guide (1 on shelf)
 * The eBay Survival Guide
-* Linux in the Workplace
+* Linux in the Workplace (1-missing-to be replaced)
-* Linux Made Easy
+* Linux Made Easy (1-missing to be replaced)
 * Web Programmer's Desk Reference
 * Linux Problem Solver
-* Linux for Non-Geeks
+* Linux for Non-Geeks (1 on shelf)
 * Ubuntu for Non-geeks [http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=12&ti=1,12&Search_Arg=ubuntu&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=100&PID=Up2HPtEpzF7GXXbQYKH9b5YeowB&SEQ=20090508160303&SID=3]
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 * Designing Large Scale LANs - sounds like a good thing for ASSes to read.  Would any ASSes take the time to read it?  Who knows!
 * Security and Usability - I'd like to read this one.
-* Practical PostgreSQL - kinda gets trashed on the Amazon reviews, but it would be good to have a PostgreSQL book around somewhere, since that's what fgdb runs on.
+* Practical PostgreSQL - kinda gets trashed on the Amazon reviews, but it would be good to have a PostgreSQL book around somewhere, since that's what fgdb runs on. (1 on shelf)
 * Linux Security Cookbook  (3 in library now)
 * Head First Design Patterns  (1 copy in library now)
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 * Secure Coding: Principles and Practices
 * Designing Interfaces - another not-yet-released from first-time-author.
-* JavaScript & DHTML Cookbook
+* JavaScript & DHTML Cookbook (2 on shelf)
 * Learning the bash Shell
 * Essential CVS - only in the "if you like books better" category
 ''Other:''
-* Running Linux - was good to me once upon a time.  It's on its 5th edition now, perhaps is still good.
+* Running Linux - was good to me once upon a time.  (3 on shelf-may have 2 missing)
 * Using Moodle
 * Joy of Tech series (comic)
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 ''Missing:''
-* PHP book?
+  Where's our library resource management application?]
-* Book for www.freegeek.org content authors? (on HTML or CSS or "web design" or something.)
+* Learning Python - probably more appropriate than Programming Python for new coders. (All these books are missing)
+* Practical Unix and Internet Security - apparently a venerable classic. (1 on shelf)
 '''Wren's suggestions''':
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 * AI for Game Developers (not relevant to FG?)
 * Ambient Findability (highly highly suggest)
-* The Art of Project Management (also highly highly suggest)
+* The Art of Project Management (i in Reserve section)
 * Building Internet Firewalls
 * Building Embedded Linux Systems (not relevant to FG?)