I need shelf space. Now I have some time, I’m listing books and DVDs for sale. All books are second-hand, but in good condition. Contact me to make an offer. Update 07 January 2009: I’ve listed the remaining items, plus some other goods on TradeMe.
Deliver First Class Websites, by Shirley Kaiser
Paperback, Sitepoint. ISBN: 0975841904. 330 pages.
NZ$10 plus postage.
Drawing on dozens of books, studies, and research papers, this book distills not-so-common wisdom into 500 digestible guidelines & checkpoints that can be quickly applied to any Web Development project. Organized by chapter, the guidelines cover everything from color usage & navigation, to accessibility, usability and webpage architecture.
By following all the guidelines, you will develop 100% best-practice Websites, ensuring their projects are built “the right way” from the start. As a bonus, all the checklists are downloadable in PDF format, so you can print them out and use them over and over again in all your Web Development projects.
MySQL Weekend Crash Course, by Jay Greenspan
NZ$3 plus postage.
Paperback, Wiley. ISBN: 0764536346. 420 pages.
Quickly learn MySQL — the leading open source relational database management system! With MySQL Weekend Crash Course, you can get up to speed creating MySQL database applications in a single weekend! This book is for Web Developers and Programmers with no prior knowledge of MySQL. This crash course will help you learn how to use MySQL to get database applications to work quickly on the Web.
SOLD: XML for the World Wide Web (Visual QuickStart Guide), by Elizabeth Castro
NZ$3 plus postage.
Paperback, Peachpit Press. ISBN: 0201710986. 269 pages.
This book focuses on teaching the basic nuts and bolts of creating XML documents, styling them, and defining their structure.
Perl and CGI for the World Wide Web (Visual QuickStart Guide), by Elizabeth Castro
Paperback, Peachpit Press. ISBN: 020135358X. 272 pages.
NZ$3 plus postage.
This book explains basic concepts. More experienced users will want to use this book as a workbook and refresher.
SPECIAL: All 4 books listed above for NZ$15 plus $5 postage within New Zealand.
SOLD: The Quantum Zoo: A Tourist’s Guide to the Never-Ending Universe, by Marcus Chown
Hardcover, Joseph Henry Press. ISBN: 0309096227. 216 pages.
NZ$10 plus postage.
Did you know that there’s so much empty space inside matter that the entire human race could be squeezed into the volume of a sugar cube? Or that you grow old more quickly on the top floor of a building than on the ground floor?
If you think that the marvels of modern physics have passed you by, it is not too late. In Chown’s capable hands, quantum physics and relativity are not only painless but downright fun. So sit back, relax, and get comfortable as an adept and experienced science communicator brings you quickly up to speed on some of the greatest ideas in the history of human thought.
SOLD: The Pause: Positive Approaches to Menopause, by Lonnie Garfield Barbach
Paperback, Bantam Books. ISBN: 0553407252. 259 pages.
NZ$3 plus postage.
Barbach’s book discusses rage and depression, bleeding and hot flashes, stress, sexuality, and hormones for a frank, edifying, readable reference.
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