[oak perl] Fwd: Manning User Group Newsletter - December 2005

George Woolley george at metaart.org
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Subject: Manning User Group Newsletter - December 2005
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Manning User Group Newsletter – December 2005
1. User Group Members Now Get $10 Off on 4 New Releases!
* Ajax in Action
* Understanding Enterprise SOA,
* WebWork in Action
* Hibernate Quickly
2. Coming Soon! POJOs in Action
3. New! Manning T Shirt Giveaway!
4. Free review copies for Manning User Group Program members!
5. Join Manning’s Affiliate program!
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User Group Members Now Get $10 Off!
Exclusive offer from Manning!

For the first time ever, Manning is offering User Group members
$10.00 (US) off on selected new releases if you order from the
publisher’s site! That’s up to 25% off per book plus you get the ebook free!


Get $10.00 (US) off these new releases now –
- Ajax in Action
- WebWork in Action
- Understanding Enterprise SOA
- Hibernate Quickly
Hurry! This offer expires Jan. 31, 2006.



* Ajax in Action            “Magnificent.” --- Slashdot
Suddenly very popular, Ajax is a web application technique that produces a
new,
much better user experience. Ajax in Action is a serious no-fluff 680-page
guide to
Ajax – no other book covers Ajax as thoroughly. Our 2005 Best Seller! The
most
highly rated Ajax book published!

What's Inside --
- Ajax principles
- Why Ajax design patterns matter
- How to avoid Ajax pitfalls
- Examples of Ajax in action: type-ahead suggest, live searching using XSL,
and more.
- Examples using Ajax frameworks: Prototype, Scriptaculous, x and Rico
- Ajax usability, security, and performance

Ajax in Action print edition with free ebook
$44.95
ISBN 1932394-61-3, 680 pages, October 2005.
Use discount code ajax10off now to get $10 off the print edition plus the
free ebook!
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Ajax in Action ebook edition
$22.50
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* Understanding Enterprise SOA
Two industry insiders cut through the vendor hype to show you what it really
takes to
get SOA to work. Intended for both business people and technologists,
Understanding
Enterprise SOA reviews core SOA technologies and uncovers the critical human
factors
involved in deploying them.

What's Inside --
- How SOA streamlines portal development and EAI
- Rapid integration with partners
- Effective BPM and real time management
- How to design, develop, run, and secure an SOA
 - al-world SOA deployment scenarios

Understanding Enterprise SOA print edition with free ebook
$39.95
ISBN 1932394-59-1, 280 pages, November 2005.
Use discount code soa10off now to get $10 off the print edition plus the
free ebook!
http://www.manning.com/affiliate/idevaffiliate.php?id=130_18

Understanding Enterprise SOA ebook edition
$20.00
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* WebWork in Action
The first book to focus entirely on WebWork, written by the two primary
WebWork
developers, is both a tutorial on WebWork and a sourcebook for its use in
demanding,
real-world applications. WebWork in Action uses the same basic, continuing
example
used in Manning's Hibernate in Action to show how to integrate WebWork with
the
popular Hibernate persistence framework.

What's Inside --
- Handling data and displaying content with Expression Language and Tag
Libraries
- Inversion of Control and WebWork actions
- VelocityType conversion and data validation
- Internationalization and component-oriented design
- Integration of web applications into the Hibernate persistence framework
- WebWork best practices and architecture

WebWork in Action print edition with free ebook
$44.95
ISBN 1932394-53-2, 480 pages, September 2005.
Use discount code webw10off now to get $10 off the print edition plus the
free ebook!
http://www.manning.com/affiliate/idevaffiliate.php?id=130_9

WebWork in Action ebook edition
$22.50
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* Hibernate Quickly
Focuses on the 20% of Hibernate you need 80% of the time plus shows you how
Hibernate
can work with other common development tools and frameworks like XDoclet,
Struts,
WebWork, Spring, and Tapestry.

What's Inside --
- Writing mapping files and creating associations
- Hibernate with XDoclet, Struts, WebWork, Spring, and Tapestry
- Querying persistent objects
- Using web application architecture
- Testing with JUnit and Ant

Hibernate Quickly print edition with free ebook
$44.95
ISBN 1932394-41-9, 456 pages, August 2005.
Use discount code hibq10off now to get $10 off the print edition plus the
free ebook!
http://www.manning.com/affiliate/idevaffiliate.php?id=130_8

Hibernate Quickly ebook edition
$22.50
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Coming Soon! 	POJOs in Action

* POJOs in Action Developing Enterprise Applications with Lightweight
Frameworks
Avoiding EJB bashing, this book calmly teaches the thinking needed to pick
the right
technologies and productively develop applications with the lightweight
frameworks
such as Hibernate, Spring, JDO, iBatis--and EJB 3. It discusses the patterns
of good
lightweight design.

What’s Inside –
- How to develop apps in the post EJB 2 world
- How to leverage the strengths and work around the weaknesses of: JDO,
Hibernate, and EJB 3
- How to benefit by using aspects
- How to do test-driven development with lightweight frameworks
- How to accelerate the edit-compile-debug cycle

POJOs in Action
Ebook edition - available December 19, 2005
$22.50
http://www.manning.com/affiliate/idevaffiliate.php?id=130_19

Watch for print edition release at Manning.com on January 9, 2006
$44.95
Register to be notified of its release at the POJOs in Action web page.
http://www.manning.com/affiliate/idevaffiliate.php?id=130_19

*** Exclusive Manning.com Offer ***
If you buy an ebook from the Manning site and later decide to buy the print
edition,
Manning will credit the cost of the ebook to your account.
This applies only on orders at Manning’s website.



New! Manning T Shirt Giveaway!
Send us a new review on a recent Manning book that we have already sent you
and
get a free t-shirt for your group! Email a copy of your review plus where
you posted it
to Helen Trimes (hetr at manning.com). Quantities are limited so hurry!



Free review copies for Manning User Group Program members!
Get free review copies to share with your group if your group is registered
with
Manning’s User Group Program. Not registered yet? Sign up with the Manning
User Group Program now and we will send you a free book (hard copies to US
only).
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Featured review copies available this month!
Email your choice from this selection to Helen Trimes (hetr at manning.com).
Include your name, address, and group with this request.

Understanding Enterprise SOA
WebWork in Action
POJOs in Action


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