From timc+perl at divide.net Tue Nov 23 20:10:09 2010 From: timc+perl at divide.net (Tim Chambers) Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:10:09 -0500 Subject: [Pikes-peak-pm] Fwd: Books and News from the O'Reilly User Group Program--Nov Message-ID: <4CEC9021.8070803@divide.net> I apologize for the delay. I really am this far behind on my email. Project deadlines put my personal life on hold for several weeks. -- Tim -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Books and News from the O'Reilly User Group Program--Nov Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 11:00:14 -0700 From: Marsee Henon & Jon Johns To: timc+pppm+oreilly at divide.net If you cannot read the information below, click here . Forward this annoucement to a friend O'Reilly.com User Group Newsletter Nov 2010 Issue New Releases: *iPod: The Missing Manual, Ninth Edition * By J.D. Biersdorfer *Learning ActionScript 3.0, Second Edition * By Rich Shupe *The Linux Programming Interface * By Michael Kerrisk *Making Software * By Andy Oram , Greg Wilson *Microsoft ADO.NET 4 Step by Step * By Tim Patrick *Microsoft Excel 2010: Data Analysis and Business Modeling: Rough Cuts Version, Third Edition * *Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Plain & Simple * By Johnathan Lightfoot , Chris Beckett *Pragmatic Guide to Git * *QuickBooks 2011: The Missing Manual * By Bonnie Biafore *R Cookbook: Rough Cuts Version * By Paul Teetor More New Releases >> Welcome Hi there, We've launched a new program we'd like you to share with your group members. Please pass along this news: Join the O'Reilly Blogger Review Program . We'll send you ebooks and videos in exchange for your honest reviews. You'll get early access to great books and videos about leading-edge software, technology and social media trends--and have your expert opinions heard as a reviewer. Find all the details here. 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