Yahoo! The Ultimate Desk Reference to the Web [Paperback]

HP Newquist (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 26, 2000

From Yahoo!, the #1 site on the Internet, comes the indispensable reference for getting the most of the Web without hours of searching!

Yahoo! The Ultimate Desk Reference to the Web is a totally new type of book that teaches you how to use the Web effectively and then takes you where you want to go. Whether you're looking for airline tickets, free stuff, history sites, health facts, job leads, auction sites, or consumer reports, this book provides you with the most outstanding sites in an easy-to-use format.

Building on the Yahoo! principle of making the Web accessible to all users, this book selects sites for their content, longevity, usefulness and special features. Editor H.P. Newquist, a veteran Web surfer and journalist, has worked with Yahoo! to save you thousands of hours of digging through cyberspace.

This is the only book you need to find what you need--and find it fast!

Yahoo! The Ultimate Desk Reference to the Web features:

Authoritative surfing strategiesSavvy insider tipsSuggestions for enhancing your personal webpagesIcons to help you easily identify website featuresAll the basics for new Internet usersComprehensive site reviews

Over 1,000 entries covering the best the Web has to offer, including:E-commercenewsresearchshoppingsports entertainment health artfinancegovernment travelfamilytechnology sciencearchitecturehomeworkmusic and just plain Yahoo! friendly fun!

Yahoo! is the most popular site on the Internet and has helped over 70 million people worldwide find what they're looking for.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Web directories come in handy when you want to discover new Web resources without actively searching for a particular keyword on a search engine or subject tree. Yahoo! The Ultimate Desk Reference to the Web applies editorial judgment to the billions of Web sites out there, yielding a nicely annotated list that spans dozens of subject areas. Health, government, sports, news--it's all here. One really nice feature: the book lies flat at almost any page, enabling you to station the volume at your side as you use both hands on your keyboard. Having said that, you would expect a directory published under the Yahoo! brand to have a supporting Web site that would obviate the need to do manual URL entry. No such luck.

At certain points, it's evident that the contents of a Web site just don't translate well onto paper: "Sound Effects has, of course, numerous belches, as well as the requisite boings, bells, and bangs." Right. But, anyway, this book is worthwhile reading for days of idle surfing. It'll make your everyday Web experience certainly more enjoyable. --David Wall

Topics covered: A directory of Web sites, organized by subject area and then alphabetically. Subject areas include art, computers, entertainment, news, science, shopping, and sports.

About the Author

Editor HP Newquist is the author of Virtual Reality has written technology articles for publications such as The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Forbes, Variety, Business Week, Rolling Stone, The Los Angeles Times, The Financial Times, Newsweek, and The New York Times.

Product Details

• Paperback: 504 pages
• Publisher: Collins Reference; 1st edition (April 26, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0062737376
• ISBN-13: 978-0062737373
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,624,403 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yahoo! I can find everything, May 19, 2000

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Flannery Howard - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yahoo! The Ultimate Desk Reference to the Web (Paperback)

This book has about a thousand websites that it reviews, and it claims that these are the best of the best. It is actually pretty funny, too, for a reference book, and got me to look at sites I never would have thought to go to.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a time-saver!, April 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Yahoo! The Ultimate Desk Reference to the Web (Paperback)

My husband bought me this book because I was always complaining that I hated wasting hours looking for stuff on the Internet. In just poking through it the past few days I have found dozens of great sites. I can't wait to explore some more.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely helpful . . . just ask my class!, June 9, 2000

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VBus (Northridge, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yahoo! The Ultimate Desk Reference to the Web (Paperback)

I got this book to help my 5th grade class with surfing the Internet two weeks ago, and to help us prepare for our part of the school nature project (our part covered natural disasters). Not only did this book list sites on natural disasters but had sites on emergency preparedness and recovery for towns, as well as links to federal agencies and (of course) the best weather sites. We did the whole project using this book as our guide!

It also showed us how to get news updates for topics that the class is interested in (the my yahoo! pages), which helped get everyone involved in selecting how we would set up the page for the class. I'm already planning on using it for the first day of school next year.

I highly recommend this book for anyone who has to search for lots of research material--or just topics they're interested in. Yahoo!