Essentials for Techies

Since 1978, O'Reilly has been a chronicler of technology trends that matter. With books like Programming Collective Intelligence, slide:ology, and Web 2.0: A Strategy Guide, O'Reilly continues to connect you with the information you need.

About Face

The social networking phenomenon has become a mainstream medium for teens and adults. Facebook Cookbook, Facebook: The Missing Manual, and FBML Essentials will help you maximize your Facebook experience and design standout applications. There's no better way to reach people and connect across the miles.

Computer and Science Books for Kids

Using fun real-world examples, books like The Manga Guide to Electricity, Hello World!, and The Manga Guide to Physics bring computing and scientific concepts to life. These kid-tested manuals are loaded with pictures and cartoons to make learning easy and enjoyable.

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Projects and Hobbies: Not Just for Kids

For geeks, gearheads, tech enthusiasts, hackers, tinkerers, and artists united by a common compulsion to reconfigure the technology in their lives, these books are full of exciting how-to instructions:

• MAKE: Technology on Your Time Volume 13
• Make: The First Year
• MAKE: Technology on Your Time Volume 12

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Hard Science Made Easy

Develop a deeper understanding of mathematics and study in a way your brain will like with Head First Physics, Head First Statistics, Head First Algebra, and other titles in O'Reilly's Head First series.