Best Books of 2004

Top 10 Editors' Picks: Computers & Internet

O'Reilly & Associates' Excel Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips and Tools--our favorite book of the year in Computers & Internet--is a handy tool to have in order to increase productivity with Microsoft's popular calculation application. See more editors' picks and customers' favorites in our Best of 2004 Store.

1. Excel Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips and Tools
Excel Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips and Tools
Raina Hawley 		Avg. Customer Review:
4.4
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O'Reilly Media
March 1, 2004
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The spreadsheet is the software tool that turns everyone into a hacker by making it possible to play with numbers easily. ... Read more
2. Behind the Seen: How Walter Murch Edited Cold Mountain Using Apple's Final Cut Pro and What This Means for Cinema
Behind the Seen: How Walter Murch Edited Cold Mountain Using Apple's Final Cut Pro and What This Means for Cinema
Charles Koppelman 		Avg. Customer Review:
4.0
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New Riders Press
October 31, 2004
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Cold Mountain, the recent film based on the Charles Frazier novel, is a love story set during the American Civil War. Behind the Seen, being the story of how accomplished film editor Walter Murch (of Apocalypse Now fame), is also a story of love in a time of internal ... Read more
3. Head First Servlets and JSP: Passing the Sun Certified Web Component Developer Exam (SCWCD)
Head First Servlets and JSP: Passing the Sun Certified Web Component Developer Exam (SCWCD)
Bryan Basham 		Avg. Customer Review:
4.3
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O'Reilly Media
July 1, 2004
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Imagine a world without eBay...unthinkable! How would you get that Farrah Fawcett poster, retired Beanie Baby, or first-edition pet rock? Handling over a gazillion (OK, we exaggerate--it's actually only 1 billion) page views each day, server-side Java make... Read more
4. On Intelligence
On Intelligence
Hawkins Jeff 		Avg. Customer Review:
4.4
Out of Print--Limited Availability
Times Books
September 9, 2004
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Jeff Hawkins, the high-tech success story behind PalmPilots and the Redwood Neuroscience Institute, does a lot of thinking about thinking. In ... Read more
5. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas(tm) Official Strategy Guide (Signature)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas(tm) Official Strategy Guide (Signature)
Rick Barba 		Avg. Customer Review:
3.2
Out of Print--Limited Availability
BRADY GAMES
October 26, 2004
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Let BradyGames Be Your Partner in Crime in San Andreas! ... Read more
6. Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects, Vol. 1: The Essentials (3rd Edition, Version 6.5)
Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects, Vol. 1: The Essentials (3rd Edition, Version 6.5)
Trish Meyer 		Avg. Customer Review:
4.7
Out of Print--Limited Availability
Focal Press
September 10, 2004
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"I can't think of anyone more qualified to show you how to get the most out of After Effects than Trish and Chris Meyer." ... Read more
7. CGI: The Art of the 3d Computer-Generated Image
CGI: The Art of the 3d Computer-Generated Image
Peter Weishar 		Avg. Customer Review:
3.7
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Harry N. Abrams
November 9, 2004
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The computer-generated image (CGI) is one of the most astounding developments in the rapidly evolving field of digital technology. It allows for the creation of make-believe worlds and characters that are so realistic they fool the eye and the mind. ... Read more
8. The Data Warehouse ETL Toolkit: Practical Techniques for Extracting, Cleanin
The Data Warehouse ETL Toolkit: Practical Techniques for Extracting, Cleanin
Ralph Kimball 		Avg. Customer Review:
4.9
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Wiley
September 13, 2004
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* Cowritten by Ralph Kimball, the world's leading data warehousing authority, whose previous books have sold more than 150,000 copies... Read more
9. Joel on Software: And on Diverse and Occasionally Related Matters That Will Prove of Interest to Software Developers, Designers, and Managers, and to Those Who, Whether by Good Fortune or Ill Luck, Work with Them in Some Capacity
Joel on Software: And on Diverse and Occasionally Related Matters That Will Prove of Interest to Software Developers, Designers, and Managers, and to Those Who, Whether by Good Fortune or Ill Luck, Work with Them in Some Capacity
Joel Spolsky 		Avg. Customer Review:
4.7
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Apress
August 2, 2004
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Spolsky is knowledgeable, funny and free of unnecessary religious fervor. ... Read more
10. The World's 20 Greatest Unsolved Problems
The World's 20 Greatest Unsolved Problems
John R. Vacca 		Avg. Customer Review:
4.3
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Prentice Hall PTR
July 7, 2004
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Featuring Original Contributions from Dr. Stephen Hawking ... Read more



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