Comments on: Secret to Getting Great Research Books for Pennies http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/10/secret-to-getting-great-research-books-for-pennies/ Goal Setting and Productivity for People Who Like Technology Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:06:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Eric http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/10/secret-to-getting-great-research-books-for-pennies/comment-page-1/#comment-1302 Eric Tue, 17 Oct 2006 14:23:36 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/10/secret-to-getting-great-research-books-for-pennies/#comment-1302 Yeah, that's the problem with not being a native English speaker. I'll have to find a book on that, too. ;) Yeah, that’s the problem with not being a native English speaker. I’ll have to find a book on that, too. ;)

]]> By: Brad Isaac http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/10/secret-to-getting-great-research-books-for-pennies/comment-page-1/#comment-1301 Brad Isaac Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:20:47 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/10/secret-to-getting-great-research-books-for-pennies/#comment-1301 Hi Eric thanks for stopping by and taking time to post. I took for granted people would know what I meant by the "mountains" statement. The community I was visiting is a small <b>farming</b> community - not many developers out there. I'd keep this tip in mind for when you are traveling, vacationing and you see one of these library book sales. This wasn't the first time I made out like a bandit at one. :) Hi Eric thanks for stopping by and taking time to post. I took for granted people would know what I meant by the “mountains” statement. The community I was visiting is a small farming community – not many developers out there. I’d keep this tip in mind for when you are traveling, vacationing and you see one of these library book sales. This wasn’t the first time I made out like a bandit at one. :)

]]> By: Eric http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/10/secret-to-getting-great-research-books-for-pennies/comment-page-1/#comment-1298 Eric Tue, 17 Oct 2006 05:47:10 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/10/secret-to-getting-great-research-books-for-pennies/#comment-1298 I live in the Netherlands, we don't have any mountains. :) Seriously though, I often go to cheap bookstores or library booksales, however, the books they sell there are mostly outdated. Books that are for sale mostly have titles like 'php 3', 'asp in 24 hours' (not dot.net mind you), flash 5. The only gem I found was 'Thinking in Java', which, in my opinion, is still a good book for anyone who wants to get into OO programming. I live in the Netherlands, we don’t have any mountains. :)

Seriously though, I often go to cheap bookstores or library booksales, however, the books they sell there are mostly outdated. Books that are for sale mostly have titles like ‘php 3′, ‘asp in 24 hours’ (not dot.net mind you), flash 5.

The only gem I found was ‘Thinking in Java’, which, in my opinion, is still a good book for anyone who wants to get into OO programming.

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