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When you find a book that you are interested in, click on it to get more details.  This will take you to the Amazon web site where you will be able to check the price and availability.  If you decide that you want to order the book, click on the "add to shopping basket" button.

Once you have chosen all the books that you wish to buy, click on the shopping basket icon at the top of any of the pop-up detail screens.  Check the contents of your basket, then click on the "proceed to checkout" button.  That's all there is to it.

The books will usually be with you within a few days.  There is a small postage charge, so you may want to buy several books at once, perhaps between a few colleagues, as this will work out to be even better value.

C for Dummies by Dan Gookin

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Customer comment: This is by far the best way for a beginner to learn C on the market. Having a somewhat base knowledge of C, I wanted a book which would solidify my understanding of C in general, as well as explain more difficult aspects of the language such as Pointers, in a clear and understandable way. Gookin splits up in two volumes what most authors on this topic attempt to shove into a single book. This shows how much slower of an approach he takes. The conversational style he uses allows even, what in general is a horribly dry and boring subject to learn (a new programming language) to become easy and flowing. In the end with these two books you can learn C and have an advanced enough knowledge of the language to move on to other languages that you might truly want to learn or to step up to much more advanced features dealing with C alone. The books are well worth their price, and are an enjoyable read in general.

Excel 97 for Windows for Dummies by Greg Harvey
click for details	Customer comment: Although I have had alot of previous self-taught experience with Excel 97, I found myself flipping through the book and picking up a lot of very useful tips that I was unaware of. After going through the book, I realized that the Excel software had a lot more room for potential and creativity than I was previously aware of.

PowerPoint 97 for Windows for Dummies by Doug Lowe

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Customer comment: I am an experienced Mac print designer, but I was thrown for a loop when I had to design a truckload of presentation graphics for another client using a laptop pc and Windows. In a panic, I bought this book, and it literally saved the day. Not only did it guide me through the entire creative process, it helped me with file management and shortcuts, all in an entertaining, concise manner. Unlike most tutorials, it didn't make me "glaze over" and fall asleep! My only quibble: it's a bit difficult to find things in the index, but maybe I'm relying on Macintosh vocabulary instead of Windows jargon.

Cobol for Dummies by Arthur Griffith

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Customer comment: If you never had any experience with COBOL, this book is the place to start. Although it doesn't give many full programs for you to see, it does help you understand the way the language works. As I said, this is a great book to start learning COBOL, and you can then go on to the other books to get deeper into the language. The only problem I encountered was the Fujitsu compiler is an expired version. I've been using COBOL since 1982 and this book is on my shelf.

Unix for Dummies by John R. Levine, Margaret Levine Young
click for details	Customer comment: An very good introduction to using Unix. This book does not go into detail into Unix at all, and for that it has earned criticism shared by many of the Dummy books. Still, for those going into Unix from scratch, this is clearly one of the best choices available.

Networking for Dummies by Doug Lowe

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Customer comment: This is a great beginning book. I have programming experience but was essentially in the dark regarding networking. Thanks to Doug Lowe, I can now see light. I bought the book to help me try to decide whether I wanted to network my home computers - I found out that I probably do not. Incidentally, I learned some interesting things about the networked computer that I use at work which have been very valuable. I would highly recommend this book to individuals who see themselves as clueless or semi-clueless about networking.

Upgrading & Fixing PCs for Dummies by Andy Rathbone

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Customer comment: As with all the "Dummies" books, this one was very easy to read. It was set up in a logical order for you to get to know the things inside your computer and what they do for you. How to upgrade and replace parts is explained in easy to read and understandable language. There are also some important technical tips. Id highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to add or replace a new hard drive, upgrading ram or memory, swap out a powersupply, upgrade to a faster modem almost anything.......... The inside of the computer doesnt seem quite as mysterious and scarey once you know what youre lookin at and know what you have to do.

Macs for Dummies by David Pogue

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Customer comment: This book is by far the best book for beginner Mac users or anyone for that fact. I have had years of experience with Macs and bought the book for my mother. I told her I would read it to see if any of it would help her. I read the whole thing the first day and couldn't put it down. The humor and simplicity of the book made it very easy to read. I would suggest it to anyone even if you already know everything and anything about Macs.