As far as I know, you can have your local library order in any book that
they don't have in the building. It only takes a week or so, you get about
two weeks or more, and then you just take it to the local library to return
it. This can be very handy and it doesn't cost anything providing that you
have the proper card, etc. (That doesn't cost anything unless you lose it.)
Drew Jackman
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Holt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2000 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Books
> Hey Mike,
> Lighten up a bit, eh? As far as having the money for books; no, I'm
not
> rich and yes, I've also checked pretty good books out from my local
library.
> Remember, there's usually more than just one path to any given point -
what
> might seem the straight path to one person, may seem like climbing Mt.
> Everest to another.
>
> another Mike
>
> p.s. "There is safety in a multitude of counselors."
>
> Mike Corbeil wrote:
>
> > Michael Holt wrote:
> >
> > > On the contrary, I've used quite a few 'xxx for dummies' books, and
they
> > > give you a great start on a topic in simple language (not everyone has
a
> > > computer science degree). I do agree that O'Reilly books are great
to.
> > > Personally, I like to go down to the local Barnes & Noble (or
> > > equivalent) and sit down in the Unix / Linux section and start sifting
> > > through books. What I've found is that seldom does one book cover
> > > everything that you need to know; 'Running Linux' from O'Reilly is a
> > > great book, but I also have Linux 6 unleashed from Sams, Linux in a
> > > nutshell (also from O'Reilly) and a few others. My advice is to
decide
> > > what you want to know about, then try to find the topic at the
> > > bookstore. I usually need to gleen info from a few different books
> > > before I feel comfortable with the answer that I've come up with.
> >
> > Not all are rich and books aren't cheap. This is why I don't bother
with
> > programming for dummies books, and I don't think that a cs degree makes
a
> > huge difference. After all, we didn't start with programming for
dummies
> > books in the first courses in school.
> >
> > However, if people are rich and can afford all the books they want, then
> > what the heck. Not everyone has that luxury, though.
> >
> > mike
>
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