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Date: Thu, 28 Apr 1994 18:25:36 -0700
From: Kevin Savetz <savetz@rahul.net>
Subject: Unofficial Internet Book List (version 0.4)
Archive-name: internet-services/book-list
Last-Modified: 1994/4/28
Version: 0.4
Unofficial Internet Book List
version 0.4 - 28 April 1994
Send comments & updates to Kevin Savetz <savetz@rahul.net>.
This document is copyright 1994 by Kevin M. Savetz. All rights reserved.
More legal stuff is near the end of this file. This document is brand new
and in transition. If you notice that an Internet-related book is missing,
or information herein needs updating, please send e-mail to
"savetz@rahul.net".
*** Table of Contents
Vital Statistics
This Month's Featured Book
Alphabetical List of Internet Books
Upcoming titles <new>
Publisher/Ordering Information
Internet Book Information & Updates Online
Legal, Ethical and Moral Stuff
Where to Find this Document
*** Vital Statistics
Number of books in this list: 91
Least expensive book: free (Guide for Accessing California Legislative Info)
Most expensive book: $70 (OPAC Directory 1994)
Thickest book: 1380 pages (The Internet Unleashed)
Thinnest book: 10 pages (The Internet at a Glance)
[These stats based on information I have on hand, not guaranteed.]
*** This Month's Featured Book [updated 28 April 1994]
One of my very favorite Internet books, Ed Krol's Whole Internet User's
Guide & Catalog, has been extensively updated for a second edition. It now
reflects the development and use of new Internet tools, including Mosaic,
MIME for multimedia e-mail, tin, pine, FTP-mail servers, xarchie. new
features of Gopher, Veronica and Jughead and more. Internet users of any
level (from those just starting to seasoned experts) will learn something
from this book - if not from the how-to-Internet narrative, then from the
expanded catalog of resources section. (The catalog is not as extensive as
many of the catalog-only books, but it does a nice job of picking the
interesting resources of general interest.)
Title: The Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog
Author: Ed Krol
Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates
ISBN: 1-56592-063-5
Price: $24.95
Pages: 572
*** Alphabetical List of Internet Books
Title: All About Internet FTP: Learning and Teaching to Transfer Files on
the Internet
Author: David Robinson
Publisher: Library Solutions Press
ISBN: 1-882208-06-4
Price: $30 ($45 with disk)
Pages: 90
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Notes: For use by Internet trainers or for self-study.
Title: The Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet
Author: Adam Gaffin
Publisher: M.I.T. Press
ISBN: 0-262-57105-6
Price: $14.95
Pages: about 260
Published: July, 1994
For more information: ?
Thanks for the info: Adam Gaffin (adamg@world.std.com)
Notes: This is basically a printed version of version 2.2 of the EFF's
online guide of the same name, plus an index.
Title: Canadian Internet Handbook
Author: Jim Carroll and Rick Broadhead
Publisher: Prentice Hall Canada
ISBN: 0-13-304395-9
Price: $16.95
Pages: 414
Published: 1994
For more information: handbook@uunet.ca. For orders: Toll-free in Canada: 1-
800-567-3800. U.S. and Overseas: +1 (416) 293-3621
Notes: If you live in Canada, get this book. It contains sections about
getting Internet access in Canada, growth of 'net use there, short basic
sections about how to use of some of the most popular Internet tools, a
huge directory of Canadian Internet service providers, and even more huge
list of gopher servers and campus-wide information systems in Canada and to
top it off, lists of Canadian-based Usenet groups, WWW, Archie, IRC servers
and online catalogs. I wish I lived in Canada just so I could make more use
of this book.
Title: The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Internet
Author: Peter Kent
Publisher: Alpha Books
ISBN: 1-56761-414-0
Price: $19.95
Pages: 386
Goodies: DOS disk
Published: 1994
For more information: 800-428-5331 or 317-581-3500
Notes:
Title: The Complete Internet Directory
Author: Eric Braun
Publisher: Fawcett
ISBN: ?
Price: $25
Pages: 325
Published: 1993
For more information:
Notes: A directory of newsgroups, discussion lists, FTP sites and so on,
with just a few pages on how to use these resources.
Title: Computers Under Attack: Intruders, Worms, and Viruses
Author: Peter Denning
Publisher: ACM Press/Addison-Wesley
ISBN: 0-201-53067-8
Price: $23.95
Pages: 574
Published: 1990
For more information: ?
Thanks for the info: John Quarterman in RFC 1432
Notes: Details of celebrated network security cases. Includes Stoll's
original article about the Wiley Hacker, and responses and articles by
others on the same subject. Has extensive coverage of the 1988 Internet
Worm. Also includes information on viruses. Has quite a bit of material on
the cultures of the networks, and on social, legal, and ethical matters.
Starts with the standard historical network papers, including "Notable
Computer Networks" by Quarterman and Hoskins.
Title: Connecting to the Internet
Author: Susan Estrada
Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates
ISBN: 1-56592-061-9
Price: $15.95
Pages: 170
Published: 1993.
Notes: This small book focuses on choosing the best type of network
connection for your personal, school or business needs, and how to get the
best price for the type of access you require. Explains the differences
between SLIP, PPP, ISDN, X.25 and other options. Includes an extensive list
of Internet service providers. The first edition (Aug. 1993) has more than
its fair share of typos.
Title: Crossing the Internet Threshold: an Instructional Handbook
Author: Roy Tennant, John Ober and Anne Lipow
Publisher: Library Solutions Press
ISBN: 1-883308-01-3
Price: $45
Pages: 134
Published: 1993
For more information: (510) 841-2636. FTP for info:
simsc.si.edu:/networks/crossing.ad
Notes: An instructional package for librarians teaching Internet basics.
Title: The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer
Espionage
Author: Clifford Stoll
Publisher: Doubleday
ISBN: 0-385-24946-2
Price: $5.95
Pages: 332
Published: 1989
For more information: ?
Notes: A spy novel, except it's true: a first person account by a down-on-
his-luck Berkeley astronomer who with others tracked down a KGB network spy.
Contains a very good recipe for chocolate chip cookies, too!
Title: Cyberpunk,
Author: Katie Hafner and John Markoff
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 0-671-68322-5
Price: $22.95
Pages: 368
Published: 1991
Thanks for the info: John Quarterman in RFC 1432
Notes: Interviews with some of the crackers who have appeared conspicuously
in the press in the past few years. One of the co-authors is the New York
Times reporter who broke the Stoll story to the public. Very readable.
Title: Directory of Directories on the Internet: A Guide to Information
Sources
Author: Gregory B. Newby
Publisher: Meckler
ISBN: 0-88736-768-2
Price: $29.50
Pages: 153
Published: 1993
For more information: gbnewby@uiuc.edu
Notes: Intended for those who need to identify Internet information
resources that point to other resources.
Title: Doing Business on the Internet
Author: Mary Cronin
Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold
ISBN: 0-442-01770-7
Price: $29.95
Pages: 308
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Notes: One view of how the Internet has changed the way some companies are
doing business. Must reading for anyone looking at the impact of the
Internet on commerce and why Internet access is becoming critical for
businesses.
Title: DOS User's Guide to the Internet
Author: James Gardner
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-106873-3
Price: $34.95
Pages: 308
Goodies: DOS disk
Published: 1993
For more information: ?
Notes:
Title: The Easy Internet handbook
Author: Javed Mostafa, Thomas Newell, Richard Trenthem
Publisher: Hi Willow Research and Publishing
ISBN: 0-931510-50-3
Price: $20
Pages: 150
Published: 1994
For more information: tnewell@fiat.gslis.utexas.edu or 800-237-6124
Notes:
Title: Electronic Style: A Guide to Citing Electronic Information
Author: Xia Li and Nancy Crane
Publisher: Meckler
ISBN: 0-88736-909-X
Price: $15
Pages: 80
Published: 1993
For more information: ?
Notes: Here is where to find out how to cite in your bibliographies
references found von the Internet, on CD-ROMs and online database searches.
Title: The Electronic Traveller: Exploring Alternative Online Systems
Author: Elizabeth Powell Crowe
Publisher: Windcrest/McGraw-Hill
ISBN: 0-8306-4498-9
Price: $16.95
Pages: ?
Published: ?
For more information: ?
Notes:
Title: The Elements of E-Mail Style
Author: Brent Heslop & David Angell
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
ISBN: 0-201-62709-4
Price: $12.95
Pages: 157
Published: March 1994
For more information: dangell@shell.portal.com
Thanks for the info: David F Angell (dangell@shell.portal.com)
Notes: How to write effective e-mail. It simplifies and summarizes essential
writing techniques so users can upgrade their writing skills and see their
e-mail make maximum impact in minimal time.
Title: Everyone's Guide to Online Environmental Information
Author: Don Rittner
Publisher: Peachpit Press
ISBN: ?
Price: ?
Pages: ?
Published: 1992
For more information: ?
Notes: Directed at concerned citizens, environmentalists and scientists
interested in sharing ideas and research on environmental issues. Covers
resources on FIDONET, BITNET, INTERNET, USENET, local bulletin boards,
America Online, CompuServe, EcoNet,
GENIE, WELL.
Title: Exploring the Internet: a Technical Travelogue
Author: Carl Malamud
Publisher: Prentice-Hall
ISBN: 0-13-296898-3
Price: $26.95
Pages: 379
Published: 1992
For more information: (515) 284-6751
Notes: A look at the Internet and the emerging global village in 21
countries and 56 cities.
Title: From A to Z39.50: a network primer
Author: James Michael and Mark Hinnebusch
Publisher: Meckler
ISBN: 0-88736-766-6
Price: $25
Pages: 225
Published: March 1994
For more information: ?
Notes: Introduction and discussion about the issues and standards involves
in electronic telecommunications.
Title: A Guide for Accessing California Legislative Information over
Internet
Author: Legislative Counsel Bureau, State of California
Publisher: State of California
ISBN: none listed
Price: free to California residents
Pages: 30
Published: 1994
For more information: comments@leginfo.public.ca.gov
Thanks for the info: Mike Quinn
Notes: This pamphlet tells how you can find California legislative
information online. Explains what legislation info is available, what
assistance is available and how the information is organized. The majority
of the book is spent explaining the Internet, how to get access, how to use
electronic mail and where to go for more detailed information. There's also
a simple glossary of legislative terms. This pamphlet is also available
online, in PostScript format. Send e-mail:
To: ftpmail@leginfo.public.ca.gov
Body: connect leginfo.public.ca.gov
get README_public_access_guide_ps
quit
Title: The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier
Author: Bruce Sterling
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0-553-08058-X
Price: $23
Pages: 352
Published: 1992
For more information: ?
Thanks for the info: John Quarterman in RFC 1432
Notes: An in-depth examination of the forces of law who try to deal with
computer crime, and of the issues involved, written by one of the science
fiction writers who invented cyberpunk. The real story behind Operation
Sundevil and the Legion of Doom. Readable, informative, amusing, and
necessary.
Title: Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution
Author: Steven Levy
Publisher: Anchor Press/Doubleday
ISBN: 0-385-19195-2 (hard) 0-440-13405-6 (paper)
Price: $17.95 / $4.95
Pages: 458
Published: 1984
For more information: ?
Notes: Describes the early culture and ethos of hackers and computer
homebrewers and that ultimately resulted in the Internet and Usenet.
Title: Hands-On Internet: A Beginning Guide for PC Users
Author: David Sachs & Henry Stair
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-056392-7
Price: $29.95
Pages: 274
Goodies: DOS disk
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Notes:
Title: In acht Sekunden um die Welt (In eight seconds around the world)
Language: German
Author: Gunther Maier/Andreas Wildberger
Publisher: Addison Wesley
ISBN: 3-89319-701-X
Price: DM 39.90 / oeS 311,00
Pages: 160
Published: released 1994 (Second edition)
For more information: wildberg@nestroy.wu.wien.ac.at
Thanks for the info: pcsaal15@fub46.zedat.fu-berlin.de (Lutz Lademann)
Notes: It's a quite comprehensive introduction to the Internet, its history
and the services available (Mail, News, Gopher, FTP, Telnet, WWW and more).
For more information about the book mail one of the authors:
wildberg@nestroy.wu.wien.ac.at (Andreas Wildberger.) Three chapters of this
book are available via WWW:
URL: http://rektorat.wu-wien.ac.at/stuff/netzbuch.html
Title: The Instant Internet Guide
Author: Brent Heslop & David Angell
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
ISBN: 0-201-62707-8
Price: $14.95
Pages: 209
Published: 3rd printing.
For more information: dangell@shell.portal.com
Thanks for the info: dangell@shell.portal.com
Notes: A hands-on beginners guide that covers pine, tin, ftp, telnet,
gopher, and more.
Title: Internet Access Providers: An International Resource Directory
Author: Greg Notess
Publisher: Meckler
ISBN: 0-88736-933-2
Price: $30
Pages: 330
Published: March 1994
For more information: ?
Notes: This directory provides descriptive information on over 100 companies
and networks that offer dial-in Internet access. Aimed at those without
current access, looking for personal access.
Title: The Internet and Special Librarians: Use, Training and the Future
Author: Sharyn Lander Hope Tillman
Publisher: Special Libraries Association
ISBN: ?
Price: ?
Pages: ?
Published: 1993
For more information: ?
Notes: Implications of a study of special librarians' use of the Internet
and the future of librarianship. Includes a glossary, primer on Internet
basics, resources and how to get connected.
Title: The Internet at a Glance
Author: Susan E. Feldman
Publisher: Datasearch
ISBN: None listed
Price: $7
Pages: 10
Published: 1994
For more information: Susan Feldman <suef@TC.Cornell.EDU>
Thanks for the info: Susan Feldman <suef@TC.Cornell.EDU>
Notes: A collection of "cheatsheets" for the 'net. It's very short (only 10
thin pages) but it covers the very basics for using the Internet and UNIX.
Topics include Finding Resources on the Internet, Tools, electronic mail,
anonymous FTP, telnet, mailing lists and newsgroups, basic UNIX commands and
the vi editor.
Title: Internet Basics
Author: Steve Lambert & Walt Howe
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0-679-75023-1
Price: $27.00
Pages: 495
Published: 1993
For more information: ?
Thanks for the info: Gayle Keresey (aflgayle@aol.com)
Notes: General book on the Internet with a slight slant towards Delphi.
(Howe is Delphi's Internet SIG Manager.)
Title: The Internet Companion, A Beginner's Guide To Global Networking
Author: Tracy LaQuey with Jeanne C. Ryer
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Publishing
ISBN: 0-201-62224-6
Price: $10.95
Pages: 196
Published: 1993
Notes: The Companion includes a detailed history of the Internet, a
discussion on "netiquette" (network etiquette), and how to find resources on
the net. Useful for the computer-literate Internet novice.
Title: The Internet Companion Plus
Author: Tracy LaQuey & Jeanne Ryer
Publisher: Addison Wesley
ISBN: 0-201-62719-1
Price: $19.95
Pages: ?
Goodies: DOS disk
Published: 1993
For more information: $19.95
Notes:
Title: The Internet Complete Reference
Author: Harley Hahn & Rick Stout
Publisher: Osborne McGraw-Hill
ISBN: 0-07-881980-6
Price: $29.95
Pages: 818
Published: ?
For more information: ?
Notes:
Title: The Internet Connection: System Connectivity and Configuration
Author: by John S. Quarterman and Smoot Carl-Mitchell
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
ISBN: 0-201-54237-4
Price: $32.25
Pages: 271
Published: 1994
For more information: awbook@aw.com
Notes: According to the publisher, this book gives step-by-step instruction
on connection to the Internet for system designers, system administrators
and their managers, offers assistance in setting up naming, mail and news
systems and explains the use of common Internet services such as archie,
WAIS, and Gopher.
Title: Internet Connections: A Librarian's Guide to Dial-Up Access and Use
Author: Engle, Mary E., et al.
Publisher: American Library Association
ISBN: 0-8389-7677-8
Price: $22.00
Pages: 166
Published: 1993
For more information: ?
Notes:
Title: The Internet Directory
Author: Eric Braun
Publisher: Fawcett Columbine
ISBN: 0-449-90898-4
Price: $25.00
Pages: 704
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Thanks for the info: Gayle Keresey (aflgayle@aol.com)
Notes: Each chapter in this book covers a particular information service or
resource type, including mailing lists, newsgroups, FTP archives, Gophers,
WAIS, WWW, etc. All sources have been verified. Extensive index. A must have
for Internet surfers.
Title: Internet Essentials
Author: ?
Publisher: Que College
ISBN: ?
Price: ?
Pages: ?
Published: Feb 1994
For more information: ?
Thanks for the info: Connie Marijs <otsgroup@pop.knoware.nl>
Notes: A Jump-Start to Getting on the Internet. This guide will help you to
learn what the Internet is and how it works; get connected to this world-
wide network; understand the basics of how to navigate the Internet; take
advantage of newsgroups, electronic conferencing, and electronic journals;
expand your access to information and data through FTP and Telnet. Readers
follow concise, 10-minute lessons to learn about everything from hardware to
E-mail, from downloading files to participating newsgroups. Contains mini-
tutorials, specific directions, how-to information.
Title: The Internet for Dummies
Author: John Levine & Carol Baroudi
Publisher: IDG Books
ISBN: 1-56884-024-1
Price: $19.95
Pages: 355
Published: 1993
For more information: ?
Thanks for the info: Graham Keith Rogers <scgkr@mucc.mahidol.ac.th>
Notes: Intended as a beginners guide to the Internet, includes useful
sections on mail, gopher, news, ftp, etc. All in a fairly light-hearted
style intended to set novices at ease. At over 350 pages, there is much
information and the book is well indexed. For those who have a direct
connection, i.e. SLIP or PPP.
Title: Internet: Getting Started
Author: April Marine, Susan Kirkpatrick, Vivian Neou & Carol Ward
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-327933-2
Price: $28.00
Pages: 360
Published: 1993
For more information: ?
Notes: Explains how to join the Internet, the various types of Internet
access, and procedures for obtaining a unique IP address and domain name. An
extensive list of Internet access providers of all types is provided,
including access outside of the United States. The guide explains many
concepts essential to the Internet, such as the Domain Name System, IP
addressing, protocols, and electronic mail.
Title: The Internet Guide for New Users
Author: Daniel P Dern
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
ISBN: Paperback 0-07-016511, Hardcover 0-07-016510-6
Price: Paperback $27.95, Hardcover $40.00
Pages: 570
Published: 1993
For more information: ddern@world.std.com
Notes: A very complete introduction to the world of the Internet. Along with
the obligatory topics such as telnet, FTP and Archie, the book suggests how
to get an Internet account and teaches enough UNIX to survive on the net.
Title: Internet Instant Reference
Author: Paul E. Hoffman
Publisher: Sybex
ISBN: 0-7821-1512-8
Price: $12.99
Pages: 317
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Notes: This book is part quick reference, part lexicon and part Internet
tutorial. Arranged in dictionary format, it defines Internet jargon (like
shareware and hypertext) gives brief descriptions of tools (like Knowbot and
Listserv), includes short command summaries for using popular programs (like
FTP, emacs and elm), and describes various 'net organizations, policies and
legislature. This book contains a wide variety of information, but is sort
of unevenly edited and contains some factual errors that might not be clear
to newbies (for instance, in one section it confuses the terms upload and
download.)
Title: The Internet Library: Case Studies of Library Internet Management and
Use
Author: Julie Still, ed.
Publisher: Meckler
ISBN: 0-88736-965-0
Price: $37.50
Pages: 200
Published: June 1994
For more information: ?
Notes: The case studies in this volume focus on how electronic resources
have changed relationships with the library and on the way libraries relate
to the larger world.
Title: Internet: Mailing Lists
Author: Edward Hardie & Vivian Neou
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-289661-3
Price: $26.00
Pages: 356
Published: 1993
For more information: ?
Notes: A list of Internet mailing list. Note that a current "list of lists"
is available online for free, both via Usenet and FTP.
Title: The Internet Message: Closing the Book with Electronic Mail
Author: Marshall Rose
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-092941-7
Price: $44.00
Pages: ?
Published: ?
For more information: ?
Notes:
Title: The Internet Navigator
Author: Paul Gilster
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ISBN: 0-471-59782-1
Price: $24.95
Pages: 470
Published: Aug. 1993
For more information: ?
Thanks for the info: Gayle Keresey (aflgayle@aol.com)
Notes: Information for the dial-up Internet user. Includes Internet history,
signing on to the net, UNIX commands, getting files, telnet, electronic
mail, BITNET, electronic journals, Usenet, gophers and Internet resources.
Title: The Internet Passport: NorthWestNet's Guide to Our World Online
Author: Jonathan Kochmer
Publisher: NorthWestNet and the Northwest Academic Computing Consortium
ISBN: 0-9635281-0-6
Price: $29.95
Pages: 516
Published: 4th ed.
For more information: e-mail passport@nwnet.net. Order forms can be obtained
via FTP as: ftp.nwnet.net/user-docs/passport/nonmem-order-form.txt
Notes: Covers everything from net etiquette to supercomputers; very
comprehensive. It costs $39.95 but schools and not-for-profit organizations
can buy it for $19.95 plus shipping. NorthWestNet, 15400 SE 30th Place,
Suite 202, Bellevue, WA 98007. (206) 562-3000. E-mail for info:
"passport@nwnet.net".
Title: Internet Primer for Information Professionals: A Basic Guide to
Internet Networking Technology
Author: Elizabeth Lang and Craig Summerhill
Publisher: Meckler
ISBN: 0-88736-831-X
Price: $37.50
Pages: 175
Published: 1993
For more information: ?
Notes: Description of the current state of the Internet, as well as the
proposed NREN, as well as basic information on network usage and concepts.
Title: Internet Public Access Guide
Author: Phil Hughes
Publisher: SSC Publications
ISBN: 0-916151-70-0
Price: $2.95
Pages: 64
Published: 1994
For more information: sales@ssc.com or (206) 527-3385.
Thanks for the info: Graham Keith Rogers <scgkr@mucc.mahidol.ac.th>
Notes: Graham Rodgers says: "64-page guide to Internet basics. Very easy to
follow instructions, clearly set out. With the small size not everything can
be included but the price represents good value. The paper cover
deteriorates with use." I say: A whole lot of information for the money.
Well-presented, simple and above all, short. Covers "What is the Internet?",
terms, UNIX basics, e-mail, Usenet, FTP, rlogin and telnet, finger, archie,
gopher and veronica. Easy-to-follow examples. They'll sell you just one, but
the book is primarily intended to be sold to service providers and
distributed to their users.
Title: Internet Quickstart
Author: Mary Ann Pike and Tod G. Pike
Publisher: Que
ISBN: 1-56529-658-3
Price: $21.99
Pages: 387
Published: March 1994
For more information: 800-428-5331 or 317-581-3500
Thanks for the info: Connie Marijs <otsgroup@pop.knoware.nl>
Notes: A series of quick tutorials, this book explains Internet basics to
absolute beginners. Lots of extras - like buzzword definitions, tips, and
warnings - help users get more from this premier online service. Task
oriented skill sessions cover topics such as log-on, E-Mail, database
searches, Internet news and more.
Title: The Internet Resource Quick Reference
Author: William Tolhurst
Publisher: Que
ISBN: ?
Price: ?
Pages: ?
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Notes: Contains a list of USENET news groups, a list of publicly accessible
mailing lists, Scott Yanoff's list of online resources and the Inter-Network
Mail Guide. All of this information is available online.
Title: The Internet Roadmap
Author: Bennett Falk
Publisher: Sybex
ISBN: 0-7821-1365-6
Price: $12.99
Pages: 263
Published: 1994
Thanks for the info:: David M. Stevenson <david@dms.muc.de>
Notes: David M. Stevenson says, "This book is written by someone who is
concerned that the reader get a good grasp of the Internet system quickly.
In my case he succeeded; and what he can do for me, he can do for you!" I
say: This book is a winner. It explains the basics of the Internet in a
clear and concise style. Covers the tools for reading Usenet news, doing e-
mail, using FTP,. gopher and WorldWideWeb. Doesn't get into the newer,
funkier tools too much. It's an easy read and doesn't get bogged down in
esoteric, dull stuff. I even like the cover.
Title: The Internet Starter Kit for the Macintosh
Author: Adam Engst
Publisher: Hayden Books
ISBN: 1-56830-064-6
Price: $29.95
Pages: 640
Goodies: Mac floppy disk filled with great software
Published: 1993
For more information: ace@tidbits.com
Notes: This terrific book (with a floppy disk) gives Macintosh users the
complete scoop on getting connected to the Internet using PPP, SLIP, etc.
This is one of my very favorite Internet books because it's so readable.
It's definitely the best one dedicated to Mac users.
Title: Internet System Handbook
Author: Danial Lynch and Marshall Rose
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
ISBN: 0-201-56741-5
Price: $54.95
Pages: ?
Published: 1993
For more information:
Thanks for the info:
Notes:
Title: The Internet Unleashed
Author: Steve Bang, Martin Moore, Rick Gates, et al.
Publisher: Sams Publishing
ISBN: 0-672-30466-X
Price: $44.95
Pages: 1,380
Goodies: 1 PC-format HD disk. (Macintosh users can mail in an enclosed
coupon to receive a disk with similar Mac software for a nominal shipping
and handling fee.)
Published: April 1994
Notes: This book is a huge tome, weighing in with 62 chapters plus 7
appendices. It is co-written by a zillion authors, and falls in the
"everything you could possibly ever want to know about the Internet"
category, with blanket coverage of accessing the 'net from different types
of home computers, networks and with high-speed connections. This book
covers just about every Internet topic you can think of, from security to
MUDs, from doing business on the 'net to copyright issues and problems. [The
complete table of contents appears later in this document in the section
"This Month's Featured Book.]
Title: 1994 Internet White Pages
Author: Seth Godin & James S. McBride
Publisher: IDG Books
ISBN: 1-56884-300-3
Price: $29.95
Pages: ?
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Notes: A thick book listing thousands of e-mail addresses. Addresses are
listed by last name and are also indexed by Internet domain name. This book
may be useful for finding associates' e-mail addresses, but is probably no
more useful than using one of the many 'net-based e-mail-address search
utilities. The book is unevenly edited (I'm in there three times!) and was
woefully out of date before the ink was dry.
Title: The Internet Yellow Pages
Author: Harley Hahn and Rick Stout
Publisher: Osborne Publishing (McGraw Hill)
ISBN: 0-07-882023-5
Price: $27.95
Pages: 447
Published: 1994
Thanks for the info: jeynes@adobe.com
Notes: This is a summary book that is laid out like the phone book yellow
pages, and includes descriptions of various services available on
the Internet. Most of these services are Usenet newsgroups,
established mailing lists, or ftp site/directory listings. It's an
interesting, readable and unique way to present a catalog of stuff on the
'net.
Title: Mac Internet Tour Guide
Author: Michael Fraase
Publisher: Ventana Press
ISBN: 1-56604-062-0
Price: $27.95
Pages: 286
Goodies: Mac floppy disk with a bit useful software. Periodic updates via e-
mail. One month of free online time from MRNet.
Published: 1993
For more information: dilennox@aol.com or FTP to ftp.farces.com
Notes: This book (with floppy disk) for Macintosh users helps newcomers get
online and get acquainted with graphical Internet software "Fetch" and
"Eudora".
Title: Introducing the Internet: A Trainer's Workshop
Author: Lee David Jaffe
Publisher: Library Solutions Press
ISBN: 1-882208-05-6
Price: $30.00 ($45.00 with diskette)
Pages: 92
Published: 1994
For more information:
Thanks for the info:
Notes: The first in a series of supplements to Crossing the Internet
Threshold. Based on a trainer's handouts and script. May be used as a self-
instruction workbook.
Title: Libraries and the Internet/NRED: Perspectives, Issues and Challenges
Author: Charles McClure et al
Publisher: Meckler
ISBN: 0-88736-824-7
Price: $25
Pages: 500
Published: March 1994
For more information: ?
Notes: This major study identifies key factors within the library and larger
environments that will affect libraries' involvement in national networking
policies.
Title: The Matrix: Computer Networks and Conferencing Systems Worldwide
Author: John S. Quarterman
Publisher: Digital Press
ISBN: 0-13-565607-9
Price: $50.00
Pages: ?
Published: 1990
For more information: ?
Notes:
Title: Navigating the Internet
Author: Mark Gibbs & Richard Smith
Publisher: Sams
ISBN: 0-672-30362-0
Price: $24.95
Pages: 500
Published: 1993
For more information: 800-428-5331 or 317-581-3500
Notes:
Title: Navigating the Internet, Deluxe Edition
Author: Richard Smith and Mark Gibbs
Publisher: Sams
ISBN: 0-672-30485-6
Price: $29.95
Pages: 640
Goodies: 1 PC-format HD disk. (Macintosh users can mail in an coupon to
receive a Mac disk with similar software for a nominal shipping and handling
fee.)
Availability: April 1994
For more information: 800-428-5331 or 317-581-3500
Notes:
Title: Netguide
Author: Peter Rutten, Albert Bayers III & Kelly Moloni
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0-679-75106-8
Price: $19.00
Pages: ?
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Thanks for the info: Educom newsletter
Notes: As the "TV Guide of Cyberspace," this book provides pointers by
subjects to Internet sites, USENET newsgroups, and commercial resources
(CompuServe, American Online, etc.) It proves that there's something for
everyone somewhere out in the electronic world.
Title: NetPower: Resource Guide to Online Computer Services
Author: Persson, Eric
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1-56523-031-0
Price: $39.95 + $3.00 shipping
Pages: 774
Published: 1993
For more information: netpower1@aol.com, 1-800-457-9112
Notes: All I know is what their catalog says: The most exciting section of
this guide is devoted to the Internet. Netpower includes a primer and
tutorial on using the network, information on getting started and navigating
with Internet tools, and hundreds of Internet accessible resources with
contact information and descriptions. The guide will point you in the
direction of millions of megabytes of information all yours free for the
downloading around the Internet.
Title: The New Hacker's Dictionary
Author: edited by Eric Raymond and Guy L. Steele
Publisher: MIT press
ISBN: 0-262-18145-2 (hard) 0-262-68069-6 (paper)
Price: $10.95
Pages: 453
Published: 2nd edition, 1994.
Thanks for the info :Petrea Mitchell <pravn@mvp.rain.com,@agora.rdrop.com>
Notes: The New Hacker's Dictionary is a great book for learning about the
various slang, jargon and customs and folklore of the 'net (as well as other
lairs of the hacker.) Very silly and highly recommended. An FTPable version,
called the Jargon File, is available from rtfm.mit.edu, but the bound book
makes great bathroom reading and contains silly cartoons and stuff.
Title: On INTERNET 94: An International Title and Subject Guide to
Electronic Journals, Newsletters, Texts, Discussion Lists, and Other
Resources on the Internet
Author: Internet World Magazine
Publisher: Meckler
ISBN: 0-88736-929-4
Price: $45.00
Pages: 500
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Notes: "Your guide to the full range of Internet-accessible data files -
from artificial intelligence to women's studies, from space exploration to
rock music, from environment studies to AIDS research." Nearly 6,000 mailing
lists, electronic journals, archives, etc.
Title: The Online User's Encyclopedia: Bulletin Boards and Beyond.
Author: Bernard Aboba
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
ISBN: 0-201-62214-9
Price: $32.95
Pages: 806
Published: 1993
For more information: ?
Thanks for the info: Gayle Keresey (aflgayle@aol.com)
Notes: Comprehensive compendium of information and guide to bulletin boards
and the computer networks they are connected to. First edition of this book
was a manual for the BMUG BBS. Indispensable guide to connecting your modem
to the world.
Title: OPAC Directory 1994
Author: Mecklermedia
Publisher: Meckler
ISBN: 0-88736-962-6
Price: $70
Pages: 500
Published: May 1994
For more information: ?
Notes: A detailed listing of dial-in online public access catalogs and
databases. Includes Accessing Online Bibliographic Databases, the annotated
list of 700+ Internet-accessible OPACs.
Title: PC Internet Tour Guide
Author: Michael Fraase
Publisher: Ventana Press
ISBN: 1-56604-084-1
Price: $24.95
Pages: 284
Goodies: PC floppy disk with useful software. Two periodic updates via e-
mail. One month of free online time from MRNet.
Published: 1994
For more information: dilennox@aol.com
Notes: This book (with floppy disk) for MS-DOS users helps newcomers get
online. { I need to elaborate on this one.}
Title: Pocket Guides to the Internet: Volume 1 - Telnetting
Author: Mark Veljkov & George Hartnell
Publisher: Meckler
ISBN: 0-88736-943-X
Price: $9.95
Pages: 64
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Notes:
Title: Pocket Guides to the Internet: Volume 2 - Transferring Files with
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Author: Mark Veljkov & George Hartnell
Publisher: Meckler
ISBN: 0-88736-944-8
Price: $9.95
Pages: 64
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Notes:
Title: Pocket Guides to the Internet: Volume 3 - Using and Navigating Usenet
Author: Mark Veljkov & George Hartnell
Publisher: Meckler
ISBN: 0-88736-945-6
Price: $9.95
Pages: 64
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Notes:
Title: Pocket Guides to the Internet: Volume 4 - The Internet E-Mail System
Author: Mark Veljkov & George Hartnell
Publisher: Meckler
ISBN: 0-88736-946-4
Price: $9.95
Pages: 64
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Notes:
Title: Pocket Guides to the Internet: Volume 5 - Basic Internet Utilities
Author: Mark Veljkov & George Hartnell
Publisher: Meckler
ISBN: 0-88736-947-2
Price: $9.95
Pages: 64
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Notes: ?
Title: Pocket Guides to the Internet: Volume 6 - Terminal Connections
Author: Mark Veljkov & George Hartnell
Publisher: Meckler
ISBN: 0-88736-948-0
Price: $9.95
Pages: 64
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Notes:
Title: Riding the Internet Highway
Author: Sharon Fisher
Publisher: New Riders Publishing
ISBN: 1-56205-192-X
Price: $16.95
Pages: 266
Published: 1993
For more information: ?
Notes:
Title: sendmail
Author: Bryan Costales
Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates
ISBN: 1-56592-056-2
Price: $32.95
Pages: 830
Published: 1993
For more information: ?
Notes: While not strictly an Internet book, this tome focuses on one thing:
the UNIX program sendmail, which is a huge part of how electronic mail moves
around on the Internet. Mainly for system administrators, the book shows how
to use every function, mode and mood of sendmail to get your e-mail where
it's going. A great, if single-minded, book.
Title: smileys
Author: Lesley Strother
Publisher: O’Reilly & Associates
ISBN: 1-56592-041-4
Price: 93
Pages: 595
Published: 1993
For more information: ?
Notes: A collection of 650 "smileys". While not an Internet book per se,
smileys are certainly used enough on the Internet to warrant an entry here.
:-)
Title: TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1, The Protocols
Author: W. Richard Stevens
Publisher: Addison Wesley
ISBN: 0-201-63346-9
Price: ?
Pages: 576
Published: 1994
For more information:
Thanks for the info: Bob Stein <stein@gcomm.com>
Notes: This textbook is the best way to understand the nuts and bolts of
TCP/IP the Internets networking protocols. Great figures, diagrams, tables,
and other references. (No volume 2 yet.)
Title: Teach Yourself the Internet: Around the World in 21 Days
Author: Neil Randall
Publisher: Sams
ISBN: 0-672-30519-4
Price: $27.00
Pages: 700
Availability: July 1994
For more information: 800-428-5331 or 317-581-3500
Thanks for the info: Connie Marijs <otsgroup@knoware.nl>
Notes: This well-organized tutorial can be used by individuals, in seminars,
training sessions, and classrooms. It takes readers on a global learning
expedition of the Internet in just 21 fun-filled lessons.
Title: Using the Internet
Author: William A. Tolhurst, Mary Ann Pike & Keith A. Blanton
Publisher: Que
ISBN: 1-56529-353-3
Price: $39.95
Pages: 1188
Goodies: DOS disk
Published: Jan. 1994
For more information: tpike@pittslug.sug.org
Thanks for the info: Gayle Keresey (aflgayle@aol.com)
Notes: Introduction to, structure of, and history of the Internet. Finding
and using resources, legal considerations, features and services, and tools
and technology.
Title: Using UUCP and Usenet
Author: Grade Todino and Dale Dougherty
Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates
ISBN: ?
Price: ?
Pages: 194
Published: 1991
For more information: ?
Notes:
Title: WAIS and Gopher Servers: a guide for librarians and Internet end-
users
Author: Eric Lease Morgan
Publisher: Meckler
ISBN: 0-88736-932-4
Price: $30.00
Pages: 150
Published: March 1994
For more information: ?
Notes: The first book-length treatment of WAIS and Gopher servers.
Title: Welcome to... Internet from Mystery to Mastery
Author: Tom Badgett & Corey Sandler
Publisher: MIS Press
ISBN: 1-55828-308-0
Price: $19.95
Pages: 324
Published: 1993
For more information: ?
Thanks for the info: Gayle Keresey (aflgayle@aol.com)
Notes: Introduction to the Internet and its resources and navigational
tools. The strength of this book is the chapter entitled "Collecting
souvenirs on the Internet" which details subjects and tells you exactly
where and how to find information about those subjects on the net.
Title: The Whole Earth Online Almanac
Author: Don Rittner
Publisher: Brady
ISBN: 1-56686-090-3
Price: $32.95
Pages: 540
Published: 1993
Notes: Covers America Online, CompuServe, GEnie, The WELL, FidoNet, the
Internet and CD-ROMs. Each subject area includes applicable forums and
databases, network discussion lists and other online sources and CD-ROMs.
Title: The Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog
Author: Ed Krol
Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates
ISBN: 1-56592-063-5
Price: $24.95
Pages: 572
Published: 2nd edition, April 1994
For more information: info@ora.com
Notes: This book covers the basic utilities used to access the network and
then guides users through the Internet's "databases of databases" to access
the millions of files and thousands of archives available. It includes a
resource index that covers a broad selection of approximately 300 important
resources available on the Internet. The 2nd edition has been completely
updated to reflect the development of new Internet tools, including Mosaic,
MIME, tin, pine, xarchie and a greatly expanded resource catalog. Highly
recommended.
Title: Windows Internet Tour Guide
Author: Michael Frasse
Publisher: Ventana Press
ISBN: 1-56604-081-7
Price: $24.95
Pages: 344
Goodies: Windows disk. Two free electronic updates via e-mail. One month of
free online time from MRNet.
Published: 1994
For more information: dilennox@aol.com
Notes:
Title: Your Internet Consultant: The FAQs of Life Online
Author: Kevin M. Savetz
Publisher: Sams
ISBN: 0-672-30520-8
Price: $25.00
Pages: 600
Availability: July 1994
For more information: 800-428-5331 or 317-581-3500
Notes:
Title: Zen & the Art of Internet
Author: Brendan Kehoe
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-121492-6
Price: $23.95
Pages: 193
Published: 3rd ed., Jan. 1994
For more information: ?
Notes: This guide should give you a reference to consult if you're curious
about what can be done with the Internet. It also presents the fundamental
topics that are all too often assumed and considered trivial by many network
users. It covers the basic utilities and information reaching other
networks. An earlier, much less comprehensive version is available via FTP;
see previous section.
Title: !%@:: A Directory of Electronic Mail Addressing and Networks
Author: Donnalyn Frey & Rick Adams
Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates
ISBN: 1-56592-031-7
Price: $24.95
Pages: 458
Published: 1993
For more information: ?
Notes:
*** Upcoming titles {let me know if any of these are out yet!}
Curious about the Internet - Mark Gibbs-Kantor
Beginning/Intermediate
ISBN 0672-30459-7 02/94 NEW to be published
Internet CD - SRI International
Resource tool - Includes CD
ISBN 013-123852-3 04/94 NEW to be published
Internet: Domain Administration - Vivian Neou: SRI International
ISBN 013-511180-3 04/94 NEW to be published
Internet Technology Series: Domain Name System - Paul Mockapetris
ISBN 013-106865-2 05/94 NEW to be published
Your Internet Consultant: The FAQs of Life Online -Kevin M. Savetz (the
editor of this booklist.) Sams publishing, ISBN: 0-672-30520-8. $25.00, 600
pages. to be published July 1994. For more information: 800-428-5331 or 317-
581-3500
*** Publisher/Ordering Information
Addison-Wesley. E-mail: 74230.3622@compuserve.com. Orders: (800) 822-6339.
"Have your credit card handy!"
Meckler Corporation. (203) 226-6967.Fax: (203) 545-5840. 11 Ferry Lane West,
Westport, CT 06880.
Macmillan Computer Publishing (Sams, Hayden, New Riders, Que, Alpha) orders:
800-428-5331 or 317-581-3500
O'Reilly & Associates: 707-829-0515, Fax 707-829-0104. 103A Morris Street,
Sebastopol CA 95472.
Prentice-Hall. E-mail: info@prenhall.com . 515-284-6751. Fax: 515-284-2607.
Route 9W, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632.
*** Internet Book Information & Updates Online
The Top Ten Internet Book List is a weekly list that lists the top ten
Internet Books sold in Europe. The list represents the ten most popular
titles of Prentice Hall, Sams, Que and other publishers, based on weekly
sales. It also announces new Internet books to be released. To subscribe,
send e-mail to: otsgroup@pop.knoware.nl
Addison-Wesley information server, for periodic updates on new titles from
this publisher. Send e-mail:
To: awbook@aw.com
Subject: information
Body: send information
O'Reilly & Associates information server, for periodic updates on new titles
from this publisher. Send e-mail:
To: listproc@online.ora.com
Subject: <leave blank>
Body: subscribe ora-news "Your name" of "Your Company"
{ Any additions for me?}
***Legal, Ethical and Moral Stuff
This document is copyright 1994 by Kevin M. Savetz. All rights reserved.
Permission for non-commercial distribution is hereby granted, provided that
this file is distributed intact, including this copyright notice and the
version information above. Permission for commercial distribution may be
obtained from the editor. SHARE THIS INFORMATION FREELY AND IN GOOD FAITH.
DO NOT DISTRIBUTE MODIFIED VERSIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT.
This document is new and in transition. If you notice that an Internet-
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contact the editor.
The editor and contributors have developed this FAQ as a service to the
Internet community. We hope you find it useful. This FAQ is purely a
volunteer effort. Although every effort has been made to insure that answers
are as accurate as possible, no guarantee is implied or intended. While the
editor tries to keep this document current, remember that the Internet and
the publishing world are constantly changing, so don't be surprised if you
happen across statements which are obsolete. If you do, please send
corrections to the editor. Corrections, questions, and comments should be
sent to Kevin Savetz at "savetz@rahul.net" (Internet) or "savetz" (America
Online.) Please indicate what version of this document to which you are
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All prices in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.
Thanks to Pieter M. Lechner, UCLA Microcomputer Support Office, for his
bibliography of 50 Internet books. Thanks to Connie Marijs
<otsgroup@pop.knoware.nl> for her continued assistance.
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You can receive it via anonymous FTP:
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