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- Date: Wed, 13 Apr 1994 02:00:10 -0700
- From: Kevin Savetz <savetz@rahul.net>
- Subject: Unofficial Internet Book List (version 0.3)
-
- Summary: List of books published about the Internet, its uses, users, tools,
- resources, culture and more.
-
- Archive-name: internet-services/internet-booklist
- Last-Modified: 1994/4/13
- Version: 0.3
-
- Unofficial Internet Book List
- version 0.3 - 13 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 <new>
- This Month's Featured Book
- Alphabetical List of Internet Books
- 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: 65
- Least expensive book: free (Guide for Accessing California Legislative Info)
- Most expensive book: $54.95 (Internet System Handbook)
- Thickest book: 1380 pages (The Internet Unleashed)
- Thinnest book: 30 pages (Guide for Accessing California Legislative Info)
- [These stats based on information I have on hand, not guaranteed.]
-
- *** This Month's Featured Book [updated 25 March 1994]
- [The "This Month's Featured Book" section will provide information about a
- particularly nifty new book. The section may not actually be updated monthly. I
- probably won't plug a book here unless I've actually seen it, and I reserve the
- right to occasionally but loudly mention my own projects here.:-)] Here's the
- table of contents from the whopping Internet Unleashed book, 1400 pages of
- Internet. Ordering info: 800/428-5331.
-
- Internet Unleashed:
- Foreword Kevin Kelly
- (Executive Editor, Wired)
- Introduction
-
- Part I - The Internet Explosion
- 1. Introducing the Internet Martin Moore
- 2. The Internet Today and Tomorrow Martin Moore
- 3. The Future of the Internet Martin Moore
-
- Part II - How the Internet Works
- 4. The Network of Networks Martin Moore
- 5. Domain Names and Internet Addresses Martin Moore
-
- Part III - Plugging into the Internet
- 6. Finding Access as a User Kevin M. Savetz
- 7. Finding Access as an Organization Kevin M. Savetz
- 8. Connecting a LAN to the Internet William Dutcher
- 9. High-Speed Internet Connections Robert J. Berger
- 10.Managing Internet Security Tom Caldwell
- 11.Selecting an Internet Consultant Elizabeth Lane Lawley
- or Trainer
-
- Part IV - Communicating with Others
- 12. Internet E-Mail: Overview Ron Dippold
- 13. Internet E-Mail Programs for DOS, Ron Dippold
- Windows and Macintosh
- 14. Internet E-Mail Gateways Ron Dippold
- 15. Joining in on Discussions: Phillip Paxton
- Using Listserv Mailing Lists
- 16. Creating and Maintaining Diane K. Kovacs
- Listserv Mailing Lists Michael Kovacs
- and Electronic Journals
- 17. Reading and Posting the News: Tim Parker
- Using Usenet
- 18. Live Conversations: Helen Rose
- Internet Relay Chat and Others
-
- Part V - Finding and Sharing Information
- 19. Finding and Sharing Information: Billy Barron
- Introduction and Tips
- 20. Finding People on the Internet Billy Barron
- 21. InterNIC: Network Information Susan Calcari
- Services For Everyone
- 22. FTP: Retrieving Files Kevin Barron
- 23. Logging Into Other Computers Martin Moore
- with Telnet and Rlogin
- 24. Archie: An Archive of Archives Philip Baczewski
- 25. Using and Finding Gophers Clay Irving
- 26. Creating Your Own Gopher Kevin Barron
- 27. Searching Gopherspace with Veronica Fred Barrie
- 28. WAIS: The Database of Databases Richard J. Smith
- Mark Gibbs
- 29. World Wide Web: Linking Ivan Pope
- Information with Hypertext
- 30. Mosaic: Window on the Web Karen Howell, Rick Lacy
- and Carl Sutter
- 31. Campus-Wide Information Systems Judy Hallman
- 32. Opening Doors with Hytelnet Peter Scott
- 33. UnCovering Magazine Articles Steve Bang
- 34. ClariNet: Electronic Newspapers Brad Templeton
- and More
-
- Part VI Using the Internet: Business
- 35. Business Growth on the Internet Jill H. Ellsworth
- 36. Why Do Business on the Internet? Jill H. Ellsworth
- 37. Acceptable Use and Business Jill H. Ellsworth
- 38. Marketing Your Products Jill H. Ellsworth
- and Services
- 39. Business on the Internet: Jill H. Ellsworth
- Industry Examples
-
- Part VII - Using the Internet: Libraries
- 40. An Internet Connection Susan Kinnell
- for School Libraries
- 41. The Internet in Academic Libraries Lou Rosenfeld
- 42. Net-Surfing Public Librarians John Iliff
- 43. Library of Congress: John Iliff
- The Power of Information
- 44. The Virtual Library Laura Windsor
-
- Part VIII - Using the Internet: Education
- 45. Schoolkids and the Net Janet Murray
- 46. Colleges and Universities Billy Barron
- on the Internet
- 47. ERIC and Educational Resources Steve Bang
- 48. Distance Education Jill H. Ellsworth
- 49. Education for the Internet Joseph Janes
-
- Part IX - Using the Internet: Community/Government
- 50. Virtual Communities: James Barnett
- ECHO and the WELL Cliff Figallo
- 51. Community Computing and Free-Net Terrence J. Miller
- 52. Net Activism David H. Rothman
- 53. Federal Information on the Internet Maggie Parhamovich
-
- Part X - Internet Issues and Controversies
- 54. Crackers and Viruses Billy Barron
- 55. Electronic Literacy John S. Malkulowich
- 56. Information Overload Andrew Kantor
- 57. Electronic Privacy Lance Rose
- 58. Copyright on the Networks Lance Rose
- 59. Freedom of Online Speech Lance Rose
-
- Part XI - Internet Diversions, Fun, and Challenges
- 60. Interactive Multi-User Realities: Joseph R. Poirier
- MUDs, MOOs, MUCKs, and MUSHes
- 61. The Internet Hunt
- 62. Virtual Reality on the Internet David H. Mitchell
-
- Appendixes
- A. Internet Access Providers:
- The PDial List
- B. Tools Every Internetter Should Have Ron Dippold
- C. UNIX Basics and Tips Steve Bang
- D. Internet Domain Names
- E. Internet Resources: Books,
- Articles and Online Publications
- F. Using the Software
-
- The book's disk includes a variety of software for the PC user.
- * Chameleon Sampler, from NetManage - TCP/IP Windows software for a
- SLIP connection, plus a suite of Internet tools, including FTP,
- Telnet and e-mail
- * Hgopher - a Windows Gopher+ client
- * UUCode - for uuencoding and uudecoding binary files
- * And three online directories of mailing lists, newsgroups and
- Listservs, with a Windows-based frontend search utility
-
- *** Alphabetical List of Internet Books
- 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
- Availability: 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
- Availability: 1994
- For more information: ?
- 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: ?
- Goodies: DOS disk
- Availability: ?
- For more information: ?
- Notes:
-
- Title: Connecting to the Internet
- Author: Susan Estrada
- Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates
- ISBN: 1-56592-061-9
- Price: $15.95
- Pages: 170
- Availability: 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 it's 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
- Availability: 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: 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
- Availability: 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: ?
- ISBN: 0-442-01770-7
- Price: $29.95
- Pages: ?
- Availability: ?
- For more information: ?
- Notes:
-
- 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
- Availability: ?
- For more information: ?
- Notes:
-
- 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: ?
- Availability: ?
- 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
- Availability: 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: Exploring the Internet: a Technical Travelogue
- Author: Carl Malamud
- Publisher: Prentice-Hall
- ISBN: 0-13-296898-3
- Price: $26.95
- Pages: 379
- Availability: 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: 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
- Availability: 1994
- For more information: comments@leginfo.public.ca.gov
- 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. {I think this pamphlet is also available online. Can anyone
- tell me where?}
-
- 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
- Availability: 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: ?
- Price: ?
- Pages: ?
- Availability: 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.)
-
- Title: The Instant Internet Guide
- Author: Brent Heslop & David Angell
- Publisher: Addison-Wesley
- ISBN: 0-201-62707-8
- Price: $14.95
- Pages: 209
- Availability: 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 Basics
- Author: Steve Lambert & Walt Howe
- Publisher: Random House
- ISBN: 0-679-75023-1
- Price: $27.00
- Pages: 495
- Availability: 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
- Availability: 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
- Availability: ?
- For more information: ?
- 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
- Availability: ?
- 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
- Availability: 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: ?
- Pages: 166
- Availability: 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
- Availability: 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: The Internet for Dummies
- Author: John Levine & Carol Baroudi
- Publisher: IDG Books
- ISBN: 1-56884-024-1
- Price: $19.95
- Pages: 355
- Availability: 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
- Availability: 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
- Availability: 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
- Availability: 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: Internet: Mailing Lists
- Author: Edward Hardie & Vivian Neou
- Publisher: Prentice Hall
- ISBN: 0-13-289661-3
- Price: $26.00
- Pages: 356
- Availability: 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: ?
- Availability: ?
- 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
- Availability: ?
- 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
- Availability: 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: ?
- Availability: 1993
- For more information: ?
- Notes:
-
- Title: Internet Public Access Guide
- Author: Phil Hughes
- Publisher: SSC Publications
- ISBN: 0-916151-70-0
- Price: $2.95
- Pages: 64
- Availability: 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
- Availability: ?
- For more information: 800-428-5331 or 317-581-3500
- Notes:
-
- Title: The Internet Roadmap
- Author: Bennett Falk
- Publisher: Sybex
- ISBN: 0-7821-1365-6
- Price: $12.99
- Pages: 263
- Availability: 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
- Availability: 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: ?
- Availability: 1993
- For more information:
- Thanks for the info:
- Notes:
-
- Title: The Internet Unleashed
- Author: 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.)
- Availability: Late March/Early 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: ?
- Availability: 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
- Availability: 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.
- Availability: 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: The Matrix: Computer Networks and Conferencing Systems Worldwide
- Author: John S. Quarterman
- Publisher: Digital Press
- ISBN: 0-13-565607-9
- Price: $50.00
- Pages: ?
- Availability: ?
- 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
- Availability: 1993
- For more information: ?
- Notes:
-
- Title: netguide [1]
- Author: Peter Rutten, Albert Bayers III & Kelly Moloni
- Publisher: Random House
- ISBN: 0-679-75106-8
- Price: $19.00
- Pages: ?
- Availability: ?
- For more information: ?
- Notes:
-
- 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
- Availability: 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: ?
- Price: ?
- Pages: ?
- Availability: 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: ?
- Availability: ?
- For more information: ?
- Notes:
-
- 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
- Availability: 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. Indispensible guide to connecting your modem to the
- world.
-
- 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.
- Availability: 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: $7
- Pages: ?
- Availability: ?
- 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: $7
- Pages: ?
- Availability: ?
- 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: $7
- Pages: ?
- Availability: ?
- 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: $7
- Pages: ?
- Availability: ?
- 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: $7
- Pages: ?
- Availability: ?
- 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: $7
- Pages: ?
- Availability: ?
- 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
- Availability: 1993
- For more information: ?
- Notes:
-
- Title: sendmail
- Author: Bryan Costales
- Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates
- ISBN: 1-56592-056-2
- Price: $32.95
- Pages: 830
- Availability: 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
- Availability: 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: 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
- Availability: 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
- Availability: 1991
- For more information: ?
- Notes:
-
- 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
- Availability: 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
- Availability: 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
- Availability: 2nd edition, April 1994
- For more information: ?
- 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.
-
- 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.
- Availability: 1994
- For more information: dilennox@aol.com
- Notes:
-
- Title: Zen & the Art of Internet
- Author: Brendan Kehoe
- Publisher: Prentice Hall
- ISBN: 0-13-121492-6
- Price: $23.95
- Pages: 193
- Availability: 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
- Availability: ?
- For more information: ?
- Notes:
-
- *** Publisher/Ordering Information
- Addison-Wesley orders: (800) 822-6339. "Have your credit card handy!"
-
- O'Reilly & Associates: 707-829-0515, Fax 707-829-0104. 103A Morris Street,
- Sebastopol CA 95472.
-
- { Have any additions for me?}
-
- *** 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-related
- book is missing, or information herein needs updating, please 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 referring.
-
- 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.
-
- *** Where to Find this Document
- This document is brand new, give it a couple of weeks to propagate to these
- places before complaining that you can't find it as advertised.
-
- This file is posted twice monthly (on the 5th and 19th of each month) to the
- Usenet newsgroups alt.internet.services, alt.online-service,
- alt.books.technical, misc.books.technical, alt.bbs.internet, misc.answers,
- alt.answers and news.answers. (Whew!)
-
- You can receive it via anonymous FTP:
- rtfm.mit.edu:/pub/usenet/news.answers/internet-services/internet-booklist
-
- You can receive it via electronic mail:
- To: mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu
- Subject: <subject line is ignored>
- Body: send usenet/news.answers/internet-services/internet-booklist
-
- You can receive each new edition of this document automatically via electronic
- mail, if you are so inclined: send e-mail to "savetz@rahul.net" and ask nicely
- to be added to the distribution list.
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