We the Media – Grassroots Journalism By the People, For the People (January)
By Dan Gillmor
352 pages
$16.99 US

In We the Media, nationally acclaimed newspaper columnist and blogger Dan Gillmor shows how anyone can produce the news, using personal blogs, Internet chat groups, email, and a host of other tools. He tells the story of this emerging phenomenon and sheds light on this deep shift in how we make--and consume--the news. Journalism in the 21st century will be fundamentally different from the Big Media oligarchy that prevails today. We the Media casts light on the future of journalism, and invites us all to be part of it.

Makers – All Kinds of People Making Amazing Things In Their Backyard, Basement or Garage
By Bob Parks
184 pages
$24.95 US

Celebrating digital tinkering, hardware hacks and DIY of all stripes, O'Reilly introduces Makers, a beautiful hardbound book celebrating the creativity and resourcefulness of the DIY movement. Author Bob Parks profiles 100 people and their homebrew projects--people who make ingenious things in their backyards, basements, and garages. Technologies old and new are used in service of the serious and the amusing, the practical and the outrageous as Makers explores both the inventions and the characters behind them in living color.

Open Sources 2.0 – The Continuing Evolution
By Chris DiBona, Mark Stone, Danese Cooper
488 pages
$29.95 US
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Open Sources 2.0 is a collection of insightful and thought-provoking essays from today's technology leaders that continues painting the evolutionary picture that developed in the 1999 book Open Sources: Voices from the Revolution .

These essays explore open source's impact on the software industry and reveal how open source concepts are infiltrating other areas of commerce and society. The essays appeal to a broad audience: the software developer will find thoughtful reflections on practices and methodology from leading open source developers like Jeremy Allison and Ben Laurie, while the business executive will find analyses of business strategies from the likes of Sleepycat co-founder and CEO Michael Olson and Open Source Business Conference founder Matt Asay.

Revolution in The Valley – The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made
By Andy Hertzfeld
320 pages
$24.95 US
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Revolution in the Valley traces the development of the Macintosh computer from its inception as an underground skunkworks project in 1979 to its triumphant introduction in 1984 and beyond. In this vivid first-hand account, author and key Macintosh developer Andy Hertzfeld reveals exactly what it was like to be a key player in one of the most important technical achievements in modern history.

Mind Hacks – Tips & Tricks for Using Your Brain
By Tom Stafford, Matt Webb
394 pages
$24.95 US
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This exploration into the moment-by-moment works of the brain uses cognitive neuroscience to present experiments, tricks, and tips related to vision, motor skills, attention, cognition, and subliminal perception. Each hack examines specific operations of the brain. By seeing how the brain responds, you'll learn more about how the brain is put together. If you want to find out what's going on in your head, then Mind Hacks is the key.

Spam Kings – The Real Story behind the High-Rolling Hucksters Pushing Porn, Pills, and %*@)# Enlargements
By Brian McWilliams
368 pages
$22.95 US
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The mounting onslaught of email pitches for porn, pills, and penis enlargement has some techno-pundits declaring that spam is on the verge of destroying the Internet. In Spam Kings, author and veteran investigative journalist Brian S. McWilliams delivers a compelling account of the cat-and-mouse game played by spam entrepreneurs (including the notorious Davis Wolfgang Hawke, "Dr. Fatburn," and Scott Richter) in search of easy fortunes and the cyber-vigilantes who are trying to stop them.

Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing
By Andrew M. St. Laurent
207 pages
$24.95 US
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Licensing is a major part of what open source and free software are all about, but it's still one of the most complicated areas of law. Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing explains your licensing options, how they compare and interoperate, and how license choices affect project possibilities. If you're an open source/free software developer, this book is an absolute necessity.

We the Media – Grassroots Journalism by the People, for the People
By Dan Gillmor
320 pages
$24.95 US
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Grassroots journalists are dismantling Big Media's monopoly on the news, transforming it from a lecture to a conversation. Not content to accept the news as reported, these readers-turned-reporters are publishing in real time to a worldwide audience via the Internet. The impact of their work is just beginning to be felt by professional journalists and the newsmakers they cover. In We the Media: Grassroots Journalism by the People, for the People, nationally known business and technology columnist Dan Gillmor tells the story of this emerging phenomenon, and sheds light on this deep shift in how we make and consume the news.

Just a Geek – Unflinchingly honest tales of the search for life, love and fulfillment beyond the Starship Enterprise
By Wil Wheaton
296 pages
$24.95 US

Wil Wheaton has never been one to take the conventional path to success. Despite early stardom through his childhood role in the motion picture "Stand By Me", and growing up on television as Wesley Crusher on "Star Trek: The Next Generation", Wil left Hollywood in pursuit of happiness, purpose, and a viable means of paying the bills. In the oddest of places, Topeka, Kansas, Wil discovered that despite his claims to fame, he was at heart Just a Geek.

Hackers & Painters – Big Ideas from the Computer Age
By Paul Graham
267 pages
$22.95 US
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Written in clear, narrative style, Hackers & Painters examines issues such as the rightness of web-based applications, the programming language renaissance, spam filtering, the Open Source Movement, Internet startups and more. In each essay, Graham moves beyond widely held beliefs about the way that programmers work as he tells important stories about the kinds of people behind tech innovations, revealing distinctions about their characters and their craft. No hackers reading this book will fail to recognize themselves within these pages. No programmer will put it down without new thoughts actively percolating.

Dancing Barefoot
By Wil Wheaton
116 pages
$14.95 US

Wil Wheaton--blogger, geek, and Star Trek: The Next Generation's Wesley Crusher--gives us five true tales of life, love, and the absurdities of Hollywood in Dancing Barefoot. Far from the usual celebrity tell-all, Dancing Barefoot is a vivid, personal account of Wil's search for his true self. If you've ever fallen in love, attended a Star Trek convention, or pondered the meaning of life, you'll find a kindred soul in the pages of Dancing Barefoot.

Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman and the Free – Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software
By Sam Williams
240 pages
$22.95 US

Free as in Freedom interweaves biographical snapshots of GNU project founder Richard Stallman with the political, social and economic history of the free software movement. It examines Stallman's unique personality and how that personality has been at turns a driving force and a drawback in terms of the movement's overall success.

The Root of All Evil
By Illiad
144 pages
$12.95 US

It's back to Columbia Internet, "the friendliest, hardest-working, and most neurotic little Internet Service Provider in the world," for our third installment from the hit online comic, User Friendly. The cast: hard-core techies, self-absorbed sales staff, well-meaning execs, and assorted almost-humans. The background: too little office space, warring operating systems, and eternally clueless customers.

Beyond Contact: A Guide to SETI and Communicating – A Guide to SETI and Communicating with Alien Civilizations
By Brian McConnell
432 pages
$24.95 US

In Beyond Contact: A Guide to SETI and Communicating with Alien Civilizations, author Brian McConnell examines the science and technology behind the search for intelligent life in space, from the physics of inter-stellar laser and radio communication to information theory and linguistics. If you've ever wondered whether it really would be possible to communicate with other civilizations, you'll want to read this book.

Peer-to-Peer: Harnessing the Power of Disruptive T – Harnessing the Power of Disruptive Technologies
By Nelson Minar, Marc Hedlund, Clay Shirky, Tim O'Reilly, Dan Bricklin, David Anderson, Jeremie Miller, Adam Langley, Gene Kan, Alan Brown, Marc Waldman, Lorrie Faith Cranor, Aviel Rubin, Roger Dingledine, Michael Freedman, David Molnar, Rael Dornfest, Dan Brickley, Theodore Hong, Richard Lethin, Jon Udell, Nimisha Asthagiri, Walter Tuvell, Brandon Wiley
448 pages
$29.95 US
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This book presents the goals that drive the developers of the best-known peer-to-peer systems, the problems they've faced, and the technical solutions they've found. The contributors are leading developers of well-known peer-to-peer systems, such as Gnutella, Freenet, Jabber, Popular Power, SETI@Home, Red Rover, Publius, Free Haven, Groove Networks, and Reputation Technologies. Topics include metadata, performance, trust, resource allocation, reputation, security, and gateways between systems.

The Cathedral & the Bazaar – Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary
By Eric S. Raymond
256 pages
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The Cathedral & the Bazaar is a must for anyone who cares about the future of the computer industry or the dynamics of the information economy. This revised and expanded paperback edition includes new material on open source developments in 1999 and 2000. Raymond's clear and effective writing style accurately describing the benefits of open source software has been key to its success.

Database Nation: The Death of Privacy in the 21st – The Death of Privacy in the 21st Century
By Simson Garfinkel
336 pages
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As the 21st century begins, advances in technology endanger our privacy in ways never before imagined. This newly revised update of the popular hardcover edition, Database Nation: The Death of Privacy in the 21st Century, is the compelling account of how invasive technologies will affect our lives in the coming years. It's a timely, far-reaching, entertaining, and thought-provoking look at the serious threats to privacy facing us today.

User Friendly
By Illiad
128 pages
$12.95 US

One of the funniest, most off-beat, and original comic strips to come along in years, User Friendly tells the story of Columbia Internet, "the friendliest, hardest-working, and most neurotic little Internet Service Provider in the world." User Friendly reads like Dilbert for the open-source community. It provides outsiders a lighthearted look at the world of the hard-core geek and allows those who make their living dwelling in this world a chance to laugh at themselves.

Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution – Voices from the Open Source Revolution
280 pages
$24.95 US
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In Open Sources, leaders of Open Source come together in print for the first time to discuss the new vision of the software industry they have created, through essays that explain how the movement works, why it succeeds, and where it is going. A powerful vision from the movement's spiritual leaders, this book reveals the mysteries of how open development builds better software and how businesses can leverage freely available software for a competitive business advantage.

Cult of Mac – The Cult of Mac is an in-depth look at Mac users and their unique, creative, and often very funny culture. Like fans of a football team or a rock group, Macintosh fans have their own customs, with clearly defined obsessions, rites and passages. From peopl
By Leander Kahney
280 pages
$39.95 US

Written by Wired news journalist Leander Kahney, The Cult of Mac is an in-depth look at Mac users and their unique, creative, and often very funny culture. Like fans of a football team or a rock group, Macintosh fans have their own customs, with clearly defined obsessions, rites and passages. From people who get Mac tattoos and haircuts, to those who furnish their apartments out of empty Mac boxes, this book details Mac fandom in all of its forms.

Spam Letters
By Jonathan Land
336 pages
$14.95 US

From the man behind TheSpamLetters.com - featured in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, and Slashdot - comes a collection of brilliant and entertaining correspondence with the people who send out mass junk emailings (a.k.a. spam). Compiled from the nearly 200 entries written by Jonathan Land, The Spam Letters taunts, prods, and parodies the faceless salespeople in your inbox, giving you a chuckle at their expense. If you hate spam, you'll love The Spam Letters.

Apple Confidential 2.0 – The Definitive History of the World's Most Colorful Company
By Owen Linzmayer
344 pages
$19.95 US

Apple Confidential examines the tumultuous history of America's best-known Silicon Valley start-up--from its legendary founding almost 30 years ago, through a series of disastrous executive decisions, to its return to profitability, and including Apple's recent move into the music business. This updated and expanded edition is full of new quotes, timelines, charts, and photos.

Steal This Computer Book 3 – What They Won't Tell You About the Internet
By Wallace Wang
384 pages
$24.95 US

This offbeat, non-technical book looks at what hackers do, how they do it, and how you can protect yourself. The third edition of this bestseller adopts the same informative, irreverent, and entertaining style that made the first two editions a huge success. Thoroughly updated, this edition also covers rootkits, spyware, web bugs, identity theft, hacktivism, wireless hacking (wardriving), biometrics, and firewalls.

Zero-Day Exploit: Countdown to Darkness – Countdown to Darkness
By Rob Shein, Marcus Sachs
339 pages
$49.95 US

A group of highly sophisticated cyber-terrorists have developed a Zero-Day Exploit targeting critical, pertrochemical infrastructure systems in the United States. Once launched, the exploit will cripple the country's ability to respond or defend itself. The only defense against disaster rests with an elite cyber-security expert with the skill and savvy to thwart the plot.

Richard Thieme's Islands in the Clickstream – Reflections on Life in a Virtual World
By Richard Thieme
360 pages
$29.95 US

"Islands in the Clickstream" is a series of thousand word essays exploring social and cultural dimensions of technology and the larger concerns of our lives. Their focus ranges beyond the impact of technology to spirituality, psychological insight, and social commentary. The author's credibility and work as a professional speaker immersed in technology who was also an Episcopal priest for sixteen years provides a perfect platform for supporting the book.

IT Ethics Handbook – Right and Wrong for IT Professionals
By Stephen Northcutt, Cynthia Madden
648 pages
$49.95 US

Ethical judgments are no different in the area of computing from those in any other area. Computers raise problems of privacy, ownership, theft, and power, to name but a few. This book covers subjects ranging from defensive architecture, offensive issues, privacy, the use of information, and the human element of employer and employee ethics. The book is written by IT professionals for IT professionals, and always brings any discussion back to a practical example and application.

Stealing the Network: How to Own a Continent
By FX, Ryan Russell, Roelof Temmingh, Russ Rogers, Jay Beale, Joe Grand, Kevin Mitnick, Fyodor, Paul Craig, Thor, Tom Parker
432 pages
$49.95 US

A fictional continent is emerging as a major new economic, political and military force on the world stage. However, their rapid growth has left little in the way of time and money to shore up their Internet backbone, and it is vulnerable to a potentially catastrophic attack. Who are the bad guys? What do they want? How will it end? The only way to know for sure is to read this fascinating cyber-thriller, written by a team of the most accomplished cyber-security specialists in the world. We could tell you their real names, but then we'd have to kill you.