[Nottingham] Humble Book Bundle: Linux Geek by No Starch Press

[Martin]

Vadim,

Thanks for the note.


Folks,

Just now downloaded for a donation to Nostarch Press and the EFF:


Absolute_OpenBSD_2nd_edition.pdf
Arduino_Project_Handbook_vol1.pdf
Artists_Guide_to_Gimp_2nd_edition.pdf
Art_of_Debugging_with_GDB_DDD_and_Eclipse.pdf
Automate_the_Boring_Stuff_with_Python_new.pdf
Blender_Masterclass.pdf
Book_of_Gimp.pdf
Book_of_Gns3.pdf
Book_of_Inkscape.pdf
Book_of_PF_a_No-Nonsense_Guide_to_the_OpenBSD_Firewall_3rd_edition.pdf
Doing_Math_with_Python.pdf
Gnu_Make_Book.pdf
How_Linux_Works_2nd_edition.pdf
Linux_Programming_Interface.pdf
Perl_One-Liners.pdf
Think_Like_a_Programmer.pdf
Wicked_Cool_Shellscripts_2nd_edition.pdf



A quick glance through looks very good. They are well presented and look
to have good content.

The only minor spoiler is the rather tedious individual download
clicking needed from the Humble Bundle site and the untidy unhelpful
file names used. (wget didn't work. The list above has been tidied up.)


For my brief review: Nicely better than various books/manuals I've
seen/suffered for various proprietary stuff!

For any of those titles to be used for frequent reference... It is still
hard to beat reading from and thumbing through real paper copies. Most
of them show "$49" for the printed copy.


Are there any good e-readers that are useable for colour pdf/epub and
that are unencumbered by lock-in?


All good stuff!

Cheers,
Martin



On 25/07/18 20:02, VM wrote:
> BTW, the book on boring stuff and python is available at
> https://automatetheboringstuff.com/
> for free.
> Just in case nothing else looks tempting.


> On 23 July 2018 19:58:22 BST, Martin via Nottingham
> wrote:
> 
>     Folks,
> 
>     Roll up roll up, we have for this week only on the Humble Bundle:
> 
> 
>     Humble Book Bundle: Linux Geek by No Starch Press
>     https://www.humblebundle.com/books/linux-geek-books
> 
> 
>     Listed there, are e-books for...
> 
> 
>     Automate the Boring Stuff with Python:
>     Practical Programming for Total Beginners
> 
>     The Artist's Guide to GIMP:
>     Creative Techniques for Photographers, Artists, and Designers
>     Second Edition
> 
>     The Art of Debugging with GDB, DDD, and Eclipse
> 
>     Perl One-Liners: 130 Programs That Get Things Done
> 
>     The Book of GNS3:
>     Build Virtual Network Labs Using Cisco, Juniper, and More
> 
> 
>     The Book of Inkscape:
>     The Definitive Guide to the Free Graphics Editor
> 
>     The Book of GIMP:
>     A Complete Guide to Nearly Everything
> 
>     The Book of PF:
>     A No-Nonsense Guide to the OpenBSD Firewall
>     Third Edition
> 
>     The GNU Make Book
> 
>     Blender Master Class:
>     A Hands-On Guide to Modeling, Sculpting, Materials, and Rendering
> 
>     Doing Math with Python:
>     Use Programming to Explore Algebra, Statistics, Calculus, and More!
> 
> 
>     How Linux Works:
>     What Every Superuser Should Know
>     Second Edition
> 
>     Wicked Cool Shell Scripts:
>     101 Scripts for Linux, OS X, and UNIX Systems
>     Second Edition
> 
>     Absolute OpenBSD:
>     Unix for the Practical Paranoid
>     Second Edition
> 
>     Arduino Project Handbook Vol. 1:
>     25 Practical Projects to Get You Started
> 
>     Think Like a Programmer:
>     An Introduction to Creative Problem Solving
> 
> 
>     The Linux Programming Interface:
>     A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook
> 
> 
> 
>     Looks good for a few bits about Linux and Linux apps.
> 
>     Enjoy!
> 
>     Cheers,
>     Martin