Exploring Top Books of Shelfari

Java Development with Ant

by Steve Loughran, Erik Hatcher

The most widely used build tool for Java projects, Ant is cross-platform, extensible, simple, and fast. It scales from small personal projects to large, multi-team J2EE projects. And, most importantly, it's easy to learn. Java Development with Ant systematically explores what Ant can do and how to apply it to your project. Whether you are new to Ant or an experienced user, this book will show you powerful and... (more)

Ant in Action

by Steve Loughran, Steve Loughran

This second edition of a Manning bestseller has been revised and re-titled to fit the 'In Action' Series by Steve Loughran, an Ant project committer. Ant in Action introduces Ant and how to use it for test-driven Java application development. Ant itself is moving to v1.7, a major revision, at the end of 2006 so the timing for the book is right. A single application of increasing complexity, followed throughout... (more)

Diary of a Madman

by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol

Opening a door to a bizarre world of broad comedy, fantasy, and social commentary, the title story offers an unforgettable depiction of a lunatic civil servant and his struggles to be noticed by the woman he loves. This excellent introduction to Gogol also features "Nevski Prospect" and "The Portrait."

Chambers of horrors

by Robert Bloch

The Dreams in the Witch House: And Other Weird Stories (Penguin Classics)

The Dreams in the Witch House: And Other Weird Stories (Penguin Classics)

by S. T. Joshi, H. P. Lovecraft

Plagued by insane nightmare visions, Walter Gilman seeks help in Miskatonic University’s infamous library of forbidden books, where, in the pages of Abdul Alhazred’s dreaded Necronomicon , he finds terrible hints that seem to connect his own studies in advanced mathematics with the fantastic legends of elder magic. "The Dreams in the Witch House," gathered together here with more than twenty other tales... (more)

The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories

The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories

by S. T. Joshi, H. P. Lovecraft

Howard Phillips Lovecraft's unique contribution to American literature was a melding of traditional supernaturalism (derived chiefly from Edgar Allan Poe) with the genre of science fiction that emerged in the early 1920s. This new Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics edition brings together a dozen of the master's tales-from his early short stories "Under the Pyramids" (originally ghostwritten for Harry Houdini) and... (more)

Final Reckonings (Complete Stories of Robert Bloch)Robert Bloch

Final Reckonings (Complete Stories of Robert Bloch)

by Robert Bloch

Best known as the author of "Psycho", Robert Bloch is world-renowned for his stories of horror, mystery, fantasy, and science fiction. Many of the 25 stories in this first volume of "The Complete Stories of Robert Bloch" have been unavailable for decades. The stories are in his classic style of gripping suspense, science fiction and fantasy. As Bloch writes, "These stories in this collection have a common theme;... (more)

Tales of Hoffmann; ([Chosen books from abroad])

Tales of Hoffmann; ([Chosen books from abroad])

by R. J. Hollingdale, E. T. A. Hoffmann

This selection of Hoffmann's finest short stories vividly demonstrates his intense imagination and preoccupation with the supernatural, placing him at the forefront of both surrealism and the modern horror genre. Suspense dominates tales such as "Mademoiselle de Scudery", in which an apprentice goldsmith and a female novelist find themselves caught up in a series of jewel thefts and murders. In the sinister... (more)

The Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood

The Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood

by Algernon Blackwood

Thirteen great stories by foremost British 20th-century supernaturalist: "The Willows," "The Wendigo," "Ancient Sorceries," others.

Pro Apache Ant (Pro)

by Matthew Moodie

Pro Apache Ant is ideal for Java developers who need to use the leading open source build tool out there for development and project management. It is organized around chronological tasks instead of alphabetical functions, using a sample application throughout the set-up, from calling database scripts to unit testing. Practical examples are used at every stage and each task includes a concrete example. The... (more)

The Call of Cthulhu

by S. T. Joshi, H. P. Lovecraft

An unparalleled selection of fiction from H. P. Lovecraft, master of the American horror tale Long after his death, H. P. Lovecraft continues to enthrall readers with his gripping tales of madness and cosmic terror, and his effect on modern horror fiction continues to be felt-- Stephen King, Anne Rice, and Clive Barker have acknowledged his influence. His unique contribution to American literature was a melding... (more)