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  A Promise Is a Promise

  by Robert Munsch, Michael Kusugak, Vladyana Krykorka

  ". . . warmth and humor of Munsch at his best."--Globe & Mail. Full-color illustrations.
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  Robert C. Martin Series

  Clean Code

  A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship

  by Robert C. Martin

  Even bad code can function. But if code isn’t clean, it can bring a development organization to its knees. Every year, countless hours and significant resources are lost because of poorly written code. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Noted software expert Robert C. Martin presents a revolutionary paradigm with Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship . Martin has teamed up with his colleagues... (more)
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  Solid Code

  by Donis Marshall, John Bruno

  With insights direct from Microsoft s own development teams and across the software-development life cycle learn best practices for writing solid, well-formed, efficient code. Ideal for new to intermediate level developers, but with fresh insights for more experienced programmers, SOLID CODE will help improve your coding techniques at each phase of product development: design, prototyping, implementation,... (more)
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  Lan Times Guide to SQL (LAN Times Series)

  by James R. Groff, Paul N. Weinberg

  This book describes what SQL is, why it is important, and how to use it. SQL is Structured Query Language developed at IBM as a standard Query and Programming language for all their networked computers. This book is not specific to one brand or dialect of SQL. Rather, it describes the core of the SQL language and the differences among the most popular SQL variations such as OS/2, Oracle, Sybase, Ingres, and dBASE... (more)
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  Writing Solid Code: Microsoft's Techniques for Developing Bug-Free C Programs (Microsoft Programming Series)

  by Steve Maguire

  "This book has useful things to say and an engaging way of saying them...a worthwhile addition to the shelves of any full-time programmer." - PC Week. Here, from a former Microsoft developer, are super secrets for developing bug-free C programs. Maguire provides examples of how bugs are caught at Microsoft (using actual case histories) and shows how readers can use these proven programming techniques to get... (more)
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  All the Colors of the Earth (Mulberry Books)

  by Sheila Hamanaka

  Celebrate the colors of children and the colors of love--not black or white or yellow or red, but roaring brown, whispering gold, tinkling pink, and more.
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  The Art and Craft of Problem Solving

  by Paul Zeitz

  The newly revised Second Edtion of this distinctive text uniquely blends interesting problems with strategies, tools, and techniques to develop mathematical skill and intuition necessary for problem solving. Readers are encouraged to do math rather than just study it. The author draws upon his experience as a coach for the International Mathematics Olympiad to give students an enhanced sense of mathematics and the... (more)
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  Becoming Agile: ...in an imperfect world

  by Greg Smith, Ahmed Sidky

  Many books discuss Agile from a theoretical or academic perspective. Becoming Agile takes a different approach and focuses on explaining Agile from a case-study perspective. Agile principles are discussed, explained, and then demonstrated in the context of a case study that flows throughout the book. The case study is based on a mixture of the author's real-world experiences. Becoming Agile also focuses... (more)
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  Beginner Books

  Are You My Mother?

  by Philip D. Eastman

  When a baby bird hatches while his mother is out searching for food, he leaves the nest for a series of adventures to try to determine his mother's identity.
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  Caps for Sale

  A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business

  by Esphyr Slobodkina

  Monkey Business "Caps! Caps for sale! Fifty cents a cap!" The peddler has huge stack of caps, balanced carefully on top of his head. Brown caps, blue caps, gray caps, and red caps. But no one wants to buy a cap. So he goes for a walk in the country, and takes a nap under a shady tree. When he wakes up, the caps are gone -- al except his own checked one. Where could his caps have disappeared to? And how will he... (more)
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  Practices of an Agile Developer

  by Andrew Hunt, Venkat Subramaniam

  Want to be a better developer? This books collects the personal habits, ideas, and approaches of successful agile software developers and presents them in a series of short, easy-to-digest tips. This isn't academic fluff; follow these ideas and you'll show yourself, your teammates, and your managers real results. These are the proven and effective agile practices that will make you a better developer. This... (more)
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  The Pragmatic Programmer

  From Journeyman to Master

  by David Thomas, Andrew Hunt

  If I'm putting together a project, it's the authors of this book that I want. . . . And failing that I'd settle for people who've read their book." -- Ward Cunningham Straight from the programming trenches, The Pragmatic Programmer cuts through the increasing specialization and technicalities of modern software development to examine the core process--taking a requirement and producing working,... (more)
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  C# Cookbook, 2nd Edition (Cookbooks (O'Reilly))

  by Stephen Teilhet, Jay Hilyard

  With "C# Cookbook, 2nd Edition," you'll be able to learn and improve your mastery of both the C# language and the .NET platform. This updated bestseller has been completely revised to account for C# 2.0, the latest version of this popular object-oriented programming language. It also includes more than 100 new code solutions (over 300 overall) to common problems and tasks that you're sure to face as a C#... (more)
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  GUI Bloopers: Don'ts and Do's for Software Developers and Web Designers (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Interactive Technologies)

  by Jeff Johnson

  GUI Bloopers looks at user interface design bloopers from commercial software, Web sites, and information appliances, explaining how intelligent, well-intentioned professionals made these dreadful mistakes--and how you can avoid them. While equipping you with all the theory needed to learn from these examples, GUI expert Jeff Johnson also presents the reality of interface design in an entertaining, anecdotal, and... (more)
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  Applications = Code + Markup: A Guide to the Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation (Pro - Developer)

  by Charles Petzold

  In this book, Windows programming legend Charles Petzold covers in parallel the two interfaces that make up the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). From the outset, the reader can shift focus seamlessly between Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) and C# to see them as flip sides of the same processes. Beginning in the first chapter, Petzold presents the general syntax of the XAML and corresponding... (more)
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  Extreme Programming Adventures in C# (DV-Microsoft Professional)

  by Ron Jeffries

  Apply what you know about extreme programming and object-oriented design to learning C# and the Microsoft® .NET Framework on the fly. Author Ron Jeffries, a leading voice and practitioner in the extreme programming movement, demonstrates how to apply its key concepts—including the use of customer stories, customer acceptance tests, and "Spikes"—and the fundamental techniques of Simple Design, Test-Driven... (more)
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  Test Driven Development: A Practical Guide

  by David Astels

  This book teaches programmers how to make Test Driven Development (TDD) work in their organization. TDD is unique because it forces the programmer to write tests for code before the code is actually written. This process is the reverse of how software testing has traditionally been conducted, but TDD ensures that software is produced more efficiently. A test-first mentality allows the programmer to define,... (more)
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  Agile Software Development with Scrum

  by Mike Beedle, Ken Schwaber

  eXtreme Programming is an ideal many software shops would love to reach, but with the constant pressures to produce software quickly, they cannot actually implement it. The Agile software process allows a company to implement eXtreme Programming quickly and immediately-and to begin producing software incrementally in as little as 30 days! Implementing eXtreme Programming is easier said than done. The process can... (more)
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  Agile Principles, Patterns, and Practices in C#

  by Robert C. Martin

  With the award-winning book Agile Software Development: Principles, Patterns, and Practices, Robert C. Martin helped bring Agile principles to tens of thousands of Java and C++ programmers. Now .NET programmers have a definitive guide to agile methods with this completely updated volume from Robert C. Martin and Micah Martin, Agile Principles, Patterns, and Practices in C#. This book presents a series of case... (more)