THE BOOKS

Tech history, humor, donut poetry, and programming. Have I missed anything?

Tech History

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Androids

The Team That Built the Android Operating System

In 2004, Android was two people who wanted to build camera software. But nobody wanted to fund them. Today, Android is a large team at Google, shipping an operating system to over three billion devices worldwide. This is the inside story of how that happened—told by the people who made it happen.

Humor

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Round and Holy

Poems about Donuts

Once in a generation, a book comes along that will change your life. This is not that book. These richly illustrated poems celebrate humanity's greatest achievement: the donut. Grab a coffee, a glazed donut, and enjoy some light reading.

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When I am King...

Volume I

When I am King... this book will be required reading. Until then, consider it important background reading on future social policy. And an excellent beer coaster. This collection of essays explores life's problems from working to relationships and parenting, suggesting funny solutions.

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When I am King . . . II

Volume II

Health. Politics. Education. Coffee. Bamboo. These are serious problems that plague us every day. Wouldn't we like a friendly monarch to take over and solve them for us? This book covers deep societal problems along with reasonable solutions, if only we would elect the author.

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Programming

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Filthy Rich Clients

Animated Effects for Desktop Java Apps

Filthy Rich Clients refers to ultra-graphically rich applications that ooze cool. They suck the user in and hang on with excitement. This book shows you how to build better, more effective, cooler desktop applications that intensify the user experience using Java.

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Flex 4 Fun

Graphical and Animation side of Flex 4

With this book you'll have fun exploring the graphical and animation side of the Flex 4 SDK. This book is specifically about the graphical and animation technologies in Flex 4 that enable better user experiences: the "fun" stuff.

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