The author of MySQL Cookbook Paul DuBois is one of the first group of contributors of MySQL online reference manuals, who has written many classic books about MySQL. It is important to note that this book isn't to teach you how to develop a complete and complex application; on the contrary, it is to help you overcome various problems had stumped you in MySQL database development. Therefore, it is suitable for all related personnels engaged in the development of database technology to read. And it has became one of must-read books for MySQL developers.

Beginning C# Programming with Visual Studio is a latest step-by-step beginner's guide for learning the C# and .NET Framework programming techniques using Visual Studio 2015 from scratch. It can lay a solid foundation for you to write excellent Windows programs.

The Principles of Beautiful Web Design tells about the basic concepts and rules of web design in a language that web designers can understand. Meanwhile, it also enlightens the technicians that making web pages is not just code editing, also needs to consider how to make the webpage has more elegant visual effects from the viewpoint of art.

Beginning Fingerstyle Blues Guitar is a classic and excellent  tutorial book (published in 1993) for playing the acoustic blues guitar. It broke down the whole learning process of fingerstyle blues step by step in only 98 pages and was written especially for beginners.

Maybe you ever found that too many computer network related books are full of boring text and web terms that let a reader feel tired and sleepy, which is the biggest obstacle for many beginners who want to learn the network technology. Then try the Head First Networking instead.