#2540
Dorling Kindersley Handbook of Birds of the World was written by Colin Harrison (deceased doctor who has studied birds more than 50 years), Alan Greensmith (a bird watcher, traveler + bird book collector) and published by Dorling Kindersley (DK Publishing).

#2469
This computer security book on cryptography was published in 1995, but never hence miss such a classic work - because even in today 2015, it is still working. If you want to study cryptography, then do read Applied Cryptography written by Bruce Schneier.

#2409
In Thinking in C++, 2nd Edition (Volume 1 & Volume 2), Bruce Eckel used simple examples and concise narrative to explain the C++ programming language according to his own unique learning and teaching experiences in many years. Since the 1st edition, it has been enduring and gotten highly and widely welcomed from readers all over the world, which fully shows its status in the readers' minds.

#2203
PHP Cookbook can save you the valuable web development time. With these solutions regarding the actual problems at hand, from common problems from beginners to technical problems in advanced PHP web programming will be readily solved.

#2187
You've probably read a lot of JavaScript related books, but there must be some places you can't understand clearly, in which case, I suggest you choose to read JavaScript Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition. Because it not only enables you to review a lot of core knowledge of JavaScript, also makes you more systematically and comprehensively grasp the knowledge you've learned.

#2162
There are a lot of books on the MySQL database learning, but the related reference-qualitative ones are rare. And if you are or were finding a worth reading book on this subject, O'Reilly Media's Pocket Reference series has been always the first choice for all newbie or advanced programmers.

#2137
Although XML (Extensible Markup Language) is outdated for a long time compared with JSON (JavaScript Object Notation), in some areas, as a standard, to be sure, the status of XML still cannot be completely replaced by JSON for a long time.

#2125
This is the second edition of The Book of CSS3 written by the famous Web front-end development engineer Peter Gasston from England, which covers comprehensive interpretation to CSS3 advanced techniques.

#1973
After HTML 4.01, XHTML 2.0 and DOM Level 2 HTML, in the end, HTML5 was determined to become the new standard of the core markup language of the World Wide Web. The appearance of  HTML5 Pocket Reference, 5th Edition is just equivalent of the clear and accurate guide post in the path to the new Internet industry, designed to help you go along the right path in the HTML5 developing progress.

#1907
Windows Server 2008 Bible introduces all aspects of the Windows Server 2008 in detail, including the operating system's new features and options, such as Active Directory, Group Policy, etc. And one of the most striking point is the concept of Server Core.