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palowireless Wireless Bookshop Newsletter
December 2002
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Hello again!
Here's this month's top ten wireless bestsellers and the latest news from
the palowireless Wireless Bookshop.
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For all the latest wireless books and publications see:
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Coming Soon: On the 10th December we
will announce our Wireless Book Of The Year for 2002! Stay tuned!
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In this edition
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* Wireless Top 10 - This months bestsellers.
* New Releases - wireless titles now
available.
* Also available - topics we cover.
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Wireless Top 10
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In the palowireless / Barnes&Noble Wireless Top 10 this month:
- 802.11 Wireless Networks: The Definitive Guide
holds onto the #1 spot - again. It's held the #1 spot since August!
- Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution
jumps up to the #2 spot from #9 last month.
- The Essential Guide to RF and Wireless
moves down one place to the #3 spot.
- The IEEE 802.11 Handbook : A Designer's
Companion drops out of the Top 10. This bestseller has resided in
the Top 10 for over a year and held the #1 spot on many occasions.
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802.11
Wireless Networks: The Definitive Guide
As a network administrator, architect, or security professional, you
need to understand the capabilities, limitations, and risks associated
with integrating wireless LAN technology into your current infrastructure.
802.11 Wireless Networks: The Definitive Guide provides all the
information necessary to analyze and deploy wireless networks with
confidence.
Matthew S. Gast, Mike Loukides
Format: Paperback, 464pp.
Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates
Published: May 2002
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Smart
Mobs: The Next Social Revolution
How the convergence of mobile communications and computing is
driving the next social revolution-transforming the ways in which people
meet, mate, work, buy, sell, govern, and create.
Applying insights from sociology, artificial intelligence,
engineering, and anthropology, Rheingold offers a penetrating perspective
on the brave new convergence of pop culture, cutting-edge technology, and
social activism. At the same time, he reminds us that, as with other
technological revolutions, the real impact of mobile communications will
come not from the technology itself but from how people use it, resist it,
adapt to it, and ultimately use it to transform themselves, their
communities, and their institutions.
Howard Rheingold
Format: Hardcover, 288pp.
Publisher: Perseus Publishing
Published: September 2002 |
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The
Essential Guide to RF and Wireless, Second Edition
There's a wireless revolution underway! With The Essential Guide to
RF and Wireless, Second Edition, you can help drive that revolution, even
if you don't have a technical background. This clear, concise,
easy-to-understand briefing cuts through the jargon to explain how today's
wireless systems really work. Fully updated to reflect the hottest
technologies: wireless LANs, broadband fixed wireless, new GPS systems,
smart antennas, and much more.
Carl J. Weisman
Format: Paperback, 2nd ed., 332pp.
Publisher: Pearson Education
Pubished: January 2002
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Passport
to World Band Radio (2003)
This is a consumer's guide to radio receivers plus a directory to
shortwave radio broadcasting around the world. . . . The buyer's guide to
world-band radio section rates receivers and lists them in various
categories (portables, tabletop, and special categories, including a
section on antennas). . . .The largest section of the volume is
'Worldscan: The Blue Pages,' a chart arranged by frequency, noting which
countries and stations broadcast on that frequency.
Lawrence Magne, Tony Jones
Format: Paperback, 592pp.
Publisher: International Broadcasting Services, Ltd.
Published: December 2002 |
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Wireless
Security: Models, Threats, and Solutions
This comprehensive guide can show your business how to attack and
conquer all the security issues involved in wireless communications.
Experts Randall Nichols and Panos Lekkas lay out the vulnerabilities,
response options, and real-world costs.
Randall Nichols, Panos Lekkas
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Published: December 2001
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Building
Wireless Community Networks: Implementing the Wireless Web
In Building Wireless Community Networks, author and O'Reilly
networkadministrator Rob Flickenger offers a compelling case for building
wireless networks on a local level: They are inexpensive, and they can be
implemented and managed by the community using them, whether it's a
school, a neighborhood, or a small business.
Rob Flickenger, Sue Miller (Editor)
Format: Paperback, 125pp.
Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates
Published: November 2001
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Wireless
Nation: The Frenzied Launch of the Cellular Revolution in America
The wireless industry was built by a motley band of characters who,
from the beginning, have fought unrelentingly against one another for a
cut of the business. It's a surprising history full of winners, losers,
and lucky first-time entrepreneurs who made millions. Wireless Nation
chronicles the unique genesis of the wireless industry in America and the
protagonists who brought it to life..
James B. Murray
Format: Hardcover, 352pp.
Publisher: Perseus Books Group
Published: June 2001
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Electromagnetics
Explained
Based on familiar circuit theory and basic physics, this book serves
as an invaluable reference for both analog and digital engineers alike.
For those who work with analog RF, this book is a must-have resource. With
computers and networking equipment of the 21st century running at such
high frequencies, it is now crucial for digital designers to understand
electromagnetic fields, radiation and transmission lines.
Ron Schmitt
Format: Hardcover, 410pp.
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Published: December 2001
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Complete
Wireless Design
Complete Wireless Design is a great guide to wireless system
hardware and circuit design for engineers and technicians working in
wireless telecommunications. You'll learn how to design cutting-edge
filters, amplifiers, RF switches, oscillators, and more. Algebraic
formulas are presented and clearly explained, showing how to design
complex wireless receivers and transmitters all the way down to the
circuit level.
Cotter W. Sayre
Format: Hardcover, 547pp.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Book Group
Published: January 2001
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The
Irwin Handbook of Telecommunications
The telecommunications industry is changing at a lightning pace.
Cable television providers offer dial tone and Internet access. Packet
networks continue to replace circuit-switching networks for voice and data
convergence. It seems that, with each new day, a new technology or
emerging product creates a dramatically different landscape.The Irwin
Handbook of Telecommunications, Fourth Editin, brings the entire spectrum
of telecommunications into focus. This new edition of author James Harry
Green's indispensable industry reference.
James Harry Green
Format: Hardcover, 4th ed., 844pp.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Published: February 2000 |
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New Releases:
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Recently released wireless titles.
Note that some new titles may not be in stock yet but can be ordered now.
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Managing
Service Level Quality across Wireless and Fixed Networks
Covers Managing Service Level Quality in Fixed Networks, History,
Current Standards, Latest Developments, A Model Agent, An Integration
Model, Application Performance in a Nutshell, Service Level Quality across
Fixed and Wireless Networks, Wireless Architectures, Moving to Wireless,
Wireless Performance...
Tomi T. Ahonen, V. K. Varadan
Format: Hardcover, 216pp.
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Inc
Published: November 2002
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Software
Defined Radio for 3G
If you're a mobile communications engineer considering software
radio solutions, this practical resource is essential reading. It covers
systems design and partitioning all the way from the antenna to the
management and control software. Various options for hardware are provided
including a look at current and state of the art silicon technologies such
as A/D & D/As, DSPs, FPGAs, RCPs, ACMs & digital frequency
up/down-converters.
Paul Burns
Format: Hardcover, 304pp.
Publisher: Artech House, Incorporated
Published: November 2002
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Also available from our Wireless Bookshop:
Antennas - Books on antennas and antenna design.
Bluetooth - All the latest Bluetooth books and other publications.
Calendars - Have you got yours yet?
Dilbert - Due to popular demand! NEW
Games - Books on games theory, design and marketing.
GPRS - General Packet Radio Service publications.
GPS - Global Positioning System publications.
GSM - Global System for Mobiles publications.
i-mode - Our section for i-mode and cHTML.
Java - Our new section with a special emphasis on mobile and J2ME.
mCommerce - Mobile commerce related publications.
OFDM - The latest OFDM publications.
Security & Encryption - including all the latest developments.
Satellites - the latest books on satellite communications, TV and
related topics.
WAP - The best and latest WAP reference books and programmer's guides.
WLANs - The latest Wireless LAN publications.
3G, Cellular, TDMA, CDMA, and other related topics.
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