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palowireless Wireless Bookshop Newsletter
February 2003
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Hello again!
Here's this month's top ten wireless bestsellers and the latest news from
the palowireless Wireless Bookshop.
This newsletter is also available online in HTML format at:
http://www.palowireless.com/bookshop/newsletters/recent.asp
For all the latest wireless books and publications see:
http://www.palowireless.com/bookshop/
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In this edition
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* New Sections - We're expanding!
* Wireless Top 10 - This months bestsellers.
* New Releases - wireless titles now
available.
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New Sections
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We've added several new sections to the Wireless Bookshop lately,
including:
- ARRL
- The latest American Radio Relay League titles.
- Medical
- Books on wireless medical applications and radiology.
- .NET
- Guides and reference books on the MS .NET Framework.
- Robotics
- Useful and interesting publications.
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Wireless Top 10
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In the palowireless / Barnes&Noble Wireless Top 10 this month:
- Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution
moves down to the #2 spot from #1 last month.
- 802.11 Wireless Networks: The Definitive Guide
moves back up to the #1 spot.
- Passport
to World Band Radio (2003) holds on to the #3 spot.
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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.
Howard Rheingold
Format: Hardcover, 288pp.
Publisher: Perseus Publishing
Published: September 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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Digital
Communications
Digital Communications is a classic book in the area that is
designed to be used as a senior or graduate level text. The text is
flexible and can easily be used in a one semester course or there is
enough depth to cover two semesters. Its comprehensive nature makes it a
great book for students to keep refer to in their professional careers.
John G. Proakis
Format:Textbook Hardcover, 4th ed.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Published: August 2000
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Design
of CMOS Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits
This comprehensive book sets out in detail how to design
gigahertz-speed radio-frequency integrated circuits in CMOS technology.
Starting with a history of radio to establish a foundation and to
differentiate the discrete era from the IC age, the book reviews passive
RLC networks, the characteristics of IC components, and transistor models.
Thomas H. Lee
Format: Paperback, 598pp
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: January 1998 |
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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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Wireless
Communications: Principles and Practice (2nd edition)
Offering a wealth of practical information on the implementation
realities of wireless communications, this book also contains up-to-date
information on the major wireless communication standards from around the
world. Covers every fundamental aspect of wireless communications, from
cellular system design to networking, plus the world-wide standards.
Theodore S. Rappaport (Editor)
Format: Hardcover
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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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.
Carl J. Weisman
Format: Paperback, 2nd ed., 332pp.
Publisher: Pearson Education
Pubished: January 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: January 2002
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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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Wi-Fi
Security
Wireless technology offers businesses a world of strategic
advantages - and a host of security problems. But thanks to McGraw-Hill's WiFi
Security, your company's mission-critical data can be safeguarded, even
against hackers intent on exploiting vulnerabilities in your business's
network brought on by wireless communications.
Stewart S. Miller
Format: Paperback, 352pp
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Published: February 2003
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Interference
Analysis and Reduction for Wireless Systems
Peter Stavroulakis
Format: Hardcover, 440pp
Publisher: Artech House
Published: January 2003
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