(c) 2009, No Starch Press http://www.nostarch.com The Finest in Geek Entertainment! New books from No Starch Press world headquarters in San Francisco, California. en-us travis@nostarch.com http://nostarch.com/assembly2.htm Thoroughly updated and revised, The Art of Assembly Language, 2nd Edition leverages your knowledge of high level programming languages to teach you to write powerful, portable, and efficient assembly code. http://nostarch.com/nxtthinking.htm LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Thinking Robots includes full building and programming instructions for two unique AI creations--a brand new version of the author's world-famous Rubik's Cube solver, and an interactive Tic-Tac-Toe playing robot. http://nostarch.com/friends_benefits.htm Friends with Benefits is a tactical guide filled with tips and real-world case studies that show you how to increase your company's online visibility. You'll learn how to create viral campaigns, craft a compelling social media pitch, and market effectively inside social media channels. http://nostarch.com/xen.htm Written for administrators who have worked with *NIX before but who may be new to virtualization, The Book of Xen covers both the basics and the trickier aspects of Xen administration, with topics such as installation, networking, and migration. http://nostarch.com/inkscape.htm Written by Inkscape developer and graphic designer Dmitry Kirsanov, The Book of Inkscape is an in-depth guide to Inkscape, offering comprehensive coverage and creative advice on Inkscape's many capabilities, both for beginners and advanced users. http://nostarch.com/mg_mbiology.htm The Manga Guide to Molecular Biology makes learning about proteins, DNA replication, and cell division engaging and fun. With the help of characters like Enzyme Man, Ami and Rin learn about genetics, recombinant technology, cloning, and more. http://nostarch.com/newmac_leopard.htm My New Mac, Snow Leopard Edition takes a project-oriented approach to teach you what you need to know about using your beautiful new Snow Leopard Mac. Master your OS with projects that include organizing photos with Photo Booth, playing and burning CDs and DVDs, and many others. http://nostarch.com/mg_calculus.htm In The Manga Guide to Calculus, aspiring reporter Noriko discovers that hard-hitting journalism requires a lot more mathematical know-how than she has. Luckily, her math-minded boss teaches her everything she needs to know about calculus, like integration, differentiation, Taylor expansions, and more. http://nostarch.com/newiphone.htm Taking a practical, project-oriented approach, My New iPhone teaches you to use your iPhone to accomplish specific tasks like checking your email, transferring music, or turning your iPhone into a radio. Leave the dry manual in the box and start playing today. http://www.nostarch.com/mg_physics.htm In The Manga Guide to Physics, tennis star Megumi befriends physics Olympian Ryota in order to boost her failing physics grades. In their lessons, Ryota teaches Megumi and you about vectors and scalars, Newton's laws of motion, inertia, velocity, and acceleration, momentum and impulse, parabolic motion, and more! http://www.nostarch.com/blender_gamekit.htm Fully updated for Blender 2.48, The Blender GameKit, 2nd Edition starts with an introduction to the basics of Blender and then quickly delves into more complex concepts, like creating models, animating them, and turning them into simple games. Also included are game demos, character animation tutorials, an introduction to Python, and an advanced reference section. http://www.nostarch.com/ghpython.htm The first Python book written for security analysts, Gray Hat Python explains the intricacies of using Python to assist in security analysis tasks. You'll learn how to design your own debuggers, create powerful fuzzers, utilize open source libraries to automate tedious tasks, interface with security tools, and more. http://www.nostarch.com/google.htm The Google Way investigates the history and unconventional business strategies that make Google a very different (and very inspiring) company. Author Bernard Girard combines extensive research with business theory in order to identify the key strategies in Google's quick rise to the top, and offer readers a set of principles to help emulate Google's success. http://www.nostarch.com/mg_electricity.htm Rereko is just your average high-school girl from Electopia, the land of electricity, but she's totally failed her final electricity exam! Now she has to go to summer school on Earth. And this time, she has to pass. Luckily, her ever-patient tutor Hikaru is there to help. Join them in the pages of The Manga Guide to Electricity as Rereko examines everyday electrical devices like flashlights, heaters, and circuit breakers, and learns the meaning of abstract concepts like voltage, potential, current, resistance, conductivity, and electrostatic force. http://www.nostarch.com/growingsoftware.htm Growing Software offers critical advice for managing software development teams and the software that they're creating. Covering everything from personnel decisions to software release strategies, it provides general advice and specific solutions, as well as detailed templates and spreadsheets to help you put concepts into action. http://www.nostarch.com/cisco2.htm A brief, meaty introduction to Cisco routers and switches, Cisco Routers for the Desperate, 2nd Edition is designed to make you comfortable with the Cisco environment. The book covers only what you need to provide reliable network services and is meant to be read once and then left by the router or switch until something breaks. http://www.nostarch.com/networks.htm Providing clear explanations of the fundamentals of computer networking as well as the essentials of setting up and troubleshooting networks, Network Know-How is your guide to connecting your machines so that you can share printers and devices, connect videogame consoles, stream movies directly to your TV, and more.