Paul's bookshelf: read http://www.goodreads.com/review/list_rss/915960 en-US Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:22:34 -0700 60 Paul's bookshelf: read http://www.goodreads.com/ 200 41 http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_logo.gif 24110991 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:22:34 -0700 <![CDATA[A Necessary Evil (Maggie O'Dell Novels)]]>
Its a good airplane read.]]> A Necessary Evil (Maggie O'Dell Novels)
author: Alex Kava
name: Paul
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2006
rating: 3
read at: 04/08
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A bit of an engaging whodunit, but that's all. Occasionally the writing draws the reader in, but too often it draws the "eye" awkwardly to where the author desires. It has its moments, though.

Its a good airplane read.
]]> 24110802 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:18:06 -0700 <![CDATA[The Ghost Next Door (Goosebumps Series)]]> The Ghost Next Door (Goosebumps Series)
author: R.L. Stine
name: Paul
average rating: 3.53
book published: 1995
rating: 3
read at: 05/08
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My 12-year-old daughter asked me, pleaded with me, to read this book. Its a thoughtfully well written little ghost story. There is a bit of a twist ending to it.
]]> 15673263 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:09:10 -0700 <![CDATA[What Do You Care What Other People Think?: Further Adventures of a Curious Character]]> What Do You Care What Other People Think?: Further Adventures of a Curious Character
author: Richard P. Feynman
name: Paul
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2007
rating: 4
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]]> 15675284 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:08:55 -0700 <![CDATA[The Mote in God's Eye]]> The Mote in God's Eye
author: Larry Niven
name: Paul
average rating: 4.00
book published: 1993
rating: 0
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]]> 15673123 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:08:20 -0700 <![CDATA[Interface]]> Interface
author: Neal Stephenson
name: Paul
average rating: 3.53
book published: 1994
rating: 0
read at: 06/08
date added: 06/09/08
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Reading it now.
]]> 15673172 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:08:17 -0700 <![CDATA[Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time]]> Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
author: Dava Sobel
name: Paul
average rating: 3.73
book published: 1995
rating: 4
read at: 06/08
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I'm still reading it.
]]> 16754256 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:07:58 -0700 <![CDATA[George Washington: A Life]]> George Washington: A Life
author: Willard Sterne Randall
name: Paul
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2006
rating: 4
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]]> 24109994 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:06:22 -0700 <![CDATA[The Revolution: A Manifesto]]> The Revolution: A Manifesto
author: Ron Paul
name: Paul
average rating: 4.57
book published: 2008
rating: 4
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]]> 16754379 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:36:06 -0800 <![CDATA[Learning GNU Emacs, 2nd Edition]]> Learning GNU Emacs, 2nd Edition
author: Debra Cameron
name: Paul
average rating: 3.50
book published: 1996
rating: 4
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]]> 16754373 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:36:01 -0800 <![CDATA[The New Hacker's Dictionary - 3rd Edition]]> The New Hacker's Dictionary - 3rd Edition
author: Eric S. Raymond
name: Paul
average rating: 4.33
book published: 1996
rating: 5
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]]> 16754343 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:34:45 -0800 <![CDATA[Cathedral and the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary]]> Cathedral and the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary
author: Eric S. Raymond
name: Paul
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2001
rating: 4
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]]> 16754313 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:33:31 -0800 <![CDATA[The Tao of Objects]]> The Tao of Objects
author: Gary Entsminger
name: Paul
average rating: 3.67
book published: 1995
rating: 3
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]]> 16754308 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:33:06 -0800 <![CDATA[Learning Perl Objects, References, and Modules]]> Learning Perl Objects, References, and Modules
author: Randal L. Schwartz
name: Paul
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2003
rating: 4
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]]> 16754296 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:32:41 -0800 <![CDATA[Learning Perl on Win32 Systems]]> Learning Perl on Win32 Systems
author: Randal L. Schwartz
name: Paul
average rating: 3.50
book published: 1997
rating: 3
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]]> 16754295 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:32:39 -0800 <![CDATA[Learning Perl, Second Edition]]> Learning Perl, Second Edition
author: Randal L. Schwartz
name: Paul
average rating: 4.18
book published: 1997
rating: 4
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]]> 16754292 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:32:25 -0800 <![CDATA[Programming Perl (3rd Edition)]]> Programming Perl (3rd Edition)
author: Larry Wall
name: Paul
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2000
rating: 5
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]]> 16754287 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:32:13 -0800 <![CDATA[Perl Cookbook (2nd Edition)]]> Perl Cookbook (2nd Edition)
author: Tom Christiansen
name: Paul
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2003
rating: 5
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]]> 16754210 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:27:37 -0800 <![CDATA[For Whom the Bell Tolls]]> For Whom the Bell Tolls
author: Ernest Hemingway
name: Paul
average rating: 3.92
book published: 1940
rating: 5
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]]> 16754209 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:27:35 -0800 <![CDATA[A Farewell to Arms]]> A Farewell to Arms
author: Ernest Hemingway
name: Paul
average rating: 3.72
book published: 1929
rating: 5
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]]> 16754052 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:18:22 -0800 <![CDATA[The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families]]> The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families
author: Stephen R. Covey
name: Paul
average rating: 3.75
book published: 1997
rating: 3
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]]> 16754032 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:17:34 -0800 <![CDATA[As I Lay Dying]]> As I Lay Dying
author: William Faulkner
name: Paul
average rating: 3.87
book published: 1930
rating: 3
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]]> 16754019 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:16:59 -0800 <![CDATA[Angela's Ashes: A Memoir]]> Angela's Ashes: A Memoir
author: Frank McCourt
name: Paul
average rating: 3.89
book published: 1999
rating: 4
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]]> 16753997 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:16:08 -0800 <![CDATA[The 39 Steps]]> The 39 Steps
author: John Buchan
name: Paul
average rating: 3.00
book published: 1915
rating: 3
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]]> 16753922 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:12:39 -0800 <![CDATA[Fieldbook (Boy Scouts of America)]]> Fieldbook (Boy Scouts of America)
author: Boy Scouts of America
name: Paul
average rating: 4.00
book published: 1984
rating: 4
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]]> 16753912 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:12:23 -0800 <![CDATA[Boy Scout Handbook, The Official]]> Boy Scout Handbook, The Official
author: William Hillcourt
name: Paul
average rating: 4.13
book published: 1979
rating: 4
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]]> 16753877 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:10:57 -0800 <![CDATA[The science of secrecy: The secret history of codes and codebreaking / [Simon Singh]]]> The science of secrecy: The secret history of codes and codebreaking / [Simon Singh]
author: Simon Singh
name: Paul
average rating: 3.25
book published: 2000
rating: 3
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]]> 16753827 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:08:24 -0800 <![CDATA[Benjamin Franklin: An American Life]]> Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
author: Walter Isaacson
name: Paul
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2003
rating: 4
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]]> 16753807 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:07:48 -0800 <![CDATA[The Collected Writings of Ambrose Bierce]]> The Collected Writings of Ambrose Bierce
author: Ambrose Bierce
name: Paul
average rating: 4.00
book published: 1946
rating: 4
read at: 01/90
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]]> 16753710 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:04:18 -0800 <![CDATA[The Book of Lost Books: An Incomplete History of All the Great Books You'll Never Read]]> The Book of Lost Books: An Incomplete History of All the Great Books You'll Never Read
author: Stuart Kelly
name: Paul
average rating: 3.38
book published: 2006
rating: 3
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]]> 16753702 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:04:02 -0800 <![CDATA[Assassination Vacation]]> Assassination Vacation
author: Sarah Vowell
name: Paul
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2006
rating: 4
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]]> 16753687 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:03:39 -0800 <![CDATA[Rock N Roll on Compact Disc]]> Rock N Roll on Compact Disc
author: David Prakel
name: Paul
average rating: 3.00
book published: 1987
rating: 3
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]]> 16753636 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:02:13 -0800 <![CDATA[Jingo]]> Jingo
author: Terry Pratchett
name: Paul
average rating: 4.03
book published: 1998
rating: 3
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]]> 16753609 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:00:56 -0800 <![CDATA[how to Think Like Einstein]]> how to Think Like Einstein
author: Scott Thorpe
name: Paul
average rating: 1.50
book published: 2002
rating: 2
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]]> 16753606 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:00:38 -0800 <![CDATA[The art of war =: [Sun-tzu ping fa]]]> The art of war =: [Sun-tzu ping fa]
author: Sun Tzu
name: Paul
average rating: 5.00
book published: 2003
rating: 5
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]]> 16753596 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:00:08 -0800 <![CDATA[Anansi Boys: A Novel]]> Anansi Boys: A Novel
author: Neil Gaiman
name: Paul
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2006
rating: 4
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]]> 16753583 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:59:24 -0800 <![CDATA[Twice-Told Tales (Modern Library Classics)]]> Twice-Told Tales (Modern Library Classics)
author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
name: Paul
average rating: 3.99
book published: 1837
rating: 5
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]]> 16753574 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:59:00 -0800 <![CDATA[The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of The Oxford English Dictionary]]> The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of The Oxford English Dictionary
author: Simon Winchester
name: Paul
average rating: 3.76
book published: 1998
rating: 4
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]]> 16753566 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:58:44 -0800 <![CDATA[I'm Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cooking]]> I'm Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cooking
author: Alton Brown
name: Paul
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2002
rating: 4
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]]> 16753502 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:56:31 -0800 <![CDATA[Alton Brown's Gear for Your Kitchen]]> Alton Brown's Gear for Your Kitchen
author: Alton Brown
name: Paul
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2003
rating: 4
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]]> 16753483 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:55:51 -0800 <![CDATA[The New Tolkien Companion]]> The New Tolkien Companion
author: J. E. A. Tyler
name: Paul
average rating: 3.67
book published: 1979
rating: 3
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]]> 16753473 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:55:38 -0800 <![CDATA[Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders]]> Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders
author: Neil Gaiman
name: Paul
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2006
rating: 3
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]]> 16753463 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:55:21 -0800 <![CDATA[The Sandman Vol. 7: Brief Lives]]> The Sandman Vol. 7: Brief Lives
author: Neil Gaiman
name: Paul
average rating: 4.53
book published: 1995
rating: 3
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]]> 16753462 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:55:19 -0800 <![CDATA[The Sandman Vol. 10: The Wake]]> The Sandman Vol. 10: The Wake
author: Neil Gaiman
name: Paul
average rating: 4.52
book published: 1999
rating: 3
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]]> 16753461 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:55:18 -0800 <![CDATA[The Sandman Vol. 8: Worlds' End]]> The Sandman Vol. 8: Worlds' End
author: Neil Gaiman
name: Paul
average rating: 4.46
book published: 1999
rating: 3
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]]> 16753459 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:55:16 -0800 <![CDATA[The Sandman Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones]]> The Sandman Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
author: Neil Gaiman
name: Paul
average rating: 4.55
book published: 1999
rating: 3
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]]> 16753458 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:55:15 -0800 <![CDATA[The Sandman Vol. 6: Fables and Reflections]]> The Sandman Vol. 6: Fables and Reflections
author: Neil Gaiman
name: Paul
average rating: 4.45
book published: 1999
rating: 3
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]]> 16753452 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:54:55 -0800 <![CDATA[The Sandman Vol. 5: A Game of You]]> The Sandman Vol. 5: A Game of You
author: Neil Gaiman
name: Paul
average rating: 4.43
book published: 2006
rating: 3
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]]> 16753449 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:54:53 -0800 <![CDATA[The Sandman Vol. 4: Season of Mists]]> The Sandman Vol. 4: Season of Mists
author: Neil Gaiman
name: Paul
average rating: 4.52
book published: 2006
rating: 3
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]]> 16753423 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:54:03 -0800 <![CDATA[The Sandman Vol. 2: The Doll's House ]]> The Sandman Vol. 2: The Doll's House
author: Neil Gaiman
name: Paul
average rating: 4.39
book published: 2005
rating: 3
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]]> 16753411 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:53:44 -0800 <![CDATA[The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes]]> The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
author: Neil Gaiman
name: Paul
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2005
rating: 3
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]]> 16753330 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:52:03 -0800 <![CDATA[Dictionary of Imaginary Places]]> Dictionary of Imaginary Places
author: Alberto Manguel
name: Paul
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2000
rating: 3
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]]> 16753321 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:51:41 -0800 <![CDATA[The Sandman Vol. 3: Dream Country]]> The Sandman Vol. 3: Dream Country
author: Neil Gaiman
name: Paul
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2005
rating: 3
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]]> 16753306 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:51:15 -0800 <![CDATA[Travels of Marco Polo (Signet Classics (Paperback))]]> Travels of Marco Polo (Signet Classics (Paperback))
author: Marco Polo
name: Paul
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2004
rating: 4
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]]> 16753265 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:50:11 -0800 <![CDATA[Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Odyssey]]> Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Odyssey
author: Nicholas Schaffner
name: Paul
average rating: 3.00
book published: 1991
rating: 3
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]]> 16753255 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:49:55 -0800 <![CDATA[A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time Quartet, Book #3)]]> A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time Quartet, Book #3)
author: Madeleine L'Engle
name: Paul
average rating: 4.18
book published: 1979
rating: 4
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]]> 16753173 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:48:03 -0800 <![CDATA[Get Shorty]]> Get Shorty
author: Elmore Leonard
name: Paul
average rating: 4.08
book published: 1990
rating: 3
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]]> 16753149 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:47:22 -0800 <![CDATA[The Essential Erasmus (Essentials)]]> The Essential Erasmus (Essentials)
author: Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus
name: Paul
average rating: 3.92
book published: 1964
rating: 3
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]]> 16721385 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:53:04 -0800 <![CDATA[UNIX System Administration Handbook (3rd Edition)]]> UNIX System Administration Handbook (3rd Edition)
author: Evi Nemeth
name: Paul
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2000
rating: 5
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date added: 02/29/08
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]]> 16721346 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:52:23 -0800 <![CDATA[Malware: Fighting Malicious Code]]> Malware: Fighting Malicious Code
author: Ed Skoudis
name: Paul
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2003
rating: 4
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]]> 16721327 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:52:04 -0800 <![CDATA[Counter Hack Reloaded: A Step-by-Step Guide to Computer Attacks and Effective Defenses (2nd Edition) (The Radia Perlman Series in Computer Networking and Security)]]> Counter Hack Reloaded: A Step-by-Step Guide to Computer Attacks and Effective Defenses (2nd Edition) (The Radia Perlman Series in Computer Networking and Security)
author: Edward Skoudis
name: Paul
average rating: 3.17
book published: 2005
rating: 3
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]]> 16721299 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:51:42 -0800 <![CDATA[Mastering Regular Expressions, Second Edition]]> Mastering Regular Expressions, Second Edition
author: Jeffrey E. F. Friedl
name: Paul
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2002
rating: 4
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]]> 16721273 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:51:21 -0800 <![CDATA[Inside Network Perimeter Security (2nd Edition) (Inside)]]> Inside Network Perimeter Security (2nd Edition) (Inside)
author: Stephen Northcutt
name: Paul
average rating: 8.00
book published: 2005
rating: 3
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date added: 02/29/08
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]]> 16721205 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:49:52 -0800 <![CDATA[Snort 2.1 Intrusion Detection, Second Edition]]> Snort 2.1 Intrusion Detection, Second Edition
author: Jay Beale
name: Paul
average rating: 3.00
book published: 2004
rating: 3
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date added: 02/29/08
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]]> 16721148 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:48:46 -0800 <![CDATA[Network Intrusion Detection (3rd Edition)]]> Network Intrusion Detection (3rd Edition)
author: Stephen Northcutt
name: Paul
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2002
rating: 4
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date added: 02/29/08
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]]> 16721101 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:48:13 -0800 <![CDATA[Intrusion Signatures and Analysis]]>