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Worth mentioning "Tangled Web" is probably the best overview of security issues that emerge from browsers and the HTML architecture. http://nostarch.com/tangledweb

Somehow hadn't heard of this book, and as I'm intending to do some web development soon this book sounds worthwhile. Thanks for the tip!

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I love TTW. I've read most of it now. It's detailed, for example the URL parsing discussion. However, Zalewski pulls the details into a big picture narrative.

It immensely benefited me -- a web developer familiar with the craft but lacking depth. It could be a difficult introduction to read cover to cover! By all means get it if you plan a deep relationship with web programming.

I have that book on my Amazon wish list, but the e-book is $39.95 on No Starch's website (so $19.98 after 50% discount), yet is only $17.57 in Kindle format on Amazon, every day. Am I supposed to feel bad about saving $2 but contributing to DRM by buying it for Kindle format?

You would really rather lock yourself in the Amazon world for $2 ?

Honestly, I'm already "locked" into the Amazon world by them having the best e-book reader that I've owned for years (though removing DRM from Kindle books is very easy).

I'm very unlikely to ever read this type of book again after I finish it, so needing it on a non-Kindle format if I were to ever switch to another e-reader is not that important. And unless there's a lucrative, legal resale market for e-books that I'm unaware of, there is really no point in even keeping the file around once I'm done reading the book.

Okay, valid points. But IMO, for an opportunity to vote with your wallet, $2 is as cheap as it gets (not that one sale will change much, but it is a step in the right direction, regardless of how easy it is to strip the DRM).

I can recommend "The Land of Lisp" - a fun introduction into Common Lisp: http://nostarch.com/lisp.htm

Linux Programming Interface, great (the best?) book on linux/posix API, huge discount considering the normal price http://nostarch.com/tlpi

Seconded, I love this book. Definitely in my top 5 tech books ever.

Über crap, it's ~1500 pages! =)

Highly recommend "Silence on the wire" : http://nostarch.com/silence.htm

It's the opposite of a practical security book, more philosophical I guess. A good read, full of more or less crazy ideas ..

They have an Inkscape and GIMP book. Are these any good? They look interesting. Wish I could pre-order the one that ships in August.

Can recommend the Inkscape book.

Preordering is disabled due to technical limitations with their credit card processing. If I were you I'd try contacting them directly. There's a good chance they'll accommodate you with a discount on your future order.

This is an amazing offer and I am going to pick up a few titles I have had my eye on for the price of one.

No Starch Press is absolutely one of the best publishers in technology books, period.

Bill, their founder, also has a fine taste in scotch, so you should trust them based on that alone.

No Starch Press owned by the founder, not some large corporation. They publish excellent technical books.

I've met the founder, Bill, he's a great guy.

I know Bill, too (and I've been together with NSPs former managing editor for the last decade)...his taste in Scotch I'm not sold on, but his books are great :)

Thanks but it's BOURBON. That's why you don't like my taste in Scotch. I have 22 bottles of Bourbon in the office at the moment. Only a couple of bottles of Scotch.

Bourbon, you say? Now you've caught my interest. Any particular beauties in that collection?

LYAH!

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