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Suggested Reading

Brian High
07/09/2015

This list was semi-automatically generated from the Amazon API. It includes the top search results for each search term, based on customer reviews. Duplicates have been removed. An Internet search will reveal additional resources, often freely available and of high quality.

Information Systems

Computer Hardware

  • Principles of Computer Hardware by Alan Clements ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • How Computers Work: The Evolution of Technology, 10th Edition by Ron White ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Upgrading and Repairing PCs by Scott Mueller ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software by Charles Petzold ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • The Elements of Computing Systems: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles by Noam Nisan ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

Computer Software

  • APP Development: The Quick and Simple Way to Learn App Development: Android and iPhone App Development: App Development by David Lawfield ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Computer Organization and Design, Fifth Edition: The Hardware/Software Interface by David A. Patterson ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Testing Computer Software, 2nd Edition by Cem Kaner ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Computer Organization and Design, Fourth Edition: The Hardware/Software Interface by David A. Patterson ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

Systems Analysis

  • How to Do Systems Analysis by John E. Gibson ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Thinking in Systems: A Primer by Donella H. Meadows ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Systems Analysis and Design by Julie E. Kendall Kenneth E. Kendall ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Systems Analysis and Design by Alan Dennis ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Systems Analysis and Design Methods by Jeffrey Whitten ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

Project Management

  • A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge: PMBOK Guide by Project Management Institute ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Project Management For Dummies by Stanley E. Portny ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Project Management: A Compact Guide to the Complex World of Project Management by Jefferson Hanley ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Project Management For Beginners: Proven Project Management Methods To Complete Projects with Time And Money To Spare by Ed Stark ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Project Management: A Beginner's Guide To Effectively Manage Any Project Like The Pros Do by Adam Richards ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

Computer Networking

  • Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach by James F. Kurose ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Networking All-in-One For Dummies by Doug Lowe ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Networking: A Beginner's Guide, Sixth Edition by Bruce Hallberg ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Computer Networking First-Step by Wendell Odom ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach by James F. Kurose ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

Information Security

  • The InfoSec Handbook: An Introduction to Information Security by Umesh Hodeghatta Rao ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • The Basics of Information Security: Understanding the Fundamentals of InfoSec in Theory and Practice by Jason Andress ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • The Basics of Information Security, Second Edition: Understanding the Fundamentals of InfoSec in Theory and Practice by Jason Andress ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Information Security by Mark Rhodes-Ousley ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

Computer Security

  • The Hacker Playbook: Practical Guide To Penetration Testing by Peter Kim ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Hacking: The Art of Exploitation, 2nd Edition by Jon Erickson ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Computer Security Basics by Rick Lehtinen ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • The Hacker Playbook 2: Practical Guide To Penetration Testing by Peter Kim ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

Data Management

  • Data Management by Richard Watson ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Data Governance: How to Design, Deploy and Sustain an Effective Data Governance Program by John Ladley ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • The DAMA Guide to the Data Management Body of Knowledge Print Edition by DAMA International ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • MASTER DATA MANAGEMENT AND DATA GOVERNANCE, 2/E by Alex Berson ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Data Stewardship: An Actionable Guide to Effective Data Management and Data Governance by David Plotkin ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

Database

  • Database Design for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Relational Database Design by Michael J. Hernandez ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • SQL Database for Beginners by Mr. Martin Holzke ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Database Systems: Design, Implementation, & Management by Carlos Coronel ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Database Systems: The Complete Book by Hector Garcia-Molina ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Seven Databases in Seven Weeks: A Guide to Modern Databases and the NoSQL Movement by Eric Redmond ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

SQL

  • SQL in 10 Minutes, Sams Teach Yourself by Ben Forta ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • SQL QuickStart Guide: The Simplified Beginner's Guide To SQL by ClydeBank Technology ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • SQL for Beginners: Learn the Structured Query Language for the Most Popular Databases including Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, and Oracle by Preston Prescott ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Learning SQL by Alan Beaulieu ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

Data Wrangling

  • Data Wrangling Using Python by Jacqueline Kazil ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Python for Data Analysis: Data Wrangling with Pandas, NumPy, and IPython by Wes McKinney ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Access Hacks: Tips & Tools for Wrangling Your Data by Ken Bluttman ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Guerrilla Analytics: A Practical Approach to Working with Data by Enda Ridge ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

Bad Data

  • Bad Data Handbook: Cleaning Up The Data So You Can Get Back To Work by Q. Ethan McCallum ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Data Science from Scratch: First Principles with Python by Joel Grus ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Good, the Bad, and the Data: Shane the Lone Ethnographer’s Basic Guide to Qualitative Data Analysis by Sally Campbell Galman ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

R Web Scraping

  • Automated Data Collection with R: A Practical Guide to Web Scraping and Text Mining by Simon Munzert ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Data Science in R: A Case Studies Approach to Computational Reasoning and Problem Solving by Deborah Nolan ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Web and Network Data Science: Modeling Techniques in Predictive Analytics by Thomas W. Miller ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

Python Web Scraping

  • Web Scraping with Python: Collecting Data from the Modern Web by Ryan Mitchell ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Automate the Boring Stuff with Python: Practical Programming for Total Beginners by Albert Sweigart ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Mining the Social Web: Data Mining Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, GitHub, and More by Matthew A. Russell ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

Programming

R Programming

  • The Art of R Programming: A Tour of Statistical Software Design by Norman Matloff ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • R Cookbook by Paul Teetor ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • R: Learn R FAST! - Learn the Basics of the R Programming Language In No Time by Acodemy ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • R in Action: Data Analysis and Graphics with R by Robert Kabacoff ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Learn R in a Day by Steven Murray ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

RStudio

  • Using R and RStudio for Data Management, Statistical Analysis, and Graphics, Second Edition by Nicholas J. Horton ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Learning RStudio for R Statistical Computing by Mark P.J. van der Loo ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Getting Started with RStudio by John Verzani ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Reproducible Research with R and R Studio by Christopher Gandrud ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

Python Programming

  • Python Programming for Beginners: An Introduction to the Python Computer Language and Computer Programming by Jason Cannon ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Learning Python, 5th Edition by Mark Lutz ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science, 2nd Ed. by John Zelle ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Learn Python in One Day and Learn It Well: Python for Beginners with Hands-on Project. The only book you need to start coding in Python immediately by Jamie Chan ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

IPython

  • IPython Interactive Computing and Visualization Cookbook by Cyrille Rossant ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Learning IPython for Interactive Computing and Data Visualization by Cyrille Rossant ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • IPython Notebook Essentials by L. Felipe Martins ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Python for Scientists by John M. Stewart ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

Regular Expressions

  • Mastering Regular Expressions by Jeffrey E. F. Friedl ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Introducing Regular Expressions by Michael Fitzgerald ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Regular Expressions Cookbook by Jan Goyvaerts ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Regular Expression Pocket Reference: Regular Expressions for Perl, Ruby, PHP, Python, C, Java and .NET by Tony Stubblebine ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes by Ben Forta ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

Version Control

Version Control

  • Version Control by Example by Eric Sink ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Ry's Git Tutorial by Ryan Hodson ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Version Control with Git: Powerful tools and techniques for collaborative software development by Jon Loeliger ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Learn Version Control with Git: A step-by-step course for the complete beginner by Tobias Günther ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Pragmatic Version Control Using Git by Travis Swicegood ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

GitHub

  • Introducing GitHub: A Non-Technical Guide by Peter Bell ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • GitHub by Chris Dawson ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

Data Analysis and Visualization

Data Analysis

  • Data Smart: Using Data Science to Transform Information into Insight by John W. Foreman ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Data Science for Business: What you need to know about data mining and data-analytic thinking by Foster Provost ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Microsoft Excel 2013 Data Analysis and Business Modeling by Wayne Winston ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Head First Data Analysis: A learner's guide to big numbers, statistics, and good decisions by Michael Milton ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

R Visualization

  • R Graphics Cookbook by Winston Chang ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • R Data Visualization Cookbook by Atmajitsinh Gohil ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Lattice: Multivariate Data Visualization with R by Deepayan Sarkar ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Introductory R: A Beginner's Guide to Data Visualisation, Statistical Analysis and Programming in R by Robert Knell ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • A Primer in Biological Data Analysis and Visualization Using R by Gregg Hartvigsen ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

Python Visualization

  • Beginning Python Visualization: Crafting Visual Transformation Scripts by Shai Vaingast ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Python Data Visualization Cookbook by Igor Milovanovic ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

Bioinformatics

R Bioinformatics

  • Bioinformatics with R Cookbook by Paurush Praveen Sinha ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Statistical Bioinformatics: with R by Sunil K. Mathur ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Getting Started with R: An Introduction for Biologists by Andrew P. Beckerman ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Primer to Analysis of Genomic Data Using R by Cedric Gondro ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • R Programming for Bioinformatics by Robert Gentleman ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

Python Bioinformatics

  • Python for Biologists: A complete programming course for beginners by Dr Martin Jones ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Python Programming for Biology: Bioinformatics and Beyond by Tim J. Stevens ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Bioinformatics Programming Using Python: Practical Programming for Biological Data by Mitchell L. Model ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Advanced Python for Biologists by Dr Martin O Jones ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Python For Bioinformatics by Jason Kinser ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

Computational Biology

  • An Introduction to Bioinformatics Algorithms by Neil C. Jones ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Computational Biology: A Practical Introduction to BioData Processing and Analysis with Linux, MySQL, and R by Röbbe Wünschiers ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Biological Modeling and Simulation: A Survey of Practical Models, Algorithms, and Numerical Methods by Russell Schwartz ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Practical Computing for Biologists by Steven Haddock ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Bioinformatics for Beginners: Genes, Genomes, Molecular Evolution, Databases and Analytical Tools by Supratim Choudhuri ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

Biomedical and Health Informatics

  • Biomedical Informatics: Computer Applications in Health Care and Biomedicine ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Biomedical Informatics: Discovering Knowledge in Big Data by Andreas Holzinger ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Public Health Informatics and Information Systems by J. A. Magnuson (Editor), Jr. Paul Fu (Editor) ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Public Health Informatics and Information Systems by Patrick W. O'Carroll (Editor), et al. ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Disease Surveillance: A Public Health Informatics Approach by Joseph S. Lombardo ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

Health Analytics

  • Health Analytics: Gaining the Insights to Transform Health Care by Jason Burke ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Big Data and Health Analytics ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Healthcare Analytics for Quality and Performance Improvement by Trevor L. Strome ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Data-Driven Healthcare: How Analytics and BI are Transforming the Industry by Laura B. Madsen ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Healthcare Business Intelligence, + Website: A Guide to Empowering Successful Data Reporting and Analytics by Laura B. Madsen ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

Geospatial Analysis

ArcGIS

  • Getting to Know ArcGIS by Michael Law ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Mastering ArcGIS by Maribeth Price ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Esri ArcGIS Desktop Associate Certification Study Guide by Miriam Schmidts ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Python Scripting for ArcGIS by Paul A. Zandbergen ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

QGIS

  • Learning QGIS Second Edition by Anita Graser ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Mastering QGIS by Kurt Menke, GISP ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Getting Started With GIS Using QGIS by McCartney M Taylor ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • QGIS Python Programming Cookbook by Joel Lawhead ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

PostGIS

  • PostGIS in Action, 2nd Edition by Regina O. Obe ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • PostGIS Cookbook by Paolo Corti ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • PostGIS Essentials by Angel Marquez ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

Google Maps

  • Google Maps: Power Tools for Maximizing the API by Evangelos Petroutsos ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Google Maps JavaScript API Cookbook by Alper Dincer ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Google Maps Hacks by Rich Gibson ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

GIS Scripting

  • GIS Tutorial for Python Scripting by David W. Allen ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Mapping and Modeling Weather and Climate with GIS ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Map Scripting 101: An Example-Driven Guide to Building Interactive Maps with Bing, Yahoo!, and Google Maps by Adam DuVander ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • The Pyqgis Programmer's Guide by Gary Sherman ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

Health GIS

  • An Introduction to the Geography of Health by Peter Anthamatten ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • GIS and Public Health, 2nd Edition by Ellen K. Cromley ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Cartographies of Disease: Maps, Mapping, and Medicine by Tom Koch ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • GIS Tutorial for Health by Kristen S. Kurland ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Disease Maps: Epidemics on the Ground by Tom Koch ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Modelling Interactions Between Vector-Borne Diseases and Environment Using GIS by Hassan M. Khormi ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

Sensor Technologies

  • Sensor Technologies: Healthcare, Wellness and Environmental Applications by Michael J. McGrath ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Make: Sensors: A Hands-On Primer for Monitoring the Real World with Arduino and Raspberry Pi by Tero Karvinen ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Sensor Technologies for Civil Infrastructures: Applications in Structural Health Monitoring ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Designing for Emerging Technologies: UX for Genomics, Robotics, and the Internet of Things by Jonathan Follett ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Smart Sensor Systems: Emerging Technologies and Applications ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

Buzzwords

Big Data

  • Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Big Data: Principles and best practices of scalable realtime data systems by Nathan Marz ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Hadoop Explained by Aravind Shenoy ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Big Data: Using SMART Big Data, Analytics and Metrics To Make Better Decisions and Improve Performance by Bernard Marr ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

Cloud Computing

  • Cloud Computing: From Beginning to End by Mr. Ray J Rafaels ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Cloud Computing: Concepts, Technology & Architecture by Thomas Erl ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Architecting the Cloud: Design Decisions for Cloud Computing Service Models by Michael J. Kavis ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Cloud Computing: A Hands-On Approach by Arshdeep Bahga ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Learn Cloud Computing by WAGmob ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

Data Science

  • What Is Data Science? by Mike Loukides ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Doing Data Science: Straight Talk from the Frontline by Cathy O'Neil ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

R Data Science

  • Practical Data Science with R by Nina Zumel ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • R for Everyone: Advanced Analytics and Graphics by Jared P. Lander ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • An Introduction to Statistical Learning: with Applications in R by Gareth James ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • PHP: Programming, Master's Handbook: A TRUE Beginner's Guide! Problem Solving, Code, Data Science, Data Structures & Algorithms by Code Well Academy ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

Python Data Science

  • Python Data Science Essentials by Alberto Boschetti ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Python: Programming, Master's Handbook: A TRUE Beginner's Guide! Problem Solving, Code, Data Science, Data Structures & Algorithms by Code Well Academy ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

Data Mining

  • Data Mining: Practical Machine Learning Tools and Techniques, Third Edition by Ian H. Witten ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Data Mining: The Textbook by Charu Aggarwal ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Data Mining: Concepts and Techniques, Third Edition by Jiawei Han ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

R Machine Learning

  • Machine Learning with R by Brett Lantz ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Machine Learning With R Cookbook by Yu-Wei, Chiu (David Chiu) ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • R Machine Learning Essentials by Michele Usuelli ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )

Python Machine Learning

  • Introduction to Machine Learning with Python by Sarah Guido ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Building Machine Learning Systems with Python by Willi Richert ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )
  • Machine Learning in Python: Essential Techniques for Predictive Analysis by Michael Bowles ( GOOG | AMZN | SPL | UW )