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They may be available on Amazon, but that doesn't mean they are selling - try FleaBay instead - if they are there and getting bids, then they are selling. Trouble with old technical books is that the postage cost generally vastly outweighs the value...
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One of them has had a number of reviews in the last week alone so someone must be buying it.
Most of them only show up in that New or Used section where seemingly random prices get attached to things.
I do like this 5 star review of the Borland C++ one from 2003;
Quote: i am alberto ibhhafidon from nigeria i have been hearing about the C++ text book look for one way to get it. as i was browsing through the net i saw the text book on sells.
please help me out not that i cannot afford the payment of the book but i am in nigeria i have not seen dollar befor and i dont have any other thing to pay,
please i am a computer student and i love reading any book of programming
i will be very greatful if i am help out
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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I have a banker in Nigeria that is trying to give me money, maybe I should hook him up.
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Here, turn them into something useful[^].
You can hide your valuables in them because no one will touch them.
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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ChrisElston wrote: Engineering Mathematics; A Modern Foundation for Electronics, Electrical and Systems Engineers
That's not Stephenson is it? Either way it's a good reminder that I lent my old copy to a bloke here who has handed his notice in, so I'd better start asking for it back.
Regards, Stewart
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Stewart Judson wrote: Engineering Mathematics; A Modern Foundation for Electronics, Electrical and Systems Engineers
That's not Stephenson is it?
Croft, Davison, and Hargreaves - according to the front of the book.
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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Woot - it was still in his desk drawer - Mathematical Methods for Science Students, G Stephenson.
Regards, Stewart
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thankfully not the 2nd, which was Croft Davidson and full of errors I bought both editions (not very good at maths! had to resit it!) C&D was thicker and less use!
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This seems to imply C++ is about 20 times harder to understand than Java. 
/ravi
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yeah. I would love to see how someone has "learned" java in 24hours (without any background knowledge beforehand) 
The only thing you can learn about java in 24hours is that you should keep your hands away from it 
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All of those "learn XXX in YYY hours/days/weeks" books are pretty much garbage (together with any "for dummies" or multiple exclamation marks in the title) as far as I can see.
Or at least, I've never seen one which produced anything competent by the end.
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Did it happen? If not we should be ashamed given the large English presence on this site and the relatively small distance we needed to travel.
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I've got a note from me mum, I was on holiday at the time.
Here, as it goes[^]
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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I got a note too, I was here[^], it was well worth the 50+ Mosquito bites I am now constantly itching.
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I got stung in the neck by a wasp and a bird somehow managed to sh*t on the inside of my sunglasses whilst I was wearing them.
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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Blue Lagoon? Was Brooke Shields there? 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Was the beach laid out by German tourists?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Damn, looks lovely. I love all the wood. 
/ravi
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PB 369,783 wrote: Did it happen?
No, they didn't. I tried to organise 3. Only 2 people responded. The last get together was supposed to be last night in Scotland, and I had zero interest expressed.
I have apologised to Chris.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: I have apologised to Chris.
What for?
I don't see how it can be your fault that no one could/would attend.
Be excellent to each other. And... PARTY ON, DUDES!
Abraham Lincoln
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I apologised for not whipping up the interest. As usual, Chris was as gracious as ever.
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As said, not your fault, I'm surprised the Londoners didn't get together though especially as there was going to be a drinks budget. To be fair I think the worldwide uptake hasn't been that great.
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PB 369,783 wrote: I'm surprised the Londoners didn't get together though especially as there was going to be a drinks budget
Indeed. The budget wasn't huge, but as I'd have been paying for it initially, I'd have thought someone would have run with it. Oh well.
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Yeh, sorry about the thingie, it all went haywire last week. We got the completion Date last Monday and spent last week packing and this week unpacking. Still not fully cleared out the old place yet but we're now living in Crossgate. I've just realised we've had the new place less than a week, but it feels like we've been moving for a month.
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