Harley Hahn's Internet & Web Yellow Pages: 1998 (5th ed) - Softcover

Hahn, Harley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0078823870 ISBN 13: 9780078823879

Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Osborne Media, 1997

Synopsis

This title allows you to look up a subject and see an annotated list of sites the author recommends. It is intended as a quick and easy way to locate Internet resources the reader might otherwise not find.

About this title

Review:

Search engines and subject trees are great if you want to find every last reference to some obscure topic, but they are not the best if you want a refined list of sites about gardening, fishing, Paul McCartney or some other popular topic. Harley Hahn's Internet & Web Yellow Pages allows you to look up a subject and see an annotated list of sites the author recommends. It's an old idea, but Hahn implements it well. It's a great way to locate Internet resources you otherwise wouldn't have found, and Hahn's light writing style is fun.

Some of Hahn's organisational choices seem strange. You can look up Canada directly and find lots of information, but you have to look for all other countries of the world under "Governments: International"--a strange structure. Cross-referencing is lacking, too: You have to look in the index to find out that the wine sites are listed under "food". You'll probably want to use the index if you're doing anything other than casual browsing. In fact, casual (you might say random) browsing is what this book is best for. The author has located some cool resources, and you'll enjoy his guided tour. Scan the print version, or use the index on the companion CD-ROM.

Parents, be aware that Hahn covers all aspects of the Web, and though there's a lot of kid- and general-interest stuff listed here, there's also a little bit about adult subjects (the Kama Sutra, for example, and the infamous Terrorist's Handbook). --David Wall, Amazon.com

Topics covered: useful, entertaining and generally off-the-wall Internet resources (Web sites, Usenet newsgroups and IRC chat channels), organised by subject. Covered topics include personal finance, sports, travel, music, computers--a lot of subjects with wide followings.

From the Back Cover:

The World's Greatest Guide to Everything

Get ready to have a blast exploring the Net with Harley. This provocative, information-packed guide to life is filled with personal touches, insights, jokes and souvenirs from Harley's journeys on the Net.

Read from cover to cover, or dip in anywhere. You'll find a world of humor, wisdom and fun inside this book. Let Harley guide you to thousands of carefully selected Internet and Web resources including:

-Families, kids and parenting
-Romance, dating and sex
-Health and nutrition
-Money and investing
-Cooking and recipes
-Animals and pets
-Religion and spirituality
-Jobs and the workplace
-Music, art and literature
-Sports, games and amusements
-Secrets, intrigue and gossip
-...and much more

Free CD! Just point, click and explore! No need to type in long Web addresses.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Osborne Media
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0078823870
• ISBN 13: 9780078823879
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 914