Has anyone heard of this book? I got this e-mail and the book looks good, b
ut I'm afraid it's a scam because I can't find the book online anywhere else
. I also can't locate this Beyond Books, Inc. See Email below:
FROM: "Microsoft Professional Learning Series" <msdev_book-offers@.in-the-tre
nches.com>"
Dear Microsoft Professional,
We would like to inform you that the book that you've been looking & waiting
for is finally here!
This hot new book has the industry buzzing about its hardhitting & revealing
content. It drives deep into issues no other industry guru or MVP has prope
rly addressed and follows through with powerful solutions to them. Learn adv
anced & secret techniques u
sed by the pros "in the trenches" and get complete solutions & code that can
literally save you thousands of hours of research, design, development, cod
ing, and testing (not to mention all the frustration, headaches, hair pullin
g, forehead smacking, & oth
er pains from the process).
If you are a SQL Server developer, a .NET developer, or a Development Team L
ead, an I.T. Manager or Project Manager for a software product built on .NET
& SQL Server, you owe it to yourself to buy & read this book. The informati
on that you’ll get will b
e priceless. Forget all those lame "bibles" out there. This book will be the
prize of your library, the key book that will guide you in your decisions &
provide you with hardhitting information.
From the author:
This new book truly reveals advanced & secret techniques of SQL Server & .NE
T professionals and provides complete & customizable solutions to real world
problems. Face it, you don’t want to buy another developer’s book that
turns out to be just anothe
r big reference manual. You also don’t want to go to yet another mindless
or boring developer’s conference or seminar where you’ll end up wonderin
g if you’ll ever use any of the stuff you’ve just “learned”. And tho
se online discussion boards
can only help so much by pointing you in a certain direction, but fall short
in providing you with a complete solution or the big picture. Believe me, a
s a professional developer, I’ve done all those things, and I know that yo
u’ll find this book is t
he only learning resource available that GOES THE DISTANCE when it comes to
discussing, solving, & providing these solutions. This book has over 600 pag
es of golden information, complete solutions, and valuable code you will not
find anywhere else. You wi
ll even find sections that cover SQL Server or .NET issues or topics that ha
ve never been addressed or shared in any other developer resources or public
media. You won’t find these techniques in any other book, developer semin
ar, or online resource anyw
here.
Click here to find out more about the contents of this hot new book:
<http://www.in-the-trenches.com/mssql.net/toc.asp>
In The Trenches I.T. Professional Learning Series -- "We Go The Distance"
Beyond Books, Inc.
Las Vegas, NV
<http://www.in-the-trenches.com>
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*****************"atchleykl" <atchleykl@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:109CDD33-5CF3-47C5-8E61-1A8AE3626852@.microsoft.com...
> Has anyone heard of this book? I got this e-mail and the book looks good,
but I'm afraid it's a scam because I can't
> find the book online anywhere else. I also can't locate this Beyond
Books, Inc. See Email below:
The fact that no author is listed scares me, personally. No one wanted
to put their name on it? Information that "no one else has"? Please...|||"secret techniques", "golden information", "revealing content"
(I see why they are based in Las Vegas ;-))
and that all in 600 pages...
Jacco Schalkwijk
SQL Server MVP
"Adam Machanic" <amachanic@.hotmail._removetoemail_.com> wrote in message
news:uyHxkRdZEHA.3012@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> "atchleykl" <atchleykl@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:109CDD33-5CF3-47C5-8E61-1A8AE3626852@.microsoft.com...
good,[vbcol=seagreen]
> but I'm afraid it's a scam because I can't
> Books, Inc. See Email below:
> The fact that no author is listed scares me, personally. No one
wanted
> to put their name on it? Information that "no one else has"? Please...
>|||Personally, I wouldn't even consider a book marketed via spam.
Hope this helps.
Dan Guzman
SQL Server MVP
"atchleykl" <atchleykl@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:109CDD33-5CF3-47C5-8E61-1A8AE3626852@.microsoft.com...
> Has anyone heard of this book? I got this e-mail and the book looks good,
but I'm afraid it's a scam because I can't find the book online anywhere
else. I also can't locate this Beyond Books, Inc. See Email below:
> FROM: "Microsoft Professional Learning Series"
<msdev_book-offers@.in-the-trenches.com>"
> Dear Microsoft Professional,
> We would like to inform you that the book that you've been looking &
waiting for is finally here!
> This hot new book has the industry buzzing about its hardhitting &
revealing content. It drives deep into issues no other industry guru or MVP
has properly addressed and follows through with powerful solutions to them.
Learn advanced & secret techniques used by the pros "in the trenches" and
get complete solutions & code that can literally save you thousands of hours
of research, design, development, coding, and testing (not to mention all
the frustration, headaches, hair pulling, forehead smacking, & other pains
from the process).
> If you are a SQL Server developer, a .NET developer, or a Development Team
Lead, an I.T. Manager or Project Manager for a software product built on
.NET & SQL Server, you owe it to yourself to buy & read this book. The
information that you'll get will be priceless. Forget all those lame
"bibles" out there. This book will be the prize of your library, the key
book that will guide you in your decisions & provide you with hardhitting
information.
> From the author:
> This new book truly reveals advanced & secret techniques of SQL Server &
.NET professionals and provides complete & customizable solutions to real
world problems. Face it, you don't want to buy another developer's book that
turns out to be just another big reference manual. You also don't want to go
to yet another mindless or boring developer's conference or seminar where
you'll end up wondering if you'll ever use any of the stuff you've just
"learned". And those online discussion boards can only help so much by
pointing you in a certain direction, but fall short in providing you with a
complete solution or the big picture. Believe me, as a professional
developer, I've done all those things, and I know that you'll find this book
is the only learning resource available that GOES THE DISTANCE when it comes
to discussing, solving, & providing these solutions. This book has over 600
pages of golden information, complete solutions, and valuable code you will
not find anywhere else. You will even find sections that cover SQL Server or
.NET issues or topics that have never been addressed or shared in any other
developer resources or public media. You won't find these techniques in any
other book, developer seminar, or online resource anywhere.
> Click here to find out more about the contents of this hot new book:
> <http://www.in-the-trenches.com/mssql.net/toc.asp>
> In The Trenches I.T. Professional Learning Series -- "We Go The Distance"
> Beyond Books, Inc.
> Las Vegas, NV
> <http://www.in-the-trenches.com>
> ****************************************
*****************
> To be taken off this list, simply reply to this email
> ****************************************
*****************
>|||Or a book where the Author does not even put his/her/their names to it and
they claim to be experts.
--
Mike Epprecht, Microsoft SQL Server MVP
Epprecht Consulting (PTY) LTD
Johannesburg, South Africa
Mobile: +27-82-552-0268
IM: mike@.epprecht.net
Specialist SQL Server Solutions and Consulting
MVP Program: http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
"Dan Guzman" <danguzman@.nospam-earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:eL$VnroZEHA.228@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Personally, I wouldn't even consider a book marketed via spam.
> --
> Hope this helps.
> Dan Guzman
> SQL Server MVP
> "atchleykl" <atchleykl@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:109CDD33-5CF3-47C5-8E61-1A8AE3626852@.microsoft.com...
good,[vbcol=seagreen]
> but I'm afraid it's a scam because I can't find the book online anywhere
> else. I also can't locate this Beyond Books, Inc. See Email below:
> <msdev_book-offers@.in-the-trenches.com>"
> waiting for is finally here!
> revealing content. It drives deep into issues no other industry guru or
MVP
> has properly addressed and follows through with powerful solutions to
them.
> Learn advanced & secret techniques used by the pros "in the trenches" and
> get complete solutions & code that can literally save you thousands of
hours
> of research, design, development, coding, and testing (not to mention all
> the frustration, headaches, hair pulling, forehead smacking, & other pains
> from the process).
Team[vbcol=seagreen]
> Lead, an I.T. Manager or Project Manager for a software product built on
> .NET & SQL Server, you owe it to yourself to buy & read this book. The
> information that you'll get will be priceless. Forget all those lame
> "bibles" out there. This book will be the prize of your library, the key
> book that will guide you in your decisions & provide you with hardhitting
> information.
> .NET professionals and provides complete & customizable solutions to real
> world problems. Face it, you don't want to buy another developer's book
that
> turns out to be just another big reference manual. You also don't want to
go
> to yet another mindless or boring developer's conference or seminar where
> you'll end up wondering if you'll ever use any of the stuff you've just
> "learned". And those online discussion boards can only help so much by
> pointing you in a certain direction, but fall short in providing you with
a
> complete solution or the big picture. Believe me, as a professional
> developer, I've done all those things, and I know that you'll find this
book
> is the only learning resource available that GOES THE DISTANCE when it
comes
> to discussing, solving, & providing these solutions. This book has over
600
> pages of golden information, complete solutions, and valuable code you
will
> not find anywhere else. You will even find sections that cover SQL Server
or
> .NET issues or topics that have never been addressed or shared in any
other
> developer resources or public media. You won't find these techniques in
any
> other book, developer seminar, or online resource anywhere.
Distance"[vbcol=seagreen]
>|||Yep. Big red flag.
Hope this helps.
Dan Guzman
SQL Server MVP
"Mike Epprecht (SQL MVP)" <mike@.epprecht.net> wrote in message
news:eTD4XPpZEHA.3420@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Or a book where the Author does not even put his/her/their names to it and
> they claim to be experts.
> --
> --
> Mike Epprecht, Microsoft SQL Server MVP
> Epprecht Consulting (PTY) LTD
> Johannesburg, South Africa
> Mobile: +27-82-552-0268
> IM: mike@.epprecht.net
> Specialist SQL Server Solutions and Consulting
> MVP Program: http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
>|||You should look at the website, especially the description of the chapters
included in the book. Chapters include "Soft Skills" and a chapter on how
to get good performance reviews (e.g. the kind that gets you pay raises)...!
Since when is that a specific SQL or .Net skill? There's also a chapter on
Tools, which according to the website is just a list of software, the
website you can get it from, and a brief description...
All of that for the low, low (discounted!) cost of $130... And as it's a
600-page book, you know that the rest must be thoroughly jam-packed in order
to have all of the secrets for BOTH SQL Server *and* .Net, two topics which
I happen to have probably 15,000+ pages of books on, with not a whole lot of
overlap... So this person ("The Saint", according to the website) is either
the tersest writer in history or the font is 0.5-point and the book comes
with a special magnifying glass.
Definitely worth a chuckle, but you gotta respect someone who has the gall
to sell such obvious trash for such a high price...
"Dan Guzman" <danguzman@.nospam-earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:uS3hatpZEHA.384@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Yep. Big red flag.
> --
> Hope this helps.
> Dan Guzman
> SQL Server MVP
> "Mike Epprecht (SQL MVP)" <mike@.epprecht.net> wrote in message
> news:eTD4XPpZEHA.3420@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
and[vbcol=seagreen]
>
