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Dave Taylor has been involved in the online world since the ARPANET era and is recognized internationally as an expert in technology and business. He has published more than a thousand articles, launched four Internet startups, written over twenty business and technical books, and holds both an MBA and an MS Ed.

He runs the popular YouTube consumer electronics review channel AskDaveTaylor, writes for the Boulder Daily Camera newspaper, and contributes to various other publications online and in print. Dave teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in marketing, public speaking, film, and media & society at the University of Denver, where he has been recognized as a Leader in Teaching Excellence.

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	Wicked Cool Shell Scripts 3.68 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Learning Unix for OS X: Going Deep With the Terminal and Shell 3.74 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 2012 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sams Teach Yourself Unix in 24 Hours 3.42 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 1991 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Learning Unix for Mac OS X by Dave Taylor (Goodreads Author), Brian Jepson, Grace Todino 3.44 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Learning Unix for Mac OS X Tiger 3.55 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2005 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Creating Cool Web Sites with HTML, XHTML, and CSS 3.41 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Idiot's Guide to Growing Your Business With Google 3.29 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sams Teach Yourself Unix System Administration in 24 Hours (Sams Teach Yourself in 24 Hours) 3.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Creating Cool HTML 4 Web Pages really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Teach Yourself Unix in a Week liked it 3.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1994	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Hardest, Longest Race: Henry Ford and the Cross-Country Contest That Changed America

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Set against the secretive world of the Soviet nuclear program, late 1950s-early 1960s, "The Half Life of Valery K" combines historical fiction, science, and political intrigue into a story that feels remarkably authentic. Natasha Pulley’s portrayal o ...more
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