J for C Programmers available in book form

[Henry Rich]

My book _J for C Programmers_ is now available as a bound & printed
book from lulu.com.  The ordering page is

http://www.lulu.com/content/2695144

Think about it: You could buy a decent bottle of wine, drink it, &
head off for a good night's sleep.  But for the same money, you
could buy my book and be put to sleep whenever you want to!


Henry Rich

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[Devon McCormick]

Henry - for what I usually spend on wine, I could get three or four bottles
- but I just bought two copies of your book so I'll have one to give away.

Devon

On 6/22/08, Henry Rich <HenryHRich@...> wrote:

>
> My book _J for C Programmers_ is now available as a bound & printed
> book from lulu.com.  The ordering page is
>
> http://www.lulu.com/content/2695144
>
> Think about it: You could buy a decent bottle of wine, drink it, &
> head off for a good night's sleep.  But for the same money, you
> could buy my book and be put to sleep whenever you want to!
>
>
> Henry Rich
>
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>

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Devon McCormick, CFA
^me^ at acm.
org is my
preferred e-mail
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[Dan Bron]

I bought a copy too.  I'm interested to know who those people are on the cover, and why they're there.

-Dan

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[Chris Burke]

Henry Rich wrote:
> My book _J for C Programmers_ is now available as a bound & printed
> book from lulu.com.  The ordering page is
>
> http://www.lulu.com/content/2695144
>
> Think about it: You could buy a decent bottle of wine, drink it, &
> head off for a good night's sleep.  But for the same money, you
> could buy my book and be put to sleep whenever you want to!

Please post comments on this in the general forum, thanks. No need to
cross-post.
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[Joey K Tuttle]

My wine purchases are more in tune with Devon's - and I find the
charming picture on the back cover an equally compelling reason to
buy a copy. It will have an honorable place alongside my existing
collection of j books.
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[Roger Hui]

The back cover says of the front cover, "... some personalities
related to 'J'".  I recognize: J. Jonah Jameson, Jay Leno, JLo,
The Jackson 5, Joseph McCarthy, Jay-Z, Jane Austen,
Andrew Jackson, Stonewall Jackson, Janis Joplin, ...



----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Bron <j@...>
Date: Sunday, June 22, 2008 17:43
Subject: [Jgeneral] RE: [Jprogramming] J for C Programmers available in book form
To: 'Programming forum' <programming@...>, 'General forum' <general@...>

> I bought a copy too.  I'm interested to know who those
> people are on the cover, and why they're there.
>
> -Dan
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[Henry Rich]

As Roger noted, they all have a 'J' connection.  As for why...

David's watch was not working. He remembered passing a little shop
with clocks and watches in the window, so he took the watch in for repair.
"Can I help you?" asked the man behind the counter.
"I want this watch repaired," said David.
"I'm sorry. I don't repair watches."
"Well, how much for a new one then?" asked David.
"I don't sell watches."
"You don't sell watches?"
"No, I don't sell watches."
"Clocks, you sell clocks then? How much for a clock?"
"I don't sell clocks."
David was getting exasperated. "You don't sell watches, you don't sell clocks?"
"No, I'm a mohel [a person who does circumcisions]," replied the man.
"Then why do you have all those clocks and watches in the window?"
"If you were a mohel, tell me, what would you put in your window?"

Anyway, I thought it would provide better entertainment than
most things I could put there.

Henry Rich

> -----Original Message-----
> From: programming-bounces@...
> [mailto:programming-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Dan Bron
> Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 8:45 PM
> To: 'Programming forum'; 'General forum'
> Subject: RE: [Jprogramming] J for C Programmers available in book form
>
> I bought a copy too.  I'm interested to know who those people
> are on the cover, and why they're there.
>
> -Dan
>
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[Matthew Brand-2]

Thanks Henry, just ordered it.

I have a well thumbed copy I printed off ages ago but the content is
definitely worth paying for at twice the price.



On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 9:18 PM, Henry Rich <HenryHRich@...> wrote:

> My book _J for C Programmers_ is now available as a bound & printed
> book from lulu.com.  The ordering page is
>
> http://www.lulu.com/content/2695144
>
> Think about it: You could buy a decent bottle of wine, drink it, &
> head off for a good night's sleep.  But for the same money, you
> could buy my book and be put to sleep whenever you want to!
>
>
> Henry Rich
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
>

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[Joey K Tuttle]

Henry,

I got my copy today - not bad for choosing the cheapest media mail
and ordering only 8 days ago. It is quite beautiful, especially the
covers. The binding seems of high quality - all around a top-notch
product. The shipping was very professional too, safely and securely
packaged.

I often look things up in the on-line version of your book, and I
often refer others to it -- but it is easy to forget the pleasures of
holding a good book and actually reading it. I think I'll probably
read the whole thing and learn points I have missed by jumping around
in the on-line version.

Thanks again for your efforts!

- joey

At 16:18  -0400 2008/06/22, Henry Rich wrote:
>My book _J for C Programmers_ is now available as a bound & printed
>book from lulu.com.  The ordering page is
>
>http://www.lulu.com/content/2695144
>
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[Devon McCormick]

Henry - my belated kudos as well - I got my copies on Saturday.  It looks
great.  The end result was quite good and fairly priced but the Lulu service
was a little flaky: I got three e-mails from them - one each on Wednesday,
Thursday, and Friday - telling me that my order had just shipped.  The
latter two had those days' dates but the first one told me it had been
shipped on "31 December 1969" - which looks like Unix time 0.

The other thing is that I was happy to be offered a US Postal Service
shipping option - too many on-line businesses disdain this but it's cheaper
and much more convenient for me than the private shippers as the USPS will
hold it for me in the post office across the street, instead of some place
far downtown, if they can't deliver it during the work-week.

I look forward to settling down with the book one evening soon.

Regards,

Devon

On 7/1/08, Joey K Tuttle <jkt@...> wrote:

>
> Henry,
>
> I got my copy today - not bad for choosing the cheapest media mail and
> ordering only 8 days ago. It is quite beautiful, especially the covers. The
> binding seems of high quality - all around a top-notch product. The shipping
> was very professional too, safely and securely packaged.
>
> I often look things up in the on-line version of your book, and I often
> refer others to it -- but it is easy to forget the pleasures of holding a
> good book and actually reading it. I think I'll probably read the whole
> thing and learn points I have missed by jumping around in the on-line
> version.
>
> Thanks again for your efforts!
>
> - joey
>
> At 16:18  -0400 2008/06/22, Henry Rich wrote:
>
>> My book _J for C Programmers_ is now available as a bound & printed
>> book from lulu.com.  The ordering page is
>>
>> http://www.lulu.com/content/2695144
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
>

--
Devon McCormick, CFA
^me^ at acm.
org is my
preferred e-mail
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[Dan Bron]

I got my copy today.  The first thing that struck me is the shape:  I like that it's square.  I also like the friendly typography and the (physical) material.   Overall the presentation is like a handbook or reference.  Well done!

-Dan

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[Henry Rich]

I liked that shape, because it's not too tall for a normal
shelf, yet it's wide enough that all the coding examples
work without line wrap.

The binding and cover seem first-quality, too.  The paper
isn't pure white but it's acceptable.

As Joey said, a real book has its advantages.  For one thing,
the index works; but mostly I think it's easier to read paper
than a CRT.

All in all, I thought lulu.com did a fabulous job.  I've just
learned that it's a local (Raleigh, NC) company - same
guy who started Red Hat.  

Henry Rich

> -----Original Message-----
> From: general-bounces@...
> [mailto:general-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Dan Bron
> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 7:40 PM
> To: 'General forum'
> Subject: RE: [Jgeneral] J for C Programmers available in book form
>
> I got my copy today.  The first thing that struck me is the
> shape:  I like that it's square.  I also like the friendly
> typography and the (physical) material.   Overall the
> presentation is like a handbook or reference.  Well done!
>
> -Dan
>
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[Rob Hodgkinson]

BTW I had no problems receiving copy (in 3-4 days, to Australia no less !)
via Lulu using base postage, which is as good as Amazon express.

Great job Henry, it¹s nice to have a paper copy also.../Rob Hodgkinson


On 3/07/08 11:17 AM, "Henry Rich" <HenryHRich@...> wrote:

> I liked that shape, because it's not too tall for a normal
> shelf, yet it's wide enough that all the coding examples
> work without line wrap.
>
> The binding and cover seem first-quality, too.  The paper
> isn't pure white but it's acceptable.
>
> As Joey said, a real book has its advantages.  For one thing,
> the index works; but mostly I think it's easier to read paper
> than a CRT.
>
> All in all, I thought lulu.com did a fabulous job.  I've just
> learned that it's a local (Raleigh, NC) company - same
> guy who started Red Hat.
>
> Henry Rich

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[PMA-2]

Oh, this is a good read -- though the cover (esp. Stalin behind Leno's
ear) -- had me hooked already!

Regards, PA


armstrng@... wrote:
> I thought about it, and ordered!
>
> Regards,
> PA

>> My book _J for C Programmers_ is now available as a bound & printed
>> book from lulu.com.  The ordering page is
>>
>> http://www.lulu.com/content/2695144
>>
>> Think about it: You could buy a decent bottle of wine, drink it, &
>> head off for a good night's sleep.  But for the same money, you
>> could buy my book and be put to sleep whenever you want to!
>>
>> Henry Rich
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm

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[Roger Hui]

http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/Essays/JforC_Front_Cover



----- Original Message -----
From: PMA <PeterArmstrong@...>
Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008 14:19
Subject: Re: [Jgeneral] J for C Programmers available in book form
To: general@...

> Oh, this is a good read -- though the cover (esp. Stalin behind Leno's
> ear) -- had me hooked already!
>
> Regards, PA
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[Henry Rich]

Wow, that's a hoot.

I was thinking of offering a prize to the first person to
name them all, but this is even better, partly because
number 4 is obscure enough that I might be accused of
bad faith.

Henry Rich

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> [mailto:general-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Roger Hui
> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 5:26 PM
> To: General forum
> Subject: Re: [Jgeneral] J for C Programmers available in book form
>
> http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/Essays/JforC_Front_Cover
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: PMA <PeterArmstrong@...>
> Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008 14:19
> Subject: Re: [Jgeneral] J for C Programmers available in book form
> To: general@...
>
> > Oh, this is a good read -- though the cover (esp. Stalin
> behind Leno's
> > ear) -- had me hooked already!
> >
> > Regards, PA
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[dly]

#2 a young Carl Jung?
Donna
dydre@...




On 4-Jul-08, at 3:29 AM, Roger Hui wrote:

> Is #4 your great grandfather J.P. Morgan Rich? :-)
> The person does bear some resemblance to Henry James.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Henry Rich <HenryHRich@...>
> Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008 20:12
> Subject: RE: [Jgeneral] J for C Programmers available in book form
> To: 'General forum' <general@...>
>
>> Wow, that's a hoot.
>>
>> I was thinking of offering a prize to the first person to
>> name them all, but this is even better, partly because
>> number 4 is obscure enough that I might be accused of
>> bad faith.
>>
>> Henry Rich
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: general-bounces@...
>>> [mailto:general-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Roger Hui
>>> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 5:26 PM
>>> To: General forum
>>> Subject: Re: [Jgeneral] J for C Programmers available in book form
>>>
>>> http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/Essays/JforC_Front_Cover
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: PMA <PeterArmstrong@...>
>>> Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008 14:19
>>> Subject: Re: [Jgeneral] J for C Programmers available in book form
>>> To: general@...
>>>
>>>> Oh, this is a good read -- though the cover (esp. Stalin
>>> behind Leno's
>>>> ear) -- had me hooked already!
>>>>
>>>> Regards, PA
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[Roger Hui]

Is #4 your great grandfather J.P. Morgan Rich? :-)
The person does bear some resemblance to Henry James.



----- Original Message -----
From: Henry Rich <HenryHRich@...>
Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008 20:12
Subject: RE: [Jgeneral] J for C Programmers available in book form
To: 'General forum' <general@...>

> Wow, that's a hoot.
>
> I was thinking of offering a prize to the first person to
> name them all, but this is even better, partly because
> number 4 is obscure enough that I might be accused of
> bad faith.
>
> Henry Rich
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: general-bounces@...
> > [mailto:general-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Roger Hui
> > Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 5:26 PM
> > To: General forum
> > Subject: Re: [Jgeneral] J for C Programmers available in book form
> >
> > http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/Essays/JforC_Front_Cover
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: PMA <PeterArmstrong@...>
> > Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008 14:19
> > Subject: Re: [Jgeneral] J for C Programmers available in book form
> > To: general@...
> >
> > > Oh, this is a good read -- though the cover (esp. Stalin
> > behind Leno's
> > > ear) -- had me hooked already!
> > >
> > > Regards, PA
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