Unix
Beginning Unix (Programmer to Programmer)
Format: Paperback
Author: Paul Love
ReleaseDate: 29 April, 2005
Publisher: Wrox
Rating:
Great book for Beginners to Unix/Linux/Mac OS X 
The two appendices with the conversion from Mac (both Mac OS X and Mac OS 9) to Unix and Windows to Unix is helpful for those who are used to working with Windows or Mac and want to transfer their knowledge of those operating systems to the Unix/Linux world. Great book for beginners to the Unix/Linux or Mac OS X operating system. These sections identify the fundamentals of the operating systems and how they are similar to Unix/Linux. There is also information on the different programs that are similar between the systems.
The rest of the book assumes the reader has no knowledge of Unix/Linux and progresses from the basics of the operating system to more in-depth topics as the book continues to later chapters. The inclusion of the Knoppix Linux operating system allows the reader to follow the book while using a complete Unix environment (with no changes to the thier installed operating system).
Beginning Unix
It not only gives you the UNIX commands, it also goes into a brief and concise background to the commands, which is very practical. This is the third book that I have bought on Unix and by far the best. I found the explication on cron very clear and thorough which I could not find anywhere else. Keep up the good work and let me know when you finish your next book.
quantity not quality: Only for the complete noob in unix 
Paul tries to cover too much but ends up with short glimpses of several things and fails to present a clear picture on them. A Decent attempt, I wouldn't rely on it if you are planning to program or develop in the unix world. A very simple read though, if you have time to kill go for it else if you are serious about UNIX there are other serious books by Richard stevens and others.
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