Best Books for Mac Users

Mac OS X Unleashed

Written by John Ray and William C. Ray, and published by Sams, this book is a comprehensive and excellent source of information about Mac OS X. The authors make a particular effort to explain theÂ BSD and Unix underpinnings of Mac OS X. Though written to include basic beginner material, this book is generally better suited for more advanced users.

âMAC OS X Unleashedâ (John Ray, William C. Ray)

âMAC OS X Tiger: Unleashedâ (William Ray, John Ray)

The Macworld Bible series

From the publishers of Macworld and authored by Lon Poole, a new book in this series is typically issued with each major release of the operating system. Thus, they have titles like

Macworld Mac OS 9 Bible

and

Macworld Mac OS X Bible

. Each book is an in-depth look at the operating system covered.

âMacworld Mac OS X Bible (Bible (Wiley))â (Lon Poole, Dennis Cohen)

O’Reilly & Associates

In a Nutshell

and

The Missing Manual

series

O’Reilly & Associates is one of the most respected publishers of computer books. They have several excellent titles for the Macintosh operating system and several popular applications.

âMac OS X: The Missing Manual: Tiger Edition (Missing Manual)â (David Pogue)

Macworld Macintosh Secrets

From the publishers of Macworld and authored by David Pogue and Joseph Schorr, this book is a comprehensive guide to Mac tips, tricks, and hints. The book includes a CD-ROM with an enormous software collection. IDG Books publishes it.

ââMacworldâ Macintosh Secrets (Secrets S.)â (David Pogue, Joseph Schorr)

Sad Macs, Bombs and other Disasters

This book by Ted Landau is a problem solving guide describing numerous problems and their solutions. It covers both hardware and software and is comprehensive, yet inexperienced Mac users can understand it. Peachpit Press publishes it.

âSad Macs, Bombs and Other Disasters (Sad Macs, Bombs and Other Disasters and What to Do About Them)â (Ted Landau)