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Here's what's going on at Head First Labs this month:
 We put up another free excerpt from Head First SQL, a glimpse into the Anatomy of a Subquery in Chapter 8. The tables from the book are also available for download.
We've revised the code samples for Head First Java, Second Edition.
The Head First SQL Forum is open for business. Stop by and chat with the author and fellow readers about SQL!
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Head First SQL:Hot off the press!
Lynn says: "Head First SQL—I don't leave home without it!"
Head First SQL hit the shelves this week, and we've already gotten some great advance reviews. Like this one from Andrew Cumming, author of SQL Hacks, Zoo Keeper at sqlzoo.net:
This is not SQL made easy; this is SQL made challenging, SQL made interesting, SQL made fun. It
even answers that age-old question "How to teach non-correlated subqueries without losing the will to
live?" This is the right way to learn—it’s fast, it’s flippant, and it looks fabulous.
Order Head First SQL from O'Reilly in September and save 50% with the coupon code "HFSQL".
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From the editor's desk:Head First SQL
So it's here. Another Head First book let loose into the world, hopefully changing learners' lives as we know it. Part of what we hope to accomplish in sharing this newsletter with you is to give you (our loyal readers) some insight into how Head First works. Because once you subscribe to the Head First Way of Life...it starts coloring everything you do.  I've been part of the Head First editorial team for just about 10 months now, so in honor of the occasion—I thought I'd share the Top 10 things I learned while working on our latest addition to the Head First family: Head First SQL.
Top 10 Things I Learned When Working on Head First SQL
10. You start speaking in metaphors—because there's always more than one way to say the same thing.
9. When you're not speaking in metaphors, you're trying to distill things down to T-shirt slogans.
8. When in doubt use a stick figure.
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Head First C#:Sneak Preview!
Finally, there's a bright alternative to the legions of dull C# tutorials. Head First C# gives beginning programmers a way to learn Microsoft's popular object-oriented language without boring you with a pile of dry technical material. Through its visually rich format proven to stimulate both learning and retention, this unusual book takes you through C# fundamentals and how the language works to create user interfaces, databases, and more.
You can forget about memorizing—Head First C# is strictly hands-on. From page one, you interact with the material through plenty of graphics, games, puzzles and more. Once you get the gist of several concepts presented, you apply what you've learned in a series of task-based labs interspersed throughout the book. This never-before-seen excerpt explains arrays.
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JavaScript Genie:An interview with Mike Morrison
We sat down with Mike Morrison, author of the upcoming Head First JavaScript, and asked him some questions about his book and the experience of writing for Head First.
 What attracted you to the Head First series?
 The radically different approach to teaching is what attracted me to the series. Ironically, the learning side of Head First is not really radical at all - that's how we already learn most things in the real world. Hot pan + "Ouch!" = Don't touch. Most technical books overlook that fact and continue to teach the traditional way. Theory of pans + History of fire + "Hello, world." = Don't touch. It's tired and it doesn't work all that effectively.
What are the most commons mistakes made by first time JavaScripters?
The most common mistakes made by first-time JavaScripters relate to a core misunderstanding of how JavaScript code relates to HTML code. Although the two types of code coexist within the same web page, there are very specific mechanisms for how JavaScript is used to interact with HTML. These mechanisms aren't particularly complex, but they are easy to misuse if you don't have a solid understanding of how they work.
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