Using the Internet: Knowledge and Advice at an Affordable Price (101 Essentia.

Each in-depth guide in this wide-ranging lifestyle and leisure series breaks down its subject into 101 essential tips and jargon-free, authoritative facts. 101 Essential Tips are as useful as an encyclopedia and quicker than a Web site -- perfect for the speed generation -- and ideal for anyone who is serious about knowledge, and careful of his or her time.

Because it's truly pocket-sized and covered with pleasing, colorful graphics, it might seem like Using the Internet: 101 Essential Tips is just for kids. Don't be fooled. This little book is a working guide to Internet-related information, featuring everything from a glossary of jargon to power-user directions.

The guide is structured around a Web-surfer's wants. Sections have useful titles such as "What Is Needed to Get Connected?" "Choosing a Modem," and "What Are Plug-Ins?" Each query receives anywhere from a half to a whole page response in full color. The details are presented clearly and simply (often using a numbered step-by-step breakdown), without resorting to any condescension. Answering the most basic questions in a quick and painless manner, Using the Internet: 101 Essential Tips is an ideal Internet-user's companion. --Jennifer Buckendorff