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BIRT: A Field Guide to Reporting (2nd Edition)
$54.99
A well organized book and the tutorials are practical and illustrate clearly how BIRT works.

Beginning: Second Book in the Laurian Pentology
$16.95
Beginning is the second book in the Laurian Pentology series from author Danny Birt and picks up with Ending an Ending left off. From the book: ============= "Don't shoot, or you'll regret it." With that strange admonishment, a beautiful woman strode into view, shoulders straight and hands clasped behind her back. Her long curly hair shone red with the light of the fire, though her eyes reflected none of that light. She looked short enough to be a tall dwarf, but her curvaceous figure belied her as almost certainly human. She was clothed with a black silky body suit and a dark green cloak that offset her red hair. Both Paedre's dogs whined, but softly, as though confused as to what to do. There was no hint of confusion in Scruting's voice. "Keep your bolts at ready," he commanded. "Now, is that any way to greet your savior?" The woman gave a closed-lipped smile. "You can't tell me you just killed five vampires on your own," Sydron objected. The woman unclasped her hands and brought them into plain view from behind her back. They were dripping with blood. Several people exclaimed loudly at the sight, but Scruting shushed them. "Why did you kill them?" "To help you out," she answered. "And because they were arrogant. There's only enough room for one egomaniac on my continent." "Why help us?" Scruting asked implacably. "But that's what Seren do for each other," she said, stepping forward. "You can't be Seren," Lalt growled. "Who but a Seren could kill five vampires on her own?" demanded Sydron. The elf answered sharply: "An older vampire!" ==============

Integrating and Extending BIRT (2nd Edition)
$54.99
It is a very useful book for anybody starting to use BIRT. However, some sections are slightly out of date vs. the new versions (2.2.2) of BIRT in 2007.

The basic concepts in this book are still very useful, otherwise it is hard to find online information explained in such a systematic way and in such details.

John Birt: The Harder Path
$41.35
John Birt was born in 1944 into a working-class Liverpool family. His father was battle-scarred by World War II and the household was run essentially by his mother and grandmother. Birt's grandfather, himself shell-shocked by the Great War, used to race pigeons and encouraged his grandson to perfom odd misdemeanours like peeing in his shoes. Educated by the Catholic Irish Christian brothers, Birt established a strong sense of duty early in life. After school he went to Oxford and experienced a profound culture shock, but by good luck he arrived just as Liverpool was becoming the trendiest city in Britain (post-Beatles). Joining the Granada World in Action team he quickly discovered his calling - and this book is about how he went on to use that ambition to become one of the most influential media figures in Britain. It's also full of colourful characters and anecdotes, from members of Birt's own family to Paul McCartney and Tony Blair. Far from being the grey man portrayed by the media, this book reveals Birt as a likeable, humorous man with a gift for self-deprecation and a vision for the future of broadcast journalism.