No Starch Press
No Starch Press is an American publishing company, specializing in technical literature often geared towards the geek, hacker, and DIY subcultures. Popular titles include Hacking: The Art of Exploitation, Andrew Huang's Hacking the Xbox, and How Wikipedia Works.
No Starch Press
- Name
- No Starch Press
- Founded
- 1994
- Founder
- Bill Pollock
- Headquarters
- San Francisco
- Activity
- publishing
- Products
- book · software
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No Starch Press is an American publishing company, specializing in technical literature often geared towards the geek, hacker, and DIY subcultures. Popular titles include Hacking: The Art of Exploitation, Andrew Huang's Hacking the Xbox, and How Wikipedia Works.
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Overview
It is associated with United States. The record gives 1994 as its date of establishment or first appearance. Its recorded founders are Bill Pollock. Its recorded seat is San Francisco. The recorded field of activity is publishing. Recorded products are book and software.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — No Starch Press • Founded — 1994 • Founder — Bill Pollock • Country — United States • Headquarters — San Francisco, California • Distribution — Penguin Random House Publisher Services • Publications — Books • Topics — Technical • Website — http: www.nostarch.com/
Topics
Topics
No Starch Press publishes books with a focus on networking, computer security, hacking, Linux, programming, technology for kids, Lego, math, and science. The publisher also releases educational comics like Super Scratch Programming Adventure and The Manga Guide to Science series.
History
History
No Starch Press was founded in 1994 by Bill Pollock. It is headquartered in San Francisco.
Availability
Availability
No Starch Press titles are available online and in bookstores in all major English language markets worldwide. No Starch Press titles have been translated into over thirty languages. Penguin Random House Publisher Services distributes No Starch Press titles in the U.S. and worldwide.
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Popular books
• Absolute OpenBSD • The Cult of Mac • Debian System • Hacking: The Art of Exploitation • How Wikipedia Works • Programming Linux Games • English-language editions of several of The Manga Guides books: • The Manga Guide to Biochemistry • The Manga Guide to Calculus • The Manga Guide to Cryptography • The Manga Guide to Databases • The Manga Guide to Electricity • The Manga Guide to Linear Algebra • The Manga Guide to Molecular Biology • The Manga Guide to Physics • The Manga Guide to Regression Analysis • The Manga Guide to Relativity • The Manga Guide to Statistics • The Manga Guide to the Universe • The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook
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- 1.Penguin Random House Publisher Services Current Clients.
- 2.Erickson, Jon. Hacking: The Art of Exploitation. No Starch Press, 2008.
- 3.Ayers, Phoebe. How Wikipedia Works. No Starch Press. 2008. 978-1-59327-176-3.
- 4.The LEAD Project. Super Scratch Programming Adventure: Learn to Program by Making Cool Games. No Starch Press, 2012.
- 5.Cha, Kai-Ming. No Starch Press Offers Manga-Style Technical Guides. Publishers Weekly. December 9, 2008.
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