Here’s a heads-up on a new title available from the ASPRS (asprs.org) – The manual of GIS, Marguerite Madden, Editor, with Foreword by Jack Dangermond. From the book… This volume is designed to be a comprehensive resource on GIS for students, researchers and practioners who are interested in asking spatial questions, assessing landscapes, building geodatabases and envisioning a world of integrated geospatial technologies. See more at http://www.asprs.org/gis_manual/