Books

50 Fun Ways to Internet: How to Sign On, Navigate, and Explore the Net without Getting Lost in Cyberspace
Career Press
By Allan Hoffman

The book is a simple guide to exploring the Internet, highlighting the diversity of activities and information available online. Written in a conversational style, it’s a book for both newbies and more experienced Internet users seeking ideas for further exploration. Chapters are devoted to topics such as geneaological resources, sites for women, online auctions, role-playing games, and webzines. Published in 1995, the book was one of the earliest non-technical books about the Internet. A second edition was published in 1998.

NetGuide: Your Complete Guide to the Internet and Online Services
Random House Electronic Publishing and Michael Wolff & Co.
By Kelly Maloni, Ben Greenman, Kristin Miller, and Jeff Hearn

I contributed reviews of Web sites, newsgroups, and discussion forums to NetGuide and several other books in this series, including NetChat, NetSports, and NetTrek. My interview with J. Michael Straczynski, the creator and executive producer of “Babylon 5,” appeared in NetTrek.

Living Large: The Guy’s Guide to Getting Ahead, Getting It Right, and Getting by with Style
HarperCollins
By Randall Lane and the Editors of P.O.V.

I wrote quite a bit for P.O.V. magazine, and I contributed website reviews to the book.