The FreeBSD Handbook 3 Edition

Rating:
Summary: Much Worse than the Second Edition
Review: Let me sum it up for you briefly.
A. Despite Amazon's printed statements to the contrary, this book is not published by Walnut Creek. Its published by FreeBSD Mall Inc.
B. Contrary to Amazon's description of the book, it doesn't ship with a FreeBSD installation CD, or any CD for that matter.
C. The book has been split into 2 volumes, and if you buy this, what you're really getting is volume one, a.k.a. The user's guide.
I suppose the Admin's guide is sold separately, though I don't know where. It certainly isn't here.
In a nutshell, what you're getting if you put this in your shopping cart is the first half of the second edition minus the operating system CD.
IMHO you should get the second edition. It may be dated, but at least it delivers as promised.

Rating:
Summary: Great for beginner to intermediate
Review: The FreeBSD Handbook is an essential book to have on the shelf of any FreeBSD user, administrator, or open source developer. It has everything one would need to get their FreeBSD system up and running, with examples and informative descriptions of all the various stages of setup. Covering things like installation, network setup, package selection and installation, multimedia (DVDs, CDs, mp3s) and even a whole chapter on Unix basics, for those who are new to the Unix environment. Overall an excellent book and a great reference too!

Rating:
Summary: Great for beginner to intermediate
Review: The FreeBSD Handbook is an essential book to have on the shelf of any FreeBSD user, administrator, or open source developer. It has everything one would need to get their FreeBSD system up and running, with examples and informative descriptions of all the various stages of setup. Covering things like installation, network setup, package selection and installation, multimedia (DVDs, CDs, mp3s) and even a whole chapter on Unix basics, for those who are new to the Unix environment. Overall an excellent book and a great reference too!