Wikipedia:Wikipedia as a book source

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February 2007

• Ahmed Khaled Towfik, Al Akheer. Kalahari Desert. The title of the book is Arabic for The Last One (Arabic:الأخير). This book is number 38 in a series of books titled Safari (Arabic:سفارى).

• Kenneth G. Winans, "Investment Atlas" An investment history book that extensively references Wikipedia. www.investmentatlas.com

January 2007

• Ahmed Khaled Towfik, Ragol Al Remal. Kalahari Desert. The title of the book is Arabic for The Man of the Sand (Arabic:رجل الرمال). This book is number 37 in a series of books titled Safari (Arabic:سفارى).

December 2006

• Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion. Karla Faye Tucker. Reference used in Chapter 8, section 4.

October 2006

• October edition of Beckett Hockey article Give Me a Break, cited refractory period for the definition of the term.
• Rise of the Ogre by Gorillaz, cited Kids With Guns / El Mañana in reflection on the video for El Manana and ensuing controversy.

June 2006

• The June 2006 issue of Scientific American contained a URL to the Sudoku article.
• WorldFootball.com.au, World Cup Special Edition (magazine). Two-page spread, with FIFA World Cup Trophy article listed as the only source.

April 2006

• 9: Barry Shell, Sensational Scientists : The Journeys and Discoveries of 24 Men and Women of Science, ISBN 1551927276. References Apoptosis.

February 2006

• 4: Esther Bryan, Quilt of Belonging: The Invitation Project, ISBN 1550464353. (republished from Sept. 2005)

January 2006

• 31: Bruce Weinstein, Life Principles: Feeling Good by Doing Good, ISBN 1578602165. Possibly references Greek language.
• 17: Hyoung-Gook Kim, et al, MPEG-7 Audio and Beyond : Audio Content Indexing and Retrieval, ISBN 047009334X. References timbre.
• 6: Bo Leuf, The Semantic Web : Crafting Infrastructures for Agency, ISBN 0470015225. Used as an example of large scale wikis.

December 2005

• 10: David Rehak, Did Lizzie Borden Axe For It?, ISBN 1932586334. References Lizzie Borden.
• 10: Lois H. Gresh, Robert Weinberg, The Science of Anime : Mecha-Noids and AI-Super-Bots, ISBN 1560257687. References Space Colony (Gundam).
• 2: William A. Cohen, Entrepreneur and Small Business Problem Solver, ISBN 0471692832. References New product development.
• 1: George F. Litterst, Random access: your role in music history.: An article from: American Music Teacher.
• 1: Tasha Douglas, Sistershout!, ISBN 0976946777. References Detenté.

November 2005

• 9: David McGee, Steve Earle: Fearless Heart, Outlaw Poet, ISBN 0879308427. References John Walker Lindh.
• 4: Nancy J. Altman, The Battle for Social Security : From FDR's Vision To Bush's Gamble, ISBN 0471771724. References Charles Colson.
• 1: John Anthony Gilvey, Before the Parade Passes By : Gower Champion and the Glorious American Musical, ISBN 0312337760. References Mabel Normand.
• 1: Benson Bobrick, The Fated Sky : Astrology in History, ISBN 0743224825. References Harud al-Rashid
• Roland Burgard, Kunststoffe und freie Formen: Ein Werkbuch, ISBN 3211210776. References Nonuniform-rational B-spline.

October 2005

• 30: Ian W. Strachan, Jane's Simulation & Training Systems 2005-06, ISBN 071062705X. References ISO-3166.
• 28: Mark Stamp, Information Security: Principles and Practice, ISBN 0471738484. References Clipper chip.
• 28: Daniel Minoli, Nanotechnology Applications to Telecommunications and Networking, ISBN 0471716391. References Particle physics.
• 17: H. John Poole, Ray L. Smith, Militant Tricks: Battlefield Ruses of the Islamic Insurgent, ISBN 0963869582. References Ali Khamenei.
• 15: Russ Kick, Everything You Know About Sex Is Wrong : The Disinformation Guide to the Extremes of Human Sexuality (and everything in between), ISBN 1932857176. References Circumcision.
• 10: Larry Beinhart, Fog Facts : Searching for Truth in the Land of Spin, ISBN 1560257679.
• 10: Rudy Rucker, Lifebox, the Seashell, and the Soul : What Gnarly Computation Taught Me About Ultimate Reality, the Meaning of Life, and How to Be Happy, ISBN 1560257229. References Long scale.
• 10: Dave Smith, To Be of Use : The Seven Seeds of Meaningful Work, ISBN 1577314905. References Quakers#The Peace Testimony.
• 7: Chad Fahs, iPod and iTunes Digital Field Guide, ISBN 0764596799. References iPod.
• 2: Wikipedia, la enciclopedia mundial: referencia obligada: la enciclopedia libre "Wikipedia", una de las web de referencia en Internet, fundada en 2001 por ... ¿La consulta? : An article from: Semana
• Alexander Goetz, Schach dem Manager : Strategie und Taktik des königlichen Spiels für das moderne Management, ISBN 3211228691. References de:Schach#Geschichte.
• Gunter Dueck, Topothesie : Der Mensch in artgerechter Haltung, ISBN 354021464X. Used as an example of open source, along with Linux.

September 2005

• 30th: John R. Levine, Margaret Levine Young, Carol Baroudi, The Internet For Dummies, ISBN 0764589962. Encourages readers to "write an encyclopedia article".
• 30th: Danny Briere, Pat Hurley, Wireless Network Hacks & Mods For Dummies, ISBN 0764595830. References OSI model.
• 28th: Glenn Yeffeth Farscape Forever! : Sex, Drugs and Killer Muppets, Smart Pop series. ISBN 193210061X. References BDSM in text for a definition.
• 1st: Esther Bryan, Quilt of Belonging: The Invitation Project, ISBN 1550464353.

August 2005

• 1st: Geoff Tibballs, Tsunami: The Most Terrifying Disaster, ISBN 1844424111. Credits en.wikipedia.org in credits section.

July 2005

• unknown: Stuart Bailey, Peter Bilak, Dot Dot Dot 9, ISBN ?. Refers to Byte.
• 8th: Clifford A. Pickover, A Passion for Mathematics : Numbers, Puzzles, Madness, Religion, and the Quest for Reality, ISBN ?. Points readers to Nimber.
• 11th: H. Ward Silver, Two-Way Radios & Scanners For Dummies, ISBN 0764595822.
• 22nd: Jack Umstatter, Readers at Risk : 160 Activities to Develop Language Arts Skills in the Inclusive Classroom, ISBN 0787975494. Uses Wikipedia article for reading comprehension activities.

June 2005

• unknown: Roland Burgard, Kunststoffe und freie Formen. Ein Werkbuch, Springer, Wien, ISBN 978-3-211-21077-2. Although a German-language book, it references Nonuniform-rational B-spline on the English Wikipedia.
• unknown: Gunter Dueck, Topothesie : Der Mensch in artgerechter Haltung, Springer, Berlin, ISBN 978-3-540-21464-9, page 328 "... Umweltverbänden, in Klöstern und Universitäten, in der Opensource-Bewegung (Linux, Wikipedia). Dort findet das Ideale eine Heimstatt. Die Idealisten rotten sich zusammen und poolen ihre Kraft gegen das Richtige, dem sie allein ausgeliefert wären."
• unknown: Alexander Goetz, Schach dem Manager. Strategie und Taktik des königlichen Spiels für das moderne Management, Springer, Wien, ISBN 978-3-211-22869-2. "... empfehlenswert für Eingeweihte oder solche, die am Weg dorthin sind. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schach#Geschichte Die Schachgeschichte in ihrer Gesamtheit bekommen Sie hier angeboten. www.teleschach.com/dictionary/ ..."
• 1st: Leslie Berlin, The Man Behind the Microchip: Robert Noyce and the Invention of Silicon Valley, ISBN 0195163435. References the article Nolan Bushnell, syndicated to campusprogram.com
• 2nd:Niall Ferguson, Colossus:The Rise and Fall of the American Empire, ISBN 0141017007. References http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S.-led_coalition_against_Iraq#Invasion_coalition in chapter 4 notes.
• 10th: Jonathan Gabay, Gabay's Copywriting Compendium, Butterworth Heinemann, ISBN 978-0750664028. Uses "Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia" as an example of copywriting for technology companies.
• 17th: Marci Hamilton, God vs. the Gavel : Religion and the Rule of Law, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0521703383. When talking about terrorist attacks, it strangely references the Simple Wikipedia article on List of terrorist incidents.
• 30th: Robin Wilson, How to Solve Sudoku: A Step-by-Step Guide, ISBN 1904902626. The last section contains a URL to the sudoku article.

May 2005

• 1st: Flynt Leverett, Inheriting Syria: Bashar's Trial by Fire, ISBN 0815752040. Page 215 the Chapter One Notes 6th reference is to lexicorient.com and en.wikipedia.org.
• 2nd: J.Hamilton, Visionaries Thrive In All Times : A Journey of Personal Transformation, ISBN: ?. Footnote two is to Tank man
• 4th: Mark Butje, Product Marketing for Technology Companies, ISBN ?. Points readers to three internet sources at one point, one of which was Positioning (marketing)
• 6th: Ewan Spence, Rapid Mobile Enterprise Development for Symbian OS : An Introduction to OPL Application Design and Programming, ISBN ?. page 4 "... detail - for example, search for 'binary numeral system' on www.wikipedia.org/to learn more. When counting bytes, it starts to get unwieldy ..."
• 6th: David Wells, Prime Numbers: The Most Mysterious Figures in Math, ISBN ?. In text reference to prime numbers, recommending people visit Wikipedia.
• 10th: Pete Shanks, Human Genetic Engineering: A Guide for Activists, Skeptics, and the Very Perplexed, ISBN ?. Footnotes Chromosomes.
• 17th: Joel Garreau, Radical Evolution : The Promise and Peril of Enhancing Our Minds, Our Bodies -- and What It Means to Be Human, ISBN 0385509650. References Aspen, Colorado on en2.
• 19th: Morgan Spurlock, Don't Eat This Book: Fast Food and the Supersizing of America, ISBN ?.
• 26th: Bruce Wile, et al, Comprehensive Functional Verification : The Complete Industry Cycle, ISBN ?. Endnote 123 is to Bayesian networks.
• 30th: Francois Nel, Writing for the Media In Southern Africa, ISBN ?. References Wikipedia articles "Zulu" and "Xhosa".

April 2005

• 5th: Joyce Meyer, Approval Addiction: Overcoming Your Need to Please Everyone, ISBN 0446577723, sources Kleenex
• 8th: Dan Burstein, Secrets of the Code: The Unauthorized Guide to the Mysteries Behind The Da Vinci Code, ISBN 1593150229, cites Merovingians (and wikipedia.com)
• 11th: Sean B. Carroll, Endless Forms Most Beautiful: The New Science of Evo Devo and the Making of the Animal Kingdom, W. W. Norton & Company, ISBN 0393060160. Excerpt possibly from endnotes or bibliography: "... individuals with polydactyly, see BaseballLibrary.com for information on Antonio Alfonseca, Wikipedia.org for historical figures, and melungeanhealth.org for a description of polydactyly ..."
• 11th: Bonnie Blake, Doug Sahlin, Master Visually iPod and iTunes, ISBN ?. Excerpt: "... a step-by-step tutorial to show you how it all works. Wikipedia-The Free Encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting This Web site offers a thorough description ..."
• 11th: Nicholas C. Zakas, Professional JavaScript for Web Developers, Wrox, ISBN 0764579088. Excerpt from page 584 "... science algorithms, please refer to "Big 0 Notation" from the Wikipedia, available at http: //en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Big O_notation. Reverse your loops Loops ..."
• 12th: Mike Joyner, Hills of Truxton : Stories & Travels of a Turkey Hunter, ISBN ?. Page 23 has a footnote refering to Truxton, New York.
• 16th: James Wyatt, Gwendolyn F. M. Kestrel, d20 Past (d20 Campaigns: d20 Modern), ISBN ?. Excerpt from Copyright "... 5000 B.C. lu 2000 A.D. by the Diagram Group, and Wikipedia (www.wikilied ia,org), the free online encyclopedia. This WIZARDS OF THE ..." (note this "butchered" web address is likely a case of bad OCR)
• 18th: Paul Love, et al, Beginning Unix, ISBN ?. Page 386 footnote tells people to go to Resource fork for more information on Macintosh resource forks.
• 19th: Philipp von Weitershausen, Web Component Development with Zope 3, ISBN ?. Endnote 18 references Test-driven development.
• 20th: Hanqin Qiu Zhang, et al, Tourism And Hotel Development In China: From Political To Economic Success, ISBN ?. A section on page 5 is "Adapted from" the article Chinese minority.
• 28th: Cliff Wootton, A Practical Guide to Video and Audio Compression : From Sprockets and Rasters to Macro Blocks, ISBN ?. References Film formats.
• 30th: Laurence Holt, Stikky Trees: Learn to Recognize at a Glance the 15 Most Common Trees in the United States--in Just One Hour, Guaranteed, ISBN ?. Page 234 "... the tree grows) for just about every us tree � www.wikipedia, an enormous, free, and surprisingly high quality encyclopedia has dozens ..."
• 30th: Julie Bort, Aviva Pflock, Devra Renner, Mommy Guilt: Learn To Worry Less, Focus On What Matters Most, And Raise Happier Kids, ISBN ?. Page 43 has a footnote to Wikipedia, mentioning the Wikimedia Foundation.

March 2005

• Michael Burda, Charles Wyplosz, Macroeconomics: A European Text ISBN 978-0199264964. References wikipedia article on Charles Ponzi when talking about pyramid schemes on p121.

September 2004

• Peter Lance, Cover Up : What the Government Is Still Hiding About the War on Terror. ISBN 0060543558. References the article RDX when talking about Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine.
• Robert Lawrence Kuhn, The Man Who Changed China, a biography of former Chinese President Jiang Zemin. References the article Hundred Flowers Movement in the section dealing with the campaign. ISBN 1-4000-5474-5

August 2004

• Jack Greenfield, Keith Short, Steve Cook, Stuart Kent, Software Factories: Assembling Applications with Patterns, Models, Frameworks, and Tools. ISBN 0471202843 To define the word Monolithic
• William W. Fisher III, Promises to Keep: Technology, Law, and the Future of Entertainment. ISBN 0804750130. References "The Phantom Edit".

June 2004

• Denyse O'Leary, The Growing Controversy on the Origins of Life in the Universe: The Growing Controversy on the Origins of Life in the Universe. ISBN 0806651776. References Wikipedia's timeline of the Big Bang.
• Gordon Rugg, Marian Petre, The Unwritten Rules of PhD Research. ISBN: 0335213448. References our en2 hosting of our articles on rhetoric and logical fallacies.
• William John Cox, You're Not Stupid! Get the Truth: A Brief on the Bush Presidency. ISBN 093085232X. References our article on Heinrich Himmler

May 2004

Brené Brown, Women & Shame: Reaching Out, Speaking Truths and Building Connection. ISBN 0975425234. References some sort of industry estimates.

April 2004

• Dan Burstein, Secrets of the Code: The Unauthorized Guide to the Mysteries Behind The Da Vinci Code. ISBN 1593150229. Cites "Wikipedia.com" on Merovingians.
• Mike Gunderloy, Sybex, Coder to Developer: Tools and Strategies for Delivering Your Software. ISBN 078214327X

December 2003

• Eric Abrahamson, Change Without Pain: How Managers Can Overcome Initiative Overload, Organizational Chaos, and Employee Burnout. ISBN 157851827X article(s) used not mentioned.
• Jason A. Santamaria, Vincent Martino, Eric K. Clemons, The Marine Corps Way: Using Maneuver Warfare to Lead a Winning Organization. ISBN 007142377X Six-Day War
• Susan Steinbrecher, Joel B. Bennett, Heart-Centered Leadership: An Invitation to Lead From the Inside Out. ISBN 0970373619.

November 2003

• Victor R. Volkman (Ed.), Beyond Trauma: Conversations on Traumatic Incident Reduction. Ann Arbor, MI: Loving Healing Press. ISBN 193269000X "... Vietnam-era Glossary Glossary items from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/) unless otherwise noted..."
• Abid Ullah Jan, The End of Democracy. ISBN 0973368705 References Benito Mussolini and Idaho Indymedia

September 2003

• M. Daniel Sloan, Russell A. Boyles, Profit Signals: How Evidence Based Decisions Power c. ISBN 0974461601 straw man

May 2003

• Charles M. Bergren, Anatomy of a Robot. ISBN 0071416579 Taylor's theorem.

March 2003

• Bruce D. Berkowitz. The New Face of War: How War Will Be Fought in the 21st Century. ISBN 0743212495 Casualties of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Actual URL listed as www.wikipededia.org

October 2002

• Doug Isenberg, GigaLaw Guide to Internet Law. ISBN B00007K3ZR Statute of Anne.

September 2002

• Philip Schneider, David Eberly. Geometric Tools for Computer Graphics. ISBN 1558605940 Field (computer science).