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Our Main Goal

We produce the most cost-effective and comprehensive guides on the market today. Because time is short and calendars are overloaded. Rational Guides are the only guide for a Fast-Paced World! [more info]

What We Do

Rational Press publishes books at a consistent quality and price on a wide variety of topics - both technical and non-technical. [more info]

Benefits To You

Rational Guides are 225 pages or less at a price of less than $25 (US Dollars). The guides are aimed at the beginner and intermediate audience level to help you get up to speed fast! [more info]

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The Rational Guide to Planning with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007


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ISBN: 978-1-932577-42-6
Imprint: Rational Press
Author: Adrian Downes, Nick Barclay
Published: 01/15/08
Pages: 256
Price: $24.99
Status: In Stock
The Rational Guide to Monitoring and Analyzing with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007


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ISBN: 978-1-932577-41-9
Imprint: Rational Press
Author: Nick Barclay, Adrian Downes
Published: 11/19/07
Pages: 256
Price: $24.99
Status: In Stock
The Rational Guide to SQL Server CLR Integration
SQL Server 2005 revolutionized the way database applications are written. This book shows everything you need to know to use the Common Language Runtime (CLR) features of SQL Server 2005.

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ISBN: 978-1-932577-33-4
Imprint: Rational Press
Author: Greg Low
Published: 10/24/07
Pages: 184
Price: $24.99
Status: In Stock
The Rational Guide to Building Technical User Communities


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ISBN: 978-1-932577-32-7
Imprint: Rational Press
Author: Greg Low
Published: 08/14/07
Pages: 128
Price: $24.99
Status: Temporarily Out of Stock
The Rational Guide to Building Small Business Credit
Building and establishing credit for your small business is critical for its survival. This book shows you everything you need to know to build credit for new and existing businesses.

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ISBN: 978-1-932577-34-1
Imprint: Rational Press
Author: Barbara E Weltman
Published: 08/03/07
Pages: 168
Price: $19.99
Status: In Stock
The Rational Guide To Microsoft Office Business Scorecard Manager 2005
This book shows you everything about building business dashboards and balanced scorecards with Microsoft Business Scorecard Manager 2005.

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ISBN: 978-1-932577-39-6
Imprint: Rational Press
Author: Nick Barclay, Adrian Downes
Published: 04/12/07
Pages: 224
Price: $24.99
Status: In Stock
The Rational Guide To Microsoft Office Access 2007 Templates
This book shows everything you need to know to design, develop, and test Microsoft Office Access 2007 templates.

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ISBN: 978-1-932577-38-9
Imprint: Rational Press
Author: Zac Woodall
Published: 06/26/07
Pages: 256
Price: $24.99
Status: In Stock
The Rational Guide to Managing Microsoft Virtual Server 2005
Learn how to use Microsoft’s server-side virtualization product to host virtual machines. This book explains installation, configuration, administration, and optimization.

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ISBN: 978-1-932577-28-0
Imprint: Rational Press
Author: Anil Desai
Published: 05/31/06
Pages: 224
Price: $24.99
Status: In Stock
The Rational Guide To SQL Server 2005 Service Broker
Learn about the asynchronous messaging features of SQL Server 2005, called Service Broker. This book covers all aspects of SQL Server 2005 Service broker - from A to Z.

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ISBN: 978-1-932577-27-3
Imprint: Rational Press
Author: Roger Wolter
Published: 05/30/06
Pages: 224
Price: $24.99
Status: In Stock
The Rational Guide To SQL Server 2005 Express Beta Preview
Be the first to learn about the new free version of SQL Server 2005, called SQL Server 2005 Express. This book covers the Community Technology Preview (CTP) edition of SQL Server 2005 Express.

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ISBN: 978-1-932577-16-7
Imprint: Rational Press
Author: Anthony T Mann
Published: 07/29/05
Pages: 224
Price: $24.99
Status: In Stock
The Rational Guide to Google Blogger
Learn how to build your own blog using Google’s free Blogger service. This book covers the basic and the not-so-basic concepts and technologies that you need to know in order to thrive in the blogging world.

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ISBN: 978-0-9726888-7-1
Imprint: Rational Press
Author: Wei-Meng Lee
Published: 05/31/06
Pages: 224
Price: $14.99
Status: In Stock
The Rational Guide To Extending SSIS 2005 with Script
Learn how to script SQL Server 2005 Integration Services (SSIS) from the source at Microsoft - Donald Farmer.

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ISBN: 978-1-932577-25-9
Imprint: Rational Press
Author: Donald Farmer
Published: 03/09/07
Pages: 200
Price: $24.99
Status: In Stock
The Rational Guide To Small Office and Home Networking
This book shows all you need to know about installing and using the latest networking technologies for your home or small office (SOHO).

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ISBN: 978-0-9726888-2-6
Imprint: Rational Press
Author: Jim Boyce
Published: 07/29/05
Pages: 208
Price: $19.99
Status: In Stock
The Rational Guide To Building SharePoint Web Parts
This book shows all you need to know about designing and constructing Web Parts for use with Microsoft SharePoint Technologies.

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ISBN: 978-0-9726888-6-4
Imprint: Rational Press
Author: Darrin Bishop
Published: 09/15/04
Pages: 176
Price: $14.99
Status: In Stock
The Rational Guide To SQL Server Notification Services
This book shows all you need to know about how to implement Microsoft's SQL Notification Services on your SQL Server.

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ISBN: 978-0-9726888-1-9
Imprint: Rational Press
Author: Joe Webb
Published: 09/15/04
Pages: 176
Price: $14.99
Status: In Stock
The Rational Guide To Preventing Identity Theft
This book shows all you need to know about one of the biggest security concerns on everyone's mind - Identity Theft. Technically edited by Patrick Gray, former Special FBI Agent, this book gives you up-to-the-minute information, advice, and strategies for protecting your identity.

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ISBN: 978-1-932577-19-8
Imprint: Rational Press
Author: Jerri Ledford
Published: 07/29/05
Pages: 144
Price: $14.99
Status: In Stock
The Rational Guide to Scripting Microsoft Virtual Server 2005
Learn how to use scripting to automate virtual machine creation and management with Microsoft’s server-side virtualization product, with examples provided in VBScript, Visual Basic .NET and C#.

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ISBN: 978-1-932577-29-7
Imprint: Rational Press
Author: Anil Desai
Published: 05/31/06
Pages: 224
Price: $24.99
Status: In Stock
The Rational Guide To Microsoft Virtual PC 2004
This book shows all you need to know to get up to speed with the new Microsoft virtual environment called Virtual PC 2004.

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ISBN: 978-0-9726888-0-2
Imprint: Rational Press
Author: Anthony T Mann
Published: 05/17/04
Pages: 112
Price: $9.99
Status: In Stock
The Rational Guide To IT Consulting
This book shows you how to start your own Information Technology (IT) consulting firm or to grow your existing one.

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ISBN: 978-0-9726888-5-7
Imprint: Rational Press
Author: Joe Webb
Published: 05/17/04
Pages: 128
Price: $14.99
Status: In Stock
The Rational Guide To SQL Server Reporting Services
This book shows all you need to know about Microsoft's new reporting platform for SQL Server 2000.

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ISBN: 978-0-9726888-9-5
Imprint: Rational Press
Author: Anthony T Mann
Published: 01/30/04
Pages: 160
Price: $9.99
Status: In Stock
The Rational Guide To IT Project Management
This book provides a strong base for anyone newly tasked with project management or someone looking to break into one of the fastest growing and most lucrative positions in today’s IT workforce.

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ISBN: 978-1-932577-17-4
Imprint: Rational Press
Author: Jeremy Kadlec
Published: 01/15/05
Pages: 144
Price: $14.99
Status: In Stock
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Forthcoming Titles
The Rational Guide to SQL Server 2005 Integration Services
Learn the basics of SQL Server 2005 Integration Services. This book shows you everything you need to know to get started.

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ISBN: 978-1-932577-30-3
Imprint: Rational Press
Author: Allan Mitchell
Available: 12/01/08
Pages: 224
Price: $24.99
Status: Not Yet Published
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