I have worked on several computer books and am best known as the author of the Python Essential Reference. Here are some of the things people have said about it on Amazon.com:

"Every so often a book comes along that makes you ask yourself, "Gee, when was the last time I had my eyes checked?" David M. Beazley's Python: Essential Reference is just such a book."

"This is probably the best serious reference book for programmers since K&R's The C Programming Language."

"This is not a book that will see much use in my office. In fact, I think I'm going to put it out of sight -- just looking at it annoys me."

"This is the best programming book I have ever seen."

I was also a contributing author to Steve Holden's Python Web Programming (I wrote all of the sections related to XML programming).

If you look carefully, you will find a number of easter eggs scattered throughout the Python Essential Reference.