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LPI welcomes the publication of text books and other preparation materials that might assist candidates in their exam preparation. The list of published materials in this section, although not exhaustive, includes those most often cited by LPI alumni.

LPI Exam Specific (English language)

LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell, Second Edition (July 2006)
By Steven Pritchard, Bruno Gomes Pessanha, Nicolai Langfeldt, Jeff Dean, James Stanger
ISBN 10: 0-596-00528-8 | ISBN 13: 9780596005283
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596005283/
PLEASE NOTE: this book covers both LPIC-1 and LPIC-2

LPIC I Exam Cram 2
Ross Brunson published by QUE Certification Publishing (C) 2005.
ISBN: 0-7897-3127-4
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0789731274/104-6740714-0623964?v=glance

LPIC Prep Kit 101 General Linux 1
by Theresa Hadden Martinez - published by Macmillan USA
ISBN 0789722925
http://www.amazon.com/LPIC-Prep-General-Linux-Guide/dp/0789722925

LPIC 1 Certification Bible
by Jason Nash & Angie Nash - published by Hungry Minds USA
ISBN 0764547720
http://www.hungryminds.com/

LPI General Linux I: Exam 101 Exam Cram
by Emmett Dulaney - published by Coriolis Group
ISBN 1576109232
This title is no longer being printed by Coriolis but can still be found from most book stores. This link will be updated when new information becomes available.

LPI Linux Certification Study Guide
by Ed Sawicki with Brian Horakh and Eric Gunnett - published by Sybex
ISBN 0782129072
www.sybex.com

LPI Certification Self-Study Guide
by David Horton - self-published
http://www.happy-monkey.net/LPI/

LPI Exam Specific (Dutch language)

Linux LPI Studiegids(Available in Dutch only)
by Jeroen Baten, published by Sybex
ISBN 90-419-0759-9
Price 50 euro / HFl 110,19 / Bfr 2017

LPI Exam Specific (German language)

LPI-Level 1
by Linup Front GmbH
ISBN: 3-8266-1449-6
http://lpi-buch.linupfront.de/

LPIC-1 Vorbereitung auf die Prüfung des Linux Professional Institute
by Peer Heinlein
http://www.opensourcepress.de/index.php?26&backPID=15&tt_products=10
At present the book is available in German only.

General about Linux Certification (English language)

Get Linux Certified & Get Ahead
by Anne Martinez, published by McGraw-Hill
ISBN 007212333-8
http://www.amazon.com/Get-Linux-Certified-Ahead/dp/0072123338

Guide to Linux Installation and Administration
by Nicholas Wells, published by Course Technology
ISBN 0-619-00097-X
http://www.coursedirect.com/viewtitle.cfm?isbn=0-619-00097-X

New Additions

If you have suggestions for further resources to list here, please contact our Director of Communications, Scott Lamberton.