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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Magennis, Troy, 1970-
LINQ to objects using C# 4.0 : using and extending LINQ to objects and parallel LINQ (PLINQ) /
Troy Magennis.
  p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-321-63700-0 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1.  Microsoft LINQ. 2.  Query languages (Computer science) 3. C#
(Computer program language) 4. Microsoft .NET Framework. I. Title.
QA76.73.L228M345 2010
006.7'882—dc22
                                  2009049530

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