WINDOWS PROGRAMMING FOR THE MASSES?

Yes! New Visual Basic Book Makes Language Accessible to All

Berkeley, CA, December 29, 1995-Although Visual Basic is the easiest way to
program for Windows, and much can be done without writing code, there are
still many skills necessary for creating viable programs that will be used
again and again. To help absolute beginners who want a jump start in
programming, Osborne/McGraw-Hill has just published Teach Yourself Visual
Basic by Bob Albrecht and Karl Albrecht. 

Teach Yourself Visual Basic presents the language in a foolproof, "mastery
learning" method that is broken down into short lessons. Readers can then
approach the concepts at their own pace. The book is task-oriented, with
creative projects and exercises that let beginning programmers see results
immediately. 

As with all Osborne/McGraw-Hill Teach Yourself books, Teach
Yourself Visual Basic

* is simply and clearly written, 
* has many illustrations and helpful examples, 
* provides real-world exercises for active learning, and 
* gives progress checks at both the beginning and end of every
  chapter. 

Readers can trust that they are approaching the language in the fastest and
easiest way with Teach Yourself Visual Basic. Authors Bob Albrecht and
Karl Albrecht have more than 40 years of Basic programming experience
between them Bob Albrecht is an educator as well as an author; he uses
that background to make sure his books are clear and thorough.

Ideal for anyone who needs to brush up on Visual Basic programming skills,
or those brand new to Windows programming, Teach Yourself Visual Basic is
a simple, self-paced tutorial that will have readers programming in just
minutes a day. 

Teach Yourself Visual Basic is soft cover, 512 pages, and has illustrations
and charts throughout. Suggested retail price: $24.95 US. ISBN:
0-07-882078-2. For orders only, phone (800) 227-0900, Monday through
Friday, 8:30AM - 4:30PM, Pacific Time. 

Bob Albrecht writes the `'Power Tools for Math and Science" column for
Learning and Leading with Technology. He has written more than 20 books
about Basic, including Osborne's Using QuickBASIC, QBASIC Made Easy, and
QuickBASIC Made Easy. 

Karl Albrecht has been a Basic programmer for 12 years. He currently writes
shareware games and utility programs, and has also developed freeware
utilities. He is also the publisher of Visual Basic Backpack, a newsletter
for Visual Basic beginners. 

Osborne/McGraw-Hill, headquartered in Berkeley, California, is a leading
publisher of books about computers, software, and technology for people at
all levels of computer and software proficiency. While all
Osborne/McGraw-Hill books offer specific and timely information, selected
books also include disks or CD-ROMs containing valuable software directly
related to the text. Known for its best-selling Internet Yellow Pages as
well as its Made Easy and Complete Reference books, Osborne/McGrawHill has
established strategic publishing relationships with Oracle Corporation,
Corel Corporation, Stream International Inc. (formerly Corporate Software,
Inc.), Rocket Science Games, Inc., and several well known McGraw-Hill
magazines including LAN Times and BYTE. A division of The McGraw-Hill
Companies, Osborne/McGraw-Hill is targeting consumer support, emerging
technologies, and innovative applications for future computer books. 

Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 2600 Tenth St, Berkeley, CA 94710
510-549-6600,  Fax: 510-549-6603,   orders: 800-227-0900
 
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