New Releases by MICHAEL MORRISON

Learn to take maximum advantage of WSH to automate routine tasks, create powerful macros how to manage user in remote locations. This book not only teaches how to implement WSH successfully with either JScript or VB Script, it also provides dozens of useful script examples that the reader will be able to apply immediately.

Sams Teach Yourself MFC in 24 Hours provides an understanding of the fundamentals of MFC. Twenty four sessions of one hour or less show you how to create and cutomize user interfaces, develop complete applications for all versions of Windows, and organize and work with data. This straightforward, step-by-step approach also covers drawing graphics, managing and accessing databases, implementing printing, and creating DLLs and Custom Controls.

In a fun and humorous tutorial, "The Complete Idiot''s Guide" series introduces Java to readers without prior programming experience, covering its latest version with particular emphasis on the new Swing Toolkit.

ESPN has taken the original Information Please Sports Almanac, known for its thorough stats, compelling facts, and commentary, and added ESPN''s unique voice, point of view, and contributions of network personalities. Taking on the witty "quick-hits" tone ESPN is famous for, the new ESPN almanac includes "Inside the Numbers" statistics, expanded quotes, rule changes, ESPN coverage of the top 40 stories and personalities of the year--with continued annual coverage of college, pro, international and Olympic Sports, bizarre sports occurrences, Hall of Fame awards, Who''s Who, parks and arenas, business and media, plus much, much more.

After only a year in release, Microsoft Visual InterDev is used by over 225,000 professional developers worldwide, making it the leading Web application development tool. This "Special Edition" goes beyond most tutorials by providing expanded coverage of hot topics such as Dynamic HTML, scriptlets, ADO, ActiveX components creation, and more.

This "Professional Reference" is for the experienced programmer with an interest in the Java language and in developing Java applications. The CD-ROM includes Sun''s JDK and other Java development tools and applets, the book''s entire reference section in HTML format, plus two electronic books: "Tricks of the Java Programming Gurus" and "Developing Professional Java Applets".

REA''s MAXnotes for William Shakespeare''s Richard II The MAXnotes offers a comprehensive summary and analysis of Richard II and a biography of William Shakespeare. Places the events of the play in historical context and discusses each act in detail. Includes study questions and answers along with topics for papers and sample outlines.

Intended for programmers producing games for the Internet, this manual details the development of four full Internet games. Assuming some working knowledge of Java, the text focuses on the advanced features of game development and includes a CD-Rom that offers sample applications and demo software.