Beginning Database Design Solutions $44.99, 552 pages, paperback. This concise introduction teaches database design concepts, methods, and techniques of high-quality database design. You'll explore creating an initial logical design and refining it into a superior database that meets users' requirements. Plus, you'll see how to implement the design using specific types of database platforms and build databases using SQL scripts. Each chapter begins with a list of topics that will be covered, closes with a summary that provides the key points described in the chapter, and includes a list of review questions and a series of helpful exercises.

Visual Basic 2008 Programmer's Reference $39.99, 1248 pages, paperback. NOTE: This is the third edition of my book Visual Basic 2005 Programmer's Reference described below. This revised and updated tutorial and reference will help you quickly get up to speed on the latest features in Visual Basic 2008. The tutorial section walks you through VB.NET from scratch, providing you with in-depth descriptions of the development environment, basic program syntax, and standard controls. It also explores fundamental concepts in object-oriented programming with VB. Contains more than 400 example programs!

Visual Basic 2005 with .NET 3.0 Programmer's Reference $39.99, 1200 pages, paperback. NOTE: This is the second edition of my book Visual Basic 2005 Programmer's Reference described below. With this completely up-to-date tutorial and reference, you'll quickly learn how to develop Visual Basic (VB) programs that leverage the latest features of Vista and .NET 3.0. The tutorial section walks you through VB.NET from scratch, providing you with in-depth descriptions of the development environment, basic program syntax, and standard controls. You'll also explore the fundamental concepts in object-oriented programming with VB. It covers everything (to the extent you can cover everything these days with ADO.NET, XML, serialization, reflection, regular expressions, cryptography, and all the other assorted stuff that sticks out at the edges of Visual Studio). As in all of my books, I like to shine a light into all of the most useful nooks and crannies so even if you already know Visual Basic, chances are there's something for you here, too.

Expert One-on-One Visual Basic 2005 Design and Development $39.99, 620 pages, paperback. As the most popular programming language in the world, VB 2005 offers a rich array of programming options that even experienced VB programmers will find challenging. In this book, I try to cover some of the issues that pros face when creating complex applications--issues that most other VB books ignore or gloss over, such as design, modeling, testing, reflection, and advanced memory management. Packed with code examples, this book shares the best methods for mastering the many advanced features of VB 2005. This book covers such topics as design, design patterns, deployment, update management, testing, scripting, printing, custom property support, documentation, threading, reflection, and much more.

Visual Basic 2005 Programmer's Reference $39.99, 1056 pages, paperback. NOTE: This is the first edition of my book Visual Basic 2005 with .NET 3.0 Programmer's Reference described above. An in-depth introduction to Visual Basic 2005 (formerly known as Whidbey). It covers everything (to the extent you can cover everything these days with ADO.NET, XML, serialization, reflection, regular expressions, cryptography, and all the other assorted stuff that sticks out at the edges of Visual Studio). As in all of my books, I like to shine a light into all of the most useful nooks and crannies so even if you already know Visual Basic, chances are there's something for you here, too.

Microsoft Office Programming: A Guide for Experienced Developers $34.99, 710 pages, paperback. Most Office programming books start from scratch. They assume you are a complete novice and explain all of things beginners need to learn such as how to declare arrays, write subroutines, and place a control on a form. If you already know how to program with Visual Basic or VBA, these book are a huge waste. Out of a 600-page book, you're lucky if you get 200 pages of new material. This book assumes you already know the basics of Visual Basic or VBA programming and jumps right into the middle of the topics you need to know to program Microsoft Office. It covers the five core Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook) in detail and shows how to get the most out of these powerful applications.

Visual Basic .NET Database Programming $20.99, 450 pages, paperback. While ADO.NET is is some small ways similar to ADO, using databases in VB.NET presents a whole new set of challenges. This book explains how to use ADO.NET to manipulate databases in Visual Basic .NET applicaitons. It shows how to use the new database objects, design and build databases using MSDE, store data in XML files, bind controls to data objects, and manipulate databases directly.

Visual Basic .NET and XML $39.99, 503 pages, paperback. By providing a simple, flexible data storage format, XML is positioned to become the lingua franca of data transfer. This book explains how you can take advantage of XML in your Visual Basic .NET applications.

Prototyping with Visual Basic $39.99, 410 pages, paperback. This book describes tried and tested prototyping techniques you can use when building Visual Basic applications. Aircraft and auto manufacturers don't risk millions on untested designs without building prototypes first. Why should you?

Visual Basic Graphics Programming $49.99, 712 pages, paperback with CD. Add sophisticated graphics to your Visual Basic programs. High resolution printing, fractals, tilings, two- and three-dimensional graphics, hidden surfaces, lighting models, ray tracing, image processing, animation, curve fitting, etc.

Ready-to-Run Visual Basic Code Library $49.99, 424 pages, paperback with CD. More than 170 detailed example programs demonstrating basic, intermediate, and advanced techniques for solving real-world programming problems. Learn to work with numbers, manipulate databases, handle text, format output, get the most out of ListBox, ComboBox, TabStrip, and other controls, use menus, etc.

Bug Proofing Visual Basic $39.99, 397 pages, paperback. This book teaches programming skills that every Visual Basic developer should have. It explains ways to minimize the number of errors in your programs, methods for exposing errors so they are easy to fix, and techniques for correctly handling unexpected errors that do occur.

Ready-To-Run Visual Basic Algorithms, Second Edition $49.99, 395 pages, paperback with CD. Extend your applications with powerful algorithms written in Visual Basic. Sorting, searching, trees, hashing, advanced recursion, network algorithms, object-oriented programming, and much more. Visual Basic Algorithms updated and expanded for Visual Basic 5/6.

Custom Controls Library $49.99, 684 pages, paperback with CD. 101 custom VB5/6 controls ready to plug into any Visual Basic program or use on a Web page. This book includes instructions for using the controls in many environments (C++, Delphi, etc.) and comes with a working copy of Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Control Creation Edition (CCE).

Advanced Visual Basic Techniques $39.99, 440 pages, paperback with CD. Add advanced features to your Visual Basic applications. Most recently used file (MRU) lists, splash screens and about dialogs, print preview at multiple scales, ad hoc queries, rotated fonts, non-rectangular forms, etc.

Ready-to-Run Delphi Algorithms $49.99, 398 pages, paperback with CD. The Delphi edition of the popular book Ready-to-Run Visual Basic Algorithms. Extend your applications with powerful algorithms written in Delphi. Sorting, searching, trees, hashing, advanced recursion, network algorithms, object-oriented programming, and much more. Written for Delphi 3.0 but still useful in later editions.