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No Profit but the Name: The Longfords and the Gate Theatre

Arts & Photography

Cowell, John.

Performing Arts

The O'Brien Press

covers have some wear otherwise very good. 1997 revised edition,.

Sligo Land of Yeats' Desire

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

John Cowell tells and relives the history, folklore and literature of his adoptive county, and takes the reader on eight guided tours of its scenery, relics and important buildings and places. Invaluable to the first-time visitor, this book will also delight those already familiar with the county, as it is a personal account from one who remembers the years of the "troubles" and grew up on the terrifying ghost stories and mind-bending superstitions of the Sligo people of W. B. Yeats' era.

Sligo: Land of Yeatsʼ desire

History

Europe

OʼBrien Press

The trials & tribulations of a Lancashire lad born just prior to the outbreak of the Second World War. The story tells of the boy's dreams and of arduous times from birth, through his formative years, up to being called up into the army to serve two years National Service for his country. His life is a mixture of poverty, sadness, love and wry humour. He is one of six children who lived in abject poverty during the war years into the changing times of the 'Forties' and 'Fifties'. Their home was a small, dark and dank terraced house set amongst countless tall factory chimneys His dad was a rag and bone man and had been to jail twice for shady dealings. Consequently, John & his siblings had to put up with many barbed comments and abuse from their peers in the schoolyard. Despite the adversity & hard times they all came through it with smiling faces. It depicts working class life during the era of cobbled streets, clogs and shawls, coal mines and weaving sheds in a Lancashire town.

Clogs and Shawls

Parenting & Relationships

lulu.com

Microsoft's Visual J++ has emerged as the development environment of choice for programmers building Java applications and applets. This book provides all the essential information necessary for Java programmers who want to maximize the benefits of the Visual J++ development environment for fast programming and debugging. Some of the topics covered include: the Java language, graphics and animation, the Java API hierarchy, the abstract windowing toolkit, Java applet wizards, debugging, and project management. It also covers ActiveX integration which makes it possible to access databases and existing applications. This book covers the latest version of Visual J++.

Essential Visual J++ 6.0 fast: How to develop Java applications and applets with Visual J++ (Essential Series)

Computers & Technology

Programming

Springer

This book provides programmers with all the information they need to learn the latest release of Java 2 fast. Readers will learn how to create substantial Java programs, as well as how to use Java 2's new Abstract Windowing Toolkit, JavaBeans, Java Database Connectivity, and other significant enhancements in the programming environment. The book's quick no-nonsense approach will appeal to software developers, programmers, and web administrators who need to produce platform independent applications.

Essential Java 2 fast: How to develop applications and applets with Java 2 (Essential Series)

Whether you are a professional programmer or a student, this book tells you everything you need to know to write professional applications for Windows using Visual Basic 6.0. Once you've read this book, you'll know all about: - The Visual Basic language - The standard Visual Basic controls - Handling control events -Using data aware controls - ActiveX controls - Writing web-based applications. Essential Visual Basic 6.0 - fast is designed for professional developers or students who need to learn the maximum in the minimum time and to develop applications fast.

Essential Visual Basic 6.0 fast (Essential Series)

Visual Basic .NET is part of the Visual Studio .NET family of products. While the syntax and style are similar to earlier versions of Visual Basic, this version has many radical new features to ensure that Microsoft's best selling language remains one of the most sophisticated Integrated Development Environments available. Whether you want to develop applications for Windows or for the World Wide Web, Visual Basic .NET is an excellent tool for producing reliable, professional applications fast. Essential VB .NET fast covers the development environment, the key controls and the VB programming language including the new additions which allow serious object-oriented programming. Using plenty of examples, John Cowell shows: - How to develop both Windows and ASP .NET applications in a Windows XP environment - An introduction to developing Windows database applications - How to use the essential Windows and Web controls - How to create object orientated applications to get you up and running fast, using VB .NET.

Essential VB .Net fast (Essential Series)

This is Winifred's story written as a tribute to her by her son. Poverty, tragedy, love and wry humour are all to be found in abundance within this book. The antics of her husband 'Jack' and the hilarious exploits of her children in their formative years are unforgettable.The story of Winifred is also the story of working class life in the first half of the 20th Century and it portrays a culture, which although still within living memory, has long since disappeared, making it a pleasure to read for older and younger reader alike.

THE BROKEN BISCUIT.

Biographies & Memoirs

Cremer Press

The Broken Biscuit is a remarkable story of a remarkable woman told by her loving son, John Cowell. Winifred Cowell is a woman of true courage, generosity and spirit; a woman who throughout her life has pitted herself against poverty and hardship. In the vein of Angela's Ashes and A Child Called It, The Broken Biscuit is the heart-rending story of one woman's struggle and refusal to succomb to adversity—the beatings of a violent husband, the crippling poverty of age—to raise six children in the only way she knew how.

The Broken Biscuit: A True Story of Poverty, Tragedy, Love and Humour

Arts & Literature

John Blake

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