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  • Programming Ruby 4

    The Pragmatic Programmer's Guide

    by Noel Rappin ...
    Whether you just want to learn Ruby, or if you already know Ruby and want to learn about its internals and newest features, this is the book to get.Programming Ruby has been the definitive reference book on Ruby for more than 20 years. This fully revised and updated edition covers Ruby up to and including Ruby 4.The first section of the book is a tutorial introduction that gets you up to speed ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

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  • Sold For A Stand – The Story Of Burnley's Team Of The Seventies

    by Dave Thomas ...
    This book marks the 50th anniversary of Burnley's Division Two title win in 1972/73, a landmark that was mirrored by Vincent Kompany's Clarets champions, who stormed back into the Premier League exactly half a century later. Burnley Football Club has produced many great teams - the 'Team of the Seventies' was one of the finest, and legions of admirers still talk about them today. Martin Dobson, ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Out of the Wilderness

    A Director's Life at Burnley FC

    by Dave Thomas ...
    A compelling insider's account of 35 years at Burnley FC.Former Burnley FC director Clive Holt, with Dave Thomas, shares a captivating memoir of his time at the club. From near relegation to Premier League glory, Holt provides a unique perspective on the challenges and triumphs of running a football club.Discover untold stories of boardroom tensions, managerial decisions, and financial struggles. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Director's Tale

    John Bond, Burnley and the Boardroom Diaries of Derek Gill

    by Dave Thomas ...
    A Director's Tale is the story of Burnley Football Club in the early 1980s, a time of short-lived success and then turmoil. With special access to the diaries of director Derek Gill, Dave Thomas brings you the unvarnished inside story, revealing what went on behind the scenes amid conflict with chairman John Jackson and manager John Bond. These were torrid times involving, at first, a surprise ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bob Lord of Burnley

    The Biography of Football's Most Controversial Chairman

    The biography of controversial Burnley chairman Bob Lord, the self-made butcher who ruled the club from 1955 to 1981. A blunt, opinionated leader, football's own 'Khrushchev' upset many with his views; but he had the idea of running a club on businesslike lines, and oversaw a production line of top players then sold on to sustain his vision. ... Read more

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  • Jimmy Adamson

    The Man Who Said No to England

    by Dave Thomas ...
    Jimmy Adamson was a soccer enigma, revered by some, disliked by others—a supremely elegant player of the 1950s and early 1960s, a title winner, and a respected coach, but a manager whose spirit was ultimately shattered. In 1962, Adamson had the world at his feet: FA Cup finalist, Footballer of the Year and invited to become England manager, having been assistant at the World Cup in Chile. But ... Read more

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  • simplicity

    sustainable, humane, and effective software development

    by Dave Thomas ...
    Software development is inherently complex, but it needn't be as complicated as we make it. Learn to recognize and deal with the gnarly stuff, and your job is simpler, your code is easier to create and to work with, and you are more effective. You won't find a bunch of rules, practices, and clever acronyms here. There are no best practices, because there's no such thing as a best practice. You'll ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Programming Ruby 3.3

    The Pragmatic Programmers' Guide

    Ruby is one of the most important programming languages in use for web development. It powers the Rails framework, which is the backing of some of the most important sites on the web. The Pickaxe Book, named for the tool on the cover, is the definitive reference on Ruby, a highly-regarded, fully object-oriented programming language. This updated edition is a comprehensive reference on the language ... Read more

    $41.99 USD

  • Agile Web Development with Rails 7.2

    Rails 7.2 completely redefined what it means to produce fantastic user experiences and provides a way to achieve all the benefits of single-page applications - a fraction of the complexity. Rails 7.2 integrated the Hotwire frameworks of Stimulus and Turbo directly as the new defaults, together with that hot newness of import maps. The result is a toolkit so powerful that it allows a single ... Read more

    $41.99 USD

  • Cuba on 2 Wheels

    by Dave Thomas ...
    The stories contained herein are one man's adventure to see and understand a part of the world that is so much a part of the times he has lived in, from his youth to the present day. The chance to live inside a revolution; to probe its limits of trust and its accommodation to a curious foreigner. This is for those who ride motorcycles, living the dream of embarking on an adventure, riding in a ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Agile Web Development with Rails 7

    Rails 7 completely redefines what it means to produce fantastic user experiences and provides a way to achieve all the benefits of single-page applications - at a fraction of the complexity. Rails 7 integrates the Hotwire frameworks of Stimulus and Turbo directly as the new defaults, together with that hot newness of import maps. The result is a toolkit so powerful that it allows a single ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • Who Says Football Doesn't Do Fairytales?

    How Burnley Defied the Odds to Join the Elite

    by Dave Thomas ...
    Details the management philosophy of Sean Dyche, which enabled a sporting David to compete with the GoliathsOnce upon a time, on April 21, 2014, something extraordinary happened, as unfashionable Burnley sealed their promotion to the Premier League. It was the improbable culmination to one of the most magical, inspirational, and unpredictable stories in the modern game. This is English soccer's ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus