Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.

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Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc. published the four games of The Tolkien Software Adventure series in the US, developed by Beam Software Pty., Ltd.

The Crack of Doom (1989 on DOS, Commodore 64, Apple II...)
The Shadows of Mordor (1987 on DOS, Commodore 64, Apple II...)
Puppy Love (1986 on Macintosh, Amiga)
Lauren of the 25th Century (1985 on Apple II)
The Fellowship of the Ring (1985 on DOS, Commodore 64, Apple II...)
Cave Girl Clair (1984 on Commodore 64, DOS, Apple II...)
Chelsea of the South Sea Islands (1984 on Apple II)
Jenny of the Prairie (1984 on Apple II, Atari 8-bit, DOS...)
The Secret of Arendarvon Castle (1984 on ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, Commodore 64...)
The Hobbit (1982 on PC Booter, Commodore 64, Apple II...)

1998: The merger of Simon & Schuster's and Addison Wesley Longman's education businesses results in Pearson Education, the world's leading educational publishing business.
1995: Addison-Wesley merges with Longman to form Addison Wesley Longman.
1988: Addison Wesley merges with Pearson plc.
1946: Mel buys out Lew's shares and remains a driving force in the company for more than four decades before his death in 1990.
1942: Addison-Wesley Press is incorporated by Melbourne Wesley Cummings and Lew Addison Cummings (no relation) who use their middle names to identify the new company,

Company information (2007):

Addison-Wesley

75 Arlington Street

Suite 300

Boston, MA 02116

617-848-7500

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