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Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry

by Jason Schreier ...

From the bestselling author of Blood, Sweat, and Pixels comes the next definitive, behind-the-scenes account of the video game industry: how some of the past decade's most renowned studios fell apart—and the stories, both triumphant and tragic, of what happened next.Jason Schreier's groundbreaking reporting has earned him a place among the preeminent investigative journalists covering the world of ... Read more

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From the bestselling author of Blood, Sweat, and Pixels comes the next definitive, behind-the-scenes account of the video game industry: how some of the past decade's most renowned studios fell apart—and the stories, both triumphant and tragic, of what happened next.Jason Schreier's groundbreaking reporting has earned him a place among the preeminent investigative journalists covering the world of
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Blood, Sweat, and Pixels

The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made

by Jason Schreier ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER“The stories in this book make for a fascinating and remarkably complete pantheon of just about every common despair and every joy related to game development.” — Rami Ismail, cofounder of Vlambeer and developer of Nuclear ThroneDeveloping video games—hero's journey or fool's errand? The creative and technical logistics that go into building today's hottest games can be more ... Read more

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER“The stories in this book make for a fascinating and remarkably complete pantheon of just about every common despair and every joy related to game development.” — Rami Ismail, cofounder of Vlambeer and developer of Nuclear ThroneDeveloping video games—hero's journey or fool's errand? The creative and technical logistics that go into building today's hottest games can be more
... Read more
Play Nice

The Rise, Fall, and Future Of Blizzard Entertainment

by Jason Schreier ...

**A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND AN NPR BEST BOOK OF 2024From a New York Times bestselling author and investigative journalist comes The Social Network for the video game industry: a riveting examination of Blizzard Entertainment's rise and shocking downfall—"A fast paced thrill ride, perfect for anyone who has ever played a video game" (Ben Mezrich).**For video game fans, the name Blizzard ... Read more

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**A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND AN NPR BEST BOOK OF 2024From a New York Times bestselling author and investigative journalist comes The Social Network for the video game industry: a riveting examination of Blizzard Entertainment's rise and shocking downfall—"A fast paced thrill ride, perfect for anyone who has ever played a video game" (Ben Mezrich).**For video game fans, the name Blizzard
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Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell

by Susanna Clarke ...

In the Hugo-award winning, epic New York Times Bestseller and basis for the BBC miniseries, two men change England's history when they bring magic back into the world.In the midst of the Napoleonic Wars in 1806, most people believe magic to have long since disappeared from England - until the reclusive Mr. Norrell reveals his powers and becomes an overnight celebrity.Another practicing magician ... Read more

$16.99 USD

In the Hugo-award winning, epic New York Times Bestseller and basis for the BBC miniseries, two men change England's history when they bring magic back into the world.In the midst of the Napoleonic Wars in 1806, most people believe magic to have long since disappeared from England - until the reclusive Mr. Norrell reveals his powers and becomes an overnight celebrity.Another practicing magician
... Read more
There's Treasure Inside: The Pokémon Treasure Box

by Jon Collins-Black ...

Series Book 3 - There's Treasure Inside
Discover the Greatest Treasure in American History!"I've hidden a treasure somewhere in the United States that's worth millions upon millions of dollars, and it's waiting for you to find it." – Jon Collins-BlackFive treasure boxes have been hidden in five locations across the country.One of these treasure boxes is named The Pokemon Box, after the pop-culture video game and card game that is ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Discover the Greatest Treasure in American History!"I've hidden a treasure somewhere in the United States that's worth millions upon millions of dollars, and it's waiting for you to find it." – Jon Collins-BlackFive treasure boxes have been hidden in five locations across the country.One of these treasure boxes is named The Pokemon Box, after the pop-culture video game and card game that is
... Read more
Easy to Learn, Difficult to Master

Pong, Atari, and the Dawn of the Video Game

by David Kushner, Koren Shadmi ...

The gripping origin story of Pong, Atari, and the digital icons who defined the world of video games.A deep, nostalgic dive into the advent of gaming, Easy to Learn, Difficult to Master returns us to the emerging culture of Silicon Valley. At the center of this graphic history, dynamically drawn in colors inspired by old computer screens, is the epic feud that raged between Atari founder Nolan ... Read more

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The gripping origin story of Pong, Atari, and the digital icons who defined the world of video games.A deep, nostalgic dive into the advent of gaming, Easy to Learn, Difficult to Master returns us to the emerging culture of Silicon Valley. At the center of this graphic history, dynamically drawn in colors inspired by old computer screens, is the epic feud that raged between Atari founder Nolan
... Read more
Dungeons & Dragons Crochet

A Book of Many Patterns

by Stacy King, Official Dungeons & Dragons Licensed ...

Series series Dungeons & Dragons
Crochet your favorite creatures, wearables, and household items with twenty patterns inspired by the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse.Dive into a world of crochet and adventure with this delightful collection of patterns. Dungeons & Dragons Crochet gives fans and crocheters of all skill levels a chance to bring their favorite in-game elements to life. Create your own Schools of Magic’s symbols granny ... Read more

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Crochet your favorite creatures, wearables, and household items with twenty patterns inspired by the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse.Dive into a world of crochet and adventure with this delightful collection of patterns. Dungeons & Dragons Crochet gives fans and crocheters of all skill levels a chance to bring their favorite in-game elements to life. Create your own Schools of Magic’s symbols granny
... Read more
From Pixels to Prose

What Video Games Taught Me About Storytelling

by Nadia Oxford ...

In From Pixels to Prose: What Video Games Taught Me About Storytelling writer and games journalist Nadia Oxford traces how a lifetime spent in digital worlds shaped her craft and her understanding of narrative. From the pixelated drama of Donkey Kong to the emotional depths of Final Fantasy VI and Dragon Quest III, Oxford reveals how video games taught her about character, conflict, and the art of ... Read more

$4.99 USD

In From Pixels to Prose: What Video Games Taught Me About Storytelling writer and games journalist Nadia Oxford traces how a lifetime spent in digital worlds shaped her craft and her understanding of narrative. From the pixelated drama of Donkey Kong to the emotional depths of Final Fantasy VI and Dragon Quest III, Oxford reveals how video games taught her about character, conflict, and the art of
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Pssst! The Ultimate Crossword Puzzle Game

by James Babcock ...

For lovers of Scrabble, PSSST! relaxes the rules to allow foreign words, slang, changing words on the board, choosing new letters if all letters are vowels, even playing beyond the margins of the board. And with eight letters instead of seven, many more words are playable. This brief pamphlet explains how, and provides illustrative examples. It's a hoot! ... Read more

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For lovers of Scrabble, PSSST! relaxes the rules to allow foreign words, slang, changing words on the board, choosing new letters if all letters are vowels, even playing beyond the margins of the board. And with eight letters instead of seven, many more words are playable. This brief pamphlet explains how, and provides illustrative examples. It's a hoot!
... Read more
Pinball

A Quest for Mastery

by Tasker Smith ...

A master class in pinball: Detailed instructions, vivid illustrations, and indispensable resources help players propel their journey toward pinball mastery. Pinball: A Quest for Mastery is the ultimate guide for pinball enthusiasts and newcomers alike. This comprehensive book is packed with detailed instructions, vivid illustrations, maps of must-see locations, and indispensable resources to help ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A master class in pinball: Detailed instructions, vivid illustrations, and indispensable resources help players propel their journey toward pinball mastery. Pinball: A Quest for Mastery is the ultimate guide for pinball enthusiasts and newcomers alike. This comprehensive book is packed with detailed instructions, vivid illustrations, maps of must-see locations, and indispensable resources to help
... Read more
Birds, Bees & Blossoms

A step-by-step guide to botanical and animal watercolour painting

by Harriet de Winton ...

In her second book, botanical artist Harriet de Winton shows you how to paint modern watercolour artworks to treasure and share. Picking up where New Botanical Painting left off, this books aims to expand readers' repertoires into fauna as well as flora, with easy-to-follow instructions for a variety of difficulty levels.Through more than 30 step-by-step projects, you'll discover how to paint ... Read more

$7.99 USD

In her second book, botanical artist Harriet de Winton shows you how to paint modern watercolour artworks to treasure and share. Picking up where New Botanical Painting left off, this books aims to expand readers' repertoires into fauna as well as flora, with easy-to-follow instructions for a variety of difficulty levels.Through more than 30 step-by-step projects, you'll discover how to paint
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Reading Journal

by Kobo Originals ...

Series Book 2 - Kobo Originals: Digital Journal Series
What to read next?Are you an avid reader who's been craving a journal dedicated to their reading goals? Organize your personal reading list, track your progress, and immerse yourself in the world of literature with this Reading Journal. Record your thoughts and reactions and gain insight into the books you love. Challenge yourself and read your way through the entire Kobo BINGO card!This reading ... Read more

$2.90 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

What to read next?Are you an avid reader who's been craving a journal dedicated to their reading goals? Organize your personal reading list, track your progress, and immerse yourself in the world of literature with this Reading Journal. Record your thoughts and reactions and gain insight into the books you love. Challenge yourself and read your way through the entire Kobo BINGO card!This reading
... Read more
The Mammoth Book of Chess

by Graham Burgess ...

Series Book 199 - Mammoth Books
With a foreword by Dr John Nunn, Grandmaster and four times Olypic gold medallist'The Mammoth Book of Chess is a cracker . . . nobody will fail to find something new here'British Chess MagazineWINNER OF THE BRITISH CHESS FEDERATION BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD, 1997Comprehensive, up to date and clear, this latest edition of Graham Burgess's chess classic is an invaluable guide to help even less ... Read more

$4.99 USD

With a foreword by Dr John Nunn, Grandmaster and four times Olypic gold medallist'The Mammoth Book of Chess is a cracker . . . nobody will fail to find something new here'British Chess MagazineWINNER OF THE BRITISH CHESS FEDERATION BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD, 1997Comprehensive, up to date and clear, this latest edition of Graham Burgess's chess classic is an invaluable guide to help even less
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136 Ready-to-Use Mahjong Strategy and Tactics

Essential Tips and Techniques to Win More Mahjong Games

by Senba Kurono ...

A practical guide to Mahjong strategies and tactics for new and seasoned players alike.Sharpen your skills and take your mahjong game to the next level with this practical strategy guide. 136 Ready-to-Use Mahjong Strategies and Tactics breaks down the essentials of efficient tile efficiency, hand development, defense, and reading the table into clear, bite-sized lessons. Each technique is ... Read more

$9.99 USD

A practical guide to Mahjong strategies and tactics for new and seasoned players alike.Sharpen your skills and take your mahjong game to the next level with this practical strategy guide. 136 Ready-to-Use Mahjong Strategies and Tactics breaks down the essentials of efficient tile efficiency, hand development, defense, and reading the table into clear, bite-sized lessons. Each technique is
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Sudoku For Stylus Devices

Easy-Intermediate Volume 1

by Puzzle Genius ...

Series series Puzzles For Stylus Devices
Finally – quality Sudoku puzzles designed specifically for your Kobo ereader with stylus.Never be without a Sudoku puzzle again. 100 Sudoku puzzles to solve directly on your device. Take them with you wherever you go.Lovingly crafted by expert logicians and designers, this book is filled with features that every Sudoku-lover will adore:• 100 classic 9x9 Sudoku puzzles.• Designed for Kobo ereaders ... Read more

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Finally – quality Sudoku puzzles designed specifically for your Kobo ereader with stylus.Never be without a Sudoku puzzle again. 100 Sudoku puzzles to solve directly on your device. Take them with you wherever you go.Lovingly crafted by expert logicians and designers, this book is filled with features that every Sudoku-lover will adore:• 100 classic 9x9 Sudoku puzzles.• Designed for Kobo ereaders
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Minecraft: Guide to Exploration (2017 Edition)

by The Official Minecraft Team, Mojang AB ...

Series series Minecraft
The official Minecraft: Guide to Exploration will help you survive. Learn how to find resources, craft equipment and protect yourself from hostile mobs.The world of Minecraft is waiting to be explored. But danger lurks around every corner and survival can prove difficult for even the bravest adventurer.With insider info and tips from the experts at Mojang, this is the definitive guide to ... Read more

$6.99 USD

The official Minecraft: Guide to Exploration will help you survive. Learn how to find resources, craft equipment and protect yourself from hostile mobs.The world of Minecraft is waiting to be explored. But danger lurks around every corner and survival can prove difficult for even the bravest adventurer.With insider info and tips from the experts at Mojang, this is the definitive guide to
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There's Treasure Inside: The Appalachian Footpath Treasure Box

by Jon Collins-Black ...

Series Book 5 - There's Treasure Inside
Discover the Greatest Treasure in American History!"I've hidden a treasure somewhere in the United States that's worth millions upon millions of dollars, and it's waiting for you to find it." – Jon Collins-BlackFive treasure boxes have been hidden in five locations across the country. One of these treasure boxes is named The Appalachian Footpath Treasure Box. Inside this box are various valuable ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Discover the Greatest Treasure in American History!"I've hidden a treasure somewhere in the United States that's worth millions upon millions of dollars, and it's waiting for you to find it." – Jon Collins-BlackFive treasure boxes have been hidden in five locations across the country. One of these treasure boxes is named The Appalachian Footpath Treasure Box. Inside this box are various valuable
... Read more
Checkmate

Genius, Lies, Ambition, and the Biggest Scandal in Chess

by Ben Mezrich ...

**"The best black-and-white drama this side of Chess on Broadway." - Vanity FairFrom the bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and Bringing Down the House comes the cinematic true story about the biggest scandal in modern chess.**In September 2022, the unthinkable happened: nineteen-year-old American chess prodigy Hans Niemann defeated world champion Magnus Carlsen in a stunning face ... Read more

$14.99 USD

**"The best black-and-white drama this side of Chess on Broadway." - Vanity FairFrom the bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and Bringing Down the House comes the cinematic true story about the biggest scandal in modern chess.**In September 2022, the unthinkable happened: nineteen-year-old American chess prodigy Hans Niemann defeated world champion Magnus Carlsen in a stunning face
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Deep Thinking

Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins

by Garry Kasparov ...

**Garry Kasparov gives his account of his landmark 1997 chess match with the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue, and explains why, twenty years later, he's become convinced that artificial intelligence is good for humans."This important and optimistic book explains what we as humans are uniquely qualified to do. Instead of wringing our hands about robots, we should all read this book and embrace the ... Read more

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**Garry Kasparov gives his account of his landmark 1997 chess match with the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue, and explains why, twenty years later, he's become convinced that artificial intelligence is good for humans."This important and optimistic book explains what we as humans are uniquely qualified to do. Instead of wringing our hands about robots, we should all read this book and embrace the
... Read more
Good Game, No Rematch

A Life Made of Video Games

by Mike Drucker ...

*An Inside Hook Book You Should Be Reading This April*A "funny, genuine and knowledgeable" (Ben Schwartz) memoir about the video games that entertain and inspire us, and even hold the power to transform our lives, from an Emmy®-nominated television writer, stand-up comedian and former writer for Nintendo.At the ripe age of three, Mike Drucker got his very first Nintendo console—the Nintendo ... Read more

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*An Inside Hook Book You Should Be Reading This April*A "funny, genuine and knowledgeable" (Ben Schwartz) memoir about the video games that entertain and inspire us, and even hold the power to transform our lives, from an Emmy®-nominated television writer, stand-up comedian and former writer for Nintendo.At the ripe age of three, Mike Drucker got his very first Nintendo console—the Nintendo
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Satan, Cantor, And Infinity And Other Mind-bogglin

by Raymond M. Smullyan ...

More than two hundred new and challenging logic puzzles—the simplest brainteaser to the most complex paradoxes in contemporary mathematical thinking—from our topmost puzzlemaster (“the most entertaining logician who ever lived,” Martin Gardner has called him).Our guide to the puzzles is the Sorcerer, who resides on the Island of Knights and Knaves, where knights always tell the truth and knaves ... Read more

$4.99 USD

More than two hundred new and challenging logic puzzles—the simplest brainteaser to the most complex paradoxes in contemporary mathematical thinking—from our topmost puzzlemaster (“the most entertaining logician who ever lived,” Martin Gardner has called him).Our guide to the puzzles is the Sorcerer, who resides on the Island of Knights and Knaves, where knights always tell the truth and knaves
... Read more
Dragon Age: Hard in Hightown

by Varric Tethras, Mary Kirby ...

Prolific dwarven author and heroic companion of the Dragon Age games, Varric Tethras brings us the collected edition of his breakthrough crime-noir drama, Hard in Hightown (with help from his trusted human confidante, Mary Kirby)! This volume is beautifully illustrated by Stefano Martino, Álvaro Sarraseca, Andres Ponce, and Ricardo German Ponce Torres, with a painted cover by E.M. Gist!Twenty ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Prolific dwarven author and heroic companion of the Dragon Age games, Varric Tethras brings us the collected edition of his breakthrough crime-noir drama, Hard in Hightown (with help from his trusted human confidante, Mary Kirby)! This volume is beautifully illustrated by Stefano Martino, Álvaro Sarraseca, Andres Ponce, and Ricardo German Ponce Torres, with a painted cover by E.M. Gist!Twenty
... Read more
Rise of the Dungeon Master

Gary Gygax and the Creation of D&D

by David Kushner ...

Now a scripted-thriller podcast series starring Emmy-nominated actor, Jon Hamm**, Rise of the Dungeon Master is a graphic narrative of the life of Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, one of the world’s most influential role-playing games.**Rise of the Dungeon Master tells, in graphic form, the story of Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, one of the most influential games ever ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Now a scripted-thriller podcast series starring Emmy-nominated actor, Jon Hamm**, Rise of the Dungeon Master is a graphic narrative of the life of Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, one of the world’s most influential role-playing games.**Rise of the Dungeon Master tells, in graphic form, the story of Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, one of the most influential games ever
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Play Better Petanque

by Andrew Gilbert ...

This is not a book for the likes of Dylan Rocher or Phillipe Quintais. It is a book about how to improve your game as an average club player looking to take the next step to being a better regional player. Yes we have used the book to improve our own standards. Let me explain. A few years ago I suffered an injury that curtailed my playing in the game I love, Petanque. It's a brilliant quite ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This is not a book for the likes of Dylan Rocher or Phillipe Quintais. It is a book about how to improve your game as an average club player looking to take the next step to being a better regional player. Yes we have used the book to improve our own standards. Let me explain. A few years ago I suffered an injury that curtailed my playing in the game I love, Petanque. It's a brilliant quite
... Read more

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