The Gift of the Game

The Gift of the Game
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Publisher : Anchor Canada
Total Pages : 258
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ISBN-10 : 9780385672252
ISBN-13 : 038567225X
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis The Gift of the Game by : Tom Allen

Full of the gentle humour and storytelling that he brings to “Music and Company” every morning, The Gift of the Game is Tom Allen’s exploration of the ways in which hockey can shape the relationship between fathers and sons. In the winter of 2001 Tom Allen stepped onto a frozen lake with his eight-year-old son. They laced up their skates, set out chunks of firewood as goal posts, and played one-on-one hockey under an enormous blue sky. This would mark a new turn in Allen’s relationship with Wesley, even as other relationships began to fall apart. When Allen and his wife go their separate ways, it is hockey that forms the enduring bond between father and son. As Wesley grows in confidence and purpose, Allen grows into the mythic role of hockey dad and assistant coach, and spends his empty afternoons working on his own game on outdoor rinks, if only to avoid the silence of his apartment. But what is this game to which he has entrusted his fragile sense of well-being and his son’s emerging sense of self? With keen intelligence and self-deprecating emotional honesty, Allen sets about answering the questions that shape his new life: How does hockey mould us? To what degree are we defined by our love of the game and our wish to be admired for our skill on the ice? What are the implications for our culture of a game that so privileges violence? In making of hockey the arena of his pride and love and self-respect, Allen is forced to figure out what the game itself means.

A Visit from St. Nicholas

A Visit from St. Nicholas
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Publisher : Boston : Atlantic monthly Press
Total Pages : 20
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ISBN-10 : HARVARD:HXDMPK
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (PK Downloads)

Synopsis A Visit from St. Nicholas by : Clement Clarke Moore

A poem about the visit that Santa Claus pays to the children of the world during the night before every Christmas.

The Game

The Game
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1952119006
ISBN-13 : 9781952119002
Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Synopsis The Game by : Alessandro Baricco

"Fourteen years after the publication of his cult classic I Barbari, Baricco returns in The Game to the topic of change, in a journey that maps out the transformations that the digital revolution has wrought upon the landscape of human experience. From Space Invaders to the PlayStation, from Windows 95 to the conundrum of artificial intelligence, Baricco traces the trajectory of a revolution in the way we think, feel, and communicate - and seeks to discover what it might actually mean for our future."--Amazon

The Gift of the Magi

The Gift of the Magi
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Publisher : Amila Jay
Total Pages : 11
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9783986779214
ISBN-13 : 3986779213
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis The Gift of the Magi by : O. Henry

"The Gift of the Magi" is a short story by O. Henry first published in 1905. The story tells of a young husband and wife and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money. As a sentimental story with a moral lesson about gift-giving, it has been popular for adaptation, especially for presentation at Christmas time.

The Scrabble Word-building Book

The Scrabble Word-building Book
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 613
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780671734565
ISBN-13 : 0671734563
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis The Scrabble Word-building Book by :

For SCRABBLE(R) and other word-game players, the winner's handbook is here! Become a master of the game with this essential guide for top-scoring play. You'll discover: The 94 all-important two-letter words -- in one handy list A special section of over 800 three-letter words, 550 of which can be

The Gift Is in the Making

The Gift Is in the Making
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Publisher : Portage & Main Press
Total Pages : 110
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781553793816
ISBN-13 : 1553793811
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis The Gift Is in the Making by : Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

The Gift Is in the Making retells previously published Anishinaabeg stories, bringing to life Anishinaabeg values and teachings for a new generation. Readers are immersed in a world where all genders are respected, the tiniest being has influence in the world, and unconditional love binds families and communities to each other and to their homeland. Sprinkled with gentle humour and the Anishinaabe language, this collection of stories speaks to children and adults alike, and reminds us of the timelessness of stories that touch the heart. Also available as an audiobook narrated by Tiffany Ayalik. Find it through your favourite audio retailer!

Game Engine Architecture, Third Edition

Game Engine Architecture, Third Edition
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Publisher : CRC Press
Total Pages : 1240
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781351974288
ISBN-13 : 1351974289
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis Game Engine Architecture, Third Edition by : Jason Gregory

In this new and improved third edition of the highly popular Game Engine Architecture, Jason Gregory draws on his nearly two decades of experience at Midway, Electronic Arts and Naughty Dog to present both the theory and practice of game engine software development. In this book, the broad range of technologies and techniques used by AAA game studios are each explained in detail, and their roles within a real industrial-strength game engine are illustrated. New to the Third Edition This third edition offers the same comprehensive coverage of game engine architecture provided by previous editions, along with updated coverage of: computer and CPU hardware and memory caches, compiler optimizations, C++ language standardization, the IEEE-754 floating-point representation, 2D user interfaces, plus an entirely new chapter on hardware parallelism and concurrent programming. This book is intended to serve as an introductory text, but it also offers the experienced game programmer a useful perspective on aspects of game development technology with which they may not have deep experience. As always, copious references and citations are provided in this edition, making it an excellent jumping off point for those who wish to dig deeper into any particular aspect of the game development process. Key Features Covers both the theory and practice of game engine software development Examples are grounded in specific technologies, but discussion extends beyond any particular engine or API. Includes all mathematical background needed. Comprehensive text for beginners and also has content for senior engineers.

A God of Many Understandings

A God of Many Understandings
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Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Total Pages : 416
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781433671432
ISBN-13 : 1433671433
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis A God of Many Understandings by : Todd Miles

Western Christianity’s interaction with world religions used to be, for the most part, overseas. Today, “religious others” often live next door. At a changing time when one public prayer spoken during the 2009 U.S. presidential inauguration festivities was addressed to “O god of our many understandings,” the evangelical Christian church should do more than simply dismiss non-Christian religions as pagan without argument or comment. The Church needs a theology of religions that is Christ-honoring, biblically faithful, intellectually satisfying, compassionate, and that will encourage Spirit-powered mission. Oregon-based theology professor Todd L. Miles writes to that end in A God of Many Understandings?, attempting, as the scholar Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen puts it, “to think theologically about what it means for Christians to live with people of other faiths and about the relationship of Christianity to other religions."

The Game

The Game
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Publisher : Black Inc.
Total Pages : 257
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781743821985
ISBN-13 : 1743821980
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis The Game by : Sean Kelly

What happens when the prime minister views politics only as a game? Australia wanted Scott Morrison. In a time of uncertainty, the country chose in 2019 to turn to a man with no obvious beliefs, no clear purpose and no famous talents. That we wanted Scott Morrison was the secret we did not know about ourselves. What precisely that secret is forms the subject of this book. In The Game, Sean Kelly gives us a portrait of a man, the shallow political culture that allowed him to succeed and the country that crowned him. Morrison understands – in a way that no other recent politician has – how politics has become a game. He also understands something essential about Australia – something many of us are unwilling to admit, even to ourselves. But there are things Scott Morrison does not understand. This is the story of those failures, too – and the way that, as his prime ministership continues, Morrison’s failure to think about politics as anything other than a game has become a dangerous liability, both to him and to us.

The Art of Game Design

The Art of Game Design
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Publisher : CRC Press
Total Pages : 935
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781351803632
ISBN-13 : 1351803638
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis The Art of Game Design by : Jesse Schell

The Art of Game Design guides you through the design process step-by-step, helping you to develop new and innovative games that will be played again and again. It explains the fundamental principles of game design and demonstrates how tactics used in classic board, card and athletic games also work in top-quality video games. Good game design happens when you view your game from as many perspectives as possible, and award-winning author Jesse Schell presents over 100 sets of questions to ask yourself as you build, play and change your game until you finalise your design. This latest third edition includes examples from new VR and AR platforms as well as from modern games such as Uncharted 4 and The Last of Us, Free to Play games, hybrid games, transformational games, and more. Whatever your role in video game development an understanding of the principles of game design will make you better at what you do. For over 10 years this book has provided inspiration and guidance to budding and experienced game designers - helping to make better games faster.