Author: Dorothy St. James
Publisher: Berkley
ISBN: 0593098579
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Trudell "Tru" Becket finds herself in a bind when her library in lovely Cypress, South Carolina, is turned into a state-of-the-art bookless "technological center." She decides to rescue hundreds of books slated for the town dump, and along with her best friends-coffee shop owner Tori Green and author Flossie Finnegan-Baker, sets up a secret bookroom in the library's basement. When the town manager, who was behind the big push for the library's transformation, is crushed by an overturned shelf of DVDs, Tru becomes the prime suspect. Faster than you can say "Shhhh!" Tru quickly finds herself on the same page with a killer who would love to write her final chapter. -- adapted from publisher info.
The Broken Spine
Author: Dorothy St. James
Publisher: Berkley
ISBN: 0593098579
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Trudell "Tru" Becket finds herself in a bind when her library in lovely Cypress, South Carolina, is turned into a state-of-the-art bookless "technological center." She decides to rescue hundreds of books slated for the town dump, and along with her best friends-coffee shop owner Tori Green and author Flossie Finnegan-Baker, sets up a secret bookroom in the library's basement. When the town manager, who was behind the big push for the library's transformation, is crushed by an overturned shelf of DVDs, Tru becomes the prime suspect. Faster than you can say "Shhhh!" Tru quickly finds herself on the same page with a killer who would love to write her final chapter. -- adapted from publisher info.
Publisher: Berkley
ISBN: 0593098579
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Trudell "Tru" Becket finds herself in a bind when her library in lovely Cypress, South Carolina, is turned into a state-of-the-art bookless "technological center." She decides to rescue hundreds of books slated for the town dump, and along with her best friends-coffee shop owner Tori Green and author Flossie Finnegan-Baker, sets up a secret bookroom in the library's basement. When the town manager, who was behind the big push for the library's transformation, is crushed by an overturned shelf of DVDs, Tru becomes the prime suspect. Faster than you can say "Shhhh!" Tru quickly finds herself on the same page with a killer who would love to write her final chapter. -- adapted from publisher info.
Anansi and the Colorful Kente Cloth
Author: Jerry G. White
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734450453
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Told by the griots (storytellers), the Anansi spider tales are believed to have originated from the Ashanti people in Ghana.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734450453
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Told by the griots (storytellers), the Anansi spider tales are believed to have originated from the Ashanti people in Ghana.
Understanding Video Games
Author: Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317533127
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
Understanding Video Games is a crucial guide for newcomers to video game studies and experienced game scholars alike. This revised and updated third edition of the pioneering text provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of game studies, and highlights changes in the gaming industry, advances in video game scholarship, and recent trends in game design and development—including mobile, casual, educational, and indie gaming. In the third edition of this textbook, students will: Learn the major theories and schools of thought used to study games, including ludology and narratology; Understand the commercial and organizational aspects of the game industry; Trace the history of games, from the board games of ancient Egypt to the rise of mobile gaming; Explore the aesthetics of game design, including rules, graphics, audio, and time; Analyze the narrative strategies and genre approaches used in video games; Consider the debate surrounding the effects of violent video games and the impact of "serious games." Featuring discussion questions, recommended games, a glossary of key terms, and an interactive online video game history timeline, Understanding Video Games provides a valuable resource for anyone interested in examining the ways video games are reshaping entertainment and society.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317533127
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
Understanding Video Games is a crucial guide for newcomers to video game studies and experienced game scholars alike. This revised and updated third edition of the pioneering text provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of game studies, and highlights changes in the gaming industry, advances in video game scholarship, and recent trends in game design and development—including mobile, casual, educational, and indie gaming. In the third edition of this textbook, students will: Learn the major theories and schools of thought used to study games, including ludology and narratology; Understand the commercial and organizational aspects of the game industry; Trace the history of games, from the board games of ancient Egypt to the rise of mobile gaming; Explore the aesthetics of game design, including rules, graphics, audio, and time; Analyze the narrative strategies and genre approaches used in video games; Consider the debate surrounding the effects of violent video games and the impact of "serious games." Featuring discussion questions, recommended games, a glossary of key terms, and an interactive online video game history timeline, Understanding Video Games provides a valuable resource for anyone interested in examining the ways video games are reshaping entertainment and society.
Unshackled
Author: Kathleen Sullivan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780999215722
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Kathleen Sullivan¿s experiences as part of a criminal network that includes Intelligence personnel, military personnel, doctors and mental health professionals contracted by the military and the CIA, criminal cult leaders and members, pedophiles, pornographers, drug dealers and Nazis. ¿I¿m not an exhibitionist,¿ writes Kathleen. ¿I value my privacy. And yet, I believe my story needs to be told so that more people will understand how `Manchurian Candidate¿ style mind-control techniques can create alter-states in the mind¿s unwitting victims, causing them to perform deeds that are normally repugnant.¿
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780999215722
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Kathleen Sullivan¿s experiences as part of a criminal network that includes Intelligence personnel, military personnel, doctors and mental health professionals contracted by the military and the CIA, criminal cult leaders and members, pedophiles, pornographers, drug dealers and Nazis. ¿I¿m not an exhibitionist,¿ writes Kathleen. ¿I value my privacy. And yet, I believe my story needs to be told so that more people will understand how `Manchurian Candidate¿ style mind-control techniques can create alter-states in the mind¿s unwitting victims, causing them to perform deeds that are normally repugnant.¿
Faith It, Until You Make It
Author: Dias Erica
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780998162201
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Daily quotes to give you a pick me up, throughout the day!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780998162201
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Daily quotes to give you a pick me up, throughout the day!
Disaster Strikes!
Author: Jeffrey Kluger
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1984812769
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Twelve thrilling and terrifying space-mission failures, told by the bestselling author of Apollo 13! There are so many amazing, daring, and exciting missions to outer space that have succeeded. But for every success, there are mistakes, surprises, and flat-out failures that happen along the way. In this collection, bestselling author and award-winning journalist Jeffrey Kluger recounts twelve such disasters, telling the stories of the astronauts and the cosmonauts, the trials and the errors, the missions and the misses. With stories of missions run by both Americans and Russians during the height of the space race, complete with photos of the people and machines behind them, this book delves into the mishaps and the tragedies, small and large, that led humankind to the moon and beyond. Praise for Disaster Strikes!: * "A thrill ride punctuated with spectacular failures--but also spectacular successes." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review * "The [is] text versatile, efficiently functioning as a collection of short reads or a balanced, book-length narrative . . . Always fascinating, at times unsettling, and highly recommended for elementary and middle school collections." --SLJ, starred review "Each compelling episode is crafted as a self-standing adventure, with an opening hook and a satisfying close, making this an excellent source for readalouds for middle-school classes as well as a pleasure for independent readers." --BCCB "Kluger manages to combine suspenseful storytelling with scientific writing, showcasing the successes of the programs alongside the failures that ended in death or near misses for astronauts. Even students who claim that they don’t like to read will find these 'you-are-there' moments totally engaging." --SLC
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1984812769
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Twelve thrilling and terrifying space-mission failures, told by the bestselling author of Apollo 13! There are so many amazing, daring, and exciting missions to outer space that have succeeded. But for every success, there are mistakes, surprises, and flat-out failures that happen along the way. In this collection, bestselling author and award-winning journalist Jeffrey Kluger recounts twelve such disasters, telling the stories of the astronauts and the cosmonauts, the trials and the errors, the missions and the misses. With stories of missions run by both Americans and Russians during the height of the space race, complete with photos of the people and machines behind them, this book delves into the mishaps and the tragedies, small and large, that led humankind to the moon and beyond. Praise for Disaster Strikes!: * "A thrill ride punctuated with spectacular failures--but also spectacular successes." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review * "The [is] text versatile, efficiently functioning as a collection of short reads or a balanced, book-length narrative . . . Always fascinating, at times unsettling, and highly recommended for elementary and middle school collections." --SLJ, starred review "Each compelling episode is crafted as a self-standing adventure, with an opening hook and a satisfying close, making this an excellent source for readalouds for middle-school classes as well as a pleasure for independent readers." --BCCB "Kluger manages to combine suspenseful storytelling with scientific writing, showcasing the successes of the programs alongside the failures that ended in death or near misses for astronauts. Even students who claim that they don’t like to read will find these 'you-are-there' moments totally engaging." --SLC
Work and Play
Author: David D. Hamlin
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472115884
Category : Toy industry
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Publisher description
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472115884
Category : Toy industry
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Publisher description
Trouble in River City
Dragon Magazine #227
Author: TSR Inc
Publisher: TSR
ISBN: 9780786905560
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher: TSR
ISBN: 9780786905560
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Strategic Air Offensive Against Germany
Author: Sir Charles Kingsley Webster
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description