Presenting five books in the popular and exhaustive trivia series. This one’s for the sports buff in the family! Doug Lennox, the world champion of trivia, is back to score touchdowns, hit homers, win the golden boot and knock in holes-...
Puzzles and games
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Author:Lennox, DougSummary: - Author:Lennox, DougSummary:
Presenting five books in Doug Lennox's popular and exhaustive trivia series. Throughout these books you will find and astound your friends and family with such questions (and the answers to them, of course) as: Why do the British drive...
- Author:Tremblay, KaitlinSummary:
A deep dive into the groundbreaking and bestselling video game series
The critically acclaimed first-person shooter franchise Borderlands knows it’s ridiculous. It’s a badge of pride....
- Author:Chapin, SashaSummary:
A globe-trotting romp through the world of ultra-competitive chess, in which the author submits himself to humiliating defeats and the tutelage of ornery mentors in his search for glory--a celebration of the purity, violence, and beauty...
- Author:James, DerekSummary:
Android phones are rapidly gaining market share, nudging the iPhone out of the top spot. Games are the most frequently downloaded apps in the Android market, and users are willing to pay for them. Game programming can be challenging,...
- Author:Arbona, AlejandroSummary:
Did you know that Nintendo started in the mid-19th century as a playing card company and that the Japanese giant also sold rice and operated taxi cabs? And did you know that the very first video game was called Tennis for Two and was...
- Author:Kochanoff, PeggySummary:
With simple language and beautiful artwork, Kochanoff walks young readers through many nature puzzles.
- Author:Eng, RichardSummary:
How to enjoy a day at the races-and bet to win! The last two years have seen a record number of Americans tune in for climactic Triple Crown races featuring Smarty Jones and Funny Cide; in 2004, television viewership jumped a whopping...
- Author:Schreier, JasonSummary:
Journalist Jason Schreier takes readers behind the scenes of video game development, where the creator may be a team of six hundred overworked underdogs or a solitary geek genius. This book explores the artistic challenges, technical...
- Author:Fischer, BobbySummary:
Teaches common mating positions and combinations, conventional moves and principles to apply when playing chess.
- Author:Robertson, DavidSummary:
Sometimes radical yet always applicable, Brick by Brick abounds with real-world lessons for unleashing breakthrough innovation in your organization, using LEGO--which experienced one of the most remarkable business transformations in...
- Author:Kantar, EddieSummary:
Your plain-English guide to the most popular card game in the world Bridge, as any player will tell you, is simply the best card game ever. It's challenging—each hand presents a different set of conditions you must figure out and solve...
- Author:Guthals, SarahSummary:
The coolest kid-friendly Minecraft projects If you have a Minecraft fanatic on your hands, you're about to be the most popular adult on the "block." Offering young Minecraft enthusiasts the ultimate sandbox experience, Building a...
- Author:Rigal, BarrySummary:
Card games offer loads of fun and one of the best socializing experiences out there. But picking up winning card strategies is a bit of a challenge, and though your buddies may think that picking up the rules of the game is easy,...
- Author:Eade, JamesSummary:
Chess has grown to become recognized as the most ancient, intellectual, and cultural game of its time. Its combination of sport, scientific thinking, and the elements of art make it one of the most played games in the world. Whether you...
- Author:Eade, JamesSummary:
Improve your chess game the fast and easy way You never get a second chance to make a first impression?especially in the game of chess! Chess Openings For Dummies gives you tips and techniques for analyzing openings and strategies for...
- Author:Elliott, LynneSummary:
Provides an overview of the types of games children played during the Middle Ages.
- Author:Orland, KyleSummary:
You don't have to move to the city—just build one! Free to play, CityVille is a real-time simulation game that is available on Facebook and is the latest online game craze. As the only how-to beginner guide for new and current players,...
- Author:Harris, Blake J.Summary:
A mesmerizing, behind-the-scenes business thriller that chronicles how Sega, a small, scrappy gaming company led by an unlikely visionary and a team of rebels, took on the juggernaut Nintendo and revolutionized the videogame industry--...
- Author:Sutherland, Denise, Koltko-Rivera, Mark E., Hodapp, ChristopherSummary:
The fast and easy way to crack codes and cryptograms Did you love Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol? Are you fascinated by secret codes and deciphering lost history? Cracking Codes and Cryptograms For Dummies shows you how to think like a...
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