326 pages , W. W. Norton & Company , 2022-01-25 A group biography of seven enduring and beloved games, and the story of why—and how—we play them. Checkers, backgammon, chess, and Go. Poker, Scrabble, and bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide. In Seven Games, Oliver Roeder charts their origins and historical importance, ...[Read More]
184 pages , Penguin UK , 2008-01-01 ‘Raghunathan writes really well . . . there are rare instances where a reviewer thinks; I wish I could write like that. This is one of those rare instances’ —Bibek Debroy in Indian Express In a rare attempt to understand the Indianness of Indians—among the most intelligent people in the world; but also; to a dispassionate eye; ...[Read More]
276 pages , 2020-02-27 It wasn't the physical pain that stayed with me, it was the emotional mind games that I still suffered from. Two years later and I still carried those scars everywhere. But then two megastar athletes walked into my life with their own kind of games, and suddenly hiding wasn't so easy. Their games made me forget my issues. Made me feel safe again. Made me l...[Read More]
304 pages , Rowman & Littlefield Publishers , 1999-12-22 In this unique volume, some of today's most eminent political philosophers examine the thought of John Rawls, focusing in particular on his most recent work. These original essays explore diverse issues, including the problem of pluralism, the relationship between constitutive commitment and liberal institutions, j...[Read More]
134 pages , 1994-11-26 In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
404 pages , Cardoza , 2007-01-02 An expanded edition of a straightforward guide to major casino games offers detailed tips on everything from blackjack and craps to slot machines and video poker, in a reference that includes expanded coverage of hold em strategies and the differences between U.S. and international rules.
338 pages , Palgrave Macmillan , 2022-02-11 This book explores ethos and games while analyzing the ethical dimensions of playing, researching, and teaching games. Contributors, primarily from rhetoric and writing studies, connect instances of ethos and ethical practice with writing pedagogy, game studies, video games, gaming communities, gameworlds, and the gaming indust...[Read More]
0 pages , Penton Overseas , 1996-09 Everyone wins when they play this exciting new card game that makes learning a language easy and fun.Play games like Gin Rummy, Solitaire, Concentration and Go Fish as you combine red, white, and blue cards to form sentences. Become instantly fluent, with colorful cards making over 5,000 sentences.
316 pages , Springer Science & Business Media , 2011-02-26 Many designers, policy makers, teachers, and other practitioners are beginning to understand the usefulness of using digital games beyond entertainment. Games have been developed for teaching, recruiting and to collect data to improve search engines. This book examines the fundamentals of designing any game with ...[Read More]
224 pages , Simon and Schuster , 2012-12-11 Why are men afraid to commit? Dr Weinberg answers this question in WHY MEN WON'T COMMIT and shows women how to help their men change their minds. Dr Weinberg considers that men have four basic needs (the need to be special, to travel light, for loyalty and for emotional closeness) and if they feel that these aren't being met th...[Read More]
