Above the Game


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Above The Game: A Guide to Getting Awesome with Women is the most concise and powerful handbook for men looking to get better with women. Made famous by the Kickstarter campaign that caused over 60,000 people to petition to have it removed and never published, this book is influential and a true game-changer. Hoinsky introduces the concept of "sexual communication" as a replacement for consent as it is commonly understood. Hoinsky took his criticism to heart and has written a true gem that should be mandatory reading for all men and women looking to better understand gender relations. Be above the game.




Game Feel


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"Game Feel" exposes "feel" as a hidden language in game design that no one has fully articulated yet. The language could be compared to the building blocks of music (time signatures, chord progressions, verse) - no matter the instruments, style or time period - these building blocks come into play. Feel and sensation are similar building blocks whe




Got Game


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Got Game draws profound and practical life lessons from the world of NBA Basketball and the words of Christian NBA stars. With powerful quotes, funny anecdotes, and dramatic stories, this book puts the reader right at center court, offering a first-hand look at life in the NBA. Read many insights to motivate the reader to live a supercharged, entusiastic, rewarding life - a life "above the rim." And who better to write this book than Pat Williams? He's the past general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers, the Chicago Bulls, the Atlanta Hawks, and is currently executive vice president of the team he helped establish, the Orlando Magic. Inside you'll find a strong Christian message that is not preachy or religious-sounding. Each of the eight chapters focuses on one aspect of the game of basketball as a metaphor to illustrate an important truth about life and the Christian faith. sample chapters include Fast Break Keep Out of Foul Trouble Home Court Advantage Above The Rim




When the Game Is Over, It All Goes Back in the Box


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Helps readers to understand what matters most in life--their relationships with God and people--by using personal stories, humor, and metaphors about popular games, which show Christians how to focus on winning "the right trophies" in life.




Disrupting the Game


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WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER LESSONS FROM A BOSS-LEVEL DISRUPTOR AND GAMING LEGEND Reggie Fils-Aimé, retired President and Chief Operating Officer of Nintendo of America Inc., shares leadership lessons and inspiring stories from his unlikely rise to the top. Although he’s best known as Nintendo's iconic President of the Americas-immortalized for opening Nintendo’s 2004 E3 presentation with, “My name is Reggie, I'm about kicking ass, I'm about taking names, and we're about making games”-Reggie Fils-Aimé’s story is the ultimate gameplan for anyone looking to beat the odds and achieve success. Learn from Reggie how to leverage disruptive thinking to pinpoint the life choices that will make you truly happy, conquer negative perceptions from those who underestimate or outright dismiss you, and master the grit, perseverance, and resilience it takes to dominate in the business world and to reach your professional dreams. As close to sitting one-on-one with the gaming legend as it gets, you will learn: About the challenges Reggie faced throughout his life and career-from his humble childhood as the son of Haitian immigrants, to becoming one of the most powerful names in the history of the gaming industry. What it takes to reach the top of your own industry, including being brave enough to stand up for your ideas, while also being open to alternative paths to success. How to create vibrant and believable visions for your team and company. How to maintain relentless curiosity and know when to ask questions to shatter the status quo.




How to Win Games and Beat People


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Destroy the competition on game night with this seriously funny guide packed with handy strategy, tricks, and tips from the experts Games are way more fun to play when you win—especially when you crush your friends and family! In How to Win Games and Beat People, Times science editor Tom Whipple explores inside tips, strategy, and advice from a ridiculously overqualified array of experts that will help you dominate the competition when playing a wide range of classic games—from Hangman to Risk to Trivial Pursuit and more. A mathematician explains how to approach Connect 4; a racecar driver guides you through the corners in slot car racing; a mime shares trade secrets for performing the best Charades; a Scrabble champion reveals his secret strategies; and a game theorist teaches you to become a real estate magnate, recommending the Monopoly properties to acquire that will bankrupt and embarrass your opponents (sorry, Mom and Dad). Funny, smart, and endlessly useful, this is a must-read for anyone who takes games too seriously, and the bible for sore losers everywhere.




Values of the Game


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The former U.S. Senator and member of two championship New York Knicks teams revisits his first career in a series of personal observations and reflections that illustrate how the "right stuff" on the court is a proving ground for the "right stuff" in life




Game Over


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"Today's gamers don't understand what the disco generation had to go through to get their gaming fix. They know nothing of the slow load speeds, coding glitches, memory capacity downfalls and console rivalries we put up with, all to make pill-munching pizza creatures gobble down ghosts, or rescue tiny critters from grisly deaths. But this book remembers it all ... Take a walk down memory lane and revisit some of the best and worst games, consoles and technologies in the history of gaming"--Page 4 of cover




The Game Trilogy


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The groundbreaking thriller trilogy taking the world by storm: a deadly game that blurs the line between reality and fiction. Join Henrik “HP” Petterson in the thrilling world of the Game! This special bundle includes all three books in Anders de la Motte’s Game Trilogy: Game, Buzz, and Bubble. In Game, Henrik “HP” Petterson, a slacker with a big ego and no impulse control, finds a cellphone that invites him to play a mysterious, high-stakes game. HP loves the thrill, but it soon becomes clear there is something more sinister at play. In Buzz, HP is newly wealthy due to his success at the Game, but he misses the excitement. When he meets the beautiful and enigmatic Anna Argos, she throws HP’s life into chaos, pitting him against a threat whose existence he cannot prove. In Bubble, HP is living off the grid, hiding from both the police and the makers of the Game. With everything at stake, HP resolves to complete one final mission in order to expose the Game and finally uncover the truth behind it. Praise for The Game trilogy: “Exciting first in a thriller trilogy.... Relentless pacing leads to a stunning finale.” —Publishers Weekly “A taut thriller that will leave the reader excited for the next book in the series.” —Kirkus Reviews “Utterly brilliant.” —Dast Magazine (Sweden) “An insanely entertaining read.... A true thriller delight.” —Skånska Dagbladet (Sweden) “Entertaining and breathless.... Pure entertainment.” —Litteratursiden.dk (Denmark) “Brilliant and fast-paced.... Destined to be an international success.” —Chi (Italy) “Having read Game, you will put aside Mankell and Larsson.” —Polska Dziennik Lódzki (Poland) “Skillfully constructed, very suspenseful and incessantly astonishing.” —Sydsvenskan (Sweden) “A modern thriller that beats all the classic crime stories.” —Mladá fronta Dnes (Czech Republic) “A trilogy you shouldn’t miss.... Escalates to a breakneck level.” —Dagens Nyheter (Sweden) “Once you've picked up this breathtaking novel you won't be able to put it down.... Incredibly fascinating reading.” —AGM Magazin (Germany) “Delightful and thrilling.” —Ekstra Bladet (Denmark) “A perfect story and a completely new style of Scandinavian crime fiction.” —Deník (Czech Republic) “One of the best insights into the vernacular and thinking of the computer generation that we have seen in print... A fast-paced, suspenseful and fun story.” —Fréttabladid (Iceland) “Keeps you enthralled until the very last page.” —Politiken (Denmark)




Still in the Game


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In an era of cynicism and divisiveness, the tale of this young angel who refused to give up hope combined with the simple act of a young father doing what he ought to do—standing by his ailing daughter through thick and thin—set the social-media world into a whirlwind of positivity. Their inspirational story made the sports world (and the celebrity world alongside it) sit up and smile at the ESPYs. It grabbed the attention of audiences far outside of sports, too, on the Today Show and Good Morning America, and in the pages of People magazine, US Weekly, and more. Everyone seemed to want to know one thing: How did this dad and his little girl find a way to smile through the pain, and to keep fighting even when everything seemed to be going against them? The news media fell in love with the message and told the story the best they could in sound bites and interview clips, and yet the millions of readers and viewers who watched it all unfold in real time are still hungering for more. To Devon Still and his daughter, this wasn’t just a story. This was their test. This was their faith on the line. And this book is their chance to show the world just how powerful faith can be. It’s their chance to show people there’s always reason for hope—and to give them some actionable steps they can take to better their own lives, right now.