Author : Bernard De Koven
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 39,68 MB
Release : 2013-12-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 1304351823
A Playful Path, the new book by games guru and fun theorist Bernard De Koven, serves as a collection of ideas and tools to help us bring our playfulness back into the open. When we find ourselves forgetting the life of the game or the game of life, the joy of form or the content, the play of brain or mind, body or spirit, this book can help us return to that which our soul is heir.
Author : Stephen Chbosky
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 768 pages
File Size : 42,50 MB
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1538731347
From a New York Times bestselling author, a young boy is haunted by a voice in his head in this "epic horror" novel, perfect for fans of Stephen King (Dan Chaon, author of Ill Will). Single mother Kate Reese is on the run. Determined to improve life for her and her seven year-old son, Christopher, she flees an abusive relationship in the middle of the night. At first, the tight-knit community of Mill Grove, Pennsylvania seems like the perfect place to finally settle down. Then Christopher vanishes. Days later, he emerges from the woods at the edge of town, unharmed but not unchanged. He returns with a voice in his head only he can hear, with a mission only he can complete: Build a treehouse in the woods by Christmas, or his mother and everyone in the town will never be the same again. Twenty years ago, Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower made readers everywhere feel infinite. Now, Chbosky has returned with an epic work of literary horror, years in the making, whose grand scale and rich emotion redefine the genre. Read it with the lights on. One of The Year's Best Books (People, EW, Lithub, Vox, Washington Post, and more)
Author : Jean-Paul Sartre
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 10,25 MB
Release : 2004-07-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1134445024
First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Lee Bacon
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 36,41 MB
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1683359690
The story of a boy and his imaginary friend—told by the imaginary friend Zach should’ve outgrown his imaginary friend by now. He knows this. He’s 11, long past the days when kids are supposed to go on epic make-believe adventures with their invisible friends. But after the death of his father five years ago, all Zach wanted was an escape from the real world. So his imaginary friend, Shovel, hasn’t faded away like the other kids’ have. Their imaginary friendship grew stronger. But now Zach’s in middle school, and things are getting awkward. His best friend ditched him for a cooler crowd. His classmates tease him in the hallways. He still misses his dad. Reality is the worst. Which is why Zach makes regular visits to a fantasy world with Shovel. But is Zach’s overactive imagination helping him deal with loss or just pushing people away? Poignant, humorous, and breathtaking, Imaginary is an inventive story of friendship, loss, and growing up . . . as only an imaginary friend could tell it.
Author : A.F. Harrold
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 43,15 MB
Release : 2014-10-23
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1408850176
Rudger is Amanda's best friend. He doesn't exist, but nobody's perfect. Only Amanda can see her imaginary friend – until the sinister Mr Bunting arrives at Amanda's door. Mr Bunting hunts imaginaries. Rumour says that he eats them. And he's sniffed out Rudger. Soon Rudger is alone, and running for his imaginary life. But can a boy who isn't there survive without a friend to dream him up? A brilliantly funny, scary and moving read from the unique imagination of A.F. Harrold, this beautiful book is astoundingly illustrated with integrated art and colour spreads by the award-winning Emily Gravett.
Author : Chris Bateman
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 15,99 MB
Release : 2011-11-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1846949424
Can games be art? When film critic Roger Ebert claimed in 2010 that videogames could never be art it was seen as a snub by many gamers. But from the perspective of philosophy of art this question was topsy turvey, since according to one of the most influential theories of representation all art is a game. Kendall Walton's prop theory explains how we interact with paintings, novels, movies and other artworks in terms of imaginary games, like a child's game of make-believe, wherein the artwork acts as a prop prescribing specific imaginings, and in this view there can be no question that games are indeed a strange and wonderful form of art. In Imaginary Games, game designer and philosopher Chris Bateman expands Walton's prop theory to videogames, board games, collectible card games like Pokémon and Magic: the Gathering, and tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons. The book explores the many different fictional worlds that influence the modern world, the ethics of games, and the curious role the imagination plays in everything from religion to science and mathematics.
Author : Eoin Colfer
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,48 MB
Release : 2018-04-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0008126178
An extraordinary collaboration between Irish Children's Laureate, Eoin Colfer, and picture book superstar, Oliver Jeffers! Sometimes, with a little electricity, or luck, or even magic, an imaginary friend might appear when you need one. An imaginary friend like Fred... Fred floated like a feather in the wind until a lonely little boy wished for him and found a friendship like no other. The perfect chemistry between Eoin Colfer's text and Oliver Jeffer's artwork make for a dazzlingly original colour gift book.
Author : Michele Root-Bernstein
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 18,16 MB
Release : 2014-06-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 1475809808
How can parents, educators, business leaders and policy makers nurture creativity, prepare for inventiveness and stimulate innovation? One compelling answer, this book argues, lies in fostering the invention of imaginary worlds, a.k.a. worldplay. First emerging in middle childhood, this complex form of make-believe draws lifelong energy from the fruitful combustions of play, imagination and creativity. Unfortunately, trends in modern life conspire to break down the synergies of creative play with imaginary worlds. Unstructured playtime in childhood has all but disappeared. Invent-it-yourself make-believe places have all but succumbed in adolescence to ready-made computer games. Adults are discouraged from playing as a waste of time with no relevance to the workplace. Narrow notions of creativity exile the fictive imagination to fantasy arts. And yet, as Michele Root-Bernstein demonstrates by means of historical inquiry, quantitative study and contemporary interview, spontaneous worldplay in childhood develops creative potential, and strategic worldplay in adulthood inspires innovations in the sciences and social sciences as well as the arts and literature. Inventing imaginary worlds develops the skills society needs for inventing the future. For more on Inventing Imaginary Worlds, check out: www.inventingimaginaryworlds.com
Author : Shannon Leahy
Publisher : Fontaine Press Pty Ltd
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 11,14 MB
Release : 2015-08-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1925341364
Shannon grew up in Waroona, Western Australia, a small town nestled against the Darling Scarp. Her debut novel, Imaginary Foe, was inspired by the town’s landscapes and remoteness. Although gainfully employed, Shannon’s passion lies in writing fiction and making music. She has played in several bands, including The Spinsters, The Dead Trees and her latest venture, Soon (http://www.soonband.com.au/). Shannon lives in Mount Lawley with her partner, Scott, and their two cats Milly and Juju.
Author : Jacob Broonsbane
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 43,94 MB
Release : 2000-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0595135269
Joshua Grimbaldy thought he found the ultimate key to happiness, he thought he could handle the staggering power offered through the strange book named Imaginary. He fooled himself into believing that right up to the moment he discovered his wide-screen television set was missing. Now all hell is braking loose, and only Joshua and his friend Janna Higgins stand in the way of a hundred year old evil that has been unleashed with a vengeance . . .
