The Games

Author : Ted Kosmatka
Publisher : Del Rey
ISBN 13 : 0345526635
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Games written by Ted Kosmatka and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2012-03-13 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jurassic Park meets The Hunger Games in this stunning new high-energy, high-concept tale from first-time novelist Ted Kosmatka, a Nebula Award and Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award finalist. Brilliant geneticist Silas Williams oversees U.S. selections for the Olympic Gladiator competition, an internationally sanctioned bloodsport with only one rule: No entrants may possess human DNA. Desperate to maintain America’s edge in the upcoming Games, Silas’s superior engages an experimental supercomputer to design the ultimate, unbeatable combatant. The result is a highly specialized killing machine, its genome never before seen on earth. But even a genius like Silas cannot anticipate the consequences of allowing a computer’s cold logic to play God. Growing swiftly, the mutant gladiator demonstrates preternatural strength, speed, and—most chillingly—intelligence. And before hell breaks loose, Silas and beautiful xenobiologist Vidonia João must race to understand what unbound science has wrought—even as their professional curiosity gives way to a most unexpected emotion: sheer terror. “Blends the best of Crichton and Koontz.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Outstanding . . . very like something Michael Crichton might have written . . . [a] bold mix of horror and SF . . . Expect big things from [Ted] Kosmatka.”—Booklist (starred review) “Kosmatka successfully captures the thrill of groundbreaking technology. . . . The pleasure of his polished, action-packed storytelling is deepened by strong character development. This near-future SF thriller . . . seems destined for the big screen.”—Library Journal (starred review)

Author : Huw Davies
Publisher : Scholastic Nonfiction
ISBN 13 : 9780545134033
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Games Book written by Huw Davies and published by Scholastic Nonfiction. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This terrific compendium includes traditionalindoor and outdoor games that have beenenjoyed by generations of children and theirparents before them. Full instructions areincluded for each game, so learning andrelearning your favourites is easy and fun!Remember how to play:Spooky games like Wink MurderClassic games like jacks, marbles, and hopscotchOutdoor games like Capture the Flag and Hide and SeekCard games like gin rummymore!

Author : Huw Davies
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN 13 : 1843176165
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Games Book written by Huw Davies and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2010-10-15 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever struggled to remember your favourite childhood game so you can teach it to your own children? Do you love to reminisce about the good old days when it was all just good old-fashioned fun? The Games Book has the answers. Packed full of traditional indoor and outdoor games from yesteryear, it contains something for family members of all ages to enjoy. Each game has instructions and some hints and tips for beginners. An ideal companion for rainy days and family holidays. Entries include: . Playground games - What's the Time, Mr Wolf? . Tag games - Stick in the Mud and Marco Polo . Card games - Patience and Rummy . Paper games - Consequences and Hangman . Ball games - Sevens and Kingy

Author : David Goldblatt
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393254119
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Games: A Global History of the Olympics written by David Goldblatt and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2016-07-26 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A people’s history of the Olympics.”—New York Times Book Review A Boston Globe Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year The Games is best-selling sportswriter David Goldblatt’s sweeping, definitive history of the modern Olympics. Goldblatt brilliantly traces their history from the reinvention of the Games in Athens in 1896 to Rio in 2016, revealing how the Olympics developed into a global colossus and highlighting how they have been buffeted by (and affected by) domestic and international conflicts. Along the way, Goldblatt reveals the origins of beloved Olympic traditions (winners’ medals, the torch relay, the eternal flame) and popular events (gymnastics, alpine skiing, the marathon). And he delivers memorable portraits of Olympic icons from Jesse Owens to Nadia Comaneci, the Dream Team to Usain Bolt.

Author : Leigh Anderson
Publisher : Workman Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780761153894
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Games Bible written by Leigh Anderson and published by Workman Publishing Company. This book was released on 2010 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive compendium celebrating the old-fashioned pleasure of pure play.

Author : Hugh Prather
Publisher : Main Street Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Book of Games written by Hugh Prather and published by Main Street Books. This book was released on 1981 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jamie Carragher
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1473584116
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Greatest Games written by Jamie Carragher and published by Random House. This book was released on 2020-11-12 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Essential reading for players, fans and coaches' - Steven Gerrard 'A cracking read' - Chris Evans 'I couldn't put it down' - Joey Barton What are the greatest games ever played? From Jurgen Klopp to Gary Neville, Xavi to David Beckham, Jamie Carragher speaks with teammates, rivals, managers and legends of the sport to identify and analyse football's greatest encounters. As Carra and his contributors take you into the dressing rooms and out onto the pitches of the world's most celebrated stadiums, they relive some of the defining moments of their playing careers as well as many more from the greatest football matches ever played - from title deciders and cup finals to against-all-odds comebacks, tactical masterclasses and old school classics. Packed full of hilarious stories, exclusive anecdotes and refreshing appraisals, in The Greatest Games Jamie Carragher takes you into the heart of these matches, revealing new insights into the teams, players and coaches that have shaped football.

Author : Dale N. LeFevre
Publisher : Human Kinetics
ISBN 13 : 1450421881
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Best New Games written by Dale N. LeFevre and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2012 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best New Games, Updated Edition, is the most comprehensive collection of New Games currently available for getting acquainted, developing sensitivity and trust, building teamwork, and opening and closing play sessions. The updated edition features an accompanying DVD, an improved format, a game finder, and information on how New Games can be used to meet education and physical activity standards.

Author : John D. Beasley
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 048615162X
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mathematics of Games written by John D. Beasley and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-01-18 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Mind-exercising and thought-provoking."—New Scientist If playing games is natural for humans, analyzing games is equally natural for mathematicians. Even the simplest of games involves the fundamentals of mathematics, such as figuring out the best move or the odds of a certain chance event. This entertaining and wide-ranging guide demonstrates how simple mathematical analysis can throw unexpected light on games of every type—games of chance, games of skill, games of chance and skill, and automatic games. Just how random is a card shuffle or a throw of the dice? Is bluffing a valid poker strategy? How can you tell if a puzzle is unsolvable? How large a role does luck play in games like golf and soccer? This book examines each of these issues and many others, along with the general principles behind such classic puzzles as peg solitaire and Rubik's cube. Lucid, instructive, and full of surprises, it will fascinate mathematicians and gamesters alike.

Author : Karen C. Anderson
Publisher : Workman Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780894806575
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Games Magazine Junior Kids' Big Book of Games written by Karen C. Anderson and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents over 125 games, including picture puzzles, scrambled comics, riddle searches, logic defiers, memory contests, connect-the-dots, out-of-orders, mazes, crisscrosses, and rebuses.