Turing's Cathedral
The Origins of the Digital Universe
Written by George Dyson
Format: Hardcover, 432 pages
On Sale: March 6, 2012
Price: $29.95
“It is possible to invent a single machine which can be used to compute any computable sequence,” twenty-four-year-old Alan Turing announced in 1936. In Turing’s Cathedral, George Dyson focuses on a small group of men and women, led by John von Neumann at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New...
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The Information
A History, a Theory, a Flood
Written by James Gleick
Format: Hardcover, 544 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2011
Price: $35.00
James Gleick, the author of the best sellers Chaos and Genius, now brings us a work just as astonishing and masterly: a revelatory chronicle and meditation that shows how information has become the modern era’s defining quality—the blood, the fuel, the vital principle of our world.
The story of information begins...
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The Soul of a New Machine
Written by Tracy Kidder
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: June 24, 1997
Price: $25.00
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the American Book Award, The Soul of a New Machine was a bestseller on its first publication in 1981. With the touch of an expert thriller writer, Tracy Kidder recounts the feverish efforts of a team of Data General researchers to create a new 32-bit...
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The Ultimate Guide to Video Game Writing and Design
Written by Flint Dille and John Zuur Platten
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2010
Price: $16.99
• Authors are top game designers
• Aspiring game writers and designers must have this complete bible
There are other books about creating video games out there.
Sure, they cover the basics. But
The Ultimate Guide to Video Game Writing and Design goes way beyond the basics. The authors, top game designers, focus...
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Homo Ludens
A Study of the Play-Element in Culture
Written by Johan Huizinga
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 1, 1971
Price: $24.00
In
Homo Ludens, the classic evaluation of play that has become a “must-read” for those in game design, Dutch philosopher Johan Huizinga defines play as the central activity in flourishing societies. Like civilization, play requires structure and participants willing to create within limits. Starting with Plato, Huizinga traces the contribution of...
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What Color Is Your Parachute? Guide to Job-Hunting Online, Sixth Edition
Blogging, Career Sites, Gateways, Getting Interviews, Job Boards, Job Search Engines, Personal Websites, Posting Resumes, Research Sites, Social Networking
Written by Mark Emery Bolles and Richard N. Bolles
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: May 17, 2011
Price: $9.99
Before you start your Internet job-hunt, there are some things that you must know, like:
• Why are job sites like Monster and CareerBuilder so stunningly ineffective?
• What can you do to make sure your resumes survive the elimination process?
• How do you find the information that search engines like Google...
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Homo Ludens
A Study of the Play-Element in Culture
Written by Johan Huizinga
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: June 1, 1971
Price: $24.00
In
Homo Ludens, the classic evaluation of play that has become a “must-read” for those in game design, Dutch philosopher Johan Huizinga defines play as the central activity in flourishing societies. Like civilization, play requires structure and participants willing to create within limits. Starting with Plato, Huizinga traces the contribution of...
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Digital Art Revolution
Written by Scott Ligon
Format: eBook
On Sale: July 6, 2011
Price: $19.99
There’s no question that applications like Photoshop have changed the art world forever. Master digital artists already use these tools to create masterpieces that stretch the limits of the imagination—but you don’t have to be a master to create your own digital art.
Whether you’re a beginner who’s never picked up...
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