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Game Development Essentials: An Introduction (4th Edition)

By: Jeannie Novak

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Game Development Essentials: An Introduction (4th Edition)

By: Jeannie Novak

The fourth edition of Game Development Essentials: An Introduction takes readers on a fascinating journey through the game development process and the industry itself. This thoroughly updated, highly anticipated new edition includes 12 chapters divided into three parts: The chapters in Part I explore game development history, platforms, genres, and player stats. Part II delves into content creation and concepts behind story and character development, gameplay, level design, interface design, and audio. Finally, Part III focuses on team roles, production, management, and marketing. All the current industry trends and technologies are covered-including: next-generation platforms PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S; usability and accessibility; virtual, mixed, and augmented reality; and development tools and techniques. Game Development Essentials: An Introduction is the starting point for anyone who's interested in learning everything there is to know about the thriving, fast-moving game industry. • High-impact game screenshots, photos, diagrams, and illustrations. • Revealing case studies, profiles, quotes, and tips contributed by industry experts. • Insightful objectives, exercises, notes, and sidebars that help readers hone their critical thinking skills.

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Harlequin Heartwarming February 2023 Box Set

A Clean Romance

By: Jeannie Watt,Kit Hawthorne,Amie Denman,M. K. Stelmack

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Harlequin Heartwarming February 2023 Box Set

A Clean Romance

By: Jeannie Watt,Kit Hawthorne,Amie Denman,M. K. Stelmack

Harlequin® Heartwarming celebrates wholesome, heartfelt relationships that focus on home, family, community and love. Experience all that and more with four new novels in one collection! This Harlequin Heartwarming box set includes: HOME WITH THE RODEO DAD The Cowgirls of Larkspur Valley by Jeannie Watt Former rodeo rider Troy Mackay has given up risk-taking and wants to settle down with his baby. He only teams up with local farmer Kat Farley out of necessity—but now he’s ready to take the greatest risk of all. HER VALENTINE COWBOY Truly Texas by Kit Hawthorne With her horse-boarding business barely staying afloat, Susana Vrba offers newcomer Roque Fidalgo a deal—twenty hours of work a week and she’ll even board his horse for free. But falling for the cowboy was never part of that deal! A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS Return to Christmas Island by Amie Denman When Hadley Pierce tells her good friend Mike Martin that she’s pregnant—and he’s the father—Mike can’t propose quickly enough. But Hadley won’t accept any proposal that isn’t based on true love…no matter how much she wants to! A FAMILY FOR THE RANCHER A Ranch to Call Home by M. K. Stelmack Mateo Pavlic intends to buy back his family’s ranch land from onetime friend and neighbor Haley Jansson. But the cowboy hurt her once before. How can Haley trust him now with her land, her newborn son…and her heart? Look for 4 compelling new stories every month from Harlequin® Heartwarming!

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0369723635

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9780369723635

The House on Mulberry Street

By: Jeannie Chin

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The House on Mulberry Street

By: Jeannie Chin

In this charming small-town romance, two best friends sharing a kiss might have made the worst mistake of their lives—or found the best thing that's ever happened to them. Between helping at her family’s inn and teaching painting, Elizabeth Wu has put her dream of being an artist on the back burner. But her plan to launch an arts festival will boost the local Blue Cedar Falls arts scene and give her a showcase for her own work. If only she can get the town council on board. At least she can rely on her dependable best friend Graham to support her. Except lately, he hasn’t been acting like his old self, and she has no idea why. Graham Lewis has been secretly in love with Elizabeth forever, but it’s past time that he faces the cold, hard truth: vivacious, amazing Elizabeth will never see him as anything but a platonic pal. He’s going to help her get the festival off the ground, but after that he needs to forget his one-sided crush. Until one impulsive kiss changes everything. Can they really rebuild their entire relationship—and the festival—from the ground up? Or will it all come crashing down?

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Forever

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1538753650

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When Life Gives You Pears

The Healing Power of Family, Faith, and Funny People

By: Jeannie Gaffigan

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When Life Gives You Pears

The Healing Power of Family, Faith, and Funny People

By: Jeannie Gaffigan

The Big Sick meets Dad is Fat in this funny and heartfelt New York Times bestselling memoir from writer, director, wife, and mother, Jeannie Gaffigan, as she reflects on the life-changing impact of her battle with a pear-sized brain tumor. In 2017, Jeannie's life came to a crashing halt when she was diagnosed with a life-threatening brain tumor. As the mother of 5 kids -- 6 if you include her husband -- sat in the neurosurgery department in star-covered sweats too whimsical for the seriousness of the situation, all she could think was "Am I going to die?" Thankfully, Jeannie and her family were able to survive their time of crisis, and now she is sharing her deeply personal journey through this miraculous story: the challenging conversations she had with her children; how she came to terms with feeling powerless and ferociously crabby while bedridden and unable to eat for a month; and how she ultimately learned, re-learned and re re-learned to be more present in life. With sincerity and hilarity, Jeannie invites you into her heart (and brain) during this trying time, emphasizing the importance of family, faith and humor as keys to her recovery and leading a more fulfilling life.

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Grand Central Publishing

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1538751038

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Harlequin Heartwarming October 2019 Box Set

A Clean Romance

By: Melinda Curtis,Jeannie Watt,Carol Ross,Leigh Riker

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Harlequin Heartwarming October 2019 Box Set

A Clean Romance

By: Melinda Curtis,Jeannie Watt,Carol Ross,Leigh Riker

Harlequin® Heartwarming celebrates wholesome, heartfelt relationships imbued with the traditional values so important to you: home, family, community and love. Experience all that and more with four new novels in one collection! This Harlequin Heartwarming box set includes: RESCUED BY THE PERFECT COWBOY The Mountain Monroes by Melinda Curtis Hiring down-to-earth Zeke Roosevelt as nanny for her twin boys seems a no-brainer to Sophie Monroe. Zeke figures the “easy” job will tide him over until he realizes he can’t keep his eyes off Sophie! A RANCH BETWEEN THEM Sweet Home, Montana by Jeannie Watt When Brady O’Neil accepts a job caretaking a ranch, he never dreams he’d have to share the place with his best friend’s sister, Katie Callahan! Or that he’d have to guard his heart all over again… KEEPING HER CLOSE A Pacific Cove Romance by Carol Ross Harper Jansen likes her quiet life and doesn’t appreciate former navy SEAL Kyle Frasier turning up on her doorstep insisting he’s been hired to protect her. She tries to avoid him, but has to admit maybe she doesn’t really want to… TWINS UNDER THE TREE Kansas Cowboys by Leigh Riker Cowboy Hadley Smith was no family man—until he suddenly became a single father…to twins! Jenna Moran promised to keep an eye on the former bad boy. But as she got more attached, was Jenna headed for heartbreak? Look for 4 compelling new stories every month from Harlequin® Heartwarming!

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1488040125

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Montana Homecoming

A Clean Romance

By: Jeannie Watt

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Montana Homecoming

A Clean Romance

By: Jeannie Watt

Her lifelong rival… Might just be perfect for her Career-focused Cassie Callahan is back in Montana for her grandmother’s wedding—and is soon reunited with her childhood enemy: Travis McGuire, the rancher next door. But when the two are tasked with cleaning out a barn for the big day, Cassie starts seeing him more as comfort than competition. With her visit coming to a close and her dream job on the line, can Cassie’s rival convince her to take a chance on him?

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1488068178

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Making the Best of Schools

A Handbook for Parents, Teachers, and Policymakers

By: Jeannie Oakes,Martin Lipton

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Making the Best of Schools

A Handbook for Parents, Teachers, and Policymakers

By: Jeannie Oakes,Martin Lipton

Offers a tonic for the ailing educational system

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Yale University Press

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0300051239

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9780300051230

American Composer Zenobia Powell Perry

Race and Gender in the 20th Century

By: Jeannie Gayle Pool

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American Composer Zenobia Powell Perry

Race and Gender in the 20th Century

By: Jeannie Gayle Pool

American Composer Zenobia Powell Perry: Race & Gender in the 20th Century profiles this woman who faced tremendous challenges as a female, an African American and as a woman of mixed heritage. Perry's life provides insight to a special moment in the 1920s and '30s when black American composers were finally being recognized for their unique contributions to the country's music.

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Scarecrow Press

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0810863774

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The Afterlife Book

Because You Never Got a Chance to Say Goodbye

By: Jeannie Reed

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The Afterlife Book

Because You Never Got a Chance to Say Goodbye

By: Jeannie Reed

These days we're taught that death is the period at the end of the sentence of life. A hard stop. The end. So, many of us have never had faith in the idea that death might just be a simple transition to another form of life. But suppose that's what it is? And suppose there's proof? The Afterlife Book takes a close look at the hidden workings of the spirit world and the endless life of the soul, how it all seems to function, and the earthly forces at play that influence the relationship between the afterlife and life as we know it. In the Book you'll find ancient mystics, oracles, and thinkers, Michio Kaku and his quantum physics world, Deepak Chopra and his spiritual philosophy, Caroline Myss and her work on Native American spirituality, Edgar Cayce and his psychic genius. Here you'll find Dr. Carl Jung, Dr. Raymond Moody, Jr., Dr. Brian Weiss, Dr. Ian Stevenson, and Dr. Jim Tucker and their research into death and memory. Here you'll find Albert Einstein and Pythagoras alongside a New Jersey cab driver, a Long Island executive, a California electrician, a Massachusetts singer, a Virginia woman of strong Christian faith. Here you'll find mediums from the 1700s on, including today's Jeffrey Wands, George Anderson, Lisa Williams, Theresa Caputo. Here you'll find Andy Griffith and Jerry Orbach and Elvis Presley, right alongside Socrates, Madame Blavatsky, Abraham Lincoln, and Amedeo Modigliani. Overall, The Afterlife Book is an informative and entertaining read, a book that talks about a whole new/old way of looking at life and after-life. Jeannie Reed notes, "Maybe after reading this, we won't be afraid of dying anymore.

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Simon and Schuster

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1510770526

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9781510770522

Teaching to Change the World

By: Jeannie Oakes,Martin Lipton,Lauren Anderson,Jamy Stillman

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Teaching to Change the World

By: Jeannie Oakes,Martin Lipton,Lauren Anderson,Jamy Stillman

Teaching to Change the World is an up-to-the-moment, engaging, social justice-oriented introduction to education and teaching, and the challenges and opportunities they present. Both foundational and practical, the chapters are organized around conventional topics but in a way that consistently integrates a coherent story that explains why schools are as they are. Taking the position that a hopeful, democratic future depends on ensuring that all students learn, the text pays particular attention to inequalities associated with race, social class, language, gender, and other social categories and explores teachers’ role in addressing them. This thoroughly revised fifth edition remains a vital introduction to the profession for a new generation of teachers who seek to become purposeful, knowledgeable practitioners in our ever-changing educational landscape—for those teachers who see the potential for education to change the world. Features and Updates of the New Edition: • Fully updated Chapter 1, "The U.S. Schooling Dilemma," reflects our current state of education after the 2016 U.S. presidential election. • First-person observations from teachers, including first-year teachers, continue to offer vivid, authentic pictures of what teaching to change the world means and involves. • Additional coverage of the ongoing effects of Common Core highlights the heated public discourse around teaching and teachers, and charter schools. • Attention to diversity and inclusion is treated as integral to all chapters, woven throughout rather than tacked on as separate units. • "Digging Deeper" resources on the new companion website include concrete resources that current and future teachers can use in their classrooms. • "Tools for Critique" provides instructors and students questions, prompts, and activities aimed at encouraging classroom discussion and particularly engaging those students least familiar with the central tenets of social justice education.

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Routledge

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1351263420

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9781351263429

The Haier Way

The Making of a Chinese Business Leader and a Global Brand

By: Jeannie Jinsheng Yi,Shawn Xian Ye

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The Haier Way

The Making of a Chinese Business Leader and a Global Brand

By: Jeannie Jinsheng Yi,Shawn Xian Ye

With over 30,000 employees worldwide and products that range from refrigerators to cell phones, Haier is the largest consumer electronics manufacturer in China. This book traces this giant's path to success, from its early bleak years when the company director had to beg from the neighboring village head for money to pay bonuses to his employees to its achievement of placing sixth on Forbes Global's worldwide household appliance manufacturer in 2001. Much emphasis is given to Zhang Ruimin, Haier's chairman and CEO, for his pivotal role in the company's success. Explained is how Haier excelled where many other Chinese companies did not: a commitment to quality, service, and technology innovation, in addition to a global vision and a management style that is a blend of Jack Welch and Confucius.

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Homa & Sekey Books

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1931907013

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Harlequin Heartwarming July 2020 Box Set

By: Cari Lynn Webb,Leigh Riker,Jeannie Watt,Julianna Morris

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Harlequin Heartwarming July 2020 Box Set

By: Cari Lynn Webb,Leigh Riker,Jeannie Watt,Julianna Morris

Harlequin® Heartwarming celebrates wholesome, heartfelt relationships imbued with the traditional values so important to you: home, family, community and love. Experience all that and more with four new novels in one collection! This Harlequin Heartwarming box set includes: HER SURPRISE ENGAGEMENT City by the Bay Stories by Cari Lynn Webb Selling her app could be the big break that software developer and single mom Nichole Moore has been waiting for. Gladly offering to help is professional quarterback Chase Jacobs—until he’s asked to pretend to be a husband and father! THE COWBOY’S SECRET BABY Kansas Cowboys by Leigh Riker For recently divorced Elizabeth Barnes, a new relationship is the last thing on her mind. After injured rodeo star Dallas Maguire stops in Barren, Kansas, to recuperate, the two may discover that there’s no such thing as perfect timing. MONTANA HOMECOMING Sweet Home, Montana by Jeannie Watt Cassie Callahan and Travis McGuire grew up on neighboring ranches as rivals, not friends. But when a family wedding forces them together, their competition gives way to confession. Will their discovery lead to something more…or two broken hearts? TWINS FOR THE RODEO STAR Hearts of Big Sky by Julianna Morris Kelly Beaumont never expected Josh McKeon to ride back into her life. And the Canadian rodeo champion never expected to be the father of two six-year-old twins! The choice is his career or his family—and the deadline is approaching fast! Look for 4 compelling new stories every month from Harlequin® Heartwarming!

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1488068429

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Carlsbad

By: Jeannie Sprague-Bentley

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Carlsbad

By: Jeannie Sprague-Bentley

Once a small coastal community known for avocados and flower fields, Carlsbad has grown into a sprawling suburban city, with a small beach-town feel that still maintains ties to its roots. The discovery of its mineral wells in 1885, and the subsequent naming of the city after the famed European spa in Karlsbad, Bohemia, put Carlsbad on the map as a world-class resort destination. Miles of beautiful beaches, and three lagoons located within its boundaries, have shaped Carlsbad into a recreational destination as well. The Flower Fields, with vibrant rows of colorful ranunculus, now serves as a reminder of the past and a link to the future, as shopping and businesses have grown up around them, helping Carlsbad evolve into the diverse, progressive city it is today.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738569925

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All about Elizabeth

Elizabeth Taylor, Public and Private

By: Caroline Latham,Jeannie Sakol

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All about Elizabeth

Elizabeth Taylor, Public and Private

By: Caroline Latham,Jeannie Sakol

A revealing look--from A to Z--at everything about the world's most glamorous movie star, Elizabeth Taylor. Fully detailed are her husbands, lovers, family, children, friends, enemies, movies, and more. Hollywood's fabled film queen is a woman the public can hardly seem to read enough about. 25 photographs.

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Onyx Books

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0451402820

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9780451402820

Game Development Essentials: An Introduction (4th Edition)

By: Jeannie Novak

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Game Development Essentials: An Introduction (4th Edition)

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Game Development Essentials

An Introduction

By: Jeannie Novak

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Game Development Essentials

An Introduction

By: Jeannie Novak

One CD-ROM disc in pocket.

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Delmar Pub

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1401862713

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Game Development Essentials

Gameplay Mechanics

By: Troy Dunniway,Jeannie Novak

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Game Development Essentials

Gameplay Mechanics

By: Troy Dunniway,Jeannie Novak

Game designers are faced with the challenge of balancing consumer expectations with strict marketing requirements, schedule deadlines, and budget limitations. With a hands-on, practical approach, Game Development Essentials: Gameplay Mechanics shows readers how to approach game design in an efficient way that meets the objectives of the target audience as well as the businesses that find development."--BOOK JACKET.

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1418052698

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The Official GameSalad Guide to Game Development

By: GameSalad,Jeannie Novak

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The Official GameSalad Guide to Game Development

By: GameSalad,Jeannie Novak

THE OFFICIAL GAMESALAD GUIDE TO GAME DEVELOPMENT teaches readers how to make their own games with the simple, powerful, drag-and-drop GameSalad Creator software. Using techniques based on key game development concepts, current trends, and established best practices, readers will be able to use GameSalad Creator from concept to prototype--and beyond. The text's wide-ranging coverage encompasses desktop, mobile, online, social, and serious games--as well as key platforms such as iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, and HTML 5. This reader-friendly, highly visual guide is equally suited for formal game development courses and self-paced learning--with a balance of depth and detail that is ideal for both professionals and those working on their first game. Basic tutorials and terminology are available in the book's Appendix. GameSalad has also provided manuals, templates, and a Cookbook containing video tutorials at http://gamesalad.com/manuals and http://cookbook.gamesalad.com. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

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Cengage Learning

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1133605648

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9781133605645

Game development essentials

game QA and testing

By: Jeannie Novak

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Game development essentials

game QA and testing

By: Jeannie Novak

Game Development Essentials: Game Testing & QA, International Edition explains the history of testing, basic and advanced techniques, educational background, and available online resources on testing. With Game Development Essentials: Game Testing & QA, dedicated gamers can learn what it takes to become a professional, well-paid QA or production testers – entering the game industry from the front door. Through first-hand experience and deep research, the authors shed light on the history of testing, basic and advanced techniques, job-hunting, and moving up in the ladder of game development.

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Concept Media

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0840031092

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9780840031099

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