Download or read book Trailblazers Tomb Raiders written by Philip Steele and published by Silver Dolphin Books. This book was released on 2017-12-05 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow the trail to the ancient tombs! Revel in the wonders of the pyramids, temples, and treasures of Ancient Egypt in this 64-page adventure! Learn about excavation and mummification alongside great explorers, Egyptologists, and treasure hunters who paved the way for discoveries about this historic civilization. As young adventurers read about pharaohs, gods, and goddesses, they can hunt for a hidden button in the book to open a secret drawer! What's inside? That's for the tomb raider to find!

Download or read book Tomb Raider written by Brian Horton and published by BradyGames. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete visual celebration of Lara Croft's world, all taken from the brand new Tomb Raidergame The Art of Tomb Raider- A Survivor is Bornbrings the world of Tomb Raiderto life through its art and graphic design. This stunning art book by BradyGames follows the journey of the brand new Tomb Raider game from page to screen. This unique book contains hundreds of images of Lara Croft, her friends and enemies, the environments she explores and the weapons she uses. Ever wondered how Lara came to look like she does? Read about her development, from drawing board to final screenshot. With extensive commentary by the game's creative director, artists and developers, there has never been a more in-depth look at how Tomb Raider is made. The Art of Tomb Raider- A Survivor is Bornis full of stunning images that make it the perfect book for fans of the series. Put your controller down, take a break, and take your game further with BradyGames.

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Download or read book Vintage Games written by Bill Loguidice and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vintage Games explores the most influential videogames of all time, including Super Mario Bros., Grand Theft Auto III, Doom, The Sims and many more. Drawing on interviews as well as the authors' own lifelong experience with videogames, the book discusses each game's development, predecessors, critical reception, and influence on the industry. It also features hundreds of full-color screenshots and images, including rare photos of game boxes and other materials. Vintage Games is the ideal book for game enthusiasts and professionals who desire a broader understanding of the history of videogames and their evolution from a niche to a global market.

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Download or read book 3TH1CS written by Philipp Otto and published by iRights Media. This book was released on 2017-10-25 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Should we ban war robots or are they something we might want? What can computer games tell us about our morals? Is it OK to love a robot? What is ethical design in the digital world? How do we need to regulate the algorithms that impact our lives? The digital transition puts our ideas about morality to the test, presenting us with new questions in all areas of life: politics, economy, social life, communication, entertainment. In twenty contributions, experts from Europe, America and Asia rise to the challenge of finding answers to some of the new issues confronting us. The authors offer new perspectives on topics like robots for eldercare, autonomous vehicles, personal drones or data ethics. They present their ideas on how we, as a society, can deal with the digital challenges to our ethics and values. Their contributions provide insights into highly topical reflections on what is morally right in our digital era. Above all, they are an invitation to think and to join the discussion.

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Download or read book The Frontman written by Harry Browne and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2013-06-04 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrity philanthropy comes in many guises, but no single figure better encapsulates its delusions, pretensions and wrongheadedness than U2's iconic frontman, Bono-a fact neither sunglasses nor leather pants can hide. More than a mere philanthropist-indeed, he lags behind many of his peers when it comes to parting with his own money-Bono is better described as an advocate, one who has become an unwitting symbol of a complacent wealthy Western elite. The Frontman reveals how Bono moved his investments to Amsterdam to evade Irish taxes; his paternalistic and often bullying advocacy of neoliberal solutions in Africa; his multinational business interests; and his hobnobbing with Paul Wolfowitz and shock-doctrine economist Jeffrey Sachs. Carefully dissecting the rhetoric and actions of Bono the political operator, The Frontman shows him to be an ambassador for imperial exploitation, a man who has turned his attention to a world of savage injustice, inequality and exploitation-and helped make it worse.

Download or read book 127 Hours written by Aron Ralston and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-02-03 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A day-by-day account of Aron Ralston's unforgettable survival story. On Saturday, 26 April 2003, Aron Ralston, a 27-year-old outdoorsman and adventurer, set off for a day's hike in the Utah canyons. Eight miles from his truck, he found himself in the middle of a deep and remote canyon. Then the unthinkable happened: a boulder shifted and snared his right arm against the canyon wall. He was trapped, facing dehydration, starvation, hallucinations and hypothermia as night-time temperatures plummeted. Five and a half days later, Aron Ralston finally came to the agonising conclusion that his only hope was to amputate his own arm and get himself to safety. Miraculously, he survived. 127 Hours is more than just an adventure story. It is a brave, honest and above all inspiring account of one man's valiant effort to survive, and is destined to take its place among adventure classics such as Touching the Void.

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Download or read book Tomb Raider The Ten Thousand Immortals written by Dan Abnett and published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd. This book was released on 2014-10-20 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new Tomb Raider novel will broaden the world and enriches the storyline re-introduced in the highly successful Tomb Raider video game. The first novel in a trilogy will continue the exploration of Lara Croft's origins as the "Tomb Raider," featuring an entirely new, fast-paced adventure.

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