Download or read book K ON Vol 1 written by kakifly and published by Yen Press LLC. This book was released on 2014-02-18 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When their high school's pop-music club is about to be disbanded due to lack of interest, four girls step up to fill the membership quota. Unfortunately, lead guitarist Yui Hirasawa has never played an instrument in her life. Ever. And although she likes the idea of being in a band, standing in front of the mirror posing with her guitar is a lot easier than actually playing it. It's gonna be a while before this motley crew is rocking out, but with their spunk and determination cranked to 11, anything is possible!

Download or read book The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Vol 1 Manga written by Nagaru Tanigawa and published by Yen Press LLC. This book was released on 2011-11-14 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kyon is your ordinary high school freshman who has long given up on his childhood dreams of encountering the fantastic and supernatural...or so he thought. From the very first day of school, his classmate-the beautiful but eccentric Haruhi Suzumiya-makes it very clear that her only desire is to meet aliens, time travelers, and psychics! A chance conversation between the two inspires Haruhi to form the SOS Brigade, a school club created for the sole purpose of gathering together such supernatural beings. The initial members consist of the mute bookworm Yuki Nagato, the timid but voluptuous Miharu Asahina, and the polite and ever-smiling Itsuki Koizumi. By the end of this first volume, Kyon quickly finds out that these seemingly "helpless victims" of Haruhi's are actually members of secret organizations-both futuristic and alien-with the single aim of keeping watch over Haruhi Suzumiya as she is the pinnacle of some major calamity on the horizon...

Download or read book The Deep written by Tom Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While others look up to the stars, my family know that there are an infinite number of things that shine brightly in the darkness below. Most of our world lies unexplored, unexplained. There are things lurking in the seas that have only ever been spoken about in myth. My family are explorers. We have been for generations. We explore... The Deep.

Download or read book A Mountain Too High written by Michael McClendon and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2018-07-11 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's the phone call that every parent dreads. When the ringing awakened Jackie Carpenter on that black Georgia night, she found everything she had ever known or believed or trusted ripped from her. Jackie's gentle son Jason was in jail, accused of murder, and Jason's wife and six year old son were shaken and helpless. What began as a nightmare grew into an ordeal. The story caught fire, grabbed headlines, and polarized a community. As she spiraled deeper into night, Jackie found herself adrift. Jason sat, terrified, in jail. Jackie began to fight with the ferociousness of a mama tiger, to save her sanity, her family, and hold on to her faith. What Jackie found in the darkness was a treasure that now empowers her. For though she was lost, she was never alone. And her message is now one of hope, and of the eternal light that cuts through the darkest night. Michael McClendon is a writer/director/actor for both stage and screen. After decades on the stage, he turned to film and TV, and has appeared opposite film greats like Tommy Lee Jones, Carroll O'Connor, Lily Tomlin, Patrick Swayze, and Jessica Lange. More recently, he directed and wrote the screenplay for Stand Your Ground, the motion picture inspired by the story in this book. Current or upcoming releases as writer/director include the award-winning shorts Dead Channels, Locations, and Inseparable. Michael's writing and directing have won top honors at the Alaska Film Festival, Indie Horror Film Fest, Avalonia Film Festival, WWWFF, Wular Lake International Film Festival, and more. He teaches film acting in between gigs and was recently named one of the five People To Watch In The Georgia Entertainment Industry.

Download or read book The Smart Internet written by Mark Chignell and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-10-19 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I love the idea of a Smart Internet that lets users improve many parts of their lives, pulling together data and services from around the internet. This won’t happen with large unwieldy programming requirements. . . it will happen because we’re moving towards integrated, simple tasks that users can do on an every day basis. With services available on the cloud, with analytics available, with data that has meaning to the user and not just to some protocol parser - with all of these, users at all levels will be able to do a better job. The users may be small and large enterprises, local governments, individuals, etc. All of this means that as the world is becoming more intelligent, instrumented and more interconnected, we’ll be headed towards smarter health care, smarter cities, and smarter lives. ” — Gennaro A. Cuomo, IBM Software Group Vice President and IBM Fellow, WebSphere Chief Technology O?cer Congratulations to the team on the publication of this ?rst volume of the IBM CASResearchbookseries!Thisisasigni?cantmilestoneforIBMCASResearch. This series not only captures the innovations resulting from the collaboration acrossIBM technical leaders,IBM CAS faculty members, as well as our network of distinguished academic partners, it also lays the foundation for ongoing c- mercialization of future research initiatives.

Download or read book The Otaku Encyclopedia written by Patrick W. Galbraith and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2014-02-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Otaku: Nerd; geek or fanboy. Originates from a polite second-person pronoun meaning "your home" in Japanese. Since the 1980s it’s been used to refer to people who are really into Japanese pop-culture, such as anime, manga, and videogames. A whole generation, previously marginalized with labels such as "geek" and "nerd," are now calling themselves "otaku" with pride. The Otaku Encyclopedia offers fascinating insight into the subculture of Cool Japan. With over 600 entries, including common expressions, people, places, and moments of otaku history, this is the essential "A to Z" of facts every Japanese pop-culture fan needs to know. Author Patrick W. Galbraith has spent several years researching deep into the otaku heartland and his intimate knowledge of the subject gives the reader an insider’s guide to words such as moé, doujinshi, cospla y and maid cafés. In-depth interviews with such key players as Takashi Murakami, otaku expert Okada Toshio, and J-pop idol Shoko Nakagawa are interspersed with the entries, offering an even more penetrating look into the often misunderstood world of otaku. Dozens of lively, colorful images—from portraits of the interview subjects to manga illustrations, film stills and photos of places mentioned in the text—pop up throughout the book, making The Otaku Encyclopedia as entertaining to read as it is informative.

Download or read book God of War 2018 Strategy Guide written by GamerGuides.com and published by Gamer Guides. This book was released on 2018-07-10 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the destruction of the Greek Pantheon, Kratos hides himself away in the Norse realm Midgard. Upon the death of his beloved, Kratos and his son begin a journey that will change them forever throughout the Norse realms. As a mentor to his son, he must be a guiding light but the burden of his past still looms over him. The most complete guide for God of War features everything you could wish to know during your time in Midgard. A step-by-step walkthrough featuring every collectible, treasure map and more illustrated with gorgeous screenshots. Version 1.0: - Full walkthrough of the main storyline. - Coverage of all Sidequests. - Detailed strategies on how to defeat every optional boss. - Find every Treasure Hoard. - Every collectible uncovered. - Detailed information on character builds for Kratos.

Download or read book Manifestations of Queerness in Video Games written by Gaspard Pelurson and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-07-29 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking the reader on a journey through queer manifestations in games, this book advocates for video games as a rich, political and cultural medium, which provides us with tools to navigate the future of gaming. Situated at the intersection of New Media, Game, Cultural and Queer Studies, the book navigates diverse interspecies relationships, queer villains from the past, Pokémon memes on border politics, flânerie in post-industrial cities and one-sided erotic fights. It provides new critical engagements with the works of Jose Esteban Muñoz, Bonnie Ruberg, Guy Debord and Jack Halberstam, examining queer representation, gaming subcultures and dissident play practices. Making the bold claim that video games might be the queerest medium today, this book provides organic, self-reflective and, ultimately, thought-provoking thinking in which both games and gamers are queered. This book will be of interest to scholars researching game studies, sex, gender and sexuality in new media, but also readers interested in literature, digital media, society, participatory culture and queer studies.

Download or read book Pok mon X Pok mon Y written by Stephen Stratton and published by Pokemon Company International. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Get an edge with this step-by-step walkthrough of Pokemon X & Pokemon Y: the official Kalos Region guidebook! From your first step into the tall grass and your earliest battles on Route 1, all the way to the heights of challenging the Elite Four, it's all here with detailed maps, images, and helpful techniques that make your game even better!

Download or read book Kill la Kill written by Kazuki Nakashima and published by UDON Entertainment. This book was released on with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now armed with her own powerful Kamui uniform, transfer student Ryuki Matoi takes aim at the fascist overlords of Honnouji Academy! But are even these newfound powers a match for the Student Council President herself, Satsuki Kiryuin!? It's more all-out magical transformation, sword-clashing, fanservice-filled action in Kill la Kill Volume 2!

Download or read book The Works of Fumito Ueda written by Damien Mecheri and published by Third Editions. This book was released on 2019-05-21 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Go behind the scenes of the creation of the Fumito Ueda trilogy ! Fumito Ueda has worked on 3 games: ICO, Shadow of the Colossus and The Last Guardian. Each of them was able to express the depth of their author's reflection, his love of purity and showed a real poetry. Are video games art ? This study of the Futimo Ueda's work focuses on the question of the artistic essence of video games. EXTRACT When the game ICO was released in 2001, it had several decades’ worth of video games behind it. The game itself was significantly influenced by video games that had touched its creator, Fumito Ueda: Another World by Éric Chahi and Prince of Persia by Jordan Mechner. Yet, when a player takes the ethereal Yorda’s hand, when they feel this physical contact through the vibrations in the controller, something happens. Something new and profound. Something that can only exist through a video game. A simple idea, attached to the R1 button, and digital interaction opens a new door. Of course, this insignificant-seeming gesture is but a small representation of what can really happen. Its strength lies elsewhere; it draws from everything that makes up ICO: its art direction (everything in chiaroscuro), its vanishing lines, its simple and clear game mechanics, its lack of visual interface, its quest for physical realism, its minimalist narration, its extraordinary sensibilities. It is an opening to an evocative otherworld that lets our imagination soar. Contemplative, slow and nearly speechless, ICO offers an uncommon, poetic adventure, rejecting traditional video game standards while still drawing from them. Many remained indifferent to it. Just as many were touched as rarely before. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Passionate about films and video games, Damien Mecheri joined the writing team of Gameplay RPG magazine in 2004 and wrote several articles for the second special edition on the Final Fantasy saga. With this same team, Damien continued his work in 2006 for another publication known as Background, before continuing the adventure online in 2008, with Gameweb.fr. Since 2011, he has written and co-written numerous works for Third Éditions, including The Legend of Final Fantasy X, Dark Souls: Beyond the Grave and Welcome to Silent Hill: Journey to the Center of Hell and actively participates in the “Level Up” and “Video Game Almanac” collections from the same publisher.

Download or read book Creating Stylized Animals written by Publishing 3dtotal and published by 3dtotal Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to create compelling and accomplished stylized animal characters, with the step-by-step guidance of professional animators and artists.

Download or read book Secret Invasion written by David Peter and published by Marvel Comics Group. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It's double the trouble as She-Hulk finds herself on a collision course with the mystery-solving X-Factor and hip-deep in the Skrull infestation! What does She-Hulk's partner Jazinda -- who just happens to be the daughter of the infamous Super-Skrull -- know about the invasion-- and is she part of it? And how does X-Factor's latest case bring them on a collision course with our hero? All the answers are waiting for you here!"--P. [4] of cover.

Download or read book Spontaneously Driven written by Ginnie Frederick and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-24 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepare yourself for a most memorable journey! At first, they thought, why not? You will laugh: as Ginnie's and Russ's antics are sure to tickle your funny bone when Ginnie holds on to a tiny tree for dear life. You will be full of wonder: at situations God will put right under their noses. You will be curious: about God's amazing creation as you travel through national parks. You will be inspired: by our Creator's beauty with sunsets that feel like a preview to heaven. You will be overwhelmed with joy: when you learn powerful facts presented to you. What could possibly happen when Ginnie and Russ, two strong-willed, fun-loving people inherit a little money? Finally retired and finally empty-nesters. Never having a vacation alone, after 39 years together. Everything is spontaneous making very few reservations. They drive their old van across country from Marietta, Georgia to Seattle, Washington. What started to be a short trip became a two-and-a-half-month journey. Doing what they always wanted to do. Let them guide you through a few of our Creator's most awesome and delightful works. And if you know you are not able to take such a journey; see it, feel it, do it through their eyes. Breathe. Explore. Because at first, they thought, why not? So why not?

Download or read book Cardfight Vanguard written by Akira Itou and published by . This book was released on 2014-03-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the makers of the YuGiOh trading card game comes Cardfight!! Vanguard, the manga that inspired the hit Vanguard card game. In similar fashion to YuGiOh and Magic the Gathering, the teenage cast of Cardfight!! Vanguard play a high-fantasy themed card game - initially they play for kicks, but eventually the stakes grow much higher... The basis of the hit trading card game and animation franchise, Cardfight!! Vanguard is a modern fantasy tale of trading card playing and making friends through gaming.

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Download or read book The Art of Guweiz written by Zheng Wei Gu and published by 3dtotal Publishing. This book was released on 2020-07 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the intriguing work of artist Zheng Wei Gu, whose manga-inspired drawings are as gritty as they are surreal.