Phoenix IV: The History of the Videogame Industry (Herman Leonard)(Pevná vazba)

Phoenix IV: The History of the Videogame Industry (Herman Leonard)(Pevná vazba)

Since its debut in 1994 as the first serious book about videogame history, Phoenix has been regarded worldwide as the Bible of videogame history by professionals and fans alike. Now in its fourth edition, the text of this deluxe hardcover volume has been completely rewritten and updated to include

Moby Dick (Melville Herman)(Pevná vazba)

Melville's tale of the whaling industry, and one captain's obsession with revenge against the Great White Whale that took his leg. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes a

History of the Florentine People (Bruni Leonardo)(Pevná vazba)

Leonardo Bruni (1370-1444), the leading civic humanist of the Italian Renaissance, served as apostolic secretary to four popes (1405-1414) and chancellor of Florence (1427-1444). He was famous in his day as a translator, orator, and historian, and was the best-selling author of the fifteenth

History of the Florentine People (Bruni Leonardo)(Pevná vazba)

Leonardo Bruni (1370-1444), the leading civic humanist of the Italian Renaissance, served as apostolic secretary to four popes (1405-1414) and chancellor of Florence (1427-1444). He was famous in his day as a translator, orator, and historian, and was the best-selling author of the fifteenth

Making It Work: A History of the Computer Services Industry (Yost Jeffrey R.)(Pevná vazba)

The evolution of the multi-billion-dollar computer services industry, from consulting and programming to data analytics and cloud computing, with case studies of important companies.The computer services industry has worldwide annual revenues of nearly a trillion dollars and employs millions of

The Wealth of Virtual Nations: Videogame Currencies (Crowley Adam)(Pevná vazba)

This book considers representations of wealth and the wealthy in videogames. The introduction explores the estrangement of wealth from everyday life in the contemporary west, and argues that videogames have contributed to modern life by dramatizing the economic anxieties of our age -- in

A Play of Bodies: How We Perceive Videogames (Keogh Brendan)(Pevná vazba)

An investigation of the embodied engagement between the playing body and the videogame: how player and game incorporate each other. Our bodies engage with videogames in complex and fascinating ways. Through an entanglement of eyes-on-screens, ears-at-speakers, and muscles-against-interfaces, we

Combat History of Sturmpanzer-Abteilung 217 (Haasler Timm)(Pevná vazba)

Combat History of Sturmpanzer-Abteilung 217 tells the story of the only Sturmpanzer IV equipped unit to see action on the western front. Formed in May 1944, Stu.Pz.Abt.217 fought in Normandy, Belgium, Aachen and the Ardennes Offensive before finally perishing in Ruhr pocket in April 1945.Researched

Photography: History of Photography Volumes I-IV (Guadagnini Walter)(Pevná vazba)

This history of photography, marking an ideal continuity with the Art of the Twentieth Century series, offers a specialized investigation of the medium and an international overview. The series offers a complete, up-to-date survey of photography through an original and transversal

Panzer IV (Anderson Thomas)(Pevná vazba)

This highly illustrated title details the history of the Panzer IV throughout World War II, where it saw service on the front line from Poland in 1939 through to the very last days of the Third Reich in Berlin in 1945. The Panzer IV program was started in 1934, forming, alongside the Panzer IIs and

Railways and Industry in the Tondu Valleys: Bridgend to Treherbert (Hodge John)(Pevná vazba)

The book begins with a history of the industrial development of the Tondu Valleys, including the succession of great industrialists who led the way in the area. This is followed by a chapter on the position of the Tondu Valleys in the South Wales Coalfield with colliery and colliery company

Physics of the Human Body (Herman Irving P.)(Pevná vazba)

Supercade: A Visual History of the Videogame Age 1971-1984 (Burnham Van)(Paperback)

A gloriously illustrated history of the videogame and its legacy for both our mindscapes and video technology.It was a time when technology was king, status was determined by your high score, and videogames were blitzing the world... From Pong to Pac-Man, Asteroids to Zaxxon--more than fifty

Masters of the Pearl: A History of Qatar (Morton Michael Quentin)(Pevná vazba)

Qatar is a country of spectacular contrasts: from pearl fishing, its main industry until the 1930s, to gas and oil, which generate immense wealth today; to famously being at the center of both triumph and controversy in recent years for hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Almost a lifetime since he

Roman History, Volume IV: Civil Wars, Books 1-2 (Appian)(Pevná vazba)

Appian (Appianus) is among our principal sources for the history of the Roman Republic, particularly in the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, and sometimes our only source, as for the Third Punic War and the destruction of Carthage. Born circa AD 95, Appian was an Alexandrian official at ease in the

Welsh Slate: Archaeology and History of an Industry (Gwyn David)(Pevná vazba)

Moby-Dick: Or, the Whale (Melville Herman)(Paperback)

Herman Melville's masterpiece, one of the greatest works of imagination in literary history. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Over a century and a half after its publication, Moby-Dick still stands as an indisputable literary classic. It is the story

Flame (Cohen Leonard)(Pevná vazba)

The final collection of poetry from the world's greatest lyricist Leonard Cohen, introduced by his son Adam

Cowboys and Indies - The Epic History of the Record Industry (Murphy Gareth)(Paperback / softback)

The definitive history of the music

Ditch (Koch Herman)(Pevná vazba)

A darkly gripping novel, from the author of the internationally bestselling The Dinner - about how even the most stable people can be undone by

Ferrari - The Golden Years: Edizione Ampliata - Enlarged Edition (Acerbi Leonardo)(Pevná vazba)

Ferrari's sporting history, from the origins to 1988, the year of Enzo Ferrari's death, narrated in 400 pages and more than 700 photos, most of which previously unpublished and drawn from the publisher's own

Social Drivers in Food Technology (Silva Vivian-Lara)(Pevná vazba)

PART ONE - INDUSTRIAL APPROACH - Chapter 1. What are you hungry for? The history of the food industry, from its conception in the early 19th century to the present, represents a vast and ever-changing story. The distinctive informational signals transmitted by its brands have undergone an

The History of Torture (Innes Brian)(Pevná vazba)

The Rebirth of History (Badiou Alain)(Pevná vazba)