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The Human Swarm: How Our Societies Arise, Thrive, and Fall

Basic Books, 2019

The epic story, ultimate big history, and "remarkable intellectual achievement" (Quarterly Review of Biology) describing how human society evolved from intimate chimp communities into the sprawling civilizations of a world-dominating species

If a chimpanzee ventures into the territory...

Einstein's War: How Relativity Triumphed Amid the Vicious Nationalism of World War I

Dutton Juvenile, 2019

"Stanley is a storyteller par excellence."--The Washington Post
Kirkus Review starred review; Publishers Weekly starred review; Booklist starred review

The birth of a world-changing idea in the middle of a bloodbath
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The Polar Bear Expedition: The Heroes of America's Forgotten Invasion of Russia, 1918-1919

William Morrow, 2019

In the brutally cold winter of 1919, 5,000 Americans battled the Red Army 600 miles north of Moscow. We have forgotten. Russia has not.

"AN EXCELLENT BOOK." —Wall Street Journal • "INCREDIBLE." — John U. Bacon •...

Raavan: Enemy of Aryavarta (Ram Chandra)

Westland, 2019

WITHOUT THE DARKNESS, LIGHT HAS NO PURPOSE.

WITHOUT THE VILLAIN, WHAT WOULD THE GODS DO?

INDIA, 3400 BCE.

A land in tumult, poverty and chaos. Most people suffer quietly. A few rebel. Some fight for a better world. Some for themselves. Some don’t give a damn. Raavan. Fathered by one of the...

Movies Made for Television: 1964-2004 (5 Volume Set)

Scarecrow Press, 2005

Movies Made for Television in 2004 celebrates 40 full television seasons. As I wrote in the introduction in 1980 to the original (single) volume that chronicled the genre, the range was as esthetically and technically wide at the time as it would remain through the years since as any theatrical offerings – within its restricted...

Success in Programming: How to Gain Recognition, Power, and Influence Through Personal Branding

Apress, 2014

Why should you, a competent software developer or programmer, care about your own brand? After all, it’s not like you're an actor or musician.

In fact, as Success in Programming: How to Gain Recognition, Power, and Influence Through Personal Branding demonstrates in...

The SparkFun Guide to Processing: Create Interactive Art with Code

No Starch Press, 2015

Processing is a free, beginner-friendly programming language designed to help non-programmers create interactive art with code.

The SparkFun Guide to Processing, the first in the SparkFun Electronics series, will show you how to craft digital artwork and even combine that artwork with hardware so that it reacts to the...

Dictionary of Celtic Mythology (Oxford Paperback Reference)

Oxford University Press, 1994

The Celts were one of the great founding civilizations of Europe and the first North European people to emerge into recorded history, producing a vibrant labyrinth of mythological tales and sagas that have influenced the literary traditions of Europe and the world.

The first A-Z reference of its kind, Dictionary of Celtic Mythology...

Podcasting For Dummies

For Dummies, 2005

Got something to say? It's easy with a podcast!

Subscribe to podcasts, put together your own, and build a fan base

Podcasting really is twenty-first century communication, and you can be a part of it! This book gives you the scoop on listening to, producing, and distributing podcasts, points you toward the best...

Write Your Way into Animation and Games: Create a Writing Career in Animation and Games

Focal Press, 2010

Audiovisual storytelling has a long, well-developed history. As far back as the earliest known prehistoric times, human beings have communicated the essence of story through the use of pictures and sound: whether it’s cave paintings of the hunt, a poet proclaiming the epic adventures of Odysseus, Greek actors performing tragedy...

iMovie 3 Fast & Easy

Course Technology PTR, 2003

So, you wanna be in pictures? Home-movie Hitchcock wannabes have a simple and exciting desktop video-editing tool: Apple’s iMovie 3. iMovie 3 is the perfect tool for turning those long, boring home videos into interesting, polished productions that your family and friends will enjoy. Let’s face it, without video-editing software to...

Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook: Arcane, Divine, and Martial Heroes (Roleplaying Game Core Rules)

Wizards of the Coast, 2008

The first of three core rulebooks for the 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons® Roleplaying Game.

The Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game has defined the medieval fantasy genre and the tabletop RPG industry for more than 30 years. In the D&D game, players create...

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