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Minecraft in the Classroom: Ideas, inspiration, and student projects for teachers

Colin Gallagher · Peachpit Press; 1 edition

Learn how educators are using Minecraft® as a powerful instructional tool to engage students and teach subjects as varied as math and humanities. This book offers ten classroom projects from teachers using Minecraft® to teach math, science, languages, and more. Each project includes...
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Then and Now: A Memoir

Barbara Cook · Harpercollins
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

One of the greatest American singers and actresses of her generation looks back on a magical and turbulent life spanning a half century of theatrical history from the golden age of the Broadway musical to the present day.A legend of the American theater, Barbara Cook burst upon the scene...
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Understanding Minecraft: Essays on Play, Community and Possibilities

Nate Garrelts · McFarland

Since its official release in 2011, Minecraft has sold over 48 million copies across all gaming platforms. The premise of Minecraft is simple: destroy, collect, build and interact in a world made entirely of colored cubes. Unlike Lego blocks or other construction toys, Minecraft's digital...
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100 Best Solitaire Games

Sloane Lee · Cardoza; Reprint edition

This new edition is a great how-to-play and strategy guide to 100 of the most classic, new, challenging and just fun solitaire games. These are the 100 best and most enjoyable variations of Americas most popular card game—solitaire! Loads of examples, diagrams, illustrations and strategies...
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Adobe Premiere Elements 12 Classroom in a Book

Adobe Creative Team · Adobe Press; 1 edition

Adobe Premiere Elements 12 Classroom in a Book is the most thorough and comprehensive way for you to master all the new features in Adobes top-rated consumer-targeted video-editing software. Each chapter in this step-by-step, project-based guide contains a project that builds on your growing...
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You Are a Complete Disappointment: A Triumphant Memoir of Failed Expectations

Mike Edison · Sterling
Pages: 244
Format: Print book

"You are a complete disappointment." On his deathbed, Mike Edison's father gasped those words to his son - and that was just the beginning of his devastating salvo. For anyone who has ever suffered from parental bullying, this often-hilarious yet intensely heartbreaking memoir...
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Learning 2D Game Development with Unity: A Hands-On Guide to Game Creation

Matthew Johnson · Addison-Wesley Professional; 1 edition

The Unity Engine Tutorial for Any Game Creator ¿ Unity is now the world’s #1 game engine, thanks to its affordability, continuous improvements, and amazing global community. With Unity, you can design, code, and author your game once, and then deploy it to multiple platforms,...
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The VIP Principle: Discover How Guest Experiences Drive Long Term Growth

Michelle Pascoe , · Advantage Media Group

WOW Your VIP Guests And Boost Your Business Whether you run a casino, resort, club, hotel, restaurant or conference centre, it has never been harder to compete for your guests dollar. How can your business cater to all of its highest-paying guests if they are from different generations...
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