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The Rule Book: The Building Blocks of Games (Playful Thinking)
Par Jaakko Stenros, Markus Montola. 2024
How games are built on the foundations of rules, and how rules—of which there are only five kinds—really work.Board games…
to sports, digital games to party games, gambling to role-playing games. They all share one thing in common: rules. Indeed, rules are the one and only thing game scholars agree is central to games. But what, in fact, are rules? In The Rule Book, Jaakko Stenros and Markus Montola explore how different kinds of rules work as building blocks of games. Rules are constraints placed on us while we play, carving a limited possibility space for us. They also inject meaning into our play: without rules there is no queen in chess, no ball in Pong, and no hole in one in golf.Stenros and Montola discuss how rules constitute games through five foundational types: the explicit statements listed in the official rules, the private limitations and goals players place on themselves, the social and cultural norms that guide gameplay, the external regulation the surrounding society places on playing, and the material embodiments of rules. Depending on the game, rules can be formal, internal, social, external, or material.By considering the similarities and differences of wildly different games and rules within a shared theoretical framework, The Rule Book renders all games more legible.Making the American Team: Sport, Culture, and the Olympic Experience (Sport and Society)
Par Mark Dyreson. 1998
Sport dominates television and the mass media. Politics and business are a-bustle with sports metaphors. Endorsements by athletes sell us…
products. "Home run," "slam dunk," and the rest of the vocabulary of sport color daily conversation. Even in times of crisis and emergency, the media reports the scores and highlights. Marky Dyreson delves into how our obsession with sport came into being with a close look at coverage of the Olympic Games between 1896 and 1912. How people reported and consumed information on the Olympics offers insight into how sport entered the heart of American culture as part of an impetus for social reform. Political leaders came to believe in the power of sport to revitalize the "republican experiment." Sport could instill a new sense of national identity that would forge a new sense of community and a healthy political order while at the same time linking America's intellectual and power elite with the experiences of the masses.I Finally Bought Some Jordans: Essays
Par Michael Arceneaux. 2024
"Very good writers have an ability to make you understand what they're feeling. But the very best writers have an…
ability to make you understand what you're feeling. And that's where Michael Arceneaux sits, and that's what he does in this new book. It's like he's crawling around inside your head opening file cabinets and telling you what the gibberish you've scribbled on each page in each file means. What a great, fun read."—Shea Serrano, #1 New York Times bestselling authorNew York Times bestselling author Michael Arceneaux returns with a hilarious collection of essays about making your voice heard in an increasingly noisy and chaotic world.In his books I Can't Date Jesus and I Don't Want to Die Poor, Michael Arceneaux established himself as one of the most beloved and entertaining writers of his generation, touching upon such hot-button topics as race, class, sexuality, labor, debt, and, of course, paying homage to the power and wisdom of Beyoncé. In this collection, Arceneaux takes stock of how far he has traveled—and how much ground he still has to cover in this patriarchal, heteronormative society. He explores the opportunities afforded to Black creatives but also the doors that remain shut or ever-so-slightly ajar; the confounding challenges of dating in a time when social media has made everything both more accessible and more unreliable; and the allure of returning home while still pushing yourself to seek opportunity elsewhere.I Finally Bought Some Jordans is both a corrective to, and a balm for, these troubling times, revealing a sharply funny and keen-eyed storyteller working at the height of his craft.The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It: The Complete Back-to-Basics Guide
Par John Seymour. 2023
The Self Sufficient Life and How to Live It is the only book that teaches all the skills needed to…
live independently in harmony with the land harnessing natural forms of energy, raising crops and keeping livestock, preserving foodstuffs, making beer and wine, basketry, carpentry, weaving, and much more. Our 2003 edition included 150 new full-color illustrations and a special section in which John Seymour, the father of the back to basics movement, explains the philosophy of self-sufficiency and its power to transform lives and create communities. More relevant than ever in our high-tech world, The Self Sufficient Life and How to Live It is the ultimate practical guide for realists and dreamers alike.The Great Greenwashing: How Brands, Governments, and Influencers Are Lying to You
Par John Pabon. 2024
Saving the planet is big business. Realising this, savvy companies are hopping on the sustainability bandwagon. Some may have altruistic…
ends in mind, but most want to make a quick buck. As ethical spending and consumer options increase, greenwashing is not only proliferating—it’s becoming harder to discern. But how is someone at the supermarket supposed to decipher all this? In The Great Greenwashing, John Pabon pulls no punches in arming consumers and business professionals with the tools they need to educate themselves, filter out the nonsense from the truth, and make a positive impact.Anime's Knowledge Cultures: Geek, Otaku, Zhai
Par Jinying Li. 2024
Unlocking the technosocial implications of global geek cultures Why has anime, a &“low-tech&” medium from last century, suddenly become the…
cultural &“new cool&” in the information age? Through the lens of anime and its transnational fandom, Jinying Li explores the meanings and logics of &“geekdom&” as one of the most significant sociocultural groups of our time. In Anime&’s Knowledge Cultures, Li shifts the center of global geography in knowledge culture from the computer boys in Silicon Valley to the anime fandom in East Asia. Drawing from film studies, animation studies, media theories, fan studies, and area studies, she provides broad cultural and theoretical explanations of anime&’s appeal to a new body of tech-savvy knowledge workers and consumers commonly known as geeks, otaku, or zhai. Examining the forms, techniques, and aesthetics of anime, as well as the organization, practices, and sensibilities of its fandom, Anime&’s Knowledge Cultures is at once a theorization of anime as a media environment as well as a historical and cultural study of transnational geekdom as a knowledge culture. Li analyzes anime culture beyond the national and subcultural frameworks of Japan or Japanese otaku, instead theorizing anime&’s transnational, transmedial network as the epitome of the postindustrial knowledge culture of global geekdom. By interrogating the connection between the anime boom and global geekdom, Li reshapes how we understand the meanings and significance of anime culture in relation to changing social and technological environments.Boss Beauty: Inspiration to Be Everything You Want
Par Lisa Mayer. 2024
This book presents a unique pairing of portraits of diverse inspirational women—curated from a coveted collection of digital collectibles—with affirmations,…
words of wisdom, and real-world advice from the founder of Boss Beauties, along with her mentors and role models, to encourage women & girls to pursue their dreams.&“Lisa Mayer's Boss Beauty, filled with thought-provoking quotes from some of the brightest women starting things, running things, and otherwise making their mark, is great inspiration for women and girls and anyone who loves them." —Lauren Iannotti, Editor In Chief of Real Simple Magazine A richly illustrated guide to inspire & empower the next generation of women & girls to be Boss Beauties—to be fierce, to be fearless, to be confident, to be ready for greatness—and to become anything. With real-world wisdom, kick-ass knowhow, and practical advice from Boss Beauties everywhere (including professional athletes, actors, astrophysicists, CEOs, and more) to: • Harness your inner grit • Make an impact in the world • Learn when to say YES • Not give up • Find your superpower • Be everything you want • Be your own Boss Beauty By seeing, reading, and visualizing what being a Boss Beauty means, learn to nurture core Boss Beauties characteristics—including self-love, courage, clarity, grace, and passion—and find inspiration to take charge and become the CEO of your own life. Armed with this book, Boss Beauties in the works are a force to make/embrace a world where aspirations are real, and a woman can be everything she wants.THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNew York Times bestselling author Alan Paul's in-depth narrative look at the Allman Brothers' most…
successful album, and a portrait of an era in rock and roll and American history.The Allman Brothers Band’s Brothers and Sisters was not only the band’s bestselling album, at over seven million copies sold, but it was also a powerfully influential release, both musically and culturally, one whose influence continues to be profoundly felt.Celebrating the album’s fiftieth anniversary, Brothers and Sisters the book delves into the making of the album, while also presenting a broader cultural history of the era, based on first-person interviews, historical documents, and in-depth research.Brothers and Sisters traces the making of the template-shaping record alongside the stories of how the Allman Brothers came to the rescue of a flailing Jimmy Carter presidential campaign and helped get the former governor of Georgia elected president; how Gregg Allman’s marriage to Cher was an early harbinger of an emerging celebrity media culture; and how the band’s success led to internal fissures. The book also examines the Allman Brothers' relationship with the Grateful Dead—including the most in-depth reporting ever on the Summer Jam at Watkins Glen, the largest rock festival ever—and describes how they inspired bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd, helping create the southern rock genre.With exclusive access to hundreds of hours of never-before-heard interviews with every major player, including Dickey Betts and Gregg Allman, conducted by Allman Brothers Band archivist, photographer, and “Tour Mystic” Kirk West, Brothers and Sisters is an honest assessment of the band’s career, history, and highs and lows.China Livestreaming E-commerce Industry Insights
Par Ruo Si. 2021
This book analyzes multiple aspects of the Chinese livestreaming e-commerce industry, including its development and evolution, macro environment, market landscape,…
platforms, streamer structure trends, influencers, production, and explosive marketing methods, MCN operations, risk assessment and policy management. It not only describes the highly developed state of the industry in China and how it has advanced further as a result of COVID lockdowns, but also focuses on the problems of livestreaming e-commerce and proposes solutions and development strategies.Investigating the development trends, the book also discusses how far livestreaming e-commerce can go during the wind-up period. In particular, based on the underlying logic of people, goods and fields, it assesses the streamer structure of universal participation, product selection, goods supply and price setting, exploring the scene marketing methods of pop-up conversion and the strategic layout of the operating platform. It objectively describes the current state of the Chinese livestreaming e-commerce market, and taking into account Chinese social, cultural, and economic characteristics, proposes solutions to problems in the livestreaming e-commerce industry. This unique book reflects on the Chinese livestreaming e-commerce, and offers insights to help readers understand the industry and the process of industrialization. It is intended for a wide range of readers, ranging from non-experts interested in livestreaming e-commerce, to professionals wanting an overview of the industry’s development.The Little Book of the 1960s: Peace, Love and Revolution (The little Book Of... Ser.)
Par Orange Hippo. 2023
Make love, not war.At the heart of the 1960s was a desire for change, a yearning for a new way…
of living and a rejection of the old order. From the civil rights movement or the Vietnam War to the Apollo moon landings or the launch of the birth control pill, and from the Beatles to the Beat Generation, it was a period of revolutionary change.Packed full of fabulous facts and quotes – from civil rights leaders and counterculture icons to writers, artists and musicians – this little book captures the key events, icons and ideas that defined this tumultuous decade."A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on." John F. Kennedy, 1963"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools." Martin Luther King, 1964"We don't like their sound. Groups of guitars are on the way out." Decca executive, after turning down the Beatles, 1962The yellow smiley face was born in 1963 when American graphic designer Harvey Ball was approached by State Mutual Life Assurance Company to create a morale booster for employees.In 1967, South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the world's first human heart transplant.In 1969, Woodstock – one of the most famous music festivals of all time – took place. More than 400,000 people attended the three days of peace and music.Toxic Geek Masculinity in Media: Sexism, Trolling, and Identity Policing
Par Anastasia Salter, Bridget Blodgett. 2017
This book examines changing representations of masculinity in geek media, during a time of transition in which “geek” has not…
only gone mainstream but also become a more contested space than ever, with continual clashes such as Gamergate, the Rabid and Sad Puppies’ attacks on the Hugo Awards, and battles at conventions over “fake geek girls.” Anastasia Salter and Bridget Blodgett critique both gendered depictions of geeks, including shows like Chuck and The Big Bang Theory, and aspirational geek heroes, ranging from the Winchester brothers of Supernatural to BBC’s Sherlock and the varied superheroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Through this analysis, the authors argue that toxic masculinity is deeply embedded in geek culture, and that the identity of geek as victimized other must be redefined before geek culture and media can ever become an inclusive space.The Little Book of the 1980s: The Decade of Retro Cool (The little Book Of... Ser.)
Par Orange Hippo. 2023
The era that inspired Stranger Things...The 1980s were marked by the rise of conservative politics, the outbreak of the AIDS…
epidemic and, at the decade's close, the crumbling of the Berlin Wall – an event that heralded the start of a new age in global politics. Culturally, there was an explosion of creativity while material wealth and consumerism were on the rise. Icons such as Madonna and Michael Jackson dominated the music charts, groundbreaking films like E.T. captured hearts and the rise of cable television led to an abundance of entertainment options.Packed full of fabulous facts and fascinating quotes, this little book explores the key events, icons and ideas that defined the coolest of decades."Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" Ronald Reagan, 1987"I am not less life-loving than you are. But I cannot sell my birthright, nor am I prepared to sell the birthright of the people to be free." Nelson Mandela, 1985"I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in and going after your dreams." MadonnaOn 8 December 1980, ex-Beatle John Lennon was shot dead.MTV, Music Television launched on 1 August 1981.In 1983, the Motorola DynaTac 8000X – affectionately known as "the Brick" – was launched. It could store 30 numbers.The Little Book of the 1970s: The Era of Glitz and Glam (The little Book Of... Ser.)
Par Orange Hippo. 2023
"The era that taste forgot..."Famous for glam rock, flares and platform shoes, the 1970s also saw the emergence of new…
ideas, movements and trends that continue to influence our world today. From the Watergate Scandal to the growing feminist and LGBTQ+ movements, the rise of punk and disco, and the release of groundbreaking movies such as Star Wars and Jaws, it was a period marked by brave fashion and innovation, social change and cultural shifts.Packed full of fabulous facts alongside fascinating quotes from the era's movers and shakers, this little book explores the key events, ideas and style that defined this pivotal decade."I don't think there will be a woman prime minister in my lifetime." Margaret Thatcher, 1973."If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door." Harvey Milk, a prominent LGBTQ+ rights campaigner who was assassinated in 1978.The iconic Twin Towers – standing 415 metres feet in high and at the time the tallest buildings in the world – were added to the New York skyline in 1973.The "Thrilla in Manila" – perhaps the most famous boxing match of all time in 1975 between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali.In April 1976, college dropouts Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak – or "the two Steves" – formed Apple Computer, Inc.The Little Book of the 1960s: Peace, Love and Revolution (The little Book Of... Ser.)
Par Orange Hippo. 2023
Make love, not war.At the heart of the 1960s was a desire for change, a yearning for a new way…
of living and a rejection of the old order. From the civil rights movement or the Vietnam War to the Apollo moon landings or the launch of the birth control pill, and from the Beatles to the Beat Generation, it was a period of revolutionary change.Packed full of fabulous facts and quotes – from civil rights leaders and counterculture icons to writers, artists and musicians – this little book captures the key events, icons and ideas that defined this tumultuous decade."A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on." John F. Kennedy, 1963"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools." Martin Luther King, 1964"We don't like their sound. Groups of guitars are on the way out." Decca executive, after turning down the Beatles, 1962The yellow smiley face was born in 1963 when American graphic designer Harvey Ball was approached by State Mutual Life Assurance Company to create a morale booster for employees.In 1967, South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the world's first human heart transplant.In 1969, Woodstock – one of the most famous music festivals of all time – took place. More than 400,000 people attended the three days of peace and music.The Little Book of the 1980s: The Decade of Retro Cool (The little Book Of... Ser.)
Par Orange Hippo. 2023
The era that inspired Stranger Things...The 1980s were marked by the rise of conservative politics, the outbreak of the AIDS…
epidemic and, at the decade's close, the crumbling of the Berlin Wall – an event that heralded the start of a new age in global politics. Culturally, there was an explosion of creativity while material wealth and consumerism were on the rise. Icons such as Madonna and Michael Jackson dominated the music charts, groundbreaking films like E.T. captured hearts and the rise of cable television led to an abundance of entertainment options.Packed full of fabulous facts and fascinating quotes, this little book explores the key events, icons and ideas that defined the coolest of decades."Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" Ronald Reagan, 1987"I am not less life-loving than you are. But I cannot sell my birthright, nor am I prepared to sell the birthright of the people to be free." Nelson Mandela, 1985"I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in and going after your dreams." MadonnaOn 8 December 1980, ex-Beatle John Lennon was shot dead.MTV, Music Television launched on 1 August 1981.In 1983, the Motorola DynaTac 8000X – affectionately known as "the Brick" – was launched. It could store 30 numbers.The Little Book of the 1970s: The Era of Glitz and Glam (The little Book Of... Ser.)
Par Orange Hippo. 2023
"The era that taste forgot..."Famous for glam rock, flares and platform shoes, the 1970s also saw the emergence of new…
ideas, movements and trends that continue to influence our world today. From the Watergate Scandal to the growing feminist and LGBTQ+ movements, the rise of punk and disco, and the release of groundbreaking movies such as Star Wars and Jaws, it was a period marked by brave fashion and innovation, social change and cultural shifts.Packed full of fabulous facts alongside fascinating quotes from the era's movers and shakers, this little book explores the key events, ideas and style that defined this pivotal decade."I don't think there will be a woman prime minister in my lifetime." Margaret Thatcher, 1973."If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door." Harvey Milk, a prominent LGBTQ+ rights campaigner who was assassinated in 1978.The iconic Twin Towers – standing 415 metres feet in high and at the time the tallest buildings in the world – were added to the New York skyline in 1973.The "Thrilla in Manila" – perhaps the most famous boxing match of all time in 1975 between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali.In April 1976, college dropouts Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak – or "the two Steves" – formed Apple Computer, Inc.How to Be Old: Lessons in living boldly from the Accidental Icon
Par Lyn Slater. 2024
How can we live boldly at any age?This is the question Lyn Slater, known on Instagram as 'Accidental Icon', sets…
out to answer in this hopeful and empowering memoir.When Lyn started her fashion blog, Accidental Icon, at 61, she soon realised that people were flocking to her account for more than just style advice. Her readers had found in her an alternative model of older life: someone who defied stereotypes, refused to become invisible and proved that all women can be relevant and take risks, no matter what their age.Exploring the process of reinvention, Lyn shows readers that while you can't control everything, what you can control is the way you think about your age and the creative ways you respond to the changes in your mind and body as they happen. Rather than trying to meet standards of youth and beauty as a measure of successful ageing, Lyn promotes more inclusive and empowering criteria by which to judge our older selves.Even with its unique challenges, being old is just like any new beginning and can be the best and most invigorating of all of life's phases, full of rebellion and reinvention, connection and creativity.Christianity and Comics: Stories We Tell about Heaven and Hell
Par Blair Davis. 2024
The Bible has inspired Western art and literature for centuries, so it is no surprise that Christian iconography, characters, and…
stories have also appeared in many comic books. Yet the sheer stylistic range of these comics is stunning. They include books from Christian publishers, as well as underground comix with religious themes and a vast array of DC, Marvel, and Dark Horse titles, from Hellboy to Preacher. Christianity and Comics presents an 80-year history of the various ways that the comics industry has drawn from biblical source material. It explores how some publishers specifically targeted Christian audiences with titles like Catholic Comics, books featuring heroic versions of Oral Roberts and Billy Graham, and special religious-themed editions of Archie. But it also considers how popular mainstream comics like Daredevil, The Sandman, Ghost Rider, and Batman are infused with Christian themes and imagery. Comics scholar Blair Davis pays special attention to how the medium’s unique use of panels, word balloons, captions, and serialized storytelling have provided vehicles for telling familiar biblical tales in new ways. Spanning the Golden Age of comics to the present day, this book charts how comics have both reflected and influenced Americans’ changing attitudes towards religion.Since 1980, when neoliberal and neoconservative forces began their hostile takeover of western culture, a new type of political satire…
has emerged that works to unmask and deter those toxic doctrines. Literary and cultural critic Kirk Combe calls this new form of satire the Rant. The Rant is grim, highly imaginative, and complex in its blending of genres. It mixes facets of satire, science fiction, and monster tale to produce widely consumed spectacles—major studio movies, popular television/streaming series, bestselling novels—designed to disturb and to provoke. The Rant targets what Combe calls the Regime. Simply put, the Regime is the sum of the dangerous social, economic, and political orthodoxies spurred on by neoliberal and neoconservative polity. Such practices include free-market capitalism, corporatism, militarism, religiosity, imperialism, racism, patriarchy, and so on. In the Rant, then, we have a unique and wholly contemporary genre of political expression and protest: speculative satire.A Gentleman's Guide to Beard and Moustache Management
Par Chris Martin. 2013
Do you know how to trim your whiskers properly? With beards and moustaches more popular than ever, this delightful little…
book sets out to answer this pressing question. And if a trim is not required, then it will show you how to wax, polish and maintain your face furniture so that it is always in tip-top condition. Alongside these manly grooming tips is a guide to famous facial-hair aficionados, from Karl Marx to Des Lynam; a breakdown of styles; and a perambulation through hirsute history, including an explanation of why the beard was considered sacred by the ancient Greeks and slovenly by ancient Romans. So whether it’s the Handlebar or the Chevron; the Goatee or the Spade – peruse this book for hints and tips of how to handle your facial fuzz.