A Boy A Man And A Game

Author : Stanton Sheogobind
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781796054262

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A Boy, a Man and a Game by Stanton Sheogobind Pdf

This book encapsulates the experiences of a five year old boy from the time he was fortunate to have witnessed a village cricket game sometime in 1949 in a far off field in Berbice, British Guiana. It was a defining moment of his life as the love of the game took hold of him then and in his later adult life. The story is centered around his adulthood in attending the first ever Cricket World Cup Tournament, held in the Caribbean in 2007 which is attended by him and a number of his son’s friends. Being surrounded by cricket literally on a 24/7 basis for the week; childhood and young adult memories pertaining to the game are evoked and these he shares with his audience. He shares with us some of the “memorable” games in which he took part. He also shares his experiences of some of the cricket teams to have visited Guyana from the 1950s to the 1980s. He unabashedly lets his audience know that he considers the period of the 60s and 70s to be the eras with which he associated his fondest memories. The great West Indian players Rohan Kanhai and Gary Sobers are his heroes. He also describes for his audience the other great cricketers from England, Australia, India, and Pakistan whom he had been able to see perform at the famous Bourda cricket ground in Georgetown, Guyana. In the final chapters he assesses the state of the game of cricket in the world today and the changes which the game had to undergo in order to survive in the fast-paced modern world. He ends his story by recounting with some of his grandchildren recounting cricket games in St. Lucia so as to introduce them to this game on which he has been hooked! He recounts that they thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

Author : Warren Farrell, Ph.D.,John Gray, Ph.D.
Publisher : BenBella Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-13
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781942952725

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The Boy Crisis by Warren Farrell, Ph.D.,John Gray, Ph.D. Pdf

What is the boy crisis? It's a crisis of education. Worldwide, boys are 50 percent less likely than girls to meet basic proficiency in reading, math, and science. It's a crisis of mental health. ADHD is on the rise. And as boys become young men, their suicide rates go from equal to girls to six times that of young women. It's a crisis of fathering. Boys are growing up with less-involved fathers and are more likely to drop out of school, drink, do drugs, become delinquent, and end up in prison. It's a crisis of purpose. Boys' old sense of purpose—being a warrior, a leader, or a sole breadwinner—are fading. Many bright boys are experiencing a "purpose void," feeling alienated, withdrawn, and addicted to immediate gratification. So, what is The Boy Crisis? A comprehensive blueprint for what parents, teachers, and policymakers can do to help our sons become happier, healthier men, and fathers and leaders worthy of our respect.

Author : Jacob Deme
Publisher : Jacob Deme
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-14
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781985095410

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Boy of Man by Jacob Deme Pdf

Not every pedophile is a child molester and not every child molester is a pedophile. Thousands if not millions of boys may have been sexually abused but only a handful will share their story to help other boys not to fall into a similar trap. Kano fearlessly shares his true story of inhumane sexual violence that he suffered for over a decade. It should have left him paralyzed or dead yet he came out wounded and powerful. He suffered to save others. This book is an invaluable resource for parents with boys and for boys. It is a must read to avoid sexual pitfalls with heterosexual men's sexual molestation. Learn from Kano's experiences, they are timeless. Why men of all sexual orientations sexually molest boys?

Author : Tim Winton
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781509863860

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The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton Pdf

Fierce and lyrical, The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton is a story of survival, solitude and unlikely friendship. Most of all it is about what it takes to keep hope alive in a parched and brutal world. For years Jaxie Clackton has dreaded going home. His beloved mum is dead, and he wishes his dad was too, until one terrible moment leaves his life stripped to nothing. No one ever told Jaxie Clackton to be careful what he wishes for. And so Jaxie runs. There’s just one person in the world who understands him, but to reach her he’ll have to cross the vast saltlands of Western Australia. It is a place that harbours criminals and threatens to kill those who haven't reckoned with its hot, waterless vastness. This is a journey only a dreamer – or a fugitive – would attempt. 'A page-turning heartbreaker' – Emma Donoghue, author of Room.

Author : Thomas Flintham
Publisher : Nosy Crow
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2023-02-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781839949197

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Press Start! Game On, Super Rabbit Boy! by Thomas Flintham Pdf

For 5+ kids who love video games but aren't allowed to play as often as they'd like... Sunny's favourite game is Super Rabbit Boy and he loves to pit his skills against King Viking who hates fun and happiness and wants to steal Singing Dog and bring sadness to Animal Town FOR EVER! Can Sunny help Super Rabbit Boy get to Level 6 and rescue Singing Dog and restore joy to Animal Town? Only if he defeats the Robot Army, dodges the Robo-Crabs and Lakes of Lava before battling King Viking himself! Has Sunny got the skills? Has Super Rabbit Boy eaten enough super magical carrots (SPOILER: origin story)? You'll have to read and find out... The first in a full-colour series of graphic novels about - and for - kids who love gaming! Join Sunny as he and Super Rabbit Boy take on the world, one move at a time!

Author : Daniel Stuart Baxter
Publisher : Daniel Baxter
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-13
Category : Computers
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Peripheral Vision: Inside the Game Boy's Accessories & Add-ons by Daniel Stuart Baxter Pdf

In its time, Nintendo's Game Boy was one of the most successful handheld platforms on the market. Not only did it have a massive library of video games, it came packed with unique hardware that fundamentally changed how people interacted with the system. Over the course of 18 long years, a host of strange and exotic peripherals were released. From cameras and printers, to sonar and sewing machines, to videophones and blood glucose meters, the Game Boy was home to some of the most curious accessories and add-ons the world had ever seen. Peripheral Vision tells the tale of every officially licensed product that Nintendo allowed developers to use on the Game Boy. Experience over 40 chapters dedicated to each device, from its roots and history, its impact on the past and present, the causes of its success or failure, and the technical details of how it really worked. Containing exclusive information and expertise only available within Peripheral Vision, this book gives readers a vast, inside look at the wide range of hardware that affected not only the Game Boy, but the larger gaming industry. * Features over 140 photographs of Game Boy hardware, accessories, and packaging along with over 230 screenshots of various games using all kinds of peripherals. * Covers topics such as the Barcode Boy, HuC-1 and HuC-3, TAMA5, Game Boy Printer, Game Boy Camera, Pocket Sonar, Barcode Taisen Bardigun Reader, Sewing Machines, Turbo File GB, Full Changer, Mobile Adapter GB, e-Reader, Multi-Plust On System, Solar Sensor, Virtureal Racing System, Battle Chip Gate, Soul Doll Adapter, Campho Advance, Play-Yan, GlucoBoy, and much more! * Provides a glimpse into 8 unreleased Game Boy peripherals. Includes close-up photos of the elusive NetCard prototype.

Author : Anna Ziegler
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Page : 57 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-16
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780822235330

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Boy by Anna Ziegler Pdf

Inspired by a true story, Anna Ziegler’s BOY explores the tricky terrain of finding love amidst the confusion of sexual identity, and the inextricable bond between a doctor and patient. In the 1960s, a well-intentioned doctor convinces the parents of a male infant to raise their son as a girl after a terrible accident. Two decades later, the repercussions of that choice continue to unfold.

Author : P. Carl
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781982105105

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Becoming a Man by P. Carl Pdf

A “scrupulously honest” (O, The Oprah Magazine) debut memoir that explores one man’s gender transition amid a pivotal political moment in America. Becoming a Man is a “moving narrative [that] illuminates the joy, courage, necessity, and risk-taking of gender transition” (Kirkus Reviews). For fifty years P. Carl lived as a girl and then as a queer woman, building a career, a life, and a loving marriage, yet still waiting to realize himself in full. As Carl embarks on his gender transition, he takes us inside the complex shifts and questions that arise throughout—the alternating moments of arrival and estrangement. He writes intimately about how transitioning reconfigures both his own inner experience and his closest bonds—his twenty-year relationship with his wife, Lynette; his already tumultuous relationships with his parents; and seemingly solid friendships that are subtly altered, often painfully and wordlessly. Carl “has written a poignant and candid self-appraisal of life as a ‘work-of-progress’” (Booklist) and blends the remarkable story of his own personal journey with incisive cultural commentary, writing beautifully about gender, power, and inequality in America. His transition occurs amid the rise of the Trump administration and the #MeToo movement—a transition point in America’s own story, when transphobia and toxic masculinity are under fire even as they thrive in the highest halls of power. Carl’s quest to become himself and to reckon with his masculinity mirrors, in many ways, the challenge before the country as a whole, to imagine a society where every member can have a vibrant, livable life. Here, through this brave and deeply personal work, Carl brings an unparalleled new voice to this conversation.

Author : D. B. Weiss
Publisher : Plume Books
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Video games
ISBN : 0452283949

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Lucky Wander Boy by D. B. Weiss Pdf

Like "High Fidelity" for video game junkies, "Lucky Wander Boy" follows a child of the 80s on his quest to find the perfect game.

Author : Andrew Tobias,John Reid
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1993-05-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780345381767

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The Best Little Boy in the World by Andrew Tobias,John Reid Pdf

The classic account of growing up gay in America. "The best little boy in the world never had wet dreams or masturbated; he always topped his class, honored mom and dad, deferred to elders and excelled in sports . . . . The best little boy in the world was . . . the model IBM exec . . . The best little boy in the world was a closet case who 'never read anything about homosexuality.' . . . John Reid comes out slowly, hilariously, brilliantly. One reads this utterly honest account with the shock of recognition." The New York Times "The quality of this book is fantastic because it comes of equal parts honesty and logic and humor. It is far from being the story of a Gay crusader, nor is it the story of a closet queen. It is the story of a normal boy growing into maturity without managing to get raped into, or taunted because of, his homosexuality. . . . He is bright enough to be aware of his hangups and the reasons for them. And he writes well enough that he doesn't resort to sensationalism . . . ." San Francisco Bay Area Reporter

Author : Michael Morgan
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453588116

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Cat-Boy Vs the Fatal Game Glitch by Michael Morgan Pdf

Arizona's favorite superhero, 13-year old Cat-Boy, finds himself in the unusual position of having to fight the dangerous Queen Jonester, the video-game character that escaped from his beloved Game-Cat. All of Team Cat must do battle with her digital army, which is seemingly indestructible. Will Cat-Boy be able to defeat the evil Queen Jonester before it's too late? And just whose side is Cat-Boy really on? A very delightful tale, set in Arizona, Michael Morgan has created believable, lovable characters, such as Janetic, Professor Nutt, Leopard Girl, Magma Man, and Wiggles. It is worth noting that one of the most important characters, 'General Joe', was based on America's most popular lawman, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Indeed, Sheriff Arpaio has been quoted as saying, "It is my delight that Michael Morgan based the character General Joe on me, and I am very impressed by his writing talent and publishing ambitions. Keep up the good work!" Cat-Boy vs. The Fatal Game Glitch is fast paced and action packed from the first page to the last. Cat-Boy and company are sure to take their place among the classics in American literature.

Author : Katie Salen Tekinbas,Eric Zimmerman
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 955 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2005-11-23
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780262195362

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The Game Design Reader by Katie Salen Tekinbas,Eric Zimmerman Pdf

Classic and cutting-edge writings on games, spanning nearly 50 years of game analysis and criticism, by game designers, game journalists, game fans, folklorists, sociologists, and media theorists. The Game Design Reader is a one-of-a-kind collection on game design and criticism, from classic scholarly essays to cutting-edge case studies. A companion work to Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman's textbook Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals, The Game Design Reader is a classroom sourcebook, a reference for working game developers, and a great read for game fans and players. Thirty-two essays by game designers, game critics, game fans, philosophers, anthropologists, media theorists, and others consider fundamental questions: What are games and how are they designed? How do games interact with culture at large? What critical approaches can game designers take to create game stories, game spaces, game communities, and new forms of play? Salen and Zimmerman have collected seminal writings that span 50 years to offer a stunning array of perspectives. Game journalists express the rhythms of game play, sociologists tackle topics such as role-playing in vast virtual worlds, players rant and rave, and game designers describe the sweat and tears of bringing a game to market. Each text acts as a springboard for discussion, a potential class assignment, and a source of inspiration. The book is organized around fourteen topics, from The Player Experience to The Game Design Process, from Games and Narrative to Cultural Representation. Each topic, introduced with a short essay by Salen and Zimmerman, covers ideas and research fundamental to the study of games, and points to relevant texts within the Reader. Visual essays between book sections act as counterpoint to the writings. Like Rules of Play, The Game Design Reader is an intelligent and playful book. An invaluable resource for professionals and a unique introduction for those new to the field, The Game Design Reader is essential reading for anyone who takes games seriously.

Author : William H. Bowen
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2006-05-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781557288189

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The Boy from Altheimer by William H. Bowen Pdf

Bill Bowen’s memoir deals with many of the most important events and years in Arkansas history in the twentieth century. Bowen was born and raised in Altheimer, in the Arkansas Delta, a section of the country that was among the most impoverished in the nation during the Depression. His adolescence was shaped by the Depression, and as a young adult he enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and served in the U.S. Naval Reserve until 1963. After the war, Bowen became a tax attorney. He used his unique skills to refine the legal aspects of investment banking in Arkansas and became so proficient at it that he moved into the banking field to serve first as president then board chairman of one of Arkansas’s largest banks. Legal and banking experience led naturally to politics, and he became chief of staff for Gov. Bill Clinton. After Clinton announced his candidacy for president, it became Bowen’s task to protect the interests and programs of Governor Clinton in the face of intense pressure from then Lt. Gov. Jim Guy Tucker to become de facto governor. Even in retirement he continued to lead an energetic, productive life as he prepared himself for yet another career, this one in education, serving two years as dean of the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Law School, which now bears his name.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1853
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:AH3SL9

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The London Quarterly Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Robert Ruark
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1993-08-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 080502669X

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The Old Man and the Boy by Robert Ruark Pdf

Journalist Robert Ruark tells of the friendship between a young boy and his grandfather as they hunt and fish in North Carolina