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Source criticism--analysis of a writer's source material--has emerged as one of the most popular approaches in exploring the work of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Since Tolkien drew from many disparate sources, an understanding of these sources, as well as how and why he incorporated them, can enhance readers' appreciation.
This set of new essays by leading Tolkien scholars describes the theory and methodology... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$15.99
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Even before Theseus descended into the labyrinth to face the Minotaur, he was already a famous hero and a veteran of many battles. The son of a man, a woman, and the god Poseidon, he’d journey far across Ancient Greece, fighting numerous monsters including the Periphetes ‘the clubber’, the Crymmyon Sow, and the insane demigod, Procrustes ‘the stretcher’. He also survived several assassination... [click here for more] |
Osprey Publishing |
$13.95
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The Kaiserliche und Königliche Kriegsmarine -- The Austro-Hungarian Navy -- was in at the beginning of World War I when Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie lay in state aboard its flagship, and at the end when it dissolved along with the empire that commanded it. During the war, this small but powerful "fleet in being" forced the Allies to maintain a blockade of the Otranto Straits. German... [click here for more] |
Shilka Publishing |
$1.79
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In this in-depth critical and theoretical analysis of the horror genre in video games, 14 essays explore the cultural underpinnings of horror's allure for gamers and the evolution of "survival" themes.
The techniques and story effects of specific games such as Resident Evil, Call of Cthulhu, and Silent Hill are examined individually. ... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$12.99
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So you want to write a novel, but don't know where to start? Well, have I got a surprise for you. The following is a list of 30 items that guide you through the entire process from the germ of an idea to being fully published. This is a step-by-step guide to what to do and when. I have used this list to publish three novels, two audiobooks, multiple Traveller gaming supplements, and dozens of RPG... [click here for more] |
Donovan D. Corzo |
$4.99
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![40 Years of Gen Con [digital]](https://d1vzi28wh99zvq.cloudfront.net/images/408/145610-thumb140.jpg)
40 Years of Gen Con at a Glance
A detailed history of a premier gaming con…and the hobby game industry that spawned it.
Written by award-winning game designer Robin D. Laws, an industry pioneer and insider.
Features in-depth interviews with gaming greats, secrets, and little-known facts.
More about 40 Years of Gen Con
Each year, thousands of gamers converge for an epic convention... [click here for more] |
Atlas Games |
$14.95
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Aradia is a prominent figure for many Wiccan traditions, as well as other neo-pagan belief systems. Some have revered her as a Moon Goddess, while to others she is the Queen of Witches.
First published in 1899 by Charles Leland, and believed to be a collection of religious rites utilized by a coven of pagan witches in Tuscany, The Gospel of Witches holds spells to invoke and conjure Diana,... [click here for more] |
5Realms Publishing |
Pay What You Want
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The Normal Tarot, in all its glory.
For help reading this deck, consider buying the companion book, How to Normal Tarot.
This is the second printing of the deck, and unlike the original printing does not come with silvered edges or a deck box. The simple reason being that this printer doesn't make deck boxes large enough for this behemoth of a tarot deck.
- The full 99 card deck,... [click here for more] |
Seven Thirteen Books |
$46.53
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Before Wells wrote Little Wars, he created what some would consider to be a sort of companion book to it. Published in 1912, Floor Games instructs creative children of all ages on some very imaginative activities for rainy days... or even sunny ones.
This edition includes the photos from the original publication and faithfully retains the integrity of the antique font. ... [click here for more] |
5Realms Publishing |
Pay What You Want
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If you have a really hard time learning random numbers & chances (probability) in math, then you should get help!
This little book will amke learning probability easier for you.
This is also great for learning how to develop games, case scenarios, & obviously assumptions.
Probability is everywhere! Percentages, fractions, rouleetes, dice of all shapes sizes & kinds, playing cards,... [click here for more] |
RLS777 |
$1.00
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Considered to be “the god of modern war” by the Soviet army, artillery played a vital role in the Cold War period.
The armies of the Warsaw Pact made artillery a cornerstone of their military strategies. And the importance they placed on this type of weaponry saw them use their technology and expertise to develop a wide range of munitions including mortars, rocket launchers, missiles and large-calibre... [click here for more] |
Shilka Publishing |
$3.99
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When East and West survived on a knife-edge between peace and war, both sides were busy preparing themselves for military action. But what exactly would NATO's troops have faced if the Cold War had suddenly turned hot?
Tanks and Combat Vehicles of the Warsaw Pact is a fascinating reference book looking at the wide variety of combat vehicles which were poised and ready for action throughout the long... [click here for more] |
Shilka Publishing |
$4.99
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Victors write history. German Admiral Reinhard Scheer knew this, and wrote his own anyway. In this memoir of World War One, he says, "We are victors and vanquished at one and the same time, and in depicting our success the difficult problem confronts us of not forgetting that our strength did not last out to the end."
Admiral Scheer took command of the German High Seas Fleet in... [click here for more] |
Shilka Publishing |
$0.99
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Life in a Faded Moment is a book of poetry of little-known poet and author Steve Thompson.
Within are many faded and poetic moments of Love, Sorrow, Anger, Death and Life. Little pieces of life in a faded moment.
... [click here for more] |
Laidback DM |
$20.00 $7.50
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Jasmine: Journey into Power coloring book is innovative and uses what I've learned and intuited about coloring books to another level. Although it works perfectly well for children, it's not JUST a simple coloring book. It can also be a tool for personal growth, which uses the characters from The Story of Jasmine and symbols to effect the desired change in one's life.
Few people know... [click here for more] |
Darlene the Artist |
$25.00 $9.99
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The ability to advance rapidly over sometimes difficult terrain was a key part of the Warsaw Pact's strategy. The Eastern European nations which formed this historic alliance wanted to be able to move quickly and effectively so they didn't give their enemies an advantage.
The vital tools which helped the Warsaw Pact overcome the challenges it faced included a whole range of combat engineering equipment.... [click here for more] |
Shilka Publishing |
$3.99
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From the text adventures of Zork, to the arcade game of Pac-Man, to the corridors of Doom, and on to the city streets of Grand Theft Auto IV, the maze has often been used as a space to trap and confuse players in their navigation of gameworlds. However, the maze as a construction on the landscape has a long history before the invention of the videogame.
By examining the change in the maze from the... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$13.99
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The immensely popular Grand Theft Auto game series has inspired a range of reactions among players and commentators, and a hot debate in the popular media. These essays from diverse theoretical perspectives expand the discussion by focusing scholarly analysis on the games, particularly Grand Theft Auto III (GTA3), Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (GTA:VC), and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (GTA:SA).
Part... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$9.99
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This is the inspiring true story of what happens when ordinary people unite to make a stand against evil.
Lidice was a peaceful and vibrant community in Czechoslovakia with a rich mining heritage. But an act of Nazi revenge saw this village wiped from existence in a horrifying chapter of European history.
Disaster struck for Lidice in 1942 when the prominent Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich was assassinated.... [click here for more] |
Shilka Publishing |
$2.99
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Do you want your pages to have a great layout that really helps tell the story? Are you having trouble thinking of how and where to put each panel? The Big Book if Comic Layouts is the book for you! You will find 317 different layout templates ready for you to use for your book. This book also has the basic blue line measurement template for your page and a thumbnail sheet to help you get your comic... [click here for more] |
Broken Gear Studios |
$5.00
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Are you interested in starting your own podcast? The world of podcasting is more accessible than ever, but when you’re just starting out, the options available in terms of recording, editing and delivering your podcast can be overwhelming. Making Ear Candy: The Audio Confectioner’s Guide to Podcasting provides a simple recipe for starting a podcast. From choosing your subject matter... [click here for more] |
Brian LeTendre |
$9.99 $6.99
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A Complete Guide to Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel in Print, Film, Television, Comics, Games and Other Media, 1992-2010
This bibliographic guide covers the "Buffyverse"--the fictional worlds of the acclaimed television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003) and its spinoff Angel (1999-2004), as well as the original Buffy feature film of 1992. It is the largest... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$18.99
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The Elite Design Elements: Word Count Calculator helps you estimate the length of any piece of fiction, based on the number of characters, scenes, locations, and Orson Scott Card's MICE threads in your story. The tool is especially useful for planning and writing short fiction or flash fiction.
This download contains one .xlsx spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel) that calculates... [click here for more] |
Rising Phoenix Games |
$0.95
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Resident Evil is a multidimensional as well as multimedia universe: various books, graphic novels, games and movies (the fifth one came out in 2012) all contribute to this enormous universe.
The essays written for this volume will focus on this particular zombie manifestation and its significance in popular culture. The essayists come from very different fields, so it was possible to cover a wide... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$15.99
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This is a history of the early War of the Spanish Succession in Italy and Germany up until, and including, the Battle of Turin 1706.
Personalities involved on the campaign include the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy!
... [click here for more] |
AGEMA |
$4.96
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The truth behind the SAS' most famous mission.
Drawing on extensive research, Operation Nimrod dispels the myths and reveals the truth of those six long days, and the dramatic rescue that thrust the SAS into the public eye.
On 29th April 1980, British police assured Iran that their embassy was secure. The very next day, terrorists stormed the embassy and took twenty-six hostages.... [click here for more] |
Shilka Publishing |
$3.74
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Pour vous faire une petite idée du système de CARTOMANCIE voici un petit scénario solo pour en apprendre les grandes lignes. Vous y trouverez :
- les atouts et leur signification
- les attitudes et le curseur de choix tactique
- les blessures.
Attention, ce solo ne contient pas les règles de création de personnages.
Par contre, celles-ci se trouvent dans nos flyers et démos.... [click here for more] |
Le Trip Fantastique |
FREE
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This is a full length novel set in the Europe of the 1700’s: There is a war on, petty thieving to be done, and yet even a petty thief can end up embroiled in high political machinations conceived by one of France’s leading generals. Travel with him to witness the battles of Blenheim and Schellenberg, and become embroiled in spying and poisoning, not to mention a kidnap or two! Identities are swapped,... [click here for more] |
AGEMA |
$9.93
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Beginning with the structural features of design and play, this book explores video games as both compelling examples of story-telling and important cultural artifacts.
The author analyzes fundamentals like immersion, world building and player agency and their role in crafting narratives in the Mass Effect series, BioShock, The Last of Us, Fallout 4 and many more. The text-focused "visual... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$17.99
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" The word ""control"" has many implications for video games. On a basic level, without player control, there is no experience. Much of the video game industry focuses on questions of control and ways to improve play to make the gamer feel more connected to the virtual world.
The sixteen essays in this collection offer critical examinations of the issue of control in video... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$15.99
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The 14 essays in Game on, Hollywood! take on several points of game and film intersection.
They look at storylines, aesthetics, mechanics, and production. The book is about adaptation (video game to film, film to video game), but it is even more about narrative. The essays draw attention to the ways and possibilities of telling a story. They consider differences and similarities... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$15.99
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Despite being a land-locked country, Hungary once had a dreadnought battleship - SMS Szent István. This article describes the ship and its short wartime career. ... [click here for more] |
Shilka Publishing |
Pay What You Want
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In the 1970's, the US Army decided that it needed a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, similar to the West German Gepard or Soviet ZSU-23-4. The result was the M247 Sergeant York.
This article describes the M247 itself, the procurement process, and all the problems that led to Caspar Weinberger describing it as "basically an ineffective system" when it was cancelled in 1985. ... [click here for more] |
Shilka Publishing |
Pay What You Want
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Whispers from the Shadows
Whispers from the Shadows is a collection of poetry than spans more that a decade, and covers a variety of topics and subjects.
The author uses his poems to discuss topics ranging from love to morality to religion to, ultimately, death.
Best known for writing role-playing games, this collection of poetry that was largely written before Steven produced... [click here for more] |
Misfit Studios |
Pay What You Want
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#ColoringTherapy helps to guide the reader through the mental process of coloring. Not merely for childhood playtime, coloring in your adult life can provide time to re-focus your mind and spirit. It can help with fine motor skills and improve numerous brain functions. Coloring may also provide an outlet to grieve.
As your begin the journey into adult coloring, along the path you should gain some... [click here for more] |
A. J. Bruner |
$12.99
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Have an eReader? Want to play a game against your friends? Then start your collection of Authorials the Collectable Ebook Game with Up, Up, White Balloon!
Children's books are deceptively powerful to an Authorial. Up, Up, White Balloon is no exception. It chronicles the life of a large, white balloon floating from a child's hands, into the sky, and back down into a happy home. It is simple, short,... [click here for more] |
AnSR Games |
$1.99
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This special bundle product contains the following titles. 108 Ancient Egyptian Beverages, Dishes, & Snacks Regular price: €0,96 Bundle price: €0,72 Format: Watermarked PDF This is exactly what it says on the tin: a list of 108 beverages, dishes, and snacks from Ancient Egypt. If your players want to know what they're eating and you don't have a PhD... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
$27.58 $20.69
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This special bundle product contains the following titles. 108 Ancient Egyptian Beverages, Dishes, & Snacks Regular price: $1.00 Bundle price: $0.80 Format: Watermarked PDF This is exactly what it says on the tin: a list of 108 beverages, dishes, and snacks from Ancient Egypt. If your players want to know what they're eating and you don't have a PhD in Medieval ... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
$5.00 $4.00
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Dark Minds & Bright Souls collects some of the previously published poetry of little-known poet and author Steve Thompson.
Inside, you’ll find poems about love, depression, madness, insecurity, anxiety, fear, heartbreak, dating and various other morbid subjects.
It’s enough to turn you to drink. Oh, there are poems about that, too.
A collection of poems for various... [click here for more] |
Laidback DM |
$20.00 $7.50
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This very special 80% off bundle contains 22 titles, including two works on gaming by H.G. Wells; a reminiscence on a months-long wargame by Robert Louis Stevenson; our "Stories from the Northern Myths," "Guns and Super-Guns," and "Ironclads"; Andrew Lang’s “The Story of the Golden Fleece” and eight other short stories; four copies of a World War I comic; a... [click here for more] |
Skirmisher Publishing |
$44.79 $8.99
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Places Far From Home is a book of poetry of little-known poet and author Steve Thompson.
Every poem within is like a place far from home - a place you may know, or perhaps not.
I hope you find your place, and make it home.
... [click here for more] |
Laidback DM |
$20.00 $7.50
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Recipes From Aldea presents actual, cookable, real-life recipes for food found in Joseph D. Carriker, Jr.'s Blue Rose novel Shadowtide!
Recipes included in this free PDF:
Audmila's Marsh Apple Cider
Yella's Red Stew
Soot's Granola
Bog Hollow Boar
Windsall's Twice-Done Turnips
Laugh and Wink Flatbread
Marsh Apple Marmalade
Imelda's Fruit and Nut Pastry
Lirison's Candied... [click here for more] |
Green Ronin Publishing |
FREE
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Welcome to the first political digital comic book - The Ministry of Durlan. This is a unique comic and it is about the most powerful politic figures and their assistants. They are leading this fictive republic of Durlan, but are they up to anything good ? Where is this fictive republic anyway ? Who is the chief minister and is he corrupted like all the other members of ministry of Durlan? All of these... [click here for more] |
Rudan Graphic Studio |
$1.00
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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 play space allows for virtually limitless creation without the cost and limitations of physical building materials.... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$9.99
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RLS777 |
$1.00
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Gaming History Meets Bathroom Reader Did you ever wonder: ♞ What makes Clue the best movie based on a game franchise? ♝ What does the doubling cube in backgammon do? ♜ How trains are even supposed to operate in Ticket to Ride: Antarctica? ♛ How the designer of the board game Pandemic feels now that he's living through an actual global pandemic? ♚ Whatever happened to the... [click here for more] |
John-Michael Gariepy |
$4.99
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This special bundle product contains the following titles. How-To: Far North Peoples Regular price: $2.95 Bundle price: $2.36 Format: Watermarked PDF Generally, designing a culture for a book or a game presents you with a choice: either you base it on real-world cultures and likely end up with something that could be described as "Fantasy Bedouin with some Navajo... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
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