Author | : R. W. Pike |
Publisher | : M&T Books |
Total Pages | : 66 |
Release | : 1993-07 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 9780963530004 |
Author | : R. W. Pike |
Publisher | : M&T Books |
Total Pages | : 66 |
Release | : 1993-07 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 9780963530004 |
Author | : Millard Hopper |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 2012-04-30 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 0486137279 |
Improve your game with tips from the former Unrestricted World Checker Champion! More than 100 detailed questions and answers discuss basic principles, standard openings and end games, and other maneuvers.
Author | : Robert W. Pike |
Publisher | : Sterling Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 9780806937946 |
Learn the skills and strategies to play the game of checkers like a champion.
Author | : Peter Keough |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 291 |
Release | : 2019-11-27 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 1538128594 |
In For Kids of All Ages,members of the National Society of Film Critics celebrate the wonder of childhood in cinema. In this volume, original essays commissioned especially for this collection stand alongside classic reviews from prominent film critics like Jay Carr and Roger Ebert. Each of the ten sections in this collection takes on a particular aspect of children’s cinema, from animated features to adaptations of beloved novels. The films discussed here range from the early 1890s to the present. The contributors draw on personal connections that make their insights more trenchant and compelling. The essays and reviews in For Kids of All Ages are not just a list of recommendations—though plenty are included—but an illuminating, often personal study of children’s movies, children in movies, and the childish wonder that is the essence of film. Contributors include John Anderson, Sheila Benson, Jay Carr, Justin Chang, Godfrey Cheshire, Morris Dickstein, Roger Ebert, David Fear, Robert Horton, J. R. Jones, Peter Keough, Andy Klein, Nathan Lee, Emanuel Levy, Gerald Peary, Mary Pols, Peter Rainer, Carrie Rickey, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Michael Sragow, David Sterritt, Charles Taylor, Peter Travers, Kenneth Turan, James Verniere, Michael Wilmington, and Stephanie Zacharek.
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Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 110 |
Release | : 1999-06 |
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The magazine that helps career moms balance their personal and professional lives.
Author | : Joe Tye |
Publisher | : M J F Books |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2000-03 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781567313499 |
From the popular NBEW series, a wealth of up-to-date career-advancing advice in a wide variety of subject areas Everywhere, job markets are diversifying and growing, leading to an unprecedented array of career options for today's professional. This is an all-inclusive round-up of career advancement tips and tactics covering 14 topical areas, from self-knowledge, goals, mental toughness, and creativity to planning a job search, preparing resumes, and becoming an entrepreneur. It also includes case studies and guidance from many of the nation's leading business authorities. * Targets both entry level workers as well as experienced professionals * Blends practical career advice with self-help psychology to create a comprehensive career resource National Business Employment Weekly is the nation's leading career resource with a weekly readership of 120,000 plus. The nation's career authority reveals the latest job-search techniques SPECIAL OFFER IN EACH BOOK! A FREE issue of the National Business Employment Weekly, plus a four-week FREE trial offer of the Wall Street Journal! Everywhere, job markets are diversifying and growing, leading to an unprecedented array of career options for today's professional. This is an all-inclusive round-up of career advancement tips and tactics covering 14 topical areas, from self-knowledge, goals, mental toughness, and creativity to planning a job search, preparing resumes, and becoming an entrepreneur. It also includes case studies and guidance from many of the nation's leading business authorities. * Targets both entry level workers as well as experienced professionals * Blends practical career advice with self-help psychology to create a comprehensive career resource THE NATIONAL BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT WEEKLY, from the Wall Street Journal, is the nation's leading career resource with a weekly readership of 120,000 plus.
Author | : Robert W. Pike |
Publisher | : Sterling Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 516 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 9780806979755 |
Universally popular, checkers is one of the world s oldest and most elegantly structured board games and on a high level, it can demand real strategic thought. Put your skill to the test with these puzzles all based on the Standard American game. (Federation rules appear in their entirety.) Each is solvable in no more than six-and-a-half moves, and sometimes, the winner even seems at a serious disadvantage at the start. Quite a few of the solutions list alternative patterns of play. "
Author | : James Wallis |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 115 |
Release | : 2023-03-14 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 1839081910 |
The revolution in tabletop gaming revealed and reviewed, in this entertaining and informative look at over 40 years of award-winning games. The annual Spiel des Jahres (Game of the Year) Awards are like the Oscars of the tabletop. Acclaimed British author and games expert James Wallis investigates the winners and losers of each year’s contest to track the incredible explosion in amazing new board games. From modern classics like CATAN, Ticket to Ride, and Dixit to once-lauded games that have now been forgotten (not to mention several popular hits that somehow missed a nomination), this is a comprehensive yet hugely readable study of the best board games ever made, penned by one of the most knowledgeable commentators on the hobby.