Defrosting Ancient Microbes: Emerging Genomes in a Warmer World

Ice is melting around the world and glaciers are disappearing. Water, which has been solid for thousands and even millions of years, is being released into streams, rivers, lakes and oceans. Embedded in this new fluid water, and now being released, are ancient microbes whose effects on today's organisms and ecosystems is unknown and unpredictable. These long sleeping microbes are becoming physiologically active and may accelerate global climate change. This book explores the emergence of these microbes. The implications for terrestrial life and the life that might exist elsewhere in the universe are explored. 
Key Selling Points: Explores the role of long frozen ancient microbes will have when released due to global warming Describes how ice preserves microbes and microbial genomes for thousands or millions of years Reviews work done on permafrost microbiology Identifies potential health hazards and environmental risks Examines implications for the search for extraterrestrial life.

Science & Math

Rogers, Scott

Castello, John D.

Biological Sciences

CRC-Press

Ice is melting around the world and glaciers are disappearing. Water, which has been solid for thousands and even millions of years, is being released into streams, rivers, lakes and oceans. Embedded in this new fluid water, and now being released, are ancient microbes whose effects on today's organisms and ecosystems is unknown and unpredictable. These long sleeping microbes are becoming physiologically active and may accelerate global climate change. This book explores the emergence of these microbes. The implications for terrestrial life and the life that might exist elsewhere in the universe are explored. Key Selling Points: <ul>
<li>Explores the role of long frozen ancient microbes will have when released due to global warming</li> <li>Describes how ice preserves microbes and microbial genomes for thousands or millions of years</li> <li>Reviews work done on permafrost microbiology</li> <li>Identifies potential health hazards and environmental risks</li> <li>Examines implications for the search for extraterrestrial life.</li>
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Design and build cutting-edge video games with help from video game expert Scott Rogers!If you want to design and build cutting-edge video games but arenâ€™t sure where to start, then this is the book for you. Written by leading video game expert Scott Rogers, who has designed the hits Pac Man World, Maxim vs. Army of Zin, and SpongeBob Squarepants, this book is full of Rogers's wit andÂ imaginative style that demonstrates everything you need to know about designing great video games.
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<li>Features an approachable writing style that considers game designers from all levels of expertise and experience</li>
<li>Covers the entire video game creation process, including developing marketable ideas, understanding what gamers want, working with player actions, and more</li>
<li>Offers techniques for creating non-human characters and using the camera as a character</li>
<li>Shares helpful insight on the business of design and how to create design documents</li>
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So, put your game face on and start creating memorable, creative, and unique video games with this book!

Level Up!: The Guide to Great Video Game Design

Computers & Technology

Games & Strategy Guides

John Wiley&Sons, Inc.

Once...More, the anticipated sequel to Once..., includes more charming and important original fables, including A Bug Called Wiggle, An Ant Called Milo, A Quail Called Myrtle and much more! If you liked Once... you will find even more adventure and important life lessons for children. Designed for parents to read aloud and for families to share.

Once... More

Children's Books

Literature & Fiction

1st Co Books

A brief and poignant story for readers of all ages, The Little Red Boat tells the simple tale of friendship, love, hope, and reunion. A moving and meaningful story told with simple text and illustrations throughout, few books in this style have been so been power since The Giving Tree.

The Little Red Boat

A collection of 150 exciting questions for you and your spouse, friends, partners to explain, explore and defend your opinion. A fantastic stimulant for any gathering, party, or dinner! More than just a book - Endless nights of debate and soul searching, character revealing honesty! Let international life coach, and business facilitator Scott Rogers lead you to a new understanding of yourself and loved ones through these probing questions (and YOUR answers). How committed are you to your opinions? Let these questions test your character and expose the real you!

Opinionated

Reference

Successology is the first guide of its kind to address personal and professional success and its attainment through accessible vital skills and processes; using the Three You Theory. 
No other guide is easier to understand, implement, or is so universally beneficial. Place yourself into the hands of award-winning international life coach and business facilitator Scott Rogers. 
This book is your secret guide to success. It provides the processes needed for you to benefit from every other personal development book you'll ever read. Learn how to implement self-change and grow. 
Each purchase of Successology (the first book in the Xology series) also provides you access to the amazing Successology website for dynamic on going support, testing, planners and much more to help you define your goals and achieve.

Successology: The Science of Success

Self-Help

Success

Want to design your own video games? Let expert Scott Rogers show you how!If you want to design and build cutting-edge video games but aren’t sure where to start, then the SECOND EDITION of the acclaimed Level Up! is for you! Written by leading video game expert Scott Rogers, who has designed the hits Pac Man World, Maximo and SpongeBob Squarepants, this updated edition provides clear and well-thought out examples that forgo theoretical gobbledygook with charmingly illustrated concepts and solutions based on years of professional experience. Level Up! 2nd Edition has been NEWLY EXPANDED to teach you how to develop marketable ideas, learn what perils and pitfalls await during a game’s pre-production, production and post-production stages, and provide even more creative ideas to serve as fuel for your own projects including: <ul>
<li>Developing your game design from the spark of inspiration all the way to production</li> <li>Learning how to design the most exciting levels, the most precise controls, and the fiercest foes that will keep your players challenged</li> <li>Creating games for mobile and console systems – including detailed rules for touch and motion controls</li> <li>Monetizing your game from the design up</li> <li>Writing effective and professional design documents with the help of brand new examples</li> </ul>
Level Up! 2nd Edition is includes all-new content, an introduction by David “God of War” Jaffe and even a brand-new chili recipe –making it an even more indispensable guide for video game designers both “in the field” and the classroom. Grab your copy of Level Up! 2nd Edition and let’s make a game!

Level Up! The Guide to Great Video Game Design

wiley

Learn to design games for tablets from a renowned game designer! Eager to start designing games for tablets but not sure where to start? Look no further! Gaming guru Scott Rogers has his finger on the pulse of tablet game design and is willing to impart his wisdom and secrets for designing exciting and successful games. As the creator of such venerable games as God of War, the SpongeBob Squarepants series, and Pac-Man World, to name a few, Rogers writes from personal experience and in this unique book, he hands you the tools to create your own tablet games for the iPad, Android tablets, Nintendo DS, and other touchscreen systems. <ul>
<li>Covers the entire tablet game creation process, placing a special focus on the intricacies and pitfalls of touch-screen game design</li> <li>Explores the details and features of tablet game systems and shows you how to develop marketable ideas as well as market your own games</li> <li>Offers an honest take on what perils and pitfalls await you during a game's pre-production, production, and post-production stages</li> <li>Features interviews with established tablet game developers that serve to inspire you as you start to make your own tablet game design</li> </ul>
Swipe This! presents you with an in-depth analysis of popular tablet games and delivers a road map for getting started with tablet game design.

Swipe This!: The Guide to Great Touchscreen Game Design

Whether you are a novice or experienced pro, this easy-to-follow guide to designing board games is for you! 
In Your Turn! The Guide to Great Tabletop Game Design, veteran game designer Scott Rogers―creator of tabletop games including Rayguns and Rocketships, Pantone the Game and ALIEN: Fate of the Nostromo―delivers a practical walkthrough to help YOU create over a half-dozen game prototypes, including dice, card, euro, miniature, and party games. The book is packed with easy-to-follow instructions, charming illustrations, and hands-on lessons based on the author's proven knowledge and experience. 
And once you've made your game, Your Turn! will teach you how to prepare, pitch and sell it whether through crowdfunding or a publisher. You’ll also learn how to: Write and create elegant and crystal-clear rules of play Playtest your games to improve quality, fix problems, and gather feedback Learn what players want and how to design for it Learn the secrets of the Six Zones of Play and why they are so important to your game design! 
Your Turn! is the essential guide for practicing and aspiring tabletop game designers everywhere! Why wait to make the tabletop game of your dreams? Grab this book and prepare to take Your Turn!

Your Turn!: The Guide to Great Tabletop Game Design

Activities, Crafts & Games

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Defrosting Ancient Microbes: Emerging Genomes in a Warmer World

Defrosting Ancient Microbes: Emerging Genomes in a Warmer World

Level Up!: The Guide to Great Video Game Design

Once... More

The Little Red Boat

Opinionated

Successology: The Science of Success

Level Up! The Guide to Great Video Game Design

Swipe This!: The Guide to Great Touchscreen Game Design

Your Turn!: The Guide to Great Tabletop Game Design