“james newman”

This is the first book-length study of video and computer games, and gaming culture.James Newman's lucid and engaging introduction guides the reader through the world of videogaming, providing a history of the videogame, from its origins in the computer lab to its contemporary status as a global ent... More

Save 17% when you order the complete set A monumental 4-volume reference, 15 years in the making, "The World of Mathematics" was specially designed to make mathematics more accessible to the inexperienced. It comprises non-technical essays on every aspect of the vast subject, including articles by ... More

A magical kaleidoscope, lost for centuries, pits a young couple against the Dark Side. From the Caribbean to New Orleans through time travel to the Crystal Cave, contemporary fiction mingles with fantasy to present refreshing new concepts for humankind?... More

Left for dead and haunted by nightmarish dreams after having lost everything that truly meant anything to him, Nicholas James embarks on a journey determined to protect innocents who cannot protect themselves. This journey, that will take him across the country and across the border, will have him c... More

Vol. 2 of a monumental 4-volume set covers mathematics and the physical world, mathematics and social science, and the laws of chance, with non-technical essays by and about scores of eminent mathematicians, economists, scientists, and others. Individual articles by Galileo Galilei, Gregor Mendel, T... More

Vol. 3 of a monumental 4-volume set covers such topics as statistics and the design of experiments, group theory, the mathematics of infinity, the unreasonableness of mathematics, the vocabulary of mathematics, and mathematics as an art. Includes contributions by Jacob Bernoulli, George Bernard Shaw... More

Vol. 4 of a monumental 4-volume set covers such topics as mathematical machines, mathematics in warfare, a mathematical theory of art, mathematics of the good, mathematics in literature, mathematics and music, and amusements, puzzles, and fancies. Individual contributions by A. M. Turing, Aldous Hux... More

No Rest for the Wicked... What do ancient Satanic curses, rock n' roll, the Mafia, urban legends, Internet porn, Tourette's Syndrome, and zombies have in common? Read Night of the Loving Dead, and you'll find out. You'll also never go to sleep again. Night after night, in Grady Memorial Hospital's A... More

James Newman's lucid and engaging introduction guides the reader through the world of videogaming, providing a history of the videogame, from its origins in the computer lab to its contemporary status as a global entertainment industry, with characters such as Lara Croft and Sonic the Hedgehog famil... More