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Peter Shotwell, Huiren Yang, Sangit Chatterjee

Invented 2500-4000 years ago, the game of Go has enthralled hundreds of millions of people in Asia, where it is an integral part of the culture. In the West, hundreds of thousands have learned of its pleasures, especially after the game appeared in a number of hit movies, TV series, and books, and was included on major Internet game sites. By eliciting the highest powers of rational thought, the game draws players, not just for the thrills of competition, but because they feel it enhances their mental, artistic, and even spiritual lives. Go! More Than a Game uses the most modern methods of teaching, so that, in a few minutes, anyone can understand the two basic rules that generate the game. The object of Go is surrounding territory, but the problem is that while you are doing this, the opponent may be surrounding you! In a series of exciting teaching games, you will watch as Go's beautiful complexities begin to unfold in intertwining patterns of black and white stones. These games...

Jim Howard, Revised and Updated by Charles J. Doane

Since this book was first published in 1994, it has established itself as the most complete, most reliable, and most-read guide for those planning to sail across the oceans. Now in a handy paperback, this second edition is both completely updated with reference to the ever-changing technology, especially electronics, and also maintains the clarity of style and organization that won the first edition so much praise from professionals and readers alike. For easy reference, this important handbook is divided into four parts: The Boat, The Systems and Equipment, The Voyage and In Port. Included are sections on: building or buying a boat, size considerations, rig and hull design, cruising multihulls, construction materials, spars and rigging, deck layout and equipment, cockpit, below decks, engines, plumbing, electrics and electronics, sails, and self-steerage systems. Security, maintenance, health and psychological issues are also covered. The convenient paperback edition of this...

Diana Star Helmer, Tom Owens

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Lisa M. Bolt

Ages 9-12.

Peter Skinner

For professional photographers, sports fans, proud parents, and anyone who wants to capture great sports pictures, this is the ultimate guide to sports photography. Seasoned sports photographer Peter Skinner uses 211 stunning examples from the work of Walter Ioss, Ben Chen, Bob Gomel, Duane Hart, Mark Johnson, and six other renowned photographers - as well as his personal archives - to show exactly how to take great action photos. Whether the subject is baseball or basketball, rock climbing or golf, kayaking or soccer or stickball or swimming, "Sports Photography" offers comprehensive, detailed, easy-to-understand information on how to get crisp, clear shots that capture the movement, grace, and mood of the moment. Special projects and self-assignments, plus detailed information on equipment, film and digital techniques, showing emotion, and more, make this the essential primer for sports fans, parents, beginners, or aspiring professionals. Get into the game with "Sports Photography".

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Rob Pearson, Darren Haydar, Claude Boivin, Matt Bradley, Shane Willis, Bryan Adams, Martin Lapointe, Kirk Maltby, Travis Brigley, Rene Corbet, Eric Lacroix, Eric Boulton, Mike Johnson, Dean Mayrand, Jeff Shevalier, Mark Rycroft, Pat Kavanagh, Terry Ryan, Shawn Thornton, David Oliver, Mike Leclerc, Garrett Burnett, Jerred Smithson, Sandy Mccarthy, Ed Patterson, Davis Payne, Derek Frenette, Curtis Huppe, Dwayne Norris, Jason Miller, Todd Warriner, Stefan Cherneski, Mike Maneluk, Paxton Schulte, Grant Marshall, P. C. Drouin, Eric Bertrand, Darren Langdon, Yves Sarault, Aaron Gavey, Corey Spring, Mel Angelstad, Dan Kordic, Bill Lindsay, Mark Lawrence, Jame Pollock, Jeff Ulmer, Matt Johnson, Peter Ambroziak, Kirby Law, Brad Smyth, Scott Barney, Matt Davidson, Gilbert Dionne, Jay Henderson, Jean-Guy...

Bob Duff

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Shant Narsesian

From the early days of the Internet to the present day, the World Wide Web has developed into one of the world's largest information resources. One of the first genres of web pages, which was also one of the first information resources, was the Personal Home Page (PHP). Over this same period of time, professional football in England has created the world's richest league and by extension an abundance of football-related PHPs. This book examines the role of the PHP as an information resource using the subject area of professional football in England. A holistic approach was taken so as to view the PHP in a broader context, as one information resource amongst many, including non-PHPs and even offline information resources (e.g. reference books). Within this study, football fans were interviewed along with web authors, surveys were carried out (by distributing both online and offline questionnaires) and additional research was also carried out online, examining football-related PHPs and...

Jack Rollin

The compact companion for the sport's connoisseur. Now in its 61st year, Playfair Football Annual brings you an A to Z of Euro 2008 - qualifying and finals; Champions League and UEFA Cup coverage; an unrivalled club and player directory for English league clubs; English and Scottish league and cup coverage; at-a-glance English league positions for 25 years; week-by-week domestic and international fixures for the 2008-09 season. The ideal book to take to matches and settle arguments before, during and after!