Learn valuable programming skills while building your own Minecraft adventure! If you love playing Minecraft & want to learn how to code & create your own mods this book was designed just for you Working within the game itself you&ll learn to set up & run your own local Minecraft server interact with the game on PC Mac & Raspberry Pi & develop Python programming skills that apply way beyond Minecraft You&ll learn how to use coordinates how to change the player s position how to create & delete blocks & how to check when a block has been hit The adventures aren&t limited to the virtual you&ll also learn how to connect Minecraft to a BBC microbit so your Minecraft world can sense & control objects in the real world! The companion website gives you access to tutorial videos to make sure you understand the book starter kits to make setup simple completed code files & badges to collect for your accomplishments Written specifically for young people by professional Minecraft geeks this fun easy-to-follow guide helps you expand Minecraft for more exciting adventures & put your personal stamp on the world you create Your own Minecraft world will be unlike anyone else&s on the planet & you&ll pick up programming skills that will serve you for years to come on other devices & projects Among other things you will Write Minecraft programs in Python (R) on your Mac (R) PC or Raspberry Pi (R) Build houses structures & make a 3D duplicating machine Build intelligent objects & program an alien invasion Build huge 2D & 3D structures like spheres & pyramids Build a custom game controller using a BBC microbit Plan & write a complete interactive arena game Adventures in Minecraft teaches you how to make your favourite game even better while you learn to program by customizing your Minecraft journey ...

& Nicholson&s insight into the female mind is uncanny& The Times &A sexy involving thought-provoking delight& Daily Mail &A fine tenderly written tale& Mail on Sunday & Nicholson is a masterly writer this a thoroughly engaging novel& Scotsman With pace wit & a beady eye Adventures in Modern Marriage revisits the characters from Nicholson&s highly acclaimed The Secret Intensity of Everyday Life But now the children are grown up & the adults are older though not always wiser Here is a big-hearted novel about life & love in the bestselling vein of Colm Toibin & Nick Hornby & So incredibly accurate & true Utterly captures the sense of quiet desperation of ordinary lives & the ways in which life turns on a sixpence& Kate Mosse on The Secret Intensity of Everyday Life Focusing on Henry & Laura Broad & their daughter Carrie this is a minute
- but in true Nicholson style extraordinarily empathetic
- dissection of relationships & what keeps them going It is an acute & compassionate look at male mid-life crises female sexual desire death & the fear of it children & the trouble with them
- all the things we battle with every day


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With pace wit & a beady eye Adventures in Modern Marriage revisits the characters from Nicholson&s highly acclaimed The Secret Intensity of Everyday Life But now the children are grown up & the adults are older though not always wiser Here is a big-hearted novel about life & love in the bestselling vein of Colm Toibin & Nick Hornby& So incredibly accurate & true Utterly captures the sense of quiet desperation of ordinary lives & the ways in which life turns on a sixpence& Kate Mosse on The Secret Intensity of Everyday Life Focusing on Henry & Laura Broad & their daughter Carrie this is a minute
- but in true Nicholson style extraordinarily empathetic
- dissection of relationships & what keeps them going It is an acute & compassionate look at male mid-life crises female sexual desire death & the fear of it children & the trouble with them
- all the things we battle with every day


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In the marvelous land of Oz magic is always around the next corner Dorothy the Scarecrow & their many friends can&t stop plunging into one adventure after another Wonder abounds in this collection by award-winning artist Eric Shanower ...

Build cool Raspberry Pi projects with no experience required! Adventures in Raspberry Pi 3rd Edition is the fun guide to learning programming Starting from the very basics & building skill upon skill you'll learn developing fundamentals even if you've never programmed before Learning is exciting when you're working your way through cool projects but the concepts you learn & the skills you master will take you further than you ever thought possible You'll learn how your Raspberry Pi 3 works & what it can do as you create stories & games program shapes code music & even build Minecraft worlds with projects designed specifically for kids 11 to 15 Author Carrie Anne Philbin is a former high school teacher & she showcases her skills with clear easy to follow instructions & explanations every step of the way If you're interested in programming but find other books hard to understand this book is your ideal starting point for mastering the Raspberry Pi Inexpensive non-intimidating yet surprisingly versatile the Raspberry Pi 3 is an ideal way to learn programming Updated to align with the newest board this book will teach you fundamental programming skills while having a ton of fun! Get acquainted with your Raspberry Pi's bits & pieces Take control of your Pi's "insides" with simple commands Program games code music & build a jukebox Discover where your new skills can take you next The tiny credit-card sized Raspberry Pi has become a huge hit among kids & adults interested in programming It does everything your desktop can do but with a few basic programming skills you can make it do so much more With simple instructions fun projects & solid skills Adventures in Raspberry Pi is the ultimate kids' programming guide! ...

Take a look at how skyscrapers were designed how engineers make sure they stay upright & how the science of gravity means they don't fall down Find out about scale plans & perspective explore interesting architecture from bridges & tunnels to cathedrals & stadiums & admire the work of some of the world's most famous architects Try activities such as designing your own skyscraper using marshmallows & spaghetti Inject some fun into STEAM topics with these lively examinations of buildings robots computers vehicles materials & space! This bright colourful new series aims to inspire children aged 8 & up with a lifelong love of STEAM subjects ...

Winner of Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books 2015 We live in epoch-making times The changes we humans have made in recent decades have altered our world beyond anything it has experienced in its 46 billion-year history As a result our planet is said to be crossing into the Anthropocene
- the Age of Humans Gaia Vince decided to travel the world at the start of this new age to see what life is really like for the people on the frontline of the planet we've made From artificial glaciers in the Himalayas to painted mountains in Peru electrified reefs in the Maldives to garbage islands in the Caribbean Gaia found people doing the most extraordinary things to solve the problems that we ourselves have created These stories show what the Anthropocene means for all of us
- & they illuminate how we might engineer Earth for our future

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The game delivered in a box set as in days gone by has everything you need to play the game Sturdy large box with more than enough room to hold everything you need for a game session 144 page full color rule book with everything from how to play character creation equipment magic items spells creatures & even two adventures! An East Mark logo pencil A full set of Game Science precision dice un-inked One White Crayon to color in the Game Science dice as we did in the old days ...

Putting readers into the shoes of film & TV professionals Adventures in the Lives of Others is a gripping insider's account of ethics problem-solving & decision-making at the cutting edge of documentaries & factual television Both accessible & authoritative the book brings together a range of intimate candid accounts of the struggles involved in making documentary film & television from Grey Gardens & Hoop Dreams to Man on Wire Super Size Me & Benefits Street Contributors include legends of the documentary world eminent filmmakers at the top of their game emerging directors & producers & some of the world's most powerful & respected executives In specially-commissioned pieces they explore the ethical dilemmas involved in uncovering secrets & breaking taboos accessing closed & dangerous worlds fighting injustice filming raw sex & violence documenting acts of evil & the many challenges of turning real life into compelling entertainment ...

WORLD WAR TWO WAS NEVER LIKE THISDetermined to win the war on their own the Rifle Brigade are Britain&s top commando team- skilled deadly & with no more grip on reality than absolutely necessary Gasp in awe as Captain Darcy " Doubtful" Milk Sergeant Crumb Corporal Geezer Hank the Yank & the Piper give Adolf&s jackbooted goons the thrashing they richly deserve ...