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Doom

Author : Niall Ferguson
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593297385
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book Doom written by Niall Ferguson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "All disasters are in some sense man-made." Setting the annus horribilis of 2020 in historical perspective, Niall Ferguson explains why we are getting worse, not better, at handling disasters. Disasters are inherently hard to predict. Pandemics, like earthquakes, wildfires, financial crises. and wars, are not normally distributed; there is no cycle of history to help us anticipate the next catastrophe. But when disaster strikes, we ought to be better prepared than the Romans were when Vesuvius erupted, or medieval Italians when the Black Death struck. We have science on our side, after all. Yet in 2020 the responses of many developed countries, including the United States, to a new virus from China were badly bungled. Why? Why did only a few Asian countries learn the right lessons from SARS and MERS? While populist leaders certainly performed poorly in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Niall Ferguson argues that more profound pathologies were at work--pathologies already visible in our responses to earlier disasters. In books going back nearly twenty years, including Colossus, The Great Degeneration, and The Square and the Tower, Ferguson has studied the foibles of modern America, from imperial hubris to bureaucratic sclerosis and online fragmentation. Drawing from multiple disciplines, including economics, cliodynamics, and network science, Doom offers not just a history but a general theory of disasters, showing why our ever more bureaucratic and complex systems are getting worse at handling them. Doom is the lesson of history that this country--indeed the West as a whole--urgently needs to learn, if we want to handle the next crisis better, and to avoid the ultimate doom of irreversible decline.

Masters of Doom

Author : David Kushner
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1588362892
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book Masters of Doom written by David Kushner and published by Random House. This book was released on 2003-04-24 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Masters of Doom is the amazing true story of the Lennon and McCartney of video games: John Carmack and John Romero. Together, they ruled big business. They transformed popular culture. And they provoked a national controversy. More than anything, they lived a unique and rollicking American Dream, escaping the broken homes of their youth to co-create the most notoriously successful game franchises in history—Doom and Quake—until the games they made tore them apart. Americans spend more money on video games than on movie tickets. Masters of Doom is the first book to chronicle this industry’s greatest story, written by one of the medium’s leading observers. David Kushner takes readers inside the rags-to-riches adventure of two rebellious entrepreneurs who came of age to shape a generation. The vivid portrait reveals why their games are so violent and why their immersion in their brilliantly designed fantasy worlds offered them solace. And it shows how they channeled their fury and imagination into products that are a formative influence on our culture, from MTV to the Internet to Columbine. This is a story of friendship and betrayal, commerce and artistry—a powerful and compassionate account of what it’s like to be young, driven, and wildly creative. “To my taste, the greatest American myth of cosmogenesis features the maladjusted, antisocial, genius teenage boy who, in the insular laboratory of his own bedroom, invents the universe from scratch. Masters of Doom is a particularly inspired rendition. Dave Kushner chronicles the saga of video game virtuosi Carmack and Romero with terrific brio. This is a page-turning, mythopoeic cyber-soap opera about two glamorous geek geniuses—and it should be read while scarfing down pepperoni pizza and swilling Diet Coke, with Queens of the Stone Age cranked up all the way.”—Mark Leyner, author of I Smell Esther Williams

DOOM

Author : Dan Pinchbeck
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472028936
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book DOOM written by Dan Pinchbeck and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2013-06-18 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In December 1993, gaming changed forever. id Software's seminal shooter DOOM was released, and it shook the foundations of the medium. Daniel Pinchbeck brings together the complete story of DOOM for the first time. This book takes a look at the early days of first-person gaming and the video game studio system. It discusses the prototypes and the groundbreaking technology that drove the game forward and offers a detailed analysis of gameplay and level design. Pinchbeck also examines DOOM's contributions to wider gaming culture, such as online multiplay and the modding community, and the first-person gaming genre, focusing on DOOM's status as a foundational title and the development of the genre since 1993. Pinchbeck draws extensively from primary data: from the game itself, from the massive fan culture surrounding the title, and from interviews with the developers who made it. This book is not only the definitive work on DOOM but a snapshot of a period of gaming history, a manifesto for a development ethos, and a celebration of game culture at its best.

Game Engine Black Book: DOOM

Author : Fabien Sanglard
Publisher : Software Wizards
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Game Engine Black Book: DOOM written by Fabien Sanglard and published by Software Wizards. This book was released on with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was early 1993 and id Software was at the top of the PC gaming industry. Wolfenstein 3D had established the First Person Shooter genre and sales of its sequel Spear of Destiny were skyrocketing. The technology and tools id had taken years to develop were no match for their many competitors. It would have been easy for id to coast on their success, but instead they made the audacious decision to throw away everything they had built and start from scratch. Game Engine Black Book: Doom is the story of how they did it. This is a book about history and engineering. Don’t expect much prose (the author’s English has improved since the first book but is still broken). Instead you will find inside extensive descriptions and drawings to better understand all the challenges id Software had to overcome. From the hardware -- the Intel 486 CPU, the Motorola 68040 CPU, and the NeXT workstations -- to the game engine’s revolutionary design, open up to learn how DOOM changed the gaming industry and became a legend among video games.

The Legal Code of Ælfred the Great

Author : Great Britain
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (472 download)

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Download or read book The Legal Code of Ælfred the Great written by Great Britain and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Shadows of Doom

Author : Ed Greenwood
Publisher : Wizards of the Coast
ISBN 13 : 0786961511
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (869 download)

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Download or read book Shadows of Doom written by Ed Greenwood and published by Wizards of the Coast. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the gods are stripped of their powers, Elminster must carry the weight of Mystra’s magic upon his mortal shoulders It was the eve of the Time of Troubles. The chaos of spilled blood, lawless strife, monsters unleashed, and avatars roaming Faerûn was still to come. Unbeknownst to mortals, the gods had been summoned together—and among them was Mystra, grown proud and willful in the passing eons. With the others, she was about to be stripped of her godhood. The secret of her power gave her an idea. She made certain preparations, looking always for one who would be her successor . . . But until that person's ascension, her power must be preserved. A lone mortal must carry the greater share of her divine energy until the power could be reclaimed, and it was the fate of this mortal to risk being destroyed or driven wild, involuntarily and without warning. This was the occasion of Elminster's Doom.

Tricks of the Doom Programming Gurus

Author : Steve Benner
Publisher : Sams
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 946 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tricks of the Doom Programming Gurus written by Steve Benner and published by Sams. This book was released on 1995 with total page 946 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This all-inclusive source for creating WAD, PWAD, and other files for use with DOOM covers the most popular utilities available. It also serves as a tutorial for creating a new world to play in DOOM. The CD contains all the utilities and programs necessary to customize and create new worlds for DOOM.

Knee-Deep in the Dead

Author : Dafydd ab Hugh
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439117330
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Knee-Deep in the Dead written by Dafydd ab Hugh and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-08-08 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From two Nebula nominees—the first novel in a terrifying space epic based on the classic game featuring Marine Corporal Flynn Taggart . . . The Gates were there on Phobos when mankind first arrived. Inert, unyielding, impossibly alien constructs, for twenty years they sat lifeless, mute testaments to their long-vanished creators, their secrets hidden. Then one day, they sprang to life . . . Meet Corporal Flynn Taggart, United States Marine Corps; serial number 888-23-9912. He’s the best warrior the twenty-first century has to offer, which is a damn good thing. Because Flynn Taggart is all that’s standing between the hell that just dropped in on Mars and an unsuspecting planet Earth . . .

Fantastic Four

Author :
Publisher : Marvel
ISBN 13 : 9780785117049
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Fantastic Four written by and published by Marvel. This book was released on 2007-01-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the adventures of the Fantastic Four's battles with their enemy Von Doom.

Doom

Author : John Shirley
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 141652410X
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Doom written by John Shirley and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2005-10-28 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Far in the future...an urgent distress signal is received from a classified Union Aerospace Corporation research facility based on Olduvai, Mars -- and is suddenly silenced. Assigned to either contain or quarantine the mysterious threat, a crack strike team comprised of the most hard-bitten marines around believes that this will be another routine seek-and-destroy mission. But they will soon come face-to-face with the hellish nightmares that the researchers' unorthodox experiments have unleashed on Olduvai -- a place where doom is waiting....

The Doom Box

Author : Greg Farshtey
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9780606267687
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (676 download)

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Download or read book The Doom Box written by Greg Farshtey and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For use in schools and libraries only. The heroes receive dire news: Core, Voltix, XT4, and Thornaxx stole four components of what is said to be a devastating super-weapon called "The Doom Box.

Doctor Doom

Author : Steven A. Roman
Publisher : iBooks
ISBN 13 : 9780743400190
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Doctor Doom written by Steven A. Roman and published by iBooks. This book was released on 2000 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doctor Doom has taken over the Earth whilst the X-Men were in another dimension. Their return finds them having to take on an armour-clad madman with the whole world against them and one of their deadliest enemies on Doom's side.

The Art of DOOM: Eternal

Author : Bethesda Softworks
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
ISBN 13 : 150671725X
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book The Art of DOOM: Eternal written by Bethesda Softworks and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A full-color digital art book containing concept art and commentary from the development of DOOM Eternal, the next entry in the iconic first-person shooter series. The newest chapter in the quintessential game franchise from id Software is here. Witness DOOM Eternal! This epic volume explores the art and development of the hotly anticipated sequel to the 2016 Game Award-winner for Best Action Game! Explore the twisted demonic invasion of Earth, the cultist UAC facilities, and plunge into otherworldly and unknown locations new to the DOOM universe. Admire the dangerous glimmering edges of the Slayer's arsenal and armor. Examine the ancient designs and breeds of Hell's soldiers and lords--all in gloriously designed full color images straight from the files of the game's artists themselves! Dark Horse Books and id Software join forces to present The Art of DOOM Eternal, encompassing every detail you've come to love from DOOM!

Rise of the Balloon Goons: A Branches Book (The Notebook of Doom #1)

Author : Troy Cummings
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0545493269
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (454 download)

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Download or read book Rise of the Balloon Goons: A Branches Book (The Notebook of Doom #1) written by Troy Cummings and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monsters + Humor + Fun = THE NOTEBOOK OF DOOM! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Alexander has just moved to a new town where he uncovers all sorts of monsters! He finds an old notebook with the word "DOOM" inscribed on the front cover. The Notebook of Doom, which Alexander now holds, contains top-secret information about the monsters! In this first book, Alexander goes up against spooky balloon goons--unique and twisted arm-waving balloon guys! This book is full of humor, engaging black-and-white illlustrations, and of course...monsters!

Day of Doom

Author : David Baldacci
Publisher : Scholastic Press
ISBN 13 : 9780545298445
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (984 download)

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Download or read book Day of Doom written by David Baldacci and published by Scholastic Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After delivering the last ransom, Amy and Dan discover that Vesper One has a terrifying plot and they race against time to stop him from harming millions of innocent people.

Circle of Doom

Author : Tim Kennemore
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781783443307
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (433 download)

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Download or read book Circle of Doom written by Tim Kennemore and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen-year-old Lizzie uses ingredients both ordinary and not so ordinary to make a series of magic potions, to the growing astonishment of her younger brothers.

Doctor Doom: the Book of Doom Omnibus

Author : Stan Lee
Publisher : Marvel
ISBN 13 : 9781302934200
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (342 download)

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Download or read book Doctor Doom: the Book of Doom Omnibus written by Stan Lee and published by Marvel. This book was released on 2022-08-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bow before the majesty of Doctor Doom! The greatest villain of all is celebrated in a tome of tyranny six decades in the making! Featuring the Latverian ruler's first battle with the accursed Reed Richards and his Fantastic Four -- and their most epic clashes since! Plus, Doom's unforgettable encounters with Spider-Man, Iron Man, the X-Men and the Avengers! A trip to hell with Doctor Strange! The power of the Beyonder! Victor von Doom's incredible life story contained in the Books of Doom! And more tales of the Lord of Latveria! COLLECTING: Fantastic Four (1961) 5-6, 39-40, 246-247, 258, 278-279, 350, 352; Amazing Spider-Man (1963) 5; Marvel Super-Heroes (1967) 20; Giant-Size Super-Villain Team-Up (1975) 1-2; Super-Villain Team-Up (1975) 13-14; Champions (1975) 16; Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) 14; Uncanny X-Men (1981) 145-147; Iron Man (1968) 149-150; Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (1984) 10-12; Marvel Graphic Novel (1982): Emperor Doom, Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom - Triumph and Torment; Fantastic Four (1998) 67-70, 500; Fantastic Four Special (2005) 1; Books of Doom (2005) 1-6; material from Fantastic Four (1961) 236, 358; Fantastic Four Annual (1963) 2; Astonishing Tales (1970) 1-3, 6-8; Marvel Double-Shot (2003) 2