The Smashing Scroll

The Smashing Scroll

Author: Michael Dahl

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2017-09-15

Total Pages: 49

ISBN-13: 1496555449

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An ancient curse sends a stone silo crashing across the countryside. Houses, barns, and cars are crushed in its path. The silo contains a giant scroll, sent by the foul Spellbinder to imprison the earth within its vast page. Even the mighty Librarian is overpowered by the Spellbinder's magic. This special 10th anniversary edition features never-before-published content, including a prologue and epilogue, while a glossary, writing prompts, and discussion questions offer reading support.


The Smashing Scroll

The Smashing Scroll

Author: Michael Dahl

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2017-01-01

Total Pages: 49

ISBN-13: 1496555325

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When the foul Spellbinder sends a giant scroll to imprison the entire Earth, even the Librarian may be powerless to stop its vast, unrolling page.


Type on Screen

Type on Screen

Author: Ellen Lupton

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2014-08-12

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 161689346X

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The long awaited follow-up to our all-time bestseller Thinking with Type is here. Type on Screen is the definitive guide to using classic typographic concepts of form and structure to make dynamic compositions for screen-based applications. Covering a broad range of technologies—from electronic publications and websites to videos and mobile devices—this hands-on primer presents the latest information available to help designers make critical creative decisions, including how to choose typefaces for the screen, how to style beautiful, functional text and navigation, how to apply principles of animation to text, and how to generate new forms and experiences with code-based operations. Type on Screen is an essential design tool for anyone seeking clear and focused guidance about typography for the digital age.


The Numerati

The Numerati

Author: Stephen Baker

Publisher: HMH

Published: 2009-09-08

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 0547416555

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Learn how the crisis over digital privacy and manipulation evolved in this “utterly fascinating” look at the growth of data mining and analysis (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). Award-winning journalist Stephen Baker traces the rise of the “global math elite”: computer scientists who invent ways to not only record our behavior, but also to predict and alter it. Nowadays, we don’t need to be online to create a digital trail; we do it simply by driving through an automated tollbooth or shopping with a credit card. As massive amounts of information are collected, sifted, and analyzed, we all become targets of those who want to influence everything from what we buy to how we vote. Clear and “highly readable,” The Numerati is a look at the origins of our present-day world, the possibilities of the future, and those who—whether with good or bad intentions—profile us as workers, consumers, citizens, or potential terrorists (The Wall Street Journal).


The Kouga Ninja Scrolls

The Kouga Ninja Scrolls

Author: Futaro Yamada

Publisher: Del Rey

Published: 2006-12-26

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0345495101

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An epic novel that takes you deeper into the world and history of Basilisk! To resolve a clash over succession, the shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa has devised the ultimate contest. Two rival ninja clans, the Kouga and the Iga, will meet in a battle to the death. The victor will rule Japan for the next thousand years. But in the midst of this bloody war, an unlikely romance blooms between Gennosuke of the Kouga clan and Oboro of the Iga clan. Gennosuke and Oboro are the next leaders of their clans and their fates are inextricably bound with that of their families. In the colossal fight, the star-crossed lovers are faced with a fatal choice between true love and destiny. Can romance conquer a four-hundred-year-old rivalry? Or is their love fated to end in death?


The Seventh Scroll

The Seventh Scroll

Author: Wilbur Smith

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Published: 2014-07-01

Total Pages: 756

ISBN-13: 1466868228

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For four thousand years, the lavish crypt of the Pharaoh Mamose has never been found-- until the beautiful Egyptologist Royan Al Simma finds a tantalizing clue to its location in the Seventh Scroll, a cryptic document written by the slave Taita. But the location of the crypt and its treasure is a secret others would kill to possess. Only one step ahead of assassins, Royan runs for her life and into the arms of the only man she can trust, Sir Nicholas Quenton-Harper-- a daring man who will stake his fortune and his life to join her hunt for the king's tomb. Together, they will embark on a breathtaking journey to the most exotic locale on earth, where the greatest mystery of ancient Egypt, a chilling danger, and an explosive passion are waiting. Steeped in ancient mystery, drama, and action, Wilbur Smith's The Seventh Scroll will pull you in for an adventure of a lifetime.


Down in the Dumps

Down in the Dumps

Author: Julien Neel

Publisher: Graphic Universe ™

Published: 2013-11-01

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 1467735183

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Lou's school year is off to a rocky start. Her BFF, Mina, won’t speak to her, but a new friend, Mary Emily, never shuts up. Lou's mom and her new boyfriend are madly in love, but all their smooching is starting to get on Lou's nerves. Meanwhile, a wrecking ball is smashing down the apartment that used to belong to her beloved Tristan. Lou still has a friend in Paul, if she can just work up the courage to write him a letter. Life was a lot easier when dressing up in her pink princess gown and going to the park for ice cream would solve any problem. Is it any wonder that Lou is down in the dumps?


Responsive Typography

Responsive Typography

Author: Jason Pamental

Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."

Published: 2014-09-10

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 149191629X

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Annotation Get the most out of typography in your web applications, and understand why typography is a critical component of Responsive Web Design. With this practical book, designers and developers alike will learn the nuts and bolts of implementing web fonts well, especially how to get the best appearance from type without sacrificing performance. For typography to be truly responsive, it must be Performant, Progressive, Proportional, and Polished. This book will show you how to get there.


The Smashing Book

The Smashing Book

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 9783943075380

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These eBooks are the long-awaited digital version of our bestselling printed book about best practices in modern Web design. They share valuable practical insight into design, usability and coding, provide professional advice for designing mobile applications and building successful e-commerce websites, and explain common coding mistakes and how to avoid them. You'll explore the principles of professional design thinking and graphic design and learn how to apply psychology and game theory to create engaging user experiences.


Library of Doom (Spring 2007)

Library of Doom (Spring 2007)

Author: Michael Dahl

Publisher: Zone Books

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9781598893588

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Meet the mysterious Librarian. Keeper of the world s most dangerous books, sworn enemy of monsters made of paper and ink, crusader of young people threatened by ancient curses. Enter the Library of Doom, where the Librarian s exploits merge heart-pounding tales with startling artwork"