Alex Smith
Alex Smith

Author: Heather Simonsen

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9781932898347

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After leading the 2004 University of Utah football team to an undefeated season and an impressive Fiesta Bowl win, Alex Smith has earned a place among college footballs greatest players. But the miracle season almost didnt happen. This overlooked high school player nearly had his hopes dashed of ever being a college quarterback. In his journey from Helix High School to Heisman Trophy finalist, Alex has had to battle the odds to reach his goals. Read about Alexs adventuresand misadventuresgrowing up in San Diego, California, and the unlikely circumstances that brought Alex to Utah, and then the discontent after his first year that nearly led to his transfer to another school. Read about Coach Urban Meyers arrival and Alexs decision to stay with the Utes, leading to Alexs success in guiding the team as they crashed the BCS party and won the 2005 Fiesta Bowl. Filled with never-before-published photos and stories, this is the perfect book for football fans everywhere, and for anyone who dares to have big dreams.

They Create Worlds
They Create Worlds

Author: Alexander Smith

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2019-11-19

Total Pages: 575

ISBN-13: 042975261X

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They Create Worlds: The Story of the People and Companies That Shaped the Video Game Industry, Vol. 1 is the first in a three-volume set that provides an in-depth analysis of the creation and evolution of the video game industry. Beginning with the advent of computers in the mid-20th century, Alexander Smith’s text comprehensively highlights and examines individuals, companies, and market forces that have shaped the development of the video game industry around the world. Volume one, places an emphasis on the emerging ideas, concepts, and games developed from the commencement of the budding video game art form in the 1950s and 1960s through the first commercial activity in the 1970s and early 1980s. They Create Worlds aims to build a new foundation upon which future scholars and the video game industry itself can chart new paths. Key Features: The most in-depth examination of the video game industry ever written, They Create Worlds charts the technological breakthroughs, design decisions, and market forces in the United States, Europe, and East Asia that birthed a $100 billion industry. The books derive their information from rare primary sources such as little-studied trade publications, personal papers collections, and oral history interviews with designers and executives, many of whom have never told their stories before. Spread over three volumes, They Create Worlds focuses on the creative designers, shrewd marketers, and innovative companies that have shaped video games from their earliest days as a novelty attraction to their current status as the most important entertainment medium of the 21st Century. The books examine the formation of the video game industry in a clear narrative style that will make them useful as teaching aids in classes on the history of game design and economics, but they are not being written specifically as instructional books and can be enjoyed by anyone with a passion for video game history.

The Alex Crow
The Alex Crow

Author: Andrew Smith

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2015-03-10

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0698145836

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“Andrew Smith is the Kurt Vonnegut of YA . . . [Smith’s novels] are the freshest, richest, and weirdest books to hit the YA world in years.” —Entertainment Weekly Skillfully blending multiple story strands that transcend time and place, award-winning Grasshopper Jungle author Andrew Smith chronicles the story of Ariel, a refugee who is the sole survivor of an attack on his small village. Now living with an adoptive family in Sunday, West Virginia, Ariel's story is juxtaposed against those of a schizophrenic bomber and the diaries of a failed arctic expedition from the late nineteenth century . . . and a depressed, bionic reincarnated crow.

Killing Jericho
Killing Jericho

Author: Will Harker

Publisher:

Published: 2020-12-17

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13:

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Murder this twisted demands a new kind of detective Fresh out of prison, former Detective Constable Scott Jericho is a desperate man. Disgraced and penniless after his assault on a violent suspect, he is forced to seek refuge with the fairground family he once rejected. Now, troubled by his failure, Jericho's brilliant mind stagnates. That is until a series of bizarre murders reawaken his interest. Men and women with no obvious link to each other are being ritualistically slaughtered. Slaughtered in ways that recall an old legend of the Jericho Travelling Fair. Now, in a race against time, he must unpick the threads of a baffling mystery. But as his investigation unfolds and the corpses pile up, a shocking truth awaits him. A revelation that will test not only Jericho's intellect but challenge the very core of his morality... Full of breath-taking twists, KILLING JERICHO is the first in the darkly gothic SCOTT JERICHO crime series. It is perfect for fans of JD Kirk, John Connolly, LJ Ross, Alex Smith, David J Gatward and JE Mayhew "Dark, exciting and full of twists, KILLING JERICHO sets the stage for a unique detective." Alex Smith, author of the bestselling DCI Kett thrillers "Jericho is a detective unlike any other. And one to watch." David J Gatward, author of the DCI Harry Grimm thrillers "A superb, Gothic rollercoaster ride of revelation and shock! Fans of John Connolly will love it!" JE Mayhew, author of the DCI Will Blake series Will Harker is the award-winning author of several novels for adults and children. As the son of a fairground showman, he has now used his inside knowledge of this still largely hidden community to create a detective unlike any other. The brilliant but troubled Scott Jericho. Born into the vibrant world of the travelling showpeople, Jericho's early life has granted him not only a keen understanding of human nature but the unique skills of a formidable detective. Now, through Jericho's eyes as he investigates the most mysterious and macabre of cases, Will Harker will guide you into the heart of this unseen world.

How Winston Delivered Christmas
How Winston Delivered Christmas

Author: Alex T. Smith

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Published: 2021-10-28

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1529083583

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Join a brave little mouse on a big Christmas adventure! This is the chapter book edition of Alex T. Smith's modern Christmas classic How Winston Delivered Christmas, with gorgeous black and white illustrations from the author throughout – the perfect festive gift for newly confident readers. Winston is on a Very Important Mission. On Christmas Eve, he finds a letter to Father Christmas that did not make it to the post box – so, with no time to lose, he sets out to deliver it himself in time for Christmas Day! He has a lot of Very Exciting Adventures on his Very Important Mission and makes some wonderful friends along the way. Will he find Father Christmas in time? How Winston Delivered Christmas is a heartwarming illustrated story by Alex T. Smith, bestselling author of the Claude series.

Agents of Karma
Agents of Karma

Author: Alex Smith

Publisher:

Published: 2020-09-17

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 9781662902536

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Axel Drake was not a people person. He didn't hate people, but he wasn't particularly fond of them. He decided he needed a change, so when his uncle suggested he move into an old manor in New Orleans, he decided to take the opportunity. Unbeknownst to Axel, however, the manor has a few secrets away. Luckily for him, so does he. Now he finds himself brought into a world he never knew existed, and the possibilities are endless. Axel always was a man to take an opportunity given to him...

Primrose
Primrose

Author: Alex T. Smith

Publisher: Scholastic UK

Published: 2014-09-04

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 1407156047

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When you're a princess, you can do whatever you like. Or can you? Life for Princess Primrose is rather dull because she's not allowed to climb trees, dig up muddy vegetables or even splash in the fountain. Everyone in the royal household is properly proper, and Primrose longs to have some serious FUN. But things take a turn for the better when Primrose's Grandmama comes for a visit and reminds everyone never to say no to a spot of fun. A gorgeous new picture book by Alex T. Smith that reminds us to giggle.

A Public Murder
A Public Murder

Author: Antoinette Moses

Publisher:

Published: 2021-11-30

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781838297718

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'My mother was a very difficult person, Inspector, and not always a very nice one. I can think of any number of people who would want her dead.' For DI Pam Gregory, unravelling the murder of archaeologist Stephanie Michaels was always going to be hard, but she had no idea it would change her life. In this remarkable crime debut, award-winning author Antoinette Moses takes the reader on a gripping journey from Cambridge to Crete to find a story that has been hidden for decades.

The Tale of Angelino Brown
The Tale of Angelino Brown

Author: David Almond

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Published: 2018-02-27

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0763695637

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When Bert discovers a tiny boy angel in his pocket, he takes the angel home to his wife and they happily raise him as their own son.

How Winston Came Home for Christmas
How Winston Came Home for Christmas

Author: Alex T. Smith

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2022-09-13

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 1667200992

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Join Winston the mouse on another holiday adventure in this charming sequel to How Winston Delivered Christmas! With five days until Christmas, Winston has a fuzzy memory of a song and someone important to him who is lost—but who could it be? With the help of his friends, Winston sets off on an adventure to find this very special someone. Along the way, Winston meets delightful new friends that help him get closer to solving the mystery. How Winston Came Home for Christmas is an illustrated book written in twenty-four-and-a-half chapters, one to be read each night in December in the countdown to Christmas. Each chapter is accompanied by a festive activity for readers to enjoy, including holiday decorations, crafts, recipes, and so much more, and the book includes a ribbon bookmark to mark your page. This heartwarming holiday adventure is sure to become a Christmas classic to be enjoyed each year.