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Ian Scheffler, journalist and aspiring speedcuber, attempts to break into the international phenomenon of speedsolving the Rubiks Cubethink chess played at the speed of Ping-Pongwhile exploring the greater lessons that can be learned through solving it.

This is a story about courage and determination.

Did you know that soccer is the most popular sport on Earth?

Did you know that Juventus FC Bayern has played in Turin, Italy since 1897?

Did you know that AC Milan was formed more than 100 years ago?

Did you know that FC Bayern Munich has more than 4,000 fan clubs?

Did you know that Arsenal FC is named after the factory where its founding members worked?

Did you know that Matt Busby and Alex Ferguson each coached Manchester United for more than 20 years?

Did you know that FC Barcelona players are well known for their blue-and-red jerseys?

Did you know that King Alfonso XIII of Spain allowed the Madrid Football Club to use the word real in their name in 1920?

In The Queer Games Avant-Garde, Bonnie Ruberg presents twenty interviews with twenty-two queer video game developers whose radical, experimental, vibrant, and deeply queer work is driving a momentous shift in the medium of video games.

Landscape science tells fascinating stories, whether in fiction or a role-playing game.

Today, it seems as if everyone from heroic-yet-angsty teenagers, to giggling schoolgirls, to middle-aged businessmen, to bored moms are finding themselves whisked away to save distant worlds from some kind of unspeakable evil.

Role-playing games seemed to appear of nowhere in the early 1970s and have been a quiet but steady presence in American culture ever since.

Actual play is a movement within role-playing gaming in which players livestream their gameplay for others to watch and enjoy.

The Digital Age has created massive technological and disciplinary shifts in tabletop role-playing, increasing the appreciation of games like Dungeons & Dragons.

Digital role-playing games such as Rift, Diablo III, and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning help players develop skills in critical thinking, problem solving, digital literacy, and lifelong learning.

Historian Johan Huizinga once described game playing as the motor of humanity's cultural development, predating art and literature.

Liv's temper is causing problems, on and off the football field.

This book introduces young football fans to the World Cup.

Football shows kids the growing sport of football.

Do you dream of scoring a goal?

This book is for anyone who fishes, anyone who wants to fish, and the millions worldwide who watched RIVER MONSTERS.

This is the first full-colour history of the world-famous toy soldiers to chart the whole story of their development from Victorian table toy to 21st Century collectable.

This new volume is intended to present a global vision of the development of the world's battleships.

An authoritative reference guide to building wargaming campaigns, featuring a full set of campaign rules, tips on creating maps, and more.

An authoritative reference guide to building wargaming campaigns, featuring a full set of campaign rules, tips on creating maps, and more.

This fully illustrated volume examines the legendary RAF fighter with full details on its WWII service and design modifications.

This is one of the first titles in an exciting new series of guides for wargamers.

This fully illustrated guide offers historical context and step-by-step instruction for building and modifying US aircraft carrier models.

This fully illustrated guide offers historical context and step-by-step instruction for building and modifying US aircraft carrier models.

Naval aviation arrived early in the last century in the form of balloons and airships employed by the British Royal Navy for reconnaissance, and interest was stirring in naval circles in a greater aeronautical capacity for the service.

Airfix is synonymous with plastic model kits.

First published in 1953, Teach Yourself Cycling is a beautiful, lovingly reproduced window into a distant age, where understanding the good manners of the road and enjoying the innocence of the family picnic dominated life on two wheels.

With a few sorry exceptions, it's heartening to think that the gardener or bird-spotter of the 1950s or 60s would immediately recognise most of the songs that sing out over English gardens today.

First published in 1938, Teach Yourself To Fly was not only one of the very first Teach Yourself books to be published but the first to actually change the world.

Reassembly is merely a form of therapy; something that stimulates a part of my brain that is left wanting in my daily life.

Dive deep into the history of the world's most popular fantasy RPG livestream with the cast of Critical Role in this definitive guide featuring never-before-seen illustrations and photos.

A ground-breaking approach to history where YOU choose the fate of WWII - perfect for readers of Bletchley Park Brainteasers and The GCHQ Puzzle Book.

The essential guide to the simple art of growing stuff.

Neil collects bricks, Kevin is a roundabout enthusiast, John runs the Apostrophe Protection Society and Keith s actual job is watching paint dry.

Building your own hovervan or brewing your own beer?

This vintage book contains an detailed, step-by-step guide to constructing model ships in bottles.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to building, rigging, and sailing model sailing yachts and boats.

This vintage book is a complete guide to build, rig, and sail self-acting model yachts.

This vintage book is a detailed guide to constructing a model steam engine and single-acting toy engine.

This vintage book is a complete guide to model trains, dealing with the construction of trains, stations, and accessories.

This book is a collection of vintage articles on model boat building, with information on tools and equipment, instructions for fitting engines, tips for sailing and racing, and more.

This book is a collection of vintage articles on the subject of engineering for model vehicles, with information on the design, construction, and installation of small engines.

This vintage book is a detailed guide to the designing and building of model yachts, being a treatise on the construction, rigging, and racing of model yachts, ships and steamers.