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	Beginning Game Programming 3.70 avg rating — 43 ratings — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Game Programming All in One 3.83 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2004 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Visual Basic Game Programming for Teens (For Teens (Course Technology)) 3.78 avg rating — 27 ratings — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	More Python Programming for the Absolute Beginner 3.74 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Advanced 2D Game Development 3.90 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beginning Java SE 6 Game Programming 3.85 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Video Game Programming for Kids 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2012 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sams Teach Yourself Android Game Programming in 24 Hours (Sams Teach Yourself in 24 Hours) 3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Black Art of Xbox Mods 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beginner's Guide to DarkBASIC Game Programming by Jonathan S. Harbour (Goodreads Author), Joshua Smith (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I’ve been thinking about 1998 a lot lately. I recently bought a ’98 BMW Z3 as a sort of next track car… sort of being that there’s not a great aftermarket for it so it might not be the best choice although I think it’s a good alternative to a Miata which I just am … Continue reading 1998

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The Rational Male

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This book is an adaptation of Halo: Combat Evolved, the original first Xbox game. I didn't realize that when I started reading it; I'd thought it was the story of where the flood came from or something. It's a spartan story (ha) if you've played and ...more
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I gave up on rhythm of war so I won't be reading this either. I'm done with the stormlight archive. ...more
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edit: at a little past the halfway point I gave up on this book and will not be reading the fifth volume. I'm done with the stormlight archive. way way too many books in my TBR list to put up with this bad writing and idiotic story. the first three w ...more
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Jonathan Harbour made a comment on Стефан Солев’s review of Wind and Truth (The Stormlight Archive, #5) " good review of the whole series. btw, I have a friend in Ukraine so I contacted a publisher there who sent me a hardcover Ukrainian version of TWoK. I ...more "
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