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Free Download Margaret Hicks, "Chicago Comedy:: A Fairly Serious History"
English | ISBN: 1609492110 | 2011 | 128 pages | EPUB | 1028 KB
Famous for being a city of broad shoulders, Chicago has also developed an international reputation for split sides and slapped knees. Watch the Chicago style of comedy evolve from nineteenth-century vaudeville, through the rebellious comics of the ’50s and into the improvisation and sketch that ushered in a new millennium. Drawing on material both hilarious and profound, Chicago Comedy: A Fairly Serious History touches on what makes Chicago different from other cities and how that difference produced some of the greatest minds comedy will ever know: Amos ‘n’ Andy, Jack Benny, Lenny Bruce, Del Close, John Belushi, Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert and so many, many more.

Free Download Why So Serious?: The Untold Story of NBA Champion Nikola Jokic by Mike Singer
English | December 3, 2024 | ISBN: 0063396807 | True EPUB | 368 pages | 19.4 MB
A revealing, intimate biography of basketball savant and enigmatic NBA superstar Nikola Jokic, filled with news-breaking interviews and deep reporting from Mike Singer, the Nuggets’ former beat writer for the Denver Post.

Free Download The Joker: A Serious Study of the Clown Prince of Crime (Audiobook)
English | January 30, 2023 | ASIN: B0BTDVWJV8 | M4B@128 kbps | 11h 19m | 637 MB
Editors: Robert Moses Peaslee, Robert G. Weiner | Narrator: Rain Corbyn
Along with Batman, Spider-Man, and Superman, the Joker stands out as one of the most recognizable comics characters in popular culture. While there has been a great deal of scholarly attention on superheroes, very little has been done to understand supervillains. This is the first academic work to provide a comprehensive study of this villain, illustrating why the Joker appears so relevant to audiences today.
Batman’s foe has cropped up in thousands of comics, numerous animated series, and three major blockbuster feature films since 1966. Actually, the Joker debuted in DC comics Batman 1 (1940) as the typical gangster, but the character evolved steadily into one of the most ominous in the history of sequential art. Batman and the Joker almost seemed to define each other as opposites, hero and nemesis, in a kind of psychological duality. Scholars from a wide array of disciplines look at the Joker through the lens of feature films, video games, comics, politics, magic and mysticism, psychology, animation, television, performance studies, and philosophy. As the first volume that examines the Joker as complex cultural and cross-media phenomenon, this collection adds to our understanding of the role comic book and cinematic villains play in the world and the ways various media affect their interpretation. Connecting the Clown Prince of Crime to bodies of thought as divergent as Karl Marx and Friedrich Nietzsche, contributors demonstrate the frightening ways in which we get the monsters we need.

Free Download Joshua Glenn, "UNBORED Games: Serious Fun for Everyone"
English | ISBN: 162040706X | 2014 | pages | AZW3 | 16 MB
UNBORED Games has all the smarts, creativity, and DIY spirit of the original UNBORED ("It’s a book! It’s a guide! It’s a way of life!" -Los Angeles Magazine), but with a laser-like focus on the activities we do for pure fun: to while away a rainy day, to test our skills and stretch our imaginations-games. There are more than seventy games here, 50 of them all new, plus many more recommendations, and they cover the full gambit, from old-fashioned favorites to today’s high-tech games. The book offers a gold mine of creative, constructive fun: intricate clapping games, bike rodeo, Google Earth challenges, croquet golf, capture the flag, and the best ever apps to play with Grandma, to name only a handful. Gaming is a whole culture for kids to explore, and the book will be complete with gaming history and interviews with awesome game designers. The lessons here: all games can be self-customized, or hacked. You can even make up your own games. Some could even change the world.

Free Download Palliative Care in Hematologic Malignancies and Serious Blood Disorders: A Clinical Guide by Christina K. Ullrich, Eric J. Roeland
English | November 28, 2023 | ISBN: 3031380576 | 368 pages | MOBI | 6.65 Mb
This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview on palliative care for patients with hematologic malignancies and other serious blood disorders. The text reviews the unique needs of this patient population, management strategies for hematologists/oncologists and palliative care clinician collaboration, and issues salient to the provision of palliative care, including communication, decision-making, advance care planning, symptom management, ethics, and nursing considerations. The book also spotlights special hematology populations, such as pediatric and older adult patients, and issues pertaining to the care of patients with blood disorders at the end of life.

Free Download Xiaowen Fang, "HCI in Games: Serious and Immersive Games "
English | ISBN: 3030774139 | 2021 | 428 pages | PDF | 49 MB
This two-volume set LNCS 12789 and 12790 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on HCI in Games, HCI-Games 2021, held as part of the 23rd International Conference, HCI International 2021, which took place in July 2021. Due to COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held virtually.

Free Download Xiaowen Fang, "HCI in Games: Serious and Immersive Games "
English | ISBN: 3030774139 | 2021 | 428 pages | PDF | 49 MB
This two-volume set LNCS 12789 and 12790 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on HCI in Games, HCI-Games 2021, held as part of the 23rd International Conference, HCI International 2021, which took place in July 2021. Due to COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held virtually.

Free Download Scott M. Martin, "Serious Games in Personalized Learning"
English | ISBN: 0367487500 | 2021 | 290 pages | PDF | 22 MB
Serious Games in Personalized Learning investigates game-based teaching and learning at a time when learning and training systems are increasingly integrating serious games, machine-learning artificial intelligence models, and adaptive technologies. Game-based education provides rare data for measuring, assessing, and evaluating not just a game’s effectiveness but the acquisition of information and knowledge that a student may gain through playing a learning game. This book synthesizes contemporary research, frameworks, and models centered on the design and delivery of serious games that truly personalize the learning experience. Scholars of educational technology, instructional design, human performance, and more will find a comprehensive guide to the history, practical implications, and data-collection potential inherent to these fast-evolving tools.

Free Download Setting Goals with LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®: A Proven Approach for Forward-Thinking Organizations
English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031678567 | 93 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 12 MB
In this book, readers will discover how Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) unlock a company’s full potential by providing a transformative framework that clarifies strategic tasks and fosters transparent communication throughout the organization. Aligning mission statements with goals and key metrics, OKRs drive exceptional performance.

Free Download Serious Cryptography, 2nd Edition: A Practical Introduction to Modern Encryption
English | 2025 | ISBN: 1718503849 | 376 Pages | EPUB | 15 MB
This thoroughly revised and updated edition of the bestselling introduction to modern cryptography breaks down fundamental mathematical concepts without shying away from meaty discussions of how they work. In this practical guide, you’ll gain immeasurable insight into topics like authenticated encryption, secure randomness, hash functions, block ciphers, and public-key techniques such as RSA and elliptic curve cryptography.