Game Development

Another Shot is for anyone who has failed to reach a goal or dream the first time around. It is written for people needing encouragement and for those seeking practical advice on rebounding in life. Another Shot highlights the parallels between the game of basketball and life and provides practical coaching to reinforce the attributes and qualities a person needs to rebound. You will never lose if you get back up. You may need to make adjustments along the way, and you may need to realign yourself.

The purpose of life is to learn, grow and face challenges, and I started viewing my life and career from an aerial viewpoint, making course corrections and some hard life choices that perhaps I had been avoiding. It gave me a fresh perspective on everything I had seen before in my career with artists and prior to that, being an artist myself, which led me to write this; a book about staying sane in the music game. In an industry that has to keep reinventing itself it's important to keep supporting artists and this manual shares the stories, rituals and tools I've used over the years.

Ambitious, confident, and successful, Joi-Marie believes she has it all figured out. At 28 years old, she has an enviable job as a producer, covering entertainment in New York City. Her close-knit family is loving and encouraging, and her boyfriend, Adam, is as close to perfect as you can get - except for the fact that he won't propose.

Every woman wants her man to be faithful, right? Yet everywhere you look, you see men cheating on their girlfriends, their wives, or their boyfriends almost nonstop! On a daily basis, the player mentality, the tricks and games, continue to break up relationships among the young and the old alike. We even watch as powerful and respected politicians trip over themselves, risking it all - family, friends, and home - to cheat on their wives with high-class (or low) paid escorts and mistresses.

Sarah Levi's thought-provoking "The Asshole Pickup Artist: How to Be an Alpha Male Douchebag and Get Laid Fast" is the second installment of her "Secrets of Pimpology Applied to the Seduction Game" series. This book takes a controversial stand, claiming to reveal the methods that represent the 'alpha male douchebag' persona, a character frequently chastised for using deceptive and impolite methods to win over sexual interests. By offering a manual that claims quick outcomes using dubious techniques, Levi's work aims to dispel misconceptions and spark discussion.

Stoicism has a lot to offer that is as relevant today as it was 2,000 years ago—its guiding purpose was to help us to live better lives. The Stoic golden rule was that "we can't control external events, but we can choose how to respond to them". This idea can have a profound effect on how we exist in the world.

The aim of this audiobook is to use those amazing video games that we love to play and show you how they are similar to dating. This audiobook will show you all the moves, lessons, and special counterattacks that will help you understand the rules of dating and how you can play the game better than anyone else...just like a video game. So are you ready to win? Are you ready to learn how to move, play, and dominate the dating game like a pro championship player on a speed run challenge through hot chick castle?

Acclaimed essayist Mark Edmundson reflects on his own rite of passage as a high school football player to get to larger truths about the ways America's Game shapes its men. Football teaches young men self-discipline and teamwork. But football celebrates violence. Football is a showcase for athletic beauty and physical excellence. But football damages young bodies and minds, sometimes permanently. Football inspires confidence and direction. But football instills cockiness, a false sense of superiority.

Men have a game plan for picking up women. Now it's time for you to make your move. In his popular Love Systems dating bootcamps, famed pickup artist and dating coach Nick Savoy has taught tens of thousands of men how to attract and seduce the women they desire. Now, after watching countless interactions between the sexes - and hearing what men really think about women, dating, and playing the game - Savoy is sharing his best-kept secrets and proven pickup tips with today's single women.

New Rules of the Game provides insights, tips and direction to women in business, based on experiences from author and HGTV co-founder Susan Packard's own 30 year career, along with a dozen other prominent executives. Packard advocates for a revolutionary new perspective for businesswomen, which she calls "gamesmanship" - a strategic way of thinking that cultivates creativity, focus, optimism, teamwork, and competitiveness.

As pessoas manipuladoras costumam usar táticas secretas para fazer com que outras pessoas façam o que querem. Eles tentam exercer controle sobre suas vítimas usando métodos de agressão ocultos. Qual é o lado sombrio da natureza humana? Também examinaremos outros tópicos relacionados à manipulação. Por exemplo, aprofundaremos em como ver se alguém está manipulando você ou quais táticas de vendas as pessoas usam para fazer você comprar alguma coisa. Todas essas coisas serão úteis quando você tentar entender melhor a psique humana.

La manipulación mental ocurre todos los días. En las relaciones, en el trabajo, en todas partes. Si no sabes cómo reconocerlo y defenderte, estás siendo explotado y aprovechado. Estoy seguro de que sentiste esa voz en la parte posterior de tu cabeza cuando una interacción no se siente del todo bien. Preguntarte a ti mismo si está sucediendo algo turbio.

従属か?革命か? あなたは今後の人生において、どちらを選びますか?

Detective James Thornton has always had a way with women. Some say he’s a player. Others call him a man-whore. But he’s mostly known as the best detective the Dutchess County PD has. For years, he swore off relationships, fearing his career would put them in danger. That all changed the moment he met Alexa. In one night, she won him over, but in one weekend his world will shatter.

Create investment opportunities to build lasting wealth, and design the lifestyle of financial freedom that you and your loved ones have always dreamed of. NFL linebacker, investor, and philanthropist Devon Kennard is winning the financial game off the field, with proven strategies to generate income that will support him and his family long after he is playing in the stadium. In this book, Devon provides clear guidance and practical tools to help you create your money success story.

When we first meet the young man at the center of this extraordinary and moving story, he is one of 13 children by a mother addicted to crack; he does not know his real name, his father, his birthday, or any of the things a child might learn in school. And he has no serious experience playing organized football.

Imagine your children coming to you, looking for ways to contribute to household chores, being more helpful and respectful to each other, and being responsible - all with minimal input or guidance from you! Based on more than 25 years of working with children and families without the use of negative reinforcement, Jeremy's expert advice will give you the tips, tools, tactics, and strategies to improve your relationship with your child, your parents, and even yourself!

On the football field NFL great Jim Kelly was a strong-armed passer, leading his team to victory after victory. In The Playbook for Dads he passes principles instead of footballs, still using his talent to lead men, but now he leads them to greatness as fathers, in his view the world's most important job. With an emphasis on preparation, hard work, and perseverance, Kelly tackles such essential issues as respect, character, accountability, and spiritual discipline.

In Hunting Girls, Kelly Oliver examines popular culture's fixation on representing young women as predators and prey and the implication that violence - especially sexual violence - is an inevitable, perhaps even celebrated, part of a woman's maturity. In such films as Kick-Ass (2010), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), and Maleficent (2014), power, control, and danger drive the story, but traditional relationships of care constrict the narrative. Even the protagonist's love interest adds to her suffering.

What do you do when everything you thought you were created for ends? The life you dreamed of and achieved is destroyed and gone, never to be lived again. Nobody prepares you for life when the sport, the job, or the career ends. But what if that ending is the perfect plan? What if it's exactly the setup you need to pursue the greatest chapter of a life worth living for? Learn how I overcame the failure, the shame, and pain in order to reinvent my life after the game ended. It's time to discover your new path. It's time to chase your next chapter!