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The Thrifty Guide to Ancient Rome contains information vital to the sensible time traveler:
• Where can I find a decent hotel room in ancient Rome for under five sesterces a day? Is horse parking included?
• What do I do if I’m attacked by barbarians?
• What are my legal options if I’m fed to the lions at the Colosseum?
All this is answered and more. There is handy advice on finding the best picnicking spots to watch Julius Caesar’s assassination at the Roman Forum in 44 BC, as well as helpful real estate tips to profit from the great Roman fire of AD 64. There are even useful recommendations on which famous historical figures to meet for lunch, and a few nifty pointers on how to avoid being poisoned, beheaded, or torn apart by an angry mob.

The Thrifty Guide to the Ancient Greece: A Handbook for Time Travelers is a snappy, informative travel guide containing information vital to the sensible time traveler:
* How can I find a decent tunic that won't break my bank account?
* Where can I score cheap theater tickets in ancient Athens?
* What do I do if I'm being attacked by an army of one million Persians?
This two-color book is filled with humorous maps, reviews of places to stay and top attractions (Don't miss the first-ever Olympics!), and tips on who to have lunch with (Alexander the Great and his horse, Bucephalus, naturally). If you had a time travel machine and could take a vacation anywhere in history, this is the only guidebook you would need.

The Thrifty Time Traveler's Guide to the American Revolution provides useful information for the practical time traveler, like:
- Where can I find a decent hotel room in colonial New England? Are major credit cards accepted?
- How do I join the Boston Tea Party without winding up in a British prison?
- How can I score a lunch with Alexander Hamilton?
This guide answers these fiery, burning questions with the marshmallows of information. There is handy advice on how to join Paul Revere's spy ring at the Green Dragon Tavern, how to enlist in General Washington's rebel army, and how to summon the strength to storm a British gun battery when you haven't eaten for three days. So pick up your fife and powder your ponytail, and always remember: to make the most of your vacation to the past, be sure to pack a Thrifty Time Traveler's Guide from the future!

This official Minecraft book contains the collective knowledge of the Survivors: an underground group of Minecraft experts who have been around since the days of Alpha. You're probably wondering why you've never heard of us. It's because we're THAT good. We're experts at covert ops. Misdirection is our middle name. We're invisible up until the exact moment we want you to see us. . . . Our successes are undeniably impressive: we've battled the Overworld mobs, dealt with enemy factions, and defeated the ender dragon multiple times. Study this book carefully and you just might manage to stay alive as long as we have.

The official Minecraft: Guide to Enchantments & Potions will teach you how to enchant your equipment with useful effects and brew all manner of potions to protect yourself from harm. The world of Minecraft is perilous: Danger lurks around every corner, and you'll need powerful tools and equipment if you want to survive. With insider info and tips from the experts at Mojang, this is the definitive guide to Minecraft sorcery.

Are you looking for AWESOME building ideas with easy-to-understand instructions? Do you want to build some cool buildings with various difficult levels? Then this is the guide for YOU! This Ultimate Building guide will provide you with everything you are looking for. It will tell you everything you need to know with easy instructions and plenty of pictures.

The official Minecraft: Guide to PVP Minigames contains some of the best games for you to re-create and play with friends in your own world. When it comes to making your own fun in Minecraft, the player-versus-player minigame options are endless, and the only limit is your imagination. With insider info and tips from the experts at Mojang, this is the definitive guide to building and playing PVP minigames in Minecraft.

It's time to wire up and get connected to one of the most complex areas of Minecraft--Redstone. Redstone experts guide you through all aspects of working with Redstone including mining, smelting, using repeaters, circuit components and circuit designs. This handbook also includes exclusive tips from game creator Notch himself and some of the most extraordinary Redstone creations ever made. So power up and get switched on to Redstone--it's electrifying!

There's no doubt about it: Minecraft has taken the world by storm. If your resident Minecraft fanatic is ready to take their experience to a new level of play, introduce them to modding! Modding allows Minecraft players to modify the game through code--giving them the ability to add a variety of gameplay changes, ranging from new blocks and items to new mechanisms to craft. It's pretty much a Minecraft enthusiast's dream brought to life! In Modding Minecraft, your child will be introduced to three fun and easy-to-complete projects that teach them the coding skills to make the most of their love of Minecraft. Walking young readers through projects that outline how to create games in Minecraft for single or multiple players, this friendly and accessible guide takes the intimidation out of coding and instills confidence in children as young as seven as they complete cool coding projects to mod their favorite game. Full-color, eye-popping graphics and a short page count hold their attention while the goal-based format keeps them focused on the task at hand. Before you know it, your kid will be writing their own mods and having even more fun with Minecraft.

The Official Combat Handbook will teach you everything you need to know to defend yourself from hostile monsters and enemy players. Learn how to build a fort, craft
armour and weapons, set mob traps, defeat your enemies in one-to-one combat, and battle your way out of the Nether and the End. With tips from many Minecraft experts, you’ll be a formidable Minecraft warrior in no time!

How did the video game Minecraft become the most popular game in the world? Find out about the development of the global phenomenon that is Minecraft, along with the story of Mojang, the company behind it.

Crafting, building, brewing, and adventuring is all so much fun. However, sometimes things can get tough. That's what we are here for. We are here to help you understand everything about Redstone. From circuits to building an awesome contraption, we will be there to guide you. Inside you will find: - Circuitry - Repeaters - How to Create Various Contraptions - Everything About Redstone - And Much More!

Learn what it takes to get started in the world of Minecraft, from how to gather resources to building your first structures.

Just in time for the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts in 2012, a lavishly illustrated account of the fascinating life of the woman who started it all. Juliette (Daisy) Gordon Low was a remarkable woman with ideas that were ahead of her time. She witnessed important eras in U.S. history, from the Civil War and Reconstruction to westward expansion to post–World War I. And she made history by founding the first national organization to bring girls from all backgrounds into the out-of-doors. Daisy created controversy by encouraging them to prepare not only for traditional homemaking but also for roles as professional women—in the arts, sciences, and business—and for active citizenship outside the home. Her group also welcomed girls with disabilities at a time when they were usually excluded.

For every child who has ever looked up at the stars and asked, "What are they?" comes the story of a curious boy who never stopped wondering: Carl Sagan. When Carl Sagan was a young boy he went to the 1939 World's Fair and his life was changed forever. From that day on he never stopped marveling at the universe and seeking to understand it better. Star Stuff follows Carl from his days star gazing from the bedroom window of his Brooklyn apartment, through his love of speculative science fiction novels, to his work as an internationally renowned scientist who worked on the Voyager missions exploring the farthest reaches of space. This book introduces the beloved man who brought the mystery of the cosmos into homes across America to a new generation of dreamers and star gazers.

Humans have always loved to play games, from dice games in ancient Iran 5,000 years ago to chess and cards in the Middle Ages. While Victorians loved board games, the first video games appeared over 50 years ago. Today, fanaticism over console games is at an all-time high, with players arguing passionately why one console is better than another. Learn about the many uses and positive effects of video games: how they can be a teaching aid, exercise our bodies and brains, stimulate our creativity, and bring people together.

Fortnite Battle Royale Hacks: Secrets of the Island is the complete Fortnite Battle Royale cheat book that showcases each point of interest using text and screenshots, so you can become intimately familiar with the important locations you'll be visiting during the action-packed battles in the game. Fortnite Battle Royale Hacks: Secrets of the Island takes a geography-based approach to helping you become victorious, while also providing essential fighting, building, and exploring strategies that will prove extremely valuable during each battle. Because this Fortnite: Battle Royale tips book never offers the same play experience twice (since how the action unfolds depends heavily on the actions of the other 99 human players also on the island), this unofficial guide will teach you to adapt your offensive and defensive fighting strategies as needed to dramatically increase your chance of survival during each and every action-packed battle, regardless of where on the island a battle is taking place.

Explore the most popular experiences, meet talented members of the community, check out the coolest items in the Roblox Catalog, and get an exclusive sneak peek behind the curtains at Roblox’s HQ. With insider info from the Roblox team and celebrated game developers, this is the official definitive guide to the world’s largest entertainment platform for play.