The Sid Meier’s Civilization V Special Edition is a robust retail package that contains collectable items and access to behind-the scenes content. In development at 2K’s world-renowned Firaxis Games studio, Sid Meier’s Civilization V is the next entry to the original turn-based strategy franchise that reinvents the addictive "just one more turn" formula with a plethora of exciting new additions and enhancements. Read more...

Complete guide to developing Linux games, written by the Linux gaming experts. Discusses important multimedia toolkits (including a very thorough discussion of the Simple DirectMedia Layer) and teaches the basics of Linux game programming. Readers learn about the state of the Linux gaming world, and how to write and distribute Linux games to the Linux gaming community. Read more...

Upon arriving home from a trip to town, Princess Isabella discovers her family’s castle in ruins and shadowed in darkness. With the help of a little Pixie, navigate the castle, unravel the curse and find out who did this and why. Read more...

Linux Game Programming offers Linux users the information they need to create a game using their OS of choice. This is the only book that addresses game development for the Linux community on the market today. Featuring an overview of the game development cycle, as well as information on using tools and libraries, developing graphics applications, and adding extras such as sound, this book provides clear, concise information on developing games for and with the Linux OS. Linux Game Programmin Read more...

Hidden Mysteries: White House charts the policies and decisions that have molded the presidential residence into the building it is today. From the addition of Jefferson’s grand colonnades to Teddy Roosevelt’s destruction of Buchannan’s West Wing Greenhouses to build the now famous Oval Office, the White House has been adapted and expanded to meet the needs of each new administration. The White House has endured and been rebuilt and remodeled time and time again. Read more...