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Publisher
Wolfe Video
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
After the loss of both parents, 11 years old Oat faces an uncertain future when his older brother must submit to Thailand's annual military draft lottery. Unable to convince his brother to do whatever he can to change his fate, Oat takes matters into his own hands resulting in unexpected consequences.. Based on the stories from the bestselling book Sightseeing by Rattawut Lapcharoensap, the film is set in the economic fringes of Bangkok and examines...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A group biography of seven enduring and beloved games, and the story of why-and how-we play them. Checkers, Backgammon, Chess, and Go. Poker, Scrabble, and Bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide. In Seven Games, Oliver Roeder charts their origins and historical importance, the delightful arcana of their rules, and the behavioral design that make them pleasurable. Roeder introduces thrilling competitors,...
Author
Publisher
Falcon Guides
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Nature is a destination, but you don't have to travel anywhere to find it. Just open the door and step outside. A fun, hands on approach to getting involved in nature, this year-round how-to activity guidebook is for getting kids outdoors and exploring nature, be it catching fireflies in the cool summer evenings; making birdfeeders in the fall from peanut butter, pine cones, and seed; building a snowman in 3 feet of fresh winter snow; or playing duck,...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Mathematically trained players also have a decisive edge in backgammon, which trains you to make decisions in highly uncertain conditions. Professor Benjamin explains the rules of the game, the basic strategies for winning, the best ways to play your opening rolls, and how math constantly enters the picture"”from figuring out the safest way to move your checkers to the all-important doubling cube.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Explore some general strategies for successfully solving simple games and puzzles. As you hone your skills at games and puzzles, including 20 Questions, Mastermind, Ghost, The Tower of Hanoi, variations of Tic Tac Toe, and Cram (a cross between checkers and dominoes), you'll start seeing how mathematical ideas and concepts are essential to increasing your chances of winning.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In 1959, computer pioneer Arthur Samuel popularized the term "machine learning" for his checkers-playing program. Delve into strategies for the board game Othello as you investigate today's sophisticated algorithms for improving play, at least for the machine. Also explore game-playing tactics for chess, Jeopardy!, poker, and Go, which have been a hotbed for machine-learning research.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Français
Description
Ça Twiste à Poponguine is perhaps the most charming, fast-paced and accessible film in our Library of African Cinema collection. This bittersweet, coming of age story is a kind of African equivalent of George Lucas' American Graffiti, Spike Lee's Crooklyn or Godard's Masculin/Feminin. These Senegalese teenagers living it up on the beach may also remind less discriminating viewers of Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon in Beach Blanket Bingo! Director...
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