Steve, a video game obsessive, has reached his 30th birthday only to realise that his life has not turned out how he had once hoped it would. His business is failing, his most recent girlfriend has just left him and video games, the one thing that has been with him constantly since childhood, are increasingly becoming alien to him. In a last gasp effort to understand what went wrong, Steve begins to recall his life's past relationships, both with long-lost loves and with video games, hoping that within them he may find the key to a happier future. A book for anyone who has ever played a video game, Super Red Green Blue takes the reader on a hilarious, heartfelt and intense journey into video game culture and the nature of obsession.

Your little one will love making a splash with their favorite Baby Einstein characters while learning their colors! This fun book is soft, durable, and floats in the water. It is also easy to clean and ready to be used again and again.

Java developers know that design patterns offer powerful productivity benefits but few books have been specific enough to address their programming challenges. With "Java Design Patterns", there's finally a hands-on guide focused specifically on real-world Java development. The book covers three main categories of design patterns--creational, structural, and behavioral--and the example programs and useful variations can be found on the accompanying CD-ROM.

Every October, schools, civic clubs, scout troops, little leagues and charity groups of all kinds sponsor Halloween "haunted houses" as fundraisers. But where do they go for good information on how to do it? How to make the rotting corpse that scares the bejeebers out of everyone or the demonic knife-wielding doll or the living, beating heart that visitors swear is real? And what about the mundane details (e.g., permits and insurance) that make the haunted house a profitable and safe venture? Where does one find out about that? All aspects of the successful haunted house are covered here. There is good information on site selection, logistics, design, security, budgeting, sponsorship and volunteer management. This is followed by detailed, descriptions of many inexpensive illusions for your haunted house; each is accompanied by illustrations that further explain how to make the effect successful. Floor plans, advertising flyers and design worksheets are some of the sample materials included.