Play as young Nick Ramos, a mechanic with a strange tattoo and a mysterious past, and help him escape a city full of bloodthirsty zombies. Stunning maps of Los Perdidos reveal all the necessary items to ensure Nick's survival. Plus, game-tested strategies and tactics will prove vital against the raging zombie infestation. Get all this and more from the official strategy guide!

BradyGames' Dead Rising 2: Off the Record Official Strategy Guide includes the following: FRANK IS BACK ON THE CASE! The original Dead Rising® hero is back to get his biggest scoop yet--uncovering the origins of the Fortune City outbreak. To get his big story he'll have to battle some truly twisted enemies, take some insane photos, build outrageous weapons, and explore new areas in this brand new adventure. Solving the Case - Use this guide to take you day by day through all of the cases and side quests that Frank must solve to get to the bottom of the Fortune City outbreak. Fortune City Directory- Detailed maps for every section of Fortune City, including the brand new alien themed Uranus Zone amusement Park to help you plan your routes, gather supplies, save innocents, and attack its lifeless denizens. Playing in the Sandbox - Full coverage of the Sandbox Mode, including all of unlock criteria, grades, and challenges. Full Collectible Coverage - Learn the recipes for healthy drinks, the items to combine to create unique weapons, the stickers to photograph, the magazines to collect, and the parts to find to customize your ride in our handy reference section.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Pierce Brown’s relentlessly entertaining debut channels the excitement of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. “Red Rising ascends above a crowded dys­topian field.”—USA Today ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR—Entertainment Weekly, BuzzFeed, Shelf Awareness “I live for the dream that my children will be born free,” she says. “That they will be what they like. That they will own the land their father gave them.” “I live for you,” I say sadly. Eo kisses my cheek. “Then you must live for more.” Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Yet he toils willingly, trusting that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children. But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and lush wilds spread across the planet. Darrow—and Reds like him—are nothing more than slaves to a decadent ruling class. Inspired by a longing for justice, and driven by the memory of lost love, Darrow sacrifices everything to infiltrate the legendary Institute, a proving ground for the dominant Gold caste, where the next generation of humanity’s overlords struggle for power. He will be forced to compete for his life and the very future of civilization against the best and most brutal of Society’s ruling class. There, he will stop at nothing to bring down his enemies . . . even if it means he has to become one of them to do so. Praise for Red Rising “[A] spectacular adventure . . . one heart-pounding ride . . . Pierce Brown’s dizzyingly good debut novel evokes The Hunger Games, Lord of the Flies, and Ender’s Game. . . . [Red Rising] has everything it needs to become meteoric.”—Entertainment Weekly “Ender, Katniss, and now Darrow.”—Scott Sigler “Red Rising is a sophisticated vision. . . . Brown will find a devoted audience.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch Don’t miss any of Pierce Brown’s Red Rising Saga: RED RISING • GOLDEN SON • MORNING STAR • IRON GOLD • DARK AGE • LIGHT BRINGER

Los Perdidos - Escape or Die! A decade after the infamous zombie outbreak in Fortune City, the unthinkable has happened again. Los Perdidos, one of California's largest cities, is crawling with zombies. Nick Ramos, a resourceful mechanic, must join a motley band of fellow survivors to escape before an impending military strike annihilates the city[md]and everyone in it. Discover the most effective and cunning ways to survive, distract, and combat the zombie horde with the comprehensive coverage in this guide. 100% Story Walkthrough - We lead you step-by-step through the entire game. Complete every Chapter Mission and Side Mission, saving Stranded Survivors and adding to Nick's posse along the way. Detailed Maps of Los Perdidos - Navigate the massive city of Los Perdidos and find all of the 200+ collectibles. We provide the location of every Blueprint, Book, Limited Edition Frank West Statue, Tragic Ending, ZDC Speaker, and more! The City Directory also displays every shop, restaurant, and store in each district. Combine and Conquer Weapons Galore - Our extensive Weapons Locker chapter includes every base weapon, combo weapon, and super combo weapon in the game. Learn recipe combinations and the brutal details for every item in Nick's makeshift arsenal. Earn Prestige Points in Style - Maximize Prestige Points using the strategies in this guide and level up Nick. Learn the best ways to win gold in the 25 Survival Training events, and conquer all 59 PP Trials! Plus! - Enemies - Vehicles - Clothes - Food - SmartGlass Tips - Achievements

What will you do? How far will you go? What will you become? Welcome to Banoi, a tropical island where you can leave the stresses of the world behind... Welcome to the Royal Palms Resort - which offers its guests from around the world the ultimate in luxury and relaxation... Welcome to the holiday paradise where your dreams should come true...but where a nightmare is about to begin.... Because a mysterious epidemic has suddenly, and without warning, broken out across the island. The local islanders, hotel guests and workers alike are struck down - only to rise again, craving the flesh and the blood of the still living. For four of the holidaymakers and a handful of others scattered around Banoi who are seemingly unaffected by the plague, they must face the awful, terrifying reality of a zombie apocalypse. Now there is only one thing left to do: survive. Welcome to Dead Island... a paradise to die for.

This in-depth guide takes the mystery out of complex reading passages by providing a toolkit of sketching techniques that aim to build comprehension, speed, and accuracy. Learn to identify the underlying structure of reading passages and develop methods to tackle the toughest comprehension questions.

A brave mouse, a covetous rat, a wishful serving girl, and a princess named Pea come together in Kate DiCamillo's Newbery Medal–winning tale. Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat called Roscuro, who lives in the darkness and covets a world filled with light. And it is the story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl who harbors a simple, impossible wish. These three characters are about to embark on a journey that will lead them down into a horrible dungeon, up into a glittering castle, and, ultimately, into each other's lives. What happens then? As Kate DiCamillo would say: Reader, it is your destiny to find out. With black-and-white illustrations and a refreshed cover by Timothy Basil Ering.