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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER GMA BOOK CLUB PICK The author of the international phenomenon Crazy Rich Asians takes us from Capri to NYC, where a young woman finds herself torn between two men and two very different cultures.'Another riveting tale of privilege, culture and romance . extravagant fashion and deceit, resulting in one truly modern love story.' CNNOn her very first morning on the jewel-like island of Capri, Lucie Churchill sets eyes on George Zao and she instantly can't stand him. She can't stand it when he gallantly offers to trade hotel rooms with her so that she can have a view of the Tyrrhenian Sea, she can't stand that he knows more about Casa Malaparte than she does, and she really can't stand it when he kisses her in the darkness of the ancient ruins of a Roman villa and they are caught by her snobbish, disapproving cousin Charlotte.The daughter of an American-born Chinese mother and a blue-blooded New York father, Lucie has always sublimated the Asian side of herself in favor of the white side, and she adamantly denies having feelings for George. But several years later, when George unexpectedly appears in East Hampton, where Lucie is weekending with her new fiancé, Lucie finds herself drawn to George again. Soon, Lucie is spinning a web of deceit that involves her family, her fiancé, the co-op board of her Fifth Avenue apartment building, and, ultimately, herself as she tries mightily to deny George entry into her world and her heart. Moving between summer playgrounds of privilege, peppered with decadent food and extravagant fashion, Sex and Vanity is a truly modern love story, a daring homage to A Room with a View, and a brilliantly funny comedy of manners set between two cultures. 352 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From theauthor of Uprooted and Spinning Silver comes the first book of the Scholomance trilogy, the story of an unwilling dark sorceress who is destined to rewrite the rules of magic.FINALIST FOR THE LODESTAR AWARD The dark school of magic I ve been waiting for. Katherine Arden, author of the Winternight TrilogyI decided that Orion Lake needed to die after the second time he saved my life.Everyone loves Orion Lake. Everyone else, that is. Far as I m concerned, he can keep his flashy combat magic to himself. I m not joining his pack of adoring fans. I don t need help surviving the Scholomance, even if they do.Forget the hordes of monsters and cursed artifacts, I m probably the most dangerous thing in the place. Just give me a chance and I ll level mountains and kill untold millions, make myself the dark queen of the world. At least, that s what the world expects.Most of the other students in here would be delighted if Orion killed me like one more evil thing that s crawled out of the drains. Sometimes I think they want me to turn into the evil witch they assume I am. The school certainly does. But the Scholomance isn t getting what it wants from me. And neither is Orion Lake. I may not be anyone s idea of the shining hero, but I m going to make it out of this place alive, and I m not going to slaughter thousands to do it, either. Although I m giving serious consideration to just one.With flawless mastery, Naomi Novik createsa school bursting with magic like you ve never seen before,anda heroine for theages acharacter so sharply realizedand so richly nuanced that she will live on in heartsand minds for generations to come.The magic of the Scholomance trilogy continues in The Last Graduate and The Golden Enclaves The can t-miss fantasy of fall 2020, a brutal coming-of-power story steeped in the aesthetics of dark academia. . . . A Deadly Education will cement Naomi Novik s place as one of the greatest and most versatile fantasy writers of our time. BookPage (starred review) A must-read . . . Novik puts a refreshingly dark, adult spin on the magical boarding school. . . . Readers will delight in the push-and-pull of El and Orion s relationship, the fantastically detailed world, the clever magic system, and the matter-of-fact diversity of the student body. Publishers Weekly (starred review) 336 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The blockbuster action manga that inspired the epic anime stampedes towards its climax!MARCHING ONWARDOnce hailed as humanity s greatest hope, Eren has since become unrecognizable. With the Attack Titan now morphed into a grotesque, colossal skeleton of its former self, Eren continues to control the wave of Titans laying waste to the world, extinguishing countless homes, towns, and lives in their wake. In order to salvage what s left of humanity, Mikasa, Armin, and the Survey Corps decide to confront Eren head-on. But to stop the Rumbling, they ll have to dedicate much more than their hearts. 192 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of The Martian, a lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this propulsive (Entertainment Weekly), cinematic thriller full of suspense, humor, and fascinating science in development as a major motion picture starring Ryan Gosling.HUGO AWARD FINALIST ONE OF THE YEAR S BEST BOOKS: Bill Gates, GatesNotes, New York Public Library, Parade, Newsweek, Polygon, Shelf Awareness, She Reads, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal An epic story of redemption, discovery and cool speculative sci-fi. USA Today If you loved The Martian, you ll go crazy for Weir s latest. The Washington PostRylandGrace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.Except that right now, he doesn t know that. He can t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.All he knows is that he s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it s up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he s got to do it all alone.Or does he An irresistible interstellar adventure as only Andy Weir could deliver, Project Hail Mary is a tale of discovery, speculation, and survival to rival The Martian while taking us to places it never dreamed of going. 476 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK From the bestselling author of The Devil Wears Prada and When Life Gives You Lululemons comes a highly entertaining, sharply observed novel about sisters, their perfect lives . . . and their perfect lies. Goes down like an ice-cold guilty pleasure on a hot beach-reading day. USA TodayA seat at the anchor desk of the most-watched morning show. Recognized by millions across the country, thanks in part to her flawless blond highlights and Botox-smoothed skin. An adoring husband and a Princeton-bound daughter. Peyton is that woman. She has it all. Until . . . Skye, her sister, is a stay-at-home mom living in a glitzy suburb of New York. She has degrees from all the right schools and can helicopter-parent with the best of them. But Skye is different from the rest. She s looking for something real and dreams of a life beyond the PTA and pickup. Until . . . Max, Peyton s bright and quirky seventeen-year-old daughter, is poised to kiss her fancy private school goodbye and head off to pursue her dreams in film. She s waited her entire life for this opportunity. Until . . . One little lie. That s all it takes. For the illusions to crack. For resentments to surface. Suddenly the grass doesn t look so green. And they re left wondering: will they have what it takes to survive the truth 351 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Potty training becomes a funny, interactive game of discovery in this pull-the-flap book about animals' toilet habits, perfect for fans of Taro Gomi's Everyone Poops or Julie Marks's Where's the Poop Amusing rhymes about each animal's routine combine with the chance to make its poop appear by pulling a flap, culminating in an encouraging image of a boy on his own potty.The bird does it while flying serenely through the air, the dog does it right on a lawn, and the hippo does it with his bottom half underwater. But where does the little boy poop In his very own potty, of course, in this laugh-out-loud interactive toilet training book from the inimitable Agnese Baruzzi. On each delightfully illustrated page a different animal explains its own potty habits in humorous verse, while toddlers pull a flap to make the animal's poop appear at the bottom of the page. A final flap reveals the boy happily seated on his potty, cementing a positive atmosphere about using the potty. 16 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The classic guide to finding love and creating life-altering miracles of happiness and fulfillment, now revised and updated with new insights, stories, teaching points, and transformational exercises.Are you frustrated by stymied relationships, missed connections, and the loneliness of the search for someone to spend the rest of your life with The road to finding love can be long and arduous, but Katherine Woodward Thomas bridges the gap between wanting to find a great love and being truly available to create a loving union once that person appears. New generations have to deal with a treacherous landscape for dating and love; issues like fear of commitment and 'relationshopping' have only been exacerbated by the disposable nature of dating apps. The new and revised edition of Calling in 'The One' will address those underlying issues, helping you recognize and shift your core 'love identity' beliefs so you can transform your love life for the better. Based on the Law of Attraction, which is the concept that we can only attract what we're ready to receive, the provocative yet simple seven-week program in Calling in 'The One' prepares you to bring forth the love you seek. For each of the updated forty-nine days of Thomas's thoughtful and life-affirming plan, there is a daily lesson, a corresponding practice, and instruction for putting that lesson into action in your life. Meditation, visualization, and journaling exercises will lead you to recognize the obstacles on your path to love and provide ways to steer around them. At the end of those forty-nine days, you will be in the ideal emotional state to go out into the world and find 'The One.' An inspirational approach that offers a radical philosophy on relationships, Calling in 'The One' is your guide to finding the love you seek. 400 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The New York Times Best SellerA Barnes & Noble Best Fiction Book of 2020A Goodreads Choice Awards FinalistSteel Magnolias meets Dracula in this '90s-set horror novel about a women's book club that must do battle with a mysterious newcomer to their small Southern town, perfect for murderinos and fans of Stephen King.Patricia Campbell s life has never felt smaller. Her husband is a workaholic, her teenage kids have their own lives, her senile mother-in-law needs constant care, and she s always a step behind on her endless to-do list. The only thing keeping her sane is her book club, a close-knit group of Charleston women united by their love of true crime. At these meetings they re as likely to talk about the Manson family as they are about their own families.One evening after book club, Patricia is viciously attacked by an elderly neighbor, bringing the neighbor's handsome nephew, James Harris, into her life. James is well traveled and well read, and he makes Patricia feel things she hasn t felt in years. But when children on the other side of town go missing, their deaths written off by local police, Patricia has reason to believe James Harris is more of a Bundy than a Brad Pitt. The real problem James is a monster of a different kind and Patricia has already invited him in. Little by little, James will insinuate himself into Patricia s life and try to take everything she took for granted including the book club but she won t surrender without a fight in this blood-soaked tale of neighborly kindness gone wrong. 424 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Lions and tigers and badgering, oh my! Nagatoro takes her teasing outdoors when Senpai asks her to join him at the zoo. The thing is, she thinks their outing is an invitation togo out! Senpai wants to enjoy a plein air sketching session, but what will happen when Nagatoro finds out that their date is nothing more than a plain error 160 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -A transgender teen named Ryo finds an escape from the expectations and anxieties of his daily life in the world of street fashion. This personal, heartfelt, fictional story from a transgender manga creator made waves in Japan and will inspire readers all over the world!Best Books for Teens 2021 selection, New York Public LibraryWinner, 77th Tetsuya Chiba PrizeNominee, Harvey AwardsAT THE SEAMSHigh schooler Ryo knows he s transgender, but he doesn t have anyone to confide in about the confusion he feels. He can t tell his best friend, who he s secretly got a crush on, and he can t tell his mom, who s constantly asking why Ryo dresses like a boy. He certainly can t tell Jin, the new transfer student who looks like just another bully The only time Ryo feels at ease is when he s wearing his favorite clothes. Then, and only then, the world melts away, and he can be his true self. One day, while out shopping, Ryo sees someone he didn t expect: Jin. The kid who looked so tough in class has the same taste in fashion as him! At last, Ryo has someone he can open up to and the journey ahead might finally give him a way to express himself to the world. 240 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -From the globally acclaimed, best-selling novelist and author of We Should All Be Feminists, a timely and deeply personal account of the loss of her father: With raw eloquence, Notes on Grief captures the bewildering messiness of loss in a society that requires serenity, when you d rather just scream. Grief is impolite . Adichie s words put welcome, authentic voice to this most universal of emotions, which is also one of the most universally avoided (The Washington Post).Notes on Grief is an exquisite work of meditation, remembrance, and hope, written in the wake of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's beloved father s death in the summer of 2020. As the COVID-19 pandemic raged around the world, and kept Adichie and her family members separated from one another, her father succumbed unexpectedly to complications of kidney failure. Expanding on her original New Yorker piece, Adichie shares how this loss shook her to her core. She writes about being one of the millions of people grieving this year; about the familial and cultural dimensions of grief and also about the loneliness and anger that are unavoidable in it. With signature precision of language, and glittering, devastating detail on the page and never without touches of rich, honest humor Adichie weaves together her own experience of her father s death with threads of his life story, from his remarkable survival during the Biafran war, through a long career as a statistics professor, into the days of the pandemic in which he d stay connected with his children and grandchildren over video chat from the family home in Abba, Nigeria. In the compact format of We Should All Be Feminists and Dear Ijeawele, Adichie delivers a gem of a book a book that fundamentally connects us to one another as it probes one of the most universal human experiences. Notes on Grief is a book for this moment a work readers will treasure and share now more than ever and yet will prove durable and timeless, an indispensable addition to Adichie's canon. 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The exquisitely researched and deeply engrossing (The New York Times) true survival story of an early polar expedition that went terribly awry with the ship frozen in ice and the crew trapped inside for the entire sunless, Antarctic winter The energy of the narrative never flags. . . . Sancton has produced a thriller. The Wall Street Journal In August 1897, the young Belgian commandant Adrien de Gerlache set sail for a three-year expedition aboard the good ship Belgica with dreams of glory. His destination was the uncharted end of the earth: the icy continent of Antarctica. But de Gerlache s plans to be first to the magnetic South Pole would swiftly go awry. After a series of costly setbacks, the commandant faced two bad options: turn back in defeat and spare his men the devastating Antarctic winter, or recklessly chase fame by sailing deeper into the freezing waters. De Gerlache sailed on, and soon the Belgica was stuck fast in the icy hold of the Bellingshausen Sea. When the sun set on the magnificent polar landscape one last time, the ship s occupants were condemned to months of endless night. In the darkness, plagued by a mysterious illness and besieged by monotony, they descended into madness.In Madhouse at the End of the Earth, Julian Sancton unfolds an epic story of adventure and horror for the ages. As the Belgica s men teetered on the brink, de Gerlache relied increasingly on two young officers whose friendship had blossomed in captivity: the expedition s lone American, Dr. Frederick Cook half genius, half con man whose later infamy would overshadow his brilliance on the Belgica; and the ship s first mate, soon-to-be legendary Roald Amundsen, even in his youth the storybook picture of a sailor. Together, they would plan a last-ditch, nearly certain-to-fail escape from the ice one that would either etch their names in history or doom them to a terrible fate at the ocean s bottom.Drawing on the diaries and journals of the Belgica s crew and with exclusive access to the ship s logbook, Sancton brings novelistic flair to a story of human extremes, one so remarkable that even today NASA studies it for research on isolation for future missions to Mars. Equal parts maritime thriller and gothic horror, Madhouse at the End of the Earth is an unforgettable journey into the deep. 384 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER A hilariousnovel of social and political intrigue, set against the glittering backdrop of Florida s gold coast, from the author of Skinny Dip and Razor Girl If you could use some wild escapism right now, Hiaasen is your guy. The New York Times WITH A NEW EPILOGUEAt the height of Palm Beach s charity ball season, Kiki Pew Fitzsimmons, a prominent member of geriatric high society, suddenly vanishes during a swank gala. Kiki Pew was a founding member of the Potussies, a group of women dedicated to supporting the President, who spends half the year at the Winter White House just down the road. Meanwhile, Angie Armstrong, wildlife wrangler extraordinaire, is called to the island to deal with a monster-sizedBurmese python that has taken residency in a tree. But the President is focused on the disappearance of Kiki Pew. Never one to miss an opportunity to play to his base, he immediately declares her a victim of rampaging immigrant hordes. This, it turns out, is far from the truth, which now lies in the middle of the road, where a bizarre discovery brings the First Lady s motorcade to a grinding halt. Irreverent, ingenious, and uproariously entertaining, Squeeze Me perfectly captures the absurdity of our times. 384 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Unlock the evolutionary mind and body benefits of engaging with nature, leaning into boredom, and taking on hard physical challenges.In this bold call to action that blends the latest in health science with adventure writing, health and outdoors journalist Michael Easter investigates how our soft, temperature-controlled, overfed, under-challenged lives are actually killing us, and argues that only by becoming comfortable with discomfort can we become mentally sharper, physically harder, and spiritually sounder.Easter's exploration takes him around the world to interview many of today's leading scientists and rewilding experts. He travels to an Icelandic genetic lab that has uncovered a gene that makes us harder to kill, the mystical country of Bhutan to study what death can teach us about happiness, a secret location where Special Forces soldiers are teaming up with Mayo Clinic researchers, and the remote Alaskan backcountry on a demanding thirty-three-day bowhunting expedition and nature cleanse in one of the last wild lands on Earth. Along the way he uncovers what he calls a rewilding prescription: a framework for embracing discomfort both in nature and within ourselves that will dramatically improve our health and happiness and help us rediscover what it means to be human. Following this plan will lead to better life satisfaction and increased creativity, and will lessen anxiety and burnout.Break out of your comfort zone and explore the wild within yourself. 304 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -A lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this incredible new science-based thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Martian.Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company. His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, he realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Alone on this tiny ship that's been cobbled together by every government and space agency on the planet and hurled into the depths of space, it's up to him to conquer an extinction-level threat to our species. And thanks to an unexpected ally, he just might have a chance. Part scientific mystery, part dazzling interstellar journey, Project Hail Mary is a tale of discovery, speculation, and survival to rival The Martian--while taking us to places it never dreamed of going. 496 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -How to Hack Like a Ghost takes you deep inside the mind of a hacker as you carry out a fictionalized attack against a tech company, teaching cutting-edge hacking techniques along the way.Go deep into the mind of a master hacker as he breaks into a hostile, cloud-based security environment. Sparc Flow invites you to shadow him every step of the way, from recon to infiltration, as you hack a shady, data-driven political consulting firm. While the target is fictional, the corporation s vulnerabilities are based on real-life weaknesses in today s advanced cybersecurity defense systems. You ll experience all the thrills, frustrations, dead-ends, and eureka moments of his mission first-hand, while picking up practical, cutting-edge techniques for penetrating cloud technologies.There are no do-overs for hackers, so your training starts with basic OpSec procedures, using an ephemeral OS, Tor, bouncing servers, and detailed code to build an anonymous, replaceable hacking infrastructure guaranteed to avoid detection. From there, you ll examine some effective recon techniques, develop tools from scratch, and deconstruct low-level features in common systems to gain access to the target. Spark Flow s clever insights, witty reasoning, and stealth maneuvers teach you how to think on your toes and adapt his skills to your own hacking tasks.You'll learn:How to set up and use an array of disposable machines that can renew in a matter of seconds to change your internet footprintHow to do effective recon, like harvesting hidden domains and taking advantage of DevOps automation systems to trawl for credentialsHow to look inside and gain access to AWS s storage systemsHow cloud security systems like Kubernetes work, and how to hack themDynamic techniques for escalating privilegesPacked with interesting tricks, ingenious tips, and links to external resources, this fast-paced, hands-on guide to penetrating modern cloud systems will help hackers of all stripes succeed on their next adventure. 241 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Long-awaited revision of this best-selling book on the Arduino electronics platform (50,000+ copies sold). Readers gain an in-depth understanding of the Arduino -- beyond just making simple projects.The Arduino is an inexpensive, flexible microcontroller platform that makes it easy for hobbyists to use electronics in DIY projects. With its wide range of input and output add-ons, sensors, indicators, displays, and motors, the Arduino offers you countless ways to create interactive devices.Through 65 hands-on projects, Arduino Workshop will teach you the tricks and design principles of a master craftsman. This edition has been updated for the latest version of the Arduino IDE and revised to reflect current hardware and technology. It includes coverage of general electronics concepts as well as schematic diagrams and detailed images of components. You ll experiment with touchscreens and LED displays, explore robotics, use sensors with wireless data links, and control devices remotely with a cell phone.Build projects like:An electronic version of the classic six-sided dieA GPS logger that records and displays travel dataA keypad-controlled lock that opens with a secret codeA binary quiz gameA motorized remote control car with collision detectionWhatever your skill level, you re sure to have fun as you learn to harness the power of the Arduino for your own DIY projects.NEW TO THIS EDITION:A chapter on creating your own Arduino librariesUpdated robotic vehicle projectsNewer shields that leverage GPS, 3G, and LoRa data transmission capabilitiesA chapter on MAX7219-based numeric LED displays and LED matrix modulesCovers Arduino IDE 2.x 432 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Golden Age of Aviation is brought to life in this story of the giant Zeppelin airships that once roamed the sky a story that ended with the fiery destruction of the Hindenburg. Genius . . . a definitive tale of an incredible time when mere mortals learned to fly. Keith O Brien, The New York Times At the dawn of the twentieth century, when human flight was still considered an impossibility, Germany s Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin vied with the Wright Brothers to build the world s first successful flying machine. As the Wrights labored to invent the airplane, Zeppelin fathered the remarkable airship, sparking a bitter rivalry between the two types of aircraft and their innovators that would last for decades, in the quest to control one of humanity s most inspiring achievements. And it was the airship not the airplane that led the way. In the glittery 1920s, the count s brilliant protégé, Hugo Eckener, achieved undreamed-of feats of daring and skill, including the extraordinary Round-the-World voyage of the Graf Zeppelin. At a time when America s airplanes rickety deathtraps held together by glue, screws, and luck could barely make it from New York to Washington, D.C., Eckener s airships serenely traversed oceans without a single crash, fatality, or injury. What Charles Lindbergh almost died doing crossing the Atlantic in 1927 Eckener had effortlessly accomplished three years before the Spirit of St. Louis even took off. Even as the Nazis sought to exploit Zeppelins for their own nefarious purposes, Eckener built his masterwork, the behemoth Hindenburg a marvel of design and engineering. Determined to forge an airline empire under the new flagship, Eckener met his match in Juan Trippe, the ruthlessly ambitious king of Pan American Airways, who believed his fleet of next-generation planes would vanquish Eckener s coming airship armada. It was a fight only one man and one technology could win. Countering each other s moves on the global chessboard, each seeking to wrest the advantage from his rival, the struggle for mastery of the air was a clash not only of technologies but of business, diplomacy, politics, personalities, and the two men s vastly different dreams of the future. Empires of the Sky is the sweeping, untold tale of the duel that transfixed the world and helped create our modern age.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This beautifully illustrated edition of the New York Times bestselling classic celebrates the 42nd anniversary of the original publication with all-new art by award-winning illustrator Chris Riddell.SOON TO BE A HULU SERIES An astonishing comic writer. Neil Gaiman Nominated as one of America s best-loved novels by PBS sThe Great American ReadIt s an ordinary Thursday morning for Arthur Dent . . . until his house gets demolished. The Earth follows shortly after to make way for a new hyperspace express route, and Arthur s best friend has just announced that he s an alien.After that, things get much, much worse.With just a towel, a small yellow fish, and a book, Arthur has to navigate through a very hostile universe in the company of a gang of unreliable aliens. Luckily the fish is quite good at languages. And the book is The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy . . . which helpfully has the words DON T PANIC inscribed in large, friendly letters on its cover.Douglas Adams s mega-selling pop-culture classic sends logic into orbit, plays havoc with both time and physics, offers up pithy commentary on such things as ballpoint pens, potted plants, and digital watches . . . and, most important, reveals the ultimate answer to life, the universe, and everything.Now, if you could only figure out the question. . . .

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Computer Graphics from Scratch demystifies the algorithms used in modern graphics software and guides beginners through building photorealistic 3D renders.Computer graphics programming books are often math-heavy and intimidating for newcomers. Not this one. Computer Graphics from Scratch takes a simpler approach by keeping the math to a minimum and focusing on only one aspect of computer graphics, 3D rendering.You ll build two complete, fully functional renderers: a raytracer, which simulates rays of light as they bounce off objects, and a rasterizer, which converts 3D models into 2D pixels. As you progress you ll learn how to create realistic reflections and shadows, and how to render a scene from any point of view.Pseudocode examples throughout make it easy to write your renderers in any language, and links to live JavaScript demos of each algorithm invite you to explore further on your own.Learn how to:Use perspective projection to draw 3D objects on a 2D planeSimulate the way rays of light interact with surfacesAdd mirror-like reflections and cast shadows to objectsRender a scene from any camera position using clipping planesUse flat, Gouraud, and Phong shading to mimic real surface lightingPaint texture details onto basic shapes to create realistic-looking objectsWhether you re an aspiring graphics engineer or a novice programmer curious about how graphics algorithms work, Gabriel Gambetta s simple, clear explanations will quickly put computer graphics concepts and rendering techniques within your reach. All you need is basic coding knowledge and high school math. Computer Graphics from Scratch will cover the rest. 222 pp. Englisch.