Matt Fox Livres

In June of 2007 Matt Fox left his middle-class life in Toronto behind to go hitchhiking. One year later he arrived in Alaska with less than fifty dollars to his name. This is his story.

At last, the video game equivalent of the film guide is here! Six years in the making, The Video Games Guide is a lovingly compiled A to Z bible of the good, the bad and the obscure from over forty years of video gaming. Packed with engaging and insightful reviews, choice nuggets of trivia and displaying a true passion and knowledge of its subject, the guide also includes full-colour screenshots of every five-star rated game. This colour section shows a ‘visual timeline’ of video games, allowing fans to track the wondrous progress of game graphics from 1962’s Spacewar right through to the present day. Cross-referenced appendices detail the best-known game designers, a full year-by-year listing of consoles and computers, a chronological list of all the games included in the guide and information about major gaming awards, making The Video Games Guide a truly essential reference book for the gaming fan and industry professional alike. From Pong to PlayStation 3, it is both an archive and a celebration of all the games that have enthralled, challenged and entertained us through the years.

In late-April, 1953, Wallace Landry began organizing an expedition to New Guinea. His goal was to find uncontacted peoples. With nothing but the best of intentions and an adventurous spirit, the Landry party set off in May. Their outlook was positive. But the expedition was doomed from the start: unreliable guides, rigorous conditions, relentless leeches, mosquitos and hostile natives. The Landry party soon found themselves on their own, fighting for their lives. This remarkable firsthand account of physical and emotional turmoil in the rainforest of New Guinea brings you along, every step of the way. Here, for the first time, is the complete and unabridged transcription of Landry's personal journal, recovered in 1967.

Bagwynn, a thirty-five year old headsman, is stuck in a rut. He’s tired of his friends and his pet rat, Bimini, and yearns for something better. One day, while walking the countryside, Bagwynn meets a woman who will change his life forever. But he’ll need more than a headsman’s icy reputation to win her heart.

The Bog – A young photographer’s hike to the lake turns into a day she’ll never forget. A story about the art of photography, unexpected companions and the hideous creatures who occupy the bog. Squeeze – Eric is stuck in a rut. He lives alone, his pet shop is in jeopardy and his only friend is a certain green herb. Two things are about to change his life forever. One, a mysterious new customer with an extreme medical condition. Two, the pet shop’s main a twelve foot albino Burmese python. Observant – Seventy-eight year old Homer Ryan has no idea he’s being watched, or that the observation is occurring inside his own home. The observer is a sick individual who preys on the elderly. A sick individual with murderous intentions.

John Pigrome was following the American dream. He was bringing his family to California when a fierce gang of bandits attacked his wagon, killing his wife and children. Left for dead in the Texas sun, he is found by a Kiowa scout and dropped outside Fort Jermane. With no family and no future, John Pigrome adopts the name Pig, encounters new problems and new temptations in the town of Hellen Falls and rebuilds his life around one purpose: revenge.