As a salesperson, you need confidence and passion to win. But as buyers and robots continue to gain power, it's easy to feel beaten down in a world where customers no longer seem to need you. As deals fall through and commissions dwindle, you feel desperation begin to sink in. Blow after blow, you wonder: Am I going to lose the career I love-to a robot?Anita Nielsen shows you how to get up off the mat and come out swinging. You don't need another impractical system or framework that can easily be copied by any other sales professional. Everything you need to regain your confidence and win in this new sales landscape is already in you, waiting to be unlocked. Anita gives you the keys: a series of trench tales, high-impact questions, and a thought process that shows you how to use the power of personalized value to differentiate yourself and win better, bigger, and more. Beat the Bots helps you ensure customers won't want to buy from anyone, or anything, else-not even a bot

You don’t need to be a wizard to transform a game you like into a game you love. Imagine if you could give your favorite PC game a more informative heads-up display or instantly collect all that loot from your latest epic battle. Bring your knowledge of Windows-based development and memory management, and Game Hacking will teach you what you need to become a true game hacker. Learn the basics, like reverse engineering, assembly code analysis, programmatic memory manipulation, and code injection, and hone your new skills with hands-on example code and practice binaries. Level up as you learn how to: –Scan and modify memory with Cheat Engine –Explore program structure and execution flow with OllyDbg –Log processes and pinpoint useful data files with Process Monitor –Manipulate control flow through NOPing, hooking, and more –Locate and dissect common game memory structures You’ll even discover the secrets behind common game bots, including: –Extrasensory perception hacks, such as wallhacks and heads-up displays –Responsive hacks, such as autohealers and combo bots –Bots with artificial intelligence, such as cave walkers and automatic looters Game hacking might seem like black magic, but it doesn’t have to be. Once you understand how bots are made, you’ll be better positioned to defend against them in your own games. Journey through the inner workings of PC games with Game Hacking, and leave with a deeper understanding of both game design and computer security.

With exclusive interviews and hundreds of full-color photos, this all-encompassing guide to fully enjoying and appreciating the BattleBots robots and competitions is great for any fan.

Lively text and fun illustrations describe how to draw robots.

How to Win at Hearts on Your Computer: Beat the Bots in Apps and on the Web is simply the best book on the card game of hearts ever published. Period.It is also the only hearts book that focuses on the Microsoft hearts game that comes with the Windows operating systems and on hearts game apps that you can play on handheld devices such as the Kindle, the Nook, the iPhone, etc.You'll learn how your robotic opponents "think," what cards they are likely to pass to you, and what their tendencies are at various stages of the game. You'll acquire quick and easy strategies for "passing cards," "the first two tricks," "middle to late play," and "end play." Strategic problems such as when to hold the Queen of spades and when to pass her Dark Majesty are resolved in a clear and readable fashion.You'll acquire "The Fine Art of Shooting the Moon" and learn some tricks that will give you the edge not only against the bots but against human opponents.You have fun going over some of the illustrative games that Dennis Littrell played and second guess his sometimes not so sharp play. (Sometimes only!)But most of all, this long-awaited book, aimed at beginning players as well as seasoned veterans, is a fun learning experience.

From Simon & Schuster, Logical Chess: Move By Move: Every Move Explained is Irving Chernev guide to beginners chess and the basic moves for every player to improve. In this much loved classic, Irving Chernev explains 33 complete games in detail, telling the reader the reason for every single move. Playing through these games and explanations gives a real insight into the power of the pieces and how to post them most effectively.