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Banaras Holy CityDiscover the enchanting world of Banaras, also known as Varanasi, through the breathtaking lens of award winning photographer Christopher Roche. This brand new large format hardback book, measuring 300 x 260 mm and featuring 160 pages of stunning photography, immerses readers in the spiritual and vibrant life of one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities on the banks of the Ganges River in Uttar Pradesh, India. Dive into the essence of this holy
Discover the enchanting world of Banaras, also known as Varanasi, through the breathtaking lens of award-winning photographer Christopher Roche. This brand new large-format hardback book, measuring 300 x 260 mm and featuring 160 pages of stunning photography, immerses readers in the spiritual and vibrant life of one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities on the banks of the Ganges River in Uttar Pradesh, India. Dive into the essence of this holy city, renowned for its rich Hindu heritage, where every alleyway, ghat, temple, and ceremonial moment tells a story of cultural significance. Roche’s meticulous two-year endeavor to capture the city’s daily events results in magnificently hued images that showcase the holy men, vibrant ceremonies, and the city’s famed burning ghats, providing an unparalleled glimpse into the heart of Banaras. The imagery highlights the sacred symbols such as lingams and yonis, and brings to light the rarely photographed aspects due to cultural restrictions. This compelling visual narrative not only celebrates the life and color of Banaras but also reflects its deep spiritual legacy. Order now to experience the magic of a city that is more than just a destination, but a profound pilgrimage. Shipping is combined for your convenience, with the added benefit of no unexpected import charges, custom duties, or tax, as we are proudly NZ owned and all products are in stock in Auckland.CONDITION: Brand New
Dimensions: 300 x 260 mm
Pages: 160
Bind: hardback
Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Publication Date: 15-06-2016
Banaras, also known as Varanasi, is a Northern Indian city on the banks of the Ganges in Uttar Pradesh. One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, it is also one of the holiest in the Hindu faith. In this large-format book, the landscape and spirituality of this beautiful city come to life through the lens of award-winning photographer Christopher Roche. Spending two years covering the city's daily events, Roche turned his lens toward the alleyways of the old quarter and the ghats along the river, the holy men, temples, shrines, and religious ceremonies. He depicts the ubiquitous lingams and yonis, as well as the city s fabled burning Ghats, rarely photographed due to cultural restrictions. Banaras teems with life, color, and emotion. In his large, brilliantly hued images, Roche manages to capture the throbbing vitality of this important city as no one ever has before.
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★★★★★ 5
Great introduction to Godot 4.0 & a way to clean up messy fundamentals
Format: Paperback
As a hobbyist Godot game dev, I was worried the early chapters of this book would be boring for me because of the beginner-friendly nature of the book. What I instead found while reading through the first few chapters was that a lot of the online Godot tutorials out there are great for code, but not as much for planning - this book has helped me to really think through what nodes I use. I've also learned about incredibly useful things I had no idea existed, even as early as the first project, such as MarginContainer nodes.
There are the occasional errors in the chapters I've read such as typos in function names or missing images, but the book itself does link to where such errors can be reported and I'll certainly be doing my part to report those errors when I have the time to finish working through the book's projects.
All in all, while I haven't gotten very far into the book yet, I'm already pleased with what I've seen & even more excited about the upcoming chapters based on the promised topics - in particular, I'm super excited to get to the chapter with procedural generation!
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Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2023
★★★★★ 4
This was a Good gift for the right person
Format: Paperback
My nephew wanted a similar book- this had better reviews and I heard about lots of things that he’d done with this book. Glad I got it
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Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2025
★★★★★ 5
From the creator of the Godot Recipes site!
Format: Paperback
Absolutely loved this, takes you through building 5 different games from start to finish, and explains not only how to do things, but it also explains the why! Throughout the course of making these 5 games, you also get introduced to many of the Nodes within Godot, explanations on how they are used, and gives you some experience using them! Feels good to add more tools into your toolkit as you become more familiar and comfortable using more Nodes.
Even though this book is not intended for beginners, I would still recommend this book. It comes with a link where you can download example files and get going with minimal effort, however to get the most out of the book I would try to recreate stuff yourself.
I found it very useful for easing myself into trying out 3D development. I've been doing 2D for years, and am currently developing a 2D game in Godot, once I complete that I'll be diving headfirst into 3D and this book gave me a lot of insight, and I feel much better about the whole process.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2023
★★★★★ 5
Just what a gamer needs!
Format: Paperback
Perfect gift for my son!
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Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2015
★★★★★ 2
would have been better as a blog
Format: Paperback
First off, I have read over half of this book, but ultimately decided to put it down because it had a low signal-to-noise ratio. If the second half is filled with magic, I apologize in advance.
What I liked:
* The author is very honest. He does not shy away from discussing his failures (and successes).
* The postmortem on the game "Life of Pixel" was especially good.
* Interviews from various indie studios are sprinkled throughout.
What I did not like:
* A number of pieces of information were already out-of-date. This makes me think that the concepts should have been discussed at a higher level. For example, specifics about game engine costs are discussed. These numbers have changed since E3 of this year. Definitely recheck any information before formulating a plan based on the book's recommendations.
* The indie studio interviews are a wasted opportunity in that they each interview has the same set of questions. It's like a questionnaire was sent out via email and the responses were pasted into the book.
* When discussing commercial options, such as engines or other software packages, blurbs once again appear to be cut-and-pasted (this time verbatim from the package's web site).
* Some of the advice is too broad and too light. For example, when writing about how to create a press release, the author discuss how to write in the active voice. I'm frankly not looking for writing tips in my Indie Game Developer Handbook.
* The book is filled with tons of web links. My paperback copy was not so useful here.
I ultimately left the book with the impression that the information would have been much better in the form of a blog. The author could have really gone in depth with the parts of the book that shined while keeping the surveys of topics in a form that serves them better (i.e. web links on the web).
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Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2015
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