The Xbox 360 Pocket Guide

Bart G. Farkas

All the Secrets of the Xbox 360, Pocket Sized.

The Xbox 360 Pocket Guide

Bart G. Farkas

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Copyright © 2008 by Bart Farkas

Editor: Clifford Colby
Production Editor: Connie Jeung-Mills
Compositor: WolfsonDesign
Indexer: Julie Bess
Cover design: Aren Howell
Cover photography: Aren Howell
Interior design: Kim Scott, with Maureen Forys

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ISBN 10: 0-321-54495-1

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Dedication

For Cori

Acknowledgments

Special thanks to Cliff Colby, who worked so hard to get the book going and for finding so much of the hard-to-come-by art! I must also thank everyone at Peachpit who had a hand in producing, laying out, indexing, boxing, shipping, or otherwise handling this book. On the home front, I need to thank my wife, Cori, and my children—Derek, Adam, and Natasha—for their patience while I put the time in to write this. I also want to thank my father, Glen, and my mother, Lu, for their help in babysitting. Lastly, I need to thank Harry and Myrna Kruger, Lisa Pobran, and Kim Hilliard for their help.

About the Author

Bart G. Farkas is a full-time writer who lives in the shadow of the Canadian Rocky Mountains with his wife, three children, and three cats.

In his spare time, Bart is a scout leader and an active football official, working in various capacities at both the amateur and professional level.

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