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Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Youth and Media -- 2 Then and Now -- 3 Themes and Theoretical Perspectives -- 4 Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers -- 5 Children -- 6 Adolescents -- 7 Media and Violence -- 8 Media and Emotions -- 9 Advertising and Commercialism -- 10 Media and Sex -- 11 Media and Education -- 12 Digital Games -- 13 Social Media -- 14 Media and Parenting -- 15 The End -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z




Managing Humans


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Managing Humans is a selection of the best essays from Michael Lopp's popular website Rands in Repose(www.randsinrepose.com). Lopp is one of the most sought-after IT managers in Silicon Valley, and draws on his experiences at Apple, Netscape, Symantec, and Borland. This book reveals a variety of different approaches for creating innovative, happy development teams. It covers handling conflict, managing wildly differing personality types, infusing innovation into insane product schedules, and figuring out how to build lasting and useful engineering culture. The essays are biting, hilarious, and always informative.




The Happiness Animal


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From One of the World's Leading Happiness Experts and Well-being JournalistsVoted #1 Happiness Book on Goodreads After myth busting what makes us happy, Will Jelbert reveals short exercises for five happiness muscles. Build your happy, muscle by muscle with as little effort as offering a stranger a tissue, to radically honest resenting and appreciating, to creating a short statement of your life purpose. Backed by research from the world's leading psychologists, this is a candid road map to a better life now.Honesty is the first happiness muscle. Drop the three words that turn you into an instant liar now.Kindness is the second happiness muscle. When you buy a paperback copy of The Happiness Animal today, a hungry child will be fed for a day in partnership with the UN World Food Programme. Join team TheHappinessAnimal on the ShareTheMeal app.Start reading The Happiness Animal on Kindle instantly now.




World War Z


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An account of the decade-long conflict between humankind and hordes of the predatory undead is told from the perspective of dozens of survivors who describe in their own words the epic human battle for survival, in a novel that is the basis for the June 2013 film starring Brad Pitt. Reissue. Movie Tie-In.




The Balance Point: Master the Work-Life Balance, Love What You do, and Become an Unstoppable Entrepreneur


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Get Balance: Achieve Success, Wealth, and Happiness It’s possible to finally have it all without selling your soul to the hustle, neglecting family time, or missing out on life’s most precious moments. How do you choose between success at work and a thriving family life? How do you succeed at your business but still have a life outside of work? By discovering your unique Balance Point. With tools to master your mindset about work and home life, practical advice to learn how to be present in the moment, and a dose of good ol’ fashioned encouragement to keep you going, you’ll finally find the sweet spot in your work and life. This book is not a prescription on how to live a perfect life, but a window into what will give you contentment and success. You'll learn: Fifteen strategies to master work vs. play and how to embrace all life has to offer both at home and at work. How to maximize your Purpose and Passion: Your passion and purpose have an intersecting point. This book will show you how to find it. The power of the hustle and how it can be used for good and not just evil. Your health will suffer no more from countless hours hustling. You'll reach a center point and will be able to breathe freely yet again. The secret of the the 80% and the 20%: How to manage daily responsibilities but still crush your biggest life goals. How to reach your ultimate Potential but still find serene Contentment: You'll maximize your output and potential and still enjoy every moment. And many more tips on living out a balance life full of love, happiness, and massive success… This book shares a fictional story to start each chapter, and continues by providing solid advice to win on whichever side of the balance struggle you find yourself. Utilizing the provided Personal Balance Blueprint you'll follow along and create your own path to victory. This book is perfect for the entrepreneur, small business owner, or free thinker who wants to fulfill their purpose and maximize their potential, but also wants to enjoy every moment this wonderful life presents. Discover The Balance Point and find contentment, success, and long-term fulfillment waiting for you. Scroll up, click buy now, and find the ultimate Balance Point we all desperately need.




Modern C++ for Absolute Beginners


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Learn the basics of the modern C++ programming language from scratch, including the C++11 to C++20 standards, no experience necessary. You’ll work with expressions and statements, variables, libraries, arguments, classes, functions, memory handling, and much more.Each section is filled with real-world examples and advice on how to avoid common mistakes. Modern C++ for Absolute Beginners will teach you more than just programming in C++20. It will provide you with a set of C++ skills, which will serve you if you ever decide to deepen your knowledge in C++, computer science, or learn more about advanced C++ techniques. The author will take you through the C++ programming language, the Standard Library, and the C++11 to C++20 standard basics. Each chapter is accompanied by the right amount of theory and plenty of source code examples. You will work with C++20 features and standards, yet you will also compare and take a look into previous versions of C++. You will do so with plenty of examples and real code writing to gain an even better level of understanding. What You Will Learn Use the basics of C++: types, operators, variables, constants, expressions, references, functions, classes, I/O, smart pointers, polymorphism, and more Set up the Visual Studio development environment where you can write your own code Declare and define functions, classes, and objects Discover object-oriented programming: classes and objects, encapsulation, inheritance, polymorhism, and more using the most advanced C++ features Employ best practices in organizing source code, controlling program workflow, C++ language dos and donts, and more Program using lambda, modules, inheritance, polymorphism, smart pointers, templates, contracts, STL, concepts, and exceptions Who This Book Is For Beginner or novice programmers who wish to learn C++ programming. No prior programming experience is required.




Game Architecture and Design


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A guide to computer game design, architecture, and management explores the application of design principles, shares the experiences of game programmers, and offers an overview of game development software.




The Art Direction Handbook for Film


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Whether you'd like to be an art director or already are one, this book contains valuable solutions that will help you get ahead. This comprehensive, thorough professional manual details the set-up of the art department and the day-to-day job duties: scouting for locations, research, executing the design concept, constructing scenery, and surviving production. You will not only learn how to do the job, but how to succeed and secure future jobs. Rounding out the text is an extensive collection of useful forms and checklists, along with interviews with prominent art directors, relevant real-life anecdotes, and blueprints, sketches, photographs, and stills from Hollywood sets.




Think Like an Interviewer


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Praised by hiring managers, career advisors, and even job seekers, Think Like an Interviewer is a job hunter's best friend. It'll help you be successful and blow your competition away. Full of with tips and techniques you won't find anywhere. Tips and techniques that improve your chances of success and work. Think Like an Interviewer is the perfect resource for anyone looking for work today. In fact, it so helpful that libraries across the country have added it to their collections. Within its pages, you'll learn: Various interviewing methods and how to handle each one successfully How cover letters, resumes, and interviews fit into the hiring process Valuable tips and information for creating a winning cover letter and resume The main purpose behind many interview questions How you can successfully respond to interview questions Mr. Auerbach is a master at presenting information in a very straightforward way that is very easy to understand and follow. His varied background, training, and experiences help him relate to you in a way most others cannot. So whether you're a looking for work, changing careers, in school, or a recent graduate, Think like an Interviewer is for you! Proven advice from somebody who's worked in the real world, is a skilled instructor, and wants you motivated and successful!