Sudden Drop


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Twelve-year old spy Zac Power has 24 hours to save the world - and clean the bathroom! When BIG hijacks a secret water supply, Zac Power faces yet another dangerous mission. But to rescue the water, Zac has to find it - in the middle of the harsh outback and protected by some of BIG's deadliest defence systems yet.




Zac Power: Shockwave


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Another thrilling Zac Power adventure! GIB has received a mysterious ransom note - pay $500 billion or a purple diamond Laster Blaster will be used to destroy all mobile networks around the world! Zac doesn't know who, where, or how, he just knows when. He has 24 hours to save the world.




Advanced Lingo for Games


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Careful software architecture is crucial when designing complex software systems or small projects. There are many ways to implement a well-designed system. This book covers how to design a game-from basic theory to all the way to completion using advanced Lingo to ensure consistent performance. Some of the topics covered include, "How do the links in a Centipede stay together? How can you fire more than one shot at a time in Space Invaders? How do you detect collisions? How do you make your maze change every time someone plays? How do you teach the computer to play against the user?"




Modern Recording Techniques


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As the most popular and authoritative guide to recording Modern Recording Techniques provides everything you need to master the tools and day to day practice of music recording and production. From room acoustics and running a session to mic placement and designing a studio Modern Recording Techniques will give you a really good grounding in the theory and industry practice. Expanded to include the latest digital audio technology the 7th edition now includes sections on podcasting, new surround sound formats and HD and audio. If you are just starting out or looking for a step up in industry, Modern Recording Techniques provides an in depth excellent read- the must have book




My Voice Is My Weapon


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In My Voice Is My Weapon, David A. McDonald rethinks the conventional history of the Palestinian crisis through an ethnographic analysis of music and musicians, protest songs, and popular culture. Charting a historical narrative that stretches from the late-Ottoman period through the end of the second Palestinian intifada, McDonald examines the shifting politics of music in its capacity to both reflect and shape fundamental aspects of national identity. Drawing case studies from Palestinian communities in Israel, in exile, and under occupation, McDonald grapples with the theoretical and methodological challenges of tracing "resistance" in the popular imagination, attempting to reveal the nuanced ways in which Palestinians have confronted and opposed the traumas of foreign occupation. The first of its kind, this book offers an in-depth ethnomusicological analysis of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, contributing a performative perspective to the larger scholarly conversation about one of the world's most contested humanitarian issues.




Swamp Race


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Zac needs to find the top-secretblueprints before his arch- enemy does!Can he win the race AND escape theMurky Swamp?




Tomb of Doom


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Zac has to rescue one of GIB’s best agents who hasgone missing near the Vanishing Tomb, somewhere inthe desert region of the Amber Sands. The VanishingTomb keeps vanishing and has ancient booby traps.Zac will need more than a bag full of super-cool spygadgets to complete this mission and get out alive.




Zac Power: Deep Waters


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Another thrilling Zac Power adventure! Zac Power's next mission is in one of the deepest oceans in the world. Even GIB's subs can't handle the depth. But the enemy has invented a new sub that can dive deeper than ever before. Can Zac find the enemy and protect the top-secret information stored on the seabed?




Lunar Strike


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Twelve-year-old spy Zac Power has 24 hours to save the world - and get to guitar practice! Our hero, Zac Power, is rocketed into outer space to stop the sabotage of a charity rock concert. An enemy agent is out to steal billions of dollars in donations, and will stop at nothing to get them. This is his toughest mission yet - can he handle the pressure?




Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out


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An examination of young people's everyday new media practices—including video-game playing, text-messaging, digital media production, and social media use. Conventional wisdom about young people's use of digital technology often equates generational identity with technology identity: today's teens seem constantly plugged in to video games, social networking sites, and text messaging. Yet there is little actual research that investigates the intricate dynamics of youths' social and recreational use of digital media. Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out fills this gap, reporting on an ambitious three-year ethnographic investigation into how young people are living and learning with new media in varied settings—at home, in after-school programs, and in online spaces. Integrating twenty-three case studies—which include Harry Potter podcasting, video-game playing, music sharing, and online romantic breakups—in a unique collaborative authorship style, Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out is distinctive for its combination of in-depth description of specific group dynamics with conceptual analysis.