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Pixel Degradation: The Invisible Graphical Sacrifices of Rendering

Framerates, Explosions, and the Subconscious Downscaling of Visual Fidelity in Modern Console Hardware

by Brian Donovan ...

You are playing a breathtakingly beautiful video game. Suddenly, a massive building explodes, showering the screen with thousands of dynamic fire particles and smoke effects. The console's graphics card instantly panics, realizing it cannot calculate all these new pixels and maintain a smooth 60 frames per second. To prevent the game from freezing and stuttering, the engine deploys a ruthless ... Read more

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You are playing a breathtakingly beautiful video game. Suddenly, a massive building explodes, showering the screen with thousands of dynamic fire particles and smoke effects. The console's graphics card instantly panics, realizing it cannot calculate all these new pixels and maintain a smooth 60 frames per second. To prevent the game from freezing and stuttering, the engine deploys a ruthless
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The Gentle Art of Leadership

by Brian Donovan, Dean Phelan ...

What makes leaders great? The writing is on the wall. Quantitative and qualitative research indicate they consistently practise a Gentle Art of Leadership; Firsthand analyses of more than six thousand 360o feedback reports; Over 50 one-on-one interviews with Leaders; Reflections on hundreds of Executive Coaching sessions; Review of over 160 books and articles on leadership; Our own experiences as ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

What makes leaders great? The writing is on the wall. Quantitative and qualitative research indicate they consistently practise a Gentle Art of Leadership; Firsthand analyses of more than six thousand 360o feedback reports; Over 50 one-on-one interviews with Leaders; Reflections on hundreds of Executive Coaching sessions; Review of over 160 books and articles on leadership; Our own experiences as
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Hard Driving

The Wendell Scott Story

by Brian Donovan ...

Series series Truth to Power
The only book-length account of the life of Wendell Scott, the one-time moonshine runner who broke the color barrier in stock-car racing in 1952 and, against all odds, competed for more than 20 years in a sport dominated by Southern whites.Hard Driving is the story of one man's determination to live the life he loved, and to compete at the highest level of his sport. When Wendell Scott became ... Read more

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The only book-length account of the life of Wendell Scott, the one-time moonshine runner who broke the color barrier in stock-car racing in 1952 and, against all odds, competed for more than 20 years in a sport dominated by Southern whites.Hard Driving is the story of one man's determination to live the life he loved, and to compete at the highest level of his sport. When Wendell Scott became
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Leadership Is Changing the Game

The transition from technical expert to leader

by Brian Donovan ...

So why another book on leadership when there are already so many out there? This book addresses the critical role that technology leaders can play to take businesses into a new future. They can change the game. Businesses have high expectations of their technology leaders. We need to invest in building their leadership capability to make the most of the disruptive times we live in. Why are game ... Read more

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So why another book on leadership when there are already so many out there? This book addresses the critical role that technology leaders can play to take businesses into a new future. They can change the game. Businesses have high expectations of their technology leaders. We need to invest in building their leadership capability to make the most of the disruptive times we live in. Why are game
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Respectability on Trial

Sex Crimes in New York City, 1900-1918

by Brian Donovan ...

Recovers and chronicles the plights of ordinary New Yorkers that resonate with contemporary debates on rape and domestic violence.Providing a front row seat at critical courtroom battles over seduction, pimping, rape, and sodomy in early twentieth-century New York City, Brian Donovan uses verbatim trial transcripts to understand the city's history during the so-called "first sexual revolution." By ... Read more

$40.99 CAD

Recovers and chronicles the plights of ordinary New Yorkers that resonate with contemporary debates on rape and domestic violence.Providing a front row seat at critical courtroom battles over seduction, pimping, rape, and sodomy in early twentieth-century New York City, Brian Donovan uses verbatim trial transcripts to understand the city's history during the so-called "first sexual revolution." By
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American Gold Digger

Marriage, Money, and the Law from the Ziegfeld Follies to Anna Nicole Smith

by Brian Donovan ...

Series series Gender and American Culture
The stereotype of the “gold digger” has had a fascinating trajectory in twentieth-century America, from tales of greedy flapper-era chorus girls to tabloid coverage of Anna Nicole Smith and her octogenarian tycoon husband. The term entered American vernacular in the 1910s as women began to assert greater power over courtship, marriage, and finances, threatening men’s control of legal and economic ... Read more

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The stereotype of the “gold digger” has had a fascinating trajectory in twentieth-century America, from tales of greedy flapper-era chorus girls to tabloid coverage of Anna Nicole Smith and her octogenarian tycoon husband. The term entered American vernacular in the 1910s as women began to assert greater power over courtship, marriage, and finances, threatening men’s control of legal and economic
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Hard Driving

The Wendell Scott Story

by Brian Donovan ...

Narrated by Kiff VandenHeuvel ...

Series series Truth to Power
Unabridged

9 hours 58 min

The only book-length account of the life of Wendell Scott, the one-time moonshine runner who broke the color barrier in stock-car racing in 1952 and, against all odds, competed for more than 20 years in a sport dominated by Southern whites.Hard Driving is the story of one man's determination to live the life he loved, and to compete at the highest level of his sport. When Wendell Scott became ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

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The only book-length account of the life of Wendell Scott, the one-time moonshine runner who broke the color barrier in stock-car racing in 1952 and, against all odds, competed for more than 20 years in a sport dominated by Southern whites.Hard Driving is the story of one man's determination to live the life he loved, and to compete at the highest level of his sport. When Wendell Scott became
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Full Throttle

The Life and Fast Times of NASCAR Legend Curtis Turner

by Robert Edelstein, Stefan Rudnicki ...

Narrated by Rex Linn ...

Unabridged

11 hours 52 min

Motor racing and mayhem, the non-stop pursuit of outrageous dreams, high-speed thrills and a really good time: these are the raw materials of Full Throttle.Curtis Turner was the most dynamic stock-car racer of all time; he wrote the book on living fast and dying young. The first NASCAR celebrity, his life embodied all that made NASCAR a hit spectator sport: the adrenaline rush of the races, the ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

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Motor racing and mayhem, the non-stop pursuit of outrageous dreams, high-speed thrills and a really good time: these are the raw materials of Full Throttle.Curtis Turner was the most dynamic stock-car racer of all time; he wrote the book on living fast and dying young. The first NASCAR celebrity, his life embodied all that made NASCAR a hit spectator sport: the adrenaline rush of the races, the
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The Hit

by David Baldacci ...

Narrated by Orlagh Cassidy, Ron McLarty ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Will Robie Series
Abridged

7 hours 12 min

From #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci, master assassin Will Robie must track down a deadly rogue agent, but the attacks conceal a larger threat that could send shockwaves through the U.S. government and around the world.Will Robie is a master of killing.A highly skilled assassin, Robie is the man the U.S. government calls on to eliminate the worst of the worst--enemies of the ... Read more

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci, master assassin Will Robie must track down a deadly rogue agent, but the attacks conceal a larger threat that could send shockwaves through the U.S. government and around the world.Will Robie is a master of killing.A highly skilled assassin, Robie is the man the U.S. government calls on to eliminate the worst of the worst--enemies of the
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Memory Man

by David Baldacci ...

Narrated by Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Memory Man Series
Unabridged

13 hours 16 min

This #1 New York Times bestseller introduces Amos Decker, a gifted police detective with a perfect memory who must solve a mystery he wishes he could forget: his family's murder.Amos Decker's life changed forever—twice.The first time was on the gridiron. A big, towering athlete, he was the only person from his hometown of Burlington ever to play in the NFL. But his career ended before it had a ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

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This #1 New York Times bestseller introduces Amos Decker, a gifted police detective with a perfect memory who must solve a mystery he wishes he could forget: his family's murder.Amos Decker's life changed forever—twice.The first time was on the gridiron. A big, towering athlete, he was the only person from his hometown of Burlington ever to play in the NFL. But his career ended before it had a
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People Management

by Rus Slater ...

Series series Collins Business Secrets
The people management secrets that experts and top professionals use.Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of People ManagementIncludes how to:• Build a business-like relationships with your direct reports• Set clear targets and monitor them• Understand different personality types and how to manage them• Deliver criticism and compliments in the right way• Mentor your ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

The people management secrets that experts and top professionals use.Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of People ManagementIncludes how to:• Build a business-like relationships with your direct reports• Set clear targets and monitor them• Understand different personality types and how to manage them• Deliver criticism and compliments in the right way• Mentor your
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Change Management In A Week

Managing Change In Seven Simple Steps

by Mike Bourne ...

Change management just got easierIf an organization does not change in response to the environment in which it is operating, it will ultimately fail. Just as people have to change and adapt according to their circumstances, so do organizations. No one can deny that managing change is a difficult and sometimes painful task. It is complex and can be emotionally draining, involving a range of skills ... Read more

$4.99 CAD

Change management just got easierIf an organization does not change in response to the environment in which it is operating, it will ultimately fail. Just as people have to change and adapt according to their circumstances, so do organizations. No one can deny that managing change is a difficult and sometimes painful task. It is complex and can be emotionally draining, involving a range of skills
... Read more

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