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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
... Read more

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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

$7.99 CAD

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
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

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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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Four Years in the Cauldron

The Gripping Story of an Irishman Making Sense of America

by Brian O’Donovan ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2021The riveting story of a nation at a crucial crossroadsFrom the start of his stint as RTÉ's Washington Correspondent Brian O'Donovan's lively and authoritative reporting of a tumultuous period in American life has been must-watch TV.Four Years in the Cauldron is his account of four busy years working in the US. He draws a compelling picture, full of telling ... Read more

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2021The riveting story of a nation at a crucial crossroadsFrom the start of his stint as RTÉ's Washington Correspondent Brian O'Donovan's lively and authoritative reporting of a tumultuous period in American life has been must-watch TV.Four Years in the Cauldron is his account of four busy years working in the US. He draws a compelling picture, full of telling
... Read more
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
... Read more
Arguing From Evidence in Middle School Science

24 Activities for Productive Talk and Deeper Learning

by Jonathan Francis Osborne, Brian M. Donovan, J. (Joseph) Bryan Henderson, Anna C. MacPherson, Andrew J. Wild ...

Teaching your students to think like scientists starts here!If you’ve ever struggled to help students make scientific arguments from evidence, this practical, easy-to-use activity book is for you! Give your students the critical scientific practice today′s science standards require. You’ll discover strategies and activities to effectively engage students in arguments about competing data sets, ... Read more

$38.99 CAD

Teaching your students to think like scientists starts here!If you’ve ever struggled to help students make scientific arguments from evidence, this practical, easy-to-use activity book is for you! Give your students the critical scientific practice today′s science standards require. You’ll discover strategies and activities to effectively engage students in arguments about competing data sets,
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Go Programming Language, The

by Alan Donovan, Brian Kernighan ...

Series series Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series
The Go Programming Language is the authoritative resource for any programmer who wants to learn Go. It shows how to write clear and idiomatic Go to solve real-world problems. The book does not assume prior knowledge of Go nor experience with any specific language, so you’ll find it accessible whether you’re most comfortable with JavaScript, Ruby, Python, Java, or C++.The first chapter is a ... Read more

$37.99 CAD

The Go Programming Language is the authoritative resource for any programmer who wants to learn Go. It shows how to write clear and idiomatic Go to solve real-world problems. The book does not assume prior knowledge of Go nor experience with any specific language, so you’ll find it accessible whether you’re most comfortable with JavaScript, Ruby, Python, Java, or C++.The first chapter is a
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Meme Wars

The Untold Story of the Online Battles Upending Democracy in America

by Joan Donovan, Emily Dreyfuss, Brian Friedberg ...

A groundbreaking investigation into the digital underworld, where far-right operatives wage wars against mainstream America, from a masterful trio of experts in media and tech.Memes have long been dismissed as inside jokes with no political importance. Nothing could be further from the truth. Memes are bedrock to the strategy of conspiracists such as Alex Jones, provocateurs like Milo Yiannopoulos ... Read more

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A groundbreaking investigation into the digital underworld, where far-right operatives wage wars against mainstream America, from a masterful trio of experts in media and tech.Memes have long been dismissed as inside jokes with no political importance. Nothing could be further from the truth. Memes are bedrock to the strategy of conspiracists such as Alex Jones, provocateurs like Milo Yiannopoulos
... Read more

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Dragon Family, The

by Jessie Donovan ...

Narrated by Brian J. Gill ...

Series Audiobook 5 - Lochguard Highland Dragons
Unabridged

3 hours 33 min

**This isn't a standalone story. Please enjoy at least Healed by the Dragon (Stonefire Dragons #4) first. I would highly suggest reading the other books in the Lochguard series as well.**For Finlay Stewart, being a dragon-shifter clan leader is easy compared to managing his family…Finn is trying his best to work and protect his clan on little sleep; having triplets is his toughest challenge to ... Read more

$8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

**This isn't a standalone story. Please enjoy at least Healed by the Dragon (Stonefire Dragons #4) first. I would highly suggest reading the other books in the Lochguard series as well.**For Finlay Stewart, being a dragon-shifter clan leader is easy compared to managing his family…Finn is trying his best to work and protect his clan on little sleep; having triplets is his toughest challenge to
... Read more
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Dragon Warrior, The

by Jessie Donovan ...

Narrated by Brian J. Gill ...

Series Audiobook 4 - Lochguard Highland Dragons
Unabridged

7 hours 57 min

Grant McFarland is the head Protector of Clan Lochguard. His top priority is finding the traitorous former clan members who attacked the Scottish clan. However, the touch of a female he’s known his whole life has started to set his body on fire. Both man and beast want her, but until he can ensure the clan is safe, he must resist her.Faye MacKenzie used to be in charge of security for her clan. ... Read more

$12.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Grant McFarland is the head Protector of Clan Lochguard. His top priority is finding the traitorous former clan members who attacked the Scottish clan. However, the touch of a female he’s known his whole life has started to set his body on fire. Both man and beast want her, but until he can ensure the clan is safe, he must resist her.Faye MacKenzie used to be in charge of security for her clan.
... Read more

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