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The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 86,146 ratings — published
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Making Movies Making Movies (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 10,675 ratings — published 1995
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Agile Game Development with SCRUM (Addison-Wesley Signature) (Addison Wesley Signature Series) Agile Game Development with SCRUM (Addison-Wesley Signature) (Addison Wesley Signature Series)
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avg rating 4.08 — 222 ratings — published 2010
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team The Five Dysfunctions of a Team (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 143,988 ratings — published 2002
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Mixing Secrets (Sound On Sound Presents...) Mixing Secrets (Sound On Sound Presents...)
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avg rating 4.38 — 1,017 ratings — published 2011
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The Recording Engineer's Handbook The Recording Engineer's Handbook (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 239 ratings — published 2004
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 33,524 ratings — published 2009
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The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business (J-B Lencioni Series) The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business (J-B Lencioni Series)
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avg rating 4.13 — 16,679 ratings — published 2012
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The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 15,298 ratings — published 1975
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A Playful Production Process: For Game Designers (and Everyone) A Playful Production Process: For Game Designers (and Everyone)
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avg rating 4.33 — 130 ratings — published
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Behind the Glass: Top Record Producers Tell How They Craft the Hits Behind the Glass: Top Record Producers Tell How They Craft the Hits (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 291 ratings — published 2000
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Mastering Audio: The Art and the Science Mastering Audio: The Art and the Science (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.44 — 548 ratings — published 2002
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The Mixing Engineer's Handbook The Mixing Engineer's Handbook (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 803 ratings — published 1999
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Zen And the Art Of Mixing Zen And the Art Of Mixing (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 523 ratings — published 2010
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The Lean Startup The Lean Startup (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.11 — 374,049 ratings — published 2011
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The Complete Film Production Handbook (American Film Market Presents) The Complete Film Production Handbook (American Film Market Presents)
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avg rating 4.18 — 228 ratings — published 1993
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Automation, Production Systems, and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Automation, Production Systems, and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 545 ratings — published 1980
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Blood Rites (The Dresden Files, #6) Blood Rites (The Dresden Files, #6)
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avg rating 4.29 — 142,575 ratings — published 2004
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The Art of Mixing: A Visual Guide to Recording, Engineering, and Production The Art of Mixing: A Visual Guide to Recording, Engineering, and Production (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.31 — 308 ratings — published 1997
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Modern Recording Techniques Modern Recording Techniques (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 475 ratings — published 1986
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Blood, Sweat, and Pixels Blood, Sweat, and Pixels (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.20 — 25,597 ratings — published 2017
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Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 105,603 ratings — published 2014
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Good Spirits (Ghosted, #1) Good Spirits (Ghosted, #1)
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avg rating 3.97 — 145,243 ratings — published 2025
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Rock Piano - Volume 2: Professional Know-How of Contemporary Keyboard-Playing Rock Piano - Volume 2: Professional Know-How of Contemporary Keyboard-Playing (Sheet music)
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avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 1985
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Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 10,389 ratings — published 2014
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Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 27,550 ratings — published 2017
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The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.39 — 3,493 ratings — published 2008
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Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 18,043 ratings — published 1997
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Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.54 — 5,300 ratings — published 2022
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The Game Production Toolbox The Game Production Toolbox (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.56 — 16 ratings — published
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Creative Direction in a Digital World Creative Direction in a Digital World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.79 — 48 ratings — published 2016
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Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.22 — 22,776 ratings — published 2013
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Scrum Mastery: From Good To Great Servant-Leadership Scrum Mastery: From Good To Great Servant-Leadership (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 1,020 ratings — published 2013
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The Game Production Handbook: . The Game Production Handbook: . (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 44 ratings — published 2008
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Essential Scrum: A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile Process Essential Scrum: A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile Process (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 1,662 ratings — published 2012
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Production and Operations Management Production and Operations Management (ebook)
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avg rating 3.92 — 158 ratings — published 2009
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Production: Planning, Control and Integration Production: Planning, Control and Integration (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 15 ratings — published 1997
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Team Leadership in the Game Industry Team Leadership in the Game Industry (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 50 ratings — published 2008
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Recording Tips for Engineers, For Cleaner, Brighter Tracks, 2nd Edition Recording Tips for Engineers, For Cleaner, Brighter Tracks, 2nd Edition (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 25 ratings — published 2002
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Backstage Handbook: An Illustrated Almanac of Technical Information Backstage Handbook: An Illustrated Almanac of Technical Information (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.42 — 457 ratings — published 1988
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Rock My Religion: Writings and Art Projects, 1965-1990 Rock My Religion: Writings and Art Projects, 1965-1990 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 18 ratings — published 1993
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The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 51,307 ratings — published 2013
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Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 1,077 ratings — published 2003
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Mixing Audio: Concepts, Practices and Tools Mixing Audio: Concepts, Practices and Tools (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.41 — 328 ratings — published 2007
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Business Model Generation Business Model Generation (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 60,400 ratings — published 2010
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Herzog on Herzog Herzog on Herzog (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.47 — 2,576 ratings — published 2003
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The Filmmaker's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age The Filmmaker's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 853 ratings — published 1984
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The Machine That Changed the World : The Story of Lean Production The Machine That Changed the World : The Story of Lean Production (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 2,592 ratings — published 1990
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The Producer's Business Handbook: The Roadmap for the Balanced Film Producer (American Film Market Presents) The Producer's Business Handbook: The Roadmap for the Balanced Film Producer (American Film Market Presents)
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avg rating 4.22 — 130 ratings — published 2000
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A Textbook of Production Technology: Manufacturing Processes [Dec 01, 2006] Sharma, P. C. A Textbook of Production Technology: Manufacturing Processes [Dec 01, 2006] Sharma, P. C. (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 328 ratings — published 2009
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Jeff Phillips
“A beverage of leisure is a serious business,” Shane Bowermaster was known to declare. “There can be no product of pleasure without the inverse on the end of the producer.”
Jeff Phillips, Whiskey Pike: A Bedtime Story for the Drinking Mankind

David Graeber
“Invoking the term “working class” instantly draws up images of men in overalls toiling on production lines, and it’s common to hear otherwise intelligent middle-class intellectuals suggest that, with the decline of factory work, the working class in, say, Britain or America no longer exists—as if it were actually ingeniously constructed androids that were driving their buses, trimming their hedges, installing their cables, or changing their grandparents’ bedpans. In fact, there was never a time most workers worked in factories. Even in the days of Karl Marx, or Charles Dickens, working-class neighborhoods housed far more maids, bootblacks, dustmen, cooks, nurses, cabbies, schoolteachers, prostitutes, caretakers, and costermongers than employees in coal mines, textile mills, or iron foundries. Are these former jobs “productive”? In what sense and for whom? Who “produces” a soufflé?”
David Graeber, Bullshit Jobs: A Theory

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