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Beginning C++ Game Programming

Beginning C++ Game Programming

By : John Horton
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Beginning C++ Game Programming

Beginning C++ Game Programming

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By: John Horton
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Overview of this book

Always dreamed of creating your own games? With the third edition of Beginning C++ Game Programming, you can turn that dream into reality! This beginner-friendly guide is updated and improved to include the latest features of VS 2022, SFML, and modern C++20 programming techniques. You'll get a fun introduction to game programming by building four fully playable games of increasing complexity. You'll build clones of popular games such as Timberman, Pong, a Zombie survival shooter, and an endless runner. The book starts by covering the basics of programming. You'll study key C++ topics, such as object-oriented programming (OOP) and C++ pointers and get acquainted with the Standard Template Library (STL). The book helps you learn about collision detection techniques and game physics by building a Pong game. As you build games, you'll also learn exciting game programming concepts such as vertex arrays, directional sound (spatialization), OpenGL programmable shaders, spawning objects, and much more. You’ll dive deep into game mechanics and implement input handling, levelling up a character, and simple enemy AI. Finally, you'll explore game design patterns to enhance your C++ game programming skills. By the end of the book, you'll have gained the knowledge you need to build your own games with exciting features from scratch.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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Who this book is for
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What this book covers
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Welcome to Beginning C++ Game Programming Third Edition!
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Welcome to Beginning C++ Game Programming Third Edition!
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The games we will build
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Why you should learn game programming using C++ in 2024
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Setting up SFML
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Creating a new project in Visual Studio 2022
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Planning Timber!!!
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The project assets
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Understanding screen and internal coordinates
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Getting started with coding the game
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Opening a window using SFML
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The game loop
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Drawing the game’s background
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Handling errors
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Summary
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Frequently asked questions
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Variables, Operators, and Decisions: Animating Sprites
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Variables, Operators, and Decisions: Animating Sprites
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Learning all about C++ variables
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Seeing how to manipulate the variables
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Adding clouds, a buzzing bee, and a tree
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Random numbers
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Making decisions with if and else
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Timing
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Moving the clouds and the bee
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Summary
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Frequently Asked Questions
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C++ Strings, SFML Time: Player Input and HUD
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C++ Strings, SFML Time: Player Input and HUD
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Pausing and restarting the game
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C++ strings
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Adding a score and a message
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Adding a time-bar
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Summary
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Frequently asked questions
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Loops, Arrays, Switch, Enumerations, and Functions: Implementing Game Mechanics
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Loops, Arrays, Switch, Enumerations, and Functions: Implementing Game Mechanics
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Loops
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Arrays
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Making decisions with switch
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Class enumerations
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Getting started with functions
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Growing the branches
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Summary
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Frequently asked questions
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Collisions, Sound, and End Conditions: Making the Game Playable
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Collisions, Sound, and End Conditions: Making the Game Playable
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Preparing the player (and other sprites)
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Drawing the player and other sprites
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Handling the player’s input
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Handling death
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Simple sound effects
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Improving the game and code
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Summary
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Frequently asked questions
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Object-Oriented Programming – Starting the Pong Game
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Object-Oriented Programming – Starting the Pong Game
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Object-oriented programming
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The theory of a Pong bat
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Creating the Pong project
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Coding the Bat class
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Using the Bat class and coding the main function
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Summary
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Frequently asked questions
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AABB Collision Detection and Physics – Finishing the Pong Game
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AABB Collision Detection and Physics – Finishing the Pong Game
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Coding the Ball class
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Using the Ball class
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Collision detection and scoring
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Running the game
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Learning about the C++ spaceship operator
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Summary
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Frequently asked questions
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SFML Views – Starting the Zombie Shooter Game
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SFML Views – Starting the Zombie Shooter Game
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Planning and starting the Zombie Arena game
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OOP and the Zombie Arena project
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Building the player – the first class
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Controlling the game camera with SFML View
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Starting the Zombie Arena game engine
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Managing the code files
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Starting to code the main game loop
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Summary
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Frequently asked questions
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C++ References, Sprite Sheets, and Vertex Arrays
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C++ References, Sprite Sheets, and Vertex Arrays
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Understanding C++ references
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SFML vertex arrays and sprite sheets
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What is a vertex array?
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Creating a randomly generated scrolling background
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Using the background
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Summary
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Pointers, the Standard Template Library, and Texture Management
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Pointers, the Standard Template Library, and Texture Management
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Learning about pointers
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Learning about the Standard Template Library
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Summary
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Coding the TextureHolder Class and Building a Horde of Zombies
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Coding the TextureHolder Class and Building a Horde of Zombies
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Implementing the TextureHolder class
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Building a horde of zombies
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Using the TextureHolder class for all textures
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Collision Detection, Pickups, and Bullets
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Collision Detection, Pickups, and Bullets
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Coding the Bullet class
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Making the bullets fly
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Coding a class for pickups
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Using the Pickup class
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Detecting collisions
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Layering Views and Implementing the HUD
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Layering Views and Implementing the HUD
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Adding all the Text and HUD objects
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Updating the HUD
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Drawing the HUD, home, and level-up screens
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Summary
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Sound Effects, File I/O, and Finishing the Game
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Sound Effects, File I/O, and Finishing the Game
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Saving and loading the high score
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Preparing sound effects
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Allowing the player to level up and spawning a new wave
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Restarting the game
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Playing the rest of the sounds
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Summary
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Frequently asked questions
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Run!
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Run!
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About the game
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Creating the project
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Coding the main function
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Handling input
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Coding the Factory class
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Advanced OOP: inheritance and polymorphism
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Design patterns
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Entity Component System pattern
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Summary
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Sound, Game Logic, Inter-Object Communication, and the Player
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Sound, Game Logic, Inter-Object Communication, and the Player
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Coding the SoundEngine class
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Code the Game logic
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Coding the player: Part 1
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Coding the factory to use all our new classes
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Running the game
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Summary
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Graphics, Cameras, Action
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Graphics, Cameras, Action
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Cameras, draw calls, and SFML View
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Coding the camera classes
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Adding camera instances to the game
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Running the game
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Coding the Platforms, Player Animations, and Controls
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Coding the Platforms, Player Animations, and Controls
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Coding the platforms
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Running the game
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Adding functionality to the player
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Running the game
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Coding the Animator class
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Coding the player animations
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Running the game
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Summary
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Building the Menu and Making It Rain
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Building the Menu and Making It Rain
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Building an interactive menu
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Running the game
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Making it rain
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Running the game
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Summary
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Fireballs and Spatialization
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Fireballs and Spatialization
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What is spatialization?
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Handling spatialization using SFML
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Upgrading the SoundEngine class
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Fireballs
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Running the code
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Summary
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Parallax Backgrounds and Shaders
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Parallax Backgrounds and Shaders
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Learning about OpenGL, shaders, and GLSL
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Finishing the CameraGraphics class
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Coding a shader for the game
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Running the completed game
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Summary
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Further reading
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Other Books You May Enjoy
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Other Books You May Enjoy
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Index
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Index

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