Copyright © 1999 by Dave Grossman and Gloria DeGaetano

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Grossman, Dave.
Stop teaching our kids to kill: a call to action against TV,
movie & video game violence / Dave Grossman,
Gloria DeGaetano.—1st ed.
1. Mass media and children. 2. Television and children.
3. Violence on television. 4. Children and violence.
I. DeGaetano, Gloria. II. Title.
HQ784.M3G76 1999
302.23′083—dc21 99–42476
eISBN: 978-0-307-42945-2

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