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The 2nd Authors & Illustrators Scrapbook: Featuring 25 More Creators of Australian Children's Booksby Omnibus Books (Firm)ISBN 1862911371 (1-86291-137-1)
Hardcover, Omnibus Books
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Adventures of Ideasby Alfred North WhiteheadISBN 0029351707 (0-02-935170-7)
Softcover, Free Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Adventures of Ideas'Book summary:This book has soft covers.Ex-library,With usual stamps and markings,In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. [via]
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The Agenda: What Every Business Must Do to Dominate the Decadeby Michael HammerISBN 1400047730 (1-4000-4773-0)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Art of All Colours: Mediaeval Recipe Books for Painters and Illuminatorsby Mark ClarkeISBN 1873132727 (1-873132-72-7)
Softcover, Antique Collectors Club Ltd
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Balancing Agility and Discipline: A Guide for the Perplexedby Richard Turner, Barry BoehmISBN 0321186125 (0-321-18612-5)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley
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Body Languageby Julius FastISBN 1567310044 (1-56731-004-4)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Body Language'Book summary:This classic books introduces kinetics, the science of non-verbal communication, which is used to analyze the common gestures we use and observe every day, gestures which reveal our deepest feelings and hidden thoughts to total strangersif they know how to read them. [via]
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Business Process Change: A Manager's Guide to Improving, Redesigning and Automating Processesby Paul HarmonISBN 1558607587 (1-55860-758-7)
Softcover, Morgan Kaufmann Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Business Process Change: A Manager's Guide to Improving, Redesigning and Automating Processes'Book summary:Every company wants to improve the way it does business, to produce goods and services more efficiently, and to increase profits. Nonprofit organizations are also concerned with efficiency, productivity, and with achieving the goals they set for themselves. Every manager understands that achieving these goals is a part of his or her job.
In the wake of the dot-com collapse, managers are trying to figure out how they can take advantage of email, the Internet, and the Web to improve their business process. At the same time, managers are interested in developing business process architectures and measurement systems that align business processes with corporate goals. Managers face many options in approaching these problems. Business Process Change provides an overview of the options and describes a variety of business process techniques proven by successful companies over the course of a decade.
*Focuses on the process change problems faced by today's managers.
*Summarizes the state of the art of business process analysis & improvement, including the basic vocabulary of modeling.
*Presents a methodology based on the best practices available that can be tailored for specific needs and that maintains a focus on the human aspects of process redesign.
*Offers detailed case studies showing how these methods are implemented. [via]More editions of Business Process Change: A Manager's Guide to Improving, Redesigning and Automating Processes:
The Capability Maturity Model: Guidelines for Improving the Software Processby Mark C. Paulk, Charles V. Weber, Bill CurtisISBN 0201546647 (0-201-54664-7)
Hardcover, Addison-Wesley
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Cisa Review Manual 2002by Information Systems Audit and Control Association StaffISBN 1893209202 (1-893209-20-2)
Softcover, Information Systems Audit & control
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The Complete Lean Enterprise: Value Stream Mapping For Administrative And Office Processesby Beau Keyte, Drew LocherISBN 1563273012 (1-56327-301-2)
Softcover, Productivity Pr
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Concept of Natureby A. N. WhiteheadISBN 1591022142 (1-59102-214-2)
Softcover, Prometheus Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Concept of Nature'Book summary:Originally published in 1920 and based on the Tarner Lectures in the philosophy of science, this early work by Alfred North Whitehead made an important contribution to the development of philosophic naturalism. It also featured his assessment of the impact of Einsteins theories and the new findings of modern physics on the concept of nature.
Whitehead begins with a critique of generally accepted ideas about substance, space, and time, as inherited from ancient Greek philosophers, and as modified in the Enlightenment. To assume that matter is the basis of reality, he insists, is a longstanding error, whereby a metaphysical abstraction has been misinterpreted as a concrete reality. Interestingly, though he accepted Einsteins theory of relativity, he took issue with Einsteins interpretation of it, as well as popular conceptions of relativity that pictured "space bending" under the influence of matter and gravity. Instead of positing matter as the substratum of the universe, Whitehead argued for the "event" and the "process of becoming" as the starting points for analyzing reality. He felt this "organic" interpretation was closer to our direct, everyday experience of attributes and their relations than the abstract notion of matter assumed by philosophers and scientists for so many centuries. These ideas were later systematically presented in his most famous work, Process and Reality.
After publication, The Concept of Nature was widely praised. A. E. Taylor, writing in Mind, called it "the finest contribution, in my own judgment, yet made by any one man," and J. E. McTaggert, in The Cambridge Review, said that it was "one of the most valuable books on the relation of philosophy and science which has appeared for many years."
Though written many decades ago, Whiteheads reflections remain innovative and stimulating. [via]More editions of Concept of Nature:
Configuration Management: The Missing Link in Web Engineeringby Susan DartISBN 1580530982 (1-58053-098-2)
Hardcover, Artech House
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The Culture of Collaboration: Maximizing Time, Talent and Tools to Create Value in the Global Economyby Evan RosenISBN 097746170X (0-9774617-0-X)
Hardcover, Red Ape Pub
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Dead Soulsby Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol, Constance Black Garnett, Jeffrey MeyersISBN 1593080921 (1-59308-092-1)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dead Souls'Book summary:Gogol's tale of a dismissed civil servant turned unscrupulous confidence man is the most essentially Russian of all the great novels in Russian literature. With its rich and ebullient language, ironic twists, and cast of comedic characters, Dead Souls (1842) stands as one of the most dazzling and poetic masterpieces of the nineteenth century. This brilliant new translation by Christopher English is complemented by a superb introductory essay by the pre-eminent Gogol scholar, Robert Maguire. [via]
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Dead Soulsby Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky, Nikolai Vasilevich GogolISBN 1400043190 (1-4000-4319-0)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dead Souls'Book summary:A socially adept newcomer fluidly inserts himself into an unnamed Russian town, conquering first the drinkers, then the dignitaries. All find him amiable, estimable, agreeable. But what exactly is Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov up to?--something that will soon throw the town "into utter perplexity."
After more than a week of entertainment and "passing the time, as they say, very pleasantly," he gets down to business--heading off to call on some landowners. More pleasantries ensue before Chichikov reveals his bizarre plan. He'd like to buy the souls of peasants who have died since the last census. The first landowner looks carefully to see if he's mad, but spots no outward signs. In fact, the scheme is innovative but by no means bonkers. Even though Chichikov will be taxed on the supposed serfs, he will be able to count them as his property and gain the reputation of a gentleman owner. His first victim is happy to give up his souls for free--less tax burden for him. The second, however, knows Chichikov must be up to something, and the third has his servants rough him up. Nonetheless, he prospers.
Dead Souls is a feverish anatomy of Russian society (the book was first published in 1842) and human wiles. Its author tosses off thousands of sublime epigrams--including, "However stupid a fool's words may be, they are sometimes enough to confound an intelligent man," and is equally adept at yearning satire: "Where is he," Gogol interrupts the action, "who, in the native tongue of our Russian soul, could speak to us this all-powerful word: forward? who, knowing all the forces and qualities, and all the depths of our nature, could, by one magic gesture, point the Russian man towards a lofty life?" Flannery O'Connor, another writer of dark genius, declared Gogol "necessary along with the light." Though he was hardly the first to envision property as theft, his blend of comic, fantastic moralism is sui generis.--Kerry Fried [via]
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Debugging the Development Process: Practical Strategies for Staying Focused, Hitting Ship Dates, and Building Solid Teamsby Steve MaguireISBN 1556156502 (1-55615-650-2)
Softcover, Microsoft Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Debugging the Development Process: Practical Strategies for Staying Focused, Hitting Ship Dates, and Building Solid Teams'Book summary:In Debugging the Development Process, Maguire describes the sometimes controversial but always effective practices that enabled his software teams at Microsoft to develop high-quality software - on schedule. With the refreshing candor reviewers admired in Writing Solid Code, Maguire talks about what did and what didn't work at Microsoft and tells you how to energize software teams to work effectively - and to enjoy their work; why you might want to kick your star programmer off your team; how to avoid corporate snares and overblown corporate processes; which tiny changes produce major results; how to deliver on schedule and without overwork; how to pull twice the value out of everything you do; how to get your team going on a creative roll; and how to raise the average programmer level at your company.[via]More editions of Debugging the Development Process: Practical Strategies for Staying Focused, Hitting Ship Dates, and Building Solid Teams:
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Democratic Rules of Orderby Fred Francis, Peg FrancisISBN 0969926049 (0-9699260-4-9)
Softcover, Gordon Soules Book Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Democratic Rules of Order'Book summary:Democratic Rules of Order is a complete, concise, parliamentary guide, made to be adopted as the official rules of order for meetings of any size. It is not an abridgement of other books though it includes much common practice.
Its rules are written in plain language, free of complex protocol and jargon, to enable people to participate in meetings equally and efficiently. Since they do not contain complicated procedures which reduce the rights of members less familiar with them, they produces a significantly higher standard of democracy. Meetings make better decisions with greater ease. [via]
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Der Process [sic]by Franz Kafka, Malcolm Pasley, Hans-Gerd KochISBN 3100381300 (3-10-038130-0)
Hardcover, S. Fischer
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Dynamics of Software Developmentby Jim McCarthyISBN 1556158238 (1-55615-823-8)
Softcover, Microsoft Pr
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El Proceso / the Processby Franz KafkaISBN 8437608562 (84-376-0856-2)
Softcover, Catedra Ediciones
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› Find signed collectible books: 'El Proceso / the Process'Book summary:This brilliant writer knew how to create a nightmare world where things happen without any explanation, where the characters fight against a fate which they do´nt understand, where there are effects without any apparent cause and where all happens without any explanation, but even so, it is impossible to escape from the fascination of the plot.. [via]
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The Encyclopedia of Cartooning Techniquesby Steve WhitakerISBN 1561383546 (1-56138-354-6)
Hardcover, Running Pr Book Pub
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Encyclopedia of Cartooning Techniques: A Comprehensive Visual Guide to Traditional And Contemporary Techniquesby Steve Whitaker, Steve EdgellISBN 1402731256 (1-4027-3125-6)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Epilepsy And Pregnancy: What Every Woman with Epilepsy Should Knowby Stacey Chillemi, Blanca VazquezISBN 1932603158 (1-932603-15-8)
Softcover, Demos Medical Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Epilepsy And Pregnancy: What Every Woman with Epilepsy Should Know'Book summary:Approximately 2.5 million people in the U.S. suffer from epilepsy; of these, more than one million are women of child-bearing age. With concerns about everything from medication-related birth defects to falls during seizures, many of these women are fearful of having children. The good news is that, with proper prenatal care, more than 90% will deliver healthy babies.
Epilepsy and Pregnancy gives readers the basic facts they need to help them make medical decisions throughout preconception, pregnancy, labor, delivery, and the early days after childbirth. Topics include preconception, fertility, pregnancy risks, risks to the fetus, nutrition, keeping fit, what to expect during pregnancy, fetal development, and labor and delivery.
In addition, the book includes guidelines for the use of antiepileptic drugs during pregnancy, recommendations and questions to ask their neurologist, recommended daily allowances by age group, glossary, and much more. Epilepsy and Pregnancy is an essential guide for any woman who suffers from epilepsy and desires to have a child. [via]
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Epilepsy You're Not Aloneby Stacey ChillemiISBN 1430300108 (1-4303-0010-8)
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Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Changeby Kent Beck, Cynthia Andres, Erich GammaISBN 0321278658 (0-321-27865-8)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change'Book summary:In this second edition of Extreme Programming Explained, Kent Beck organizes and presents five years worth of experiences, growth, and change revolving around XP. If you are seriously interested in understanding how you and your team can start down the path of improvement with XP, you must read this book.
Francesco Cirillo, Chief Executive Officer, XPLabs S.R.L.The first edition of this book told us what XP wasit changed the way many of us think about software development. This second edition takes it farther and gives us a lot more of the why of XP, the motivations and the principles behind the practices. This is great stuff. Armed with the what and the why, we can now all set out to confidently work on the how: how to run our projects better, and how to get agile techniques adopted in our organizations.
Dave Thomas, The Pragmatic Programmers LLCThis book is dynamite! It was revolutionary when it first appeared a few years ago, and this new edition is equally profound. For those who insist on cookbook checklists, theres an excellent chapter on primary practices, but I urge you to begin by truly contemplating the meaning of the opening sentence in the first chapter of Kent Becks book: XP is about social change. You should do whatever it takes to ensure that every IT professional and every IT managerall the way up to the CIOhas a copy of Extreme Programming Explained on his or her desk.
Ed Yourdon, author and consultantXP is a powerful set of concepts for simplifying the process of software design, development, and testing. It is about minimalism and incrementalism, which are especially useful principles when tackling complex problems that require a balance of creativity and discipline.
Michael A. Cusumano, Professor, MIT Sloan School of Management, and author of The Business of SoftwareExtreme Programming Explained is the work of a talented and passionate craftsman. Kent Beck has brought together a compelling collection of ideas about programming and management that deserves your full attention. My only beef is that our profession has gotten to a point where such common-sense ideas are labeled extreme....
Lou Mazzucchelli, Fellow, Cutter Business Technology CouncilIf your organization is ready for a change in the way it develops software, theres the slow incremental approach, fixing things one by one, or the fast track, jumping feet first into Extreme Programming. Do not be frightened by the name, it is not that extreme at all. It is mostly good old recipes and common sense, nicely integrated together, getting rid of all the fat that has accumulated over the years.
Philippe Kruchten, UBC, Vancouver, British ColumbiaSometimes revolutionaries get left behind as the movement they started takes on a life of its own. In this book, Kent Beck shows that he remains ahead of the curve, leading XP to its next level. Incorporating five years of feedback, this book takes a fresh look at what it takes to develop better software in less time and for less money. There are no silver bullets here, just a set of practical principles that, when used wisely, can lead to dramatic improvements in software development productivity.
Mary Poppendieck, author of Lean Software Development: An Agile ToolkitKent Beck has revised his classic book based on five more years of applying and teaching XP. He shows how the path to XP is both easy and hard: It can be started with fewer practices, and yet it challenges teams to go farther than ever.
William Wake, independent consultantWith new insights, wisdom from experience, and clearer explanations of the art of Extreme Programming, this edition of Becks classic will help many realize the dream of outstanding software development.
Joshua Kerievsky, author of Refactoring to Patterns and Founder, Industrial Logic, Inc.XP has changed the way our industry thinks about software development. Its brilliant simplicity, focused execution, and insistence on fact-based planning over speculation have set a new standard for software delivery.
David Trowbridge, Architect, Microsoft CorporationAccountability. Transparency. Responsibility. These are not words that are often applied to software development.
In this completely revised introduction to Extreme Programming (XP), Kent Beck describes how to improve your software development by integrating these highly desirable concepts into your daily development process.
The first edition of Extreme Programming Explained is a classic. It won awards for its then-radical ideas for improving small-team development, such as having developers write automated tests for their own code and having the whole team plan weekly. Much has changed in five years. This completely rewritten second edition expands the scope of XP to teams of any size by suggesting a program of continuous improvement based on:
- Five core values consistent with excellence in software development
- Eleven principles for putting those values into action
- Thirteen primary and eleven corollary practices to help you push development past its current business and technical limitations
Whether you have a small team that is already closely aligned with your customers or a large team in a gigantic or multinational organization, you will find in these pages a wealth of ideas to challenge, inspire, and encourage you and your team members to substantially improve your software development.
You will discover how to:
- Involve the whole teamXP style
- Increase technical collaboration through pair programming and continuous integration
- Reduce defects through developer testing
- Align business and technical decisions through weekly and quarterly planning
- Improve teamwork by setting up an informative, shared workspace
You will also find many other concrete ideas for improvement, all based on a philosophy that emphasizes simultaneously increasing the humanity and effectiveness of software development.
Every team can improve. Every team can begin improving today. Improvement is possiblebeyond what we can currently imagine. Extreme Programming Explained, Second Edition, offers ideas to fuel your improvement for years to come.
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Extreme Programming Refactored: The Case Against Xpby Doug RosenbergISBN 1590590961 (1-59059-096-1)
Softcover, Springer-Verlag New York Inc
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Fire in the Crucible: Understanding the Process of Creative Geniusby John BriggsISBN 1890482773 (1-890482-77-3)
Softcover, Red Wheel/Weiser
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First Draft In 30 Days: A Novel Writer's System for Building a Complete and Cohesive Manuscriptby Karen WiesnerISBN 1582972966 (1-58297-296-6)
Softcover, Writers Digest Books
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Say goodbye to writing and rewriting with no results. Startingand finishingyour novel has never been easier!
First Draft in 30 Days provides you with a sure-fire system to reduce time-intensive rewrites and avoid writing detours. Award-winning author Karen S. Wiesner's 30-day method shows you how to create an outline so detailed and complete that it actually doubles as your first draft. Flexible and customizable, this revolutionary system can be modified to fit any writer's approach and style. Plus, comprehensive and interactive worksheets make the process seem less like work and more like a game. This invaluable resource also includes:
- Itemized and flexible schedules to keep you focused each and every day
- Dozens of detailed worksheets to guide you through the outlining process
- Completed sample worksheets inspired by best-selling novels
- Tips for outlining projects already in development
- Brainstorming techniques to keep you motivated
- Goal sheets for gettingand keepingyour career on track
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Gay & Lesbian Stats: A Pocket Guide of Facts and Figuresby Bennett L. Singer, David DeschampsISBN 1565841557 (1-56584-155-7)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gay & Lesbian Stats: A Pocket Guide of Facts and Figures'Book summary:Under sixteen headings ranging from Activism and Politics to Religion, Gay and Lesbian Stats delivers hundreds of salient facts, citing sources, that documents the current status of gay men and lesbians. This straightforward compendium of facts may be slim (just the right size for carrying around in a pocket) but it packs a wallop. [via]
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A Guide to Software Configuration Managementby Alexis LeonISBN 1580530729 (1-58053-072-9)
Hardcover, Artech House
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How to Become Wealthy Selling Informational Products on the Internetby Stacey ChillemiISBN 141169208X (1-4116-9208-X)
Softcover, Lulu.Com
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How to Become Wealthy Selling Informational Products on the Internet'Book summary:This book has the most in depth-coverage of important development topics found anywhere on How to Sell Informational Product's on the Internet. The author of the book is a renowned expert in the area. Learn directly from a recognized community expert. In More Detail Below: If you've mastered the basics of the Internet development, this book provides the next step. It has unique coverage of "How to Become Wealthy Selling Informational Products on the Internet, a detailed tour of Why Information Products?, What Do I Do First?, Creating Your Business Goals, Creating Your Business Plan, Create a Domain name and Web Site, Creating Your Informational Website, The Basics of Payment Processing, Marketing your Internet Business, Research your Competition, SWOT Analysis, Affiliate Programs, What is an eBook?, Hot topics like Why Sell eBooks, How to Write an Ebook, Turning your eBook into a CD or DVD, Making Money with Free eBooks, Learning About the Importance of Copyright, Pricing your eBook, Ways to Increase your eBook Sales, Success Story, Frequently Asked Questions About eBook, eBook Glossary, eBook Resources Tips and techniques are also covered. This book is packed with code examples and never-before seen secrets of Internet. Many people dream of starting a business - but are hesitant to start a business of their own because they don't know if they're the right sort of person to be starting a business or are worried that they'll start a business and fail. Many people want to begin their own informational business, but they have no idea how to begin. What do I do first? How do I start? Will starting my business cost a lot of money? Will I get back what I put in? Is it worth my time and effort? So many questions, where can I find all the answers? This book of course! Are you one of those people wondering if starting a business is right for you? After you finish reading this manual you ll know if you re cut out to be an entrepreneur by selling information products and eBooks on the internet and then you can decide if this business is right for you. [via]
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Human Aspects of Software Engineeringby James Tomayko, Orit HazzanISBN 1584503130 (1-58450-313-0)
Hardcover, Charles River Media
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Inspirability: 40 Top Designers Speak Out About What Inspiresby PashISBN 1581805551 (1-58180-555-1)
Hardcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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Joel on Software: And on Diverse and Occasionally Related Matters that Will Prove of Interest to Software Developers, Designers, and Managers, and to Those Who, Whetherby Joel SpolskyISBN 1590593898 (1-59059-389-8)
Softcover, Apress
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Joel on Software: And on Diverse and Occasionally Related Matters that Will Prove of Interest to Software Developers, Designers, and Managers, and to Those Who, Whether'Book summary:Joel Spolsky began his legendary web log, www.joelonsoftware.com, in March 2000, in order to offer insights for improving the world of programming. Spolsky based these observations on years of personal experience.
The result just a handful of years later? Spolsky's technical knowledge, caustic wit, and extraordinary writing skills have earned him status as a programming guru! His blog has become renowned throughout the programming worldnow linked to more than 600 websites and translated into over 30 languages.
Joel on Software covers every conceivable aspect of software programmingfrom the best way to write code, to the best way to design an office in which to write code! All programmers, all people who want to enhance their knowledge of programmers, and all who are trying to manage programmers will surely relate to Joel's musings.
Table of Contents
- Choosing a Language
- Back to Basics
- The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code
- The Absolute Minimum Every Software Developer Absolutely, Positively Must Know About Unicode and Character Sets (No Excuses!)
- Painless Functional Specifications Part 1: Why Bother?
- Painless Functional Specifications Part 2: Whats a Spec?
- Painless Functional Specifications Part 3: But . . . How?
- Painless Functional Specifications Part 4: Tips
- Painless Software Schedules
- Daily Builds Are Your Friend
- Hard-Assed Bug Fixin
- Five Worlds
- Paper Prototyping
- Dont Let Architecture Astronauts Scare You
- Fire and Motion
- Craftsmanship
- Three Wrong Ideas from Computer Science
- Biculturalism
- Get Crash Reports From UsersAutomatically!
- The Guerilla Guide to Interviewing
- Incentive Pay Considered Harmful
- Top Five (Wrong) Reasons You Dont Have Testers
- Human Task Switches Considered Harmful
- Things You Should Never Do, Part One
- The Iceberg Secret, Revealed
- The Law of Leaky Abstractions
- Lord Palmerston on Programming
- Measurement
- Rick Chapman Is In Search of Stupidity
- What Is the Work of Dogs in This Country?
- Getting Things Done When Youre Only a Grunt
- Two Stories
- Big Macs vs. The Naked Chef
- Nothing Is As Simple As It Seems
- In Defense of Not-Invented-Here Syndrome
- Strategy Letter I: Ben & Jerrys vs. Amazon
- Strategy Letter II: Chicken-and-Egg Problems
- Strategy Letter III: Let Me Go Back!
- Strategy Letter IV: Bloatware and the 80/20 Myth
- Strategy Letter V: The Economics of Open Source
- A Week of Murphys Law Gone Wild
- How Microsoft Lost the API War
- Microsoft Goes Bonkers
- Our .NET Strategy
- Please Sir May I Have a Linker?
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Keep the Faith: To Live and Be Heard from the Heavens Aboveby Stacey ChillemiISBN 1411628454 (1-4116-2845-4)
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"Keep the Faith," focuses on faith, courage, wisdom, strength and hope, reminding us that each day holds something to be thankful for in life. This book encourages readers to pursue their dreams, find their passion and seek joy and happiness in their life.
This book will help you see a completely new meaning of life. Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending when they have faith in Christ. [via]More editions of Keep the Faith: To Live and Be Heard from the Heavens Above:
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Let the Love of Life Be the Strength of Your Soulby Stacey ChillemiISBN 1411669592 (1-4116-6959-2)
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Live Learn, And Be Happy With Epilepsyby Stacey ChillemiISBN 1411630084 (1-4116-3008-4)
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This book will give you the strength, self- confidence and knowledge you need to gain to overcome having epilepsy and begin living life to its fullest. One of the main goals in this book is to help you recognize that life has much to offer. Life does not have to stop just because you have epilepsy.
This book is to shows you how to live with epilepsy, empowering you to take responsibility for your life and well-being. While seemingly revolutionary, the message is simple: It is important that people with epilepsy learn how to live with epilepsy and endure it.
If you do not learn how to deal with the obstacles that epilepsy imposes on you then you could end up destroying yourself emotionally and physically. One way to prevent this from happening is to develop a lifestyle that is suitable for your own needs. You need to be your own designer, creating pathways to a fulfilling future. This world has millions of opportunities just waiting for you to encounter. It does not matter what age you are. You can achieve anything you put your mind too even with epilepsy.
"Life deals us many hard blows that we often don't expect. I admire the fact that someone like Stacey Chillemi was thrown a curve ball that may have knocked many of us down to the point where many of us may not have wanted to get back up, but she did. It wasn't easy but she possesses a determined spirit that won't let her give up. For that reason Stacey will go far and achieve whatever dreams she sets her mind to accomplish." -- Della Crews, Anchor/Talk Show Host, News 12, NJ [via]More editions of Live Learn, And Be Happy With Epilepsy:
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My Daddy Has Epilepsyby Stacey ChillemiISBN 1430309644 (1-4303-0964-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'My Daddy Has Epilepsy'Book summary:Young and young-at-heart parents, unite! Author Stacey Chillemi and Illustrator Iacovos Kyriakides provide spectacular proof that children really understand more than you think. Illuminating the cartoon illustrations of confusion and fear that epilepsy can cause, this new edition of My Daddy Has Epilepsy uses lively, subversive illustrations to show how to understand what epilepsy is and what to do if someone is experiencing a seizure. This picture book is sure to elicit a clear understanding and opportunity to eliminate children's fear of epilepsy from all who read it. About the Author STACEY CHILLEMI is constantly tempted to help others with epilepsy and help their family on what it is, how to cope with it, how to get on with their lives, and more. The Illustrations in this book are in black and white. This book is now available with color illustrations. [via]
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My Mommy Has Epilepsyby Stacey ChillemiISBN 1411620194 (1-4116-2019-4)
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The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineeringby Frederick Phillips BrooksISBN 0201835959 (0-201-83595-9)
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Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Compassionby Marshall B. RosenbergISBN 1892005026 (1-892005-02-6)
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Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Lifeby Marshall B. Rosenberg, Arun GandhiISBN 1892005034 (1-892005-03-4)
Softcover, Keep Coming Back/Puddle Dancer Pr
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Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teamsby Tom Demarco, Timothy ListerISBN 0932633439 (0-932633-43-9)
Softcover, Dorset House
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Philosophers Speak of Godby Charles Hartshorne, William L. ReeseISBN 1573928151 (1-57392-815-1)
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A Practical Guide to Feature-Driven Developmentby Stephen R. Palmer, John M. FelsingISBN 0130676152 (0-13-067615-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Practical Guide to Feature-Driven Development'Book summary:Feature-Driven Development (FDD) combines the speed and flexibility of agile methods with model-driven techniques that scale to the largest projects. This definitive book, A Practical Guide to Feature-Driven Development, shows FDD at work in real-world projects as it presents start-to-finish guidance on adapting FDD to the reader's needs. It offers in-depth coverage of all five FDD stages: modeling, feature lists, planning, design, and software construction. [via]
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Practical Internet Groupwareby Jon UdellISBN 1565925378 (1-56592-537-8)
Softcover, Oreilly & Associates Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Practical Internet Groupware'Book summary:Drawing on the wealth of experience he accumulated developing internal and external collaboration solutions for BYTE magazine, author Jon Udell provides a thorough guide to building networked tools for collaboration. Unlike many books that are tied to a given language or protocol, Practical Internet Groupware delivers useful code examples in several languages, including Perl (primary language), server-side Java, and XML. Protocols discussed include NNTP, IMAP, HTTP, POP3, and SMTP.
The first section covers general use and policies as they relate to groupware. Administrators and end users will benefit from the references to NNTP messages in Collabra and Outlook, scoped discussion groups, and packaging messages and discussion threads. Udell also includes many tips and usability pointers. When discussing how to build, index, and navigate a document database, he delineates ways to create rich navigation that incorporate topic-sensitive and sequential navigation using modular Perl examples.
Many of the solutions that are presented address custom software that implements open standards. One of the most powerful solutions discusses a lightweight, Perl-based local HTTP server, called dhttp. Creating, using, extending, and integrating this server are capably covered by the author, and it is convincingly presented as a flexible means of distributing information.
As a mark of distinction, the book approaches problems from multiple angles. With security as an example, the author discusses the implementation of encryption for dhttp and notes the legal issues surrounding the use of SSLeay. In essence, his example becomes an alternative way to implement a secure channel using the Blowfish encryption algorithm.
The book contains quite a bit of useful code, but like most (perhaps all) O'Reilly books, it does not include a companion CD-ROM. Appendix A discusses where to get the code and modules (primarily on the author's Web site), but receiving this high-quality source code on a well-organized CD-ROM would increase the value of the book.
For those interested in creating a document database and integrating it with HTTP and NNTP, this book provides the background, code, integration, and deployment information you will need. --John Keogh
Topics covered: Using groupware, policy, culture, and implementation; creating a collection of documents that can be used as a database (docbase); integrating docbases with a variety of servers, including NNTP and HTTP; security, authentication, and encryption; integration; creating a lightweight HTTP server; deploying INN, Microsoft NNTP service, and Netscape Collabra Server; indexing, navigating, and searching; IMAP, POP3, and SMTP. The source code is primarily in Perl, with some server-side Java and C++. XML and HTML are used for many examples, and using XML and XSL is also discussed. Appendices include information on where to get the code and modules that are presented in the book and Internet RFCs. [via]
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Procedure Writing: Principles and Practicesby Douglas Wieringa, Christopher Moore, Valerie E. BarnesISBN 1574770527 (1-57477-052-7)
Hardcover, Battelle Press
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Process and Realityby Alfred N. WhiteheadISBN 0029345707 (0-02-934570-7)
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Process and Reality: An Essay in Cosmologyby Alfred North WhiteheadISBN 0029345804 (0-02-934580-4)
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Process Innovation: Reengineering Work Through Information Technologyby Thomas H. DavenportISBN 0875843662 (0-87584-366-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Process Innovation: Reengineering Work Through Information Technology'Book summary:The business environment of the 1990s demands significant changes in the way we do business. Simply formulating strategy is no longer sufficient; we must also design the processes to implement it effectively. The key to change is process innovation, a revolutionary new approach that fuses information technology and human resource management to improve business performance. The cornerstone to process innovation's dramatic results is information technology--a largely untapped resource, but a crucial "enabler" of process innovation. In turn, only a challenge like process innovation affords maximum use of information technology's potential. Davenport provides numerous examples of firms that have succeeded or failed in combining business change and technology initiatives. He also highlights the roles of new organizational structures and human resource programs in developing process innovation. Process innovation is quickly becoming the byword for industries ready to pull their companies out of modest growth patterns and compete effectively in the world marketplace.[via]More editions of Process Innovation: Reengineering Work Through Information Technology:
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Process Patterns: Building Large-Scale Systems Using Object Technologyby Scott W. AmblerISBN 0521645689 (0-521-64568-9)
Hardcover, Sigs Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Process Patterns: Building Large-Scale Systems Using Object Technology'Book summary:Written by one of the best known object-oriented practitioners in the business, Process Patterns is based on proven, real-world techniques. Scott Ambler shows readers how to successfully deliver large-scale applications using object technology and carefully describes how one develops applications that are truly easy to maintain and to enhance. He shows how such projects can be supported and points out what is necessary to ensure that one's development efforts are of the best quality. His object-oriented software process (OOSP) is geared toward medium to large-size organizations that need to internally develop software to support their main line of business. Developers and project managers who have just taken their first OO development course will find this book essential. It describes the only OOSP to take the true needs of development into consideration, including cross-project, maintenance, operations, and support issues. This book uses the Unified Modeling Language (UML). [via]
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Process Reengineering in Action: A Practical Guide to Achieving Breakthrough Resultsby Richard Y. ChangISBN 1883553164 (1-883553-16-4)
Hardcover, R. Chang Associates
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Rapid Developmentby Steve McConnell, Microsoft PressISBN 0072850604 (0-07-285060-4)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill College
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rapid Development'Book summary:I can hear some of you exclaiming, "How can you possibly recommend a book about software scheduling published by Microsoft Press and written by a consultant to Microsoft?!" Well, put aside any preconceived biases. This is a tremendous book on effective scheduling software development, and it drinks deeply from the wisdom of all the classics in the field such as Brook's Mythical Man Month -- and is likely well-informed by McConnell's experiences, good and bad, in Redmond.
The nine page section entitled "Classic Mistakes Enumerated" is alone worth the price of admission and should be required reading for all developers, leads, and managers. Here are some types of the 36 classic mistakes that McConnell describes in detail:
- People Related Mistakes
- Heroics
- Adding people to a late project
- Politics placed over substance (etc.)
- Process Related Mistakes
- Abandonment of planning under pressure
- Planning to catch up later
- "Code-like-hell" programming (etc.)
- Technology Related Mistakes
- Silver-Bullet syndrome
- Overestimating savings from new tools or methods
- Switching tools in the middle of a project (etc.)
I suspect that if you've ever been involved in software development, you winced after reading each of these nine points. And you will learn a great deal from the remaining 640 pages about concrete solutions.
My only substantive gripe: cheesy Powerpoint graphics. Nonetheless, this book is Very Highly Recommended. [via]
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Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedulesby Steve McConnellISBN 1556159005 (1-55615-900-5)
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The nine page section entitled "Classic Mistakes Enumerated" is alone worth the price of admission and should be required reading for all developers, leads, and managers. Here are some types of the 36 classic mistakes that McConnell describes in detail:
- People Related Mistakes
- Heroics
- Adding people to a late project
- Politics placed over substance (etc.)
- Process Related Mistakes
- Abandonment of planning under pressure
- Planning to catch up later
- "Code-like-hell" programming (etc.)
- Technology Related Mistakes
- Silver-Bullet syndrome
- Overestimating savings from new tools or methods
- Switching tools in the middle of a project (etc.)
I suspect that if you've ever been involved in software development, you winced after reading each of these nine points. And you will learn a great deal from the remaining 640 pages about concrete solutions.
My only substantive gripe: cheesy Powerpoint graphics. Nonetheless, this book is Very Highly Recommended. [via]
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Rational Unified Processby Philippe KruchtenISBN 0201604590 (0-201-60459-0)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley
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The Rational Unified Process: An Introductionby Philippe KruchtenISBN 0321197704 (0-321-19770-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Rational Unified Process: An Introduction'Book summary:The Rational Unified Process (RUP) is a saleable product from Rational/IBM.The RUP unifes the entire software development team and seeks to optimizethe productivity of each and every team member by putting the collectiveexperience derived from thousands of development projects and many industryleaders at the user's fingertips. It is a very popular product, and this bookrepresents the most thorough documentation for the latest version of theproduct (RUP v2003), which was released in May of 2003. [via]
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The Rational Unified Process an Introduction: An Introductionby Philippe KruchtenISBN 0201707101 (0-201-70710-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Rational Unified Process an Introduction: An Introduction'Book summary:This book is the fastest way to get up- and-running with Rational Unified Process 2000 -- the industry's most powerful tool for incorporating best practices into software development. Authored by RUP's Lead Architect, it reflects all the major improvements made in the newest version of RUP, including its improved support for business engineering, management of non-functional requirements, and deployment of multi-tier distributed applications. Discover how RUP 2000 can enable development teams to maximize software quality -- within predictable schedules and reasonable budgets. Understand what RUP 2000 is, how it evolved, and how it fits into the development process. Next, review the structure of RUP 2000, mastering its use throughout the entire project lifecycle. This edition includes substantial new coverage of application interface design (including Web applications); patterns and frameworks; real-time and reactive systems; lifecycle testing, and more. There are new process roadmaps that demonstrate RUP 2000 at work with many projects and technologies; as well as expanded checklists and guidelines for process artifacts, activities, and phases. [via]
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Real Time Strategic Change: How to Involve an Entire Organization in Fast and Far-Reaching Changeby Robert W. JacobsISBN 1576750302 (1-57675-030-2)
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Religion in the Makingby Alfred North WhiteheadISBN 0452007232 (0-452-00723-2)
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Religion in the Making: Lowell Lectures 1926by Alfred North WhiteheadISBN 0823216462 (0-8232-1646-2)
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Research Methods for Business (Cram 101): A Skill Building Approachby Cram 101ISBN 1428813462 (1-4288-1346-2)
Softcover, Academic Internet Pub Inc
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The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Lifeby Julia CameronISBN 1585420093 (1-58542-009-3)
Softcover, J P Tarcher
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Robert's Rules of Orderby Darwin Patnode, Henry M. RobertISBN 1557488843 (1-55748-884-3)
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Robert's Rules of Orderby Henry M. RobertISBN 1420922521 (1-4209-2252-1)
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Robert's Rules of Order: Pocket Manual of Rules of Order for Deliberative Assembliesby Henry Martyn RobertsISBN 1557094195 (1-55709-419-5)
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Seven Ages of Parisby Alistair HorneISBN 1400034469 (1-4000-3446-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Seven Ages of Paris'Book summary:In this luminous portrait of Paris, celebrated historian Alistair Horne gives us the history, culture, disasters, and triumphs of one of the worlds truly great cities. Horne makes plain that while Paris may be many things, it is never boring.
From the rise of Philippe Auguste through the reigns of Henry IV and Louis XIV (who abandoned Paris for Versailles); Napoleons rise and fall; Baron Haussmanns rebuilding of Paris (at the cost of much of the medieval city); the Belle Epoque and the Great War that brought it to an end; the Nazi Occupation, the Liberation, and the postwar period dominated by de Gaulle--Horne brings the citys highs and lows, savagery and sophistication, and heroes and villains splendidly to life. With a keen eye for the telling anecdote and pivotal moment, he portrays an array of vivid incidents to show us how Paris endures through each age, is altered but always emerges more brilliant and beautiful than ever. The Seven Ages of Paris is a great historians tribute to a city he loves and has spent a lifetime learning to know. [via]More editions of Seven Ages of Paris:
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The Social Life of Informationby Paul Duguid, John Seely BrownISBN 1578517087 (1-57851-708-7)
Softcover, Harvard Business School Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Social Life of Information'Book summary:How many times has your PC crashed today? While Gordon Moore's now famous law projecting the doubling of computer power every 18 months has more than borne itself out, it's too bad that a similar trajectory projecting the reliability and usefulness of all that power didn't come to pass, as well. Advances in information technology are most often measured in the cool numbers of megahertz, throughput, and bandwidth--but, for many us, the experience of these advances may be better measured in hours of frustration.
The gap between the hype of the Information Age and its reality is often wide and deep, and it's into this gap that John Seely Brown and Paul Duguid plunge. Not that these guys are Luddites--far from it. Brown, the chief scientist at Xerox and the director of its Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), and Duguid, a historian and social theorist who also works with PARC, measure how information technology interacts and meshes with the social fabric. They write, "Technology design often takes aim at the surface of life. There it undoubtedly scores lots of worthwhile hits. But such successes can make designers blind to the difficulty of more serious challenges--primarily the resourcefulness that helps embed certain ways of doing things deep in our lives."
The authors cast their gaze on the many trends and ideas proffered by infoenthusiasts over the years, such as software agents, "still a long way from the predicted insertion into the woof and warp of ordinary life"; the electronic cottage that Alvin Toffler wrote about 20 years ago and has yet to be fully realized; and the rise of knowledge management and the challenges it faces trying to manage how people actually work and learn in the workplace. Their aim is not to pass judgment but to help remedy the tunnel vision that prevents technologists from seeing larger the social context that their ideas must ultimately inhabit. The Social Life of Information is a thoughtful and challenging read that belongs on the bookshelf of anyone trying to invent or make sense of the new world of information. --Harry C. Edwards [via]
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Software Craftmanship: The New Imperativeby Pete McBreenISBN 0201733862 (0-201-73386-2)
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Software Exorcism: A Handbook for Debugging and Optimizing Legacy Codeby Bill BlundenISBN 1590592344 (1-59059-234-4)
Hardcover, Springer-Verlag New York Inc
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Software for Your Head: Core Protocols for Creating and Maintaining Shared Visionby Jim McCarthy, Michele McCarthyISBN 0201604566 (0-201-60456-6)
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This book's amalgam of the lingo of software patterns, management theory (and even New Age and popular psychology) helps make this text one of the most challenging you'll ever read about team building. Based on the authors' considerable experience with Microsoft and their simulated developer "boot camps" run with hundreds of teams, this book eschews providing practical evidence drawn from real projects. Instead, it formulates a unique vocabulary of terms, protocols and patterns that arguably should allow teams to carry out decisions, and build better team focus.
Long on theory but consciously short on any practical examples, this title offers an uncompromising vision for getting teams to work together. Though it's doubtful that your average IT department will be able to commit to such a different set of terms for the everyday workplace, Software For Your Head provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of highly committed and collaborative teams written by two legendary ex-Microsoftees. --Richard Dragan [via]
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Software Project Survival Guide: How to Be Sure Your First Important Project Isn't Your Lastby Steve McConnellISBN 1572316217 (1-57231-621-7)
Softcover, Microsoft Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Software Project Survival Guide: How to Be Sure Your First Important Project Isn't Your Last'Book summary:[via]Equip yourself with SOFTWARE PROJECT SURVIVAL GUIDE. It's for everyone with a stake in the outcome of a development project--and especially for those without formal software project management training. That includes top managers, executives, clients, investors, end-user representatives, project managers, and technical leads.
Here you'll find guidance from the acclaimed author of the classics CODE COMPLETE and RAPID DEVELOPMENT. Steve McConnell draws on solid research and a career's worth of hard-won experience to map the surest path to your goal--what he calls "one specific approach to software development that works pretty well most of the time for most projects." Nineteen chapters in four sections cover the concepts and strategies you need for mastering the development process, including planning, design, management, quality assurance, testing, and archiving. For newcomers and seasoned project managers alike, SOFTWARE PROJECT SURVIVAL GUIDE draws on a vast store of techniques to create an elegantly simplified and reliable framework for project management success.
So don't worry about wandering among complex sets of project management techniques that require years to sort out and master. SOFTWARE PROJECT SURVIVAL GUIDE goes straight to the heart of the matter to help your projects succeed. And that makes it a required addition to every professional's bookshelf.More editions of Software Project Survival Guide: How to Be Sure Your First Important Project Isn't Your Last:
Supply Chain Optimization: Building the Strongest Total Business Networkby Charles C. Poirier, Stephen E. ReiterISBN 1881052931 (1-881052-93-1)
Hardcover, Ingram Pub Services
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Thinking for a Change: Putting the Toc Thinking Processes to Useby Lisa J. ScheinkopfISBN 1574441019 (1-57444-101-9)
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Uml in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Referenceby Sinan Si AlhirISBN 1565924487 (1-56592-448-7)
Softcover, Oreilly & Associates Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Uml in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference'Book summary:[via]Modeling languages have been used by system developers for decades to specify, visualize, construct, and document systems; rough sketches using stick figures and arrows and scribbled routing conditions go back still further. But the Unified Modeling Language (UML), for the first time in the history of systems engineering, gives practitioners a common language that applies to a multitude of different systems, domains, and methods or processes. It does not guarantee project success, but enables you to communicate solutions in a consistent, standardized, and tool-supported language.
All indications suggest that the industry is rushing to the UML. Created by leading software engineering experts Grady Booch, James Rumbaugh, and Ivar Jacobson (now of Rational Software Corporation), and accepted as a standard by the Object Management Group (OMG) in 1997, the language has already achieved more success than any previous contenders. With a firm conceptual and pragmatic basis, it is well suited to supporting projects in modern languages like C++ and Java. And standardization lays the groundwork for tools as well as standard methods or processes.
This book presents the UML, including its extension mechanisms and the Object Constraint Language (OCL), in a clear reference format. For those new to the language, a tutorial quickly brings you to the point where you can use the UML. The book is concise and precise, breaking down the information along clean lines and explaining each element of the language. Introductory chapters also convey the purpose of the UML and show its value to projects and as a means for communication.
Topics include:
- The role of the UML in projects
- The object-oriented paradigm and its relation to the UML
- Tutorial with realistic examples
- An integrated approach to UML diagrams
- Class and Object, Use Case, Sequence, Collaboration, Statechart, Activity, Component, and Deployment Diagrams
- Extension Mechanisms
- The Object Constraint Language (OCL)
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The Unified Process Inception Phase: Best Practices for Completing the Unified Processby Larry L. Constantine, Scott W. AmblerISBN 1929629109 (1-929629-10-9)
Softcover, Cmp Books
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The Unified Software Development Processby Ivar Jacobson, Grady Booch, James RumbaughISBN 0201571692 (0-201-57169-2)
Hardcover, Addison-Wesley
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Unified Software Development Process'Book summary:A software process defines the steps required to create software successfully. Written by the same authors who brought you the Unified Modeling Language (UML), The Unified Software Development Process introduces a new standard for creating today's software that will certainly be useful for any software developer or manager who is acquainted with UML.
Early sections introduce four basic principles of the unified process: that software should stress use cases (which show how it interacts with users), that the process is architecture-centric, and that it is iterative and incremental. The authors then apply these principles to their software process, which involves everything from gathering system requirements to analysis, design, implementation, and testing. The use-case examples are excellent and include concrete examples drawn from such areas as banking and inventory control.
The authors point out the connection between UML document types (like use cases, class diagrams, and state transition diagrams) with various models used throughout the software process. They provide very short, real-world examples that illustrate how their ideas have been successfully applied. The straightforward tour of the new unified software process gets extra elaboration--along with some advice--in later chapters that further describe the author's ideas on design. With the weight of these three expert authors behind it, readers can expect The Unified Software Development Process to be an important book and one that will be valuable to any working designer or manager. --Richard Dragan [via]
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The Usability Engineering Lifecycle: A Practitioner's Handbook for User Interface Designby Deborah J. MayhewISBN 1558605614 (1-55860-561-4)
Softcover, Morgan Kaufmann Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Usability Engineering Lifecycle: A Practitioner's Handbook for User Interface Design'Book summary:A commitment to usability in user interface design and development offers enormous benefits, including greater user productivity, more competitive products, lower support costs, and a more efficient development process. But what does it mean to be committed to usability? Inside, a twenty-year expert answers this question in full, presenting the techniques of Usability Engineering as a series of product lifecycle tasks that result directly in easier-to-learn, easier-to-use software.
You'll learn to perform a complete requirements analysis and then incorporate the resulting goals and constraints in a highly structured, iterative design and development process. This process doesn't end with installation but instead begins anew with the collection of user feedback that will guide further development. Also covered are organizational issues related to the implementation of Usability Engineering, including cost justification, project planning, and organizational structures.
* Unites all current UE techniques in a single, authoritative resource, presenting a coherent lifecycle process in which each clearly defined task leads directly the next.
* Teaches concrete, immediately usable skills to practitioners in all kinds of product development organizations-from internal departments to commercial developers to consultants.
* Contains examples of actual software development projects and the ways in which they have benefited from Usability Engineering.
* Deals in specifics, not generalities-provides detailed templates and instructions for every phase of the Usability Engineering lifecycle.
* Pays special attention to Web site development and explains how Usability Engineering principles can be applied to the development of any interactive product. [via]More editions of The Usability Engineering Lifecycle: A Practitioner's Handbook for User Interface Design:
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Writing Down the Bonesby Natalie GoldbergISBN 1590302613 (1-59030-261-3)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Writing Down the Bones'Book summary:Wherein we discover that many of the "rules" for good writing and good sex are the same: Keep your hand moving, lose control and don't think. Goldberg brings a touch of both Zen and well... *eroticism* to her writing practice, the latter in exercises and anecdotes designed to ease you into your body, your whole spirit, while you create, the former in being where you are, working with what you have, and writing from the moment. --Ali Perry-Gallagher [via]
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Writing down the Bones : Freeing the Writer Withinby Natalie GoldbergISBN 1590303164 (1-59030-316-4)
Softcover, Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Writing down the Bones : Freeing the Writer Within'Book summary:Wherein we discover that many of the "rules" for good writing and good sex are the same: Keep your hand moving, lose control and don't think. Goldberg brings a touch of both Zen and well... *eroticism* to her writing practice, the latter in exercises and anecdotes designed to ease you into your body, your whole spirit, while you create, the former in being where you are, working with what you have, and writing from the moment. --Ali Perry-Gallagher [via]
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Writing Effective Use Casesby Alistair CockburnISBN 0201702258 (0-201-70225-8)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Writing Effective Use Cases'Book summary:Alistair Cockburn's Writing Effective Use Cases is an approachable, informative, and very intelligent treatment of an essential topic of software design. "Use cases" describe how "actors" interact with computer systems and are essential to software-modelling requirements. For anyone who designs software, this title offers some real insight into writing use cases that are clear and correct and lead to better and less costly software.
The focus of this text is on use cases that are written as opposed to modelled in UML. This book may change your mind about the advantages of writing step-by-step descriptions of the way users (or actors) interact with systems. Besides being an exceptionally clear writer, the author has plenty to say about what works and what doesn't when it comes to creating use cases. There are several standout bits of expertise on display here, including excellent techniques for finding the right "scope" for use cases. (The book uses a colour scheme in which blue indicates a sea-level use case that's just right while higher-level use cases are white and over-detailed ones are indigo. It also provides notational symbols to document these levels of detail within a design.)
This book contains numerous tips on the writing style for use cases and plenty of practical advice for managing projects that require a large number of use cases. One particular strength lies in the numerous actual use cases (many with impressive detail) borrowed from real-world projects that demonstrate both good and bad practices. Even though the author expresses a preferences for the format of use cases, he presents a variety of styles, including UML graphical versions. The explanation of how use cases fit into the rest of the software engineering process is especially good. The book concludes with several dozen concrete tips for writing better use cases.
Software engineering books often get bogged down in theory. Not so in Writing Effective Use Cases, a slender volume with a practical focus, a concise presentation style, and something truly valuable to say. This book will benefit most anyone who designs software for a living. --Richard Dragan [via]
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Writing from Start to Finish: A Six-Step Guideby Kate GrenvilleISBN 1865085146 (1-86508-514-6)
Softcover, Allen & Unwin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Writing from Start to Finish: A Six-Step Guide'Book summary:Ideal for writing a short story, essay, review, or report, this guide provides beginning writers with the hands-on direction they need to improve their writing techniques and ability. Using a six-step approach to writing, this resource covers brainstorming ideas, choosing a topic, outlining, drafting, revising, and editing. The tone is casual, the advice is straightforward, and the whole approach makes writing a skill that anyone can learn. Illustrations reinforce the ideas visually and help to break up the text into bite-sized chunks. An example section with worked examples of two kinds of writinga creative writing piece and an essaytakes readers through the six steps, so they can watch writing develop from a blank page to a finished piece. Ideal for high school students but also appropriate for writers of all ages, this book also includes tips on user-friendly grammar, a table of different types of text, and a quick night-before-the-exam summary.[via]More editions of Writing from Start to Finish: A Six-Step Guide:
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Writing Solid Code: Microsoft's Techniques for Developing Bug-Free C Programsby Steve MaguireISBN 1556155514 (1-55615-551-4)
Softcover, Microsoft Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Writing Solid Code: Microsoft's Techniques for Developing Bug-Free C Programs'Book summary:Any programmer worth their silicon knows that it is wiser to invest time preventing bugs from hatching than to try to exterminate them afterwards. And this is one of the best books for developing a proactive attitude towards electronic entomology. Follow Maguire's advice, and your testers, supervisors and customers will love you. Recommended. [via]
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Written in Waterby Steven Holl, Lars MullerISBN 390707887X (3-907078-87-X)
Hardcover, Lars Muller Publishers
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Written in Water'Book summary:This is the first publication of Steven Holls legendary watercolors. Built as diary, the 365 watercolors represent the creative process of this famous and influential American Architect. The watercolors show the highhly individual methode of Steven Holl, developed over many years and containing first ideas and scetches of all major buildings and competition projects. Holl is know for his sculptural architecture and his genuine use of light. Both qualities which meet the characteristics of the watercolor-technique. [via]
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El Arte De La Novela / The Art of the Novelby Milan KunderaISBN 8472230996 (84-7223-099-6)
Softcover, Tusquets Editor
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› Find signed collectible books: 'El Arte De La Novela / The Art of the Novel'Book summary:"La obra de cada novelista contiene una vision implicita de la historia de la novela, una idea de lo que es la novela; es esta idea de la novela, inherente a mis novelas, la ue he procurado dejar hablar." en estos siete textos relaativamente independientes, pero vinculados en un unico ensayo, Milan Kundera expone su concepcion personal de la novela europea. Uno de los textos esta dedicado a Hermann Broch, otro a Franz Kafka. [via]
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Organízate con Eficacia: Máxima Productividad Personal Sin Estrésby David AllenISBN 8495787164 (84-95787-16-4)
Hardcover, Ediciones Urano S. A.
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Organízate con Eficacia: Máxima Productividad Personal Sin Estrés'Book summary:Este libro tiene un objetivo claro: demostrar que existe un sistema de organización del trabajo que nos permite liberar la mente de las tensiones que inhiben nuestra creatividad, y que nos hace más eficaces en todos los aspectos de la vida.
David Allen sostiene que nuestra mente tiene una capacidad limitada para almacenar información y propone una serie de fórmulas prácticas para eliminar las tensiones e incrementar nuestra capacidad de trabajo y nuestro rendimiento.
Organízate con eficacia se fundamenta en unas sencillas normas básicas de organización del tiempo, como por ejemplo la necesidad de determinar cuál es el siguiente paso a dar en cada uno de nuestros proyectos, o la regla de los dos minutos (si surge una tarea pendiente y se puede hacer en menos de dos minutos, debe hacerse inmediatamente). El sistema propuesto por Allen soluciona ansiedades y desconciertos, y nos permite transformar nuestro modo de trabajar y la manera de percibir nuestros retos cotidianos. [via]
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El Proceso / the Trialby Franz KafkaISBN 8495311313 (84-95311-31-3)
Softcover, Jorge a Mestas Ediciones
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› Find signed collectible books: 'El Proceso / the Trial'Book summary:This brilliant writer knew how to create a nightmare world where things happen without any explanation, where the characters fight against a fate which they do´nt understand, where there are effects without any apparent cause and where all happens without any explanation, but even so, it is impossible to escape from the fascination of the plot.. [via]
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L'art Du Roman: Essaiby Milan KunderaISBN 2070708152 (2-07-070815-2)
Hardcover, Gallimard
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Tintin Et L'Alph-Artby HergeISBN 2203017015 (2-203-01701-5)
Hardcover, Rombaldi
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Absolute Vilem Flusserby Silvia Wagnermaier, Nils RollerISBN 3936086109 (3-936086-10-9)
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Materie Und Prozesse, Vom Elementaren Zum Komplexenby W. Gerok, Gesellschaft Deutscher Naturforscher und ArzteISBN 3804711545 (3-8047-1154-5)
Hardcover, S. Hirzel
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