Books

In 1950s California, Several Beats discover a new drug and unleash an ancient Evil.

"The wealth of wisdom in this volume speaks directly to individuals who want to improve their own powers of observation—a prerequisite to successfully applying knowledge to improve software quality. . . . a must for all sentient software line and project managers!" —Shel Siegel, Software Quality World

"Ben Kristel was an oasis of sanity in a Britain gone mad. A nation clamped to the loveless teat of self-deluded politicians, moronic celebrities, and self-promoting baby-faced TV chefs. A world for children, colonised by anthropomorphised flora, fauna, and blubbery puppets, shot through with bullshit spirituality and pro-vegetable propaganda. The whole thing stunk. Ben was going to fix it, and he was happy to ruffle a few feathers along the way..."

Mach Dich mit uns auf zu einer Rundreise durch die "grüne Insel" Irland. Illustriert mit zahlreichen wunderschönen Landschaftsaufnahmen und Impressionen lässt Dich dieses Buch eintauchen in eine scheinbar andere Welt!

Why Software Gets In Trouble? Why not just say "people make mistakes"? Why not? Because there are reasons people make mistakes, and make them repeatedly, and fail to discover and correct them. That's what this book is about.

Do you want to take your Python to the next level? Python is easy to learn. You can learn the basics in a day and be productive with it. But there are more advanced constructs that you will eventually run across if you spend enough time with it. Don't be confused by these. Learn them, embrace them, and improve your code and others.

Treading on Python Volume 1 is a book designed to bring developers and others who are anxious to learn Python up to speed quickly. Not only does it teach the basics of syntax, but it condenses years of experience. You will learn warts, gotchas, best practices and hints that have been gleaned through the years in days. You will hit the ground running and running in the right way.

Easy Laravel 5 is a fun, hands-on guide to the popular Laravel framework. You’ll learn by following along with countless examples based on a real-world Laravel-driven web application. This third edition is now available, and has been updated for Laravel 5.5. A new 27 page chapter introducing Vue.js is available in this latest release!

Merge Your Professional, Philanthropic, and Personal Missions with Strengths-Based Nonprofit Board Leadership: You want to invest in your profession, the causes you care about, and yourself, but your time and energy are limited. You need one approach to amplify your effectiveness and impact in all three domains at once. Here’s the approach: Strengths-based leadership.

She turned her head being a bit startled at seeing the stranger leaning so close to her. He stuttered softly "I'm sorry", unsure of what to say for her beauty had overwhelmed his wits.

The era of peace has long gone. In the aftermath of war, the embodiment of death has arrived from the shadows. His darkest vengeance will soon set in motion...

Ever wanted to know what it takes to be a street musician? This book will show you the hows, the whys, and the why not's of being a professional street musician. Littered throughout the wonderful how-to are amusing anecdotes of failure and triumph that--even if you don't want to do-it-yourself--you can still laugh at our folly.