Author: Paul Hookham
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1471738329
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Although this book is about Information Technology, it is in no way technical. The main objectives are to both enlighten and entertain. It covers the four decades I have worked in the industry in which I've attempted to cover all the good things, all the bad things and some downright ugly things. There is also a flavour of 'Wouldn't it be nice if...?' There are 26 sections - one for each letter of the alphabet and the book takes the format of Questions and Answers, not dissimilar to I.T Agony Uncle columns. The main message I have attempted to convey is that I.T. is a knowledge industry. It is populated almost exclusively by very smart people. These people do not require micro-management. They need to be encouraged and trusted to do outstanding work in an environment that is free of fear and blame. There are not many managers who are comfortable with this and we need a radical change in culture so that people can flourish and have fun.
SSSHHHH ..I.T HAPPENS!
Author: Paul Hookham
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1471738329
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Although this book is about Information Technology, it is in no way technical. The main objectives are to both enlighten and entertain. It covers the four decades I have worked in the industry in which I've attempted to cover all the good things, all the bad things and some downright ugly things. There is also a flavour of 'Wouldn't it be nice if...?' There are 26 sections - one for each letter of the alphabet and the book takes the format of Questions and Answers, not dissimilar to I.T Agony Uncle columns. The main message I have attempted to convey is that I.T. is a knowledge industry. It is populated almost exclusively by very smart people. These people do not require micro-management. They need to be encouraged and trusted to do outstanding work in an environment that is free of fear and blame. There are not many managers who are comfortable with this and we need a radical change in culture so that people can flourish and have fun.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1471738329
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Although this book is about Information Technology, it is in no way technical. The main objectives are to both enlighten and entertain. It covers the four decades I have worked in the industry in which I've attempted to cover all the good things, all the bad things and some downright ugly things. There is also a flavour of 'Wouldn't it be nice if...?' There are 26 sections - one for each letter of the alphabet and the book takes the format of Questions and Answers, not dissimilar to I.T Agony Uncle columns. The main message I have attempted to convey is that I.T. is a knowledge industry. It is populated almost exclusively by very smart people. These people do not require micro-management. They need to be encouraged and trusted to do outstanding work in an environment that is free of fear and blame. There are not many managers who are comfortable with this and we need a radical change in culture so that people can flourish and have fun.
Invincible
Author: Styles P
Publisher: One World
ISBN: 0345507525
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Jake Billings is usually cool under pressure, but when two stick-up kids rob his record store, Jake opens fire on them, landing him in prison. Five days in, he receives an anonymous letter telling him that his days are numbered. But before he can find out who’s behind the threats, Jake is stabbed and ends up in a coma. When he wakes in a hospital bed two years later, things have changed: His prison sentence has been commuted, his girlfriend is fiercely independent, and his side piece has gotten out of the street life altogether. But one thing remains: Jake’s enemy still wants him dead and is powerful enough to track him down no matter where he hides. On the run, and with rumors circulating about a powerful, phantomlike gang called the 300 Crew, Jake will need to rely on his mantra: Trust no one—not the law, not his girl, not the street cats he helped out years ago, not even his own blood.
Publisher: One World
ISBN: 0345507525
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Jake Billings is usually cool under pressure, but when two stick-up kids rob his record store, Jake opens fire on them, landing him in prison. Five days in, he receives an anonymous letter telling him that his days are numbered. But before he can find out who’s behind the threats, Jake is stabbed and ends up in a coma. When he wakes in a hospital bed two years later, things have changed: His prison sentence has been commuted, his girlfriend is fiercely independent, and his side piece has gotten out of the street life altogether. But one thing remains: Jake’s enemy still wants him dead and is powerful enough to track him down no matter where he hides. On the run, and with rumors circulating about a powerful, phantomlike gang called the 300 Crew, Jake will need to rely on his mantra: Trust no one—not the law, not his girl, not the street cats he helped out years ago, not even his own blood.
Oboe: Cal Rogan Mysteries Book 2
Author: Robert P. French
Publisher: Robert P. Fernch
ISBN: 0987689614
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
A ritualistic murder. An autistic child who saw more than he knows. Can one detective solve the riddle before a ruthless killer strikes again? Detective Cal Rogan is down to his last shot. His supervising officer has him on probation and he’s determined to prove he’s cleaned up his act. But his return to the department may be enough to drive him back to the lure of heroin when he sees the crime scene of a child’s grisly murder. On the search for clues, he starts to suspect the young victim’s death is only a small piece of a bloody conspiracy steeped in ritual. Before long, he finds himself swept into the strange world of a religious cult. Between the zealous believers and closely guarded secrets, his best chance at solving the case may come from a single word uttered by an autistic boy. With his colleagues turned against him, can Rogan solve the puzzle and catch a child-killer before he claims his next victim? Oboe is the second book in the exhilarating Cal Rogan Mysteries crime thriller series. If you like flawed heroes, high-stakes suspense, and twists and turns that’ll leave you guessing, then you’ll love Robert P. French’s gritty thrill ride! Buy Oboe to crack the code to a complex, compelling mystery today!
Publisher: Robert P. Fernch
ISBN: 0987689614
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
A ritualistic murder. An autistic child who saw more than he knows. Can one detective solve the riddle before a ruthless killer strikes again? Detective Cal Rogan is down to his last shot. His supervising officer has him on probation and he’s determined to prove he’s cleaned up his act. But his return to the department may be enough to drive him back to the lure of heroin when he sees the crime scene of a child’s grisly murder. On the search for clues, he starts to suspect the young victim’s death is only a small piece of a bloody conspiracy steeped in ritual. Before long, he finds himself swept into the strange world of a religious cult. Between the zealous believers and closely guarded secrets, his best chance at solving the case may come from a single word uttered by an autistic boy. With his colleagues turned against him, can Rogan solve the puzzle and catch a child-killer before he claims his next victim? Oboe is the second book in the exhilarating Cal Rogan Mysteries crime thriller series. If you like flawed heroes, high-stakes suspense, and twists and turns that’ll leave you guessing, then you’ll love Robert P. French’s gritty thrill ride! Buy Oboe to crack the code to a complex, compelling mystery today!
First Love is the Revolution
Author: Rita Kalnejais
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 178319300X
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
'I’m not tame 'cause I want to be with you' Basti and Rdeca are pulling all-nighters. When their paths cross, the sparks fly and an impossible bond spirals dangerously out of control. A viciously funny and unforgettable play about first love, teenage lust and nature vs nurture. Rita Kalnejais’s audacious new play directed by Steve Marmion is a Soho Theatre commission written whilst on attachment to the Soho Six
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 178319300X
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
'I’m not tame 'cause I want to be with you' Basti and Rdeca are pulling all-nighters. When their paths cross, the sparks fly and an impossible bond spirals dangerously out of control. A viciously funny and unforgettable play about first love, teenage lust and nature vs nurture. Rita Kalnejais’s audacious new play directed by Steve Marmion is a Soho Theatre commission written whilst on attachment to the Soho Six
A Moment
Author: Purva Gole
Publisher: Partridge Publishing
ISBN: 1482871599
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
I love you. I love you too. A story does not end by these words. In fact, it starts. What happens when you are standing on a crossroad where you have to choose between your family, love, and ambition? We cannot sacrifice any of them for the other. For the answer, you need to go through the journey of Aditya, a small-town boy with huge heart and high ambitions.
Publisher: Partridge Publishing
ISBN: 1482871599
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
I love you. I love you too. A story does not end by these words. In fact, it starts. What happens when you are standing on a crossroad where you have to choose between your family, love, and ambition? We cannot sacrifice any of them for the other. For the answer, you need to go through the journey of Aditya, a small-town boy with huge heart and high ambitions.
Private Investigations
Author: Darryl C. Vickers
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1649570856
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 671
Book Description
Private Investigations Book One and Two By: Darryl C. Vickers Book One: Private Investigations revolves around the world of Sam Aquino, an old fashioned Filipino private detective who relies on his wits, people skills, and if necessary a few tricks up his sleeve to solve some mysterious cases within his local Westlake community. But Sam isn't alone, he's got a diverse community of friends and family to help him because that's what people do. Westlake is a community loosely based on my experiences growing up in my diverse neighborhood in San Diego, Ca. during the 60's and 70's. Things were much different back then. People knew each other, and families weren't limited to blood relatives. There was a sense of community and good will towards everyone no matter what their gender, race, skin color or ability. In Book One, what starts out as Sam’s frustration with a high tech surveillance firm operating nearby and a case involving the missing daughter of a client, who’s a close long time friend of Sam’s asst. ends up intersecting, forcing Sam to use his street smarts and personality skills to gain information to solve a human trafficking case. And that case directly involves members of his extended/blended family, which includes his personal assistant Donna, Sam’s daughter in-law Christine as well as his college aged granddaughter Megan and her close friends who have detective skills of their own. Mystery, intrigue, suspense, and coincidences are all intertwined throughout this fast paced adventure featuring multi-generational and multi ethnic characters, who sometimes speak different languages, including many of the female characters who display smart and strong personalities. Book Two: Private Investigations is not only a story about Private Investigator Sam Aquino (an old fashioned Filipino private detective) who goes about investigating his cases within his local Westlake community, but a story about promoting goodwill and diversity that mirrors the world we now live in which consists of many people of diverse cultures, races, economic backgrounds and abilities. Readers will find the world of Private Investigations very different. It concentrates on those human connections. You’ll find the characters in Private Investigations aren’t too far from reality and not too much the reader can’t relate to. Private Investigations celebrates all our differences yet shows how including all of these different traits makes us a very powerful community. All the main characters from Book One are back in Book Two, including Sam’s granddaughter Megan, her three friends Jennifer, Samantha and Nicole, Christine (Megan’s mother), Sam’s assistant Donna Jones, Detectives Harrington and Chambers among others. Only this outing, we dig deeper into their personal lives and some of the issues they’re dealing with on a daily basis, while also introducing new and potential family members. Readers will be introduced to a whole host of new characters either connected directly or indirectly to PI Sam Aquino, such as Tsunami Football Players, employees of the Nutrition Booster company and Memorial Hospital. District Attorney’s and members of several law enforcement agencies are also prominently featured. This outing Sam is forced to circle the wagons per se and call for help when members of his own extended/blended family become exposed and targeted as he continues taking on more cases. Mystery, Intrigue, Suspense and Coincidences is still intertwined throughout Book Two which features many more multi-generational and multi ethnic characters speaking different languages and accents.
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1649570856
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 671
Book Description
Private Investigations Book One and Two By: Darryl C. Vickers Book One: Private Investigations revolves around the world of Sam Aquino, an old fashioned Filipino private detective who relies on his wits, people skills, and if necessary a few tricks up his sleeve to solve some mysterious cases within his local Westlake community. But Sam isn't alone, he's got a diverse community of friends and family to help him because that's what people do. Westlake is a community loosely based on my experiences growing up in my diverse neighborhood in San Diego, Ca. during the 60's and 70's. Things were much different back then. People knew each other, and families weren't limited to blood relatives. There was a sense of community and good will towards everyone no matter what their gender, race, skin color or ability. In Book One, what starts out as Sam’s frustration with a high tech surveillance firm operating nearby and a case involving the missing daughter of a client, who’s a close long time friend of Sam’s asst. ends up intersecting, forcing Sam to use his street smarts and personality skills to gain information to solve a human trafficking case. And that case directly involves members of his extended/blended family, which includes his personal assistant Donna, Sam’s daughter in-law Christine as well as his college aged granddaughter Megan and her close friends who have detective skills of their own. Mystery, intrigue, suspense, and coincidences are all intertwined throughout this fast paced adventure featuring multi-generational and multi ethnic characters, who sometimes speak different languages, including many of the female characters who display smart and strong personalities. Book Two: Private Investigations is not only a story about Private Investigator Sam Aquino (an old fashioned Filipino private detective) who goes about investigating his cases within his local Westlake community, but a story about promoting goodwill and diversity that mirrors the world we now live in which consists of many people of diverse cultures, races, economic backgrounds and abilities. Readers will find the world of Private Investigations very different. It concentrates on those human connections. You’ll find the characters in Private Investigations aren’t too far from reality and not too much the reader can’t relate to. Private Investigations celebrates all our differences yet shows how including all of these different traits makes us a very powerful community. All the main characters from Book One are back in Book Two, including Sam’s granddaughter Megan, her three friends Jennifer, Samantha and Nicole, Christine (Megan’s mother), Sam’s assistant Donna Jones, Detectives Harrington and Chambers among others. Only this outing, we dig deeper into their personal lives and some of the issues they’re dealing with on a daily basis, while also introducing new and potential family members. Readers will be introduced to a whole host of new characters either connected directly or indirectly to PI Sam Aquino, such as Tsunami Football Players, employees of the Nutrition Booster company and Memorial Hospital. District Attorney’s and members of several law enforcement agencies are also prominently featured. This outing Sam is forced to circle the wagons per se and call for help when members of his own extended/blended family become exposed and targeted as he continues taking on more cases. Mystery, Intrigue, Suspense and Coincidences is still intertwined throughout Book Two which features many more multi-generational and multi ethnic characters speaking different languages and accents.
The Promise
Author: Danielle Steel
Publisher: Dell
ISBN: 0440170796
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Young architect Michael Hillyard and artist Nancy McAllister are determined to get married despite his wealthy mother's disapproval. Then, minutes before their wedding, a terrifying accident and a cruel deception separate Michael and Nancy -- perhaps forever. Each pursues a new life -- Nancy in California, Michael in New York. But eventually nothing -- and no one -- can keep them apart as they keep their vow never to say good-bye.
Publisher: Dell
ISBN: 0440170796
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Young architect Michael Hillyard and artist Nancy McAllister are determined to get married despite his wealthy mother's disapproval. Then, minutes before their wedding, a terrifying accident and a cruel deception separate Michael and Nancy -- perhaps forever. Each pursues a new life -- Nancy in California, Michael in New York. But eventually nothing -- and no one -- can keep them apart as they keep their vow never to say good-bye.
In the Absence of Heroes
Author: Anthony McCarten
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
ISBN: 1869797248
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
A clever, moving novel about the impact of the internet on our relationships. Jim and Renata Delpe's life is in a very modern crisis. With their son, Jeff, sending text messages to his dead brother while slipping quickly into internet addiction, and with Renata engaged in a secret internet relationship with a figure she has never actually met, Jim Delpe - who has long had 'a love-hate relationship' with computers - is left with no choice but to log in himself, if the family is to be saved. In this ambitious, suspenseful and achingly human novel, set against the decline of the nuclear family and the unstoppable rise of digital relationships, In The Absence Of Heroes gives us the complex modern world, full of hard, binary choices: make one or two bad choices in a row and just see what happens . . . This is sequel to Death of a Superhero, now made into a movie, starring Andy Serkis and Thomas Brodie-Sangster.
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
ISBN: 1869797248
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
A clever, moving novel about the impact of the internet on our relationships. Jim and Renata Delpe's life is in a very modern crisis. With their son, Jeff, sending text messages to his dead brother while slipping quickly into internet addiction, and with Renata engaged in a secret internet relationship with a figure she has never actually met, Jim Delpe - who has long had 'a love-hate relationship' with computers - is left with no choice but to log in himself, if the family is to be saved. In this ambitious, suspenseful and achingly human novel, set against the decline of the nuclear family and the unstoppable rise of digital relationships, In The Absence Of Heroes gives us the complex modern world, full of hard, binary choices: make one or two bad choices in a row and just see what happens . . . This is sequel to Death of a Superhero, now made into a movie, starring Andy Serkis and Thomas Brodie-Sangster.
And the Reason is You
Author: Upasana Gupta
Publisher: Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd
ISBN: 9350835517
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Onam is the harvest festival of Kerala that falls during the month of Chingam ( August- September). It is a ten-day-long festival that displays the best of Kerala’s culture and tradition. Onam is mainly celebrated in the honour of King Mahabali, who was once a mighty ruler of Kerala. Kerala witnessed a golden era during King Mahabali’s rule. It is believed that King Mahabli comes back to his kingdom from the nether World during Onam. The grandeur of Onam festival is really magnificent. The entire state of Kerala illuminates like a bright star. The colour, fervour and festivities are captivating.
Publisher: Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd
ISBN: 9350835517
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Onam is the harvest festival of Kerala that falls during the month of Chingam ( August- September). It is a ten-day-long festival that displays the best of Kerala’s culture and tradition. Onam is mainly celebrated in the honour of King Mahabali, who was once a mighty ruler of Kerala. Kerala witnessed a golden era during King Mahabali’s rule. It is believed that King Mahabli comes back to his kingdom from the nether World during Onam. The grandeur of Onam festival is really magnificent. The entire state of Kerala illuminates like a bright star. The colour, fervour and festivities are captivating.
The Death of a Miner
Author: Paula Cizmar
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN: 9780573608421
Category : American drama
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN: 9780573608421
Category : American drama
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description