Little Lazarus is the story of two clairvoyant tortoises who bear witness to centuries of human suffering.Teenagers Francois and Eleanor are lonely and wild in the small Southern town of Harmony that promises them nothing but more of the same: nothing. They attempt to escape their mundane existence and dysfunctional families but succeed only in finding each other. And that seems to be enough. Until one drunken night driving down a country road changes the ...

"The Ancient Hours […] packs a wallop" —New York Times Book Review"The Ancient Hours is brilliant.” —Bud Smith, author of Work"Bible is a fantastic writer." —Kevin Wilson, author of Nothing to See HereHarmony, North Carolina is a typical town—full of saints and sinners you can’t tell apart...Its history echoes with lynchings and shootings; mob vio...

This unique book presents a holistic view of a new discipline called project interface management, which is planning, coordinating, and controlling of the work of others at project interfaces. It includes numerous processes, tools, and techniques, and aligns critical interactions among project management, systems engineering, and operations management to reduce project risk and increase successful system design, development, completion, and transition of major projects. This cutting-edge t...

Official reference material for the Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP) Credential Examination This unique text provides a holistic view of project portfolio management (PPM) that includes people, process, tools, and techniques that work synergistically within the organization to produce portfolio decisions with the best chance of success. It illustrates the entire PPM process from strategic planning through portfolio evaluation and adjustment, including prioritizing objectives, ident...

From the celebrated author of Little Lazarus**, Michael Bible’s** The Terrible moves between one man’s imagined memories of a past life as Ivan the Terrible’s brother, and his more recent recollections as a father careening through modern American society.The Terrible unfolds in the space between confession and delusion as our narrator, the self-proclaimed brother of Ivan the Terrible, Yu...

”Denis Johnson seems to be the abiding spirit of the novel, which achieves the incendiary strangeness of his prose . . . Bible offers us a remarkable vision of adolescence as not just a time of extreme exposure but one of visionary longing.” — THE NEW YORK TIMESAfter an adolescent prank leads to a stranger’s death, Alvis Maloney rambles westward. He lands in a small North Carolina town and falls in love—in love with his neighbor Molly, with a lonesome quar...

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.This effective study guide provides 100% coverage of every topic on the latest version of the CISM examWritten by an information security executive consultant, experienced author, and university instructor, this highly effective integrated self-study syste...

Drawing on her many years as a consultant to numerous companies big and small, author Rose Hightower infuses Internal Controls Policies and Procedures with her wealth of experience and knowledge. Instead of reinventing the wheel, your company can use this useful how-to manual to quickly and effectively put a successful program of internal controls in place. Complete with flowcharts and checklists, this essential desktop reference is a best practices model for establishing and enha...

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In the last ten years IT has brought fundamental changes to the way the world works. Not only has it increased the speed of operations and communications, but it has also undermined basic assumptions of traditional business models and increased the number of variables. Today, the survival of major corporations is challenged by a world-wide marketplace, international operations, outsourcing, global communities, a changing workforce, security threats, business continuity, web visibility, and...

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