Starships in all their glory! FTL drive, microgravity or stargates. Trapped, stranded or moving from place to place. Warships, space shuttles, generation ships. Shipwrecks, transports, intergalactic accidents.Humor and drama across the Milky Way and beyond! 10 stories of starships and their crews.“Stellar Darkness Adrift ” by Meyari Mc Farland“Murphy's Law” by Douglas Smith“The Darkest Void of Space” by Lesley L. Smith“Sunlit Dispositions” by Jason Adam...

This book provides a glimpse of what has happened in the preservation movement in 130 years, from the lawns of Mount Vernon to the row houses of Mount Auburn. It discusses the need to continue refining standards, identifying weaknesses, and extolling excellence in the marketplace of preservation.

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如果你的專案正在走向失敗，你看得出來嗎？觀察，是一門科學。學會觀察「發生了什麼事」，學好評量方法，是專案成功的關鍵！★如果《人月神話》是一種反思與沉澱，那麼《溫伯格的軟體管理學》這套書就是軟體專案管理的最佳實務！《溫伯格的軟體管理學》一套四冊，主題分別是：一、 系統化思考（Systems Thinking）、二、 第一級評量（First-Order Measurement）、三、 關照全局的管理作為（Congruent Action）、四、 擁抱變革（Anticipating Change）。本書《第一級評量》簡介：要有高品質的軟體，就要有高品質的管理，因此你需要具備三項基本的能力：具有了解複雜情況的能力，你因此能為專案做好事前的規畫，並據此進行觀察及採取行動，以保持專案能依計畫進行，或是去修正原計畫。具有觀察發生了什麼事的能力，並且能夠從行動要有成效而且符合當時情況所需的觀點，來解讀你的觀察所...

本書教您利用「系統思考」來解決問題！並且用「薩提爾的人際互動模型」，來妥善處理「人」的問題。成功的領導者有一個共同點：他們相信有「更好的方法」，人可以透過練習、學習，而產生更好的方法。這是為什麼，那些領導者明明也是人，但就是「不一樣」。通常我們會發現，他們很會鼓勵人，而且具有執行力，還能想出一些點子來因應變局。這些都不容易做到，你可能：與屬下溝通不良、工作無效率、缺乏新點子……更糟的是，有時還會懷疑你自己！能不能把這些都做好？可以，就是這本書——本書談到不同的領導風格，但重點放在「問題解決型」的領導，因為這是成功領導者最常採用的。他們能兼顧三個面向：「動機」（Motivation）：你能夠激勵人。「組織」（Organization）：你的團隊運作良好，有執行力。「創新」（Innovation or Idea）：你的團隊能夠有一些新點子，而你能夠描繪未來，給大家方向。這三個面向，從「人」到「組織」到「點子」，其實就是一種「...

★如果《人月神話》是一種反思與沉澱，那麼《溫伯格的軟體管理學》就是軟體專案管理的最佳實務！要有高品質的軟體，就要有高品質的管理。這就是《溫伯格的軟體管理學》這套書的主題。在第一卷《系統化思考》中，溫伯格探討了開發高品質軟體的第一個需求：學習如何去做正確的思考──思考問題、解決之道，還有品質本身。溫伯格將軟體機構依做事方式（軟體次文化）分類如下：模式0（渾然不知）：我們都不知道我們正循著一個過程在做事。模式1（變化無常）：我們全憑當時的感覺來做事。模式2（照章行事）：我們凡事皆依照工作慣例（除非我們陷入恐慌）。模式3（把穩方向）：我們會選擇結果較好的工作慣例來行事。模式4（防範未然）：我們會參照過往的經驗制定出一套工作慣例。模式5（全面關照）：人人時時刻刻都會參與所有事務的改善工作。本書的特色是，對於會影響專案成敗的諸多變數（如規模、複雜度、風險、顧客的要求、人力、時間、壓力……）進行動態分析；有許多例子可證明，若能在「控制點」上做好管理的工作...

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Offering opinions is the second most necessary ingredient for human life. Studies show that we can go only three minutes without air, perhaps three days without water, maybe three weeks without food. . . and but three hours without offering somebody our suggestions, responses, or critiques.A perennial "hot" topic in management circles is the process of giving, getting and analyzing advice. This brief and engaging book can be of use to anyone who has to interact with other people. Y...

This landmark 1971 classic is reprinted with a new preface, chapter-by-chapter commentary, and straight-from-the-heart observations on topics that affect the professional life of programmers.Long regarded as one of the first books to pioneer a people-oriented approach to computing, The Psychology of Computer Programming endures as a penetrating analysis of the intelligence, skill, teamwork, and problem-solving power of the computer programmer.Finding the chapters strikingly...

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For more than thirty-five years, An Introduction to General Systems Thinking has been hailed as an innovative introduction to systems theory, with applications in software development and testing, medicine, engineering, social sciences, architecture, and beyond. Used in university courses and professional seminars all over the world, the text has proven its ability to open minds and sharpen thinking.Originally published in 1975 and reprinted more than twenty times, the book uses cl...

The fledgling problem solver invariably rushes in with solutions before taking time to define the problem being solved. Even experienced solvers, when subjected to social pressure, yield to this demand for haste. When they do, many solutions are found, but not necessarily to the problem at hand.Whether you are a novice or a veteran, this powerful little book will make you a more effective problem solver. Anyone involved in product and systems development will appreciate this practic...