Gold Medal Winner, 2014 Global Ebook Awards (Communications category).Who would imagine that one word could change your life? Introducing the S.H.A.R.E.™ Tools, which together spell the word that leads to positive connections and the success of Revolutionary Conversations.Developed over the course of 25 years by business re-engineering specialist Mark Fowler and refined with human resources professional Noal McDonald and noted public relations authority and ...

This multiple award-winning anthology of twenty psychological and supernatural horror stories explores the outer limits of fear.To create this volume, renowned horror editor Ellen Datlow wrote to her favorite authors asking for stories that would "provide the reader with a frisson of shock, or a moment of dread so powerful it might cause the reader outright physical discomfort; or a sensation of fear so palpable that the reader feels impelled to turn up the lights v...

"A diverse and thoughtful array of 16 stories written around the theme of endangered species—be they human or animal, mythical or alien." — Publishers WeeklyIn this poignant yet uplifting anthology about extinction, science fiction stories draw you into compelling, adventurous, and even humorous tales that will make you think about the future of animals, humanity, and the world around us. You'll find bugs and buffalo, humans and aliens, creatures that have ...

This book addresses the challenge of education for citizenship at a specific, concrete level. It offers examples of efforts to create among our students a new set of what Tocqueville called mores or culturally defining 'habits of the heart' which will enhance citizenship, foster a sense of connectedness to a community stretching beyond the university, and ultimately, support the practices, basic values, and institutions necessary for the democratic process.

This handbook gathers original, authoritative articles from leading archaeologists to compile the latest thinking about archaeological theory. The authors provide a comprehensive picture of the theoretical foundations by which archaeologists contextualize and analyze their archaeological data. Student readers will also gain a sense of the immense power that theory has for building interpretations of the past, while recognizing the wonderful archaeological traditions that created it. An ext...

Exit Wounds is a thrilling anthology of crime stories written by masters of the genre, including Dean Koontz, Val McDermid, Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, Elly Griffiths, Dennis Lehane, Joe R. Lansdale, and others.After an introduction by the editors, Paul B. Kane and Marie O’Regan, this collection includes the following stories:“The Bully” by Jeffery Deaver“Dead Weight” by Fiona Cummins“Like a Glass Jaw” by Mark Billingham“On The Anatomization of an Unknown Man

A collection of forty crime and thriller short stories, with all profits from the sale of this book to be donated to Hospice UK and Sophie's Appeal.Do you think you know darkness? Think again. Bloodhound Books presents Dark Minds—a collection of stories by authors who have come together to produce an anthology that will lure, tantalise and shock its readers. What took place "By the Water?" What goes on behind "A Stranger's Eyes?" And what is so special about "Slow R...

You are an Agile Coach and your client has asked you a question. He is an engineering manager and the company has just announced a "work from home" policy. Developers may now work from home instead of coming to the office.The Engineering Manager has asked you if there are any "Agile Metrics" he can use to make sure his developers stay busy and are not being lazy. He is investigating software to record when people log in and log out, and count their keystrokes in between.Wha...

You are a Scrum Master and you have a challenge:You have been hired by a company with big plans. They want to create a new family of products and have them ready for sale in just six months. They have jut hired 75 recent graduate from ivy league colleges to do the work, and the company wants you to form them into five Scrum teams and manage them to meet the deadline.Dealing with 75 grass green developers is a tall order, but the company expects success. What should you do?

You are a Scrum Master and you have a challenge:You have been hired to "fix" a poorly performing software development team. When you join the group you find that it is dominated by a very capable by a strong willed woman that the team calls "Bossy Bobbie". She makes every decision and assigns tasks to all of the other developers. She follows them up and takes over their tasks if they fall behind. No one is happy about the situation, but no one seems willing to do anything about it....

This edited collection offers the first system-wide account of the impact of COVID-19 on crime and justice in England and Wales. It provides a critical discussion of the challenges faced by criminal justice agencies (prison, probation, youth justice, courts, police), professionals and service users in adapting to the extraordinary pressures of the pandemic on policy, practice and lived experience.The text integrates first-hand narrative and artistic accounts from a variety of key s...

You are a Scrum Master and you have a challenge:You are coaching a new Product Owner doing release planning for the first time. There are three politically powerful stakeholders who each wan their project included as your team's highest priority. It is clear that due to the lack of resources it will be a miracle if even one of the enhancements can be delivered.The Product Owner asks you what should he do? Which project should he pick and how can he avoid trouble from the tw...