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Less Method. More Meaning.The world of Product Discovery and Creation is becoming increasingly challenging due to mistakes and missed opportunities that are prevalent in agile teams, large-scale Scrum and all other agile frameworks. History has shown that when organisations try and scale their product development to more than one cross-functional team, mistakes are made that cut short many chances of getting all possible benefits.The route of this for many is the need for more attention paid to the incredible advancements in Product Management driven by hordes of professional Product People ...

Napier‘s take on the world of B2B marketing and PR, with a particular focus on Europe. For more information about Napier and the services we offer B2B technology clients visit www.napierb2b.com.

The first book, The Rose Diary, is a roller-coaster of suspense, and this one will take you on an even wilder ride. In book one, we learn that Jacky's sister, Sandra, has been murdered by poison. A series of paranormal experiences lead to the arrest of someone Jacky has never really been fond of. But is that the real murderer? This exciting second book takes you through twist after twist and keeps you guessing. A ghost story, murder mystery, and courtroom drama, this audiobook is fantastically fun.

A young girl dies mysteriously from what can only be explained as a rare illness. Her younger sister finds a diary in her room that has never been written in. Day by day the book reveals a new writing that urges the young girl to investigate the death. From encounters to the writings, there is a story to be heard, a mystery to be solved.

Fishadella, the fishcake, is special. She lives in Fishville with her father, lazy brother Jared, and all the other fishcake families. Whether it’s discovering a new friend or finding a mother, everyday is an exciting adventure for Fishadella, the amazing, fearless fishcake.

It was the 1930s, and America was locked in the grip of the Great Depression. Gangsters controlled the major cities, while outlaws roamed the rural back country. It was a time of speakeasy gin-joints, tommy-guns, fast cars, and even faster dames. This is the world of New York-based Private Investigator Rick Ruby. From the back alleys of Gotham to the gold laden boulevards of Hollywood, Ruby is the shamus with a nose for trouble and an insatiable appetite for justice.

In 1927, German filmmaker Fritz Lang brought to the screen one of the most ground-breaking sci-fi melodramas of all time, based on the screenplay he co-wrote with his wife, novelist Thea von Harbou. It is regarded as a classic and one of the first full-length movies in the genre. Five visionary new pulp writers have envisioned four dramatic tales to guide readers back to those vaulted, shining towers of Metropolis in this new collection inspired by Lang’s masterpiece.

Carter Spence is a 26-year-old accountant out of Boston, who has an out-of-body experience following a car accident that kills his parents. He views the chaos from above the scene of the accident, then passes through the tunnel and reunites with relatives who have long been dead. A woman he does not recognize approaches him and says, "Welcome, son." Her message to him is that he needs to be aware of his true identity, and should follow signs that will lead him there. She mentions mountains, but Carter is jolted back into his physical body before she can finish.

The New York Times bestselling author of Labor Day and After Her returns with a poignant story about the true meaning—and the true price—of friendship. Drinking cost Helen her marriage and custody of her seven-year-old son, Ollie. Once an aspiring art photographer, she now makes ends meet...

Dave Maynard was the quirky mainstay of WBZ radio in Boston for more than 40 years. His acclaimed "Maynard in the Morning" was the leader in its time slot for the entire time it was on the air. His commercials for the show, which won advertising awards, always ended with a disheveled Dave saying, "piece of cake."

Today, many Americans regard globalization as a significant threat to our work force, and to our very way of life. As unemployment soars, the automotive and manufacturing industries crumble, countless jobs continue to ship overseas, and the retail sector faces the worst slump in decades, cries of "Buy American" have grown louder and louder.

The minute the school bus carrying Nate Chance and his little sister, Junie, pulls up in front of his family’s farmhouse, Nate can tell something’s terribly wrong: Somehow his father has been wounded by a gunshot. Nate sees him stagger across the yard, then watches as the police take him...

Med ett temperament lika otämjt som landskapet i Wyoming är affärsmannen Trent Sinclair inte den förlåtande typen precis. Och han har inte förlåtit Bryn Matthews och hennes lögner sedan den där dagen för sex år sedan då han vände henne ryggen eftersom hon påstått att hans bror gjort henne gravid. Nu är Trents bror död och Bryn har kommit tillbaka... med ett barn som tveklöst är en Sinclair. Det råder inte heller några tvivel om den starka passion som sjuder mellan Bryn och honom.

Sie muss verrückt sein! Zwei Mal hat Fiona sich schon von Hartley Tarleton zu einer gemeinsamen Nacht verführen lassen, und zwei Mal ist er danach ohne ein Wort aus ihrem Leben verschwunden. Jetzt steht der sexy Bad Boy wieder vor ihrer Tür. Sie sollte es eigentlich besser wissen - doch seine dunklen Augen und dieses unwiderstehliche Lächeln... Schon entfacht Hartley heftige Begierde in ihr. Unwiderstehlich fühlt sie sich zu ihm hingezogen. Doch soll sie es wirklich riskieren, noch einmal von ihm verletzt zu werden?

Eine Zweckehe! Darum bittet Reeder Jonathan Tarleton seine Assistentin Lisette, als er erfährt, dass er nur noch ein Jahr zu leben hat. Denn Lisette ist nicht nur brillant, sie ist auch die Einzige, der er bedingungslos vertraut. Deshalb soll sie für ihn die Geschäfte weiterführen und das Familienunternehmen retten. In den Flitterwochen auf Antigua merkt Jonathan: Er begehrt Lisette schon seit langer Zeit. Sie verbringen Stunden heißer Lust miteinander - doch dann entdeckt er, dass Lisette etwas vor ihm verbirgt.

Per Lila Baxter il lavoro è la cosa più importante, e neppure per James Kavanagh, l'uomo ideale sotto ogni aspetto, rinuncerebbe alla propria carriera. Fino al giorno in cui si trova costretta ad accudire una neonata. Chiedere aiuto all'ex fidanzato è l'ultima cosa che vorrebbe, ma Lila non sa nulla di bambini, mentre James, cresciuto con tanti fratelli, sembra avere un talento naturale. Così si ritrovano sotto lo stesso tetto, come una vera famiglia. E inevitabilmente la passione che hanno fatto di tutto per ignorare esplode più dirompente che mai!

La vérité a souvent un goût amer. Nous ne savons comment accepter nos histoires. Faut-il s'en tenir aux faits et dire la vérité ? Cet ouvrage monumental si richement documenté est précieux, il nous tire de l'oubli et du silence. Que savons-nous de l'esclavage au Canada ? Que savons-nous de la répression exercée sur les femmes et les hommes noirs ? Que savons-nous du racisme systémique ? Que savons-nous de la détresse des Autochtones, des sans-papiers, des personnes réfugiées ? Enfin fort peu...

Maynard Webb has always been the go-to guy when Silicon Valley companies have thorny problems. Whether revamping eBay's crashing servers (transforming their technology weaknesses into a competitive strength) or investing in emerging technology start-ups, Webb brings strategic and operational savvy to every issue and venture. In his first book, Webb brings this same focus to tackle outdated models of work, created a century ago, which no longer sync up with either individual or employers' needs.

Over the course of 14 billion years, humanity has gained the ability not only to imagine the future, but to design and engineer it. Entertaining and profound, Future Rising by Dr Andrew Maynard, provides a highly original perspective on our relationship with the future. Written to be easy to pick up and hard to stop listening to, Future Rising starts at the big bang and traces a pathway along the emergence of intelligent life, through what makes humans uniquely capable of creating different futures, to the profound responsibilities that this comes with.

In this day and age, this is a common feeling we have. Trekking is an invitation to deep spiritual and cultural transformation. While the standard and superficial practices of North American contemporary church are being soundly rejected in this cultural moment, Gene Maynard takes you on a journey into ancient, contemplative Christian spirituality to help you retrieve the powerfully transformative practices and rhythms that have always been the hallmark of Christian faith.