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Provocables!

Author: Jerry K Robbins

Publisher: CSS Publishing

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 141

ISBN-13: 0788015915

Robbins intends for these eighteen dramas to provoke reflection and discussion. Designed to be read aloud by one, two, three, four, or more "provocateurs," they require no special sets and only a few simple props. The creative and playful readings bring alive central doctrines of the Christian faith while addressing everyday human concerns. In this collection you will find such intriguing titles as: "The Adam And Eve Story" (males and females) "The Story of Job For Today" (evil) "Getting It Together" (vocation) "Bad Brother Comes Home" (forgiveness) ... and many more! Each selection in Provocables! is biblically based and includes a brief commentary and a set of questions to guide discussion. Jerry K. Robbins, currently the Lutheran Campus Pastor at West Virginia University, has served in campus ministry for over three decades. He is a graduate of Gettysburg College, Yale University Divinity School, and the Hartford Seminary Foundation, where he earned his Ph.D. Robbins is the editor of The Essential Luther and the author of Carevision.

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Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published:

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 1422332292

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Timescanner

Author: Phil N. Good

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Published: 2002-01-11

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 1553691601

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In this awkwardly-paced thriller the future has gone amuck. A Christian group terrorizes the west. Boy Scouts are listed as a subversive hate group. Whooping cranes come back with a vengeance and are eating the Ridley turtles. The poles shift and the North Pole ends up in Libya. U.S. capitalists seek political asylum in Russia. Most Americans are in a stupor from their implanted entertainment systems/GPS locators. NASA mistakenly uses centimetres instead of astronomical units in a major space program. Some outlaw Linton clones accidentally knock a hole in the fabric of time and space. Finally a war breaks out between computers that completely gridlocks all electronic communication. Rapture comes but the massive amount of electronic noise interferes with the transmission so that most people are missed on the first try. What the future holds is unsettling and perhaps dangerously familiar! But in spite of all this, we still have the right to life, liberty and to file suit for unhappiness.

A Bodyguard of Lies

Author: Raymund Eich

Publisher: CV-2 Books

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Total Pages: 299

ISBN-13:

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"I’m reminded of Poul Anderson’s Dominic Flandry series, or more recently, Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s Anniversary Day saga." —Analog Capt. Tomas Neumann faces shocking dangers in an unexpected new battlefield. Assigned to the Confederated Worlds’ capital planet, Tomas works to rebuild the military’s confidence after the last war. He has no interest in politics. But after saving the Confederated Worlds’ next president from an assassin, politics becomes interested in him. Gone are the familiar lines between friend and foe. In the halls of power, Tomas plunges into a world of secrets and lies. Worse, he soon discovers a terrifying conspiracy threatening far more than his career, his family, or even his life. He finds a shocking truth capable of destroying the Confederated Worlds. Battling spies and pervasive surveillance, Tomas takes shadowy journeys from luxurious temples to secret police brain scanning chambers. The fate of the galaxy will hinge on his ability to tell allies from enemies. To tell loyalists from traitors. And remain true to his principles, as a soldier and a man. Military science fiction meets political thriller in the triumphant conclusion to the Confederated Worlds trilogy.

Crystal Clear

Author: Alistair Paul Becker

Publisher: Pearson Education

Published: 2004-10-19

Total Pages: 513

ISBN-13: 0132702495

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Carefully researched over ten years and eagerly anticipated by the agile community, Crystal Clear: A Human-Powered Methodology for Small Teams is a lucid and practical introduction to running a successful agile project in your organization. Each chapter illuminates a different important aspect of orchestrating agile projects. Highlights include Attention to the essential human and communication aspects of successful projects Case studies, examples, principles, strategies, techniques, and guiding properties Samples of work products from real-world projects instead of blank templates and toy problems Top strategies used by software teams that excel in delivering quality code in a timely fashion Detailed introduction to emerging best-practice techniques, such as Blitz Planning, Project 360o, and the essential Reflection Workshop Question-and-answer with the author about how he arrived at these recommendations, including where they fit with CMMI, ISO, RUP, XP, and other methodologies A detailed case study, including an ISO auditor's analysis of the project Perhaps the most important contribution this book offers is the Seven Properties of Successful Projects. The author has studied successful agile projects and identified common traits they share. These properties lead your project to success; conversely, their absence endangers your project.

The Viking's Woman

Author: Heather Graham

Publisher: Dell

Published: 2010-09-22

Total Pages: 481

ISBN-13: 0307434702

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Her wild spirit made him crave her . . . Her firebrand—hair blazed as glorious as a sunrise. Her long limbs promised the sweet mysteries of the night. Rhiannon, King Alfred’s favorite niece, was enraged when her uncle sealed an alliance of war by pledging her to Eric, the towering golden-haired prince whose blue eyes penetrated her with a glacial stare. But the more she fought the marriage . . . the man . . . the more she became inflamed by the fire that lay beneath his Viking ice. His passion pierced her heart . . . His broad shoulders as hard as the steel of his sword, Eric bowed to no man. The only battle he feared losing was with Rhiannon. For she had reached into the savage recesses of his heart. No campaign on the field, no treason from within, would he fight as fiercely—or with such desire . . . as the war he waged to possess what was his.

Back to the Drawing Board

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13:

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Agile Software Development

Author: Alistair Cockburn

Publisher: Pearson Education

Published: 2006-10-19

Total Pages: 946

ISBN-13: 0321630076

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“Agile Software Development is a highly stimulating and rich book. The author has a deep background and gives us a tour de force of the emerging agile methods.” —Tom Gilb The agile model of software development has taken the world by storm. Now, in Agile Software Development, Second Edition, one of agile’s leading pioneers updates his Jolt Productivity award-winning book to reflect all that’s been learned about agile development since its original introduction. Alistair Cockburn begins by updating his powerful model of software development as a “cooperative game of invention and communication.” Among the new ideas he introduces: harnessing competition without damaging collaboration; learning lessons from lean manufacturing; and balancing strategies for communication. Cockburn also explains how the cooperative game is played in business and on engineering projects, not just software development Next, he systematically illuminates the agile model, shows how it has evolved, and answers the questions developers and project managers ask most often, including · Where does agile development fit in our organization? · How do we blend agile ideas with other ideas? · How do we extend agile ideas more broadly? Cockburn takes on crucial misconceptions that cause agile projects to fail. For example, you’ll learn why encoding project management strategies into fixed processes can lead to ineffective strategy decisions and costly mistakes. You’ll also find a thoughtful discussion of the controversial relationship between agile methods and user experience design. Cockburn turns to the practical challenges of constructing agile methodologies for your own teams. You’ll learn how to tune and continuously reinvent your methodologies, and how to manage incomplete communication. This edition contains important new contributions on these and other topics: · Agile and CMMI · Introducing agile from the top down · Revisiting “custom contracts” · Creating change with “stickers” In addition, Cockburn updates his discussion of the Crystal methodologies, which utilize his “cooperative game” as their central metaphor. If you’re new to agile development, this book will help you succeed the first time out. If you’ve used agile methods before, Cockburn’s techniques will make you even more effective.