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The Pragmatic Programmer is one of those rare tech books you'll read, re-read, and read again over the years. Whether you're new to the field or an experienced practitioner, you'll come away with fresh insights each and every time.Dave Thomas and Andy Hunt wrote the first edition of this influential book in 1999 to help their clients create better software and rediscover the joy of coding. These lessons have helped a generation of programmers examine the very essence of software development, independent of any particular language, framework, or methodology, and the Pragmatic philosophy has spawned hundreds of books, screencasts, and audio books, as well as thousands of careers and success stories.Now, twenty years later, this new edition re-examines what it means to be a modern programmer. Topics range from personal responsibility and career development to architectural techniques for keeping your code flexible and easy to adapt and reuse. Read this book, and you'll learn how to: Fight software rot Learn continuously Avoid the trap of duplicating knowledge Write flexible, dynamic, and adaptable code Harness the power of basic tools Avoid programming by coincidence Learn real requirements Solve the underlying problems of concurrent code Guard against security vulnerabilities Build teams of Pragmatic Programmers Take responsibility for your work and career Test ruthlessly and effectively, including property-based testing Implement the Pragmatic Starter Kit Delight your usersWritten as a series of self-contained sections and filled with classic and fresh anecdotes, thoughtful examples, and interesting analogies, The Pragmatic Programmer illustrates the best approaches and major pitfalls of many different aspects of software development. Whether you're a new coder, an experienced programmer, or a manager responsible for software projects, use these lessons daily, and you'll quickly see improvements in personal productivity, accuracy, and job satisfaction. You'll learn skills and develop habits and attitudes that form the foundation for long-term success in your career.

'This is quite the best book on portrait painting, in any medium, that I've seen for a very long time, perhaps ever.' Artbookreview.netInvest your portraiture with character and ease with this complete guide to drawing and painting portraits in watercolour, pencil and charcoal, which includes five step-by-step projects and numerous practical techniques.

How can you help raise your sons to handle difficult emotions and process complex ideas of masculinity? Drawing from 25 years of counseling, David Thomas explains what's behind the common struggles boys face, and explores how to foster emotional intelligence within your sons by teaching them healthy, constructive ways to express their emotions.

This Reader brings together nearly 80 extracts from major works by Christians and Muslims that reflect their reciprocal knowledge and attitudes. It spans the period from the early 7th century, when Islam originated, to 1500. The general introduction provides a historical and geographical summary of Christian-Muslim encounters in the period and a short account of the religious, intellectual and social circumstances in which encounters took place and works were written. Topics from the Christian perspective include: condemnations of the Qur'an as a fake and Muhammad as a fraud, depictions of Islam as a sign of the final judgement, and proofs that it was a Christian heresy. On the Muslim side they include: demonstrations of the Bible as corrupt, proofs that Christian doctrines were illogical, comments on the inferior status of Christians, and accounts of Christian and Muslim scholars in collaboration together. Each of the six parts contains the following pedagogical features: -A short introduction -An introduction to each passage and author -Notes explaining terms that readers might not have previously encountered

This 1979 text addresses the strong criticism of dominant theories in large areas of Western social science.

THE FUTURE OF WORK IS IN YOUR HANDSWant to inspire and motivate your employees to greatness, create an award-winning corporate culture, and build tomorrow's workplace today? From attracting and retaining top talent to unleashing your ability to adapt, grow, and stay one step ahead of industry change, FUN AT WORK¿ reveals how tomorrow's business leaders can consistently create a roadmap to ongoing success by leveraging the transformative power of play.A crash course in cutting-edge business leadership and management methods, it demonstrates how to design the workplace of the future ¿ and leverage new corporate and workforce strategies to turn your organization into a powerhouse of creativity, productivity, and innovation.Inside the pages of FUN AT WORK, you won't just discover how to craft winning HR strategies and solutions, and create more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workspaces. You'll also learn how to radically boost organizational output and performance ¿ not to mention employee motivation and engagement. Offering a fresh and inspired take on leadership, it explains how to:¿ Lead, Inspire, and Motivate a Next-Generation Workforce¿ Unlock Creativity and Innovation in Your Business¿ Build an Award-Winning Workplace and Working Model¿ Recruit and Retain Tomorrow's Leaders¿ Adapt to Ongoing Change and Disruption¿ Reimagine the Shape of Corporate Culture¿ Craft Winning HR Strategies and SolutionsBrought to you by Professor of Play David Thomas, and Scott Steinberg, the world's leading business strategist, FUN AT WORK reveals the core business principles and practices that you need to implement to deliver game-changing workforce strategies - and explains how to lead these initiatives.

The FBI has been intercepting chatter regarding the terrorist activity. But it's not coming from the usual mid-eastern sources. It's coming from within our hemisphere. More specifically, it's coming from the Pacific North West. They decide to send agent Angelina Cartier undercover to try to locate the source of the threat. The only problem is that the beautiful agent has minimal field experience, and she will need all the help she can get as she discovers the threat is from a vicious militia group called the Keepers. What the Keepers don't know is Agent Cartier has a secret weapon. She has been teamed up with Sean Malone and his partner Jake Collins of Homeland Security, and Sean has a very specific gift. They'll need to pull out all the stops if they expect to stop the Keepers and thwart their sinister plan.

The inspirational true story of one man overcoming enormous odds - including sexual abuse from his alcoholic mother - to choose his own path in life and become a truly exceptional human being.From the age of four David Thomas was sexually abused by his alcoholic mother and subsequently physically abused by his aged stepfather. By the age of 16 he had committed multiple burglaries, assaulted a police officer with an iron bar, attempted suicide, received a criminal conviction from a juvenile court, and been expelled from school.He left home as soon as he could and joined the fire service at 20. At the age of 27 he bought a book on memory. Within 8 months he had come fourth in the World Memory Championships and went on to develop one of the most powerful memories in history, even breaking an 18-year-old Guinness Book of Records memory record by reciting the mathematical formula Pi (3.1459) to 22,500 digits from memory.In 1999 he was reunited with his mother after 4 years apart but tragically, a year later he found her dead at home after she had died of an alcohol induced heart attack.David's shocking and moving story is one of abuse, alcoholism, courage, determination, forgiveness, love and how everyone can choose their own path through life irrespective of their upbringing, background or perceptions about what they think is possible. David is an incredible example of how this can happen.

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