Stanley's bookshelf: all en-US Wed, 11 Sep 2024 00:46:04 -0700 60 Stanley's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[250 Jokes for Kids! Short, Funny, Clean and Corny Kid's Jokes - Fun with the Funniest Lame Jokes for all the Family. (Joke Books for Kids Book 1)]]> 19300909
A great way for beginners to start reading independently - and really enjoy it!


Scroll up to Buy this book now.]]> 30 Joe King Stanley 0 3.70 2013 250 Jokes for Kids! Short, Funny, Clean and Corny Kid's Jokes - Fun with the Funniest Lame Jokes for all the Family. (Joke Books for Kids Book 1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Big Book of WHY (A TIME for Kids Book): 1,001 Facts Kids Want to Know (TIME for Kids Big Books)]]> 28073110 Why do we have eyebrows? What's a black hole and what happens if you fall into one? What's the fastest a human is capable of running? Why do wet fingers stick to metal in the freezer? Where is the deepest point on Earth?

Divided by subject area - humans, animals, environment/nature, technology, and space - and written in an upbeat manner, each answer is accompanied by either a photo or an illustration to show the reasons why. Of course, TIME for Kids goes beyond answering the question by dipping into the science or history to further explain the answer in an easy-to-follow, straightforward manner. This is a must -have book to satisfy the most curious of kids and provokes a great way to encourage interest and knowledge about a wide range of subjects, as well as to stimulate reading. Kids will be desperate to share what they've learned with their parents, teachers, and friends...and anyone else who will listen.

]]> 192 TIME for Kids Stanley 0 3.97 2013 Big Book of WHY (A TIME for Kids Book): 1,001 Facts Kids Want to Know (TIME for Kids Big Books)
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average rating: 3.97
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]]> The Coach's Guide to Teaching 56226259
The best-selling author of Teach Like a Champion and Reading Reconsidered brings his considerable knowledge about the science of classroom teaching to the sports coaching world to create championship caliber coaches on the court and field. What great classroom teachers do is relevant to coaches in profound ways. After all, coaches are at their core teachers.

Lemov knows that coaches face many of the same challenges found in the classroom, so the science of learning applies equally to them. Unfortunately, coaches and organizations have a mixed level of understanding of the research and study of the science of learning. Sometimes coaches and organizations build their teaching on myths and platitudes more than science. Sometime there isn't any science applied at all.

While there are thousands of books and websites a coach can consult to better understand technical and tactical aspects of the game, there is nothing for a coach to consult that explicitly examines the teaching problems on the field, the court, the rink, and the diamond. Until now.

Intended to offer lessons and guidance that are applicable to coaches of any sporting endeavor including everyone from parent volunteers to professional coaches and private trainers, Lemov brings the powerful science of learning to the arena of sports coaching to create the next generation of championship caliber coaches.]]> 474 Doug Lemov Stanley 0 currently-reading 4.74 The Coach's Guide to Teaching
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]]> <![CDATA[Soccer iQ Presents... High Pressure: How to Win Soccer Games by Smothering Your Opponent]]> 34455747 179 Dan Blank Stanley 0 currently-reading 4.31 Soccer iQ Presents... High Pressure: How to Win Soccer Games by Smothering Your Opponent
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]]> <![CDATA[Every Moment Matters: How the World's Best Coaches Inspire Their Athletes and Build Championship Teams]]> 49209068 358 John O'Sullivan 1734342617 Stanley 0 currently-reading 4.48 Every Moment Matters: How the World's Best Coaches Inspire Their Athletes and Build Championship Teams
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]]> <![CDATA[Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions]]> 50091299 From award-winning higher education journalist and New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Selingo comes a revealing look from inside the admissions office—one that identifies surprising strategies that will aid in the college search.

Getting into a top-ranked college has never seemed more impossible, with acceptance rates at some elite universities dipping into the single digits. In Who Gets In and Why, journalist and higher education expert Jeffrey Selingo dispels entrenched notions of how to compete and win at the admissions game, and reveals that teenagers and parents have much to gain by broadening their notion of what qualifies as a “good college.� it’s not all about the sticker on the car window.

Selingo, who was embedded in three different admissions offices—a selective private university, a leading liberal arts college, and a flagship public campus—closely observed gatekeepers as they made their often agonizing and sometimes life-changing decisions. He also followed select students and their parents, and he traveled around the country meeting with high school counselors, marketers, behind-the-scenes consultants, and college rankers.

While many have long believed that admissions is merit-based, rewarding the best students, Who Gets In and Why presents a more complicated truth, showing that “who gets in� is frequently more about the college’s agenda than the applicant. In a world where thousands of equally qualified students vie for a fixed number of spots at elite institutions, admissions officers often make split-second decisions based on a variety of factors—like diversity, money, and, ultimately, whether a student will enroll if accepted.

One of the most insightful books ever about “getting in� and what higher education has become, Who Gets In and Why not only provides an usually intimate look at how admissions decisions get made, but guides prospective students on how to honestly assess their strengths and match with the schools that will best serve their interests.]]> 320 Jeffrey J. Selingo 1982116315 Stanley 0 currently-reading 4.45 2020 Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions
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]]> <![CDATA[The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow]]> 19173345 “The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader gets straight to
the heart of leadership issues. Maxwell once again touches on the process of
developing the art of leadership by giving the reader practical tools and
insights into developing the qualities found in great leaders.� - Kenneth
Blanchard, Coauthor of The One Minute
ѲԲ®



“Dr. John Maxwell is the authority on leadership today. His innovative
yet timeless principles on how to effectively lead others have personally
impacted my life and my business. This is a must-read for any organization that
wants to succeed in the new millennium.� -Peter Lowe, President of Peter Lowe
International and Peter Lowe’s SUCCESS Seminars



“My dear friend John Maxwell has proven his ability to lead leaders.
I anticipate learning even more from his new book.� -Max Lucado, Author of Just Like Jesus

]]> 152 John C. Maxwell Stanley 0 currently-reading 4.29 2013 The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow
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]]> 1984 53497463 205 George Orwell Stanley 0 currently-reading 4.25 1949 1984
author: George Orwell
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]]> <![CDATA[Let Them Play: The Mindful Way to Parent Kids for Fun and Success in Sports]]> 31446088 202 Jerry Lynch 1608684350 Stanley 0 currently-reading 4.29 Let Them Play: The Mindful Way to Parent Kids for Fun and Success in Sports
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]]> <![CDATA[Developing the Leader Within You 2.0]]> 39704795 256 John C. Maxwell Stanley 0 currently-reading 4.26 2018 Developing the Leader Within You 2.0
author: John C. Maxwell
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average rating: 4.26
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]]> <![CDATA[The Fever Code (The Maze Runner #5)]]> 28285244
Once there was a world’s end.
The forests burned, the lakes and rivers dried up, and the oceans swelled.
Then came a plague, and fever spread across the globe. Families died, violence reigned, and man killed man.
Next came WICKED, who were looking for an answer. And then they found the perfect boy.
The boy’s name was Thomas, and Thomas built a maze.
Now there are secrets.
There are lies.
And there are loyalties history could never have foreseen.
This is the story of that boy, Thomas, and how he built a maze that only he could tear down.
All will be revealed.

A prequel to the worldwide Maze Runner phenomenon, The Fever Code is the book that holds all the answers. How did WICKED find the Gladers? Who are Group B? And what side are Thomas and Teresa really on? Lies will be exposed. Secrets will be uncovered. Loyalties will be proven. Fans will never see the truth coming. Before there was the Maze, there was The Fever Code.]]> 378 James Dashner Stanley 0 currently-reading 4.25 2016 The Fever Code (The Maze Runner #5)
author: James Dashner
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average rating: 4.25
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]]> <![CDATA[A Different Way to Win: Dan Rooney's Story from the Super Bowl to the Rooney Rule]]> 48617023 220 Jim Rooney 1733404929 Stanley 0 currently-reading 4.21 2019 A Different Way to Win: Dan Rooney's Story from the Super Bowl to the Rooney Rule
author: Jim Rooney
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]]> <![CDATA[A Curse So Dark and Lonely (Cursebreakers, #1)]]> 40197454 Fall in love, break the curse.

It once seemed so easy to Prince Rhen, the heir to Emberfall. Cursed by a powerful enchantress to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year over and over, he knew he could be saved if a girl fell for him. But that was before he learned that at the end of each autumn, he would turn into a vicious beast hell-bent on destruction. That was before he destroyed his castle, his family, and every last shred of hope.

Nothing has ever been easy for Harper. With her father long gone, her mother dying, and her brother barely holding their family together while constantly underestimating her because of her cerebral palsy, she learned to be tough enough to survive. But when she tries to save someone else on the streets of Washington, DC, she's instead somehow sucked into Rhen's cursed world.

Break the curse, save the kingdom.

A prince? A monster? A curse? Harper doesn't know where she is or what to believe. But as she spends time with Rhen in this enchanted land, she begins to understand what's at stake. And as Rhen realizes Harper is not just another girl to charm, his hope comes flooding back. But powerful forces are standing against Emberfall . . . and it will take more than a broken curse to save Harper, Rhen, and his people from utter ruin.]]> 507 Brigid Kemmerer Stanley 0 currently-reading 4.13 2019 A Curse So Dark and Lonely (Cursebreakers, #1)
author: Brigid Kemmerer
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]]> <![CDATA[How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character]]> 18622305 here.

Why do some children succeed while others fail?

The story we usually tell about childhood and success is the one about intelligence: Success comes to those who score highest on tests, from preschool admissions to SATs.

But in "How Children Succeed," Paul Tough argues for a very different understanding of what makes a successful child. Drawing on groundbreaking research in neuroscience, economics, and psychology, Tough shows that the qualities that matter most have less to do with IQ and more to do with character: skills like grit, curiosity, conscientiousness, and optimism.

"How Children Succeed" introduces us to a new generation of scientists and educators who are radically changing our understanding of how children develop character, how they learn to think, and how they overcome adversity. It tells the personal stories of young people struggling to say on the right side of the line between success and failure. And it argues for a new way of thinking about how best to steer an individual child � or a whole generation of children � toward a successful future.

This provocative and profoundly hopeful book will not only inspire and engage readers; it will also change our understanding of childhood itself.]]> 261 Paul Tough Stanley 0 currently-reading 4.04 2012 How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character
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]]> <![CDATA[Changing the Game: The Parent's Guide to Raising Happy, High-Performing Athletes and Giving Youth Sports Back to Our Kids]]> 19300955 237 John O'Sullivan 1614486476 Stanley 5 4.36 2013 Changing the Game: The Parent's Guide to Raising Happy, High-Performing Athletes and Giving Youth Sports Back to Our Kids
author: John O'Sullivan
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average rating: 4.36
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hinge: The Importance of Mental Toughness]]> 24255903
Dan Jansen, Olympic Gold medalist stated "The key to mental toughness is knowing that it only takes one. Dr. Bell takes that fact a step further in The Hinge."

Have you ever noticed how the outcome of a close competition depends upon one play or moment? If we look closer, every season and career also possesses these crucial, pivotal moments. It only takes one. The Hinge is the one moment, event, or person that makes all the difference. It connects who we are with who we become. This is the importance of having Mental Toughness, will you be ready?

In this cutting edge book, you’ll � How a plane crash changed the music landscape forever in America. � How a blade of grass caused the dominance of Korean golf. � What Hall of Famers really believe. � The most important mental skills and how to apply them. � Why we should listen to our gut. � To understand that “it only takes one.”]]> 122 Rob Bell 0989918491 Stanley 0 currently-reading 4.05 2013 The Hinge: The Importance of Mental Toughness
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]]> <![CDATA[Don’t “Should� On Your Kids: Build Their Mental Toughness]]> 28015628
The professionalization has created an environment of externally driven, perfectionist, and stressed competitors. Parenting athletes also requires such a vast amount of sacrifice both emotionally and financially.

Are we doing it correctly?

This book will help you empower your kids to build their mental toughness.

In this cutting-edge book, you’ll develop specific strategies:

� Find out how to prep them for the most important competitions.
� Discover one way to help them build their own passion and desire.
� How a blow-pop can help during an actual competition.
� One way to ensure your child doesn’t quit playing.
� What we actually need to call our child.
� Learn the best and worst times to talk about the game.
]]> 154 Rob Bell 0989918432 Stanley 0 currently-reading 4.24 Don’t “Should” On Your Kids: Build Their Mental Toughness
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]]> <![CDATA[Coach and Inspire: 7 Motivational Concepts for Great Coaches]]> 40909212 Seven motivational concepts used by inspirational coaches to improve performance, grow confidence and change lives.
1 � Learning to be positive demanding
2 � Visualizing success. Believing in them before they believe in themselves
3 � Conduct flows out of character
4 � Give ownership of all positive growth
5 � Passion paves the road to achievement
6 � Having fun is being good
7 � True servant leaders create more servant leaders
22 pages
Written for Coaches, Teachers and Parents]]> 0 Bruce Brown Stanley 0 5.00 Coach and Inspire: 7 Motivational Concepts for Great Coaches
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]]> <![CDATA[Leadershift: The 11 Essential Changes Every Leader Must Embrace]]> 42092973
Change is so rapid today that leaders must do more than stay the course to be successful. If they aren’t nimble and ready to adapt, they won’t survive. The key is to learn how to leadershift.

John C. Maxwell helps leaders gain the ability and willingness to make leadership changes that will positively enhance their organizational and personal growth. He does this by sharing the eleven shifts he made over the course of his long, successful leadership career.

InLeadershift, Maxwell shares some of the leadershifts including�

Adaptive Shift from Plan A to Option A,the Production Shift from Ladder Climbing to Ladder Building,the Influence Shift from Positional Authority to Moral Authority and more!Leadershiftgives specific guidance to readers about how to make these shifts in their own lives.

Each one requires them to change the way they think, act, and ultimately lead so they can be successful in a world that never remains the same.

To go forward, we need to move faster. And as leaders, we need to stay ahead, we need to see more than others, and we need to see before others.]]> 288 John C. Maxwell 0718098609 Stanley 0 currently-reading 4.43 2019 Leadershift: The 11 Essential Changes Every Leader Must Embrace
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]]> <![CDATA[Serve to Lead: 21st Century Leaders Manual]]> 40200666
More than ever before, everybody can lead--because everybody can serve.

'Serve to Lead' equips you with the tools to prevail--whether you're a CEO or just starting out, whether you're an entrepreneur or work in a large company, government agency, a not-for-profit organization or the military. Extensive interviews, business case studies, psychological research, biography, history and literature inform this award-winning leadership manual.

'Serve to Lead' equips you with the tools to make your unique contribution as a leader. From the raw material of your life and work you can create your own "masterpiece of service."]]> 341 James Strock Stanley 0 currently-reading 3.77 1998 Serve to Lead: 21st Century Leaders Manual
author: James Strock
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average rating: 3.77
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]]> <![CDATA[Shoeless Soccer: Fixing the System and Winning the World Cup]]> 40032384 188 Carlo Celli Stanley 0 currently-reading 4.33 Shoeless Soccer: Fixing the System and Winning the World Cup
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]]> <![CDATA[Build an A-Team: Play to Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve]]> 38685920 Lead each person on your team up the learning curve.

What's the secret to having an engaged and productive team? It's having a plan for developing all employees--no matter where they are on their personal learning curves.

Better morale and higher performance happen through learning, argues Whitney Johnson. In over twenty years of coaching, investing, and consulting, Johnson has seen that employees need continuous learning and fresh challenges to stay motivated.

The best bosses know this, and they know how to make it happen by thoughtfully designing people’s jobs around the skills they have today as well as the skills they'll need to be even more valuable tomorrow. That's how entire organizations stay competitive in an unpredictable, rapidly changing business environment.

In this book, Johnson explains how to become one of those bosses and how to build your A-team

Identifying what your employees already know and what they need to learnDesigning their jobs to maximize engagement and learningApplying a seven-step process for leading each person up their learning curve

We all want opportunities to learn, experiment, and grow in our jobs. When our bosses work with us to help us leap to new challenges, the result is a team that knows how to thrive, no matter what the future holds.]]> 190 Whitney Johnson 1633693651 Stanley 0 currently-reading 4.00 Build an A-Team: Play to Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve
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]]> <![CDATA[Wooden on Leadership: How to Create a Winning Organization]]> 8304560 A Wall Street Journal Bestseller

A compelling look inside the mind and powerful leadership methods of America’s coaching legend, John Wooden

"Team spirit, loyalty, enthusiasm, determination. . . . Acquire and keep these traits and success should follow."--Coach John Wooden

John Wooden’s goal in 41 years of coaching never changed; namely, to get maximum effort and peak performance from each of his players in the manner that best served the team. Wooden on Leadership explains step-by-step how he pursued and accomplished this goal. Focusing on Wooden’s 12 Lessons in Leadership and his acclaimed Pyramid of Success, it outlines the mental, emotional, and physical qualities essential to building a winning organization, and shows you how to develop the skill, confidence, and competitive fire to “be at your best when your best is needed�--and teach your organization to do the same.

Praise for Wooden on

“What an all-encompassing Pyramid of Success for leadership! Coach Wooden’s moral authority and brilliant definition of success encompass all of life. How I admire his life’s work and concept of what it really means to win!�--Stephen R. Covey, author, The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People and The 8th From Effectiveness to Greatness

“Wooden On Leadership offers valuable lessons no matter what your endeavor. 'Competitive Greatness' is our goal and that of any successful organization. Coach Wooden’s Pyramid of Success is where it all starts.�--Jim Sinegal, president & CEO, Costco]]> 321 John Wooden 0071467106 Stanley 5 currently-reading Great coach. Great tips.

I could not put this book away. I subscribe to Wooden way of coaching and this book enhanced my understanding of his way and I should be able to incorporate a few tips into my own way. ]]> 4.53 2005 Wooden on Leadership: How to Create a Winning Organization
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Great coach. Great tips.

I could not put this book away. I subscribe to Wooden way of coaching and this book enhanced my understanding of his way and I should be able to incorporate a few tips into my own way.
]]> <![CDATA[Easy Spanish Phrase Book: Over 700 Phrases for Everyday Use]]> 18945228 99 Pablo García Loaeza 0486310426 Stanley 0 currently-reading 3.76 2012 Easy Spanish Phrase Book: Over 700 Phrases for Everyday Use
author: Pablo García Loaeza
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]]> <![CDATA[Fifty Quick Ideas To Improve Your User Stories]]> 23438044
Who is this book for?

This is a book for anyone working in an iterative delivery environment, doing planning with user stories. The ideas in this book are useful both to people relatively new to user stories and those who have been working with them for years. People who work in software delivery, regardless of their role, will find plenty of tips for engaging stakeholders better and structuring iterative plans more effectively. Business stakeholders working with software teams will discover how to provide better information to their delivery groups, how to set better priorities and how to outrun the competition by achieving more with less software.

Who is this book not for?

This book doesn't cover the basics of stories. We assume that readers know what Card-Conversation-Confirmation means, what INVEST is and how to apply the basic strategies for splitting user stories. This isn't the first book you should read about user stories, if those terms are unfamiliar. There are plenty of good basic books out there, so read them first and then come back. Please don't hate us because we skipped the basics, but there is only so much space in the book and other people cover the basics already well enough.

What's inside?

Unsurprisingly, the book contains exactly fifty ideas. They are grouped into five major parts:

- Creating stories: This part deals with capturing information about stories before they get accepted into the delivery pipeline. You'll find ideas about what kind of information to note down on story cards and how to quickly spot potential problems.

- Planning with stories: This part contains ideas that will help you manage the big-picture view, set milestones and organise long-term work.

- Discussing stories: User stories are all about effective conversations, and this part contains ideas to improve discussions between delivery teams and business stakeholders. You'll find out how to discover hidden assumptions and how to facilitate effective conversations to ensure shared understanding.

- Splitting stories: The ideas in this part will help you deal with large and difficult stories, offering several strategies for dividing them into smaller chunks that will help you learn fast and deliver value quickly.

- Managing iterative delivery: This part contains ideas that will help you work with user stories in the short and mid term, manage capacity, prioritise and reduce scope to achieve the most with the least software.

Each part contains ideas that we've used with teams over the last five or six years to help them manage user stories better and get more value out of iterative delivery. These ideas come from many different contexts, from large investment banks working on internal IT initiatives to small web start-ups shipping consumer software.]]> 249 Gojko Adzic Stanley 0 currently-reading 4.07 2014 Fifty Quick Ideas To Improve Your User Stories
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]]> <![CDATA[Impact Mapping: Making a big impact with software products and projects]]> 18897962 111 Gojko Adzic Stanley 0 currently-reading 4.06 2012 Impact Mapping: Making a big impact with software products and projects
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]]> <![CDATA[Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders]]> 18162413
David Marquet, an experienced Navy officer, was used to giving orders. As newly appointed captain of the USS Santa Fe, a nuclear-powered submarine, he was responsible for more than a hundred sailors, deep in the sea. In this high-stress environment, where there is no margin for error, it was crucial his men did their job and did it well. But the ship was dogged by poor morale, poor performance, and the worst retention in the fleet.

Marquet acted like any other captain until, one day, he unknowingly gave an impossible order, and his crew tried to follow it anyway. When he asked why the order wasn’t challenged, the answer was “Because you told me to.� Marquet realized he was leading in a culture of followers, and they were all in danger unless they fundamentally changed the way they did things.

That’s when Marquet took matters into his own hands and pushed for leadership at every level. Turn the Ship Around! is the true story of how the Santa Fe skyrocketed from worst to first in the fleet by challenging the U.S. Navy’s traditional leader-follower approach. Struggling against his own instincts to take control, he instead achieved the vastly more powerful model of giving control.

Before long, each member of Marquet’s crew became a leader and assumed responsibility for everything he did, from clerical tasks to crucial combat decisions. The crew became fully engaged, contributing their full intellectual capacity every day, and the Santa Fe started winning awards and promoting a highly disproportionate number of officers to submarine command.

No matter your business or position, you can apply Marquet’s radical guidelines to turn your own ship around. The payoff: a workplace where everyone around you is taking responsibility for their actions, where people are healthier and happier, where everyone is a leader.]]> 273 L. David Marquet 1101623691 Stanley 0 currently-reading 4.42 2013 Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders
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]]> <![CDATA[Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual]]> 23232941
For most software developers, coding is the fun part. The hard bits are dealing with clients, peers, and managers, staying productive, achieving financial security, keeping yourself in shape, and finding true love. This book is here to help.

Soft Skills: The software developer's life manual is a guide to a well-rounded, satisfying life as a technology professional. In it, developer and life coach John Sonmez offers advice to developers on important "soft" subjects like career and productivity, personal finance and investing, and even fitness and relationships. Arranged as a collection of 71 short chapters, this fun-to-read book invites you to dip in wherever you like. A Taking Action section at the end of each chapter shows you how to get quick results. Soft Skills will help make you a better programmer, a more valuable employee, and a happier, healthier person.

What's Inside

Boost your career by building a personal brand
John's secret ten-step process for learning quickly
Fitness advice to turn your geekiness to your advantage
Unique strategies for investment and early retirement]]> 470 John Z. Sonmez Stanley 0 currently-reading 3.83 Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual
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]]> <![CDATA[Release It!: Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software (Pragmatic Programmers)]]> 1069827 350 Michael T. Nygard 0978739213 Stanley 2 4.24 2007 Release It!: Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software (Pragmatic Programmers)
author: Michael T. Nygard
name: Stanley
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2007
rating: 2
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Seems outdated, expected more.
]]> <![CDATA[Practices of an Agile Developer (Pragmatic Bookshelf)]]> 4102 204 Venkat Subramaniam 097451408X Stanley 0 currently-reading 3.87 2006 Practices of an Agile Developer (Pragmatic Bookshelf)
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]]> Continuous delivery 8686650 Winner of the 2011 Jolt Excellence Award!Getting software released to users is often a painful, risky, and time-consuming process. This groundbreaking new book sets out the principles and technical practices that enable rapid, incremental delivery of high quality, valuable new functionality to users. Through automation of the build, deployment, and testing process, and improved collaboration between developers, testers, and operations, delivery teams can get changes released in a matter of hours-- sometimes even minutes-no matter what the size of a project or the complexity of its code base. Jez Humble and David Farley begin by presenting the foundations of a rapid, reliable, low-risk delivery process. Next, they introduce the "deployment pipeline," an automated process for managing all changes, from check-in to release. Finally, they discuss the "ecosystem" needed to support continuous delivery, from infrastructure, data and configuration management to governance. The authors introduce state-of-the-art techniques, including automated infrastructure management and data migration, and the use of virtualization. For each, they review key issues, identify best practices, and demonstrate how to mitigate risks. Coverage includes - Automating all facets of building, integrating, testing, and deploying software - Implementing deployment pipelines at team and organizational levels - Improving collaboration between developers, testers, and operations - Developing features incrementally on large and distributed teams - Implementing an effective configuration management strategy - Automating acceptance testing, from analysis to implementation - Testing capacity and other non-functional requirements - Implementing continuous deployment and zero-downtime releases - Managing infrastructure, data, components and dependencies - Navigating risk management, compliance, and auditing Whether you're a developer, systems administrator, tester, or manager, this book will help your organization move from idea to release faster than ever--so you can deliver value to your business rapidly and reliably.]]> 463 Jez Humble 0321601912 Stanley 3 4.20 2010 Continuous delivery
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]]> <![CDATA[Effective Python: 59 Specific Ways to Write Better Python (Effective Software Development Series)]]> 23020812 Actionable guidelines for all major areas of Python 3.x and 2.x development, with detailed explanations and examples Best practices for writing functions that clarify intention, promote reuse, and avoid bugs Coverage of how to accurately express behaviors with classes and objects Guidance on how to avoid pitfalls with metaclasses and dynamic attributes More efficient approaches to concurrency and parallelism Better techniques and idioms for using Python s built-in modules Tools and best practices for collaborative development Solutions for debugging, testing, and optimization in order to improve quality and performance "]]> 227 Brett Slatkin 0134034287 Stanley 0 currently-reading 4.25 2015 Effective Python: 59 Specific Ways to Write Better Python (Effective Software Development Series)
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]]> <![CDATA[Software Craftsman, The: Professionalism, Pragmatism, Pride (Robert C. Martin Series)]]> 23866948 Be a Better Developer and Deliver Better Code

Despite advanced tools and methodologies, software projects continue to fail. Why? Too many organizations still view software development as just another production line. Too many developers feel that way, too—and they behave accordingly.

In The Software Craftsman: Professionalism, Pragmatism, Pride, Sandro Mancuso offers a better and more fulfilling path. If you want to develop software with pride and professionalism; love what you do and do it with excellence; and build a career with autonomy, mastery, and purpose, it starts with the recognition that you are a craftsman. Once you embrace this powerful mindset, you can achieve unprecedented levels of technical excellence and customer satisfaction.

Mancuso helped found the world’s largest organization of software craftsmen; now, he shares what he’s learned through inspiring examples and pragmatic advice you can use in your company, your projects, and your career.

You will learn

Why agile processes aren’t enough and why craftsmanship is crucial to making them work
How craftsmanship helps you build software right and helps clients in ways that go beyond code
How and when to say “No� and how to provide creative alternatives when you do
Why bad code happens to good developers and how to stop creating and justifying it
How to make working with legacy code less painful and more productive
How to be pragmatic—not dogmatic—about your practices and tools
How to lead software craftsmen and attract them to your organization
What to avoid when advertising positions, interviewing candidates, and hiring developers
How developers and their managers can create a true culture of learning
How to drive true technical change and overcome deep patterns of skepticism

Sandro Mancuso has coded for startups, software houses, product companies, international consultancies, and investment banks. In October 2013, he cofounded Codurance, a consultancy based on Software Craftsmanship principles and values. His involvement with Software Craftsmanship began in 2010, when he founded the London Software Craftsmanship Community (LSCC), now the world’s largest and most active Software Craftsmanship community, with more than two thousand craftsmen. For the past four years, he has inspired and helped developers to organize Software Craftsmanship communities throughout Europe, the United States, and the rest of the world.

]]> 279 Sandro Mancuso Stanley 3 4.29 2014 Software Craftsman, The: Professionalism, Pragmatism, Pride (Robert C. Martin Series)
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Good overview, but too generic.
]]> <![CDATA[User Story Mapping: Discover the Whole Story, Build the Right Product]]> 22221112
You and your team will learn that user stories aren't a way to write better specifications, but a way to organize and have better conversations. This book will help you understand what kinds of conversations you should be having, when to have them, and what to keep track of when you do. Learn the key concepts used to create a great story map. Understand how user stories really work, and how to make good use of them in agile and lean projects. Examine the nuts and bolts of managing stories through the development cycle. Use strategies that help you continue to learn before and after the product's release to customers and users

User Story Mapping is ideal for agile and lean software development team members, product managers and UX practitioners in commercial product companies, and business analysts and project managers in IT organizations—whether you're new to this approach or want to understand more about it.]]> 324 Jeff Patton 1491904909 Stanley 3 4.18 2012 User Story Mapping: Discover the Whole Story, Build the Right Product
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]]> <![CDATA[The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master]]> 4099 The Pragmatic Programmer cuts through the increasing specialization and technicalities of modern software development to examine the core process--taking a requirement and producing working, maintainable code that delights its users. It covers topics ranging 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; Avoid the trap of duplicating knowledge; Write flexible, dynamic, and adaptable code; Avoid programming by coincidence; Bullet-proof your code with contracts, assertions, and exceptions; Capture real requirements; Test ruthlessly and effectively; Delight your users; Build teams of pragmatic programmers; and Make your developments more precise with automation. Written as a series of self-contained sections and filled with entertaining anecdotes, thoughtful examples, and interesting analogies, The Pragmatic Programmer illustrates the best practices 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. You'll become a Pragmatic Programmer.]]> 321 Dave Thomas 020161622X Stanley 5 4.32 1999 The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master
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]]> <![CDATA[Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices]]> 84985 552 Robert C. Martin 0135974445 Stanley 5 4.26 2002 Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices
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]]> Java 8 in Action 20534354 394 Raoul-Gabriel Urma Stanley 4 4.34 2014 Java 8 in Action
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Very good java book. A bit wordy, one of the best java books out there. Great coverage on all new java8 features.
]]> <![CDATA[The Best Place to Work: The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace]]> 20893356
Why do successful companies reward failure? What can casinos teach us about building a happy workplace? How do you design an office that enhances both attention to detail and creativity?

In The Best Place to Work , award-winning psychologist Ron Friedman, Ph.D. uses the latest research from the fields of motivation, creativity, behavioral economics, neuroscience, and management to reveal what really makes us successful at work. Combining powerful stories with cutting edge findings, Friedman shows leaders at every level how they can use scientifically-proven techniques to promote smarter thinking, greater innovation, and stronger performance.

Among the many surprising insights, Friedman explains how learning to think like a hostage negotiator can help you diffuse a workplace argument, why placing a fish bowl near your desk can elevate your thinking, and how incorporating strategic distractions into your schedule can help you reach smarter decisions. Along the way, the book introduces the inventor who created the cubicle, the president who brought down the world’s most dangerous criminal, and the teenager who single-handedly transformed professional tennis—vivid stories that offer unexpected revelations on achieving workplace excellence.

Brimming with counterintuitive insights and actionable recommendations, The Best Place to Work offers employees and executives alike game-changing advice for working smarter and turning any organization—regardless of its size, budgets, or ambitions—into an extraordinary workplace.]]> 352 Ron Friedman 0399165592 Stanley 4 re-read 4.14 2014 The Best Place to Work: The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace
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Full of great tips to shape your workplace.
]]> <![CDATA[Diary of a Wimpy Kid Collection (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #1-6)]]> 16074412 Book 2. Rockrick rules
Book 3. The last straw
Book 4. Dog days
Book 5. The ugly truth
Book 6. Cabin fever]]> Jeff Kinney 0734309244 Stanley 5 4.41 2012 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Collection (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #1-6)
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]]> <![CDATA[Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #4)]]> 16149870
Greg, a self-confessed “indoor person,� is living out his ultimate summer fantasy: no responsibilities and no rules. But Greg’s mom has a different vision for an ideal summer . . . one packed with outdoor activities and “family togetherness.�

Whose vision will win out? Or will a new addition to the Heffley family change everything?]]> 226 Jeff Kinney Stanley 3 4.41 2009 Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Hard Luck (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #8)]]> 17733898 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 8, the latest installment in the #1 bestselling series by Jeff Kinney and one of the most anticipated books of 2013. A global phenomenon, the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series has more than 85 million books in print around the world.

Greg Heffley's on a losing streak. His best friend, Rowley Jefferson, has ditched him, and finding new friends in middle school is proving to be a tough task. To change his fortunes, Greg decides to take a leap of faith and turn his decisions over to chance. Will a roll of the dice turn things around, or is Greg's life destined to be just another hard-luck story?]]> 217 Jeff Kinney 1419711326 Stanley 4 to-read 4.26 2013 Hard Luck (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #8)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Long Haul (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #9)]]> 21535019 217 Jeff Kinney 141971189X Stanley 4 to-read 4.30 2014 The Long Haul (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #9)
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]]> Diary of a Wimpy Kid: #1-4 7278837 904 Jeff Kinney 1615579184 Stanley 5 to-read 4.48 2009 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: #1-4
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]]> <![CDATA[Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #1)]]> 18632403 226 Jeff Kinney Stanley 3 4.34 2007 Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #1)
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]]> My Monster Farts 18812320
Zach has a pet monster called Lenny. No one else can see or hear him.

He loves Lenny but there is one big problem. Lenny loves to fart! He farts at home and at school and everyone thinks that it’s Zach.

Zach is tired of getting in trouble because of Lenny’s farting.
What will Zach do?]]> 12 Kate Clary Stanley 1 3.75 2013 My Monster Farts
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]]> <![CDATA[The Last Straw (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #3)]]> 18814301


Let’s face Greg Heffley will never change his wimpy ways. Somebody just needs to explain that to Greg’s father. You see, Frank Heffley actually thinks he can get his son to toughen up, and he enlists Greg in organized sports and other “manly�? endeavors. Of course, Greg is able to easily sidestep his father’s efforts to change him. But when Greg’s dad threatens to send him to military academy, Greg realizes he has to shape up . . . or get shipped out.



Greg and his family and friends, who make the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books a must-read for middle school readers, are back and at their best in this hilarious new installment of the series, which is sure to please current fans while attracting new ones.



Publishers Weekly-1/19/2009:

The third book in this genre-busting series is certain to enlarge Kinney’s presence on the bestseller lists, where the previous titles have taken up residence for the past two years. Kinney’s spot-on humor and winning formula of deadpan text set against cartoons are back in full force. This time, Greg starts off on New Year’s Day (he resolves to “help other people improve,�? telling his mother, “I think you should work on chewing your potato chips more quietly�?) and ends with summer vacation. As he fends off his father’s attempts to make him more of a man (the threat of military school looms), Greg’s hapless adventures include handing out anonymous valentines expressing his true feelings (“Dear James, You smell�?), attempting to impress his classmate Holly and single-handedly wrecking his soccer team’s perfect season. Kinney allows himself some insider humor as well, with Greg noting the “racket�? children’s book authors have going. “All you have to do is make up a character with a snappy name, and then make sure the character learns a lesson at the end of the book.�? Greg, self-centered as ever, may be the exception proving that rule. Ages 8†�12. (Jan.)F&P T]]> 226 Jeff Kinney Stanley 2 4.46 2009 The Last Straw (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[101 Knock Knock Jokes for Kids. Children's Knock Knock Jokes (Joke Books for Kids Book 1)]]> 18624968 Child appropriate jokes, April 24 By A-J (Australia) Amazon Verified PurchaseThis review is 101 Jokes for Kids (Joke Books for Kids) (Kindle Edition)Got it for my son's 10th birthday, he loved it and I love the fact it gets him reading. I personally can't comment on the content as we have just spent 4 hours on the road, many of them listening to these jokes! Substitute Teachers Take Note, March 29, 2013 By Donna Galloway Amazon Verified PurchaseThis review is 101 Knock Knock Jokes for Kids (Joke Books for Kids) (Kindle Edition)This is fun and the elementary kids that I sub like to call it up and use it for our free time or great for indoor recess. I am afraid that I will need a new set of 101's before too long, the kids are learning these! Happy grandkid, March 11, 2013 By Priscilla Branham Amazon Verified PurchaseThis review is 101 Jokes for Kids (Joke Books for Kids) (Kindle Edition)I bought this for my grand child. He loved reading it on the kindle. He was trying the jokes out on all the family members. My son loves 'em., February 22, 2013 By James Leonard Amazon Verified PurchaseThis review is 101 Knock Knock Jokes for Kids (Joke Books for Kids) (Kindle Edition)My six year old gets a kick out of these corny little knock knock jokes. It entertains him, and makes him laugh. IP Factly 'Joke Books for Kids' series '101 Doctor Doctor Jokes for Kids''101 Elephant Jokes for Kids''101 Jokes for Kids''101 More Jokes for Kids''101 Bird Jokes for Kids''101 Creepy Crawly Jokes for Kids''101 Knock Knock Jokes for Kids''101 More Knock Knock Jokes for Kids''101 Jokes for Kids DOUBLE PACK''101 Knock Knock Jokes for Kids DOUBLE PACK' Scroll up and Buy this book now - your child will love going back to it again and again.]]> 58 I.P. Factly Stanley 0 3.53 2013 101 Knock Knock Jokes for Kids. Children's Knock Knock Jokes (Joke Books for Kids Book 1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Last of the Good Clean Joke Books]]> 1958084 129 Bob Phillips 0890810052 Stanley 0 2.94 1974 Last of the Good Clean Joke Books
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book published: 1974
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]]> <![CDATA[250 Fun Jokes for Kids! Short, Funny, Clean and Corny Kid's Jokes - Fun with the Funniest Lame Jokes for all the Family. (Joke Books for Kids Book 2)]]> 18929725 Scroll up to Buy this book now.]]> 29 Joe King Stanley 0 3.47 2013 250 Fun Jokes for Kids! Short, Funny, Clean and Corny Kid's Jokes - Fun with the Funniest Lame Jokes for all the Family. (Joke Books for Kids Book 2)
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]]> Everybody Loves Valentines 24872894 From family to friends to making new friends, Valentines are the perfect way to say you care.

This book is filled with charming illustrations of Valentines in many forms. All in rhyme and just in time for Valentine’s Day.

If this sounds like something you would like, scroll up to download your copy.

Be sure to take a peek at EVERYTHING HAS A HEART another whimsical rhyming Valentine book by Sally Huss.
]]> 34 Sally Huss Stanley 0 3.74 2015 Everybody Loves Valentines
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]]> <![CDATA[A Year with Peter Drucker: 52 Weeks of Coaching for Leadership Effectiveness]]> 20663099 496 Joseph A. Maciariello 0062315676 Stanley 0 to-read 3.56 2014 A Year with Peter Drucker: 52 Weeks of Coaching for Leadership Effectiveness
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]]> <![CDATA[Notes to a software team leader]]> 13617432
Many software team leaders today face a weird they believe in a bunch of great things that software developers should be doing but somehow can’t seem to make this work at their own team.

For example they feel that shorter iterations can be good for the team and customer, but no one seems to believe them, or no one cares when they mention it.

They believe that unit testing can save the product from its poor quality, but their team members would rather do anything but write those tests.

Team leaders everywhere seem to be hitting a wall everywhere they try to make a difference � so they give up, or they get things done half-way to the point of failure.

People.

Driving “the new stuff� into the team is usually the least of the worries of today’s software team leaders. Team leads usually have little to no idea how to handle people related issues � issues that affect how the morale, quality of work, and overall performance of the team, and of course impacts how easy or hard it is to implement “the new stuff�.

Most team leaders are clueless as to how to handle their manager giving them an impossible due date, a team member reluctant to try anything new, or another team member teaching all the other members practices from 25 years ago that today only hurt the team.

Why?

No one teaches that to software team leads. Team leads today, in the overwhelming majority of places, are just developers who worked hard and stayed with the company long enough to be promoted. But they have no people or management skills - and those are very painfully needed when you are trying to drive the things you believe in inside an organization that has very little interest in changing.

Team leadership is the next big thing that software developers need to conquer, or none of this unit testing, TDD, Agile or Lean thing is going to catch on, except in very small circles, that, by chance, happen to have the right people leading their teams.]]> 100 Roy Osherove Stanley 5 3.92 2012 Notes to a software team leader
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A must read for team lead. Great tips. Some of the topics give you confirmation that you are doing the right things, the right way.
]]> How Google Works 23263733 Seasoned Google executives Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg provide an insider's guide to Google, from its business history and disruptive corporate strategy to developing a new managment philosophy and creating a corporate culture where innovation and creativity thrive.Seasoned Google executives Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg provide an insider's guide to Google, from its business history and disruptive corporate strategy to developing a new managment philosophy and creating a corporate culture where innovation and creativity thrive.Google Executive Chairman and ex-CEO Eric Schmidt and former SVP of Products Jonathan Rosenberg came to Google over a decade ago as proven technology executives. At the time, the company was already well-known for doing things differently, reflecting the visionary-and frequently contrarian-principles of founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. If Eric and Jonathan were going to succeed, they realized they would have to relearn everything they thought they knew about management and business.Today, Google is a global icon that regularly pushes the boundaries of innovation in a variety of fields. How Google Works is an entertaining, page-turning primer containing lessons that Eric and Jonathan learned as they helped build the company. The authors explain how technology has shifted the balance of power from companies to consumers, and that the only way to succeed in this ever-changing landscape is to create superior products and attract a new breed of multifaceted employees whom Eric and Jonathan dub "smart creatives." Covering topics including corporate culture, strategy, talent, decision-making, communication, innovation, and dealing with disruption, the authors illustrate management maxims ("Consensus requires dissension," "Exile knaves but fight for divas," "Think 10X, not 10%") with numerous insider anecdotes from Google's history, many of which are shared here for the first time. In an era when everything is speeding up, the best way for businesses to succeed is to attract smart-creative people and give them an environment where they can thrive at scale. How Google Works explains how to do just that.]]> 303 Eric Schmidt Stanley 0 currently-reading 4.10 2014 How Google Works
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]]> <![CDATA[Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking]]> 10313931 The book that started the Quiet Revolution

At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who favor working on their own over working in teams. It is to introverts—Rosa Parks, Chopin, Dr. Seuss, Steve Wozniak—that we owe many of the great contributions to society.

In Quiet, Susan Cain argues that we dramatically undervalue introverts and shows how much we lose in doing so. She charts the rise of the Extrovert Ideal throughout the twentieth century and explores how deeply it has come to permeate our culture. She also introduces us to successful introverts—from a witty, high-octane public speaker who recharges in solitude after his talks, to a record-breaking salesman who quietly taps into the power of questions. Passionately argued, superbly researched, and filled with indelible stories of real people, Quiet has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and, equally important, how they see themselves.

Now with Extra Libris material, including a reader’s guide and bonus content]]> 370 Susan Cain Stanley 0 4.15 2012 Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
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]]> <![CDATA[Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedules]]> 93892
This publication is definitely recommended and will become a classic in the field, just as the author's prior publication, "Code Complete" already is.]]> 672 Steve McConnell 1556159005 Stanley 3 3.96 1996 Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedules
author: Steve McConnell
name: Stanley
average rating: 3.96
book published: 1996
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Docker Book: Containerization is the new virtualization]]> 22719521
A new book designed for SysAdmins, Operations staff, Developers and DevOps who are interested in deploying the open source container service Docker.

In this book, we will walk you through installing, deploying, managing, and extending Docker. We're going to do that by first introducing you to the basics of Docker and its components. Then we'll start to use Docker to build containers and services to perform a variety of tasks.

We're going to take you through the development life cycle, from testing to production, and see where Docker fits in and how it can make your life easier. We'll make use of Docker to build test environments for new projects, demonstrate how to integrate Docker with continuous integration workflow, and then how to build application services and platforms. Finally, we'll show you how to use Docker's API and how to extend Docker yourself.

We'll teach you how

* Install Docker.
* Take your first steps with a Docker container.
* Build Docker images.
* Manage and share Docker images.
* Run and manage more complex Docker containers.
* Deploy Docker containers as part of your testing pipeline.
* Build multi-container applications and environments.
* Learn about orchestration. Use Compose and Swarm for the orchestration of Docker containers and Consul for service discovery.
* Explore the Docker API.
* Getting Help and Extending Docker.

Updated for Docker Community Edition 17.12.0!]]> 246 James Turnbull 098882020X Stanley 4 3.92 2014 The Docker Book: Containerization is the new virtualization
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]]> The Art of UNIX Programming 104745 560 Eric S. Raymond 0131429019 Stanley 3 4.17 2003 The Art of UNIX Programming
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average rating: 4.17
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rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It]]> 798635 iWoz traces the life and times of a brilliant, gifted... individual whose contributions to the scientific, business and cultural realms are extensive."�Bookpage

Before slim laptops that fit into briefcases, computers looked like strange, alien vending machines. But in "the most staggering burst of technical invention by a single person in high-tech history" (BusinessWeek�) Steve Wozniak invented the first true personal computer. Wozniak teamed up with Steve Jobs, and Apple Computer was born, igniting the computer revolution and transforming the world. Here, thirty years later, the mischievous genius with the low profile treats readers to a rollicking, no-holds-barred account of his life—for once, in the voice of the wizard himself.]]> 313 Steve Wozniak 0393330435 Stanley 0 to-read 3.86 2006 iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It
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]]> <![CDATA[Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead]]> 16071764 Lean In is a massive cultural phenomenon and its title has become an instant catchphrase for empowering women. The book soared to the top of bestseller lists internationally, igniting global conversations about women and ambition. Sandberg packed theatres, dominated opinion pages, appeared on every major television show and on the cover of Time magazine, and sparked ferocious debate about women and leadership. Ask most women whether they have the right to equality at work and the answer will be a resounding yes, but ask the same women whether they'd feel confident asking for a raise, a promotion, or equal pay, and some reticence creeps in. The statistics, although an improvement on previous decades, are certainly not in women's favour � of 197 heads of state, only twenty-two are women. Women hold just 20 percent of seats in parliaments globally, and in the world of big business, a meagre eighteen of the Fortune 500 CEOs are women. In Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg � Facebook COO and one of Fortune magazine's Most Powerful Women in Business � draws on her own experience of working in some of the world's most successful businesses and looks at what women can do to help themselves, and make the small changes in their life that can effect change on a more universal scale.]]> 217 Sheryl Sandberg 0385349947 Stanley 3 3.94 2013 Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
author: Sheryl Sandberg
name: Stanley
average rating: 3.94
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]]> <![CDATA[Working Effectively with Legacy Code]]> 18674867 Get more out of your legacy systems: more performance, functionality, reliability, and manageability Is your code easy to change? Can you get nearly instantaneous feedback when you do change it? Do you understand it? If the answer to any of these questions is no, you have legacy code, and it is draining time and money away from your development efforts. In this book, Michael Feathers offers start-to-finish strategies for working more effectively with large, untested legacy code bases. This book draws on material Michael created for his renowned Object Mentor seminars: techniques Michael has used in mentoring to help hundreds of developers, technical managers, and testers bring their legacy systems under control. The topics covered include
Understanding the mechanics of software change: adding features, fixing bugs, improving design, optimizing performance Getting legacy code into a test harness Writing tests that protect you against introducing new problems Techniques that can be used with any language or platform--with examples in Java, C++, C, and C# Accurately identifying where code changes need to be made Coping with legacy systems that aren't object-oriented Handling applications that don't seem to have any structure This book also includes a catalog of twenty-four dependency-breaking techniques that help you work with program elements in isolation and make safer changes.]]> 456 Michael C. Feathers 0132931753 Stanley 4 4.14 2004 Working Effectively with Legacy Code
author: Michael C. Feathers
name: Stanley
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2004
rating: 4
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A must read book for developers.
]]> <![CDATA[Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams]]> 67825 245 Tom DeMarco 0932633439 Stanley 4 4.11 1987 Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams
author: Tom DeMarco
name: Stanley
average rating: 4.11
book published: 1987
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Code Simplicity: The Fundamentals of Software]]> 13234063 84 Max Kanat-Alexander 1449313892 Stanley 3 Too generic. 3.74 2012 Code Simplicity: The Fundamentals of Software
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name: Stanley
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2012
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Too generic.
]]> <![CDATA[The Mythical Man Month: Essays on Software Engineering]]> 8379458 336 Frederick P. Brooks Jr. 8177581627 Stanley 0 to-read 4.16 1975 The Mythical Man Month: Essays on Software Engineering
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name: Stanley
average rating: 4.16
book published: 1975
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]]> <![CDATA[The Scrum Field Guide: Practical Advice for Your First Year (Agile Software Development Series)]]> 12426548 Lacey, Mitch 410 Mitch Lacey 0321554159 Stanley 4 4.18 2012 The Scrum Field Guide: Practical Advice for Your First Year (Agile Software Development Series)
author: Mitch Lacey
name: Stanley
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2012
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Good if you're new to Scrum, OK otherwise.
]]> <![CDATA[Object-Oriented Reengineering Patterns (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Software Engineering and Programming)]]> 636556
* Describes how to reverse engineer a monolithic system to understand how it really works and how to identify potential problems.* Includes reengineering patterns that tackle well-known reengineering techniques often encountered in object-oriented programming, such as introducing polymorphism, factoring out common behavior, detecting duplicated code, and understanding design.* Shows how to build a culture of continuous reengineering for achieving flexible and maintainable object-oriented systems.]]> 282 Serge Demeyer 1558606394 Stanley 3 3.95 2002 Object-Oriented Reengineering Patterns (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Software Engineering and Programming)
author: Serge Demeyer
name: Stanley
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2002
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership]]> 107420 251 Bill George 0787987514 Stanley 3 3.79 2007 True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership
author: Bill George
name: Stanley
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2007
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Growing Object-Oriented Software, Guided by Tests]]> 4268826 345 Steve Freeman 0321503627 Stanley 3 4.19 2009 Growing Object-Oriented Software, Guided by Tests
author: Steve Freeman
name: Stanley
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2009
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[OSGi in Action: Creating Modular Applications in Java]]> 6092072
OSGi in Action is a comprehensive guide to OSGi with two primary goals.First, it provides a clear introduction to OSGi concepts with examples that arerelevant both for architects and developers. Then, it explores numerous practicalscenarios and techniques, answering questions How much of OSGi doyou actually need? How do you embed OSGi inside other containers? What arethe best practices for moving legacy systems to OSGi?

Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book.]]> 548 Richard S. Hall 1933988916 Stanley 3 3.45 2009 OSGi in Action: Creating Modular Applications in Java
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average rating: 3.45
book published: 2009
rating: 3
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]]> Germinal 28407
Etienne Lantier, an unemployed railway worker, is a clever but uneducated young man with a dangerous temper. Forced to take a back-breaking job at Le Voreux mine when he cannot get other work, he discovers that his fellow miners are ill, hungry, in debt, and unable to feed and clothe their families. When conditions in the mining community deteriorate even further, Lantier finds himself leading a strike that could mean starvation or salvation for all.

•New translation
� Includes introduction, suggestions for further reading, filmography, chronology, explanatory notes, and glossary]]> 592 Émile Zola 0140447423 Stanley 0 to-read 4.17 1885 Germinal
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]]> The Lean Startup 10127019 Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched.

Eric Ries defines a startup as an organization dedicated to creating something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty. This is just as true for one person in a garage or a group of seasoned professionals in a Fortune 500 boardroom. What they have in common is a mission to penetrate that fog of uncertainty to discover a successful path to a sustainable business.



The Lean Startup approach fosters companies that are both more capital efficient and that leverage human creativity more effectively. Inspired by lessons from lean manufacturing, it relies on "validated learning," rapid scientific experimentation, as well as a number of counter-intuitive practices that shorten product development cycles, measure actual progress without resorting to vanity metrics, and learn what customers really want. It enables a company to shift directions with agility, altering plans inch by inch, minute by minute.

Rather than wasting time creating elaborate business plans, The Lean Startup offers entrepreneurs - in companies of all sizes - a way to test their vision continuously, to adapt and adjust before it's too late. Ries provides a scientific approach to creating and managing successful startups in a age when companies need to innovate more than ever.]]> 299 Eric Ries 0307887898 Stanley 3 4.11 2011 The Lean Startup
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name: Stanley
average rating: 4.11
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rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Leaders Open Doors: A Radically Simple Leadership Approach to Lift People, Profits, and Performance]]> 17590371 Drawing on two decades of consulting experience, Treasurer introduces six unique opportunity
the proving-ground door
the thought-shifting door
the door to a second chance
the doors you open for others
the door to personal transformation
the door to your open heart
Treasurer shows that leadership isn’t a complex and abstract concept. It’s a set of practices and ideals passed from one person to another, across organizations and generations. It is a tradition that makes people’s lives better by opening doors of opportunities for them to thrive, achieve, and lead.]]> 114 Bill Treasurer 1475976364 Stanley 5 leadership 4.68 2013 Leaders Open Doors: A Radically Simple Leadership Approach to Lift People, Profits, and Performance
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name: Stanley
average rating: 4.68
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rating: 5
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Excellent book on a style of leadership I subscribe to.
]]> <![CDATA[Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering]]> 83792 216 Paul Becker 0321117425 Stanley 4 3.96 2002 Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering
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name: Stanley
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book published: 2002
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]]> Thinking, Fast and Slow 11468377 Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. Kahneman exposes the extraordinary capabilities—and also the faults and biases—of fast thinking, and reveals the pervasive influence of intuitive impressions on our thoughts and behavior. The impact of loss aversion and overconfidence on corporate strategies, the difficulties of predicting what will make us happy in the future, the challenges of properly framing risks at work and at home, the profound effect of cognitive biases on everything from playing the stock market to planning the next vacation—each of these can be understood only by knowing how the two systems work together to shape our judgments and decisions.

Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think, Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking. He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal lives—and how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble. Thinking, Fast and Slow will transform the way you think about thinking.]]> 499 Daniel Kahneman 0374275637 Stanley 0 boring 4.17 2011 Thinking, Fast and Slow
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]]> Six Thinking Hats 97030 Edward de Bono invented the concept of lateral thinking. A world-renowned writer and philosopher, he is the leading authority in the field of creative thinking and the direct teaching of thinking as a skill. Dr de Bono has written more than 60 books, in 40 languages, with people now teaching his methods worldwide. He has chaired a special summit of Nobel Prize laureates, and been hailed as one of the 250 people who have contributed most to mankind]]> 177 Edward de Bono 0140296662 Stanley 4 3.75 1985 Six Thinking Hats
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]]> A Fine Balance 5211
The time is 1975. The place is an unnamed city by the sea. The government has just declared a State of Emergency, in whose upheavals four strangers--a spirited widow, a young student uprooted from his idyllic hill station, and two tailors who have fled the caste violence of their native village--will be thrust together, forced to share one cramped apartment and an uncertain future.

As the characters move from distrust to friendship and from friendship to love, A Fine Balance creates an enduring panorama of the human spirit in an inhuman state.]]> 603 Rohinton Mistry 140003065X Stanley 0 to-read 4.38 1995 A Fine Balance
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name: Stanley
average rating: 4.38
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