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The Illusion of Life

Disney Animation

by Ollie Johnston, Frank Thomas

An out-of-print collector's item since 1986, the definitive account of the development of Disney animation explains what made Disney's style unique and features original sketches and drawings revealing the origins of Mickey and the rest. National ad/promo.

The Mythical Man-Month

Essays on Software Engineering

by Frederick P. Brooks

No book on software project management has been so influential and so timeless as The Mythical Man-Month. Now 20 years after the publication of his book, Frederick P. Brooks, Jr. (best known as the "father of the IBM System 360") revisits his original ideas and develops new thoughts and advice both for readers familiar with his work and for readers discovering it for the first time.

Let's Play Soccer (DK READERS)

by Patricia J. Murphy

Photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age- appropriate stories in DK Readers, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge. Erik goes to his first day of soccer practice and learns all about this exciting game.

Team Development with Visual Studio Team Foundation Server

Team Development with Visual Studio Team Foundation Server

by Microsoft Corporation

This guide shows you how to get the most out of Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server to help improve the effectiveness of your team-based software development. Whether you are already using Team Foundation Server or adopting from scratch, you'll find guidance and insights you can tailor for your specific scenarios.

Who's Got Your Back

by Keith Ferrazzi

Disregard the myth of the lone professional “superman” and the rest of our culture’s go-it alone mentality. The real path to success in your work and in your life is through creating an inner circle of “lifeline relationships” – deep, close relationships with a few key trusted individuals who will offer the encouragement, feedback, and generous mutual support every one of us needs to reach our full potential.... (more)

Appreciative Inquiry (AI): Der Weg zu Spitzenleistungen

Appreciative Inquiry (AI): Der Weg zu Spitzenleistungen

by Matthias ZurBonsen, Carole Maleh

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

by John C. Maxwell

The concept to this book is a warm approach to the idea of: Only by working in a team will you fulfill your dreams. The focus of the book is on realizing one's dreams, achieving those goals by working in teams. Teams come in every shape and size--spouses in a marriage, colleagues at work, volunteers together for a good cause... It takes teamwork to make the dream work. There are no lone rangers. It's a myth... (more)

Team Troubles (Go Girl! Angels)Chrissie Perry

Team Troubles (Go Girl! Angels)

by Chrissie Perry

True Love and Other Disasters

by Rachel Gibson

Disaster Number One: Men Hard knocks and hunger taught Faith Duffy not to believe in love. Still, when she married her very wealthy—and very old—husband, she became the perfect wife. And then he went to that big bank in the sky, leaving Faith with lonely nights, a pile of money, and a total mess of a pro hockey team. Heck, Faith doesn't even watch hockey! Disaster Number Two: Passion But most of... (more)

Light Bulbs for Leaders: A Guide Book for Team Learning

Light Bulbs for Leaders: A Guide Book for Team Learning

by Barbara Pate Glacel, Jr Robert, Emile A.

An unorthodox, yet highly effective approach to team learning. Part novel, part workbook, Light Bulbs for Leaders is brimming with insights, ideas, tools, and step-by-step guidelines all packaged in a down-to-earth, easy-to digest form. Book I, "A Tale of Teamwork and Continuous Learning," tells the fictional story of Fulcrum Corporation and its efforts to regain the considerable ground it has lost in... (more)

Team-Based Organizations: Developing a Successful Team EnvironmentJames H. Shonk

Team-Based Organizations: Developing a Successful Team Environment

by James H. Shonk

Team Based Organizations focuses on the entire company rather than just individual teams to help build a thriving organizational culture. Includes: time-saving examples; forms; checklists.

Team Decision-Making Techniques: A Practical Guide to Successful Team Outcomes (High Performance Team)

Team Decision-Making Techniques: A Practical Guide to Successful Team Outcomes (High Performance Team)

by P. Keith Kelly

Guidebook offers several practical and tested techniques teams can use to build both quality and commitment into their decision-making processes. Paper.

Working in Teams: A Team Member Guidebook (Fifty-Minute Series Book)

Working in Teams: A Team Member Guidebook (Fifty-Minute Series Book)

by Sandy Pokras

A good guide for anyone suddenly thrust into the team environment.

Invitation to the Game

by Monica Hughes

A chilling account of life in 2154, when most jobs are done by machines. Lisse and her friends are unemployable after graduation, but the government gives them an abandoned warehouse in a bleak neighborhood to live in. Anxious to escape their dreary lives, the friends embrace "The Game," which takes them to paradise. But is this world real or only a computer simulation?

X-teams: How to Build Teams That Lead, Innovate and Succeed

X-teams: How to Build Teams That Lead, Innovate and Succeed

by Deborah G. Ancona

Why do good teams fail? Very often, argue Deborah Ancona and Henrik Bresman, it is because they are looking inward instead of outward. Based on years of research examining teams across many industries, Ancona and Bresman show that traditional team models are falling short, and that what's needed - and what works - is a new brand of team that emphasizes external outreach to stakeholders, extensive ties, expandable... (more)

Virtual Leadership: Secrets From the Round Table for the Multi-Site Manager

Virtual Leadership: Secrets From the Round Table for the Multi-Site Manager

by Jaclyn Kostner

A guide for managers whose team is dispersed over multiple business locations explains how to overcome geographical limitations, establish positive relationships between dispersed employees, and use technology effectively. Reprint.

The Distance Manager: A Hands On Guide to Managing Off-Site Employees and Virtual Teams

The Distance Manager: A Hands On Guide to Managing Off-Site Employees and Virtual Teams

by Kimball Fisher

Global business demands and new technologies have created a virtual workplace for many companies, with employees and teams routinely collaborating from distant geographical locations on the road, from home, at client sites--even on the other side of the globe. The Distance Manager provides practical information and tools to help managers bridge the communication gaps created by geographical separation, and get... (more)

Marketing Places

by Philip Kotler

Today's headlines report cities going bankrupt, states running large deficits, and nations stuck in high debt and stagnation. Philip Kotler, Donald Haider, and Irving Rein argue that thousands of "places" -- cities, states, and nations -- are in crisis, and can no longer rely on national industrial policies, such as federal matching funds, as a promise of jobs and protection. When trouble strikes, places resort to... (more)

Test Driven Development: By Example (Addison-Wesley Signature Series)

Test Driven Development: By Example (Addison-Wesley Signature Series)

by Kent Beck

Quite simply, test-driven development is meant to eliminate fear in application development. While some fear is healthy (often viewed as a conscience that tells programmers to "be careful!"), the author believes that byproducts of fear include tentative, grumpy, and uncommunicative programmers who are unable to absorb constructive criticism. When programming teams buy into TDD, they immediately see positive... (more)

You Don't Have to Do It Alone: How to Involve Others to Get Things Done

You Don't Have to Do It Alone: How to Involve Others to Get Things Done

by Richard H Axelrod

Everyone needs to involve other people in order to accomplish their tasks and achieve their goals. It doesn't matter if you're a CEO leading a major restructuring or a PTA volunteer raising money for after-school programs, you can't do it all yourself-you and the work will suffer if you try. But the hit-and-miss way most people go about involving others often takes too much time and seems like more trouble than... (more)

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