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Agile transformations are supposed to make organizations modern, competitive, and relevant. But in the well-intentioned effort to move into the future, change leaders find themselves frustrated by pushback, limited impact, poor practices, and unfair criticism. What’s going on? Jesse Fewell's book cuts through the “quick-fix” hype of agile theory and explains a recurring transformational pattern that unpacks what holds organizations back.

Lieutenant Mike Galway takes command of his first platoon, and it is not at all what he bargained for. What he anticipated was the challenge of training a unit of disciplined Marine infantrymen to go to war. Instead he finds himself responsible for a group of unruly American teenagers, for whom he has to become a combination of surrogate father, psychologist, high school principal, marriage counselor, financial advisor, conflict mediator, and drug and alcohol therapist.

The news media thrives on bad news. In recent years, the political climate has become vitriolic and divisive, our country seems more polarized than ever, and news feels inescapable because technology has significantly increased its reach. People who like to stay informed need a lift. Most people are aware that what they eat greatly impacts their physical health: junk food is bad, vegetables are good.

Become a programming master by learning these fundamental languages. Discover the secret right here, right now! Have you ever wanted to become a programmer? If you answered "yes", this book is made for you. You will learn the most popular computer languages to make any program you want.

All seems well for Jo Packwood. After all, she's a household name in marine biology. But behind the façade, Jo is in pain; reeling from childhood issues; the lost of her father, a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars; and now her mother, who is slowly being taken away by Alzheimer's. But life soon changes when she decides to summit the Pacific Northwest's Mount Olympia, the highest, deadliest peak in North America. Cresting at 17,000 feet, it is the same mountain that claimed her father in a historic avalanche.

Stuck at work on Christmas Eve, Mark Stevens plans to make the best of it. He may even wrangle a date with a co-worker he's loved since fifth grade. But his plan quickly goes awry when the night turns creepy with strange noises and a broken vase. And when a corpse vanishes, the question becomes whether he'll make it through the night without losing his sanity... or his life.

When playwright/novelist David Rabe was a young Vietnam vet, he followed boxing with awed intensity. Men like Sonny Liston, Joe Frazier, and Jerry Quarry took on mythical proportions as they not only endured, but gained fulfillment, even joy in the ring. Now, looking back, Rabe finds that their fates, like his own, have unfolded.

For generations, a story has been told about an eagle’s egg that ends up in the nest of a prairie chicken. That story ends with the eagle believing he is a prairie chicken and therefore will never fly. Awaken Your Dream is the touching and inspiring spiritual fable of Edward the eagle. Edward, along with his prairie chicken friend, Pete, embark on a magical quest across the plains to fulfill Edward’s dream to fly. As the two birds follow their hearts, they discover deep wisdom and the meaning of life through a series of chance encounters with friendly and frightening animals.

On a remote training planet, hotshot Earth Defense Fleet Cadet Ryan Thompson and his peace loving ex-girlfriend Amanda Williamson can't agree on anything. But when news comes of an alien invasion of Earth - the first in human history - they are thrown together on a deadly, unauthorized mission to face an unknown enemy. What they find is beyond their wildest expectations. A discovery that changes everything they thought they knew...about their hostile adversaries - and mankind.

Evan Hawks was told to do his job and avoid the dumb door. And he almost succeeded. When a careless accident somehow bridges parallel universes, he's left with a lot of questions...and a beautiful woman who insists it's 1978.

This is the first collection of Nolan's horror fiction and verse to share a single volume. Four chilling tales of murder and madness, guns and obsession steam the pages of this haunting book, including "In Real Life," chosen for The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror. Delve into Nolan's darkest worlds as he assembles tales of an ex-wife claiming revenge from beyond the grave...of an insane mind justifying the murder of his mate through the tall glass of a cold one...

In the fourth book in Miller’s High Performance series, CEO Blake Brown sets out to discover how to create the kind of workplace where everyone feels excited to come to work, passionate about what he or she brings to the company, and energized at the end of the day. It’s a journey that takes him literally all over the world - from Italy to Greece to Green Bay and more. What he discovers from the pages of history is as relevant as the evening news.