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Crystal Clear

A Human-Powered Methodology for Small Teams

By: Alistair Paul Becker,Alistair Cockburn

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Crystal Clear

A Human-Powered Methodology for Small Teams

By: Alistair Paul Becker,Alistair Cockburn

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

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Pearson Education

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0132702495

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9780132702492

Sports Economics

Theory, Evidence and Policy

By: Paul Downward,Alistair Dawson,Trudo Dejonghe

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Sports Economics

Theory, Evidence and Policy

By: Paul Downward,Alistair Dawson,Trudo Dejonghe

This book provides a highly accessible introduction to the main theoretical, empirical and policy issues that emanate from the economic analysis of sport.

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431

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Routledge

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0750683546

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9780750683548

The Economics of Professional Team Sports

By: Paul Downward,Alistair Dawson

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The Economics of Professional Team Sports

By: Paul Downward,Alistair Dawson

This book is unique in offering the first truly rigorous application of economic principles to the subject of professional team sports.

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262

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Routledge

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1134618492

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9781134618491

The Original Bishops

Office and Order in the First Christian Communities

By: Alistair C. Stewart

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The Original Bishops

Office and Order in the First Christian Communities

By: Alistair C. Stewart

A Jesus Creed 2015 Book of the Year This work provides a new starting point for studying the origins of church offices. Alistair Stewart, a leading authority on early Christianity and a meticulous scholar, provides essential groundwork for historical and theological discussions. Stewart refutes a long-held consensus that church offices emerged from collective leadership at the end of the first century. He argues that governance by elders was unknown in the first centuries and that bishops emerged at the beginning of the church; however, they were nothing like bishops of a later period. The church offices as presently known emerged in the late second century. Stewart debunks widespread assumptions and misunderstandings, offers carefully nuanced readings of the ancient evidence, and fully interacts with pertinent secondary scholarship.

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414

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Baker Academic

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1441245707

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9781441245700

Setting the Scene

Perspectives on Twentieth-Century Theatre Architecture

By: Alistair Fair

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Setting the Scene

Perspectives on Twentieth-Century Theatre Architecture

By: Alistair Fair

During the twentieth century, an increasingly diverse range of buildings and spaces was used for theatre. Theatre architecture was re-formed by new approaches to staging and performance, while theatre was often thought to have a reforming role in society. Innovation was accompanied by the revival and reinterpretation of older ideas. The contributors to this volume explore these ideas in a variety of contexts, from detailed discussions of key architects’ work (including Denys Lasdun, Peter Moro, Cedric Price and Heinrich Tessenow) to broader surveys of theatre in West Germany and Japan. Other contributions examine the Malmö Stadsteater, ’ideal’ theatres in post-war North America, ’found space’ in 1960s New York, and Postmodernity in 1980s East Germany. Together these essays shed new light on this complex building type and also contribute to the wider architectural history of the twentieth century.

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270

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Routledge

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1317056922

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9781317056928

The Early Information Society

Information Management in Britain before the Computer

By: Alistair Black,Dave Muddiman

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The Early Information Society

Information Management in Britain before the Computer

By: Alistair Black,Dave Muddiman

Whether termed the 'network society', the 'knowledge society' or the 'information society', it is widely accepted that a new age has dawned, unveiled by powerful computer and communication technologies. Yet for millennia humans have been recording knowledge and culture, engaging in the dissemination and preservation of information. In `The Early Information Society', the authors argue for an earlier incarnation of the information age, focusing upon the period 1900-1960. In support of this they examine the history and traditions in Britain of two separate but related information-rich occupations - information management and information science - repositioning their origins before the age of the computer and identifying the forces driving their early development. `The Early Information Society' offers an historical account which questions the novelty of the current information society. It will be essential reading for students, researchers and practitioners in the library and information science field, and for sociologists and historians interested in the information society.

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340

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Routledge

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1317034988

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9781317034988

Hampton on Hampton

Conversations with Christopher Hampton

By: Christopher Hampton,Alistair Owen

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Hampton on Hampton

Conversations with Christopher Hampton

By: Christopher Hampton,Alistair Owen

A lot of my plays begin as comedies and mutate in the course of the evening, because my instinct is that you have to welcome the audience in and make sure they're sitting comfortably before you can give them an adequate punch on the jaw.'Since the acclaimed London première of his first play in 1966, Christopher Hampton has established himself as one of Britain's most prominent, and least predictable, dramatists.From his best-known play, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, and its Oscar-winning film version, Dangerous Liaisons, to personal and critical favourites like Total Eclipse and Tales from Hollywood; from his films as writer-director (Carrington, Imagining Argentina) to his work as screenwriter-for-hire (Mary Reilly, The Quiet American); from translations (Art) to musicals (Sunset Boulevard), Hampton eloquently - and entertainingly - explores his varied career with interviewer Alistair Owen, and discusses its recurring theme: the clash of liberal and radical thought, exemplified by his most recent play, The Talking Cure, about the fathers of psychoanalysis, Jung and Freud.

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242

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Faber & Faber

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0571341462

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9780571341467

Mollycoddling the Feckless

A Social Work Memoir

By: Alistair Findlay

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Mollycoddling the Feckless

A Social Work Memoir

By: Alistair Findlay

Alistair Findlay has written the first ever memoir of a career in Scottish social work. He reflects on the changing landscape of the profession since he entered it in 1970 in a memoir that is thoughtful, progressive, humane – and funny. He conveys how he and his fellow workers shared friendship and banter in work that can be hard and thankless but also hugely rewarding and worthwhile.

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Luath Press Ltd

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1912387603

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9781912387601

Learning How to Learn

How to Succeed in School Without Spending All Your Time Studying; A Guide for Kids and Teens

By: Barbara Oakley, PhD,Terrence Sejnowski, PhD,Alistair McConville

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Learning How to Learn

How to Succeed in School Without Spending All Your Time Studying; A Guide for Kids and Teens

By: Barbara Oakley, PhD,Terrence Sejnowski, PhD,Alistair McConville

A surprisingly simple way for students to master any subject--based on one of the world's most popular online courses and the bestselling book A Mind for Numbers A Mind for Numbers and its wildly popular online companion course "Learning How to Learn" have empowered more than two million learners of all ages from around the world to master subjects that they once struggled with. Fans often wish they'd discovered these learning strategies earlier and ask how they can help their kids master these skills as well. Now in this new book for kids and teens, the authors reveal how to make the most of time spent studying. We all have the tools to learn what might not seem to come naturally to us at first--the secret is to understand how the brain works so we can unlock its power. This book explains: Why sometimes letting your mind wander is an important part of the learning process How to avoid "rut think" in order to think outside the box Why having a poor memory can be a good thing The value of metaphors in developing understanding A simple, yet powerful, way to stop procrastinating Filled with illustrations, application questions, and exercises, this book makes learning easy and fun.

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258

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Penguin

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0143132547

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9780143132547

Orientation of Prehistoric Monuments in Britain: A Reassessment

By: Alistair Marshall

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Orientation of Prehistoric Monuments in Britain: A Reassessment

By: Alistair Marshall

Reassesses major axial alignment at many megalithic ritual and funerary monuments (Neolithic to Bronze Age) in Britain and Ireland, not in terms of abstract astronomical concerns, but as an expression of repeated seasonal propitiation involving community, agrarian economy and ancestry in an attempt to mitigate variable environmental conditions.

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Archaeopress Publishing Ltd

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1789697069

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9781789697063

Made For His Pleasure

Ten Benchmarks of a Vital Faith

By: Alistair Begg

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Made For His Pleasure

Ten Benchmarks of a Vital Faith

By: Alistair Begg

As the author describes, spiritual fitness is not a series of straight, 100-yard sprints, but rather a life-long cross-country run of endurance and perseverance. The life that is truly fulfilling gives back to God the talents and abilities He has given us to be used for His glory.

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Moody Publishers

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1575676060

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9781575676067

Dubai Explorer, 2001

By: Alistair Mackenzie,Katie Jones

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Dubai Explorer, 2001

By: Alistair Mackenzie,Katie Jones

Completely revises and updated, this latest edition of the Dubai Explorer offers a unique perspective on this fast-changing city. Dozens of new activities, hotels and restaurants have been tirelessly visited and reviewed in this indispensable guide for visitors, who are expected to number over 3 million in 2001. Nine packed color-coded sections covering everything from culture and heritage, leisure, sports and nightlife to information for new residents and independent reviews of over 550 bars, restaurants, and cafes -- even where to smoke shisha pipes. All food and entertainment venues have been independently reviewed giving the reader a realistic and useful idea of what each place is really like.

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Explorer Pub

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9768182067

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9789768182067

Crystal Clear

A Human-Powered Methodology for Small Teams

By: Alistair Paul Becker,Alistair Cockburn

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Crystal Clear

A Human-Powered Methodology for Small Teams

By: Alistair Paul Becker,Alistair Cockburn

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Crystal Clear

Crystal Clear

Sports Economics

Sports Economics

The Economics of Professional Team Sports

The Economics of Professional Team Sports

The Original Bishops

The Original Bishops

Setting the Scene

Setting the Scene

The Early Information Society

The Early Information Society

Hampton on Hampton

Hampton on Hampton

Mollycoddling the Feckless

Mollycoddling the Feckless

Learning How to Learn

Learning How to Learn

Orientation of Prehistoric Monuments in Britain: A Reassessment

Orientation of Prehistoric Monuments in Britain: A Reassessment

Made For His Pleasure

Made For His Pleasure

Dubai Explorer, 2001

Dubai Explorer, 2001

Crystal Clear

Crystal Clear

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