This book consists of 51 selected English-Chinese Fables, written by the famous writer Tom Te-Wu Ma from Houston TX, USA. 本書包含51篇精選的中英文對照的寓言故事,是旅美文學家馬德五先生於美國懷俄明州為當地的英文報紙連續14年所發表的專欄選集。「寓言」是中國文學作品的一種體裁,隱含寓意或教訓之作品,馬德五先生輯選的51篇寓言故事,借古喻今,借遠喻近,借物喻人,從歷史經驗啟發人心,是青少年學子人生旅途上的良伴。
SHELVING GUIDE: Project Management This hands-on guide is written for project professionals seeking to find an optimized way of performing project management. It provides answers to such critical questions as: Why should an organization apply project management? What is the value of project management in the broader context of an organization? Is project management as successful as some advocates suggested or is it a waste of time and resources because of the many extensive and bureaucratic processes? Which project management approach should our project team adopt: predictive or adaptive, waterfall or rolling water, extreme programming or Scrum? This book aims to provide an optimized view of project management by balancing and blending competing methodologies (e.g., traditional versus Agile), lengthy methodologies and broad principles, processes and practices, and the need to understand versus the need to apply. It includes project management templates, an integrated case study illustrating how to apply tools and concepts, and a glossary of key terms. Optimizing Project Management is for both aspiring and practicing project management professionals. It covers the core concepts, practices, and skills that are useful for developing new ideas, planning activities, implementing projects, and conducting planning and controlling of schedule, budget, and scope. The text is particularly useful for students, project professionals wanting to refresh their knowledge, and those pursuing project management certifications. This book is aligned with common project management standards such as the Project Management Body of Knowledge and the ISO 21502: Project, Programme and Portfolio Management — Guidance on Project Management.
A Visit to Heaven is a collection of four unique short stories by acclaimed writer Tom Te-Wu Ma. "A Visit to Heaven" is a riveting tale of Tai-lin and his four girlfriends: Pin-pin, who yearns to leave China for America; Ze-chen, a fairy who takes Tai-lin on a trip to Heaven and becomes his first lover; Xin-di, who explains to him the world of ghosts; and Donna Jones, his nurse at the psychiatric facility Tai-lin is sent to when his story of dying and being reincarnated in the recently deceased body of American James W. Cubin is not believed. Donna later becomes Tai-lin's wife and they become parents under a remarkable set of unbelievable but true circumstances. In "Uncle Du" we meet 92-year-old Da-ye, born in a poor farmer's home who became an experienced Chinese soldier, eventually made his way to the U.S. to attend the University of Michigan and later become an American citizen, an accountant and a hotel owner who married his childhood sweetheart Fu-lin. His story is one of perseverance and a steadfast strength of character. You will laugh and cry as Uncle Du's story unfolds and come to admire a man with a dream. "Wallet" shows Mr. Wang, a retired 40-year Chinese government employee that he is not at all like his beloved actor Bruce Lee but is instead a person he never imagined he would become. "Cigarette Butt" pits Tony Chen against the suspicions of his wife Silvia who learns that it is best not to jump to conclusions on the basis of flimsy evidence.
Analytical Molecular Biology illustrates the importance of simple analytical methods applied to some basic molecular biology problems, with an emphasis on the importance of biological problems, rather than the complexity of mathematics. First, the book examines crucial experimental data for a specific problem. Mathematical models will then be constructed with explicit inclusion of biological facts. From such models, predictions can be deduced and then suggest further experimental studies. A few important molecular biology problems will be discussed in the order of the complexity of the mathematical models. Based on such illustrations, the readers can then develop their own analytical methods to study their own problems. This book is for anyone who knows they need to learn how to apply mathematical models to biology, but doesn't necessarily want to, from practicing researchers looking to acquire more analytical tools to advanced students seeking a clear, explanatory text.
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