Project Development

This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to change your attitude into a positive one so you could be happier and more successful in life. In this book, you will also learn how to get rid of the habits that prevent you from having a positive mind. Lastly, this book contains exercises that you might find useful in making the change easier and more effective.

Voice Applications for Beginners Start building your first voice application today! The best part? You don’t require prior experience to start making one. This book is for beginners seeking that perfect go-to guide to build their first voice application. Voice-first platforms such as Google Home and Amazon Alexa have revolutionized the lifestyle of billions. And as passionate programmers, it is time to take advantage of this booming industry. It may sound intimidating, coding a voice application, at first. But this guide you are looking at will help you understand all the concepts behind ...

When the empirical meets the adorable. Babies can be a joy - and hard work. Now they can also be a 50-in-1 science project kit! This fascinating and hands-on guide shows you how to re-create landmark scientific studies on cognitive, motor, language, and behavioral development using your own bundle of joy as the research subject. Simple, engaging, and fun for both baby and parent, each project sheds light on how your baby is acquiring new skills - everything from recognizing faces, voices, and shapes to understanding new words and learning to walk.

*Print version available! Humans have been wondering about what it means to live “a good life” since the beginning of recorded history (and undoubtedly before that too). It is a question that continues to preoccupy us to this day, especially in such a fast-paced and ever-changing society. Is there a secret to living a good life? A meaningful life? This book argues, yes, there is. And let’s just say happiness has a lot to do with it. But what is happiness? Happiness is notoriously hard to define. This is because it is a deeply subjective experience unique to and for each person. This ...

In 2010 former gang leader turned community activist Big Mike Cummings asked UCLA gang expert Jorja Leap to co-lead a group of men struggling to be better fathers in Watts, South Los Angeles. These men, black and brown, from late adolescence to middle age, come together each week to help one another answer the question "how can I be a good father when I've never had one?"

Napoleon Hill’s Thought for the Day has inspired countless listeners to begin each day with a positive message. Now, these unique motivational messages are combined into one volume for easy access to listen to when you drive, are on the beach, or even when you go to bed. Employers, students, parents, educators, professionals, and friends can share an applicable thought with those in need of positive guidance and support.

Lauren’s first book ‘Life Above Zero’ helps people be in control of their mindset to create a life, business and career that brings them fulfilment. This audiobook is for any other successful women out there in corporate or entrepreneurs who are then faced with the challenge of slowing down and enjoying their success, leaning into their femininity and preparing for the mental shifts that come with motherhood – a rite of passage that seems to change with each generation with the exceeding demands on women.

¿Usted siempre quiso ser un gran director de proyectos, capaz de manejar los proyectos como una brisa? ¿Pero no puede encontrar la mejor manera de hacerlo? Este libro puede cambiar las cosas para usted... ¡Siga leyendo! Probablemente le frustra que los proyectos no salgan como usted desea. Probablemente ha intentado solución tras solución, sin resultados buenos o eficientes. ¿Quiere cambiar las cosas y cambiar a una forma mucho más eficiente y eficaz de gestionar sus proyectos?

Things My Son Needs to Know About the World is a tender and funny series of letters from a father to his son about one of life's most daunting experiences: parenthood. In between the sleep-obsessed lows and oxytocin-fuelled highs, Backman takes a step back to share his own experience of fatherhood and how he navigates such unchartered territory. Part memoir, part manual, part love letter to his son, this book relays the big and the small lessons in life.

Michael Barber has spent many years advising governments, businesses and major sporting teams around the world on how to achieve ambitious goals on time. In this book, he applies the wisdom he has gained from dealing with large, complex organisations and elite athletes to help anyone tackle their most challenging goals. Drawing on the stories of historic visionaries and modern heroes - from Galileo to Rosa Parks, Harold Macmillan to Paula Radcliffe - Barber uses personal anecdote and proven strategy to map the route to success and navigate the difficulties that arise along the way.

SQL, or structured query language, has been around since the '80s. It has proven to be effective and efficient, making it the ideal solution for your database demands. The best part? You can learn how to program using SQL in just nine chapters. This audiobook introduces you to the basics of programming using comprehensive examples and step-by-step practice problems that sets you up for success.

The Organised Writer is a practical, no-nonsense system that allows you to write without worrying about administration, business affairs, or scheduling. This straight-talking guide will help you become more productive, cope with multiple projects, and make time within your life to write - while also dealing with non-writing tasks more efficiently.

This book is a compilation of the six book series The Personal Transformation Project: Part 1: How to Feel Awesome! If you're ready to create real change in your own life, then The Personal Transformation Project: Part 1: How to Feel Awesome! is for you!

If you’re looking for a way to manage projects more effectively and more efficiently, then keep reading...Are you frustrated that projects often miss timelines and overshoots the budget? Do you want an advantage towards your competitors? If so, then you've come to the right place. Various Lean wastes are eliminated or reduced to a high degree. Lean Thinking is the antidote to wasteful processes. Having a sound understanding of these methods will set you apart from other project managers.

Crafting Games with Python: From Basics to Brilliance is a hands-on programming guide that teaches readers how to build engaging 2D games while mastering Python fundamentals. Whether you're a complete beginner or a young coder exploring the world of game development, this book provides a step-by-step learning path that makes coding fun, interactive, and productive. Designed for absolute beginners, this practical workbook introduces you to Python game development for beginners through real-world examples and fully explained projects. You'll learn how to build games from scratch using Pygame ...

Night after night chefs and their crews are able to multitask and produce in a way that puts deskbound workers to shame. In Work Clean, Dan Charnas uncovers their secret: mise-en-place - the organizational system that transforms the lives of its practitioners through focus and self-discipline.

To be a great leader, you must be able to unite people from all backgrounds with seemingly competing agendas to come together under a common cause. Marc Morial, former mayor of New Orleans and current president and CEO of the National Urban League, has been such a leader and shares the lessons he learned along a legendary journey of achievement.

Forgiveness can often be perceived as saccharine and overtly religious, something just for the spiritually superior or mentally strong. But really it is a gritty, risky concept that is so often relevant to our ordinary everyday lives. Forgiveness explores the subject from every angle, coming from a place of enquiry rather than persuasion, presenting it as an offering, never a prescription. Marina Cantacuzino seeks to investigate, unpick and debate the limits and possibilities of forgiveness.

Following an overview of the technical and historical development of the electric grid in the US and Europe, this guide reviews hydropower, solar photovoltaics, wind energy, fuel cell, and battery technologies. The author also presents models for the connection of these renewable energy sources from large-scale to on-site and community power/microgrids. The models are explained through case studies in the developed and developing worlds that explore how technical evaluations are conducted, policy incentives implemented, and project finance applied.

Building Digital Products is designed for the new Product Manager who feels in way over their head, the experienced Product Manager looking to step up his or her game, and the expert Product Manager who understands that there is always more to learn. Building Digital Products maps the full development cycle from problem identification to selling your solution, to understanding the right data to track.