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Author Eric Williams
In The Screenwriters Taxonomy, award-winning screenwriter and educator Eric R. Williams offers a new collaborative approach for creative storytellers to recognize, discuss and reinvent storytelling paradigms. Williams presents seven different aspects of storytellin....
Release Date 2017/09 -
Author Michael J. Cloud , Edward J. Rothwell
Engineers are smart people. Their work is important, which is why engineering material should be written as deliberately and carefully as it will be read. Engineering Writing by Design: Creating Formal Documents of Lasting Value demonstrates how effective writing ca....
Release Date 2017/09 -
Author Dave Crenshaw
Fun is the key to success!If you want to be successful, having fun is not an option. It's a necessity. By making fun a top priority—taking meaningful, enjoyable breaks each day, week, month, and year—you'll not only be happier but be more productive, too! Us....
Release Date 2017/09 -
Author Holley M. Murchison
Own Your StorySometimes you get only one chance. A good introduction can create connections and open doors. A bad one can make conversation fizzle and opportunities fade. What you need is a story that tells who you are—authentically, compellingly, and concisel....
Release Date 2017/09 -
How Successful Organizations Implement Change
Author Wanda Curlee , Emad E. Aziz
The only constant is change—especially in today’s business environment. Increasing globalization and the rise of new markets and technologies are forcing companies to compete in a more turbulent world than ever. To survive and thrive, organizations must....
Release Date 2017/09 -
RelateAbility: Working Together To Make Work Life Better
Author Psy.D. Wade A. McNair , Ted Malley
Improve your work environment by learning the science around TeamRelate and the concept of RelateAbility in the workplace. TeamRelate is a behavioral model as well as an app and starts where the traditional personality assessment world leaves off. Once you unde....
Release Date 2017/09 -
Emotional Intelligence for IT Professionals
Author Emília M. Ludovino
Learn the techniques used by the most successful IT people in the world.About This BookGet real-life case studies for different IT roles, developers, testers, analysts, project managers, DBAsIdentify with your IT scenarios and take the right decision to move up in ....
Release Date 2017/09 -
Campus Placements : Ensure You Don't Remain Unplaced
Author Shalini Kalia , Vishal Goyal
Campus Placements: Ensure You Don’t Remain Unplaced has been exclusively written for engineering and management students aspiring to appear for campus recruitment. It is aimed at enabling them to omit common mistakes during placements which they tend to subconsciou....
Release Date 2017/09 -
Writing the Short Film, 3rd Edition
Author Ken Dancyger , Patricia Cooper
The short film is a unique narrative art form that, while lending itself to experimentation, requires tremendous discipline in following traditional filmic considerations. This book takes the student and novice screenwriter through the storytelling process- fr....
Release Date 2017/08 -
Author Rosanne J. Thomas
Blending different generations, genders, and cultures brings energy and fresh perspectives to the workplace. But the flip side is an environment ripe for confusion and social blunders. Mix in increasingly open-plan workplaces and constant connectivity, and the chan....
Release Date 2017/08 -
Author Gill Hasson
Stop being a passenger in your own life. Believe in yourself and start driving!The Confidence Pocketbook is your take-everywhere guide to confidence and self-esteem. Packed with over 100 simple tips, techniques, ideas and suggestions, this book is your ultimate com....
Release Date 2017/08 -
Author Victoria L. Roberts , Angela V. Paccione , Craig Ross
An inspiring, practical and progress-oriented blueprint for energetic achievement.Amid constant swirl, uncertainty, and complexity is your team capable of doing big things? Too often people are pulled together, labeled a “team,” given a directive, and expected to d....
Release Date 2017/08 -
Author Andrew Cave , John O'Brien
In a world where volatility is the new norm and change is a constant, the individuals and organisations that are flourishing are those with a clear sense of purpose based on authentic ethical values. Purpose is the secret ingredient - with purpose you have the key....
Release Date 2017/08 -
Author Larry Senn
Enjoy the Ride!We all ride the Mood Elevator up and down every day. How well we do it impacts our relationships, our personal effectiveness, our career, and our experience of life. Most people take that ride for granted—but what if we knew the right buttons to....
Release Date 2017/08 -
Author Roger L. Martin , Jennifer Riel
Move Beyond Trade-Off ThinkingWhen it comes to our hardest choices, it can seem as though making trade-offs is inevitable. But what about those crucial times when accepting the obvious trade-off just isn't good enough? What do we do when the choices in front of us....
Release Date 2017/08 -
Computational Thinking - A beginner's guide to problem-solving and programming
Author Karl Beecher
Computational thinking (CT) is a timeless, transferable skill that enables you to think more clearly and logically, as well as a way to solve specific problems. With this book you'll learn to apply computational thinking in the context of software development to g....
Release Date 2017/08 -
Saving Money Through Structured Problem-Solving
Author Michael Morales , Don Kieffer , Nelson Repenning
As busy as they are, leaders need to find ways to observe fundamental work processes in their organizations. When they do, they usually discover that there are gaps between theory and reality in how works get done. Michael Morales’ experience — in which....
Release Date 2017/07 -
Non-Designer's Presentation Book, The: Principles for effective presentation design, 2nd Edition
Author Robin Williams
Robin Williams, teacher and designer, knows what it takes to give a good presentation. In this revised and updated book, Robin makes it easy for even first-time presenters to get past their fears of creating a presentation. She expands upon the four fundamental pri....
Release Date 2017/07 -
Grammar of the Edit, 4th Edition
Author Roy Thompson , Christopher J. Bowen
Tell more effective visual stories by learning the "grammar" of cinematic language with this elegant, accessible reference. The fourth edition of Grammar of the Edit gives you the answers to the all-important questions of when to cut and why, and teaches readers th....
Release Date 2017/07 -
From Computing to Computational Thinking
Author Paul S. Wang
Computational Thinking (CT) involves fundamental concepts and reasoning, distilled from computer science and other computational sciences, which become powerful general mental tools for solving problems, increasing efficiency, reducing complexity, designing procedur....
Release Date 2017/07 -
Handbook of Business Communication
Author Franz Rainer , Gerlinde Mautner
In spite of the day-to-day relevance of business communication, it remains underrepresented in standard handbooks and textbooks on applied linguistics. The present volume introduces readers to a wide variety of linguistic studies of business communication, ranging ....
Release Date 2017/07 -
Eat That Frog! Action Workbook
Author Brian Tracy
The workbook follows the same twenty-one-chapter format as the book. Each chapter includes four exercises with space to do the exercises on the pages. The workbook will also include a narrative character who is struggling with procrastination in her work and h....
Release Date 2017/07 -
Author Corrie Shanahan
Do It, Mean It, Be It shares the secrets of highly successful executives who have both great careers and meaningful personal lives. It is full of inspiring stories, practical exercises, and checklists that will help you rapidly start doing well and being more fulfi....
Release Date 2017/07 -
Skill Up: A Software Developer's Guide to Life and Career
Author Jordan Hudgens
This unique book provides you with a wealth of tips, tricks, best practices, and answers to the day-to-day questions that programmers face in their careers. It is split into three parts: Coder Skills, Freelancer Skills, and Career Skills, providing the knowledge yo....
Release Date 2017/07 -
Author Ann Bidou , Shoya Zichy
Is your job just a way to pay the bills? It doesn’t have to be that way. You’ll find that when your career fits your personality, it becomes a source of tremendous satisfaction and success. Career Match is designed to help you discover your ideal work.Take the ten-....
Release Date 2017/06 -
Author Andrew Stevens
This book teaches readers how global trends define the marketplace for saleable screenplays in key international territories as well as the domestic market. Veteran writer, producer, and director Andrew Stevens gives you the insider edge you need to write for the g....
Release Date 2017/06 -
Author Adam Kahane
Collaboration is increasingly difficult and increasingly necessary Often, to get something done that really matters to us, we need to work with people we don't agree with or like or trust. Adam Kahane has faced this challenge many times, working on big issues....
Release Date 2017/06 -
What Makes a Leader? (Harvard Business Review Classics)
Author Daniel Goleman
When asked to define the ideal leader, many would emphasize traits such as intelligence, toughness, determination, and vision—the qualities traditionally associated with leadership. Often left off the list are softer, more personal qualities—but they are also essen....
Release Date 2017/06