How do today’s most successful tech companies—Amazon, Google, Facebook, Netflix, Tesla—design, develop, and deploy the products that have earned the love of literally billions of people around the world? Perhaps surprisingly, they do it very differently than the vast majority of tech companies. In INSPIRED, technology product management thought leader Marty Cagan provides readers with a master class in how to structure and staff a vibrant and successful product organization, and how to discover and deliver technology products that your customers will love—and that will work for your business. With sections on assembling the right people and skillsets, discovering the right product, embracing an effective yet lightweight process, and creating a strong product culture, readers can take the information they learn and immediately leverage it within their own organizations—dramatically improving their own product efforts. Whether you’re an early stage startup working to get to product/market fit, or a growth-stage company working to scale your product organization, or a large, long-established company trying to regain your ability to consistently deliver new value for your customers, INSPIRED will take you and your product organization to a new level of customer engagement, consistent innovation, and business success. Filled with the author’s own personal stories—and profiles of some of today’s most-successful product managers and technology-powered product companies, including Adobe, Apple, BBC, Google, Microsoft, and Netflix—INSPIRED will show you how to turn up the dial of your own product efforts, creating technology products your customers love. The first edition of INSPIRED, published ten years ago, established itself as the primary reference for technology product managers, and can be found on the shelves of nearly every successful technology product company worldwide. This thoroughly updated second edition shares the same objective of being the most valuable resource for technology product managers, yet it is completely new—sharing the latest practices and techniques of today’s most-successful tech product companies, and the men and women behind every great product.

This book is a poetic journey through some of the main points of the Bible and has been written by two born-again Christians. It explains God's word in a respectful and unique poetic way, making the stories easy to understand and fun to read whilst always remaining true to Scripture. It has reference points throughout to encourage readers to explore the Bible stories for themselves whilst taking a journey right from creation through to Revelation. Suitable for people from twelve years old right through to old age, this book is written in such a way that it will both inform and educate a novice but also satisfy someone who has been a Christian for many years. All glory to our awesome Lord.

From the beloved author of Because of Mr. Terupt comes the sequel to The Perfect Score, about a lovable group of students at Lake View Middle School and the rewards and challenges of seventh grade. These students are in for a year of secrets, discoveries, and kid power! GAVIN finally joins the football team—a dream come true!—but Coach Holmes refuses to play him for reasons that also threaten to tear Gavin's family apart. When RANDI attends an elite gymnastics camp, she uncovers a startling family connection. SCOTT starts researching an article for the school newspaper and stumbles right into a hornet's nest of lies. With his loser older brother, Brian, out of the house, TREVOR's life is loads better—until he realizes that only he can save Brian from getting into deep trouble. NATALIE's top goals: (1) find out why Mrs. Woods and Mrs. Magenta no longer speak to each other—a mission shared by all the kids—and (2) teach a certain someone an important life skill without anyone knowing. It's tough keeping secrets. And tougher still to deal with the fallout when secrets spill out.

Scientists have long desired to create synthetic systems that function with the precision and efficiency of biological systems. Using new techniques, researchers are now uncovering principles that could allow the creation of synthetic materials that can perform tasks as precise as biological systems. To assess the current work and future promise of the biology-materials science intersection, the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation asked the NRC to identify the most compelling questions and opportunities at this interface, suggest strategies to address them, and consider connections with national priorities such as healthcare and economic growth. This book presents a discussion of principles governing biomaterial design, a description of advanced materials for selected functions such as energy and national security, an assessment of biomolecular materials research tools, and an examination of infrastructure and resources for bridging biological and materials science.

It's a book about hope! It's a book about encouragement and inspiration! It's a book about running the race and finishing strong! Inspired by and Dedicated To is Doug Dials latest work, which is overflowing with stories and poetry of inspiration, encouragement, and hope. Thirty-five of the authors friends and acquaintances are highlighted in this manuscript. Each chapter begins with a brief encounter into the lives of one of Doug's friends. What follows are stories and poems with uplifting, encouraging, and heartfelt messages. The stories and poetry contain a variety of subject matter including peace in the midst of the storm, dealing with grief, faith, hope, love, courage, and a host of other uplifting topics. Doug is related to some of these people. Others are former classmates. Many have mentored and trained him in the Word of God. Several, he has had the privilege of teaching in a church or school setting. Some, he has known for years; others, he has met only recently. All of them, however, hold a very special place in this author's heart. You will laugh. You will cry. You will identify with many of the people, and you will be inspired!

Most decorating books focus on one designer; the rest focus on one period, one trend, one room. This book, for the first time, has the big picture: ALL the names everybody must know from the entire 100-year history of interior design. Each designer is profiled and illustrated with three to four photographs of their best work; what we can learn from them--and how they changed decorating forever--is clearly highlighted to catch the eye.

David is one of the most perfect characters on which to do a study of leadership. We can learn a lot from David’s life. We can learn what to do and what not to do. I think both are important. No one is perfect and learning those tough lessons on someone else’s behalf is as important as learning the more positive ones. David was God’s anointed. He started as a shepherd and through God’s leadership, he became a ruler of a nation and a shepherd over His people. David did not set out to be Israel’s king. He did not set out to ‘be a leader.’ He was thrust into circumstances not of his making. He went through his own crucible time and time again. Through each experience he put more tools in his toolbox so to speak. Although not perfect by any measure, his zeal for God and faith in God became the standard that all future kings of Israel would be measured against. We can learn a lot from current and prior leaders, regardless of where we find them. Like the cook making a stew, you choose which ingredients and how much to use, and learn what works and what doesn’t work for you along the way as you perfect your recipe.

The Word of God Inspired by Men and Women is a book that uses biblical principles outlining God's attributes with sound doctrine. Evangelist Lennoah Pickett-Thomas wants to share her findings with others to help them in their journey and purpose of life.The Word of God Inspired by Men and Women is a book that you can easily read, get general understanding of, meditate on, and study the Bible scriptures. It is a book designed to read again and again to have your spirits lifted, or to pass on to others for them to be encouraged by.The Word of God Inspired by Men and Women has useful tools and strategies to overcome obstacles by using God's Word and important topic teachings on how to pray and fast, how to be in God's presence, how to share the love of God with everyone, how to be a servant and giver; how to develop a close relationship with God; how to forgive and be forgiving; how to change your mind-set and heart for good and to do good. The Word of God Inspired by Men and Women was written for lives to be fulfilled with the fullness of God for true prosperity, true inner peace, true inner joy, true inner happiness, true inner health, true inner love. And to share the Good News, that God's will be done by Christ Jesus, through the Holy Spirit, right here on earth as in heaven.Learn how to be and live Christlike; how to be led by the Spirit of God using the fruits of the Spirit; how to hear the voice of God, receive instructions and directions; learn about God's love, God's peace, God's joy, and God's promises that are given freely. If you truly have a heart's desire to know truth, then this book is for you!

Inspired by an intrinsic and powerful passion for horses, Lloyd Gillespie and Isabel Wolf- Gillespie set off on a life changing epic adventure journey across the far corners of South Africa eventually covering a total of over 7411 kilometers. Theirs is a story of determination, commitment, humility and love on an inspiring journey alongside their horses. There is a very interesting and often at times trying relationship dynamic between the different personalities. On the one hand there is the relationship between humans, between humans and horses and between horses themselves, all the while faced with a variety of challenges and difficulties with the result being a life changing experience.The book is written from a South African male and German female perspective sharing the extreme conditions of traveling in the African wilderness for one year and 7 months alongside a herd of horses!

This book highlights the many ideas and algorithms that Peter L. Montgomery has contributed to computational number theory and cryptography.