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1) One by one
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Language
English
Description
Getting snowed in at a rustic mountain chalet in the French Alps doesn't sound like the worst problem in the world. There is a breathtaking vista, a cozy fire, and company to keep you warm. But what happens when that company is eight of your coworkers-- and you can't trust any of them? When an off-site company retreat meant to promote mindfulness and collaboration is stranded by an avalanche, the corporate food chain becomes irrelevant and survival...
Author
Series
Dez Limerick novels volume 2
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Dez travels to Portland to help his friend Riziah Swann uncover the truth after her business journalist sister was attacked and seriously injured and her apartment was ransacked, in the second novel of the series following The Gatekeeper.
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English
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"Lucas and Margo are fed up. Margo is a brilliant programmer tired of being talked over as the company's sole black employee, and while Lucas is one of many Asians at the firm, he's nearly invisible as a low-paid customer service rep. Together, they decide to steal their tech start-up's user database in an attempt at revenge. The heist takes a sudden turn when Margo dies in a car accident, and Lucas is left reeling, wondering what to do with their...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In her mid-twenties, at the height of tech industry idealism, Anna Wiener -- stuck, broke, and looking for meaning in her work, like any good millennial -- left a job in book publishing for the promise of the new digital economy. She moved from New York to San Francisco, where she landed at a big-data startup in the heart of the Silicon Valley bubble: a world of surreal extravagance, dubious success, and fresh-faced entrepreneurs hell-bent on domination,...
Author
Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
"This book examines the impact of CEOs on firm performance and focuses on their role in science-based innovation to answer the question "Is it possible to lead highly complex R&D projects and innovation that you do not understand?" Today, science and technology move so fast that even managers of R&D teams can become quickly disconnected from new developments. Similarly, business leaders may be required to lead organisations with technical knowledge...
Author
Publisher
O'Reilly Media
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
London has been a world leader in finance, journalism, trade, the arts, and government for ages, but you don't hear much about computer technology. With this report, you'll learn that-while London is no Silicon Valley-the city's tech scene over the past decade has not only pervaded all of its world-leading activities, it's also created a vibrant, independent business environment of its own. Author Andy Oram, Senior Editor at O'Reilly, provides a comprehensive...
Author
Publisher
Pearson
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
1st edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (256 pages)
Language
English
Description
"This book provides a strong foundation for impending entrepreneurs to aid in determining the possible positive outcomes of the venture." -Marcy Freed, President, VitalStim, Inc. "This book deals very bravely with the opportunity of technology entrepreneurship. This is a great, courageous effort." -Jerome S. Engel, Executive Director, Lester Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of California, Berkeley " Finding Fertile Ground provides...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Author Clarissa Katsef is struggling to write her next book. She's just snagged a new artist residency in an ultra-modern apartment, with a view of all of Paris--a dream for any novelist in search of tranquility. But since moving in, she has had the feeling of being watched. Is there a reason to be paranoid? Or is her distraction and discomfort the result of her husband's recent shocking betrayal? Stuck inside, in the midst of a sweltering heatwave,...
Author
Publisher
Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 274 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Over the past 25 years Jason Calacanis has been building and investing in technology startups. In that time, he's made tens of millions of dollars by getting lucky-seven times. Angel takes you step-by-step through how massive, some say unfair, wealth is being created in the 21st century: i.e. by startups. In Angel he teaches readers how to get rich even if you came from humble beginnings like him (dad's a bartender, mom's a nurse), didn't go to the...
16) Butcher bird
Author
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
1993.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
348 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Author
Series
Book Apart volume no. 47
Publisher
A Book Apart
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
[First edition].
Physical Desc
1 online resource (159 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
There's a resurgent labor movement in the tech industry. Tech workers--designers, engineers, writers, and many others--have learned that when they stand together, they're poised to build a better version of the tech industry. They haven't stopped there: at companies from Kickstarter to Google, workers have formed unions. And you should, too. But what are unions? And why do they matter? Ethan Marcotte answers these questions through extensive research...
Author
Series
Publisher
Macmillan Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[1993]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explains the scientific principles and technology involved in telephone calls and facsimile transmissions and discusses future possibilities in telecommunications.
19) The Navigator
Author
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
367 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
On the darkest night of 1945, a 20-year-old B-24 navigator assists in the liberation of a German concentration camp. His haunting trauma is prologue to destiny. Flash forward to present-day Manhattan. Warren Hunter, reigning master of the financial universe, is poised to close the world's first trillion dollar deal. ViroSat is the Street's biggest-ever technology play--an entirely new worldwide communication system. It will catapult his investment...
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 volume)
Language
English
Description
Become the applicant Google can't turn down Cracking the Tech Career is the job seeker's guide to landing a coveted position at one of the top tech firms. A follow-up to The Google Resume, this book provides new information on what these companies want, and how to show them you have what it takes to succeed in the role. Early planners will learn what to study, and established professionals will discover how to make their skillset and experience set...
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