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  DesignedUp - A Designer's Guide...

  Emma Carter

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  DesignedUp is a practical, inspiring guide for modern designers working at the intersection of technology, consultancy, and agency life. It’s written for practitioners who choose to plot their own path across complex organisations, balancing competing priorities while striving to make meaningful impact. 
   
  Praised by John Maeda, VP of Design and Artificial Intelligence at Microsoft, as a refreshing antidote to career stagnation, and by Jeff Gotthelf, author of Lean UX and Sense & Respond, as a roadmap to redesigning how organisations work, DesignedUp tackles a challenge many designers know well: being undervalued, misunderstood or sidelined in tech-led environments. 
   
  When design is treated as a “nice extra” rather than a strategic driver, influence is lost. DesignedUp shows you how to change that. 
   
  Drawing on frameworks, methods, and real-world stories from global technology and design leaders, including Rebecca Parsons at Thoughtworks, Andreas Markdalen at frog, Lauren Pleydell-Pearce at PwC UK, and Andy Polaine, formerly of Fjord, this book shows you how to: 
   
  Harness your strengths 
  Speak the language of business and technology 
  Influence engineers, stakeholders, and executives 
  Make compelling design arguments that resonate 
  Turn leaders into design champions 
   
  DesignedUp helps you move from the margins to the centre, so design doesn’t just get a seat at the table, it reshapes it!

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  System Analysis and Design Textbook

  Manish Soni

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  System Analysis and Design Textbook: Welcome to the world of System Analysis and Design, where the intricacies of technology and the art of problem-solving converge to create powerful solutions that drive the modern world. This book is crafted to provide a comprehensive, yet engaging journey through the fundamental concepts, methodologies, and tools that are pivotal in the field of System Analysis and Design. 
  In today’s fast-paced digital era, the demand for efficient, reliable, and scalable systems is greater than ever. From the software that runs our smartphones to the complex databases that power global corporations, systems analysis and design are at the heart of technological innovation and operational excellence. This book is tailored for students, aspiring system analysts, and seasoned professionals seeking to deepen their understanding and enhance their skills. 
  What Makes This Book Unique 
  This book stands out in its ability to blend theory with practice. We believe that the best way to learn is by doing, and thus, we incorporate real-world examples, case studies, and practical exercises throughout the chapters. You will not only learn the essential theories but also see how they are applied in actual scenarios, preparing you to tackle real-life challenges with confidence and expertise. 
  A Journey Through System Development 
  Starting with the foundational concepts, this book takes you step-by-step through the system development life cycle (SDLC). You will explore the various phases of SDLC, including planning, analysis, design, implementation, and maintenance. Each chapter delves into the specific tasks, techniques, and deliverables associated with these phases, providing a clear roadmap for successful system development. 
  Emphasizing Modern Methodologies

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  There's Room For Me Here -...

  Kyle Gonzalez, Janet Allen

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  What do you do with your students who can't--or won't--read and write? In this practical book, award-winning teachers, Janet Allen and Kyle Gonzales share classroom-tested strategies for motivating and helping young people to become literate.

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  The Witch's Garden - Plants in...

  Sandra Lawrence

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  The Witch's Garden describes over fifty of the world's most powerful, harmful, legendary, and storied plants—from the screaming mandrake to calming St John's Wort, to predicting the weather with seaweed, the creation of salves for broken hearts, sore heads, protection from evil spirits, and to even induce immortality. 
   
  Wise women, apothecaries, witches, herbalists: whatever you like to call them, those who cultivate plants for their apparent mystical properties have existed for thousands of years. The Witch's Garden tells the story of our folkloric fascination with these magical specimens, documenting the beliefs and rituals surrounding the natural world. This book beautifully evokes the bewitching nature of mysterious plants.

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  New York's Secret Subway - The...

  Matthew Algeo

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  In the nineteenth century, Manhattan's streets were so choked with pedestrians, horses, vehicles, and vendors that a trip from City Hall to Central Park could take hours. Alfred Beach had the perfect solution: build a giant pneumatic tube underneath Broadway from the Battery to Harlem. Air pressure would shoot passengers up and down the island in clean, quiet carriages. But Beach was up against the operators of the horse-drawn streetcars and the politicians in their pay, most conspicuously William M. Tweed, the notorious "Boss" of Tammany Hall.New York's Secret Subway: The Underground Genius of Alfred Beach and the Origins of Mass Transit tells a classic story of good versus evil, pitting the mild-mannered Beach, a visionary inventor and entrepreneur, against the oafish tyrant Tweed, the exemplar of corruption in the Gilded Age. It also tells the story of one of the most astonishing feats of engineering in American history, the surreptitious creation of the nation's first operational subway. Unfortunately, political lethargy and greed would conspire to deny the city a subway for another thirty years. Yet Alfred Beach still proved conclusively the feasibility of underground railways in Manhattan, and paved the way for modern mass transportation systems. Although this true story took place more than a century ago, it will at times sound surprisingly familiar.

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  Little Deaths All in a Row -...

  Elizabeth Earley

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  “What do you think happens after we die?” has been Elizabeth Earley’s favorite conversation starter since the motorcycle accident that almost killed her. In Little Deaths All in a Row: Essays on Sex and Death, Earley delves into memories of past lovers and offers vivid portraits of the hospice patients she has worked with after recovering from her own near-fatal injuries. Tracing the many connections—philosophical, scientific, ethical, and spiritual—between sex and death, these lyric essays ponder the afterlife, pain and pleasure, quantum entanglement and love, and the “strange and painful goodness of being alive.”

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