Bøger af Mark Harrison

This is not a book about algorithms. This is not a book about architecture. This is not a book about frameworks. This is not even a book about project management, agile or otherwise.This is a book about "the other things" that are important to writing and maintaining a sustainable code base.It's also a book about automation of parts of the programming process.If you're a CTO, the economic case for "code quality plus automation" is already strong, and getting stronger with each new iteration of hardware.If you're a programmer (maybe aspiring to be a CTO), it's about being able to concentrate on the stimulating, interesting, and creative parts of the craft, and getting the tedious parts done for you.Much of the book is about the general craft of programming and helping programmers become more productive, and should be useful no matter what programming language(s) you've chosen.However, I find it works better to illustrate principles with examples. And this edition of the book picks examples from the PHP programming language.

Let's talk about the Big Dogs! When hearing the expression, Big Dogs, these are the major players (or people, such as managers, bosses, leaders, etc.) and institutions - the movers and shakers - and not much happens unless the Big Dogs bark and make things happen. That's why I've written a book called "Barking With The Big Dogs". In order to Bark With The Big Dogs, we must play the game by their rules. Unfortunately, the rules aren't always in black and white. In reality though, the games are very simple and I'll point this out repeatedly in my book. For now though, let's understand the game that everyone plays. One of the biggest games in life that everyone must participate in is the game of money. However, do we really consider our finances as a game? Probably we should. Money comes in and money goes out. Common expressions are "making money" and "losing money". Therefore, somebody wins and somebody loses from time to time. That's why "Barking With The Big Dogs" shows the financial strategies the Big Dogs use everyday in any market. Now, you can see and use those same strategies too. As a result of years of experience, research and education, I've come up with a comprehensive book designed to teach people how to play and potentially win big against the mega-machines in the financial world - in particular - the mortgage and real estate business. Targeting the topics of personal finance and a home are simple; everyone needs a place to live and a house is most often the largest financial expenditure many people will make. "Barking With The Big Dogs" is not typical. As inspiration from what we are commonly taught and told, I set out to delve deeper into the working of the banking institutions; after all, money is something touches our every day lives - no way around it. What I've come up with is behind the scenes, inner workings of financial institutions, and have put it into one easy to follow, comprehensive book that definitely levels the playing field against the mega-machines. However, I'm not here to suggest that everyone should borrow money, but most people cannot afford to buy a home without going to the bank. But what about those who do not want to go to the bank or borrow money? Yes, something very important exists for the debt-free homeowners as well. Topics exist that affect the financial side for everyone regardless of ever stepping into a bank other than to make a deposit. Now you too can turn the tides, so as to empower yourself to become a successful financial machine when others are simply following the crowd. (By the way, you can use these very same concepts in areas other than just a home. Property can be residential or commericial as we know, but the ideas relate not only to personal finance, but business well. As a matter of fact, once you have the basics down, you can apply them to many topics. That's the beauty of Barking With The Big Dogs.)

Master Your Emotional Intelligence Your about to discover how to improve your emotions and relationships with a 30 Day Guide to Raise Health, Happiness & Psychology. Some experts tell us that this is something you're either born or you're not. Others believe that it's an ability, like any other, that can be cultivated. You'll find tips on how to develop your emotional intelligence, both in your personal and professional life. Finally, this book contains a 30-day guide to improving your overall health and happiness, which will help to increase your overall Emotional Intelligence. Bonuses Inside: 30-day guide for EI & EQ Opportunity To Join Backstage With Me Prizes & More Take Action Today by Downloading The Book and Improving Your Life!

Master Your Emotional IntelligenceYour about to discover how to improve your emotions and relationships with a 30 Day Guide to Raise Health, Happiness & Psychology. Some experts tell us that this is something you

Become the leader you really want to be This book was Professionally Checked For Grammar and Spelling errors Things you will learn how to have a vision and reach it, How to listen to yourself, How to keep away from Problems and much more

(Piano Instruction). When you play a song on the piano from a fake book or sheet music, do you ever get the feeling that the chords don't sound right for the musical style of the song, even if you're constructing the chords correctly? If that's the case, you need to learn how to voice the chords appropriately for the style you're playing, whether you're reading from a chart or playing from memory. Chord voicing is the art of interpreting the chord symbols to sound correct for the style. This is the "secret sauce" that will help your playing sound more professional! Pianist, composer/arranger, educator, and author Mark Harrison introduces you to piano chord voicings for these essential styles: blues, classic rock, cool jazz, country, funk, Gospel, hip-hop, modern rock, pop ballad, smooth jazz, and many more! The piano chord voicing concepts are demonstrated with over 90 audio tracks, including play-along rhythm section accompaniment in all the styles! Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

"The Soviet Union was one of the most secretive states that ever existed. Defended by a complex apparatus of rules and checks administered by the secret police, the Soviet state had seemingly unprecedented capabilities based on its near monopoly of productive capital, monolithic authority, and secretive decision making. But behind the scenes, Soviet secrecy was double-edged: it raised transaction costs, incentivized indecision, compromised the effectiveness of government officials, eroded citizens' trust in institutions and in each other, and led to a secretive society and an uninformed elite. The result is what this book calls the secrecy/capacity tradeoff: a bargain in which the Soviet state accepted the reduction of state capacity as the cost of ensuring its own survival. This book is the first comprehensive, analytical, multi-faceted history of Soviet secrecy in the English language. Harrison combines quantitative and qualitative evidence to evaluate the impact of secrecy on Soviet state capacity from the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Based on multiple years of research in once-secret Soviet-era archives, this book addresses two gaps in history and social science: one the core role of secrecy in building and stabilizing the communist states of the twentieth century; the other the corrosive effects of secrecy on the capabilities of authoritarian states"--

A fresh look at the crowd in relation to the urbanising process and the civic culture it inspired.

This book concludes The Industrialisation of Soviet Russia, an authoritative account of the Soviet Union's industrial transformation between 1929 and 1939. During that time, Soviet society was repeatedly mobilised against internal and external enemies, and the economy provided one of the main arenas for the struggle.

IELTS is our major British English exam preparation series combining exam preparation, practice, and tips. This effective combination of testing and teaching has proved a popular formula with teachers and students. This book deals with this exam.

Mark Harrison's book illuminates the threats posed by infectious diseases since 1500. He places these diseases within an international perspective, and demonstrates the relationship between European expansion and changing epidemiological patterns. The book is a significant introduction to a fascinating subject. Gerald N. Grob, Rutgers State University In this lively and accessible book, Mark Harrison charts the history of disease from the birth of the modern world around 1500 through to the present day. He explores how the rise of modern nation-states was closely linked to the threat posed by disease, and particularly infectious, epidemic diseases. He examines the ways in which disease and its treatment and prevention, changed over the centuries, under the impact of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment, and with the advent of scientific medicine. For the first time, the author integrates the history of disease in the West with a broader analysis of the rise of the modern world, as it was transformed by commerce, slavery, and colonial rule. Disease played a vital role in this process, easing European domination in some areas, limiting it in others. Harrison goes on to show how a new environment was produced in which poverty and education rather than geography became the main factors in the distribution of disease. Assuming no prior knowledge of the history of disease, Disease and the Modern World provides an invaluable introduction to one of the richest and most important areas of history. It will be essential reading for all undergraduates and postgraduates taking courses in the history of disease and medicine, and for anyone interested in how disease has shaped, and has been shaped by, the modern world.

This title provides a complete harmony and theory method designed specifically for the pop and jazz musician. It derives and explains major and minor scales, keys and key signatures, all intervals, triads and four-part chords, modes and more.

A guide to the weapons, armour and tactics of the archetypical Viking warrior from his origins in Scandinavia through the devastating explosion into British history to the end of the Anglo-Danish monarchy at Hastings. The exploded and cutaway artwork shows details of armour and weaponry.