Top performing dotcoms share a common feature. It isn't a new software plug-in or a design gadget or any other piece of technology. These sites share a passionate focus on usability. This book is written by an international usability consultant, writer and trainer who specializes in the design and evaluation of web-based and wireless applications, e-commerce sites and interactive television. The author has worked with a number of blue-chip clients that value usability, including Hewlett-Packard, Thomas Cook, Philips, the Financial Times and Motorola. This guide is designed for software developers, project managers, business analysts and user interface designers, and does not require a background in human factors or usability. E-Commerce Usability: Tools and Techniques to Perfect the On-Line Experience presents a practical, structured, customer-centered design method that encourages innovation yet helps you make sure your final design is still easy to use.
David Travis is the self published author of his first book Life, Love and Poetry. David was born in New York and grew up in Western Massachusetts. At age of eighteen, David joined the Navy. He left the Navy four years later. David started writing his first poetry works in 2000, but didn't publish his first work until 2018. He writes about his thoughts and feelings on life and love and puts his poetry in brief stories that his readers can relate to. David is currently working on his second collection of poems.
Top performing dotcoms share a common feature. It isn't a new software plug-in or a design gadget or any other piece of technology. These sites share a passionate focus on usability. This book is written by an international usability consultant, writer and trainer who specializes in the design and evaluation of web-based and wireless applications, e-commerce sites and interactive television. The author has worked with a number of blue-chip clients that value usability, including Hewlett-Packard, Thomas Cook, Philips, the Financial Times and Motorola. This guide is designed for software developers, project managers, business analysts and user interface designers, and does not require a background in human factors or usability. E-Commerce Usability: Tools and Techniques to Perfect the On-Line Experience presents a practical, structured, customer-centered design method that encourages innovation yet helps you make sure your final design is still easy to use.
Life, Love, and Poetry is a collection of poems that I have been writing since 2000. A few have to do with my thoughts on life. Most have to do with my feelings of love. I hope you find some you can relate to.
Life, Love, and Poetry is a collection of poems that I have been writing since 2000. A few have to do with my thoughts on life. Most have to do with my feelings of love. I hope you find some you can relate to.
Think Like a UX Researcher will challenge your preconceptions about user experience (UX) research and encourage you to think beyond the obvious. You’ll discover how to plan and conduct UX research, analyze data, persuade teams to take action on the results and build a career in UX. The book will help you take a more strategic view of product design so you can focus on optimizing the user’s experience. UX Researchers, Designers, Project Managers, Scrum Masters, Business Analysts and Marketing Managers will find tools, inspiration and ideas to rejuvenate their thinking, inspire their team and improve their craft.In this newly revised Second Edition, the authors have added six new essays that look at how UX research methods have changed in the last few years, why remote methods should not be the only tools you use, what to do about difficult test participants, how to improve your survey questions, how to identify user goals when you can’t directly observe users and how understanding your own epistemological bias will help you become a more persuasive UX researcher.Key FeaturesProvides a dive-in-anywhere book that offers practical advice and topical examples.Includes thought triggers, exercises and scenarios to test your knowledge of UX research.Features workshop ideas to build a development team’s UX maturity.Discusses war stories from seasoned researchers to show you how UX research methods can be tailored to your own organization.
Think Like a UX Researcher will challenge your preconceptions about user experience (UX) research and encourage you to think beyond the obvious. You’ll discover how to plan and conduct UX research, analyze data, persuade teams to take action on the results and build a career in UX. The book will help you take a more strategic view of product design so you can focus on optimizing the user’s experience. UX Researchers, Designers, Project Managers, Scrum Masters, Business Analysts and Marketing Managers will find tools, inspiration and ideas to rejuvenate their thinking, inspire their team and improve their craft.In this newly revised Second Edition, the authors have added six new essays that look at how UX research methods have changed in the last few years, why remote methods should not be the only tools you use, what to do about difficult test participants, how to improve your survey questions, how to identify user goals when you can’t directly observe users and how understanding your own epistemological bias will help you become a more persuasive UX researcher.Key FeaturesProvides a dive-in-anywhere book that offers practical advice and topical examples.Includes thought triggers, exercises and scenarios to test your knowledge of UX research.Features workshop ideas to build a development team’s UX maturity.Discusses war stories from seasoned researchers to show you how UX research methods can be tailored to your own organization.
"I realize how fortunate I was to spend the first half of my life with a passion, thanks to my hockey career. It took me a while to realize it, but now I feel fortunate to have lived the second half of my life with a purpose."- Travis RoyThe dream goes from euphoric reality to tragic nightmare in a split second.The life of a hockey player ends; the life of a quadriplegic begins.Travis Roy: Quadriplegia and a Life of Purpose looks at Travis Roy's search for meaning as a quadriplegic, and finding it.***All proceeds from this book will be donated to the Travis Roy foundation, which funds research into a cure for spinal cord injuries and provides individual grants to survivors.
Black & White Interior 5e Feats and Other Options is a collection of feats (50+), features, optional rules, and expanded class options that will help bring your 5e Dungeon and Dragons campaign to life. Whether taking down enemies with the Decapitation maneuver, making a Called Shot, or feeling an Adrenaline Rush, or fighting hordes with your Rapid Strike, these feats, features, and options add a level of powerful advantage for your Dungeons and Dragons campaign. 5e Feats and other Options contains the following: -General Combat Feats: 18 new feats to give your character an edge in combat. -Skill Mastery Feats: 19 new feats to grant your character advantage on skills. -Weapon Style Feats: 9 new feats that expand your character's mastery of weaponry. -Critical Strike Feats: 5 new critical strike feats that add extra bite and tactical options to the critical hit. -New Boons: 5 new boons that can be incorporated as high-level rewards or blessings. -Advanced Combat Maneuvers: 8 new maneuvers for the Battle Master or Martial Adept. -A Called Shot System: The Called Shot system that lets you target specific locations of your foes for increased damage and effects. -Critical Hit Option: 2 critical hit options to be used in place of the lingering injury table. -Wound Level System: A wound level system that takes into account the loss of hit points and its impact on your foes. -Sunder Armor and Weapon Rules: Simple rules that allow you to sunder your foes armor and weapons. -Stunt on Natural 20: Bring the excitement back on rolling a Natural 20 with the natural 20 stunt. -Blacksmith: A new skill Blacksmithing has been added. This skill allows you to craft armor and weapons. It also allows you to repair sundered armor and weapons. -Master Work Armor and Weapons: Rules for Master Work Armor and Weapons has been added, and the ability to craft them with the Blacksmith Master feat. -New Backgrounds: 3 new backgrounds for characters with a propensity for violence. -New Class Options: 2 new class options; the Officer Martial Archetype and the Paladin Oath of the Slayer -Rules Clarifications & Options: a section describing how some effects stack and new optional rules such as die type increases and new conditions. Also options - Other titles by the author include: 41 Feats 5e (Best Silver Seller), Tome of Brutal Tactics (Best Cooper Seller and 4 star review by David Jarvis of Gunmetal Games), and More Brutal Tactics. These titles are available on Dungeon Masters Guild. PDF for this title available on drivethrurpg. 5e Feats and Other Options is also Copper Best Seller on drivethrurpg. Color Interior and Glossy Color cover available on Amazon for 10:00 dollars.
The first volume in Travis B. Williams’ and David G. Horrell’s magisterial ICC commentary on first Peter. Williams and Horrell bring together all the relevant aids to exegesis - linguistic, textual, archaeological, historical, literary, and theological - to help the reader understand the letter. This first volume presents introductory maps, and a comprehensive introduction covering aspects such as genre, canonicity, early citations of the letter, and its theology and influence. A particular feature of the introduction is that each section is preceded by an initial bibliography. The exegesis also provides for each passage sections on bibliography, text-criticism, literary introduction, detailed exegesis, and overall summary. Following the introduction volume 1 provides commentary up to 2.10, the conclusion of the first major section of the letter.
The second volume in Travis B. Williams’ and David G. Horrell’s magisterial ICC commentary on first Peter. Williams and Horrell bring together all the relevant aids to exegesis - linguistic, textual, archaeological, historical, literary, and theological - to help the reader understand the letter. This second covers the major part of the letter, providing commentary on 2.11 to the end of the letter. The exegesis provides for each passage sections on bibliography, text-criticism, literary introduction, detailed exegesis, and overall summary. The volume concludes with a comprehensive bibliography, which covers the whole epistle.
David Weisburd; John E. Eck; Anthony A. Braga; Cody W. Telep; Breanne Cave; Kate Bowers; Gerben Bruinsma; Charlotte Gill; Elizabeth R. Groff; Julie Hibdon; Joshua C. Hinkle; Shane D. Johnson; Brian Lawton; Cynthia Lum; Jerry H. Ratcliffe; George Rengert; Travis Taniguchi; Sue-Ming Yang
Over the last two decades, there has been increased interest in the distribution of crime and other antisocial behavior at lower levels of geography. The focus on micro geography and its contribution to the understanding and prevention of crime has been called the 'criminology of place'. It pushes scholars to examine small geographic areas within cities, often as small as addresses or street segments, for their contribution to crime. Here, the authors describe what is known about crime and place, providing the most up-to-date and comprehensive review available. Place Matters shows that the study of criminology of place should be a central focus of criminology in the twenty-first century. It creates a tremendous opportunity for advancing our understanding of crime, and for addressing it. The book brings together eighteen top scholars in criminology and place to provide comprehensive research expanding across different themes.
Over the last two decades, there has been increased interest in the distribution of crime and other antisocial behavior at lower levels of geography. The focus on micro geography and its contribution to the understanding and prevention of crime has been called the 'criminology of place'. It pushes scholars to examine small geographic areas within cities, often as small as addresses or street segments, for their contribution to crime. Here, the authors describe what is known about crime and place, providing the most up-to-date and comprehensive review available. Place Matters shows that the study of criminology of place should be a central focus of criminology in the twenty-first century. It creates a tremendous opportunity for advancing our understanding of crime, and for addressing it. The book brings together eighteen top scholars in criminology and place to provide comprehensive research expanding across different themes.
It is my pleasure to introduce this 2013 publication by the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) of the U.S. Army War College, the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), and the United States Pacific Command, focusing on A Retrospective of the People's Liberation Army in the Hu Jintao Era (2002-12). The papers in this book provide a valuable and insightful review of the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) many impressive advances over the past decade. Solid scholarship on changes taking place in the PLA helps us understand how the Chinese view the employment of military power to support broader policy aims. A historical review of patterns and developments in training, operations, acquisitions, and political military relations can greatly assist that understanding. The outstanding work in this jointly sponsored study is an important contribution toward this end. This volume provides unique insights into the PLA's achievements over the span of Hu Jintao's tenure...
This is the 19th book from author and popular music historian Harvey Kubernik. His comprehensive compilation of interviews and conversations with rock, blues, folk, soul, reggae musicians, singers, songwriters, and recording engineers, photographers, cinematographers, documentary movie makers and distributors whose creative works matter, and who share their insider stories, techniques and inspiration with readers and viewers. This is the definitive volume for fans, collectors, music and film students to cherish and share anyone who follows rock 'n' roll facts and stax of wax from the fifties into our current century. For the ever-growing audience of people who love to see and hear their favorite stars performing live in arenas, concert halls, outdoor concert venues, and now on screen in theaters, on TV and in productions and formats designed for home entertainment, here is the real-to-reel backstory behind many of the music DVD's and movies you have on your shelves and in rotation on your home library. This book includes dialogues with acclaimed Oscar winners D. A. Pennebaker, Murray Lerner, Albert Maysles, Morgan Neville, John Ridley, and Curtis Hanson alongside commentary about noted directors Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Allan Arkush, Colin Hanks, Quentin Tarentino and Martin Scorsese. You'll also learn about filmmakers and screenwriters David Leaf, Leslie Ann Coles, and Travis Edward Pike, plus the often-overlooked rock 'n' roll contributions of native Americans. You'll be reminded again of the pioneering television efforts of Ed Sullivan and Dick Clark with photography displayed in the pages by Henry Diltz and Heather Harris. This 508 page book, illustrated with a total of 220 photos, documents and artifacts, is mandatory for anyone who loves music and available screen productions with the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, the Doors, Otis Redding, Bob Marley, the music of Motown, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Brian Wilson, James Brown, the Bee Gees, John Lennon, the Supremes, Ike and Tina Turner, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Band, Paul Butterfield, and the sounds of Laurel Canyon, including the Mamas and the Papas, the Byrds, Crosby, Stills and Nash, and the famed studio recording musicians, the Wrecking Crew. Harvey examines seminal music television shows and the ongoing influence and impact of "American Bandstand," " Shindig " " Shebang " and "Upbeat." There's even a whole chapter on the sacred music George Harrison and Ravi Shankar presented in their Concert for Bangladesh charity event that will celebrate a 50th anniversary in 2021.This is the one you've been waiting for Harvey Kubernik is your tour guide on this journey through the past that you can still see, hear and own in 2020.
