The Deadline

Author : Christopher Cox
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982132280
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Deadline Effect written by Christopher Cox and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-07-12 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of Charles Duhigg’s The Power of Habit, a wise and fascinating book that shows us how “we can make deadlines work for us instead of the other way around” (The Wall Street Journal). Perfectionists and procrastinators alike agree—it’s natural to dread a deadline. Whether you are completing a masterpiece or just checking off an overwhelming to-do list, the ticking clock signals despair. Christopher Cox knows the panic of the looming deadline all too well—as a magazine editor, he has spent years overseeing writers and journalists who couldn’t meet a deadline to save their lives. After putting in a few too many late nights in the newsroom, he became determined to learn the secret of managing deadlines. He set off to observe nine different organizations as they approached a high-pressure deadline. Along the way, Cox made an even greater discovery: these experts didn’t just meet their big deadlines—they became more focused, productive, and creative in the process. An entertaining blend of “behavioral science, psychological theory, and academic studies with compelling storytelling and descriptive case studies” (Financial Times), The Deadline Effect reveals the time-management strategies these teams used to guarantee success while staying on schedule: a restaurant opening for the first time, a ski resort covering an entire mountain in snow, a farm growing enough lilies in time for Easter, and more. Cox explains how to use deadlines to our advantage, the dynamics of teams and customers, and techniques for using deadlines to make better, more effective decisions.

Author : Tom DeMarco
Publisher : Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Deadline written by Tom DeMarco and published by Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated. This book was released on 1997 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From prolific and influential consultant and author Tom DeMarco comes a project management novel that vividly illustrates the principles--and the outright absurdities--that affect the productivity of a software development team. With his trademark wit set free in the novel format, DeMarco centers the plot around the development of six software products. Mr. Tompkins, a manager downsized from a giant telecommunications company, divides the huge staff of developers at his disposal into eighteen teams--three for each of the software products. The teams are different sizes and use different methods, and they compete against each other and against an impossible deadline. With these teams--and with the help of numerous "fictionalized" consultants who come to his aid--Tompkins tests the project management principles he has gathered over a lifetime. Each chapter closes with journal entries that form the core of the eye-opening approaches to management illustrated in this entertaining novel.

Author : Fern Michaels
Publisher : Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN 13 : 075827890X
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Deadline written by Fern Michaels and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2011-10-24 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 New York Times-Bestselling Author: A novel of Hollywood intrigue starring an “engaging version of the Golden Girls” (Booklist). No sooner have Toots Loudenberry and her three best friends--Sophie, Ida, and Mavis--returned from Sacramento, where Sophie provided some much-needed psychic advice to the First Lady of California, than another situation demands their attention. . . Laura Leigh, a Hollywood starlet whose main talent seems to be landing in trouble, is missing. Toots' daughter, Abby, has both a personal and professional stake in the story. Not only is she editor-in-chief at gossip magazine The Informer, but entertainment attorney Chris Clay, Abby's would-be beau, was the last person seen with Laura. And now he's missing, too. With the help of friends in high--and low--places, the Godmothers will navigate Hollywood's glittering inner circles and seedy underbelly to discover the truth. Along the way, they'll uncover unexpected secrets that not even one of Sophie's séances could have predicted. . . Praise for Fern Michaels and The Godmothers Series "Pure recession-proof fun." --Publishers Weekly "Delightful. . .witty, charming, and complicated, these four childhood chums prove that life is a gift no matter what age you are." --RT Reviews

Author : Michael Shoulders
Publisher : Sleeping Bear Press
ISBN 13 : 1634710118
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Crossing the Deadline written by Michael Shoulders and published by Sleeping Bear Press. This book was released on 2016-02-25 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Stephen's father passes away in 1861, he and his mother and brother are left at the mercy of a cruel uncle. As the Civil War intensifies to the south, Stephen's brother enlists to fight for the Union and help support the family. The war drags on and Stephen, an accomplished bugler in the town band, is witness to the sad consequences of slavery. The opportunity to enlist as Colonel Eli Lilly's personal bugler arises and Stephen jumps at the chance. After surviving the Battle of Sulphur Trestle in Alabama, Stephen is sent to a Confederate prison camp to await the end of the war. The trials of prison camp are severe but at war's end Stephen is set to be sent home to Indiana aboard the steamboat Sultana. However, disaster strikes and the ship catches fire and capsizes in America's largest maritime disaster. Through luck and fortitude Stephen survives, but his Civil War journey is one that will engage readers of all ages. Based on historical facts and characters, Stephan's story truly captures the essence of the era.

Author : Randy Alcorn
Publisher : Multnomah
ISBN 13 : 030756262X
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Deadline written by Randy Alcorn and published by Multnomah. This book was released on 2009-08-19 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book in the Ollie Chandler series, this rerelease of the Randy Alcorn bestseller is a heart-pounding murder mystery When tragedy strikes those closest to him, Jake Woods must draw upon all his resources to uncover the truth about the suspicious accident. Soon he finds himself swept up in a murder investigation that is both complex and dangerous. Unaware of the threat to his own life, Jake is drawn in deeper and deeper as he desperately searches for the answers to the immediate mystery at hand and—ultimately—the deeper meaning of his own existence. Deadline is a dramatic and vivid novel of substance, filled with hope and perspective for every reader who longs to feel purpose in life.

Author : Mira Grant
Publisher : Orbit
ISBN 13 : 0316134260
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Deadline written by Mira Grant and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This electrifying sequel from the New York Times bestselling author of Feed reenters a world of zombies, geeks, politics, social media, and the virus that runs through them all. Shaun Mason is a man without a mission. Not even running the news organization he built with his sister has the same urgency as it used to. Playing with dead things just doesn't seem as fun when you've lost as much as he has. But when a CDC researcher fakes her own death and appears on his doorstep with a ravenous pack of zombies in tow, Shaun has a newfound interest in life. Because she brings news—he may have put down the monster who attacked them, but the conspiracy is far from dead. Now, Shaun hits the road to find what truth can be found at the end of a shotgun. More from Mira Grant: Newsflesh Feed Deadline Blackout Feedback Rise Praise for Feed: "I can't wait for the next book."―N.K. Jemisin "It's a novel with as much brains as heart, and both are filling and delicious."―The A. V. Club "Gripping, thrilling, and brutal... McGuire has crafted a masterpiece of suspense with engaging, appealing characters who conduct a soul-shredding examination of what's true and what's reported."―Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) “Feed is a proper thriller with zombies.” —SFX "Deft cultural touches, intriguing science, and amped-up action will delight Grant's numerous fans." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Author : Chris Crutcher
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061908312
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Deadline written by Chris Crutcher and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-04-21 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ben Wolf has big things planned for his senior year. Had big things planned. Now what he has is some very bad news and only one year left to make his mark on the world. How can a pint-sized, smart-ass seventeen-year-old do anything significant in the nowheresville of Trout, Idaho? First, Ben makes sure that no one else knows what is going on—not his superstar quarterback brother, Cody, not his parents, not his coach, no one. Next, he decides to become the best 127-pound football player Trout High has ever seen; to give his close-minded civics teacher a daily migraine; and to help the local drunk clean up his act. And then there's Dallas Suzuki. Amazingly perfect, fascinating Dallas Suzuki, who may or may not give Ben the time of day. Really, she's first on the list. Living with a secret isn't easy, though, and Ben's resolve begins to crumble . . . especially when he realizes that he isn't the only person in Trout with secrets.

Author : John Dunning
Publisher : Overamstel Uitgevers
ISBN 13 : 9049980848
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Deadline written by John Dunning and published by Overamstel Uitgevers. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During his first day at a new job, a veteran journalist is drawn into a strange closed society After years of churning out copy as a newspaper reporter, Dalton Walker still can’t resist a fire. When a circus tent goes up in smoke, seventeen are killed, and one body in particular draws his attention: a little girl, charred beyond recognition. The adult that brought her there must have survived, but no one comes forward to claim the body. Why? It is a strange case, and the more Walker digs, the stranger it becomes. At the same time, his new editor hands him a fluff piece—a profile of something New York City has never seen before: an Amish Rockette. As Walker investigates how a girl who was taught that dancing is a sin could have found her way to Radio City Music Hall, he begins to suspect that her apparent fear of reporters is more than just shyness. Danger surrounds the dancer, who is learning that life on the kickline can be just as perilous as a circus-tent fire.

Author : Dan Carrison
Publisher : AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn
ISBN 13 : 9780814426777
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Deadline! written by Dan Carrison and published by AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn. This book was released on 2003 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adventure stories for todayOCOs fast-paced business environment "

Author : John Sandford
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1471134962
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Deadline written by John Sandford and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-10-09 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author comes a brand new Virgil Flowers thriller that will keep you gripped until the very last page. "Barns, the chairman, looked around the room and said, 'Okay. We can do this. Let's see a show of hands. It's unanimous, or it's prison. Do we kill Clancy Conley?' "They all looked around at each other, each of them reluctant to go first. Then the fat man raised his hand, and then Kerns, and then the rest of them. "'It's unanimous,' Barns said." In southeast Minnesota, down on the Mississippi, a school board meeting is coming to an end. The board chairman announces that the rest of the meeting will be closed, due to personnel issues. "Issues" is correct. The proposal up for a vote before them is whether to authorize the killing of a local reporter. There are no votes against. Meanwhile, not far away, Virgil Flowers is helping out a friend by looking into a dognapping, which seems to be turning into something much bigger and uglier -- a team of dognappers supplying medical labs -- when he gets a call from Lucas Davenport. A murdered body has been found -- and the victim is a local reporter...