Download or read book The Unicorn Project written by Gene Kim and published by IT Revolution. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Phoenix Project wowed over a half-million readers. Now comes the Wall Street Journal Bestselling Wall Street Journal bestselling The Unicorn Project! “The Unicorn Project is amazing, and I loved it 100 times more than The Phoenix Project…”—FERNANDO CORNAGO, Senior Director Platform Engineering, Adidas “Gene Kim does a masterful job of showing how … the efforts of many create lasting business advantages for all.”—DR. STEVEN SPEAR, author of The High-Velocity Edge, Sr. Lecturer at MIT, and principal of HVE LLC. “The Unicorn Project is so clever, so good, so crazy enlightening!”––CORNELIA DAVIS, Vice President Of Technology at Pivotal Software, Inc., Author of Cloud Native Patterns This highly anticipated follow-up to the bestselling title The Phoenix Project takes another look at Parts Unlimited, this time from the perspective of software development. In The Unicorn Project, we follow Maxine, a senior lead developer and architect, as she is exiled to the Phoenix Project, to the horror of her friends and colleagues, as punishment for contributing to a payroll outage. She tries to survive in what feels like a heartless and uncaring bureaucracy and to work within a system where no one can get anything done without endless committees, paperwork, and approvals. One day, she is approached by a ragtag bunch of misfits who say they want to overthrow the existing order, to liberate developers, to bring joy back to technology work, and to enable the business to win in a time of digital disruption. To her surprise, she finds herself drawn ever further into this movement, eventually becoming one of the leaders of the Rebellion, which puts her in the crosshairs of some familiar and very dangerous enemies. The Age of Software is here, and another mass extinction event looms—this is a story about rebel developers and business leaders working together, racing against time to innovate, survive, and thrive in a time of unprecedented uncertainty...and opportunity. “The Unicorn Project provides insanely useful insights on how to improve your technology business.”—DOMINICA DEGRANDIS, author of Making Work Visible and Director of Digital Transformation at Tasktop ——— “My goal in writing The Unicorn Project was to explore and reveal the necessary but invisible structures required to make developers (and all engineers) productive, and reveal the devastating effects of technical debt and complexity. I hope this book can create common ground for technology and business leaders to leave the past behind, and co-create a better future together.”—Gene Kim, November 2019

Download or read book You Don t Want a Unicorn written by Ame Dyckman and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2017-02-14 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Gleeful unicorn havoc."—Publishers Weekly "Imaginative fun."—Booklist "A crowd pleaser."—Horn Book Be careful what pet you wish for in this hilarious picture book from New York Times bestselling author Ame Dyckman and beloved illustrator Liz Climo. When a little boy throws a coin in a well asking for a pet unicorn, he has no idea what kind of trouble he's in for. Unbeknownst to him, unicorns make the absolutely worst pets: they shed, they poke holes in your ceiling, and they make a big mess. With a knowing wink from Ame Dykeman, creator of Wolfie the Bunny and cheerful illustrations from Rory the Dinosaur creator Liz Climo, this rollicking story shares all of the ways a pet unicorn can ruin your life, and is sure to have readers in stitches. Don't miss some of these favorite Ame Dyckman titles: Wolfie the Bunny Horrible Bear! How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: a Safety Guide You Don't Want a Dragon! Also available in a shorter board book edition.

Download or read book Be That Unicorn written by Jenny Block and published by Mango Media Inc.. This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to live life every day as your true, magnetic, magical self with this personal and practical guide by the author of Open. Being a unicorn means being true to your authentic self in every aspect of your life—at home, at work, and in relationships. It means having the confidence to share your shine every day, no matter what. When you’re good at being yourself, you’ll make other people feel good about being themselves, too. In Be That Unicorn, Jenny Block shows you how to stop hiding your truth and start finding your magic. Be That Unicorn shows you how to live your truth in so many ways, including: Parenting and taking care of the people you love Volunteering your time and inspiring your community Learning and growing into your best self Playing and loving with a full heart

Download or read book Secret Pucking Unicorn written by Jenny Fenshaw and published by Shifting Pines Press. This book was released on 2024-06-05 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do you get when a sweet-as-puck hockey-playing wolf shifter with a secret is reunited with his sister’s best friend that he’s loved since childhood who has a secret of her own? The swoons. Declan I’ve always done what is expected of me and been the perfect son, brother, and future Alpha. Now I’m ready to go after my own dreams. The first step is being the best player I can be on my pro hockey team and earning enough money to buy the horse farm I’ve always wanted. The second step is declaring my feelings and convincing my sister’s best friend to give me the chance to prove I’m someone she can love. She’s off working in New Zealand, so I have time to work on the first step before having to be brave enough to take the second. Until… Miranda I’m tired of not feeling like I belong anywhere. My parents are dedicated to their careers, and I rarely stay anywhere long enough to form genuine connections. I want to put down roots, be near the few friends I’ve made over the years and be part of a community. I’ve had a hopeless crush on my best friend’s older brother, Declan, for years, but he’s only ever seen me as a friend. It’s time to consider looking for someone who will love me in return. When a sudden chance to work for a professional shifter hockey team in New Jersey comes up, I jump at it without a second thought, not knowing Declan was one of the star players until I walked into the rink. How will I be able to find someone when the only man I’ve ever wanted is front and center and focused solely on me? Fate has a way of bringing people together. Secrets have a way of tearing them apart. Which will prevail? Secret Pucking Unicorn is a shifter hockey romance full of humor, heart, and heat. If you want to laugh, sigh, and swoon, not necessarily in that order, with funny, sexy shifters, this is the book for you!

Download or read book Stuff Unicorns Love written by Jessie Oleson Moore and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-12-12 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A whimsical, humorous imagining of what unicorns really think and what they truly love--including recipes for unicorn food, crafts, and the history of these mythical creatures. In Stuff Unicorns Love, you'll get a guided tour of unicorns' most treasured things straight from a unicorn's mouth--from food recipes and crafts to beauty tips and their favorite activities"--

Download or read book The Other written by Caroline Misner and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-03-24 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vala Hide is the Maiden of Eldox, keeper and protector of the unicorn herd. With a ragtag army of a dozen soldiers and her trusted protector, Remus, at her side, she and her three unicorns, Sagene, Audris and Gudrun are on a perilous journey to liberate the Land of Nomar from the grip of Pressor Direhund who is dangerously close to seizing power from the weak willed Prince Tito and plunging the Land of Nomar into a dark age of superstition and tyranny. In a race against time, Vala must resist the temptation of the Brother's D'Unrnive and cross the Gully of the Trolls to reach the Land of Nomar before it is too late. She knows there is another who will take his place by her side as fellow protector of the unicorns and help free the Land of Nomar from the suffocating oppression of Pressor Direhund's rule.

Download or read book Necessary Magic written by Val St. Crowe and published by Punk Rawk Books. This book was released on with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She's a former thief. He's an enslaved werewolf. Together, they will change everything. Seventeen years ago, the human realm collided with a magic world. Now, the land is fractured between opposing factions. The witches rule the cities. Werewolves live under the boot of the witches. And unicorns and fugitive humans roam the abandoned wilderness. Once, Bree West was a scavenger and thief. Now, she leads a group of wild unicorns. Bonded to the powerful beasts, she is awed by both their ethereal beauty and their savage grace. The unicorns are the only things the witches fear. Bree and her herd, organized and strong, are a threat the witches can’t tolerate. Once, Jack Bastian tried to resist being the witches’ plaything. Now, the werewolf does what he’s told, seduces who he’s asked, and doesn’t give a damn who he hurts or how his body is used. He’s good, too. There’s not a witch in the city that can resist Jack’s charms. The high witch is sure he’ll be able to make quick work of Bree. After all, there’s only one thing that can sever the bond between a virgin and her unicorns. Usually, Jack wouldn’t give a damn. But then he sees Bree. And everything changes. For fans of Anne Bishop, Laurell K. Hamilton, Anne Rice, and Pippa daCosta urban fantasy, unicorns, werewolves, fairy tales, legends, jack of the lantern, will of the wisp, post-apocalyptic, magic, fantasy romance, witch, witches, witch fantasy, contemporary fantasy, shapeshifter, shifter, unicorns, paranormal, paranormal romance, urban fantasy series, love, cheap first in series, cheap paranormal, cheap urban fantasy, cheap romance, gothic, dark fantasy, new adult, alpha wolf, alpha, dystopian, anti-hero, strong female lead, lycan, free, freebie

Download or read book The Perilous Keep written by Melion Traverse and published by Authors 4 Authors Publishing. This book was released on 2022-06-12 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An undead necromancer. A curse written in blood. Sier Bryn hoped her return would provide the chance to rebuild her life, but her new knighthood quickly earns the animosity of her fellow warriors. After learning of a family curse that claims the lives of innocents, Bryn journeys to the Perilous Keep to confront her undead, curse-casting ancestor. But in those ancestral halls, Bryn must pay a terrible price. Can she regain what she lost at the Perilous Keep and prove her worth to the person who doubts it the most: herself? Authors 4 Authors Content Rating This title has been rated 17+, appropriate for older teens and adults, and contains: - graphic violence - moderate language - brief implied sex - child murder For more information on our rating system, please, visit Authors4AuthorsPublishing.com/books/ratings

Download or read book Soul fire written by Elle Klass and published by Books by Elle, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-12-05 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Goaded by her common hybrid roommate, Halsey, the princess of the fae realm must meet the challenge. Terra can’t get the best of her. To prove she’s more than royalty, she finds the inner courage to embark on a mission in search of a fabled ancient grimoire containing the most powerful spell of all time. She enlists Bjorn, an infuriating sky fae, to assist her. It isn’t that she likes him or even tolerates him. She needs the help and there’s no one else to ask. He can’t stand her entitled royal highness anymore than she can stand him. They must find a way to work as a team, or the grimoire will remain elusive. Sparks between them flare as they begin the journey and drudgingly try to find common ground in their adventure in Navarin, the realm of the fae.

Download or read book The Unicorn s Scion written by Alica McKenna-Johnson and published by AMJ Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the beginning, Sapphire had been just another kid in foster care. Now she has everything she ever dreamed of, a loving family, friends who wouldn’t leave, and the power to keep them all safe and whole. Fate has other plans. Traveling across continents, Sapphire grapples with mythical beings, ancient riddles, and inner demons. She and her family fight to protect everything they hold dear from the egomaniacal schemes of Cartazonon. She will succeed. She must. But at what cost? This series is complete; all books are published and available.

Download or read book The Lost Secret of Dragonfire written by Tiffany Turner and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2013-03 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fairies are real. Don't have doubts. Their world can be dangerous as well. Wanda is too familiar with this. As a Crystal Keeper, she helps the fairies of her realm. But the evil sorcerer Balkazaar has other plans. He's kidnapped her friend and fellow Crystal Keeper Edina. Wanda is faced with the mystery of her disappearance while trying to figure out Balkazaar's next move. Haunted by dreams of dragons, Wanda must find a way to save her friend. But problems don't end with just one path. Will she find the right one to save the Fairy World? Or will Balkazaar have other plans? Join her in the third book of the Crystal Keeper Chronicles.

Download or read book Midlife News written by N. Z. Nasser and published by Hanora Sky Press. This book was released on 2021-12-31 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “You are an accomplished woman, but even you cannot withstand a current that has been churning for centuries.” One minute, I’m just your average forty-year-old Londoner, past my sell-by date and going nowhere. The next, I’ve animated a dragon, kicked a few godly backsides and become an overnight sensation. My head is spinning. What I need is peace and quiet to catch my breath and enjoy the first flushes of my relationship with half-werewolf half-wizard Ezra. What I get is a taste of being a celebrity. And I don’t like it one bit. As if midlife couldn’t get more challenging, dark omens appear quicker than I sprout grey hair. First, Ezra is called in to investigate dead wolves found on pack land. Then the last raven leaves the Tower of London, provoking fears that Crown and country will fall. But the senate couldn’t care less, and their breezy indifference means my middle finger gets a workout. As enemies close in, the goddess Gaia is too busy in pursuit of the perfect cup of chai to be of any use. I can’t deny that I’m a druid with a flair for magic, a nose for trouble and a drawerful of big knickers unlikely to impress a new lover. Can I put my own needs aside and prove once and for all that I’m a match for anyone in my path? If you’re a fan of Paranormal Women’s Fiction and magic-wielding heroines over forty, get your hands on Druid Heir Book 3 today. This series is complete at 7 books. Keywords: paranormal women's fiction, midlife, second chance, slow burn, found family, humor, myths, diverse, witches, werewolf shifters, vampires, strong female leads, books written by diverse authors, empowerment, mythical creatures, supernatural, N. Z. Nasser, London paranormal stories, magic, adventure, dragons, otherworldly, resilience, strength, survival, escapism, friendship, sisterhood, companionship, self-discovery, magical familiars, emotional, sentimental, wizards, strong female characters, goddesses, romance, secrets, fantasy set in city, urban fantasy, fantasy books for adults, books set in England.

Download or read book Best Man on Campus written by Stephanie Queen and published by Stephanie Queen. This book was released on 2023-10-09 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some guys get stupid when they fall for a girl, but I may be that lucky rare guy who was just born a glutton for punishsment... Ben Not sure what my problem is, but I am sure I’m hooked on Jazzy. And doubly sure she is THE worst possible broken girl on campus. Damaged by unholy demons from her past, she has a razor-sharp take-no-prisoners attitude that runs true and deep. No matter. She had me the first time I heard her open her mouth and sing. Her tragic voice spoke of soul-splitting pain and I knew I should have run the other way. But I didn't. And in the crowded bar, in front of all my teammates, she has to dare me. I shouldn’t be charmed by her broken, hard-luck anti-charm, but I have to take her dare. No matter if it leads us down a path of mutual self-destruction. I need to try to save her. The thing I never expect is the devastating chemistry we have in bed, and worse, the vulnerable underbelly of the grittiest, toughest woman I’ve ever met. If I save Jazzy from her demons, who’s going to save me and my heart from her? Best Man on Campus is a sizzling reverse bully college hockey romance. This full length novel, second in the Big Men On Campus series in the world of St. Paul U, can be read as a stand alone. If you love stories where the hot good guy saves the sexy broken girl, then you'll enjoy this one! (Contains sex and language for a mature audience.)

Download or read book Home written by Jessie Smith and published by Jessie Smith. This book was released on 2019-08-09 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jacqueline and Dillon continue their journey, laying a foundation for their life together. As Dillon deals with his growing internal battle resulting from his time in combat, Jacqueline must find the delicate balance of how to show support for her Marine while not forcing him to open up about his experiences. Their relationship is put to the ultimate test when it comes to surviving demons even the beholder struggles to comprehend.

Download or read book The Daring Witch written by Kristen S. Walker and published by Kristen S. Walker. This book was released on 2021-07-26 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young witch who is tired of playing by the rules. A half-wolf shifter who wants to be accepted by the other witches. Can they find the spy before their enemies strike again? Brie survived to her senior year at Santa Cruz Witch Academy and just wants to graduate so she can go to art college. But her new roommate is a transfer student who is not the average witch-in-training. Willow is part wolf shifter and struggling to control her abilities. Shy Brie knows what it's like to be the odd one out and she wants to help her new friend fit in. But Brie is still being targeted by a hostile Fae and her minions in the human world. Her enemies must have a spy inside the school. One of her fellow students is reporting her every move. Is it the mean girl bully? Someone in her magic classes? Or even one of her friends? As Brie tries to keep her grades up and stay out of trouble, she needs help from Willow and her other friends to investigate the threat inside the school. What she learns will challenge her beliefs and force her to make tough choices. The enemy seems to have no morals at all and they've killed before. What is Brie willing to do to stop them? The Daring Witch is the final book in a YA urban fantasy academy trilogy. The series takes place twenty years after the Fae of Calaveras trilogy, but does not require prior reading. If you like teen witches, magical schools, and mean girls, you’ll enjoy Kristen S. Walker’s latest novel. Buy the complete series today! Rated PG-13 for mild profanity and sexual references.

Download or read book Areion Fury MC Collection Part One written by Esther E. Schmidt and published by Esther E. Schmidt. This book was released on 2020-02-28 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *** WARNING; The Areion Fury MC collection part one is filled with off the charts chemistry. Each story will leave you wanting more! *** Meet these bad boy bikers with a heart for only one woman. To make it a bit interesting, that woman needs to be a badass herself. The Areion Fury MC collection part one contains the correct reading order of the first four books in this series. Full length, fast-paced novels filled with hot, alpha biker romance and their happily ever after.

Download or read book For a Unicorn s Happiness written by Catherine Lievens and published by eXtasy Books. This book was released on 2019-09-13 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Toby has known little more than loneliness since he was taken from his home and his family was killed. He’s a prisoner, forced to heal the members of the gang that bought him from the men who kidnapped him. Until he’s not. Camden didn’t expect to find out that Sam’s brother, the brother who was sold to a gang, is his mate. He’s not sure where to go from here. Toby is understandably wary and cautious, and most of the time, he won’t let Camden close enough to talk to him. Camden doesn’t have a problem giving him the time and space he needs, but they might not have much of it. When the envoy from another pack arrives and demands Camden give up one of the unicorn shifters, Camden refuses, even though he knows the Rosewood pack doesn’t stand a chance. The pack is small, and its members aren’t warriors. He’s not about to give Toby or Sam up, but he has no idea how his people are going to deal with this—or if they’ll make it out alive.