This book introduces Crystal Clear, a better lightweight methodology forbuilding software. It describes the roles, teams, values, intentions, habits,activities, policies and work products of a small software development team forwhom time-to-market and development costs are critical considerations.Al[...]

Lead Me On To help out a friend Margot Walker suggests a

Reveals language's myriad intricacies and quirks. This book focuses on the development of unique linguistic styles, the origins of obscure accents, and the search for the first written word. It discusses the plight of endangered languages, as well as successful cases of linguistic revitalization.[...]

CRYSTAL COVELisa KleypasAs the proprietor of a successful boutique hotel, Justine Hoffman has the life she has always wanted. But there is still something missing: Love. A spell was cast on Justine when she was born, with the result that she will never find her soul mate. But she is nothing if not d[...]

Tintin, Snowy, and Captain Haddock become involved when a mysterious illness strikes the members of an archaeological expedition who have just returned from Peru and Bolivia.[...]

Have you ever wondered why you feel like you've known someone for years when you've only just met? Why you're so attracted to someone who seems like your complete opposite? How to make your relationships last despite your differences? Linda Goodman seeks to answers these questions perceptively and i[...]

"A treat for long-time McCaffrey fans, a good read and a satisfying look at one of the most haunting facets of the crystal singers' profession."
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When Killashandra Ree joined the mysterious Heptite Guild, she knew that she would be forever changed. Crystal singing brought ecstasy and pain[...]

Because of what you are, the Believers will hunt you down
A storm is brewing on the streets of L.A., one that has intensified since a tragic and deadly confrontation claimed an innocent life.
While Gabriel Stewart trains his army of teen psychics to stop Alexander Reese--the obsessed leader [...]

J. G. Ballard's fourth novel, which established his reputation as a writer of extraordinary talent and imaginative powers, tells the story of a physician specializing in the treatment of leprosy who is invited to a small outpost in the interior of Africa. Finding the roadways blocked, he takes to th[...]

Translation. It's everywhere we look, but seldom seen--until now. "Found in Translation" reveals the surprising and complex ways that translation shapes the world. Covering everything from holy books to hurricane warnings and poetry to peace treaties, Nataly Kelly and Jost Zetzsche offer language lo[...]

Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Song of the Dark Crystal is the second book in a series of young adult hardcover novels set in the world of Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal. This book picks up immediately after Shadows of the Dark Crystal and follows Naia and Kylan as they seek help from the Gelfling cl[...]

Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Tides of the Dark Crystal is the third book in a series of original young adult novels set in the world of Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal. As the Skeksis turn on the Gelfling, Amri must learn what it means to be a leader before the Gelfling clans - and his friends - bec[...]