He believes that if it’s widely adopted, it would reduce the incidence of start-up failure. This strategy greatly reduces the chances that start-ups will spend a lot of time and money launching products that no one actually will pay for.īlank, a consulting associate professor at Stanford, is one of the architects of the lean start-up movement and has seen this approach help businesses get off the ground quickly and successfully. They test, revise, and discard hypotheses, continually gathering customer feedback and rapidly iterating on and reengineering their products. Lean start-ups, in contrast, begin by searching for a business model. Traditionally, a venture’s founders would write a business plan, complete with a five-year forecast, use it to raise money, and then go into “stealth mode” to develop their offerings, all without getting much feedback from the people they intended to sell to. In the past few years, a new methodology for launching companies, called “the lean start-up,” has begun to replace the old regimen.
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To begin with, this book must get some kind of credit for having the best title I have seen in some time. Making jam, making do and mending, gathering rosehips, keeping pigs and rabbits, housing evacuees, setting up canteens for the troops, knitting, singing and campaigning for a better Britain after the war: all these activities played a crucial role in war time. Big pictures and bravery are fashionable and exciting but it was the behind-the-scenes, nitty-gritty approach to the daily problems presented by the war that were at the heart of what the WI did to make a difference. Jambusters tells the story of the minute and idiosyncratic details of everyday life during the Second World War for the 5,546 Women's Institutes and how they helped to improve the lot of millions of their fellow Britons. With all the vigour, energy and enthusiasm at their disposal, a third of a million country women set out to make their lives and the lives of those around them more bearable in what they described as 'a period of insanity'. The whole of its previous history - two decades of educating, entertaining and supporting women and campaigning on women's issues - culminated in the enormous collective responsibility felt by the members to 'do their bit' for Britain. He Second World War was the WI's finest hour. By 5:00 a.m.-breakfast-their whirring had faded to a distant annoyance, drowned out by the mess hall chatter.Īfter breakfast-half a pint of milk for coffee, one egg, two cold biscuits, and a slop of gray oatmeal-the women trudged back to the dorms for another count, and then it was on to their work assignments, where they’d fold laundry, mop floors, or, if they were lucky, take a spin in the woodshop or beauty school. The fluorescent lights winked on at 4:00 a.m., their electric hum a gentle backdrop to daily head count and the single-line shuffle to the showers. Nancy Willeford, to her dwindling number of friends-January 30, 1989, began like every other day inside the Texas Department of Corrections prison system. Read an excerpt below.įor inmate 203981-a.k.a. In Killer Looks (Prometheus Books), author Zara Stone explores how the emergence of plastic surgery in prisons underscores society’s obsession with beauty. From the 1920s to the mid-1990s, nearly half a million prisoners across America, Canada, and the U.K chose to go under the knife-and their bill was paid for by the government. In the mid-1980’s, Hagel co-founded VANGUARD Cellular Systems, Inc., a publicly traded corporation. Senate, Hagel was president of McCarthy & Company, an investment banking firm in Omaha, NE. He served as a member of the Secretary of Defense’s Policy Board, Secretary of Energy’s Blue Ribbon Commission on the Future of Nuclear Power, the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Board of Directors, and the Systemic Risk Council. Previously, Secretary Hagel served on the Board of the Chevron Corporation and the Zurich Holding Company of America, was a Distinguished Professor at Georgetown University, Co-Chairman of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board, Chairman of the Atlantic Council, Chairman of the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration Advisory Committee, and Co-Chairman of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Corporate Council. Some of Hagel’s current commitments include serving on the Board of Trustees of RAND, Advisory Boards of Deutsche Bank America and Corsair Capital, Senior Advisor to Gallup and to the McCarthy Group, Distinguished Executive in Residence at Georgetown University, Distinguished Statesman at the Atlantic Council, and Board of Directors of the American Security Project. Hagel also served two terms in the United States Senate (1997-2009) representing the state of Nebraska. He is the only Vietnam veteran and the first enlisted combat veteran to serve as Secretary of Defense. Chuck Hagel was the 24th Secretary of Defense, serving from February 2013 to February 2015. A plan so sinister that only a megalomaniac could think it up, and only the unlikely duo of the irrepressibly charming Emerson Knight and the tenacious Riley Moon can stop it. Through the streets of Washington, D.C., and down into the underground vault of the Federal Reserve in New York City, an evil plan is exposed. What starts off as an inquiry about missing bank funds in the Knight account leads to inquiries about a missing man, missing gold, and a life-and-death race across the country. At least Riley Moon thought it was her dream job, until she is given her first assignment: babysitting Emerson Knight. Her aggressive Texas spitfire attitude has helped her land her dream job as a junior analyst with mega-bank Blane-Grunwald. Good thing he’s also brilliant, rich, and (some people might say) handsome, or he’d probably be homeless. Riley Moon has just graduated from Harvard Business and Harvard Law. Janet Evanovich, bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum series, teams up with Emmy-winning writer Phoef Sutton for a brand-new series of mysteries featuring Emerson Knight and Riley Moon, a dynamic duo with instant and undeniable chemistry.Įmerson Knight is introverted, eccentric, and has little to no sense of social etiquette. After hiding in the cavern for days, the hares find an opening leading out in the ceiling after remembering a poem. Eventually the mountain is overrun, Stonepaw and his hares find refuge in an underground pool under the mountain, but they cannot stay for long with dwindling supplies. The mountain falls under attack by Ungatt Trunn and his horde. Ungatt Trunn sends his messenger, the Grand Fragorl, to demand that Salamandastron surrenders, but they refuse, and Stonepaw sends Fleetscut to look for help and allies. Seasons of peace have left the mountain stronghold with few fighters, and the approximately 150 hares that remain are long past their prime. Meanwhile, at Salamandastron, Lord Stonepaw, the aging father of Brocktree, rules. With his three companions, as well as a tribe of Guosim shrews, he journeys to the court of King Bucko Bigbones to find aid in the recapture of Salamandastron from the wildcat Ungatt Trunn. Along the way he meets the quick-talking haremaid Dotti, otter Ruffgar Brookback and mole Gurth.
Can Tory and the Virals crack the code in time to save the city - and their own lives? A seemingly innocent treasure hunt soon turns into a nightmarish game of puzzles, as it becomes clear that one false move will lead to terrible, explosive consequences. But the tranquility is quickly shattered when Tory Brennan and her technophile gang discover a mysterious box buried in the ground. Life appears peaceful on Loggerhead Island rescued from financial disaster, the research institute is flourishing once more. A Tory Brennan - great niece of Dr Temperance Brennan - and the Virals return for their most terrifying adventure yet. Tory Brennan - great niece of Dr Temperance Brennan - and the Virals return for their most terrifying adventure yet. What I love about Leonard is he’s gay and black in the late ’80s, so there are bound to be more situations that arise from that, living in the South and all. Nothing that a cane can’t stop, or a bit of piss in the face. In other news, Leonard’s at home getting a hard back massage from his boyfriend Raoul. He gets by for now working as a mechanic. Everything for him is messy, from relationships to his piece of shit car door. And while he loved her, that’s one less giant mess in his life. Hap’s picked up the remains of Trudy ash in a box. But it doesn’t take long for them to emerge for all to see.īack again to the world of the ever fantastic Joe Lansdale! This season we open on someone disposing of a young person’s body, tying them, then dumping their corpse in a lake. There’s a dark secret buried, one that Hap Collins (James Purefoy) and Leonard Pine (Michael K. * For a recap & review of the next episode, “Ticking Mojo” – click here * For a recap & review of the Season 1 finale, “Eskimos” – click here In alternating voices, sunny optimist Prudence, who inherited the money-losing spread from her uncle boozy blogger Seth tween Sara, who raises poultry to console a life otherwise torn apart by two warring parents and old-coot Earl, who has a mysterious and illustrious past, put their shaky lives and a dilapidated house together by discovering the best and forgiving the worst of each other. The result is a sweetly cockamamie tale of the emotional, physical, and spiritual recovery of lost souls sharing a neglected farm, a seriously depressed sheep, a coop of fancy chickens, and a last shred of hope. Juby, author of the Alice MacLeod books for young adults and a memoir of alcohol addiction (Nice Recovery), borrows from both genres for her first foray into adult fiction. Her relationship with each of them was unique and different, but so nuanced and fleshed out that they felt true and very realistic. And Olive discovers that the only thing more complicated than a hypothesis on love is putting her own heart under the microscope.Īfter the massive success this book has had since it was released, and the countless reviews that have been written about it, I don’t think there’s much, or anything really, to say-or write-that hasn’t already been said.Īnother aspect I really liked and enjoyed was the depiction of Olive’s friendship with Anh and Malcom. Suddenly their little experiment feels dangerously close to combustion. But when a big science conference goes haywire, putting Olive’s career on the Bunsen burner, Adam surprises her again with his unyielding support and even more unyielding… six-pack abs. Which is why Olive is positively floored when Stanford’s reigning lab tyrant agrees to keep her charade a secret and be her fake boyfriend. That man is none other than Adam Carlsen, a young hotshot professor-and well-known ass. So, like any self-respecting biologist, Olive panics and kisses the first man she sees. Convincing Anh that Olive is dating and well on her way to a happily ever after was always going to take more than hand-wavy Jedi mind tricks: Scientists require proof. candidate, Olive Smith doesn’t believe in lasting romantic relationships-but her best friend does, and that’s what got her into this situation. |