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 Sun-mi Hwang, "The Dog Who Dared to Dream" English | 2016 | ISBN: 0349142106 | 176 pages | EPUB | 1 MB This is the story of a dog named Scraggly.  The Creative Manager's Pocketbook By John Townsend, Jacques Favier, John Townsend 1999 | 112 Pages | ISBN: 1870471695 | PDF | 2 MB Definitions of creativity; techniques for creative problem solving and idea generation; templates for trigger cards; ways to overcome resistance to innovation; and much more. Full of techniques to help revolutionize ways of thinking.  Mark Riley, "The Craft of the Cut: The Final Cut Pro X Editor's Handbook" English | ISBN: 1119951739 | 2012 | 380 pages | EPUB, MOBI | 18 MB + 27 MB The art of professional video editing
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 Andrew Hiles, "The Complete Guide to IT Service Level Agreements: Aligning IT Service to Business Needs, 3rd Edition" English | 2002 | ISBN: 1931332134 | 278 pages | PDF | 7.31 MB Most suppliers lose around 16% of their customers each year. The reason? Poor service - whether perceived or real. Any technology-based support service, whether in-house, contracted or outsourced, stands to be accused of being insensitive to the requirements of its customers (or users). Equally, customers of a support service may have unrealistic expectations of what can be reasonably provided. Service Level Agreements (SLAs) can overcome these gulfs. A Service Level Agreement can create harmony between parties and can prevent disputes between customers and suppliers. It can justify investment and identify the "right" quality of service. It can mean the difference between business success and failure. SLAs are potentially a strategic tool to align all support services (particularly IT) directly to business mission achievement. In the past, few organizations used them in this way. Armed with this book and the optional companion SLA FRAMEWORK, more and more businesses are now succeeding. Where are SLAs going? Increasingly business-focused. Increasingly measured in real-time. Simple documents that cover complex service infrastructures. Providing a competitive edge. Embracing penalties. The brave, who commit to tight SLAs and perform against them will win the commercial spoils. This book provides the knowledge and tools based on fifteen years of intensive development to ensure your enterprise is among the winners.  The Complete Air Fryer Cookbook 2020-2021: 1001 Quick And Easy Frying Recipes with 21-Day Meal Plan for Beginners and Advanced Users By Jade Mault English | ISBN-10 : 1649848307 | 2020 | 194 pages | EPUB | 1.26 MB  Jon Gordon, Ken Blanchard, "The Carpenter: A Story About the Greatest Success Strategies of All" English | 2014 | ISBN: 0470888547 | 160 pages | EPUB | 0.761 MB Bestselling author Jon Gordon returns with his most inspiring book yet-filled with powerful lessons and the greatest success strategies of all.
 The Big Idea: Aligning the Ministries of Your Church through Creative Collaboration By Dave Ferguson, Eric Bramlett, Jon Ferguson 2007 | 212 Pages | ISBN: 0310272416 | PDF | 9 MB `The Big Idea: Focus the Message - Multiply the Impact' is a result of the observation of the team members of the Community Christian Church in the Chicago area that people are overloaded with so many little ideas that they are too confused and overloaded to implement the Big Idea. They endeavored to implement - with the leading of the Holy Spirit - a plan that would make their church and their weekend services more effective for God's Kingdom. There are three authors listed on the cover of this book. The first, Dave Ferguson, is the Lead Pastor of Community Christian Church in Naperville, IL. CCC has multiple sites and a team teaching approach. At last count, they had 11 locations in the Greater Chicago area. The other authors are Jon Ferguson (Dave's brother), cofounder and Community Pastor of Central Community Church, and Eric Bramlett, CCC's Creative Arts Director.The authors start off the book with a provocative title for Chapter 1 - `No More Christians!' They share the statistic that 85 percent of the people in the United States call themselves Christians. Yet their actions are no different than the other 15 percent. Real change is expected when people are truly following Jesus. Dave explains the difference:I am a Christ follower. I follow Jesus step by step as his Spirit moves me in his community called the church. When Jesus steps, I follow. When Jesus speeds up, I increase my pace. When Jesus slows down, I slow down too. The direction, the speed, and the ultimate destination of my life are determined by keeping in step with Jesus' Spirit. Simple. Clear. Not Easy! (p. 29)The purpose of this book is to present a church model - the Big Idea - that employs synergy, teamwork, and, most importantly, the guidance and direction of the Holy Spirit. The purpose is to pass along to people the tools that they need to live out the truths of scripture and to accomplish Jesus' mission.The Big Idea (as stated on the back cover of the book):* can help you creatively present one laser-focused theme each week to be discussed in families and small groups* shows you how to engage in a process of creative collaboration that brings people together and maximizes missional impact* can energize a church staff and bring alignment and focus to many diverse church ministriesDave explains it this way:...I'm farther ahead to give them [his children] one task, ask them to check in with me once it's finished, then give them the next task. This is the Big Idea approach. It provides clarity and produces action.... [W]hat we want is to challenge our people with the truth of God's Word and insist that it be lived out missionally. (p. 22)The book goes into great detail to explain how Community Christian Church implements this Big Idea approach. Teamwork, brainstorming, and advanced planning are of high significance. Wonderful results that emerge for the team are collaboration, humility, trust, fun, competition and "yes." The aspect that was particularly intriguing to me is to `lead with a "yes."' Dave elaborates:Leading with a yes is an important part of the implicit curriculum that makes the Big Idea process work. The "yes" mindset gives outrageous, seemingly impossible ideas a chance to live and breathe and sometimes be implemented in whole or in part. The "no" mindset refuses to give any outside-the-box idea a chance to live and stifles innovation and creative collaboration. (p. 180) I found the Big Idea approach to be very creative and innovative. In imaging/picturing the process which they employ, and seeing how innovative they are, I am guessing they are employing Google Wave; it seems like it would be the perfect application for the Big Idea!In thinking further about the process, I wonder if the extrovert personality is more comfortable with the team approach than the introvert (in terms of the sharing their thoughts with the group). The approach seems to be very nurturing, so I imagine all personalities feel comfortable in expressing their ideas. Although I am not in full-time ministry, I am involved with several ministries at the church which I attend. One of the ministries is the Creative Arts Team; I am on the Video Tech team. I plan on passing along what I have learned through this book to leadership team, with the objective to make our church more effective - more fun and perhaps a little less stressful! I was so pleased to see the emphasis on God's leading and the Holy's Spirit's direction. So many churches seem to be run by charismatic pastors who have large egos and chart their own course - and build a church that is man-made, with God being an afterthought. Dave acknowledges that the approach may seem unconventional:....so far we consistently find ourselves responding to the Spirit's leading. It feels risky and sometimes disorganized. But it's just as Jesus told his disciples: "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you" (Acts 1:8) (p. 188) Dave closes the book with this memory of a conversation he had with a successful entrepreneur named Larry. Early in Dave's ministry, Larry asked him: "So, Dave, what is the dream? If you could do anything, what would you do?" When Dave shared his lofty goal, Larry's response was "You can do it!" Dave shared his reaction:For me, everything changed in that moment. How powerful it was to have someone look me in the eye and listen to my heartfelt dream and then say with absolute confidence. "You can do it!"I found this book's approach to be very creative, innovative, and inspirational. The Big Idea has been successfully implemented so far and will continue to impact the mission of the church - to fulfill the Great Commission given to us by Jesus: "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations" (Matthew 28:19). I appreciated the heart for the lost that is very evident in the team members of this wonderful church. The next book by the Community Christian Church team is `Exponential: How You and Your Friends Can Start a Missional Church Movement (Exponential Series),' by Dave and Jon Ferguson, which will release on May 1, 2010. I look forward to reading more about their innovative - and biblically sound - ideas.This book was generously provided to me by Dave Ferguson for review purposes.Reviewed by Andrea Schultz - Ponderings by Andrea - [...]
 The Beginner's Guide to Starseeds: Understanding Star People and Finding Your Own Origins in the Stars by Whitney Jefferson Evans English | January 12th, 2021 | ISBN: 1507215363 | 208 pages | True EPUB | 1.70 MB Discover the nature of the mysterious, spiritually potent starseeds-intuitive people who help change the world-with this easy-to-read and accessible beginner's guide!
 The Battle of Hastings: The Fall of the Anglo-Saxons and the Rise of the Normans by Jim Bradbury English | January 5th, 2021 | ISBN: 1643136321 | 352 pages | True EPUB | 31.36 MB A rousing historical narrative of the best-known and arguably most significant battle in English history.  The Algorithmic Unconscious: How Psychoanalysis Helps in Understanding AI by Luca M. Possati English | 2021 | ISBN: 0367694042 | 157 Pages | PDF | 23 MB |
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