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No running water, no car, no electricity or any of the things it powers: the internet, phone, washing machine, radio, or light bulb. Just a wooden cabin, on a smallholding, by the edge of a stand of spruce. The Way Home is a modern-day Walden - an honest and lyrical account of a remarkable life lived in nature without modern technology. Mark Boyle, author of The Moneyless Man, explores the hard-won joys of building a home with his bare hands, learning to make fire, collecting water from the stream, foraging, and fishing.

What if every relationship followed the same simple structure—and you just never learned how to see it? In The CATR Theory™: The 4 Legs of Successful Personal and Professional Relationships. It’s NOT Rocket Science! (CATR: pronounced “cater”), Laurie Thibert introduces a framework that quietly explains why some relationships thrive while others fracture.

Step into a new era of project management education with this comprehensive, audio-first study guide built for the PMBOK Guide 8th edition, the global standard shaping how project work is understood and applied in practice. This edition brings clearer principles, practical focus areas, and an integrated performance domain structure designed for real-world delivery across predictive, agile, and hybrid environments.

Master the complexities of project management with "PMP PMBOK 7 Edition" from Davidson's Audiobooks. Designed for professionals aspiring to excel in the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, this study guide is the quintessential companion for your preparation, structured around the latest PMBOK Guide – Seventh Edition.

A Practical Guide for Beginners, Professionals & Business Leaders Unlock the Power of Technology in Your Career and Business In today’s fast-paced digital world, understanding technology isn’t optional—it’s essential. Whether you're a complete beginner, a working professional, or a business leader, Mastering Information Technology is your all-in-one guide to building confidence and competence in tech. From the basics of computing and networking to cutting-edge AI and digital transformation strategies, this book offers practical, real-world knowledge you can apply immediately—no ...

In a world where digital transformation drives every industry, cybersecurity risk has become one of the most defining challenges of modern project delivery. Cybersecurity Risk Management in Projects is your essential guide to navigating this high stakes landscape with clarity, confidence, and strategic insight. This audiobook demystifies the complex world of cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and risk management by breaking it down into practical, actionable steps that project teams can apply immediately.

Engineering isn’t broken because people stopped caring. It’s broken because product thinking got lost. In a world where shipping is fast but impact is rare, Product Driven offers a new model for engineering leadership. One built on outcomes, not output. If you’ve ever led a software team and wondered why the work feels disconnected, why your best engineers start coasting, or why everything still flows through you no matter how senior your team gets, this book is your roadmap out.

Running a small business in 2025 isn’t about working harder — it’s about working smarter. Artificial Intelligence has become the ultimate competitive advantage for entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, and local businesses ready to scale efficiently. This book gives you a step-by-step roadmap to transform your business using ChatGPT, Canva, Zapier, and other AI-powered tools — no coding or technical background required.

What if a book could save your company thousands to millions in wasted cybersecurity spending? That’s not hype, it’s the reality when you stop treating spending dollars like a bottomless pit and start treating it like a business strategy. Most executives assume the more money they throw at cybersecurity, the safer they’ll be. Wrong. In fact, the bigger your budget, the more likely you’re bleeding cash on shelfware, pointless meetings, and “solutions” that solve nothing. This book flips the script: it shows you how to slash costs, cut risk, and still move faster than your ...

In an era where strategic agility is paramount, the ability to master portfolio management has become not just an asset but a necessity for organizations striving for success. "Mastering Portfolio Management: A Practical Guide to Strategy Execution and Value Realization" delves into the intricacies of aligning project portfolios with overarching business strategies, providing readers with actionable insights that can transform their approach to value delivery. This book addresses a critical gap in the literature by offering a pragmatic framework for navigating the complexities of strategy ...

Industrial DevOps: Build Better Systems Faster shows listeners how applying Agile and DevOps ways of working into cyber-physical systems presents the opportunity to reap huge rewards, including increased adaptability, shorter delivery schedules, reduced development cost, increased quality, and higher transparency into delivery.

The fascinating, often surprising story of how a simple black rock altered the course of history. Yet the mundane mineral that built our global economy, and even today powers our electrical plants, has also caused death, disease, and environmental destruction. In this remarkable book, Barbara Freese takes us on a rich historical journey that begins three hundred million years ago and spans the globe.

Whether you are a scientist or a poet, pro-nuclear energy or staunch opponent, conspiracy theorist or pragmatist, James Mahaffey's books have served to open up the world of nuclear science like never before. With clear explanations of some of the most complex scientific endeavors in history, Mahaffey's new book looks back at the atom's wild, secretive past and then toward its potentially bright future.

Why I Created This All-In-One PMP Exam Book I built this PMP Exam Prep Kit because my community deserved better—clear guidance, real leadership thinking, and a path to economic mobility. After 20 years leading complex projects and studying thousands of exam patterns, I distilled everything into one complete PMBOK 8th Edition resource: 700+ questions, 17 mock exams, 440 flashcards, cheat guides, scenario drills, and 35 hours of online training. This isn’t about memorizing 3,000 questions—it’s about learning how project leaders think so you can pass with confidence on your first try.

Unlock your potential to ace the CPMIA exam with this focused companion guide. Structured around the 7 Patterns of AI projects, 6 Project Phases, and the principles of Trustworthy AI, this guide helps you understand and apply AI project management concepts in real-world scenarios. Inside, you’ll find: Clear explanations of AI project patterns and when to apply them Step-by-step guidance through all project phases, from initiation to closure Ethical, accountable, and trustworthy AI practices for modern projects Practice questions, case studies, and scenario-based exercises for exam ...

Program Management Excellence: Leading Programs to Deliver Sustainable Value is a practical and thought-provoking guide for professionals who want to move beyond managing complexity and begin leading programs that create lasting strategic value. While many organizations deliver projects successfully, far fewer realize the benefits and outcomes those projects were intended to achieve. This book addresses that gap by positioning program management as a leadership discipline—one that integrates strategy, governance, benefits management, stakeholder engagement, and sustainability into a ...

The New York Times bestselling author of The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels draws on the latest data and new insights to challenge everything you thought you knew about the future of energy For over a decade, philosopher and energy expert Alex Epstein has predicted that any negative impacts of...

Become a successful project manager in weeks, even if you've never led a team before – Unleash your leadership skills now! Do you want to dive into project management but fear you lack the experience to lead effectively? Worried about handling complex projects and meeting stakeholder expectations? Or maybe you've been unexpectedly thrust into a project management role and feel overwhelmed?

In Next Level Nonprofit, Dr. Chris Lambert expertly guides nonprofit leaders, founders, and managers through the proven steps to build team unity, communicate a compelling vision, establish the right strategy, and grow through disciplined execution. He shares not only theoretical, but also experiential wisdom gained in the trenches as he founded, and now leads an award-winning Detroit-based nonprofit. Both his time-tested methods and his upbeat posture instill confidence that you can also build a dream team and increase lasting impact.

Save money, time, and lives with the real-world oil and gas experience of others. Learning the hard way in the oilfield can cost you millions, sometimes billions of dollars in addition to injury and loss of life.