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Champions of the Octagon: One on One with Mma and Ufc Greats

Learn the stories, history, and strategy of the sport's greatest champions-in their own words! Mixed martial arts (MMA) has become one of the fastest-growing sports in the world. With Dana White helping bring Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) to prominence and respectability, some of the greatest fighters today are skipping the squared circle for the octagon. In Champions of the Octagon, writer Fiaz Rafiq interviews many of the greatest MMA and UFC champions of all-time, including Georges St-Pierre, Holly Holm, Daniel Cormier, Cris Cyborg, Tito Ortiz, and many others. Readers will learn of their upbringings, their introductions to the sport, and how they worked their way to be the best ever. Spending decades covering the sport and building relationships with those who have fought in the octagon, Rafiq shares never-before-seen interviews and intimate stories from these greats. Learn from Royce Gracie how his family helped bring Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to America, Rashad Evans and his thoughts on the development of the sport, Forrest Griffin on his first professional fight, BJ Penn on how he got introduced to MMA, Brock Lesnar on using his skills from WWE and bringing them to UFC, Holly Holm on dethroning Ronda Rousey, and so much more. For anyone interested in learning the beginnings of MMA and how its champions became household names, Champions of the Octagon pulls back the curtain on their lives and careers. With forewords from Royce Gracie and Michael Bisping, hear never-before-stories from the fighters who helped build the sport to what it is today.

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These Are Such Perfect Days: The Del Amitri Story , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 584min

Glasgow band Del Amitri have sold more than six million albums. Their 1995 single Roll to Me cracked the Top 10 in the US, and five of their albums went Top 10 in the UK. But as yet there hasn’t been anything substantial written about the band...until now! From ambition to success, this is the complete story of Del Amitri’s rise from initial formation through six albums that took them to global recognition. From early John Peel sessions, to touring with Morrissey, to appearing on Letterman and cracking the US, the book follows every up and down of the band's incredible career, as well as providing unique and original insights into their personalities and music. Featuring exclusive forewords written and narrated by Justin Currie and Iain Harvie. About the author: Oh yes, Charles Rawlings-Way is the great pretender: a guitarist who can’t read music; a cartographer with a dodgy sense of direction; a surfer who can’t swim; an Australian with a British passport; and now, a rock ‘n’ roll biographer who only occasionally reads Rolling Stone. Forget fate and fortune: this strange brew of talents and hoodwinks owes more to enthusiasm, one-eyed commitment and the ability to blag oneself in and out of opportune doorways. Seduced by Jack Kerouac at a porous age, Charles hit the road at 21 and has since written 30-something guidebooks for travel publisher Lonely Planet, covering every fleapit hostel and dive bar from Toronto to Tasmania. These endeavours peaked back in 2009 with his enshrinement as ‘Best-selling Travel Writer in Australia’, shifting more books than Bill Bryson and Billy Connolly (...might be time to grow a beard). Is touring with a rock band so different to backpacking? There are plenty of parallels: the buses, the hangovers, the beat, beat, beat of the midnight highway.... Waking up in an unfamiliar city every few days, frowning into your wallet and forgetting to phone home. But even Kerouac would agree that rock b ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Monteath, Paul Mclaughlin, Justin Currie, Iain Harvie. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/lbrk/000628/bk_lbrk_000628_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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NON-HUMAN CONTACT (eBook, ePUB)

Thousands of cases of alien abductions have already been investigated in the USA. The focus is always on gray figures with huge heads and large black slanted eyes, the so-called Grays. Author MARCEL POLTE not only evaluates the results of more than forty years of intensive research in the field of ET contacts. He also examines the material of the U.S. intelligence services on remote viewing and highlights the connection between this psychic ability used by the U.S. military and the phenomenon of non-human intelligence. In doing so, he paints a clear picture of the Grays, their modus operandi as well as motives, and explains the phenomena that repeatedly occur during abductions, such as loss of time, gain of time, electromagnetic anomalies, unexplained marks on the body, and false pregnancies. NON-HUMAN CONTACT is the first book to also includes the results of German surveys on the abduction phenomenon. Comparing the American results with the German surveys reveals a clear pattern: the Grays are breeding a hybrid human-ET species. There is a genetic breeding program that has been going on for many decades, affecting thousands of people and often several generations of a family, and we can no longer remain silent about it ... Forewords by Kathleen Marden, Researcher, Author and International Lecturer, and Robert Fleischer, Founder of Exopolitics Germany With a doctorat in law, MARCEL POLTE has worked has worked for many years in international business law firms. He also studied the basics of theoretical and experimental physics and astrophysics, and works successfully as a non-medical practitioner for psychotherapy and hypnosis. As a member of the Research Committee of FREE of the research organization FREE, co-founded by Apollo astronaut Dr. Edgar Mitchell, he is involved a constant worldwide exchange with other scientists and researchers on the topic of aliens.

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Learning True Love (eBook, ePUB)

Learning True Love, the autobiography of Sister Chân Không, stands alongside the great spiritual autobiographies of our century. It tells the story of her spiritual and personal odyssey, both in her homeland and in exile. Its anecdotal style presents an intensely personal portrait of a woman with astonishing courage, offering us a perspective on the suffering of the Vietnamese people. This unique autobiography tells the gripping story of a woman who not only lived but made history, and whose life of single-minded dedication to humanity can serve as an inspiration for us all. Sister Chân Không was born in a village on the Mekong River Delta in 1938. In her teens she devoted her life to the development and practice of nonviolence grounded in the Buddhist precepts of non-killing and compassionate action. Propelled by her passionate dedication to social change, she began working in the slums of Saigon, distributing food, working with the sick, and teaching children. When she was 21 years old she met the man who until to this day remains her teacher and spiritual companion: Thich Nhat Hanh. With him she co-founded the School of Youth for Social Service in 1964, which grew to an organization of over 10,000 young people organizing medical, educational, and agricultural facilities in rural Vietnam, and rebuilding villages destroyed in the fighting. Sister Chân Không became well known in the anti-war and peace community for her work promoting human rights and protesting repression and violence, often at risk of her own life. She continues to do this work today. After the war she became one of the co-founders of Plum Village, the spiritual center, that is home to Thich Nhat Hanh's community in France, where she continues to be deeply involved in the development and vision for this unique community. In January of 2005, after nearly 40 years in exile, Sister Chân Không was able to return on a 3-month visit to Vietnam. In this fully revised edition of Learning True Love she movingly describes the return to her homeland, the reunions with many old friends and fellow activists, and shares her impression of the "new Vietnam," where Buddhists still struggle for religious freedom and the re-establishment of their own organizations. Learning True Love is a moving personal memoir, an introduction to the mindfulness teachings and life of Thich Nhat Hanh and his community in exile, an overview to the development of the European and American peace and human rights movement, and an introduction to the engaged and practical style of Vietnamese Buddhism. It documents the process that brought an end to the US Vietnam war, and gives a lively summary of Vietnamese history from 1945 to the current political, social and spiritual climate in Vietnam. Learning True Love also portraits some of the many remarkable people that shared Sister Chân Không 's path. Foremost however it is the remarkable and impressive story of a very courageous woman, whose journey from an accredited biologist at the University of Paris to a Buddhist nun, gives her unique insight into life's central questions and the ability to address them in an unflinching and straightforward manner. Forewords by Thich Nhat Hanh and Maxine Hong-Kingston

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Management 3.0

Pragmatic Insights for Successfully Managing Your Unique Agile Team or Organization In many organizations, management is the biggest obstacle to successful Agile development. Unfortunately, reliable guidance on Agile management has been scarce indeed. Now, leading Agile manager Jurgen Appelo fills that gap, introducing a realistic approach to leading, managing, and growing your Agile team or organization. Writing for current managers and developers moving into management, Appelo shares insights that are grounded in modern complex systems theory, reflecting the intense complexity of modern software development. Appelo's Management 3.0 model recognizes that today's organizations are living, networked systems; that you can't simply let them run themselves; and that management is primarily about people and relationships. Management 3.0 doesn't offer mere checklists or prescriptions to follow slavishly: rather it deepens your understanding of how organizations and Agile teams work, and gives you tools to solve your own problems. Drawing on his extensive experience as an Agile manager and trainer, Appelo identifies the most valuable elements of Agile management, and helps you improve each of them. Coverage includes Getting beyond "Management 1.0" command hierarchies, and "Management 2.0" fads Understanding how complexity and non-linearity affect your organization-and why the best-laid plans so often fail Giving teams the care and feeding they need to grow on their own Defining boundaries and constraints, so teams can succeed in alignment with company goals Anticipating issues teams won't or can't resolve by themselves Sowing the seeds for a culture of software craftsmanship Keeping your people active, creative, motivated, and energized Helping teams develop crucial missing skills and disciplines Crafting organizational networks and communication flows that promote success Making change desirable-and making stagnation painful Implementing continuous improvement that actually works Thoroughly pragmatic-and never trendy-Jurgen Appelo's Management 3.0 will help you bring greater agility to any software organization, team, or project. Product Description In many organizations, management is the biggest obstacle to successful Agile development. Unfortunately, reliable guidance on Agile management has been scarce indeed. Now, leading Agile manager Jurgen Appelo fills that gap, introducing a realistic approach to leading, managing, and growing your Agile team or organization. Writing for current managers and developers moving into management, Appelo shares insights that are grounded in modern complex systems theory, reflecting the intense complexity of modern software development. Appelo's Management 3.0 model recognizes that today's organizations are living, networked systems; and that management is primarily about people and relationships. Management 3.0 doesn't offer mere checklists or prescriptions to follow slavishly; rather, it deepens your understanding of how organizations and Agile teams work and gives you tools to solve your own problems. Drawing on his extensive experience as an Agile manager, the author identifies the most important practices of Agile management and helps you improve each of them. Coverage includes . Getting beyond "Management 1.0" control and "Management 2.0" fads . Understanding how complexity affects your organization . Keeping your people active, creative, innovative, and motivated . Giving teams the care and authority they need to grow on their own . Defining boundaries so teams can succeed in alignment with business goals . Sowing the seeds for a culture of software craftsmanship . Crafting an organizational network that promotes success . Implementing continuous improvement that actually works Thoroughly pragmatic-and never trendy-Jurgen Appelo's Management 3.0 helps you bring greater agility to any software organization, team, or project. Backcover In many organizations, management is the biggest obstacle to successful Agile development. Unfortunately, reliable guidance on Agile management has been scarce indeed. Now, leading Agile manager Jurgen Appelo fills that gap, introducing a realistic approach to leading, managing, and growing your Agile team or organization. Writing for current managers and developers moving into management, Appelo shares insights that are grounded in modern complex systems theory, reflecting the intense complexity of modern software development. Appelo's Management 3.0 model recognizes that today's organizations are living, networked systems; and that management is primarily about people and relationships. Management 3.0 doesn't offer mere checklists or prescriptions to follow slavishly; rather, it deepens your understanding of how organizations and Agile teams work and gives you tools to solve your own problems. Drawing on his extensive experience as an Agile manager, the author identifies the most important practices of Agile management and helps you improve each of them. Coverage includes . Getting beyond "Management 1.0" control and "Management 2.0" fads . Understanding how complexity affects your organization . Keeping your people active, creative, innovative, and motivated . Giving teams the care and authority they need to grow on their own . Defining boundaries so teams can succeed in alignment with business goals . Sowing the seeds for a culture of software craftsmanship . Crafting an organizational network that promotes success . Implementing continuous improvement that actually works Thoroughly pragmatic-and never trendy-Jurgen Appelo's Management 3.0 helps you bring greater agility to any software organization, team, or project. Forewords xix Acknowledgments xxv About the Author xxvii Preface xxix 1 Why Things Are Not That Simple 1 Causality 2 Complexity 3 Our Linear Minds 5 Reductionism 7 Holism 8 Hierarchical Management 9 Agile Management 11 My Theory of Everything 12 The Book and the Model 13 Summary 14 Reflection and Action 14 2 Agile Software Development 17 Prelude to Agile 17 The Book of Agile 19 The Fundamentals of Agile 22 The Competition of Agile 24 The Obstacle to Agile 28 Line Management versus Project Management 28 Summary 30 Reflection and Action 31 3 Complex Systems Theory 33 Cross-Functional Science 34 General Systems Theory 35 Cybernetics 36 Dynamical Systems Theory 37 Game Theory 37 Evolutionary Theory 38 Chaos Theory 38 The Body of Knowledge of Systems 39 Simplicity: A New Model 41 Revisiting Simplification 44 Nonadaptive versus Adaptive 45 Are We Abusing Science? 46 A New Era: Complexity Thinking 48 Summary 50 Reflection and Action 50 4 The Information-Innovation System 51 Innovation Is the Key to Survival 52 Knowledge 54 Creativity 56 Motivation 58 Diversity 60 Personality 62 Only People Are Qualified for Control 64 From Ideas to Implementation 65 Summary 66 Reflection and Action 67 5 How to Energize People 69 Creative Phases 69 Manage a Creative Environment 72 Creative Techniques 74 Extrinsic Motivation 75 Intrinsic Motivation 78 Demotivation 79 Ten Desires of Team Members 80 What Motivates People: Find the Balance 83 Make Your Rewards Intrinsic 86 Diversity? You Mean Connectivity! 87 Personality Assessments 89 Four Steps toward Team Personality Assessment 90 Do-It-Yourself Team Values 92 Define Your Personal Values 94 The No Door Policy 95 Summary 97 Reflection and Action 97 6 The Basics of Self-Organization 99 Self-Organization within a Context 99 Self-Organization toward Value 101 Self-Organization versus Anarchy 102 Self-Organization versus Emergence 104 Emergence in Teams 106 Self-Organization versus Self-Direction versus Self-Selection 107 Darkness Principle 108 Conant-Ashby Theorem 110 Distributed Control 111 Empowerment as a Concept 112 Empowerment as a Necessity 113 You Are (Like) a Gardener 115 Summary 117 Reflection and Action 118 7 How to Empower Teams 119 Don't Create Motivational Debt 119 Wear a Wizard's Hat 121 Pick a Wizard, Not a Politician 122 Empowerment versus Delegation 123 Reduce Your Fear, Increase Your Status 124 Choose the Right Maturity Level 125 Pick the Right Authority Level 127 Assign Teams or Individuals 131 The Delegation Checklist 132 If You Want Something Done, Practice Your Patience 133 Resist Your Manager's Resistance 134 Address People's Ten Intrinsic Desires 136 Gently Massage the Environment 136 Trust 138 Respect 141 Summary 144 Reflection and Action 144 8 Leading and Ruling on Purpose 147 Game of Life 147 Universality Classes 149 False Metaphor 150 You're Not a Game Designer 151 But.Self-Organization Is Not Enough 152 Manage the System, Not the People 154 Managers or Leaders? 156 Right Distinction: Leadership versus Governance 156 Meaning of Life 158 Purpose of a Team 160 Assigning an Extrinsic Purpose 163 Summary 164 Reflection and Action 165 9 How to Align Constraints 167 Give People a Shared Goal 167 Checklist for Agile Goals 170 Communicate Your Goal 172 Vision versus Mission 174 Examples of Organizational Goals 176 Allow Your Team an Autonomous Goal 177 Compromise on Your Goal and Your Team's Goal 178 Create a Boundary List of Authority 179 Choose the Proper Management Angle 180 Protect People 181 Protect Shared Resources 183 Constrain Quality 185 Create a Social Contract 186 Summary 188 Reflection and Action 188 10 The Craft of Rulemaking 191 Learning Systems 191 Rules versus Constraints 193 The Agile Blind Spot 196 What's Important: Craftsmanship 198 Positive Feedback Loops 200 Negative Feedback Loops 201 Discipline * Skill = Competence 204 Diversity of Rules 206 Subsidiarity Principle 208 Risk Perception and False Security 209 Memetics 211 Broken Windows 215 Summary 216 Reflection and Action&nbsIn many organizations, management is the biggest obstacle to successful Agile development. Unfortunately, reliable guidance on Agile management has been scarce indeed. Now, leading Agile manager Jurgen Appelo fills that gap, introducing a realistic approach to leading, managing, and growing your Agile team or organization.Writing for current managers and developers moving into management, Appelo shares insights that are grounded in modern complex systems theory, reflecting the intense complexity of modern software development. Appelo's Management 3.0 model recognizes that today's organizations are living, networked systems; and that management is primarily about people and relationships. Management 3.0 doesn't offer mere checklists or prescriptions to follow slavishly; rather, it deepens your understanding of how organizations and Agile teams work and gives you tools to solve your own problems. Drawing on his extensive experience as an Agile manager, the author identifies the most important practices of Agile management and helps you improve each of them.Coverage includes- Getting beyond "Management 1.0" control and "Management 2.0" fads- Understanding how complexity affects your organization- Keeping your people active, creative, innovative, and motivated- Giving teams the care and authority they need to grow on their own- Defining boundaries so teams can succeed in alignment with business goals- Sowing the seeds for a culture of software craftsmanship- Crafting an organizational network that promotes success- Implementing continuous improvement that actually worksThoroughly pragmatic-and never trendy-Jurgen Appelo's Management 3.0 helps you bring greater agility to any software organization, team, or project.

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