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Brian Wilson - I Am Brian Wilson, Häftad

I Am Brian Wilson

The genius behind the Beach Boys

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

152 kr

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They say there are no second acts in American lives, and third acts are almost unheard of. That's part of what makes Brian Wilson's story so astonishing. As co-founder member of the Beach Boys in the 1960s, Wilson created some of the most ground-breaking and timeless popular music ever recorded. With intricate harmonies, symphonic structures, and wide-eyed lyrics that explored life's most transcendent joys and deepest sorrows, songs like 'In My Room', 'God Only Knows' and'Good Vibrations' forever expanded the possibilities of pop songwriting. Derailed in the 1970s by mental illness, drug use, and the shifting fortunes of the band, Wilson came back again and again over the next few decades, surviving and - finally - thriving. I Am Brian Wilson reveals as never before the man who fought his way back to stability and creative relevance, who became a mesmerizing live artist, who forced himself to reckon with his own complex legacy and completed Smile, the legendary unfinished Beach Boys record that had become synonymous with both his genius and its destabilization. Wilson's story, told in his own voice and in his own way, unforgettably illuminates the man behind the music, working through the turbulence and discord to achieve, at last, a new harmony.

Brian Wilson - I Am Brian Wilson: A Memoir, Häftad

I Am Brian Wilson: A Memoir

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

269 kr

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Brian Wilson - I Am Brian Wilson, Inbunden

I Am Brian Wilson

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

482 kr

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Brian Wilson - Soft Systems Methodology, E-bok

Soft Systems Methodology

Conceptual Model Building and Its Contribution

E-bok

PDF, Engelska, 2003

707 kr

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Conceptual model building is accepted as a key phase in Soft Systems Methodology. Despite the recognition of the importance of the SSM, students are still experiencing difficulty with the basic process of conceptual model building. This book addresses that issue.

Brian Wilson - Soft Systems Methodology, Inbunden

Soft Systems Methodology

Conceptual Model Building and Its Contribution

Inbunden, Engelska, 2001

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877 kr

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Since its inception more than thirty years ago, the benefits of using Soft Systems Methodology for problem solving has gained worldwide recognition. Yet, despite recognising the importance of SSM, students and practitioners still experience considerable difficulty with the intellectual process involved. Based on a lifetime experience as an academic and consultant, Brian Wilson provides guidance on how to develop a range of conceptual models across a variety of business problems. Building on his earlier work in Systems: Concepts, Methodologies and Applications he takes a practical approach to the topic based on the premise that all organisations are unique. He develops concepts to articulate ways of thinking about complexity. These are an alternative to mathematically-based concepts, and they offer rigorous, and defensible ways of answering the question 'What do we take the organisation to be?' A model of the most appropriate and relevant concept for your own organisation can then be successfully developed and applied.Of relevance to organisations of any type, or any size, this book shows how model building within SSM can be used to cope with real-life problems. It will be an invaluable resource for students and practitioners in both the public and private sectors.

Brian Wilson - Systems, Inbunden

Systems

Concepts, Methodologies, and Applications

Inbunden, Engelska, 1990

877 kr

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Systems: Concepts, Methodologies and Applications Second Edition Brian Wilson Department of Systems and Information Management Lancaster University, UK The result of many years experience, this book, now extensively revised and updated, emphasizes the application of systems concepts and methodologies that have been developed at Lancaster University. In particular the book is about problem solving and the relationship between theory and practice. Complementary to Systems Thinking, Systems Practice by Peter Checkland (Wiley, 1981), which has become a classic in the field, this book shows how systems ideas can be used to cope with real-life problems. Reviews of the first edition an excellent book which provides a synthesis of the action-research undertaken by the well-known Department of Systems, University of Lancaster Wilsons lucid style of writing and the historical perspective of the Lancaster learning experience provide a strong contextural case for the concept of a human activity system to investigate badly-defined [Checklands soft] systems. Chris Beaumont, Journal of the Operational Research Society, January 1985 This volume, expertly compiled by Brian Wilson, is the latest and probably the clearest statement in book form of the philosophy of that department [Department of Systems, University of Lancaster] a volume which deserves to be read E. R. Carson, Kybernetes, 12, 1985 Systems: Concepts, Methodologies and Applications is Wilsons account of his professional life at Lancaster since then (1966). His careful reflection on the work of so many years deserves attention. Trevor Williams, Futures, December 1985

Brian Wilson - Treasure of the General Grant, Häftad

Treasure of the General Grant

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

143 kr

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Brian Wilson - Treasure of the General Grant, E-bok

Treasure of the General Grant

E-bok

Engelska

55 kr

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Brian Wilson - Treasure of the General Grant, Inbunden

Treasure of the General Grant

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

213 kr

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Brian Wilson - Owl and the Pussy Cat, Inbunden

Owl and the Pussy Cat

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

205 kr

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Brian Wilson - Guard Is Changing at Buckingham Palace, Inbunden

Guard Is Changing at Buckingham Palace

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

232 kr

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Brian Wilson - Belfast a Time to Die, Häftad

Belfast a Time to Die

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

185 kr

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Brian Wilson - Belfast a Time to Die, Inbunden

Belfast a Time to Die

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

242 kr

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Brian Wilson - Belfast a Time To Die, E-bok

Belfast a Time To Die

E-bok

Engelska

55 kr

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Brian Wilson - Wouldn't It Be Nice, Häftad

Wouldn't It Be Nice

Häftad, Engelska, 1996

247 kr

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______________________'The great rock 'n' roll book' - NME______________________THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE CREATIVE GENIUS BEHIND THE BEACH BOYSBrian Wilson was the creative genius behind The Beach Boys. He turned a suburban California garage into a group that took the world by storm with his songs, the sound capturing the laid-back, sunny Southern California lifestyle. But the cheerful image belied what was really going on.Wilson's autobiography describes his 20-year nightmare of drug addiction, alcoholism, obesity and mental illness. He spent three years alone in his room. He lost his family, and he nearly lost his life. It is a frank discussion of what destroyed his life and of the controversial forces which helped to save it.

Brian Wilson - Fight, Flight, or Chill, Häftad

Fight, Flight, or Chill

Subcultures, Youth, and Rave Into the Twenty-First Century

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

367 kr

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Analyses the notorious "rave" subculture and what it tells us about young people

Brian Wilson - Fight, Flight, or Chill, E-bok

Fight, Flight, or Chill

Subcultures, Youth, and Rave into the Twenty-First Century

E-bok

PDF, Engelska, 2006

308 kr

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Fight, Flight or Chill explores the extent to which raver youths'' experiences are constrained or determined by individualistic, high-tech, mass-mediated Western culture in which alienated and unfulfilled youth are apparently more at-risk for escapist and thrill-seeking behaviours. Wilson considers how raver youth creatively and proactively subvert these constraints in novel and empowering ways - from political activism to symbolic and stylistic expressions of resistance to community-building efforts. He also discusses the globalization and political economy of rave and youth culture and examines the ideologies that underlie simple solutions to the complex concerns over young people today.

Brian Wilson - Fight, Flight, or Chill, E-bok

Fight, Flight, or Chill

Subcultures, Youth, and Rave into the Twenty-First Century

E-bok

Engelska, 2006

319 kr

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Fight, Flight or Chill explores the extent to which raver youths'' experiences are constrained or determined by individualistic, high-tech, mass-mediated Western culture in which alienated and unfulfilled youth are apparently more at-risk for escapist and thrill-seeking behaviours. Wilson considers how raver youth creatively and proactively subvert these constraints in novel and empowering ways - from political activism to symbolic and stylistic expressions of resistance to community-building efforts. He also discusses the globalization and political economy of rave and youth culture and examines the ideologies that underlie simple solutions to the complex concerns over young people today.

Paul Swider, Jeff Fried, Brian Wilson, Scot Hillier, Matt Ranlett, Brendon Schwartz, Reza Alirezaei - Professional SharePoint 2013 Development, E-bok

Professional SharePoint 2013 Development

AvPaul Swider,Jeff Friedm. fl.

E-bok

PDF, Engelska, 2013

465 kr

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Thorough coverage of development in SharePoint 2013

A team of well-known Microsoft MVPs joins forces in this fully updated resource, providing you with in-depth coverage of development tools in the latest iteration of the immensely popular SharePoint. From building solutions to building custom workflow and content management applications, this book shares field-tested best practices on all aspect of SharePoint 2013 development.

Offers a thorough look at Windows Azure and SharePoint 2013 Includes new chapters on Application Life Cycle Management, developing apps in SharePoint, and building PerformancePoint Dashboards in SharePoint

Professional SharePoint 2013 Development is an essential SharePoint developer title.

Paul Swider, Jeff Fried, Brian Wilson, Scot Hillier, Matt Ranlett, Brendon Schwartz, Reza Alirezaei - Professional SharePoint 2013 Development, E-bok

Professional SharePoint 2013 Development

AvPaul Swider,Jeff Friedm. fl.

E-bok

Engelska, 2013

465 kr

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Thorough coverage of development in SharePoint 2013

A team of well-known Microsoft MVPs joins forces in this fully updated resource, providing you with in-depth coverage of development tools in the latest iteration of the immensely popular SharePoint. From building solutions to building custom workflow and content management applications, this book shares field-tested best practices on all aspect of SharePoint 2013 development.

Offers a thorough look at Windows Azure and SharePoint 2013 Includes new chapters on Application Life Cycle Management, developing apps in SharePoint, and building PerformancePoint Dashboards in SharePoint

Professional SharePoint 2013 Development is an essential SharePoint developer title.

Brian Wilson, Kees van Haperen - Soft Systems Thinking, Methodology and the Management of Change, Häftad

Soft Systems Thinking, Methodology and the Management of Change

AvBrian Wilson,Kees van Haperen

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

1 079 kr

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What is Soft Systems Methodology? How can it help make sense of complex business scenarios, providing solutions to challenging problems?Soft Systems Thinking, Methodology and the Management of Change identifies the challenges encountered by practitioners of SSM and provides the means of overcoming them. Featuring a unique prologue tracing the history of Systems Engineering back to its beginning in Lancaster in 1966, this authoritative text reflects on the evolutionary process of arguably the most significant research programme on the use of systems ideas in problem solving. It explores how this branch of systems-based thinking is applied and brings SSM firmly into the modern day.Key benefits:- Written by one of the major developers of SSM- Demonstrates the use of Conceptual Model Building- Includes a range of in-depth case studies and gives real-world guidance on the use of SSM

Brian Wilson, Kees van Haperen - Soft Systems Thinking, Methodology and the Management of Change, E-bok

Soft Systems Thinking, Methodology and the Management of Change

AvBrian Wilson,Kees van Haperen

E-bok

PDF, Engelska, 2017

1 169 kr

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What is Soft Systems Methodology? How can it help make sense of complex business scenarios, providing solutions to challenging problems?Soft Systems Thinking, Methodology and the Management of Change identifies the challenges encountered by practitioners of SSM and provides the means of overcoming them. Featuring a unique prologue tracing the history of Systems Engineering back to its beginning in Lancaster in 1966, this authoritative text reflects on the evolutionary process of arguably the most significant research programme on the use of systems ideas in problem solving. It explores how this branch of systems-based thinking is applied and brings SSM firmly into the modern day.Key benefits:- Written by one of the major developers of SSM- Demonstrates the use of Conceptual Model Building- Includes a range of in-depth case studies and gives real-world guidance on the use of SSM

Brian Wilson - Operation Iran, E-bok

Operation Iran

E-bok

Engelska

31 kr

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Joachim Bondo, David Barnard, Dan Burcaw, Tim Novikoff, Craig Kemper, Chris Parrish, Keith Peters, Jurgen Siebert, Eddie Wilson, Brian Wilson, Ingo Peters, Michael Kemper - iPhone User Interface Design Projects, Häftad

iPhone User Interface Design Projects

AvJoachim Bondo,David Barnardm. fl.

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

352 kr

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With over 100,000 iPhone applications and 125,000 registered iPhone developers, is it still possible to create a top-selling app that stands apart from the six-figure crowd? Of course, but you'll need more than a great idea and flawless code—an eye-catching and functional user interface design is essential. With this book, you'll get practical advice on user interface design from 10 innovative developers who, like you, have sat wondering how to best utilize the iPhone's minimal screen real estate. Their stories illustrate precisely why, with more apps and more experienced, creative developers, no iPhone app can succeed without a great user interface.Whatever type of iPhone project you have in mind—social networking app, game, or reference tool—you'll benefit from the information presented in this book. More than just tips and pointers, you'll learn from the authors' hands-on experiences, including:Dave Barnard of App Cubby on how to use Apple's user interface conventions and test for usability to assure better results Joachim Bondo, creator of Deep Green Chess, beats a classic design problem of navigating large dataset results in the realm of the iPhone Former Apple employee Dan Burcaw tailors user interfaces and adds the power of CoreLocation, Address Book, and Camera to the social networking app, Brightkite David Kaneda takes his Basecamp project management client, Outpost, from a blank page (literally) to a model of dashboard clarity Craig Kemper focuses on the smallest details to create his award-winning puzzle games TanZen and Zentomino Tim Novikoff, a graduate student in applied math with no programming experience, reduces a complex problem to simplicity in Flash of Genius: SAT Vocab Long-time Mac developer Chris Parrish goes into detail on thecreation of the digital postcard app, Postage, which won the 2009 Apple Design Award Flash developer Keith Peters provides solutions for bringing games that were designed for a desktop screen to the small, touch-sensitive world of the iPhone Jürgen Siebert, creator of FontShuffle, outlines the anatomy of letters and how to select the right fonts for maximum readability on the iPhone screen Eddie Wilson, an interactive designer, reveals the fine balance of excellent design and trial-by-fire programming used to create his successful app Snow Report Combined with Apress' best-selling Beginning iPhone 3 Development: Exploring the iPhone SDK, you'll be prepared to match great code with striking design and create the app that everyone is talking about.

Michael Kemper, Ingo Peters, Brian Wilson, Eddie Wilson, Jurgen Siebert, Keith Peters, Chris Parrish, Craig Kemper, Tim Novikoff, Dan Burcaw, David Barnard, Joachim Bondo - iPhone User Interface Design Projects, E-bok

iPhone User Interface Design Projects

AvMichael Kemper,Ingo Petersm. fl.

E-bok

PDF, Engelska, 2010

488 kr

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With over 100,000 iPhone applications and 125,000 registered iPhone developers, is it still possible to create a top-selling app that stands apart from the six-figure crowd? Of course, but you''ll need more than a great idea and flawless code—an eye-catching and functional user interface design is essential. With this book, you''ll get practical advice on user interface design from 10 innovative developers who, like you, have sat wondering how to best utilize the iPhone''s minimal screen real estate. Their stories illustrate precisely why, with more apps and more experienced, creative developers, no iPhone app can succeed without a great user interface.

Whatever type of iPhone project you have in mind—social networking app, game, or reference tool—you''ll benefit from the information presented in this book. More than just tips and pointers, you''ll learn from the authors'' hands-on experiences, including:

Dave Barnard of App Cubby on how to use Apple''s user interface conventions and test for usability to assure better results Joachim Bondo, creator of Deep Green Chess, beats a classic design problem of navigating large dataset results in the realm of the iPhone Former Apple employee Dan Burcaw tailors user interfaces and adds the power of CoreLocation, Address Book, and Camera to the social networking app, Brightkite David Kaneda takes his Basecamp project management client, Outpost, from a blank page (literally) to a model of dashboard clarity Craig Kemper focuses on the smallest details to create his award-winning puzzle games TanZen and Zentomino Tim Novikoff, a graduate student in applied math with no programming experience, reduces a complex problem to simplicity in Flash of Genius: SAT Vocab Long-time Mac developer Chris Parrish goes into detail on thecreation of the digital postcard app, Postage, which won the 2009 Apple Design Award Flash developer Keith Peters provides solutions for bringing games that were designed for a desktop screen to the small, touch-sensitive world of the iPhone Jürgen Siebert, creator of FontShuffle, outlines the anatomy of letters and how to select the right fonts for maximum readability on the iPhone screen Eddie Wilson, an interactive designer, reveals the fine balance of excellent design and trial-by-fire programming used to create his successful app Snow Report

Combined with Apress'' best-selling Beginning iPhone 3 Development: Exploring the iPhone SDK, you''ll be prepared to match great code with striking design and create the app that everyone is talking about.

Brian Wilson, Becky Thomason Terrell - Honeymoon on the Moon, E-bok

Honeymoon on the Moon

A Novel of Romance, Science Fiction, and Comedy

AvBrian Wilson,Becky Thomason Terrell

E-bok

Engelska, 2011

133 kr

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A science fiction, comedy, and romance, based on some true events and not so true facts.

Monty has a goal to travel to the moon. He meets Olivia, a girl, and falls in love with her at first glance, causing him to change all of his plans. Now, Monty''s plan is to marry Olivia, and take her on a Honeymoon on the Moon.

When Olivias family finds out Monty is a man who drives around a truck and trailer for living, looking for scrap metal to pick up, they are against the marriage.

He has to meet and survive her brutal family, make her his bride, and convince her to board the rocket, if he wants to make it to the moon in six days, landing on Saturday, August 21st, at 2:00 PM.

Brian Wilson - Honeymoon on the Moon, Inbunden

Honeymoon on the Moon

A Novel of Romance, Science Fiction, and Comedy

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

275 kr

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Brian Wilson - Honeymoon on the Moon, Häftad

Honeymoon on the Moon

A Novel of Romance, Science Fiction, and Comedy

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

148 kr

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Brian Wilson - Moments in Time, Häftad

Moments in Time

A Collection of Short Stories

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

184 kr

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Brian Wilson - Moments in Time, E-bok

Moments in Time

A Collection of Short Stories

E-bok

Engelska, 2012

59 kr

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Thirty entertaining and mostly humorous short stories comprising life experiences in which we can all relate. It reminds us that every day in our life is a unique experience and will not always be a bunch of roses. As you will find in this book there will be stories of good times, and times to laugh about. On other occasions there will be earthquakes in our lifebut also hope. The writer draws on experiences in New Zealand, Zambia, Thailand, England, Scotland, Switzerland, and Australia to write entertaining stories often with a surprise twist. He captures the dramatic moments in September and February when Christchurch, New Zealand was rocked by two large earthquakes. The author was nearby a six-storey building which collapsed entombing 113 occupants."An avid short story reader, I thought these were brilliant and must be published. The stories are not only told by Brian but are Brian, reflecting his witty sometime subtle sense of humour and play on words. They are naturally thought provoking."David R MooreM.Prof.Studs., Dip.Mgt., Cert.QA.