Running from God, Jacob Springer returns to his boyhood home, the Democratic Republic of Zaire. Springer buries himself in his work as préfet of an African high school, only to find that one of the students, Yango Zalonga, a naturally gifted runner, draws him out and drags him across the red earth back toward faith. Springer finds his life inextricably woven with that of this young African, and together, they aim for the Olympic Marathon. This is based on a true story.

This is the ultimate guide to the new digital world of music. Cutting through myths, it offers a step-by-step introduction to what's possible for performers, composers, and listeners-addressing legal and ethical issues as well as the nuts and bolts of what equipment to buy and what services are available. Written in a friendly, easy-to-understand way, this book will be the first and only reference needed for anyone wishing to enter the world of computer music.

★☆ Do You Feel That “Occasional” Awkwardness (or frequent) When You Meet People Or Even Talk to Friends? Imagine. What If You Could Light Up A Room When You Walk Into It? Read On... ☆★No, this doesn’t have anything to do with looks. Instead, It has to do with your personality shining through your confidence. This book “The Science of Self Confidence” brings you to develop an unshakeable self confidence, self love, and self esteem, through simple me...

★☆ Have You Ever Heard the Saying that “Discipline Equals True Freedom”? Wow. The Moment I Heard That, My Life Took a 180 Turn. Read On... ☆★If there is something everyone should work on, it is self discipline. Self Disciplines gives you the ability to control yourself, your thoughts, and your actions. It is the only safe path towards success, in all areas of your life. In this book “The Science of Self Discipline” you wil...

Get up to speed on the new features of Outlook 2010 with this fun and friendly guideAlthough Microsoft Outlook is the number one most popular e-mail and productivity tool, many utilize only a fraction of its true potential. This easy-to-understand guide walks you through an abundance of often-overlooked tips and tricks so that you can take advantage of all that Outlook has to offer.Outlook 2010 For Dummies introduces you to the user interface, and ...

A new edition, packed with even more clever tricks and methods that make everyday life easierLifehackers redefine personal productivity with creative and clever methods for making life easier and more enjoyable. This new edition of a perennial bestseller boasts new and exciting tips, tricks, and methods that strike a perfect balance between current technology and common sense solutions for getting things done. Exploring the many ways technology has changed since th...

You can choose from thousands of apps to make your Android device do just about anything you can think of -- and probably a few things you'd never imagine. There are so many Android apps available, in fact, that it's been difficult to find the best of the bunch -- until now.Best Android Apps leads you beyond the titles in Android Market's "Top Paid" and "Top Free" bins to showcase apps that will truly delight, empower, and entertain you. The authors have tested and handpic...

Learn to maintain and update scorecards and dashboards with ExcelBalanced Scorecards and operational dashboards measure organizational performance and Microsoft Excel is the tool used worldwide to create these scorecards and dashboards. This book covers time-proven step-by-step processes on how to guide executive teams and managers in creating scorecards and dashboards. It then shows Excel developers how to create those scorecards and dashboards. This is the only b...

This book is about how to synchronize the digital stuff in your life, from the standpoint of a person who has multiple digital devices and spends most of their working day moving from home to work and other locations.

Rod Cambridge created an iPhone app called Top-Tens to see how easy (or difficult) it was to make some money as an app developer. In this eBook, Rod uses this experience to take the reader step by step through the things that should, and shouldn't, be done when creating an app for Apple's iPhone or it's rivals including Google's Android and Microsoft's Windows Mobile devices.

Want to learn how to create great user experiences on today's Web? In this book, UI experts Bill Scott and Theresa Neil present more than 75 design patterns for building web interfaces that provide rich interaction. Distilled from the authors' years of experience at Sabre, Yahoo!, and Netflix, these best practices are grouped into six key principles to help you take advantage of the web technologies available today. With an entire section devoted to each design principle, Designing Web...

People love apps and "There should be an app for that!" is a phrase we have all said or heard. Many would like to see their unique and creative ideas take a place in the App Store and reach an audience of fellow app-lovers.How can someone with no technical skills enter this exciting new market and create their first app?This book is a guide for creative people who have the ideas and the desire to build apps, but are not programmers.How? You can do it by outsourcing th...