In 1995, Nintendo could do no wrong. They dominated the market with the Game Boy and SNES. Then, they released the Virtual Boy. It was a bulky, tripod-mounted headset that displayed games in only two colors: black and stinging red. It caused nausea, neck pain, and headaches within minutes. It was discontinued in less than a year. "The Red Headache" is the story of Gunpei Yokoi, the legendary inventor of the Game Boy, and his tragic fall from grace. It details the rushed development of the ...

In this book the authors first describe the background of trusted platforms and trusted computing and speculate about the future. They then describe the technical features and architectures of trusted platforms from several different perspectives, finally explaining second-generation TPMs, including a technical description intended to supplement the Trusted Computing Group's TPM2 specifications. The intended audience is IT managers and engineers and graduate students in information securit...

"Rockstar Agile" is a guidebook on achieving elite software development through Agile methodologies. The book covers the definition, history, and benefits of Agile approaches, as well as the Agile Manifesto and Principles. It also provides an overview of common Agile methodologies and planning techniques. The book addresses Agile practices and tools, and common challenges of implementing Agile software development, along with best practices to overcome these challenges. The book concludes ...

MBA Day by Day will revolutionise how you work with the very best learning from the world’s leading business schools. Learn how to apply MBA strategies, models and thinking to transform your career.An MBA can boost your salary, increase your professional reputation and expand your networking opportunities but it ‘s also very expensive. ***MBA Day by Day***delivers many of the key benefits of a top-notch business education, without the hefty price tag and big-time investmen...

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, written by Mark Twain, is a timeless coming-of-age story set in the small, fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri, along the Mississippi River. The novel follows the mischievous and imaginative Tom Sawyer as he navigates childhood adventures, moral dilemmas, and life lessons. Alongside his best friend, Huckleberry Finn, and other memorable characters, Tom embarks on a series of escapades that include hunting for buried treasure, witnessing a murder in a gr...

Finding Your Groove is an inspiring guide that challenges you to rediscover your innate rhythm amid today’s disjointed, fast-paced world. Drawing on the timeless language of music and the universal patterns of nature, this book reframes everyday challenges as opportunities for creative transformation and genuine connection.Author Barry van Zyl, a veteran drummer and creative thinker from South Africa, and his co-author, UK business school academic Dr Chris Dalton, invite y...

Presenting a continent-wide comparative analysis of ethnic, political, and colonially based insurgencies, this text examines the causes, tactics, outcomes, and key individuals of African insurgent events and assesses a range of foreseeable outcomes in Africa's multiple regions of continuing political instability.Insurgencies continue to erupt in many nations of Africa. The techniques and intended purposes of today's insurgencies are evolutions of historical version...

"A quality tribute to America's greatest landscape architect, these parks he created, and especially the plants that thrive there." — Plant Science BulletinFrederick Law Olmsted, popularly known as the "Father of American Landscape Architecture," is famous for designing New York City's Central Park, the US Capitol grounds, and the campuses of institutions such as Stanford University and the University of Chicago. His celebrated projects in Boston, Buffalo, ...

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is a timeless American classic that explores themes of freedom, friendship, and morality through the eyes of its young protagonist, Huck Finn. Set in the pre-Civil War South, the story follows Huck as he escapes his abusive father and embarks on a journey down the Mississippi River on a raft with Jim, a runaway slave. Through their adventures, Huck grapples with the societal values of his time and learns to challenge deeply ingrained prejudices....

This narrative chronicles Libya's, and to a vast extent Muammar Gaddafi's, remarkable past, meteoric rise to prominence, and convoluted reign, and introduces potential scenarios that may play out in the near term.After four decades of tyrannical, erratic—and pioneering—changes fueled by oil wealth, Muammar Gaddafi's government fell in 2011, and Libya embarked on a new course without known charts. Libya: History and Revolution covers the nation from its ori...

The people management secrets that experts and top professionals use.Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of People ManagementIncludes how to:• Build a business-like relationships with your direct reports• Set clear targets and monitor them• Understand different personality types and how to manage them• Deliver criticism and compliments in the right way• Mentor your employees to produce fantastic results