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  • Slack

    Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency

    by Tom DeMarco ...
    To most companies, efficiency means profits and growth. But what if your “efficient” company—the one with the reduced headcount and the “stretch” goals—is actually slowing down and losing money? What if your employees are burning out doing the work of two or more people, leaving them no time for planning, prioritizing, or even lunch? What if you’re losing employees faster than you can hire them? ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Peopleware

    Productive Projects and Teams

    by Tom DeMarco, Tim Lister ...
    Few books in computing have had as profound an influence on software management as Peopleware. The unique insight of this longtime best seller is that the major issues of software development are human, not technical. They’re not easy issues; but solve them, and you’ll maximize your chances of success.“Peopleware has long been one of my two favorite books on software engineering. Its underlying ... Read more

    $37.79 USD

  • Waltzing with Bears

    Managing Risk on Software Projects

    by Tom DeMarco, Tim Lister ...
    Series series
    This is the digital version of the printed book (Copyright © 2003).If There’s No Risk On Your Next Project, Don’t Do It.Greater risk brings greater reward, especially in software development. A company that runs away from risk will soon find itself lagging behind its more adventurous competition. By ignoring the threat of negative outcomes–in the name of positive thinking or a can-do attitude ... Read more

    $22.79 USD

  • Dark Harbor House

    by Tom DeMarco ...
    Bring together a wonderfully varied mix of characters in a once-grand Maine island summer cottage, leave them to their own devices over the course of a long, idyllic summer in the late 1940s, and you have all the ingredients for a fine comedy of manners. Author Tom DeMarco starts with a simple little love story, weaves in tantalizing details of the old mansion's not totally respectable history, ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Audiobook

    One-Way Time Traveler, The

    by Tom DeMarco ...
    Narrated by Tom DeMarco ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 30 min

    John Donegal is thrust forward nearly four centuries into a future that is distinctly matriarchal. Males are the objects of interest and affection, but distinctly second-class citizens. Men can't vote and boys are excluded from the schools. Women are in control of EVERYTHING.Though he is exasperated by his low status in this strange new world, he comes to understand that there are are breath ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Dark Harbor House

    by Tom DeMarco ...
    Narrated by Tom DeMarco ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 54 min

    An island off the coast of Maine in the late 1940sFor Liam Dwyer, collegian and would-be poet (or at least really deep intellectual thinker), the Forsythe’s summer-long house party had charming possibilities. At its best it might turn out as a simple little love story, with himself and the enchanting Laura as principals. Only, nothing was ever simple with Laura. Nothing. And when he was near her, ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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  • The Mythical Man-Month, Anniversary Edition: Essays On Software Engineering

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