The Love Hypothesis

Хотите узнать, как вывести продукт на новый уровень и сделать его более эффективным с точки зрения бизнеса? Тогда разработка, основанная на гипотезах (Hypothesis Driven Development, HDD) от Алекса Коуэна станет незаменимым подходом в управлении продуктом. Этот новый метод, ориентированный на тщательное экспериментирование и тестирование гипотез, используется для сокращения потерь, достижения высоких результатов и формирования работоспособных команд. Алекс Коуэн подчеркивает важность проверки гипотез на всех этапах жизненного цикла продукта и дает практические советы по применению подхода. Вы узнаете, как применять HDD на разных стадиях процесса разработки продукта: от идеи до проектирования, от проектирования до написания кода, от написания кода до развертывания и от релиза до проверки гипотез. Книга будет полезна всем, кто стремится разрабатывать продукты, которые действительно нужны рынку, минимизировать риски и принимать стратегические решения на основе данных, а не предположений.

Six sizzling Island romances to celebrate the summer!The ultimate cracking collection of summer love stories from your favourite Mills & Boon authors!Featuring:Bought to Carry His Heir by Jane Porter The Doctor She Left Behind by Scarlet Wilson A Miracle for the Baby Doctor by Meredith Webber His Accidental Heir by Joanne Rock Claiming His Wedding Night by Louise Fuller Still So Hot! by Serena Bell

Like an avenging, purple-haired Jedi bringing balance to the mansplained universe, Bee Kцnigswasser lives by a simple code: What would Marie Curie do? If NASA offered her the lead on a neuroengineering project--a literal dream come true after years scraping by on the crumbs of academia--Marie would accept without hesitation. Duh. But the mother of modern physics never had to co-lead with Levi Ward. Sure, Levi is attractive in a tall, dark, and piercing-eyes kind of way. And sure, he caught her in his powerfully corded arms like a romance novel hero when she accidentally damseled in distress on her first day in the lab. But Levi made his feelings toward Bee very clear in grad school--archenemies work best employed in their own galaxies far, far away. Now, her equipment is missing, the staff is ignoring her, and Bee finds her floundering career in somewhat of a pickle. Perhaps it's her occipital cortex playing tricks on her, but Bee could swear she can see Levi softening into an ally, backing her plays, seconding her ideas...devouring her with those eyes. And the possibilities have all her neurons firing. But when it comes time to actually make a move and put her heart on the line, there's only one question that matters: What will Bee Kцnigswasser do?

Online dating has become a widespread feature of modern social life. In less than two decades, seeking partners through commercial intermediaries went from being a marginal and stigmatized practice to being a common activity. How can we explain this rapid change and what does it tell us about the changing nature of love and sexuality? In contrast to those who praise online dating as a democratization of love and those who condemn it as a commodification of intimacy, this book tells a different story about how and why online dating became big. The key to understanding the growing prevalence of digital dating lies in what Marie Bergstr?m calls “the privatization of intimacy.” Online dating takes courtship from the public to the private sphere and makes it a domestic and individual practice. Unlike courtship in traditional settings such as school, work, and gatherings of family and friends, online dating makes a clear distinction between social and sexual sociability and renders dating much more discrete. Apparently banal, this privatizing feature is fundamental for understanding both the success and the nature of digital matchmaking. Bergstr?m also sheds light on the persisting inequalities of intimate life, showing that online dating is neither free nor fair: it has its winners and losers and it differs significantly according to gender, age and social class. Drawing on a wide range of empirical material, this book challenges what we think we know about online dating and gives us a new understanding of who, why, and how people go online to seek sex and love.

A Collection of Holiday RomancesFeaturing authors:Kim Lawrence Louise Fuller Natalie Anderson Julia James Annie West Sarah M. Anderson Cathy Williams Jane Porter Jules Bennett Scarlet Wilson Nina Singh Joanna Neil Maya Blake Jennifer Hayward

Who do we love? Who loves us? And why? Is love really a mystery, or can neuroscience offer some answers to these age-old questions? In her third enthralling book about the brain, Judith Horstman takes us on a lively tour of our most important sex and love organ and the whole smorgasbord of our many kinds of love-from the bonding of parent and child to the passion of erotic love, the affectionate love of companionship, the role of animals in our lives, and the love of God. Drawing on the latest neuroscience, she explores why and how we are born to love-how we're hardwired to crave the companionship of others, and how very badly things can go without love. Among the findings: parental love makes our brain bigger, sex and orgasm make it healthier, social isolation makes it miserable-and although the craving for romantic love can be described as an addiction, friendship may actually be the most important loving relationship of your life. Based on recent studies and articles culled from the prestigious Scientific American and Scientific American Mind magazines, The Scientific American Book of Love, Sex, and the Brain offers a fascinating look at how the brain controls our loving relationships, most intimate moments, and our deep and basic need for connection.

The richest, most fulfilling love of your life is yet to come! «The Authentic Heart offers practical, wise, and compassionate guidance for midlife love.»–Jack Kornfield, author of A Path with Heart and After the Ecstasy, the Laundry «The Authentic Heart is a groundbreaking, insightful, warmly written book that I highly recommend to anyone wanting more loving, joyful relationships. John Amodeo addresses with great clarity, wisdom, and practicality the key steps that are necessary for building authentic, mature, loving connections–not only with others, but also with oneself.»–John Bradshaw, New York Times bestselling author of Healing the Shame that Binds You «Just what millions want to know–not only how to make love last but how to make lasting love new again and again. This warmhearted and clearheaded book is full of practical wisdom.»–Gay Hendricks, Ph.D., and Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D., authors of Conscious Loving and The Conscious Heart As you enter midlife, you may feel that something you've always longed for has never happened. Frustrated, you may give up on love or cling to young images of romantic love, hoping that another person will furnish happiness. You may experience a growing sense of depression, anxiety, or cynicism. But as psychotherapist and relationship expert Dr. John Amodeo explains, authentic love takes time and maturity. At midlife, you hold the extraordinary potential to become more fully awake and alive in your relationships than ever before. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Amodeo helps you rediscover love at its best. You'll learn how to overcome the psychological obstacles that have kept you from developing satisfying relationships. And you'll learn the eight enriching steps that release your authentic self for the fullness of genuine connection. Whether you're seeking true love for the first time or wish to deepen the joy and meaning in your current relationship, The Authentic Heart guides you along the path to a more vibrant partnership in the prime of your life.