Having been hacked off by a boyfriend for five years and treated her as a present to someone else, she took the initiative to leave in a fit of rage. Yet, he didn't expect that this man was too difficult to deal with!

Having been hacked off by a boyfriend for five years and treated her as a present to someone else, she took the initiative to leave in a fit of rage. Yet, he didn't expect that this man was too difficult to deal with!

Having been hacked off by a boyfriend for five years and treated her as a present to someone else, she took the initiative to leave in a fit of rage. Yet, he didn't expect that this man was too difficult to deal with!

Having been hacked off by a boyfriend for five years and treated her as a present to someone else, she took the initiative to leave in a fit of rage. Yet, he didn't expect that this man was too difficult to deal with!

In the course of their 20+-year engineering careers, authors Brian Fitzpatrick and Ben Collins-Sussman have picked up a treasure trove of wisdom and anecdotes about how successful teams work together. Their conclusion? Even among people who have spent decades learning the technical side of their jobs, most haven’t really focused on the human component. Learning to collaborate is just as important to success. If you invest in the "soft skills" of your job, you can have a much greater impact for the same amount of effort. The authors share their insights on how to lead a team effectively, navigate an organization, and build a healthy relationship with the users of your software. This is valuable information from two respected software engineers whose popular series of talks—including "Working with Poisonous People"—has attracted hundreds of thousands of followers.

A New York Times-Bestseller! For twelve-year-old Emily, the best thing about moving to San Francisco is that it's the home city of her literary idol: Garrison Griswold, book publisher and creator of the online sensation Book Scavenger (a game where books are hidden in cities all over the country and clues to find them are revealed through puzzles). Upon her arrival, however, Emily learns that Griswold has been attacked and is now in a coma, and no one knows anything about the epic new game he had been poised to launch. Then Emily and her new friend James discover an odd book, which they come to believe is from Griswold himself, and might contain the only copy of his mysterious new game. Racing against time, Emily and James rush from clue to clue, desperate to figure out the secret at the heart of Griswold's new game—before those who attacked Griswold come after them too. This title has Common Core connections.