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Re:The first non-bullshit book about culture I've read on Friday November 29, 2019 @05:21AM (#21663466)
"Turn the ship around" is one of my favorite books too; most leadership books follow the same formula- everything is broken, the consultant arrives with a magic fix, and voila! Unicorns start flying.

"Turn the ship around" is unique that it shows the problems with the author's approach- how it failed at first, how he had to work around it, how he tweaked the approach.

A very honest, no BS book. Highly recommended

Python for Scientists and Engineers Is Now Free to Read Online

Hello,Python for Scientists and Engineers was the first book I wrote, and the one I still get queries about. It had been out of print for more than a year, but I could never get myself to update it, because it looked like too much work.Recently, I asked for help in updating it, and a few people volunteered. Thanks to these volunteers, the book is now free to read online (and will remain...

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Re:Advanced Linux Programming – book with free PDF (2001) on Thursday March 24, 2016 @04:26PM (#11356143)
It seems many people dont like this book. Why's that?
Re:I've Just Liberated My Modules on Wednesday March 23, 2016 @01:21PM (#11346412)
Haha.

There is a British company selling eCigs called Kik.co.uk too.

Seems Kik is a fairly common term, even for companies.