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The IT world is fascinating inside and out. Every year, new technologies come to the market to much appeal and praise, from phones to computers to cybersecurity programs. However, what people do not see covered in the press as much are the IT projects that do not make it big. A realty of the technology world is that projects fail every year - many projects. Furthermore, government entities, who one would think had all tools necessary to launch a successful IT project, have a long list of failed IT projects.

When her best friend is murdered, Julie O'Hara, a body language expert, packs up her suspicion and flies to Boston for his funeral. Who could have killed rising artist Marc Solomon, and what does Castle Cay, the Solomons' mysterious Caribbean island, have to do with it? Before long, Julie's sixth sense pulls a hidden string that unravels a deadly conspiracy and her own troubled past.

Negotiating in a business setting can be stressful and challenging no matter who you are, but women in the workplace face unique challenges (and possess unique skills). With this book, you'll get a complete primer on how to effectively negotiate in a variety of important situations.

Healthcare is a big business and is only continuing to grow. Because of this, technology must adapt and transform to meet the needs of the public. Failed healthcare IT projects are nothing new. However, they surely are something that can be learned from. In every failure is a lesson that can be used for a future project - a lesson that can help to save, or better, someone else's life.

They have the beginnings of a perfect family. A husband, a wife, a baby on the way. But something will stop them from being happy as they move into their new house: the power of the undead that roam the halls of their home. The demons that have come to claim them. The darkness that seeks to destroy them.

The percentage of IT projects that fail is embarrassing to those in the IT industry! Project managers need to get their act together to ensure that their projects run smoothly, all lines of communication are open, and they have the backing of the stakeholders and upper management. But do PMs have the skills they need to keep a project afloat? This quick career guide book is meant to provide you with 10 real world IT project examples, why they failed, and lessons learned for each one.

Taking some of the family's jewels, Ella Spencer and her brother left the kingdom in the dead of night, escaping the clutches of their evil stepmother. Ella realized they need a different life than one of a servant. Now living in a new kingdom, Ella believes this is where they can start over again. So far, it's working - until her brother's school teacher starts poking his nose into their business. Ella cannot tell him the truth, yet deep down inside, she feels that he might be her Prince Charming after all.

Make no mistake; this isn't a pity-party or sob-story memoir. It is life-affirming, and you may cry, but you will be inspired! After surviving the cruel rage of tyranny from her mother and ex-husband, Sarah Jackson traveled a new path - a journey of loss, heartbreak, and, ultimately, strength. How do we survive the unthinkable, our child suffering from a terminal illness? Sarah Jackson's life will teach you that despite all the hardships, you will survive, even if at times it feels like you won't.

Convicted begins the story by explaining how after being beaten and emotionally bruised by two ex-husbands, Hope Anderson seeks the comfort she once felt within her family church. Upon her first visit back, she sits on the last row to secure her anonymity. Desperate to find comfort and acceptance, Hope felt judgmental eyes instead. Regularly plagued by fear and paranoia, Hope seeks counsel and finds it through a female evangelist on television.

When a beautiful woman claiming to be a ghost from 1912 appears in Nick Marshal's new office and begs for help in solving her murder, he's intrigued enough to consider her plea. A scandal that rocked Hollywood almost destroyed his law practice, so taking on a client who insists she's dead seems a good way to refresh his career. The more history he uncovers, the deeper he falls for the ghost.

For body language expert Julie O'Hara, writing a book called Clues had seemed like a logical next-step in her career, but she had never thought past the writing part. Catapulted into the spotlight by the book's success, Julie finds herself caught up in a whirlwind of publicity, the latest being a seminar aboard Holiday Cruise Line's gigantic ship, Mystral. It's grin-and-bear-it time for Julie, until a woman she meets at the exclusive captain's dinner takes a header overboard.

As dawn breaks, the pale body of a beautiful, raven-haired young woman is discovered in an errant swan boat, adrift on a small lake, smack in the middle of a jewel-like park in Downtown Orlando. It looks like a suicide, Snow White in a fractured fairy tale. Body-language expert Julie O'Hara, isn't buying it. And that's a BIG problem, since Julie is the one person most likely to figure it out.

When Morganna Ashworth's father died, leaving her his debts, Sloan Montgomery realized he could finally achieve his two lifelong ambitions: the acquisition of a socially acceptable wife, and revenge on the Ashworth family!

Aromatherapy, also known as essential oil therapy, can be described as the science and art of using naturally extracted essences from plants to harmonize, balance and promote the wellbeing of the mind, body and spirit. Its aim is to unite psychological, physiological, and spiritual processes to enhance the human's natural ability to heal.

High school, junior year, and Emma is barely getting by, head down as she stays low on the social radar. Sadie, her best friend and constant companion, craves attention and understanding as much as Emma does. The two of them find strength and comfort in their friendship while surviving one crisis after another. Thing is, Sadie only weighs four pounds, stands ten inches tall and talks to Emma by barking. Until Emma notices something very unusual - Sadie displays a high degree of intelligence. Way intelligent.

Discover the meanings of over 250 sayings. The sayings are sorted by genres, such as animals, money, and love.

Plagued by guilt after her son's mysterious disappearance, single mother and attorney-at-law Helen Waters attempts to take her life one cold December day only to discover the power of forgiveness.