Driven

Author : Marcello Di Cintio
Publisher : Biblioasis
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781771963855

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Shortlisted for the Bressani Literary Prize • A Globe and Mail Book of the Year • A CBC Books Best Canadian Nonfiction of 2021 In conversations with drivers ranging from veterans of foreign wars to Indigenous women protecting one another, Di Cintio explores the borderland of the North American taxi. “The taxi,” writes Marcello Di Cintio, “is a border.” Occupying the space between public and private, a cab brings together people who might otherwise never have met—yet most of us sit in the back and stare at our phones. Nowhere else do people occupy such intimate quarters and share so little. In a series of interviews with drivers, their backgrounds ranging from the Iraqi National Guard, to the Westboro Baptist Church, to an arranged marriage that left one woman stranded in a foreign country with nothing but a suitcase, Driven seeks out those missed conversations, revealing the unknown stories that surround us. Travelling across borders of all kinds, from battlefields and occupied lands to midnight fares and Tim Hortons parking lots, Di Cintio chronicles the many journeys each driver made merely for the privilege to turn on their rooflight. Yet these lives aren’t defined by tragedy or frustration but by ingenuity and generosity, hope and indomitable hard work. From night school and sixteen-hour shifts to schemes for athletic careers and the secret Shakespeare of Dylan’s lyrics, Di Cintio’s subjects share the passions and triumphs that drive them. Like the people encountered in its pages, Driven is an unexpected delight, and that most wondrous of all things: a book that will change the way you see the world around you. A paean to the power of personality and perseverance, it’s a compassionate and joyful tribute to the men and women who take us where we want to go.

Author : K Bromberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1942832893

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A young woman can't help but be drawn to racing's bad boy in this steamy Formula 1 romance.

Author : Donald Driver
Publisher : Crown
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780385349161

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Driven by Donald Driver Pdf

The legendary NFL receiver, all-time receptions and yards leader for the Green Bay Packers, and Dancing with the Stars champion looks back on his life and career. When he was picked in the seventh-round of 1999 NFL draft, Donald Driver couldn’t find Green Bay on a map. He was given little chance of making the Packers roster, much less of amassing over 10,000 yards in his career and becoming a Super Bowl champion. But in an unlikely journey, Driver has overcome obstacle after obstacle to become one of the most successful players in the NFL. Now, for the first time, Driver recalls his time growing up in Houston, spending nights living in a U-Haul trailer with his mother and stealing cars and selling drugs with his brother to get by. He recalls what it was like to walk into the locker room as a little-regarded prospect out of Alcorn State, an athlete who one year earlier thought his future was in high jump rather than football, and why he would have never made the team without the support of General Manager Ron Wolf. With the help of his winning speed, skill, not to mention, smile, Driver became one of Brett Favre's most-trusted targets and a fan favorite at Lambeau. (Though it took some time for him to perfect his Lambeau leap.) Driven takes you inside the locker room with Favre, shares his experiences with Reggie White, and recalls his more recent role as a veteran leader for like Aaron Rodgers and Greg Jennings during their Super Bowl run in 2010. Over 14 years Driver has been through it all—game winning touchdowns, crushing playoff defeats, frightening injuries, and the glory of the Super Bowl. Traveling off the field, Driver discuss his relationship with his wife and three children: how uncertain they were when he undertook the relentless training necessary to become a champion on the 2012 season of Dancing With the Stars, and how supportive they are of his charity work and service to God. Driver retired on his terms after 14 years in the NFL: as a Packer for life. Driven is the definitive story of Donald Driver’s extraordinary journey.

Author : Robert Herjavec
Publisher : HarperCollins Canada
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781443404587

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Robert Herjavec has lived the classic “rags to riches” story, from having $20 in his pocket to starting up technology companies worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Now the star of television’s Dragons’ Den and Shark Tank, this son of Croatian immigrants earned his incredible wealth by overcoming the odds with hard work and determination. On television, Herjavec bankrolls the best inventions and shoots down the best of intentions. Now, he’s sharing his hard-won wisdom in one of the most inspirational business books of recent times. In Driven, Herjavec shares the secrets that took him from his job waiting tables to growing his nascent technology company into a world-class conglomerate, The Herjavec Group. Herjavec’s principles are as valuable in the living room as they are in the boardroom. Anyone can succeed, on their own terms, by following his sage but simple advice—if they’re willing to take chances, to take control of their own future and to stay true to their own visions.

Author : James Sallis
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781459629486

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Drive by James Sallis Pdf

Much later, as he sat with his back against an inside wall of a Motel 6 just north of Phoenix, watching the pool of blood lap toward him, Driver would wonder whether he had made a terrible mistake. Later still, of course, there'd be no doubt. But for now Driver is, as they say, in the moment. And the moment includes this blood lapping toward him...

Author : Terry Lynn Johnson
Publisher : HMH Books For Young Readers
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781328551597

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Dog Driven by Terry Lynn Johnson Pdf

McKenna, fourteen, is losing her vision to Stargardt's disease, but that will not stop her from competing in a rigorous new sled dog race through the Canadian wilderness.

Author : David Kiley
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2004-04-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0471269204

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Driven by David Kiley Pdf

An exclusive look at one of the world's most successful and controversial companies, and the mysterious family behind it. BMW is arguably the most admired carmaker in the world. It's financial performance is the envy of its competitors, and BMW products inspire near-fanatical loyalty. While many carmakers struggle with falling sales, profits and market share, demand for BMWs continues to grow, frequently outpacing production. Now, David Kiley-Detroit Bureau Chief at USA Today and author of Getting the Bugs Out, which covered Volkswagen's demise and rebirth, goes inside the fabled German automaker to see how it does what it does so well. With unprecedented access to BMW executives, Kiley goes behind the walls of BMW's famed "Four Cylinders" headquarters in Munich at a time when the company is in its most aggressive, and some say riskiest, expansion in its history and when some of the company's new products, like the 7 Series sedan and Z4 roadster, are for the first time drawing as many barbs from critics as bouquets. Kiley covers intimate details of the boardroom drama surrounding the company's nearly disastrous acquisition and subsequent sale of the British Rover Group and its expansion into selling MINI and Rolls Royce cars. Besides being a world-class carmaker, BMW is also considered one of the smartest consumer marketing companies and Kiley explores the extraordinary value and management of the BMW brand mystique. He also takes a revealing look at the mysterious and ultra-private Quandt family of Bad Homburg Germany, which owns a controlling stake in BMW: Johanna and Susanne Quandt, two of the wealthiest women in Europe and Stefan Quandt, one of the wealthiest bachelors on the continent. David Kiley (Ann Arbor, MI) is the Detroit Bureau Chief at USA Today who has covered the auto industry for 17 years. He has been featured on Nightline, CNBC, CNN, MSNBC, NPR and the Today show. He is also the author of Getting the Bugs Out: The Rise, Fall, and Comeback of Volkswagen in America (0-471-26304-4), also available from Wiley.

Author : James Sallis
Publisher : Oldcastle Books Limited
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Criminals
ISBN : 1842438379

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Driver thinks he has settled into a normal life, but after his fiancée is killed he must confront his criminal past.

Author : Melissa Stephenson
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781328768308

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Driven by Melissa Stephenson Pdf

For fans of Wild, a memoir of one woman’s road to hope following her troubled brother’s death, told through the series of cars that transported her. Growing up in a blue-collar, Midwestern family, Melissa Stephenson longed for escape. Her wanderlust was an innate reaction to the powerful personalities around her, and came too from her desire to find a place in the world where her artistic ambitions wouldn’t be thwarted. She found in automobiles the promise of a future. From a lineage of secondhand family cars of the late ’60s, to the Honda that carried her from Montana to Texas as her new marriage disintegrated, to the ’70s Ford she drove away from her brother’s house after he took his life (leaving Melissa the truck, a dog, and a few mix tapes), to the VW van she now uses to take her kids camping, she knows these cars better than she knows some of the people closest to her. Driven from grief and toward hope, Melissa reckons with what it means to lose a beloved sibling. Driven is a powerful story of healing, for all who have had to look back at pain to find the way forward. “Written with a poet’s ear and a traveler’s grit, and it will be a comfort to anyone who has watched a loved one self-destruct.”—Sarah Hepola, author of Blackout “Not all writers are survivors and not all survivors are writers, but Melissa Stephenson is both and goddamn is she good. Driven is a book you will want to hold right against your heart, to take with you everywhere you go.”—Domenica Ruta, author of With or Without You

Author : Douglas Brackmann Phd,Randy Kelley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-30
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1619616939

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Driven by Douglas Brackmann Phd,Randy Kelley Pdf

Some people are born with a drive often seen in entrepreneurs, pro-athletes, inventors, adventurers, and Navy SEALs. It's in their DNA- research has shown that certain genes can manifest resilient and highly focused people who can also be impulsive and easily distracted. While these traits enabled our ancient ancestors to survive, if you have these traits today, it can create havoc in your life. You may be diagnosed with ADHD, ADD, or OCD. But what the world tells you is a disability or disorder may actually be your greatest gift. Now it's time to learn how to use it. Here to help are authors Doug Brackmann, a practicing psychologist, and Randy Kelley, a former Navy SEAL sniper and martial artist. Using their experience teaching the highly driven how to master their gift, Doug and Randy will provide the insight and tools you need to master yours. You'll discover how to: -Stop self-sabotage forever -End shame and doubt -Find your wolf pack -Use meditation to put yourself on the right path It's time to take control, harness your gift, and get the life you've always wanted.

Author : Bart De Langhe,Stefano Puntoni
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781613631737

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Decision-Driven Analytics by Bart De Langhe,Stefano Puntoni Pdf

Companies have more data at their fingertips than ever before. Yet, studies show that most executives and organizations fail to extract real value from it. Challenging the conventional wisdom of data-driven decision-making, marketing professors and behavioral scientists Bart De Langhe and Stefano Puntoni argue that many analytics efforts flounder because data analyses are disconnected from the decisions to be made. In their important book, they offer a new approach they call decision-driven analytics. Counterintuitively, they argue that the key to making good decisions with data is to start by putting data in the background. Drawing from their own research and teaching, as well as real-world business cases, De Langhe and Puntoni offer four pillars of decision-driven analytics and guide you around common mistakes that have held back many organizations from using data for impact. In Decision-Driven Analytics, you will learn how to: + Avoid common pitfalls in data-driven decision-making; + Close the gap between managers and decision-making on one side, and data scientists and data analytics on the other; + Enhance the impact of data analytics on business outcomes; + Think without data to make better decisions; + Prepare for artificial intelligence’s impact on data analytics; and + Evaluate the costs and benefits of decision-driven analytics. A must-read for anyone who wants to harness the power of data for competitive advantage, Decision-Driven Analytics will equip you with the skills and tools you need to more effectively use data for business outcomes and to make better decisions in today’s complex and data-rich world.

Author : Mangesh M. Ghonge,N. Krishna Chaitanya,Pradeep N,Harish Garg,Alessandro Bruno
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2024-10-09
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781040126158

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Data-Driven Systems and Intelligent Applications by Mangesh M. Ghonge,N. Krishna Chaitanya,Pradeep N,Harish Garg,Alessandro Bruno Pdf

This book comprehensively discusses basic data-driven intelligent systems, the methods for processing the data, and cloud computing with artificial intelligence. It presents fundamental and advanced techniques used for handling large user data, and for the data stored in the cloud. It further covers data-driven decision-making for smart logistics and manufacturing systems, network security, and privacy issues in cloud computing. This book: Discusses intelligent systems and cloud computing with the help of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Showcases the importance of machine learning and deep learning in data-driven and cloud-based applications to improve their capabilities and intelligence. Presents the latest developments in data-driven and cloud applications with respect to their design and architecture. Covers artificial intelligence methods along with their experimental result analysis through data processing tools. Presents the advent of machine learning, deep learning, and reinforcement technique for cloud computing to provide cost-effective and efficient services. The text will be useful for senior undergraduate, graduate students, and academic researchers in diverse fields including electrical engineering, electronics and communications engineering, computer engineering, manufacturing engineering, and production engineering.

Author : Larry H. Miller,Doug Robinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1609089162

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Author : Paul Bolton,Katia Parodi,Jörg Schreiber
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780429817090

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Applications of Laser-Driven Particle Acceleration by Paul Bolton,Katia Parodi,Jörg Schreiber Pdf

The first book of its kind to highlight the unique capabilities of laser-driven acceleration and its diverse potential, Applications of Laser-Driven Particle Acceleration presents the basic understanding of acceleration concepts and envisioned prospects for selected applications. As the main focus, this new book explores exciting and diverse application possibilities, with emphasis on those uniquely enabled by the laser driver that can also be meaningful and realistic for potential users. It also emphasises distinction, in the accelerator context, between laser-driven accelerated particle sources and the integrated laser-driven particle accelerator system (all-optical and hybrid versions). A key aim of the book is to inform multiple, interdisciplinary research communities of the new possibilities available and to inspire them to engage with laser-driven acceleration, further motivating and advancing this developing field. Material is presented in a thorough yet accessible manner, making it a valuable reference text for general scientific and engineering researchers who are not necessarily subject matter experts. Applications of Laser-Driven Particle Acceleration is edited by Professors Paul R. Bolton, Katia Parodi, and Jörg Schreiber from the Department of Medical Physics at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in München, Germany. Features: Reviews the current understanding and state-of-the-art capabilities of laser-driven particle acceleration and associated energetic photon and neutron generation Presents the intrinsically unique features of laser-driven acceleration and particle bunch yields Edited by internationally renowned researchers, with chapter contributions from global experts

Author : Iqbal H. Sarker
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2024-09-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031544972

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AI-Driven Cybersecurity andThreat Intelligence by Iqbal H. Sarker Pdf