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Data Governance: A Handy Book for Laymen : Saad Khan
Data for organizations is becoming more critical for decision making. The necessity of managing and controlling data and data-related processes has been more focused. This gives an opportunity for a more comprehensive approach and methodology to be developed and practised.
There are many standards on the domain of data governance including DAMA, DGI and more that have defined set of practices and standards to follow.
This book focuses on the domain of data governance generically, the methodology, approach and structure defined are designed to be customized for different organizational needs. A set of policies and processes are listed serving as a set of examples and other processes and policies can be added as required. The maturity matrix enables to measure the level readiness for a DG program in any organization. The methodology briefed in this book is a result of continuous effort and improvement from the experience of implementing these DG programs in several organizations. The methodology is purely iterative in nature as the DG Programs requires. The governance KPIs and measures represent a set of KPIs that can directly be used to measure the effectiveness of the initiated DG program.
The book will help an organization to eliminate silos based data development, helps the organization to consider data development at enterprise level, helps in maintaining cross-department common business vocabulary and helps reform the organization to an information-centric culture. The organization bodies and their responsibilities are also highlighted.
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The Unholy Books of Tristan Wrangler : Don Both
Mia Angel, 18 years old, chubby, avid eyeglasses wearer, from a poor background, nickname Turkey, is the personification of an unpopular teenager. As if this was not enough, ever since first grade she has been head-over-heels in love with the absolute womanizing, Tristan ‘Sexy’ Wrangler — naturally, without any reciprocation from the arrogant Macho.
One morning, thanks to an alcohol-induced faux pas, he finds himself waking up in bed with Turkey in his arms. This is absolutely devastating to his esteemed reputation.
Always on Saturdays: However, he notices that although Mia doesn’t conform to the perfect supermodel image, which is his usual type, she has other qualities and even the power to, quite unintentionally, rob him of his hormone-charged mind…
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Farewell Olympus : Jack Messenger
Farewell Olympus: a tale of love and rivalry, ambition and morality, Armageddon and the quest for the perfect croissant.
When a patron of the arts named Serge loans him a luxurious penthouse apartment in central Paris, Howard can’t believe his luck. Now he can live cheaply while he translates articles for shortlived websites and doomed art journals nobody reads. And he’ll have more time to devote to his inscrutable French girlfriend, Delphine, a trainee lawyer.
Then, disaster strikes, in the shape of Eugene, Howard’s half-brother and personal nemesis, who sows chaos and discord wherever he goes. Howard’s uneventful life is plunged into mystery and farce. People are suddenly not what they seemed, and danger lurks in every restaurant. Can Howard and Eugene overcome their mutual antagonism long enough to survive? Should Howard forgive Eugene for being better looking?
With great characters, powerful writing and an intriguing storyline, Farewell Olympus is described as ‘an intelligent pleasure’ by bestselling author Paul Hoffman, ‘hilarious’ by Paige Gilmar and ‘a delightful farce’ by Book Life. In ebook and paperback.
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Epiphany – THE GOLDING : Sonya Deanna Terry
History, mystery, contemporary romance and magic…
A whimsical tale about money and its unknown otherworldly origins.
It is midnight, and you are sleeping.
I am here at the table with a candle at my elbow, penning the most difficult letter I have ever had to write.
They are coming for me. Samuel Withers saw them in the village…
ENGLAND 1767
Edward Lillibridge writes a farewell letter to his son. The controversial author is facing trial for heresy after revealing, in a book, the true beginnings of money.
MODERN AUSTRALIA
…six months before the Global Financial Crisis rocks the economy. Lillibridge’s startling version of history, published under the guise of fiction, is out-of-print and largely overlooked.
Until it’s discovered by Rosetta: an idealist whose hope of starting a worldwide charity has been crushed by her sole-parent struggles. Lillibridge’s tale about a gold-obsessed kingdom (and the sprites they enslave: elfin clan dwellers whose currency of choice is kindness) ignites a memory Rosetta cannot explain.
The reading group Rosetta begins with friends—and blogs about—inspires other Lillibridge book clubs across the globe. Her own Sydney group meets fortnightly at a vintage bungalow, the rental home she secured to escape a gruesome intruder.
In a wealthier part of Sydney, finance executive Matthew (polished, successful, admired) has been questioning his slave-to-the-dollar existence and his marriage to a tantrum-throwing shopaholic. And now he’s questioning his sanity after finding he’s been followed by an elf.
And then Matthew learns the elf is portrayed in a book. He won’t be sharing that discovery anytime soon. Or so he thinks…
Rosetta’s intruder still lurks in the shadows, but who could the stranger be? A prowler from the suburb Rosetta and her teenaged daughter fled…or a traveller from the past, determined to suppress an ancient memory that will change the world forever?
“A book we want to stay in for as long as possible.”
–Writer’s Digest
“Sophisticated and thought-provoking…an urban fairy tale for grown-ups.”
–Avid Ashley
***GOLD MEDAL Winner
Global Ebook Awards, USA 2016
***SILVER MEDAL Winner
Readers’ Favorite International Book Award Contest, USA 2017
***GOLD AWARD Winner
Literary Titan Book Awards, USA 2017
***RED RIBBON Winner
The Wishing Shelf Awards, UK 2015
***B.R.A.G. MEDALLION Honoree
Book Readers’ Appreciation Group, USA 2018
***BEST BOOK WE’VE READ ALL YEAR Finalist
Read Freely UK 2018
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Shattered Moon : Renata Lanzoni
Based on a true story, the book explores the heights of an unexpected romance, the lows of despair and the terrors of violent abuse. The purpose of the book is to show you are not going crazy, you are not alone and that there is hope on the other side of pain.
An Oxford graduate, lawyer, dependable mother, Maddy has been living a secluded life since her teenage son run away from home three years ago. Her grief for his loss and her sense of guilt have been plaguing her ever since. When her daughter leaves for university and her estranged husband announces he is moving abroad, she finds herself without purpose.
At 42 she decides she now needs to start living again and accept her friend’s offer to go away on holiday to Sri Lanka. On the exotic island, she encounters an enticing young man who showers her with unexpected attentions. She is swept off her feet by the intensity of his feelings and the effect he has on her. The connection with him is so deep, so sudden and so powerful that she decides to leave her empty life behind and embark on an exciting new adventure.
But the mysterious young man, damaged by a past of suffering and loss, is not what she dreamed him to be. She finds herself more and more tangled in his web and unable to find a way out. Feeling responsible for his every mood and fiercely protective of him, she fails to recognize the first signs of abuse and only realizes what is really happening to her after months of emotional and physical violence. But the shame and disbelieve isolate her from everyone and she finds herself lonely, utterly sad and fighting against her feelings. The unprecedented roller-coaster of emotions traps her in a toxic and violent relationship. Her life is in danger. Can she save herself?
A story of unconditional love, powerful emotions, strong friendships, deep despair and utter terror, hope and resilience. A true story told in the hope to help others find the strength to save themselves and maybe to even to recognize early signs of toxic relationships and avoid all the pain and damage they cause.
The proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to Amici di Casa Mihiri, a registered charity which is doing a fantastic and thankless job helping and housing women and young girls affected by domestic violence and abuse in Sri Lanka, giving them safety, security, love and hope.
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Random Acts of Violence : Stephen Ball
While in Toronto shooting his comeback action vehicle, former A-list actor Robert Franklin’s life is turned upside down by tragedy. Reeling from his loss, the line between fiction and reality blurs…and then breaks.
Now Robert Franklin is a new man with a new purpose – to make everyone pay, just like his character does in his new movie.
Homicide detectives Parker and Palmer are working a new case — a series of robberies and murders, punctuated with an explosive finale.
The press label the killer “Mr. Kaboom” and the city waits in thrall for the next victim to be chosen…seemingly at random…
A crazed killer. A hidden agenda. A city in fear.
The result is anything but random…
Office Drone by Stephen Ball is also on Whizbuzz Books.
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Frankie and Tallulah : Amber Dwyer
The loving energy between twin flames, Frankie and Tallulah, once again vibrated them back as one when their earthly bodies came together as infants.
That childhood bond eventually blossomed into sexual passion, fortunate for them it goes unnoticed by their parents. However, twin flame connections are never easy and the faith they had in each other was to strengthen as their path was strewn with the obstacles of others prejudices, jealousy, religious differences and control struggles.
They came to know the power of love but also the heartbreak of loss, separation and the desolation of loneliness.
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The Tailor in Heaven : Brinton Woodall
Kevin Speed (17) drives his silver mustang in an illegal speed race and crashes badly. So bad that he has been rushed to the hospital and was put into an induced coma for his critical injuries.
In purgatory, Kevin meets his deceased grandfather Cal. Kevin is shocked and asks questions he always wanted answers to. In getting, some of those answers Kevin presses the reset button on his life trajectory, and tries to follow his grandfather’s footsteps to a better life and perhaps run the family business…
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Mastering Beauty : Stephania Parent Ph.D.
A book of spiritual empowerment that will give you the insights, tips and techniques to help you look and feel your best from the inside out.
Mastering Beauty will help you to recreate your true beauty by connecting to the powerful spiritual energy that you are made of so that you can live your best and most successful life every day.
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The Caregiver’s Guide to the Universe : Renée Pirie
The inspiring true story about an ordinary man in love with the memory of someone without one.
This narrative reveals the humorous and unorthodox methods my father used to care for my mother after she developed early-onset Alzheimer’s disease in her late forties.
Although he was uneducated and semi-literate, he used his superpowers to care for her 24/7 for over a quarter of a century before her death on the outside finally caught up with her death on the inside. As she metamorphosed, he kept his love alive through music and teenage love notes.
He survived tragedy as a teenager, tragedy with his cherished wife, and somewhere in between, he taught my siblings and I the true meaning of life by weaving across the lines between reality and dreams.