Bücher von Christopher Lee

This book explores the people of the Kikori River Delta, in the Gulf of Papua, as established historical agents of intercultural exchange. One hundred years after they were made, Frank Hurley¿s colonial-era photographic reproductions are returned to the descendants of the Kerewo and Urama peoples, whom he photographed. The book illuminates how the movement, use, and exchange of objects can produce distinctive and unrecognised forms of value. To understand this exchange, a nuanced history of the conditions of the exchange is necessary, which also allows a reconsideration of the colonial legacies that continue to affect the social and political worlds of people in the twenty-first century.

Proven techniques, best practices, and tips for writing effective user stories, leveraging user story mapping, and expert interviews to deliver high value to usersPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookKey FeaturesLearn how to write and implement effective user stories to improve product developmentDiscover techniques to gather requirements, prioritize, and refine user storiesHandle stakeholder expectations, communicate user stories, and incorporate user feedbackBook DescriptionThe Art of Crafting User Stories is a must-read for product managers, UX professionals, and product developers dedicated to creating meaningful digital experiences. This book provides a comprehensive, step-by-step approach to empower you to master the techniques for creating user stories that drive effective product development. This book takes you on a journey from identifying and capturing user needs, goals, and perspectives through user stories, to crafting impactful stories for design choices and organizing tasks efficiently. You'll learn how to define the problem area, recognize user personas, and develop user scenarios with the aid of real-world examples, practical tips, and exercises designed to help you develop your skills in crafting user-centered experiences. Moreover, you'll gain a thorough understanding of user stories, their role in Agile development, and how to use them to plan and manage products effectively. By the end of this book, you'll be able to improve the quality and efficiency of your own products by applying the hands-on practical skills to create compelling digital experiences that resonate with users and stay relevant in the market. What you will learnLeverage user personas in product development for prioritizing features and guiding design decisionsCommunicate with stakeholders to gather accurate information for writing user storiesAvoid common mistakes by implementing best practices for user story developmentEstimate the time and resources required for each user story and incorporate estimates into the product planApply product frameworks and techniques for user story prioritization and requirement elicitationBenefit from the experiences, insights, and practices of experts in the field of user story mappingWho this book is forIf you're interested in learning about user stories, as a product management method in Agile development, this book is for you. It's suitable for anyone involved in software development, including product managers, product owners, Agile coaches, designers, product analysts, and developers. Although prior experience with Agile development is not expected, a basic understanding of software development will be beneficial.Table of ContentsIntroduction to User StoriesUnderstanding the User PerspectiveWriting Effective User StoriesPrioritizing and Estimating User StoriesWorking with StakeholdersUser Story Refinement and Continuous ImprovementUser Stories in PracticeExpert InterviewsConclusion

A Kaleidoscope of Song is an exciting collection of poems (160 pages) composed by Mixed-African poet and author, Christopher Lee. The poems draw strongly from his experiences, imagination and vibrant dreams. There are Character poems, Love poems, Dark Poetry, Inspirational and Religious verse. General poems also feature. There is a poem for virtually any age and the book is thought provoking with an emphasis on ease of flow and hyperbole. The reader is taken on a fantastical journey where they experience the poems through the eyes of the writer.The author says, "We live in a world system that must be appreciated yet challenged. Life, to maintain its authenticity and adventure, is best lived without a training manual. Some poems may appear contentious yet no malice is intended. While I question the Matrix system I do love my fellowman as nobody chose their birth but had it thrust upon them." The work came about as a result of the poet's personal experience, e.g. Pleasure Hotel.

The Australian writer Roger McDonald is the author of ten novels, two novelisations from and for film scripts, two television scripts, one semi-fictionalised memoir, a collection of essays, and two volumes of poetry. His publication record spans half a century from the late 1960s up until the late teens with his tenth novel, A Sea Chase, published in 2017. His books have achieved a significant record in the Australian list of literary awards and he has gone close to breaking into the major international prizes that distinguish the transnational careers of other contemporary Australian writers such as Thomas Keneally, Peter Carey, David Malouf, and, more recently, Kate Grenville. McDonald s work has been published in London and New York as well as in the key metropolitan markets of his native Australia, and it has been translated into Spanish, German, and Swedish. 1915, his first novel, was adapted into an Australian Broadcasting Commission television series, which was shown on Australian screens in the early 1980s and distributed internationally. McDonald writes about ordinary characters whose lives have often been overtaken by historical forces they do not understand and cannot control. These men and women are commonly defined by whom they know and what they do rather than through the display of extraordinary qualities of mind, sensibility, or virtue. McDonald often situates his characters within foundational Australian historical periods such as the convict period, frontier settlement, the development of the pastoral industry, the Great War, the Golden Age of Aviation, and the Second World War and its aftermath. This later post-war period saw the transformation of Anglo-Celtic Australia by waves of initially southern and eastern European migration, followed by Asian and indeed wider international migration. The emerging multicultural character of the country coincided with the decline of rural Australia and the pastoral industry as the preferred locations for representative Australian types and values. These events or periods are well entrenched within the public memory of a White Australia and that enables McDonald to explore his characters search for purpose and fulfillment within the mythological registers of his nation s postcolonial history. This study focuses on the books (five novels and the fictionalised memoir) in which McDonald has decided to situate his characters search for purpose and well-being within the mythological registers of colonial history. It explores McDonald s investments in story and his developments in idiom and literary form, as endeavors to engage a wider public in the problem of postcolonial settlement. The common narrative problem is the elusiveness of a condition of Being that is well settled in the web of social, cultural, and environmental connections that are necessary for dwelling. McDonald pursues the possibilities for a wider more satisfying sense of human connection but his representations of the common man under the conditions of postcolonial modernity never allow that to come easily.

Brain'O Man is a COMEDY about a Mixed-Race / Coloured young guy who parades as a superhero in his town. His belief in his abilities are so sincere and powerful that he is eventually taken seriously, despite his eccentricities. The main characters are Brain'O Man the Superhero, Chudna, the villain, the Mayor, the local Police Minister, as well the main characters' mothers. The setting is in South Africa, with terminology ideal for local readers who can identify with the local jargon OR those who wish to familiarize themselves with such. Hyperbole is used often in order to provide over the top humor. In addition, the author pokes playful fun at all races while careful to be politically sensitive. The book also gives a glimpse into the political and social mind-set of the various races in South Africa, from the author's viewpoint. It is also intended that, in this Google age, it will be easy for readers to search up on words or jargon they are not familiar with.

Worlds collide when, deep in the dark tunnels of an abandoned sewer a scenario of unimaginable proportions unfolds. A child killer, Hector Pike, pursued by Detective Mervin Daniels is traced to the sewer where a gunfight ensues. However, an Underworld High Spirit is also keen on tracing Hector Pike so that he may possess him. Out of the ensuing chaos Margaret the Abomination is born. The events that follow draw in the leaders of Matrix Earth, Third Heaven, and the Underworld as mankind is dragged into a spine chilling nightmare rained down on them by the Abomination. Will Detective Daniels, Abigail Okafor, Captain Gounden and Colonel Rage, along with their Third Heaven counterparts stop the horde of Underworld warriors, led by the Super-Beast, Guerrier who has instructions to annihilate the Abomination, and anyone who stands in his way? A fast paced, action packed, Supernatural Thriller that takes the reader on an imaginative journey across the various dimensions of existence. Hidden Spiritual codes.

The late 1950s, twilight years of the British Empire, saw the end of the era of the 'tramp steamer' - coal-burning merchant ships that 'tramped' from port to port in the days before bulk carriers, hunting for any cargo that needed hauling to any place.In this marvelous memoir Christopher Lee offers the diaries of a 'Lad' much like himself who, at the age of 17, took his first job aboard the tramp ship Empire Heywood. Over two years this Lad would get to travel through the Suez canal, into the Indian Ocean and across the Pacific - so acquiring a panoramic view of the fading empire - before returning home to England as a man. The diaries give a splendid account of all the dramas of life aboard ship, with an eccentric cast of characters and a wealth of lively seafaring language. A third-person narrative from the author provides invaluable historical context.

The Killing of Cinderella is the third in Christopher Lee's well-received series of Bath Detective Mysteries starring Inspector James Boswell Hodge Leonard. To Bath for the Christmas panto comes former Bond girl Lynda Elstroem - all curves and blond hair, though these days mostly famous for being famous.

Five people on a hot summer evening train to Bath: a stout matron, a kilted Scot and his fiancee, a scantily-clad publicist and a drowsy book-reading bachelor. Before the weekend is done, one of them will be dead, killed without motive and without reason.

Horatio Nelson is Britain's greatest naval hero; Trafalgar, in 1805, her greatest naval victory. Nelson and Napoleon, first published in 2005, is the story of how Britannia came to rule the waves for more than a hundred years. Christopher Lee re-examines the myths of Trafalgar, plotting Napoleon's overweening ambition to invade England and Nelson's single-minded dedication to seeking glory. He shows how Villeneuve had worked out Nelson's famous plan of attack, and demonstrates how the battle could easily have turned the other way. Lee also paints a vivid picture of the protagonists: particularly of the creation of a national hero in Nelson and his intense rivalry with Napoleon. 'Christopher Lee's vivid and painstaking account cuts through the folklore, replacing it with wonderful insights into early nineteenth-century Britain and Europe.' Daily Express

It's easy to underestimate the eccentric, quietly spoken Inspector James Boswell Hodge Leonard, with his bicycle and his tweeds, and his superiors who make the mistake of doing so soon discover he's not too keen on toeing the Establishment line.When the grisly corpse of a traveller is found outside a Roman bath, Leonard's orders are to clear up the mess with no fuss, but he begins to kick over Bath's social dustbins and out tumbles decades of secrets and suspects, not smelling too sweetly...The rich and sadistic Montague James, controller of people's lives; Hilary, the former adult film star; Norma, the painter of controversial nudes; they all know more than they are revealing. Leonard's problem is to find the one person who knows the truth - before the rest do, and before the powers that be put the lids back on those dustbins...