accelerate book summaries

To see what your friends thought of this book. "Dead?" You could say Duncan lives a pretty simple life. This is a very stressful and difficult time that Duncan and Vinny are in, since every decision affects their life, the serial killer's life, and the girl who the serial killer is “hunting” life. Its not all action from begging to end but the way that the author writes makes you feel like it is.

This was the first one I picked up, and I'm happy to report it's a terrific one. it was was a fun read and I loved every bit of it. The writer has already chosen his victims and is stalking them. In 2016, I read 57 books. Like when Duncan uses steam to take off the receipt, and the funny parts sprinkled in (Duncan works at the lost and found for a subway. I point to the ceiling.

I am usually a very slow reader but I finished this book within 3 days. The content of the book is very clear and actionable, though.

YA About a kid who works in a lost and found and finds a diary from a criminal.

5'10". I found it later on in a Half Priced Bookstore and just had to get it.

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— Developing Capabilities. Acceleration is about a teenager named Duncan, who works at a lost and found, and finds a book written by a serial killer. 6 min read.

Or does it?

The two friends fight a lot about how to deal with a journal Duncan found in a lost and found, but the journal is the journal of a serial killer. (pg 29) (Vinny shows Duncan a map he made) "The red dots are for older incidents-- animal mutilations and fires-- the oldest going back about ten years. Reluctant narrator, 17 year old Duncan, is spending his summer as a clerk in the lost and found. All content credit goes to the author(s). "So you been down here long?" Plagued with nightmares about the drowning girl he couldn't save, Duncan's world takes a CSI-type turn when he finds a journal amongst the "lost treasures" of the morgue--the things lef.

While sifting through materials in the lost and found, Duncan comes across a serial killer’s diary. Duncan starts to read the journal and as the entries becom. "Some sun," I tried. And between Jacob, the cranky old man who runs the place, and the endless dusty boxes overflowing with stuff no one will ever claim, Duncan’s just about had enough. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account.

This notebook has spine chilling messages that describe violence and negative energy.

This may just be me, but I feel that I knew about the characters in this book, but I didn't know the characters in this book, which is something I love in a story.

Eliminate the need for inspection on a mass basis by building quality into the product in the first place.”, give developers the time and resources to invest in the process and to fix problems, continuous delivery helps to make work more sustainable, continuous delivery reduces unplanned work due to higher quality code and less unforeseen fixes, having infrastructure-as-code is highly correlated to software delivery performance, having tests maintained by an outside party (i.e.

Like when Duncan uses steam to take off the receipt, and the funny parts sprinkled in (Duncan works at the lost and found for a subway. Overall the book was great and I would definitely recommend this book to ages 14 and older, its a good read and I cant wait to read more from Graham.

The suspense and the mystery and just the way it was written.

This book is not just any journal--it's someone's chronicle of their descent into going from torturer of small animals, to arsonist, to a stalker of women--someone on the way to becoming a serial killer.

Then he finds a little leather boo.

The story takes place in Toronto, Canada. Brown hair. The only reason I didn't give it one star was that the book did keep me interested enough to keep reading until the end. (pg 113), Acceleration by Graham Mcnamee is a mystery novel about a seventeen year old boy named Duncan. Duncan's determination to find and stop the writer would be unrealistic if not for Duncan's PTSD. .

Plagued with nightmares about the drowning girl he couldn't save, Duncan's world takes a CSI-type turn when he finds a journal amongst the "lost treasures" of the morgue--the things left on city buses or subway cars. My notes on 'Accelerate' by Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, and Gene Kim - a book about research on the factors contribute to the performance in software development. Book Summary: Accelerate.

Smart, funny, and flawed, Duncan is a fascinating protagonist, working in the bowels of the Toronto subway system's lost and found department during one beastly hot summer drought. I liked "Accelerate", a book that uses scientific research to show how certain practices and capabilities lead to high performing technology organisations.

The authors also explain the survey methodology and science behind it. Duncan is a 17 year old boy from Toronto, Canada. May 10th 2005 Nope--didn't happen. He has authored many books with the focus of showing that God is glorious and that He is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.

We can use this insight to measure our “DevOps metrics” (deployment frequency, lead time, mean time to restore, change failure rate). Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. he asks. It’s a diary filled with the dark and dirty secrets of a twisted mind, a serial killer stalking his prey in the subway. Refresh and try again.

I lov. I love the way that the writer takes you through the mystery with Duncan. I read the “The DevOps Handbook” a couple of years back. I have many students, however, who would and do love this book, and I can understand their enthusiasm. ”, “... we [can] catch fish and just throw them back... it [doesn't] seem to hurt the fish much past a cut lip.

I was hanging off his every word. He scratched one hairy ear, like my talking was irritating it. Mcnamee is a very clever author that throws many twists and turns your way while reading the novel. I gave this book 5 stars because the author really pulled me in as a reader. The book was divided into three parts.

"Who needs a window? It shows newspaper articles of violent events. I was very intrigued on the way Mcnamee wrote the second half of the novel.

"I mean working here in the lost and found?" 4 ½ stars. The plot of this book was very intriguing to me. Follow me on Twitter for more tips on how to become a better software developer.

Me, I've swallowed it big time.

The author went even further and satisfied the characters minds as well as mine.

"I'm going to sit and stare at a tree all day?" Accelerate explains the data from 4 years of surveys conducted for the yearly “State of DevOps Report”. I was excited when Gene Kim, Jez Humble, and Nicole Forsgren published Accelerate: The Science of … respondents who deliberately give false answers) because the majority answers truthfully. "Three years."

by Laurel Leaf. "That's just some mustard." Why does Duncan feel so impelled to do so? Also, I found the character's weren't easily defined.

I also love the way that Duncan named the character “Roach” before he even knew his name.
Book Notes: Accelerate. Should he try to save this future victim or not? Rated 4.8 stars on Amazon As he tries to pass the time on his work days, he often searches through the lost in found in curiosity. Duncan feels propelled to locate the killer despite the danger and lack of information he has on the man.

The criminal is planning to kill this girl name "Cherry" and Duncan(the guy) is trying to stop roach(nickname because we don't know his real name yet) to kill Cherry.But is he gonna work alone with a guy who starts fire and kill people? CI/CD tools, VCS tools, …).

I read this book in a day, and it was possibly the most boring 4 hours of my life. "Smells like a tomb down here," he says-- his version of hello. So all in all, it was good, but just.

He sees stopping the writer, and saving the stalking victims, as a chance to redeem himself.

This may just be me, but I feel that I knew about the characters in this book, but I didn't know the characters in this book, which is something I love in a story.