The Ties That Bind (The Ties That Bind Saga)

Grab your backstage pass for an exclusive glimpse behind fame and fortune into the heart of rock 'n roll. Explore the complex lives and loves of three musical families connected by secrets one man will kill to protect. Farin O'Conner is making her dreams--well, her father's dreams--come true. Driven by his memory as much as the nightmares over his mysterious death fifteen years ago, Farin is desperate to overcome her tragic childhood with a new contract, a new relationship, and a new life. Despite friends and family warning her of the pitfalls ahead, she soldiers on, determined to succeed at all costs. But will her past make demands her future can't meet? Jordan Grant is pop music's biggest sensation and teen heartthrob. He has the looks, the talent, and the desire for a conventional life in an unconventional profession. With a young son whose existence is omitted from his public bio, a failed relationship with Hollywood's hottest starlet, and the pressure of his oldest brother to leave LA for good, he has difficult decisions to make. When he meets Farin, he believes he can have it all. And he does...but not for long. Jameson Lockhardt, mega-mogul and career maker, has created an empire other record labels envy. An empire built on a foundation of blood, and fortified by manipulation and greed. A distant father and merciless businessman, those around him are shocked when he takes an instant--if unnatural--interest in Farin's career. Under his care, Farin gets everything she ever wanted...and much more than she bargained for. Music is murder. Long live rock 'n roll.

The Ties That Bind (The Ties That Bind saga)

Literature & Fiction

O'Brien, Heather

Literary

The Ties That Bind Saga

Grab your backstage pass for an exclusive glimpse behind fame and fortune, into the heart of rock 'n roll. Explore the complex lives and loves of three musical families connected by secrets one man will kill to protect. Farin O'Conner is making her dreams--well, her father's dreams--come true. Driven by his memory as much as the nightmares over his mysterious death fifteen years ago, Farin is desperate to overcome her tragic childhood with a new contract, a new relationship, and a new life. Despite friends and family warning her of the pitfalls ahead, she soldiers on, determined to succeed at all costs. But will her past make demands her future can't meet? Jordan Grant is pop music's biggest sensation and teen heartthrob. He has the looks, the talent, and the desire for a conventional life in an unconventional profession. With a young son whose existence is omitted from his public bio, a failed relationship with Hollywood's hottest starlet, and the pressure of his oldest brother to leave LA for good, he has difficult decisions to make. When he meets Farin, he believes he can have it all. And he does...but not for long. Jameson Lockhardt, mega-mogul and career maker, has created an empire other record labels envy. An empire built on a foundation of blood, and fortified by manipulation and greed. A distant father and merciless businessman, those around him are shocked when he takes an instant--if unnatural--interest in Farin's career. Under his care, Farin gets everything she ever wanted...and much more than she bargained for. Music is murder. Long live rock 'n roll.

British & Irish

-Removed by the author. This ISBN is out of print.

The Ties That Bind

Genre Fiction

iUniverse, Inc.

User engagement refers to the quality of the user experience that emphasizes the positive aspects of interacting with an online application and, in particular, the desire to use that application longer and repeatedly. User engagement is a key concept in the design of online applications (whether for desktop, tablet or mobile), motivated by the observation that successful applications are not just used, but are engaged with. Users invest time, attention, and emotion in their use of technology, and seek to satisfy pragmatic and hedonic needs. Measurement is critical for evaluating whether online applications are able to successfully engage users, and may inform the design of and use of applications. User engagement is a multifaceted, complex phenomenon; this gives rise to a number of potential measurement approaches. Common ways to evaluate user engagement include using self-report measures, e.g., questionnaires; observational methods, e.g. facial expression analysis, speech analysis; neuro-physiological signal processing methods, e.g., respiratory and cardiovascular accelerations and decelerations, muscle spasms; and web analytics, e.g., number of site visits, click depth. These methods represent various trade-offs in terms of the setting (laboratory versus ``in the wild''), object of measurement (user behaviour, affect or cognition) and scale of data collected. For instance, small-scale user studies are deep and rich, but limited in terms of generalizability, whereas large-scale web analytic studies are powerful but negate users' motivation and context. The focus of this book is how user engagement is currently being measured and various considerations for its measurement. Our goal is to leave readers with an appreciation of the various ways in which to measure user engagement, and their associated strengths and weaknesses. We emphasize the multifaceted nature of user engagement and the unique contextual constraints that come to bear upon attempts to measure engagement in different settings, and across different user groups and web domains. At the same time, this book advocates for the development of ``good'' measures and good measurement practices that will advance the study of user engagement and improve our understanding of this construct, which has become so vital in our wired world. Table of Contents: Preface / Acknowledgments / Introduction and Scope / Approaches Based on Self-Report Methods / Approaches Based on Physiological Measurements / Approaches Based on Web Analytics / Beyond Desktop, Single Site, and Single Task / Enhancing the Rigor of User Engagement Methods and Measures / Conclusions and Future Research Directions / Bibliography / Authors' Biographies / Index

Measuring User Engagement (Synthesis Lectures on Information Concepts, Retrieval, and Services, 38)

Computers & Technology

Yom-Tov, Elad

Lalmas, Mounia

Computer Science

Morgan & Claypool Publishers

Singer Farin O'Conner has it all. A new contract with her dream label. Unprecedented access to Jameson Lockhardt, the world's most successful creator of musical megastars. And due to a chance encounter at a swank LA restaurant, the enviable attention of pop music sensation, Jordan Grant. In one heartbreaking moment, the façade of Farin's perfect world shatters. Shaky personal relationships, tormenting memories of a troubled childhood, and the unrelenting pursuit of Jordan's brother soon leave her emotionally unstable and desperate for relief. But no amount of lust, fame, money, or pills can prevent Farin's past and present from colliding in a miasma of secrets and scandals that will change her life--and theirs--forever. Grab your backstage pass for an exclusive glimpse behind fame and fortune, into the heart of rock 'n roll. Explore the complex lives and loves of three musical families connected by secrets one man will kill to protect. Music is murder. Long live rock 'n roll.

thewordverve inc

Lockhardt Sound (Music Is Murder)

thewordverve

Measuring User Engagement (Synthesis Lectures on Information Concepts, Retrieval, and Services)

Springer

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