Books by David Norman — literary fiction and technical writing.
Somewhere Between
Somewhere Between is a debut literary fiction novel by David Norman. Ten million dollars buys a lot of privacy. When AI researcher Alex Chen sells his patent and marries Maya Torres, they disappear onto a 218-acre estate in the Pacific Northwest — no neighbors, no expectations, no one watching. Maya has a plan for the space they’ve bought. Not the house, not the land. The space between who Alex is and who he could become.
Testing Ansible
Testing Ansible is a technical book on writing quality Ansible automation — because you really should test your infrastructure code. Covers the full quality spectrum: unit testing with lint and pre-commit hooks, integration testing with idempotency checks, system testing across operating systems and cloud providers, security scanning for secrets, performance tuning, and CI/CD pipeline integration. Status: Work in progress. Preview available on Leanpub; updates ship to existing purchasers at no additional cost.
Predicting the Performance of Interpreting Instruction Based on Digital Propensity Index Score in Text and Graphic Formats
A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Educational Research, Technology, and Leadership in the College of Education at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, Summer Term 2008. Major professors: Atsusi Hirumi and Stephen A. Sivo Practitioners have proposed that Digital Natives prefer graphics while Digital Immigrants prefer text. While Instructional Design has been extensively studied and researched, the impact of the graphical emphasis in instructional designs as it relates to digital propensity has not been widely explored. Specifically, this study examined the performance of students when presented with text-only and graphic-only instructional formats.
Aids to Scoutmastership
Aids to Scoutmastership is a classic Scouting text by Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell, the founder of the Scout Movement. After purchasing an original copy, David Norman re-typed the entire book and faithfully scanned and restored the original artwork to produce this edition. The full text is also available as an open-source Markdown repository under the Unlicense. Purchase on Leanpub · Purchase on Lulu · Source on GitHub
Scouts BSA Troop 3740 Handbook
The Troop 3740 Handbook is a guide for members of Scouts BSA Troop 3740. It covers troop organization, adult leader responsibilities, the uniform, religious principles, advancement, merit badges, the Order of the Arrow, meetings and outings, troop rules, finances, and more. David Norman serves as editor of this edition. Read on Leanpub · Source on GitHub
