How can millions of readers come to grips with their financial circumstances at a time when no one seems to have enough? Arun Abey and Andrew Ford believe that the answer lies beyond the balance sheet in the heart mind and spirit of the individual investor. Having advised investors around the globe the authors dig deep into the latest economic and behavioral research as they bridge the worlds of financial security and personal well-being. They guide readers through a holistic approach to f...

From prehistoric songwriting to digital recording, discover the history of the world’s favorite art formNo other art is as popular—or pervasive—as music. With just a few clicks, anyone can cue up (and critique) Chopin or Cher, The Bangles or The Beatles—even the brand-new Beyoncé. But things weren’t always this way.In this brisk, breakneck history under 300 pages, award-winning composer, author, and broadcaster Andrew Ford replays the dramatic evolution of ...

The digital revolution has dramatically changed the way customers gather information about brands. You are no longer in charge of your brand and reputation, your customers are. By understanding and utilizing the power of social media you can be in control of your brand. In Creating a Powerful Brand you'll learn the five key steps to creating and managing your personal brand.

Listen. What do you hear?We are surrounded by sounds all the time, but we tend not to hear them; our brains are very good at editing what our ears pick up. If we stop for a moment to listen, there they are: the ticking clock, traffic noise, fragments of conversation, a passing plane. These are examples of what the American composer John Cage called “illegal harmony”.In response to the noisiest century in history, modern composers have consistently flown in ...

The Memory of Music is a moving and evocative memoir that will appeal to music lovers everywhere.In this evocative and moving book, composer and broadcaster Andrew Ford shares the vivid musical experiences – good, bad and occasionally hilarious – that have shaped his life.Ford's musical journey has traversed genres and continents, and his loves are broad and deep.The Memory of Music takes us from his childhood obsession with the Beatles to his pa...

The Sound of Pictures is an illuminating journey through the soundtracks of more than 400 films. How do filmmakers play with sound? And how does that affect the way we watch their movies? Whether pop or classical, sweeping or sparse, music plays a crucial role in our cinematic experience. Other sounds can be even more evocative: the sounds of nature, of cities and of voices.In The Sound of Pictures, Andrew Ford listens to the movies. He speaks to acclaimed directo...

Even if you know the Apache web server inside and out, you still need an occasional on-the-job reminder -- especially if you're moving to the newer Apache 2.x. Apache 2 Pocket Reference gives you exactly what you need to get the job done without forcing you to plow through a cumbersome, doorstop-sized reference.This Book provides essential information to help you configure and maintain the server quickly, with brief explanations that get directly to the point. It covers Ap...

By "literary criticism" we usually mean a self-conscious act involving the technical and aesthetic appraisal, by individuals, of autonomous works of art. Aristotle and Plato come to mind. The word "social" does not. Yet, as this book shows, it should--if, that is, we wish to understand where literary criticism as we think of it today came from. Andrew Ford offers a new understanding of the development of criticism, demonstrating that its roots stretch back long before the sophists to publi...

Modeling the Environment was the first textbook in an emerging field—the modeling techniques that allow managers and researchers to see in advance the consequences of actions and policies in environmental management. This new edition brings the book thoroughly up to date and reaffirms its status as the leading introductory text on the subject.System dynamics is one of the most widely known and widely used methods of modeling. The fundamental principles of this approach are...

An illuminating history of the song for every kind of music loverOften today, the word ‘song’ is used to describe all music. A free-jazz improvisation, a Hindustani raga, a movement from a Beethoven symphony: apparently, they’re all songs.But they’re not. From Sia to Springsteen, Archie Roach to Amy Winehouse, a song is a specific musical form. It’s not so much that they all have verses and choruses – though most of them do – but that they are all relativel...

Minimalism, savagery, the raw and the cooked, the primal and the pre-verbal, Elvis’s hips, The Rite of Spring . . . Earth Dances is an original investigation of how music and primitivism intersect – a dazzling journey through music and culture.With alternating chapters of criticism and interviews, including with Liza Lim and Brian Eno, composer and broadcaster Andrew Ford explores the relationship between primal forms of music and the most refined examples of the art – bet...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Xander Xerus loves to gather useful things.Seed pods, smooth shells, bark pieces, berries, and shiny stones all seem worth saving in his hidden storehouse. The more Xander collects, the safer he feels—until his burrow becomes so crowded that his treasures start causing trouble.With help from kind friends, Xander begins to learn that good stewardship means caring wisely for what he has, not keeping everything for himself. Some thing...