Are you innately curious about dynamically inter-operating financial markets? Since the crisis of 2008, there is a need for professionals with more understanding about statistics and data analysis, who can discuss the various risk metrics, particularly those involving extreme events. By providing a resource for training students and professionals in basic and sophisticated analytics, this book meets that need. It offers both the intuition and basic vocabulary as a step towards the financia...

Your comprehensive guide to becoming an expert in JavaScript is “Mastering JavaScript: Advanced Techniques”. This book delves deeply into the advanced concepts and techniques that will empower you to create scalable, reliable, and effective web applications. It is meant for developers who have previously mastered the fundamentals.This book covers all the fundamental subjects required to succeed in contemporary web programming, from the newest ES6+ features to complex design pattern...

Lonely Planet: The world’s leading travel guide publisherLonely Planet Russiais your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Brush up on your Soviet and imperial history in Moscow and St Petersburg, explore European Russia and its gingerbread cottages and golden domes, or lose yourself in the wilds of Siberia and the east -all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the he...

Bennett's narrative blends action and personal drama as the protagonist navigates the complexities of life aboard a submarine, from combat situations to the emotional struggles of being in a confined, high-pressure environment. The novel focuses on the technical aspects of submarine operations, including the role of the periscope in reconnaissance and strategy, while also highlighting the psychological toll that war can have on those who serve.Under the Periscope was part of a broader lite...

In the five years since the first edition of this book published, there has been an accelerated rise in the number and influence of COO roles in the legal sphere. No longer the preserve of the largest national and international firms, mid-tier firms and even New Law and alternative legal service providers are considering a COO as a potential – perhaps even essential – component of law firm management, to achieve increased efficiency, productivity, and meet the demands of a highly competiti...

Step up to the plate and immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of baseball's most captivating stories with From Pine Tar to Perfect Games: 50 Unforgettable Baseball Anecdotes. This collection celebrates the drama, humor, and sheer unpredictability that make America's pastime so beloved.Author Aaron "Ace" Bennett Hayes, a lifelong sports enthusiast with a passion for the unusual, curates fifty of the most memorable and quirky moments in baseball history. From the infamous pine tar i...

The nation's favourite annual guide to the short story, now in its sixth year.Best British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover – or more accurately, by its title. This new series aims to reprint the best short stories published in the previous calendar year by British writers, whether based in the UK or elsewhere. The editor's brief is wide ranging, covering anthologies, collections, magazines, newspapers and web sites, looking for the b...

This booklet is one of a series of downloadable giveaways from Kathmandu & Beyond. The series deals with trekking in Nepal and is based on the author's own trekking experiences and covers the following routes: Annapurna Foothills, Annapurna Base Camp , Around Annapurna, Upper Mustang, Everest Base Camp, and Gokyo Lake.The series also includes a general introduction to trekking in Nepal, dealing with topics such as when best to trek, staying in teahouses, use of guides and porters, ...

Not since C.S. Lewis has a writer so accurately and empathetically described our human condition -- our deep longing for meaning and purpose. Lewis himself called it "the long terrible story of man trying to find something other than God which will make him happy." With fresh insight and authenticity, Thann Bennett invites you to join him on the journey of discovering the one true King. Thann weaves biblical application with personal illustration in a compelling call to action. Bound to be...

"Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord. Repeat them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath remember mercy." —Habakkuk 3:2My Fame, His Fame is a call for believers to heed the example of the prophet Habakkuk by stepping to their watch on the ramparts and calling for a revelation of God’s mighty acts to be repeated in our time. It is an inspiring reminder that our lives are to be lived for one aim: to increase the fam...

The first biography of Bill Withers, the most accidental music supernova, who walked away from fame and never looked back.Bill Withers entered the music fray as hardly an afterthought, rewrote the rules for a decade, earned a fortune, then, unable to square himself with the requisites of the music business, took his leave. When he died in 2019 at eighty-one, he was every bit the mystery he was when he started.Born and raised in Slab Fork, West Virginia—his father a coal min...

The first biography of soul pioneer Isaac Hayes, whose groundbreaking music provided the foundation for hip-hop and a new racial paradigm.Within the stoned soul picnic of Black music icons in the ’60s and ’70s, only one could bill himself without a blush as Moses, demanding liberation for Black men with his notions of life and self—Isaac Lee Hayes Jr., the beautifully sheen, shaded, and chain-spangled acolyte of cool, whose high-toned “lounge music” and proto-rap was soul’s highest...