Cader Idris, one of the highest mountains in southern Eryri (Snowdonia) Wales, rich in mythological and historical associations. Cader Idris has always held a strong attraction to visual artists, despite this, Cader Idris and the Artists is the first book to discuss the artistic depiction of the mountain, from the 1760s to the present day.

A quintessentially historic land that is being redefined by modernity!Achieving independence in 1918, Poland is a fascinating country with people that have a strong sense of community. The history of the nation goes back to the 10th century when its pagan inhabitants began to embrace Christianity. The country has experienced periods of profound transition that brought with them profound change including the Nazi Occupation in the late 1930s and fallout from communi...

An exotic land of wonder and mystery comes alive.If you desire to travel to Slovakia, you desire to experience history in all its splendor and magnificent colors. With the great turmoil that has beset upon the region in the past century, the country has remained largely unscathed. With its many castles and landscape right out of a fantasy novel, you are sure to be inspired by a profound sense of being one with the bygone times.This book was written for you ...

'Baking connects good people and lets them understand each other no matter what language they speak.' - ANNA MAKIEVSKAInspired by the resilient spirit of Anna Makievska and The Bakehouse, Kyiv, who have continued to bake day and night throughout the conflict, Knead Peace is a unique collection of beautiful bakes in support of Ukraine. Donated by esteemed bakeries from across the globe, they include sweet and savoury breads, indulgent cakes and cookies, and...

Have you ever heard a tune so great you’d spend your whole life trying to find it again?The legendary follow up to Junglist, Bass Instinct takes us on odyssey across '90s London as a young black man and his extended family of friends, colleagues and fellow bike couriers navigate love, sex, work, partying and the quest for the perfect bassline- all soundtracked by deep cuts from the decades essential R&B.Bass Instinct’s raw and gri...

Canada has over-promised and under-delivered on climate change, setting weak goals and allowing carve-outs, exceptions, and exemptions to undermine its climate policies. Why, in an era when climate change is front of mind for so many people, have we failed to make progress? This question has been the source of heated debate across the political spectrum. In Picking Up the Slack, Andrew Green draws together different perspectives on the challenge facing Canada to offer an accessibl...

Competition to study English Literature at university is now tougher than ever before. How can you make sure your application stands out?What is expected of you at university? How will you adapt to the changes in teaching, learning and lifestyle?The world of English Literature is an unfamiliar yet exciting one, and clear guidance on how to cope with the demands of university-level study is essential if you want to succeed.Andrew Green takes you from the A level/scho...

When improvising, what your mind hears is more often than not determined by what your body can reproduce on your instrument. Much of your conception as an improviser is determined by your technique. If you can't play certain types of ideas, you are simply not going to conceive of them while you are improvising. Even if you could, it wouldn't matter, since you couldn't play them anyway. This book presents serious chops-building technical studies for single note lines and chords. Plus, the e...

Have you been chosen to chair a group or a meeting for the first time?In the Chair is a practical, up-to-date and comprehensive guide to how to become the successful Chair of any body, whether it's the organisation you work for, a community group or charity, or a public or company Board. What qualities and skills do you need? How should you approach your group and its members? How should you prepare for and conduct meetings? How do you arrive at decisions, and cope with di...

The complete and practical guide to one of the hottest topics in quantitative financeDeep learning, that is, the use of deep neural networks, is now one of the hottest topics amongst quantitative analysts. Deep Learning in Quantitative Finance provides a comprehensive treatment of deep learning and describes a wide range of applications in mainstream quantitative finance. Inside, you’ll find over ten chapters which apply deep learning to multiple use cases...

This book explores the practice of teaching secondary English, engaging teachers with theory and policies to enable them to reflect on their processes.

For guitarists, the technical learning curve for improvisation is fairly steep. For this reason, it is important to find multiple uses for the musical structures that you learn to execute. This approach decreases the learning curve considerably. This book and accompanying audio show you how to expand your improvisational vocabulary by combining small, easily identifiable melodic ideas (structures) into longer, more complex lines. The material is written in standard notation. Includes acces...