(Musicians Institute Press). Starting at the elementary level and progressing to advanced techniques, this comprehensive method is like a complete two-year guitar course in book form. It includes over 450 songs and examples, and covers: notes, rhythms, keys, positions, dynamics, syncopation, chord charts, duets, scale forms, phrasing, odd time, and much more. Designed from an Musicians Institute core curriculum program.

Bloomsbury presents The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng, read by David Oakes and Louise-Mai Newberry.LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTIONINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER, NPR, SLATE, THE FINANCIAL TIMES, AND A WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE WORKA NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICEFrom the bestselling author of The Garden of Evening Mists, a spellbinding novel about...

This collection of etudes, written during the 1970's, was composed as a result of Jimmy Wyble's explorations into the musical worlds of counterpoint, harmony and chord melody improvisation for the jazz guitar. The right and left hand fingerings presented in this book were also developed as techniques needed to improvise jazz in two lines. Jimmy uses very standard jazz guitar chord shapes in these etudes; however, these shapes move through the harmony in lines rather than block chord struct...

This book provides an accessible but rigorous introduction to asymptotic theory in parametric statistical models. Asymptotic results for estimation and testing are derived using the “moving alternative” formulation due to R. A. Fisher and L. Le Cam. Later chapters include discussions of linear rank statistics and of chi-squared tests for contingency table analysis, including situations where parameters are estimated from the complete ungrouped data. This book is based on lecture notes prep...

Nanu and Otto are off on a climbing adventure – to the top of Lion Mountain! Otto is a born explorer, just like his grandma, who is brave and bold and can’t resist the urge for adventure. But Nanu is having a forgetting day. She forgets her backpack and the name of the mountain … and then she forgets the way home and leads them deep into the forest. Can Otto be a brave explorer – just like she taught him – and lead their expedition home?

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2023It is 1921 and at Cassowary House in the Straits Settlements of Penang, Robert Hamlyn is a well-to-do lawyer and his steely wife Lesley a society hostess. Their lives are invigorated when Willie, an old friend of Robert's, comes to stay.Willie Somerset Maugham is one of the greatest writers of his day. But he is beleaguered by an unhappy marriage, ill-health and business interests that have gone badly awry. He is also struggling to write....

California is more than beaches, sunshine, and vineyards.Two dozen horror authors are about to drag you into their nightmares, taking you on a wild tour behind the sun-soaked glamour, promising chills and thrills that linger long after the last page. With stories ranging from cosmic to body horror, to the comedic and the strange, Dread Coast: SoCal Horror Tales is a descent into the darkest corners of Southern California. These pages carry the whispers of ...

Andy Russell seems like a typical fourth grader, but in a short period of time his problems have become anything but! A breezy style and engaging characters combine in this series of adventures about a likable, though somewhat befuddled boy who faces his troubles with humor and the help of a delightful assortment of friends and family.

The New York Times–bestselling fantasy series continues as a young boy must face his enemies—and meet his destiny.David Farland's Runelords saga picks up eight years after the events of Lair of Bones. It begins a new chapter in which the narrative focuses on Gaborn's son, Fallion. Gaborn, the Earth King, has been traveling to strange and unknown places. While beyond the edge of the earth, he finally succumbs to the accelerated aging that comes from...

From her life as a slave child who was whipped for stealing a lump of sugar, to her role as a leader in the Underground Railroad, and as a nurse and spy during the Civil War, Harriet Tubman lived a fascinating life that is clearly presented in A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman. This lively biography is well-paced and includes the added feature of brief songs that set the tone of the times. Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in 1818, escaped to freedom in 1838 and became a great leader in...

With an emphasis on his early life and the hardships he overcame, this informative biography offers a clear, authentic introduction to one of the country's most important scientists.

This discounted ebundle includes: The Runelords, Brotherhood of the Wolf, Wizardborn, The Lair of Bones, Sons of the Oak, Worldbinder, The Wyrmling Horde, Chaosbound“The Runelords is a first rate tale, an epic fantasy that more than delivers on its promise. Read it soon and treat yourself to an adventure you won't forget.” —Terry BrooksThe RunelordsYoung Prince Gaborn of Mystarria is travel...