The Pianist's Guide to Scale Mastery

Scales and arpeggios can often be the biggest cause of frustration and boredom for even the most accomplished pianist. In this book, classical pianist and teacher Lewis Kesterton will help you develop a theoretical understanding of the scales you play, whilst offering practical and easy to follow ideas to help revolutionise your learning and help you improve scalic passages in all of your playing. After using the exercises in this book, you can expect to deliver far more confident, musical, and less boring scales and arpeggios!
Read detailed explanations of the theory behind your scales, giving you a better understanding of how many of the patterns in piano music are formed!
Explore the anthology of scales and arpeggios to discover a huge range of exciting and lesser-known scales. Use the detailed fingering suggestions to help you navigate the plethora of patterns!
Try out a wide variety of exercises to make your practice more interesting and reap higher rewards, with scannable links to demonstrative videos.

Up Up and On My Way! Journey to the Top

Are you ready to unleash your potential and take it to the next level? Spending over 43 years working in the professional world for more than 40 hours a week is a common reality. Yet, there are certain secrets and truths that are often left unspoken – the kind that can make or break your career.What if you are given a comprehensive overview of the different scenarios in that daily life, the various working environments available, and the shortcuts to learning techniques, soft skills, and managing people? What if you could obtain advice on how to strategize your career development and progression?This book is a culmination of years of professional experience, in-depth research, and collaboration with top managers and executives from various functions and industries. It offers insights for maximizing your potential and achieving success in your career journey.It offers a pragmatic approach to acquiring essential skills, interpersonal abilities, and leadership capabilities. It encompasses a diverse range of topics, from overcoming challenges to navigating salary discussions, advancing your career, and pinpointing your aspirations at various stages of professional development. Learn from real-life examples acquired through years of experience and well-researched strategies.This is a highly recommended book for young professionals, new managers, and professionals seeking career development, those on the brink of making career decisions, or those looking to reinvent themselves. It provides a great overview of the professional world and offers a smart, savvy roadmap to conquer it.

Being a Sport Parent

We are sport psychologists, sport parents and retired athletes. We have experienced the ups and the downs, the cheers of excitement and the tears of disappointment that youth sport brings. Being a sport parent is a challenging job, and how we respond to our child’s sporting experiences has a huge influence on how they interpret them. We want them to enjoy sport, to develop life skills, and reach their potential, but it can be hard to know what to say or do at times.

We wrote this book because we felt there was a lack of support for sport parents. We have heard so many stories of how parents have been criticised, judged, or ignored as they have tried to do their best to help their child’s dreams come true. This is not a “how to be the best sport parent” manual – sport parenting is not a competition, although some parents have turned it into a competitive sport! You are already a brilliant sport parent – your child would not be achieving the sporting enjoyment and success they are if it wasn’t for your commitment, passion, and belief. We bring together personal stories from youth sport with scientific research and professional experiences to develop your sport parenting skills. Suggesting strategies that can boost athletic performance, enhance wellbeing, and strengthen family relationships.

Perhaps one day parents will be awarded medals for their children’s performances, but for now we in the sport parent community salute the team behind the team!

The Future of Mankind: In All Things a Happy Medium

As mankind is moving onto the next stage of its evolution, spiritual maturity in order to reach balance, which will be a golden age, human beings will have to choose, with a united voice, to transcend the current paradigm of division and violence. It is thus paramount that each individual understands his or her role for the advent of this future. There are decisions to be made at two levels: collective action and individual action. At the collective level, we must end wars and rethink some legalizations.

At the individual level, which is the main focus of this book, emphasis is put on each person’s ability to contribute to collective progress by listening to one’s inner voice and by overcoming the social constructions that enchain people’s minds. Often times, different fears prevent us from being ourselves and different preconceived ideas lead us to believe that there might not be enough resources for all or that others might be an obstacle to our wellbeing. The author is inviting the reader to overcome these personal challenges in order for all of us to feel better.

Fascinating Stories

This book is designed to fully prepare and equip the student with the necessary learning tools in the English language required for his/her secondary education journey. Special emphasis is placed on vocabulary, grammar, memory, tenses, and punctuation with a view of moulding and shaping students with the perfect understanding of the Queen’s language from the British perspective. In this regard each topic in this interesting book is purposefully laid out for the student to read carefully before answering questions at the end; knowing the meanings of certain selected words, filling in missing words and being tested on summarisation of topic. In short, this book is the ultimate medium in testing a student’s comprehensive capabilities going forward.

Relatable Management Tips

This book contains simple business management principles that the author wishes they had been told when they were embarking on their management career.

These simple business management tips, idioms and sayings:

• could revolutionise and standardise corporate language;
• consolidate decades of management experience and leadership courses, to assist busy new managers; and
• will continue to be applicable to various situations in business and organizations, well into the future.

The highly experienced, recognized and qualified author seeks to:

• save new managers from embarrassment and frustration;
• assist managers to be more productive; and
• equip managers with common sense, practical, business management principles, to guide their decision making and actions on a daily basis.

From Lagos to London

From Lagos to London: An African Immigrant’s Guide to Property Prosperity charts a remarkable journey of resilience and triumph. In this captivating memoir, Funmi Anu Bankole takes us on a rollercoaster ride through her life, from the highs of success in the competitive world of real estate to the devastating lows brought on by the global financial crisis of 2007/2008.

Through personal anecdotes and invaluable insights, Funmi reveals the secrets to her incredible bounce-back story. She reveals how she transformed her three-bedroom house into a thriving residential care home for vulnerable individuals and provides a wealth of resources and advice for anyone looking to follow in her footsteps. Whether you dream of entering the property market with a limited deposit or aspire to start a domiciliary care agency, Funmi’s wisdom and experience will guide you every step of the way. This moving and empowering memoir is a beacon of hope for aspiring entrepreneurs, immigrants, and anyone facing adversity on their path to success. Funmi’s journey is a testament to the power of perseverance and the boundless potential within each and everyone of us. Her story is proof that recovery is not a matter of chance but a result of proven principles that anyone can apply for transformative, demonstrable results. Beyond property and business insights, Funmi delves into the impact of mental health on entrepreneurs, helping readers to discover their true selves and unlock their full potential. From Lagos to London is more than just a guide to property investing; it’s a compelling narrative of resilience, hope, and the unwavering belief that no setback is insurmountable. Funmi’s journey will leave you inspired and motivated to pursue your own path to prosperity.

Held by a Thread

What was your experience of art in school? Was it all doilies, cheap paint, and crusty brushes? Or was it better than that but you still wondered why it seemed to be the runt of the educational litter. In this humorous, engaging, and thought-provoking book, Anna Cutler, a leading figure in art education, takes you on a journey through her personal experiences and reflections on the value of art in schools. By the end you’ll come to realise that the stakes are surprisingly high for the social, emotional, and intellectual development of our children. It is an impassioned plea to nourish, within and beyond schools, the one resource that will never run out: the human capacity to create.

“Engagingly informal and on a take-it-or-leave-it basis, this wise and witty book can be absorbed quite effortlessly in one sitting. It leaves you with the sense that you’ve enjoyed one-on-one tuition from the favourite teacher you never had.” Dr Shane Kinghorn, Manchester Metropolitan University.

“I learned a great deal reading this book and laughed in all the right places. It is a powerful, persuasive ‘Call to Arts’.” Andrew McGuinness, author.

Bring Me Success Please

As a result of witnessing project management resource and capability gaps within small medium-sized enterprises, Bring Me Success Please is created and written by Liza Lee for businesses without dedicated project managers and for individuals who want to develop and apply project management capability to their projects.Bring Me Success Please lays out critical ingredients for taking control of your projects and makes it very clear that implementing projects without project management capability can be problematic.Bring Me Success Please takes you on a journey to transform your project and accelerate your journey to bringing success to your project. It provides step-by-step guidance and knowledge in the practical application of project management principles to small medium-sized enterprises and individuals, so that you can successfully complete your projects from start to finish confidently.

Central Bank Conmen

Where does money come from? This provocative question lies at the heart of a compelling narrative that delves into the intricate world of finance and governance. The book exposes the absolute monopoly held by governments in the creation of money, a process often shrouded in mystery and misconception. It reveals how governments, regardless of their form – be it empires, kingdoms, democracies, dictatorships, or other structures – have historically manipulated the money creation process.The narrative unfolds to show how governments, under the guise of independence, instruct central banks to generate money, thereby profiting the government at the expense of its citizens. This deception is likened to historical practices where Kings and Emperors debased precious metal coins for personal gain. In today’s digital age, the technique has evolved, but the essence remains the same: governments create money digitally and introduce it as an unrepayable debt, effectively siphoning value and wealth from the populace.This insightful book not only uncovers the hidden mechanics of monetary systems but also sheds light on the real losers in this game: everyday individuals like you and me. It’s a revealing exploration of how financial systems and governmental policies intertwine, impacting the wealth and well-being of global citizens.

Hessdalen Lights

Nestled 300 km north of Oslo lies the quaint valley of Hessdalen, home to unique sightings that have puzzled residents and scientists alike. Regular phenomena light up the skies – but are these mysterious lights a portal for communicating with inhabited worlds beyond Earth? For over 30 years, research teams have studied the phenomena yet the secrets of Hessdalen persist.

This book explores deeper questions sparked by the valley’s unexplained occurrences. Is Earth an ordinary cosmic body among millions, or somehow unique? We know life emerged nearly four billion years ago but still do not fully grasp the physical and chemical processes enabling this. With expanding resources to study space, might we someday soon detect signatures of extraterrestrial life, whether in our solar system or on distant exoplanets?

The final part invites philosophical reflection on the acute fragility of our biosphere and humanity’s place in the vast Universe. As an astrophysicist at the University of Picardie Jules Verne in France, the author weaves empirical science and speculative inquiry to probe Hessdalen’s confounding lights, the exceptional nature of Earth, and the environmental precariousness of this rare life-sustaining planet.

How to Curb Climate Change?

In the eye-opening exploration, How to Curb Climate Change?, readers embark on a remarkable voyage through time to uncover the astonishing transformation of the Sahara and the Middle East, evolving from fertile landscapes into unforgiving deserts within a mere seven centuries.

This captivating book takes readers on an enlightening journey, revealing the pivotal role played by Neolithic societies in shaping the global climate. With the emergence of large-scale agriculture and animal husbandry, ancient civilizations flourished, seemingly unaware of the ecological consequences of their actions. As suspicions arise regarding the rapid desertification, this thought-provoking narrative investigates the interplay between exponential population growth, abusive land use, and the alarming shift towards aridity.

The initial chapters transport readers to the heart of the Neolithic era, where they bear witness to the profound influence these early inhabitants wielded over the world’s climate systems. By skilfully manipulating vegetation, they triggered permanent changes in the intensity and trajectory of prevailing moist winds, ultimately fuelling the expansion of deserts in the Northern Hemisphere.

Building upon this revelatory premise, the subsequent sections of the book unveil a compelling proposal grounded in a deep understanding of Earth’s climatic mechanisms. As the spectre of global warming looms ominously, the author outlines a visionary approach to harness the power of these ongoing climate changes for the betterment of our planet. This revolutionary method revolves around directing and redirecting the flow of humid winds, ingeniously channelling them deep into the heartlands of continents. The result? A remarkable renaissance, where the deserts of the Northern Hemisphere are revitalized and transformed into lush, green landscapes once more.

Challenging conventional wisdom, How to Curb Climate Change provides a wide-ranging revaluation of our relationship with the environment and acknowledging the profound impact we have on Earth’s delicate equilibrium. This remarkable book serves as an urgent call to action, reminding us of the transformative potential humanity possesses in curbing climate change and forging a sustainable future. Prepare to be inspired, enlightened, and equipped with the knowledge needed to embark on this critical journey towards global environmental restoration.