As the 1960s ended, Herbie Hancock embarked on a grand creative experiment. Having just been dismissed from the celebrated Miles Davis Quintet, he brought a new group of musicians together into what would become a revolutionary band. Taking the Swahili name Mwandishi, the group would go on to play s[...]

Most business leaders struggle mightily when transitioning from working in the U.S. or any modern country to working in Shanghai, Dubai, Nairobi or Pune. Despite organizational efforts to facilitate this transition through training and coaching, leaders often find themselves bewildered and frustrate[...]

Anarchism and Moral Philosophy is a timely collection of original essays, covering the chronological and ideological spectrum of anarchist thought. Reflections of anarchism's classical thinkers, such as Pierre-Joseph Proudhon and Peter Kropotkin, are found alongside discussions of Aristotelian virtu[...]

In this guide to sound reinforcement alignment and design, Bob McCarthy shares his expert knowledge and effective methodology from years of teaching audio professionals. Written in a clear and easy-to-read style and illustrated with color diagrams and screenshots throughout, McCarthy's unique guide [...]

In an easy-to-grasp, holistic manner Mastering Audio: The Art and the Science, Third Edition unravels the technical mysteries that regularly challenge audio engineers. Including practical tips and real world experiences, Bob Katz explains the technical detail of the subject in his informative and hu[...]

In Bob Dylan: Through Time, writer, musician and filmmaker Chris Wade goes through the whole of Dylan's long and winding career; from the classics albums and the overlooked gems, to the misunderstood films and his astonishing paintings. There are also a wide variety of interviews and Q and As with D[...]

This work covers in an integrated fashion the complete route from corporate knowledge management, through knowledge analysis and engineering, to the design and implementation of knowledge-intensive information systems.[...]

Accessible and essential coverage of today's challenging, speculative, cutting-edge science from Quanta Magazine.These stories reveal the latest efforts to untangle the mysteries of the universe. Bringing together the best and most interesting science stories appearing in Quanta Magazine over the pa[...]

'The Little Book of Big Management Theories' cuts through all the noise and the waffle and gives managers access to the very best theories and models that they know they should know, but haven't had time to learn - yet. Over 100 of the key management and leadership theories from some of the world's [...]

Arising from the work of a pastoral team in a hospice, this book is an invitation to reflect on what happens in our innermost being when we listen to another person in need. The lived experience of a hospice chaplain, dialogues with different parts of the self and an imaginative approach to the Bibl[...]