What kind of duty do we have to try to stop other people doing wrong? The question is intelligible in just about any culture, but few of them seek to answer it in a rigourous fashion. The most striking exception is found in the Islamic tradition, where 'commanding right' and 'forbidding wrong' is a [...]
Michael Cookâs magisterial study in Islamic ethics, Commanding Right and Forbidding Wrong in Islamic Thought, was published to much acclaim in 2001. It was described by one reviewer as a masterpiece. In that book, the author reflected on the Islamic injunction, incumbent on every Muslim, to for[...]
Suitable for engineers involved in various aspects of aerospace, this book brings together the essential professional reference content from leading international contributors in the field. It covers topics ranging from structural components of aircraft, design and airworthiness to aerodynamics and [...]
Canadian-born filmmaker and photographer John Cook (1935-2001) was one the key figures in the "Austrian New Wave" of the 1970s. A maverick, Cook almost single-handedly introduced a type of freewheeling auteur cinema reminiscent of both Italian neorealism and the works of the French nouvelle vague. T[...]
Koranen har udgjort en bemærkelsesværdigt stabil kerne i en religiøs tradition, der nu er i sit femtende århundrede. Michael Cooks korte introduktion til Koranen behandler både Koranens betydning i den moderne verden og i den traditionelle islam og sammenholder den med andre hellige bøger og k[...]
"An essential volume" ("Publishers Weekly") from the cutting-edge new generation of Dead Sea Scroll scholars--the most reader-friendly and comprehensive translation of the Scrolls ever published.[...]
The study of flight dynamics requires a thorough understanding of the theory of the stability and control of aircraft, an appreciation of flight control systems and a grounding in the theory of automatic control. Flight Dynamics Principles is a student focused text and provides easy access to all th[...]
Challenging the conventional wisdom that Americans are less engaged than ever in national life and the democratic process, "Talking Together" paints the most comprehensive portrait available of public deliberation in the United States and explains why it is important to America's future. The authors[...]
Titles: Toccata (G. Frescobaldi/G. Cassado/D. Preucil); 2-4: Concerto in Bb Minor (2-Allegro, 3-Andante, 4-Allegro) (A. Vivaldi/D. Preucil); 5: Song Without Words, Op. 109 (F. Mendelssohn/D. Preucil); 6-7: Sonata in D Major (for Violin and Piano) (6-Sarabande (Largo), 7-Tambourin (Allegro vivace) (J[...]
Join premier chefs Anna and Michael Olson as they entertain at home. Anna and Michael Olson Cook at Home invites readers into the home kitchen of Ontario's premier chefs Anna and Michael Olson where they offer practical and often humorous advice on cooking and entertaining, and share their culinary[...]