Is Leo Strauss truly an intellectual forebear of neoconservatism and a powerful force in shaping Bush administration foreign policy? "The Truth about Leo Strauss" puts this question to rest, revealing for the first time how the popular media came to perpetuate an oversimplified view of a complex and[...]
Forty years after the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, the goal of sustainable development continues via the Rio+20 conference in 2012. This book will enable a broad readership to understand what has been achieved in the past forty years and what hasn't. It shows the [...]
This timely book answers complex and perplexing questions raised by Wall Street's role in the financial crisis. What are the economic and moral connections between Wall Street and the overall economy? How did we arrive at this point in history where our most powerful financial institutions thwart ra[...]
Diving Science is specifically designed for divers, marine and sports medicine specialists and exercise physiologists. This book blends theoretical and scientific aspects with practical and directly applicable diving physiology and medical information. The text is divided into three clear sections: [...]
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[...]