Tells the story of the author's quest to discover Brunetto Latini's legacy, through his influence on Dante Alighieri, his famous pupil.

Garret Jansen is a young introspective infantryman who has just arrived as a Replacement in the European Theater of Operations (ETO) in the winter of 1945. He is assigned to the 311th Infantry Regiment of the 78th Infantry Division (aka the 78th Lightning Division). Jansen is a simple farm boy with an 8th-grade education from South Dakota who grew up during The Great Depression. What Jansen does not know is that he was about to be thrust into one of the most pivotal battles of the later st...

How often do you hear a doctor saying doctors need to be more accountable, Medicare needs more support and family medicine deserves more respect? Dissident Doctor bristles with refreshingly frank criticisms from inside the health sector, and its author is not just any doctor but a distinguished scientific researcher, veteran medical administrator, Professor Emeritus, recipient of the Order of Canada and lifelong gadfly.In Dissident Doctor, Michael C. Klein intersp...

In the past two decades, new modeling efforts have gradually incorporated more molecular and structural detail in response to environmental and technical interests. Molecular Modeling in Heavy Hydrocarbon Conversions introduces a systematic molecule-based modeling approach with a system of chemical engineering software tools that can automate the e

A young economic professor's adventures in his quest for a tenure-track position and a well-balanced life.David Fox (Ph.D. Economics, Columbia, Visiting Assistant Professor at Kester College, Knittersville, New York) is having a stressful year. He has a temporary position at a small college in a small town miles from everything except Albany. His students have never read Freakonomics. He thinks he is getting the hang of teaching, but a smart and beautiful ...

An analysis of the operation and consequences of exchange rate regimes in an era of increasing international interdependence.The exchange rate is sometimes called the most important price in a highly globalized world. A country's choice of its exchange rate regime, between government-managed fixed rates and market-determined floating rates has significant implications for monetary policy, trade, and macroeconomic outcomes, and is the subject of both academic and po...

Departing from the traditional German school of music theorists, Michael Klein injects a unique French critical theory perspective into the framework of music and meaning. Using primarily Lacanian notions of the symptom, that unnamable jouissance located in the unconscious, and the registers of subjectivity (the Imaginary, the Symbolic Order, and the Real), Klein explores how we understand music as both an artistic form created by "the subject" and an artistic expression of a culture that ...

For the first time, a book exists that compiles all the information candidates need to apply for their first Public relations counselors job, or to apply for a better job.What you'll find especially helpful are the worksheets. It is so much easier to write about a work experience using these outlines. It ensures that the narrative will follow a logical structure and reminds you not to leave out the most important points. With this book, you'll be able to revise your application int...

This instructional atlas addresses the issues of patient selection, and looks at how to choose the appropriate implant design. It also provides step-by-step instructions for the technique of implantation through detailed illustrations. Coverage includes diagnosis, determination of the treatment plan, surgical principles, surgical procedure, patient follow-up and care.

A quarter of a million readers have relaxed in the workplace thanks to author Darrin Zeer and now it’s your turn. This three-book bundle includes Office Yoga, Travel Yoga, and Everyday Calm and it contains all the strategies and stretches you need to reclaim your workplace calm. Office Yoga brings the ancient Indian art to the modern-day office with a fully illustrated, easy-to-use guide offering 75 stress-relieving stretches perfect for the cube environ...

TMLR is becoming a very popular indirect method of revascularization which will probably become yet another accepted technique for treating coronary artery disease. The articles included in this publication have all been written by experts and not only describe the technique itself but also give the first comprehensive survey on the pathological, physiological, laser technological and surgical basis necessary to understand this approach. Physicians who treat patients with coronary artery d...

This revised and expanded second edition guides users through the many complex issues and controversies surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) and its growing impact on business, technology, medicine, and everyday activities in America and around the world.This resource explains theories and innovations driving AI research and debate; presents criticisms and defenses of the development, regulation, and real-world implications of AI technology in its many forms; a...