Oxford University Press
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The Holy Roman Empire: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartVoltaire’s description of the Holy Roman Empire as “neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire” is often cited to underline its worthlessness. German historians traditionally despised it because it had al… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Whaley, Joachim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 01 2018
- ISBN10: 0198748760
- Language: English
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The Future: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartFrom the beginning of time, humans have been driven by both a fear of the unknown and a curiosity to know. We have always yearned to know what lies ahead, whether threat or safety, scarcity or abundan… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Gidley, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: June 01 2017
- ISBN10: 0198735286
- Language: English
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Computer Science: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartOver the past sixty years, the spectacular growth of the technologies associated with the computer is visible for all to see and experience. Yet, the science underpinning this technology is less visib… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Dasgupta, Subrata
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: June 01 2016
- ISBN10: 0198733461
- Language: English
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Aristophanes: Frogs and Other Plays: A New Verse Translation, with Introduction and Notes
$13.95 Add to cartAristophanes is the only surviving representative of Greek Old Comedy, an exuberant form of festival drama which flourished in Athens during the fifth century BC. One of the most original playwrights … [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics
- Author: Aristophanes
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: February 01 2017
- ISBN10: 0192824090
- Language: English
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The United Nations: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartAfter seven decades of existence has the UN become obsolete? Is it ripe for retirement? As Jussi Hanhim?i proves in the second edition of this Very Short Introduction, the answer is no. In the second … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Hanhim?ki, Jussi M
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 02 2015
- ISBN10: 0190222700
- Language: English
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Climate Change: What Everyone Needs to Know
$18.95 Add to cart“This is, for my money, the best single-source primer on the state of climate change.” – New York Magazine
“The right book at the right time: accessible, comprehensive, unflinching, humane.” – The Dai- Series: What Everyone Needs to Knowrg
- Author: Romm, Joseph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0197647138
- Language: English
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Radicalization to Terrorism: What Everyone Needs to Know(r)
$19.95 Add to cartTerrorism and radicalization came to the forefront of news and politics in the US after the unforgettable attacks of September 11th, 2001. When George W. Bush famously asked “Why do they hate us?,” th… [more below]
- Series: What Everyone Needs to Know
- Author: Moskalenko, Sophia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 01 2020
- ISBN10: 0190862580
- Language: English
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Early Music: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartFrom Gregorian chant to Bach’s Brandenburg Concerti, the music of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods is both beautiful and intriguing, expanding our horizons as it nourishes our souls. In … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Kelly, Thomas Forrest
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: April 25 2011
- ISBN10: 0199730768
- Language: English
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High on God: How Megachurches Won the Heart of America
$28.99 Add to cart“God is like a drug, a high, [I] can’t wait for the next hit.” This direct quote from a megachurch member speaking about his experience of God might be dismissed as some sort of spiritually-induced dr… [more below]
- Author: Wellman, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 11 2020
- ISBN10: 0199827710
- Language: English
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Infectious Disease: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Read moreAs doctors and biologists have learned, to their dismay, infectious disease is a moving target: new diseases emerge every year, old diseases evolve into new forms, and ecological and socioeconomic uph… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Bolker, Benjamin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: August 01 2015
- ISBN10: 0199688931
- Language: English
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Structural Engineering
$12.99 Add to cartHave you ever wondered how it’s possible to build a skyscraper, a big bridge, a jumbo jet, or a cruise liner?
Everything has structure. Structure is the difference between a random pile of components- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Blockley, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: November 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0199671931
- Language: English
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The Collected Poems
$12.95 Add to cart“A Greek gentleman in a straw hat, standing absolutely motionless at a slight angle to the universe.” E. M. Forster’s famous description of C. P. Cavafy–the most widely known and best loved modern Gr… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Cavafy, C. P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: August 31 2009
- ISBN10: 0199555958
- Language: English
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John Keats: The Major Works
$18.95 Add to cartThis authoritative edition was originally published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode. It brings together a unique combination of Keats’s poetry and … [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Keats, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: February 15 2009
- ISBN10: 0199554889
- Language: English
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Writing Alone and with Others
$23.99 Add to cartFor more than a quarter of a century, Pat Schneider has helped writers find and liberate their true voices. She has taught all kinds–the award winning, the struggling, and those who have been silence… [more below]
- Author: Schneider, Pat
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 390
- Publish Date: August 28 2003
- ISBN10: 019516573X
- Language: English
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The Soviet Union: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Read moreThe Soviet Union at its height occupied one sixth of the world’s land mass, encompassed fifteen republics, and stretched across eleven different time zones. More than twice the size of the United Stat… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Lovell, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: September 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0199238480
- Language: English
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The European Union: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThe European Union (EU) stands out as a fascinatingly unique political organization. On the one hand, it has shown the potential for developing deep and wide-ranging cooperation between member states,… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Pinder, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: March 30 2018
- ISBN10: 0198808852
- Language: English
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Monasticism: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartMonasticism is a social and religious phenomenon which originated in antiquity and which still remains relevant in the twenty-first century. But what, exactly, is it, and how is it distinguished from … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Davis, Stephen J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: April 01 2018
- ISBN10: 0198717644
- Language: English
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An Uncommon Soldier: The Civil War Letters of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, Alias Pvt. Lyons Wakeman, 153rd Regiment, New York State Volunteers, 1
$16.98 Add to cart“I don’t know how long before i shall have to go into the field of battle. For my part i don’t care. I don’t feel afraid to go. I don’t believe there are any Rebel’s bullet made for me yet.”–Pvt. Lyo… [more below]
- Author: Wakeman, Sarah Rosetta
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: February 29 1996
- ISBN10: 0195102436
- Language: English
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Anglicanism: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartWhat is Anglicanism? How is it different from other forms of Christianity, and how did it come to have so many different versions throughout the world? Although originally united by location and a com… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Chapman, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: July 27 2006
- ISBN10: 0192806939
- Language: English
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The Jamestown Brides: The Story of England’s Maids for Virginia
$34.99 Add to cartJamestown, England’s first real foothold in the New World, was fraught with danger — from starvation and disease to violent skirmishes between colonists and the native populations. Mortality rates we… [more below]
- Author: Potter, Jennifer
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: June 03 2019
- ISBN10: 0190942630
- Language: English
