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Color Dictionary & Thesaurus, 3e
$12.95 Add to cartThe third edition of this handy reference features a brand-new layout, with the headwords, phrases, and key synonyms all in a bright, lively color, and the thesaurus entry for each word sitting direct… [more below]
- Author: Livingstone, Charlotte
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 772
- Publish Date: August 13 2010
- ISBN10: 0199579334
- Language: English
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Walk with Me: A Biography of Fannie Lou Hamer
$31.99 Add to cartShe was born the 20th child in a family that had lived in the Mississippi Delta for generations, first as enslaved people and then as sharecroppers. She left school at 12 to pick cotton, as those befo… [more below]
- Author: Larson, Kate Clifford
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 01 2021
- ISBN10: 0190096845
- Language: English
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Christianity
$12.99 Add to cartExploring the cultural and institutional dimensions of Christianity, and tracing its course over two millennia, Linda Woodhead provides a fresh, lively, and candid portrait of Christianity’s past and … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Woodhead, Linda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: November 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0199687749
- Language: English
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Rhetoric: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartRhetoric was once an essential part of western education. Aristotle wrote an important treatise on it and Demosthenes remains famous to this day for his skills as a rhetorician. But skill with rhetori… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Toye, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: May 08 2013
- ISBN10: 0199651361
- Language: English
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Galaxies: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartIn this fascinating Very Short Introduction, popular science writer John Gribben tells the story of our growing understanding of galaxies, from the days before Galileo to our present-day observations … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Gribbin, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: June 02 2008
- ISBN10: 0199234345
- Language: English
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The Absolutely Indispensable Man: Ralph Bunche, the United Nations, and the Fight to End Empire
$40.99 Add to cartA wide-ranging political biography of diplomat, Nobel prize winner, and civil rights leader Ralph Bunche.
A legendary diplomat, scholar, and civil rights leader, Ralph Bunche was one of the most promi- Author: Raustiala, Kal
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 688
- Publish Date: December 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0197602231
- Language: English
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The Arctic: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
The Arctic is demanding global attention. It is warming, melting, and thawing in a manner that threatens fundamental state-change. For communiti- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Dodds, Klaus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: February 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0198819285
- Language: English
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Philosophy of Physics: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
Philosophy of physics is concerned with the deepest theories of modern physics–notably quantum theory, our theories of space, time and symmetry,- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Wallace, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: July 01 2021
- ISBN10: 0198814321
- Language: English
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Viruses: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartbVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring /b
Viruses are everywhere, and as the COVID-19 pandemic has shown, cannot be ignored. From their discovery to the unravelling of their intricate- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Crawford, Dorothy H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: January 26 2023
- ISBN10: 0192865064
- Language: English
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Palatine: An Alternative History of the Caesars
$30.99 Add to cartA unique and entertaining history of the Roman Empire’s first dynasty
14 CE: The first Roman emperor is dead. A second is about to succeed. The Forum of Rome, once fought over so fiercely, has become- Author: Stothard, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 0197555284
- Language: English
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The Cell: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartIn this Very Short Introduction, Terrence Allen and Graham Cowling offer an illuminating account of the nature of cells–their basic structure, forms, division, signaling, and programmed death. Allen … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Allen, Terence
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: November 01 2011
- ISBN10: 0199578753
- Language: English
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Anxiety: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartAre we born with our fears or do we learn them? Why do our fears persist? What purpose does anxiety serve? How common are anxiety disorders, and which treatments are most effective? What’s happening i… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Freeman, Daniel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: July 05 2012
- ISBN10: 0199567158
- Language: English
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The Education of Henry Adams
$14.95 Add to cartAs a journalist, historian, and novelist born into a family that included two past Presidents, Henry Adams was forever focused on the experiences and expectations unique to America. A prompt bestselle… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Adams, Henry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: August 31 2009
- ISBN10: 0199552363
- Language: English
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The Meaning of Life: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThe phrase “the meaning of life” for many seems a quaint notion fit for satirical mauling by Monty Python or Douglas Adams. But in this spirited Very Short Introduction, famed critic Terry Eagleton ta… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Eagleton, Terry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: June 30 2008
- ISBN10: 0199532176
- Language: English
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The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789
$28.99 Add to cartThe first book to appear in the illustrious Oxford History of the United States, this critically acclaimed volume–a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize–offers an unsurpassed history of the Revolutionary… [more below]
- Series: Oxford History of the United States (Paperback)
- Author: Middlekauff, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 752
- Publish Date: March 09 2007
- ISBN10: 019531588X
- Language: English
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The Illustrated Art of War
$34.99 Add to cartWith well over a million copies sold, Sun Tzu’s The Art of War is a true masterpiece, a series of brilliant aphorisms that illuminate the planning and conduct of war. Now this classic work is availabl… [more below]
- Author: Sun Tzu
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 15 2005
- ISBN10: 019518999X
- Language: English
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Critical Theory: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartCritical theory emerged in the 1920s from the work of the Frankfurt School, the circle of German-Jewish academics who sought to diagnose — and, if at all possible, cure — the ills of society, partic… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Bronner, Stephen Eric
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 20 2017
- ISBN10: 0190692677
- Language: English
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American Cultural History: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThe iconic images of Uncle Sam and Marilyn Monroe, or the “fireside chats” of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the oratory of Martin Luther King, Jr.: these are the words, images, and sounds that populate Am… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Avila, Eric
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: August 14 2018
- ISBN10: 0190200588
- Language: English
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The U.S. Congress: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartDonald A. Ritchie, a congressional historian for forty years, takes readers on a fascinating, behind-the-scenes tour of Capitol Hill, pointing out the key players, explaining their behavior, and trans… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Ritchie, Donald A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: December 15 2022
- ISBN10: 0197620787
- Language: English
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Fungi: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThe variety of the mycological world is far greater than most people imagine. Tens of thousands of fungal species have been described and many more are known only from the abundance of their genes in … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Money, Nicholas P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: April 01 2016
- ISBN10: 0199688788
- Language: English
