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Languages: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Read moreHow many languages are there? Are new languages still being discovered? Why are so many languages disappearing? In this Very Short Introduction, eminent linguist Stephen Anderson addresses such questi… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Anderson, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: September 07 2012
- ISBN10: 0199590591
- Language: English
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Causation
$12.99 Add to cartCausation is the most fundamental connection in the universe. Without it, there would be no science or technology. There would be no moral responsibility either, as none of our thoughts would be conne… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Mumford, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: January 01 2014
- ISBN10: 019968443X
- Language: English
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The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge
$15.95 Add to cart‘An indescribable, aching, futile longing for myself’
The young Danish aristocrat Malte Laurids Brigge has been left rootless by the early death of his parents. Now living in Paris, Malte begins to re- Series: Oxford World’s Classics
- Author: Rilke, Rainer Maria
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: July 01 2016
- ISBN10: 0199646031
- Language: English
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Muhammad: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartAs the founder of Islam, a religion with over one billion followers, Muhammad is beyond all doubt one of the most influential figures in world history. But learning about his life and understanding hi… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Brown, Jonathan A. C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 15 2011
- ISBN10: 0199559287
- Language: English
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The Plays and Fragments
$10.95 Add to cartThe greatest writer of Greek New Comedy and the founding father of European comedy, Menander (c.341-290 BC) wrote over one hundred plays, of which only one complete play and substantial fragments of o… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Menander
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: July 15 2008
- ISBN10: 019954073X
- Language: English
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Collected Poems
$13.95 Add to cartRimbaud is the enfant terrible of French literature, the precocious genius whose extraordinary poetry is revolutionary in its visionary, hallucinatory content and its often liberated forms. He wrote a… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Rimbaud, Arthur
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: January 15 2010
- ISBN10: 0199538956
- Language: English
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Drugs: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThe twentieth century saw a remarkable upsurge of research on drugs, with major advances in the treatment of bacterial and viral infections, heart disease, stomach ulcers, cancer, and metal illnesses…. [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Iversen, Les
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: September 01 2016
- ISBN10: 0198745796
- Language: English
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Gravity: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartGravity is one of the four fundamental interactions that exist in nature. It also has the distinction of being the oldest, weakest, and most difficult force to quantize. Understanding gravity is not o… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Clifton, Timothy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: April 01 2017
- ISBN10: 0198729146
- Language: English
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Continental Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartIn this enlightening new Very Short Introduction, Simon Critchley shows us that Continental philosophy encompasses a distinct set of philosophical traditions and practices, with a compelling range of … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions #43
- Author: Critchley, Simon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: June 07 2001
- ISBN10: 192853597
- Language: English
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Habermas: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartJ?gen Habermas is the most renowned living German philosopher. This book aims to give a clear and readable overview of his philosophical work. It analyzes both the theoretical underpinnings of Haberma… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Finlayson, Gordon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: August 25 2005
- ISBN10: 0192840959
- Language: English
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Guide to the Lakes
$12.95 Add to cartWilliam Wordsworth’s Guide to the Lakes gives a first-hand account of his feelings about the unique countryside that was the source of his inspiration. He addresses concerns that are relevant today, s… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics
- Author: Wordsworth, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 20 2023
- ISBN10: 0198848099
- Language: English
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Garden History: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartGardens take many forms, and have a variety of functions. They can serve as spaces of peace and tranquility, a way to cultivate wildlife, or as places to develop agricultural resources. Globally, gard… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Campbell, Gordon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: April 28 2019
- ISBN10: 0199689873
- Language: English
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On the Soul: And Other Psychological Works
$14.95 Add to cart“…the more honourable animals have been allotted a more honourable soul…”
What is the nature of the soul? It is this question that Aristotle sought to answer in De Anima (On the Soul). In doing so- Series: Oxford World’s Classics
- Author: Aristotle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: July 24 2018
- ISBN10: 019958821X
- Language: English
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All’s Well That Ends Well: The Oxford Shakespeare
$10.95 Add to cartUsually classified as a “problem comedy,” All’s Well that Ends Well is a psychologically disturbing presentation of an aggressive, designing woman and a reluctant husband wooed by trickery. In her int… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Shakespeare, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 15 2009
- ISBN10: 0199537127
- Language: English
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Psychoanalysis: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartSince its inception, psychoanalysis has been hailed as a revolutionary theory of how the mind works, whilst some of its ideas such as the Oedipus complex have become part of everyday conversation. In … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Pick, Daniel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: December 01 2015
- ISBN10: 0199226814
- Language: English
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The History of Chemistry: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartFrom man’s first exploration of natural materials and their transformations to today’s materials science, chemistry has always been the central discipline that underpins both the physical and biologic… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Brock, William H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: April 01 2016
- ISBN10: 0198716486
- Language: English
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Poverty: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartNo one wants to live in poverty. Few people would want others to do so. Yet, we find ourselves in a situation where millions of people worldwide live in poverty. According to the World Bank in 2010, 1… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Jefferson, Philip N.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 01 2018
- ISBN10: 0198716478
- Language: English
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Film: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartFilm is arguably the dominant art form of the twentieth century. In this Very Short Introduction, Michael Wood offers a wealth of insight into the nature of film, considering its role and impact on so… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Wood, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: February 20 2012
- ISBN10: 0192803530
- Language: English
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Physical Chemistry
$12.99 Add to cartWith the development of a variety of exciting new areas of research involving computational chemistry, nano- and smart materials, and applications of the recently discovered graphene, there can be no … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Atkins, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: May 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0199689091
- Language: English
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Socrates: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartSocrates has a unique position in the history of philosophy; it is no exaggeration to say that had it not been for his influence on Plato, the whole development of Western philosophy might have been u… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Taylor, C. C. W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 01 2019
- ISBN10: 0198835981
- Language: English
