Very Short Introductions
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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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Wittgenstein: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartLudwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) was an extraordinarily original thinker, whose influence on twentieth-century thinking far outside the bounds of philosophy alone. In this engaging Introduction, A.C. G… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions #46
- Author: Grayling, A. C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: July 28 2001
- ISBN10: 0192854119
- 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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Abolitionism: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartFrom early slave rebels to radical reformers of the Civil War era and beyond, the struggle to end slavery was a diverse, dynamic, and ramifying social movement. In this succinct narrative, Richard S. … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Newman, Richard S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: August 02 2018
- ISBN10: 0190213221
- Language: English
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Infectious Disease: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
Infectious disease is a moving target: new diseases emerge every year, old diseases evolve into new forms, and ecological and socioeconomic upheav- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Wayne, Marta
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: January 25 2024
- ISBN10: 0192858513
- 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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Mao
$12.99 Add to cartA giant of 20th century history, Mao Zedong played many roles: peasant revolutionary, patriotic leader against the Japanese occupation, Marxist theoretician, modernizer, and visionary despot. This Ver… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Davin, Delia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: June 10 2013
- ISBN10: 019958866X
- Language: English
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Blood: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartBlood is vital to most animals. In mammals it transports oxygen and food, carries away waste, and contains the white cells that attack invading microbes. Playing a central role in life, it has had pro… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Cooper, Christopher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: October 01 2016
- ISBN10: 0199581452
- 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
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Waves: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartWe live in a world of waves. The Earth shakes to its foundations, the seas and oceans tremble incessantly, sounds reverberate through land, sea, and air. Beneath the skin, our brains and bodies are aw… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Goldsmith, Mike
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: February 01 2019
- ISBN10: 0198803788
- Language: English
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Navigation: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartFrom the Bronze Age mariners of the Mediterranean to contemporary sailors using satellite-based technologies, the history of navigation at sea, the art of finding a position and setting a course, is f… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Bennett, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 01 2017
- ISBN10: 0198733712
- Language: English
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Roman Britain: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartFor four centuries Britain was an integral part of the Roman Empire, a political system stretching from Turkey to Portugal and from the Red Sea to the Tyne and beyond. Its involvement with Rome starte… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Salway, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: August 01 2015
- ISBN10: 0198712162
- Language: English
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The Renaissance: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartMore than ever before, the Renaissance stands out as one of the defining moments in world history. Between 1400 and 1600, European perceptions of society, culture, politics and even humanity itself em… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Brotton, Jerry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 15 2006
- ISBN10: 0192801635
- Language: English
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The Founding Fathers: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThe Founding Fathers is a concise, accessible overview of the brilliant, flawed, and quarrelsome group of lawyers, politicians, merchants, military men, and clergy known as “the Founding Fathers”–who… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Bernstein, R. B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: December 01 2015
- ISBN10: 0190273518
- Language: English
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Spirituality: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartIt is a striking aspect of contemporary western culture that, alongside a decline in traditional religious affiliations, there has been a growing interest in spirituality and the use of the word in a … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Sheldrake, Philip
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: December 14 2012
- ISBN10: 0199588759
- Language: English
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Heidegger: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartMartin Heidegger, considered by some to be the greatest charlatan ever to claim the title of “philosopher,” by some as an apologist for Nazism, and by others as an acknowledged leader in continental p… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Inwood, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: March 24 2019
- ISBN10: 0198828667
- Language: English
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Lincoln: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartBeneath the surface of the apparently untutored and deceptively frank Abraham Lincoln ran private tunnels of self-taught study, a restless philosophical curiosity, and a profound grasp of the fundamen… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Guelzo, Allen C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: February 05 2009
- ISBN10: 0195367804
- Language: English
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Stars: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartEvery atom of our bodies has been part of a star. In this lively and compact introduction, astrophysicist Andrew King reveals how the laws of physics force stars to evolve, driving them through succes… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions #322
- Author: King, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: September 07 2012
- ISBN10: 0199602921
- Language: English
