Very Short Introductions
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Black Holes: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartBlack holes are a constant source of fascination to many due to their mysterious nature. This Very Short Introduction, addresses a variety of questions, including what a black hole actually is, how th… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Blundell, Katherine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: February 01 2016
- ISBN10: 0199602662
- Language: English
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Reality: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartIs matter real? Are persons real? Is time real? This Very Short Introduction discusses what, if anything, is “real” by looking at a variety of arguments from philosophy, physics, and cognitive science… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Westerhoff, Jan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: January 13 2012
- ISBN10: 0199594414
- Language: English
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Statistics: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartStatistical ideas and methods underlie just about every aspect of modern life. From randomized clinical trials in medical research, to statistical models of risk in banking and hedge fund industries, … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions #196
- Author: Hand, David J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: December 15 2008
- ISBN10: 019923356X
- Language: English
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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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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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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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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 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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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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Psychiatry: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartPsychiatry is an endlessly controversial endeavor, incorporating emotively-charged questions over the reality of mental illness, the medicalization of everyday life, and the role of nature versus nurt… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Burns, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: January 01 2019
- ISBN10: 0198826206
- Language: English
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Superstition: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartDo you touch wood for luck, or avoid hotel rooms on floor thirteen? Would you cross the path of a black cat, or step under a ladder? Is breaking a mirror just an expensive waste of glass, or something… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Vyse, Stuart
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: March 02 2020
- ISBN10: 0198819250
- Language: English
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Cosmology: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartWritten in simple and accessible language, this non-technical introduction to cosmology, or the creation and development of the universe, explains the discipline, covers its history, details the lates… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions #51
- Author: Coles, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: December 06 2001
- ISBN10: 019285416X
- Language: English
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Memory: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartMemories are an integral part of being human. They haunt us, we cherish them, and in our lives we collect more of them with each new experience. Without memory, you would not be able to maintain a rel… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Foster, Jonathan K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: December 15 2008
- ISBN10: 0192806750
- Language: English
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Feminism: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThis is a historical account of feminism that looks at the roots of feminism, voting rights, and the liberation of the sixties, and analyzes the current situation of women across Europe, in the United… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Walters, Margaret
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: January 12 2006
- ISBN10: 019280510X
- Language: English
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Anselm: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartAnselm of Canterbury (1033-1109) was the outstanding philosopher-theologian of the Latin West between Augustine and the thirteenth century. As a public figure, especially as Archbishop of Canterbury, … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Williams, Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: February 24 2023
- ISBN10: 0192897810
- Language: English
