Very Short Introductions
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Animal Behaviour: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartHow animals behave is crucial to their survival and reproduction. The application of new molecular tools such as DNA fingerprinting and genomics is causing a revolution in the study of animal behavior… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Wyatt, Tristram D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 01 2017
- ISBN10: 0198712154
- Language: English
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Emotion: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartWas love invented by European poets in the Middle Ages or is it part of human nature? Will winning the lottery really make you happy? Is it possible to build robots that have feelings?
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- Author: Evans, Dylan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: December 01 2019
- ISBN10: 0198834403
- Language: English
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Twentieth-Century Britain: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThe last century has been a tumultuous one for the culture and politics of Britain. Kenneth Morgan’s Twentieth-Century Britain is a crisp analysis of the forces of consensus and conflict that have exi… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Morgan, Kenneth O.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 11 2005
- ISBN10: 019285397X
- Language: English
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Nuclear Physics: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartNuclear physics began long before the identification of fundamental particles, with J. J. Thomson’s discovery of the electron at the end of the 19th century, which implied the existence of a positive … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Close, Frank
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: October 01 2015
- ISBN10: 198718632
- Language: English
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Geography: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThis Very Short Introduction answers four basic questions: what is Geography, how do geographers work, why is Geography important, and where is the discipline of Geography heading? Geography has alway… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Matthews, John A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: July 20 2008
- ISBN10: 0199211280
- Language: English
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Agnosticism: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartWhat is agnosticism? Is it a belief, or merely the absence of belief? Is it the result of too little thought about an issue–or too much? Who were the first to call themselves “agnostics”? Does agnost… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Le Poidevin, Robin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: November 19 2010
- ISBN10: 0199575266
- Language: English
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Confucianism: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartTo understand China, it is essential to understand Confucianism. First formulated in the sixth century BCE, the teachings of Confucius would come to dominate Chinese society, politics, economics, and … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Gardner, Daniel K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: August 26 2014
- ISBN10: 0195398912
- Language: English
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Hormones: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartHormones play an integral part in the balance and workings of the body. While many people are broadly aware of their existence, there are many misconceptions and few are aware of the nature and import… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Luck, Martin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: September 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0199672873
- Language: English
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Work: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThe image of a job captures our imagination from an early age, usually prompted by the question ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’. Work — paid, unpaid, voluntary, or obligatory — is woven i… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Fineman, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: December 02 2012
- ISBN10: 0199699364
- Language: English
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Evolution: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartLess than 450 years ago, all European scholars believed that the Earth was at the center of a Universe that was at most a few million miles in extent, and that the planets, sun, and stars all rotated … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Charlesworth, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 01 2017
- ISBN10: 0198804369
- Language: English
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The Computer: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Read moreWhat is the basic nature of the modern computer? How does it work? How has it been possible to squeeze so much power into increasingly smaller machines? What will the next generations of computers loo… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Ince, Darrel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: December 17 2011
- ISBN10: 0199586594
- Language: English
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Linguistics: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartLinguistics falls in the gap between arts and science, on the edges of which the most fascinating discoveries and the most important problems are found. Beginning at the ‘arts’ end of the subject with… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Matthews, P. H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: June 26 2003
- ISBN10: 0192801481
- Language: English
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Applied Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartMathematics is playing an increasingly important role in society and the sciences, enhancing our ability to use models and handle data. While pure mathematics is mostly interested in abstract structur… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Goriely, Alain
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: April 22 2018
- ISBN10: 0198754043
- Language: English
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Imagination: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
Imagination: A Very Short Introduction explores imagination as a cognitive power and an essential dimension of human flourishing, demonstrating ho- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Gosetti-Ferencei, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: January 26 2024
- ISBN10: 0198830025
- Language: English
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The Spanish Civil War: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartAmid the many catastrophes of the twentieth century, the Spanish Civil War continues to exert a particular fascination among history buffs and the lay-reader alike. This Very Short Introduction integr… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Graham, Helen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: June 23 2005
- ISBN10: 0192803778
- Language: English
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Dementia: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartAs more of us live longer, the fear of an old age devastated by brain diseases like dementia is growing. Many people are already facing the challenges posed by these progressive and terminal condition… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Taylor, Kathleen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 01 2020
- ISBN10: 0198825781
- Language: English
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Corporate Social Responsibility: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartCorporate social responsibility has been defined as “the responsibility of enterprises for their impacts on society.” Is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) just window dressing or is it a contradic… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Moon, Jeremy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: February 11 2015
- ISBN10: 0199671818
- Language: English
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Thinking and Reasoning: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartOur extraordinary capacity to reason and solve problems sets us aside from other animals, but our evolved thinking processes also leave us susceptible to bias and error. The study of thinking and reas… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Evans, Jonathan St B. T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: November 28 2017
- ISBN10: 0198787251
- Language: English
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Northern Ireland: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartFrom the Plantation of Ulster in the seventeenth century to the entry into peace talks in the late twentieth century the Northern Irish people have been engaged in conflict – Catholic against Protesta… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Mulholland, Marc
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: June 01 2020
- ISBN10: 0198825005
- Language: English
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The British Empire: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartFrom the eighteenth century until the 1950s, the British Empire was the largest and most far-flung political entity in the world, holding sway at one time over one fifth of the world’s population. The… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Jackson, Ashley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: July 12 2013
- ISBN10: 0199605416
- Language: English
