Lightning Deals

• Author(s): Yvonne Sherwood • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: Religious Intolerance, Persecution & ConflictIn a world where not everyone believes in God, 'blasphemy' is surely a concept that has passed its use-by...

• Author(s): Charlotte Gordon • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: GeneralbVery Short Introductionsb: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring /b In 1816, when eighteen-year old Mary Godwin began writin...

• Author(s): Marc Mulholland • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Europe - Great Britain - GeneralFrom the Plantation of Ulster in the seventeenth century to the entry into peace talks in the late twen...

• Author(s): Henry Chadwick • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: ReligiousBy his writings, the surviving bulk of which exceeds that of any other ancient author, Augustine came to influe...

• Author(s): John H. Holland • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Mathematics and Statistics • BISAC: Philosophy & Social AspectsThe importance of complexity is well-captured by Hawking's comment: "Complexity is th...

• Author(s): Jeremy Moon • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Business Management • BISAC: Business EthicsCorporate social responsibility has been defined as 'the responsibility of enterprises for their impacts on soci...

• Author(s): George Moore • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English LiteratureAbout the Book Founded in 1906 by J.M. Dent, the Everyman Library has always tried to make the best books ever written available to the g...

• Author(s): Andrew Robinson • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: History & Surveys - GeneralAbout the Book Genius is the name we give to a quality of work that transcends fashion, ...

• Author(s): Bryan Cheyette • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Americas (North Central South West Indies)About the Book For three hundred years the ghetto defined Jewish culture in the late medieval ...

• Author(s): Heather Viles Andrew Goudie | Heather Viles • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: Earth Sciences - GeographyAbout the Book What were the landscapes of the past like? What will...

• Author(s): John Hendry • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Business Management • BISAC: Management - GeneralAbout the Book Leading management scholar, John Hendry provides a lively introduction to the nature and pra...

• Author(s): Jolyon Mitchell • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: HistoryAbout the Book One person's "martyr" is another person's "terrorist," and one person's "martyrdom operation" is ...

• Author(s): David Bender • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: Diet & Nutrition - NutritionAbout the Book Nutrition is a topic of wide interest and importance. In spite of growing und...

• Author(s): Mcleish • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: Physics - Condensed MatterAbout the Book Soft matter science is concerned with soft materials such as polymers, colloids, liquid ...

• Author(s): John Morrill • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: Europe - Great Britain - GeneralAbout the Book First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated His...

• Author(s): Klaus Dodds And Jamie Woodward • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Earth Sciences - GeneralAbout the Book The Arctic is demanding global attention. It is warming, meltin...

• Author(s): Darren Oldridge • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Christianity - HistoryAbout the Book The Devil has fascinated writers and theologians since the time of the New Testame...

• Author(s): Philip Judge • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: Space Science - AstronomyAbout the Book The Sun, as our nearest star, is of enormous importance for life on Earth - providin...

• Author(s): John Guy • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Europe - Great Britain - GeneralAbout the Book The monarchs of the Tudor period are among some of the most well-known figures in British histo...

• Author(s): Williamson • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Fine Arts • BISAC: Subjects & Themes - ReligiousAbout the Book Christian images have a long history within the Western art tradition from the devotional ...

• Author(s): Andrew C. Scott • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Environmental Science (see also Chemistry - Environmental)Fire is rarely out of the headlines, from large natural wil...

• Author(s): Tony Wright • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: Europe - Great Britain - 21st CenturyAt a time when politics in Britain is experiencing unprecedented turmoil, this Ve...

• Author(s): Charles Barr • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Music, Theatre & Films • BISAC: Film - History & CriticismCinema has had a hugely influential role on global culture in the 20th century at multipl...

• Author(s): Simon Yarrow • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: HistoryThe idea of saints and sainthood are familiar to all, irrelevant of religious faith. In this Very Short Introductio...

• Author(s): C. Tuniz • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: RadiationYou cannot hide from radioactivity. Even the book you are holding is slightly radioactive, but there are more serious r...

• Author(s): Frank Ledwidge • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Military and Police Studies • BISAC: Military - Aviation & SpaceAerial warfare has dominated war-making for over 100 years, and despite regular annou...

• Author(s): Pink Dandelion • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Christianity - QuakerHere is the perfect introductory guide to the history and ideas of the Quakers, one of the world's ...

• Author(s): Tom Kemp • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Bio-Science and Agriculture • BISAC: Life Sciences - GeneralFor millions of years reptiles have walked, crawled, and slithered over the face of our Earth. From...

• Author(s): Matthew Cobb • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Medical, Nursing and Health Sciences • BISAC: Life Sciences - NeuroscienceOur sense of smell - or olfaction as it is technically known - is our most enigma...

• Author(s): Christopher Smith • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Europe - ItalyFrom around 900 to 400 BC, the Etruscans were the most innovative, powerful, wealthy, and creative people in Italy. The...

• Author(s): T. S. Kemp • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Bio-Science and Agriculture • BISAC: Life Sciences - Zoology - MammalsFrom a modest beginning in the form of a little shrew-like, nocturnal, insect eating an...

• Author(s): Richard Connolly • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Economics • BISAC: International - GeneralRussia today is as prominent in international affairs as it was at the height of the Cold War. Yet the role t...

• Author(s): William Doyle • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: Social Classes & Economic DisparityAristocracies or nobilities dominated the social, economic, and institutional history o...

• Author(s): Ian Taylor • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: World - AfricanAfrica is a continent of 54 countries and over a billion people. However, despite the rich diversity of ...

• Author(s): Barry Cunliffe • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Ancient - GeneralSavage and bloodthirsty, or civilized and peaceable? The Celts have long been a subject of enormous fascination, specul...

• Author(s): Gillian Clark • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: Ancient - RomeLate antiquity saw the barbarian invasions overrun the western Roman empire and Persian and Arab armies end Roma...

• Author(s): Paul Strohm • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: History & Theory - GeneralFrom Cicero and Augustine through the middle ages and into the Reformation, this Very Short I...

• Author(s): Jon Balserak • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Christianity - CalvinistJohn Calvin was born only a few years before the Christian church in Europe was plunged into the c...

• Author(s): D. Stephen Long • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: PhilosophyChristian ethics, writes theologian D. Stephen Long, is the pursuit of God's goodness by people "on the way" ...

• Author(s): Mark A. Noll • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Christianity - ProtestantMark A. Noll, named one of America's most influential evangelicals by Time Magazine, provides a f...

• Author(s): David Albert Jones • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: HistoryIn this lively and concise Very Short Introduction, David Albert Jones provides a crisp, broad-ranging survey...

• Author(s): Roger Trigg • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: PhilosophyVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringWhat is faith? It usually means religious belief, and someti...

• Author(s): Tristram D. Wyatt • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Bio-Science and Agriculture • BISAC: Life Sciences - BiologyHow animals behave is crucial to their survival and reproduction. The application of new m...

• Author(s): A. Rebecca Rozelle-Stone • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: History & Surveys - ModernThis Very Short Introduction provides an overview of the intriguing and provocat...

• Author(s): Martyn Rady • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Europe - Austria & HungaryThe Habsburgs are the most famous dynasty in continental Europe. From the thirteenth to the twentieth centuri...

• Author(s): Anna Cento Bull • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Europe - ItalyThe history of modern Italy is characterized by recurrent cultural and political projects of modernity, rejuvenation, and...

• Author(s): Peter A. Furley • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Earth Sciences - GeographySavannas form one of the largest and most important of the world's ecological zones. Coveri...

• Author(s): Yujin Nagasawa • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Comparative ReligionJesus turned water into wine, Mohammad split the moon into two, and Buddha walked and spoke immediat...

• Author(s): Mike Rapport • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Europe - FranceThe Napoleonic Wars have an all-important place in the history of Europe, leaving their mark on European and world societie...

• Author(s): Barry Cunliffe • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Celtic SpiritualityThe Druids have been known and discussed for at least 2400 years, first by Greek writers and later by...

• Author(s): Nicholas P. Money • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA • BISAC: Life Sciences - MicrobiologyIn recent decades we have come to realize that the microbial world is hugely diverse, ...

• Author(s): John Waller • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Life Sciences - Human Anatomy & PhysiologyThe concept of heredity is fundamental to how we see ourselves and others. It goes far beyond...

• Author(s): Terence Allen • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Bio-Science and Agriculture • BISAC: Life Sciences - Cell BiologyIn this Very Short Introduction, Terrence Allen and Graham Cowling offer an illuminating ...

• Author(s): Nick James • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Medical, Nursing and Health Sciences • BISAC: Internal MedicineIn 1961 John F. Kennedy pledged to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. Nine years ...

• Author(s): Kiki Sarpong • Publisher: Publishdrive • Publisher Imprint: Publishdrive • BISAC: Mystery & Detective - GeneralThe events of August 15th, 2018, leave the world stunned. An anomaly that engulfs an entire country leaving only death...

• Author(s): King, Andrew • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: Space Science - AstronomyEvery atom of our bodies has been part of a star. In this lively and compact introduction, astrophy...

• Author(s): Gil Loescher • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Sociology and Anthropology • BISAC: Emigration & ImmigrationRefugees and other forced migrants are one of the great contemporary challenges the world i...

• Author(s): David J. Hand • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Mathematics and Statistics • BISAC: Probability & Statistics - GeneralStatistical ideas and methods underlie just about every aspect of modern life. F...

• Author(s): Mary Jo Hatch • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: HistoryThe sixteenth and seventeenth centuries witnessed such fervent investigations of the natural world that the period h...

• Author(s): Marvin Carlson • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Music, Theatre & Films • BISAC: Theater - History & CriticismFrom before history was recorded to the present day, theatre has been a major artist...