Oxford Very Short Introductions (VSI)

• Author(s): Lodge • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Historical - GeneralNelson Mandela--is it possible to say who or what he is? Yes, he was one of the world's longest-detained political prisoners....

• Author(s): David A. Rothery • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: Space Science - AstronomyAbout the Book Proving to be both varied and fascinating, moons are far more common than planet...

• Author(s): Rob Ellam • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: Chemistry - Physical & TheoreticalAbout the Book An isotope is a variant form of a chemical element, containing a different...

• Author(s): Abraham • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Christianity - AnglicanBeginning as a renewal movement within Anglicanism in the eighteenth century, Methodism had become the l...

• Author(s): Christopher Wixson • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: DramaAbout the Book George Bernard Shaw has been called the second greatest playwright in English (after William Shakespe...

• Author(s): Gordon Campbell • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Gardening • BISAC: ReferenceGardens take many forms, and have a variety of functions. They can serve as spaces of peace and tranquilty, a way to cultiva...