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Teeth (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Peter S. Ungar
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• Author(s): Peter S. Ungar • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: General Books • BISAC: Anthropology - PhysicalTeeth are amazing -- the product of half a billion years of evolution. They provide fuel for the body by br...
View full detailsHerodotus (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Jennifer T. Roberts
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• Author(s): Jennifer T. Roberts • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: HistoriographyHailed by Cicero as "the father of history," Herodotus was both a critical thinker and a lively storyteller, a travel...
View full detailsMichael Faraday (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Frank A. J. L. James
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• Author(s): Frank A. J. L. James • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: HistoryMichael Faraday is one of the best known scientific figures of all time. Known as the discoverer of electro-m...
View full detailsPentecostalism (VSI): Very Short Introduction
William K. Kay
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• Author(s): William K. Kay • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Christianity - Pentecostal & CharismaticPentecostalism is arguably the most vibrant and rapidly growing religious mo...
View full detailsModern Italy (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Anna Cento Bull
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• 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...
View full detailsDruids (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Barry Cunliffe
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• 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...
View full detailsChristian Ethics (VSI): Very Short Introduction
D. Stephen Long
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• 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" ...
View full detailsClausewitz (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Michael Howard
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• Author(s): Michael Howard • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: GeneralKarl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) is considered by many to have been one of the greatest writers on war. His study On War was descr...
View full detailsAristocracy (VSI): Very Short Introduction
William Doyle
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• 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...
View full detailsAngels (VSI): Very Short Introduction
David Albert Jones
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• 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...
View full detailsWorld Music (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Philip V. Bohlman
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• Author(s): Philip V. Bohlman • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: Genres & Styles - InternationalWorld Music draws readers into a remarkable range of historical encounters, in which music had the power to evoke the...
View full detailsStem Cells (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Jonathan Slack
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• Author(s): Jonathan Slack • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: Life Sciences - Cell BiologyEmbryonic stem cells have been hot-button topics in recent years, generating intense public interest as well as much confusion ...
View full detailsStuart Britain (VSI): Very Short Introduction
John Morrill
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• 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...
View full detailsSoft Matter (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Mcleish
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• 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 ...
View full detailsMandela (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Lodge
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• 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....
View full detailsMoons (VSI): Very Short Introduction
David A. Rothery
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• 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...
View full detailsIsotopes (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Rob Ellam
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• 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...
View full detailsMethodism (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Abraham
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• 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...
View full detailsGeorge Bernard Shaw (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Christopher Wixson
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• 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...
View full detailsGarden History (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Gordon Campbell
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• 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...
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