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• Author(s): Paul Slack • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Medical, Nursing and Health Sciences • BISAC: Infectious DiseasesAbout the Book Throughout history plague has been the cause of many major catastrophes. It w...

• Author(s): Smith • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Mathematics and Statistics • BISAC: Chaotic Behavior in SystemsChaos exists in systems all around us. Even the simplest system of cause and effect can be subject ...

• Author(s): Stephen Smith • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Economics • BISAC: Environmental EconomicsEnvironmental economics can be controversial, but it is also central to some key policy issues facing government...

• Author(s): Snowling • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: NeuropsychologySince dyslexia was first described in the british medical journal in 1896, There has been debate about the d...

• Author(s): Sorell • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: History & Surveys - ModernRené Descartes (1596-1650) had a remarkably short working life, and his output was small, yet his ...

• Author(s): Julian Stallabrass • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Fine Arts • BISAC: Criticism & TheoryContemporary art has never been so popular - but the art world is changing. In a landscape of increasing glo...

• Author(s): Stanley Wells • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: ShakespeareIn this new offering from Stanley Wells, the pre-eminent Shakespearian scholar, comes a Very Short Introduction to ...

• Author(s): Stanley Wells • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: ShakespeareTragedy, including grief, pain and suffering, is a common theme in Shakespeare's plays, often leading to the death of at least one character, if ...

• Author(s): Ilan Stavans • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: General Books • BISAC: JewishAbout the Book In this broad, thought-provoking introduction to Jewish literature from 1492 to the present, cultural historian...

• Author(s): Ilan Stavans • Publisher: Oxford University Press • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press • BISAC: Modern - 20th CenturyJorge Luis Borges (1899--1986) is one of the most influential literary figures of the twentieth century. His...

• Author(s): Jacqueline Stedall • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Mathematics and Statistics • BISAC: History & PhilosophyThis Very Short Introduction explores the rich historical and cultural diversity of mathe...

• Author(s): Steger • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: International Relations - GeneralVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring We live today in an interconnected w...

• Author(s): Steger, Roy • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: Political Ideologies - Conservatism & LiberalismVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Anchored in ...

• Author(s): Stephen Anderson • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: Linguistics - GeneralHow many languages are there? What differentiates one language from another? Are new languages still b...

• Author(s): Stephen Gaukroger • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: Ethics & Moral PhilosophyObjectivity is both an essential and elusive philosophical concept. This Very Short...

• Author(s): Stephen J. Blundell • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: Physics - MagnetismMagnetism is a strange force, mysteriously attracting one object to another apparently through empty space. It has been claimed as ...

• Author(s): Stephen J. Davis • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: MonasticismMonasticism is a social and religious phenomenon which originated in antiquity and which still remains rele...

• Author(s): Stephen Law • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: AtheismPeople of faith often argue that without God, there can be no morality. Indeed, without religion, our lives are left with...

• Author(s): Stephen Lovell | Stephen • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: Russia - GeneralAlmost twenty years after the Soviet Unions' end, what are we to make of its existence? W...

• Author(s): Stephen Mumford & Rani Lill Anjum • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Ethics & Moral PhilosophyCausation is the most fundamental connection in the universe. Withou...

• Author(s): Stephen Smith • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Economics • BISAC: Taxation - CorporateTaxation is crucial to the functioning of the modern state. Tax revenues pay for public services - roads, the court...

• Author(s): Stephen.J .Blundell • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: Superconductors & SuperconductivityReading books is a kind of enjoyment. Reading books is a good habit. We bring you a different kinds of books. Y...

• Author(s): Steve Bruce • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Sociology and Anthropology • BISAC: Sociology - GeneralDrawing on studies of social class, crime and deviance, education, work in bureaucracies and changes ...

• Author(s): Steven Beller • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Anthropology - Cultural & SocialAntisemitism, as hatred of Jews and Judaism, has been a central problem of Western civilization for m...

• Author(s): Steven Grosby • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: History & Theory - GeneralThroughout history, humanity has borne witness to the political and moral challenges t...

• Author(s): Ian Stewart • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: InfinityInfinity is an intriguing topic, with connections to religion, philosophy, metaphysics, logic, and physics as well ...

• Author(s): Stillman Drake • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: HistoryIn a startling reinterpretation of the evidence, Stillman Drake advances the hypothesis that Galileo's trial and co...

• Author(s): Stone • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Jewish - GeneralConcentration camps are a relatively new invention, a recurring feature of twentieth century warfare and one that is important to...

• Author(s): Dorrik Stow • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Earth Sciences - HydrologyThe importance of the oceans to life on Earth cannot be overstated. Liquid water covers more th...

• Author(s): Strevens • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: TimeWhy do we measure time in the way that we do? Why is a week seven days long? At what point did minutes and seconds come into...

• Author(s): Subrata Dasgupta • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Computer Science and Information Technology • BISAC: Computer ScienceOver the past sixty years, the spectacular growth of the technologies associated w...

• Author(s): Sue Hamilton • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: EasternIndia has a long, rich, and diverse tradition of philosophical thought, spanning some two and a half millennia and ...

• Author(s): Doron Swade • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Computer Science and Information Technology • BISAC: HistoryVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring This lively Very Short Introduction review...

• Author(s): Tacchi, Mary Jane; Scott, Jan • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Psychopathology - DepressionWhat is depression? What is bipolar disorder? How are they diagnosed and h...

• Author(s): Michael Tanner • Publisher: Oxford University Press • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press • BISAC: History & Surveys - ModernWith his well-known idiosyncrasies and aphoristic style, Friedrich Nietzsche is always bracing an...

• Author(s): Taylor • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Medical, Nursing and Health Sciences • BISAC: NeuroscienceAbout the Book As more of us live longer, the fear of an old age devastated by brain diseases like deme...

• Author(s): Brian D. Taylor • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: World - Russian & SovietRussia is rarely out of the news. This has been particularly true since it launched th...

• Author(s): C.C.W. Taylor • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: History & Surveys - Ancient & ClassicalSocrates has a unique position in the history of philosophy; it is no exag...

• 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): Terence Allen • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA • BISAC: Microscopes & MicroscopyMicroscopy is a dynamic area of science, incorporating both basic classroom microscopes an...

• Author(s): Terrell Carver • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: PoliticalIt is by no means absurd to say that Engels invented Marxism. His work did more than Marx to make converts...

• Author(s): Terry Eagleton • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA • BISAC: ReligiousThe phrase "the meaning of life" for many seems a quaint notion fit for satirical mauling by Monty Python or...

• Author(s): Theodoulou & K. Roy | Roy Ravi K. • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: Public Affairs & AdministrationPublic administration ensures the development and deliver...

• Author(s): Thomas Dixon • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Religion & ScienceVery Short Introductionsb: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Debates about science and religion are rarely...

• Author(s): Gary Thomas • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: GeneralSince the early Egyptians human beings have formalised the business of learning, setting up a designated environm...

• Author(s): Thomson • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Bio-Science and Agriculture • BISAC: FossilsAbout the Book Fossils have been vital to our understanding of the formation of the earth and the origins of all lif...

• Author(s): Tim Lenton • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Earth Sciences - GeneralReading books is a kind of enjoyment. Reading books is a good habit. We bring you a different kind...

• Author(s): Timothy Walker • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Bio-Science and Agriculture • BISAC: Life Sciences - BotanyPlants form a fundamental element of the biosphere, and the evolution of plants has directly a...

• Author(s): Monica Duffy Toft • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: Military - GeneralCivil wars are nasty, brutish, and long. Monica Duffy Toft introduces this complex and timely ...

• Author(s): Tom Burns • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Clinical PsychologyPsychiatry is an endlessly controversial endeavour, incorporating emotively-charged questions over the ...

• Author(s): Tom Burns, Edited By Lundgren • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Psychotherapy - GeneralPsychotherapy and counselling are now widely available to help people overcome ...

• Author(s): Matthew Townend • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: GeneralVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring J.R.R. Tolkien was the author of two of the most extraordinary,...

• Author(s): Charles Townshend • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: TerrorismIs one person's terrorist another's freedom fighter? Is terrorism crime or war? Can there be a 'War on ...

• Author(s): Trevor Bryce • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Ancient - GeneralThe history of Ancient Babylonia in ancient Mesopotamia is epic. After playing host to three great empires, the Hammurabi...

• 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): 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): Tweed, Thomas A. • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: HistoryReligion plays a central role in human experience. Billions of people around the world practice a faith and act...

• Author(s): Tyler Amanda • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Law and Criminology • BISAC: ConstitutionalLegal scholar Amanda L. Tyler discusses the history and future of habeas corpus in America and around the world....

• Author(s): Usha Goswami • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Developmental - ChildThis Very Short Introduction provides an up-to-date, authoritative, and accessible guide to modern...

• Author(s): John Pinder • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: World - EuropeanAbout the Book The European Union (EU) stands out as a fascinatingly unique political organization. On...