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The Devil (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Darren Oldridge
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• 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...
View full detailsEconomics: A Very Short Introduction
Dasgupta
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• Author(s): Dasgupta • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Economics • BISAC: Economics - GeneralHere Partha Dasgupta, an internationally recognized authority in economics, presents readers with a solid introduction to...
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 detailsPlanets (VSI): Very Short Introduction
David a. Rothery
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• Author(s): David a. Rothery • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Space Science - AstronomyFrom the rings of Saturn to the "canals" of Mars and the Great Red Dot of Jupiter, the plan...
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 detailsNutrition (VSI): Very Short Introduction
David Bender
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• 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...
View full detailsStructural Engineering (VSI): Very Short Introduction
David Blockley
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• Author(s): David Blockley • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Engineering • BISAC: Civil - GeneralHave you ever wondered how it's possible to build a skyscraper, a big bridge, a jumbo jet, or a cruise liner? Everyth...
View full detailsAstrobiology (VSI): Very Short Introduction
David C. Catling
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• Author(s): David C. Catling • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: Physics - AstrophysicsAstrobiology is the study of the origin and development of life on this and other planets. What fascinates people about astrobiolog...
View full detailsEmployment Law (VSI): Very Short Introduction
David Cabrelli, Peter; Haworth, Ken
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• Author(s): David Cabrelli | Peter; Haworth | Ken • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Law and Criminology • BISAC: Labor & EmploymentbVery Short Introductionsb: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring /b In today's society,...
View full detailsForensic Psychology (VSI): Very Short Introduction
David Canter
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• Author(s): David Canter • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Forensic PsychologyLie detection, offender profiling, jury selection, insanity in the law, predicting the risk of re-of...
View full detailsAmerican Poetry (VSI): Very Short Introduction
David Caplan
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• Author(s): David Caplan • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: PoetryA leading critic explains what makes American poetry--a vast genre covering diverse styles, techniques, and form--distinctive. In this short and engag...
View full detailsModern Art (VSI): Very Short Introduction
David Cottington
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• Author(s): David Cottington • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Fine Arts • BISAC: Movements - ModernismAs public interest in modern art continues to grow, there is a real need for a book that will engage general re...
View full detailsAnimal Rights (VSI): Very Short Introduction
David Degrazia
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• Author(s): David Degrazia • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: General Books • BISAC: GeneralDo animals have moral rights? If so, what does this mean? What sorts of mental lives do animals have, and how should we und...
View full detailsTheology (VSI): Very Short Introduction
David Ford
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• Author(s): David Ford • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: TheologyThis Very Short Introduction provides both the believer and non-believer with a balanced survey of the central quest...
View full detailsThe Welfare State (VSI): Very Short Introduction
David Garland
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• Author(s): David Garland • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: Public Policy - Social Services & WelfareWelfare states vary across nations and change over time. And the balanc...
View full detailsDada And Surrealism (VSI): Very Short Introduction
David Hopkins
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• Author(s): David Hopkins • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Fine Arts • BISAC: History - GeneralThe avant-garde movements of Dada and Surrealism continue to have a huge influence on cultural practice, especially in...
View full detailsMeasurement (VSI): Very Short Introduction
David J. Hand, David J.
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• Author(s): David J. Hand | David J. • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: AppliedMeasurement is a fundamental concept that underpins almost every aspect of the modern world. It is c...
View full detailsStatistics: A Very Short Introduction
David J. Hand
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• 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...
View full detailsScience Fiction (VSI): Very Short Introduction
David Seed
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• Author(s): David Seed • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: Science Fiction & FantasyScience Fiction has proved notoriously difficult to define. It has been explained as a combination o...
View full detailsMinerals (VSI): Very Short Introduction
David Vaughan
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• Author(s): David Vaughan • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Earth Sciences - MineralogyMinerals existed long before any forms of life, playing a key role in the origin and evoluti...
View full detailsProjects (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Andrew Davies
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• Author(s): Andrew Davies • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Business Management • BISAC: Project ManagementAbout the Book What is a project? How are projects organized to deal with a complex, rapidly changing, and ...
View full detailsSynthetic Biology (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Jamie A. Davies
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• Author(s): Jamie A. Davies • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Bio-Science and Agriculture • BISAC: Life Sciences - BiologySynthetic biology is one of the 21st century's fastest growing fields of research, as import...
View full detailsHuman Physiology: A Very Short Introduction
Davies, Jamie A.
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• Author(s): Davies, Jamie A. • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Bio-Science and Agriculture • BISAC: Life Sciences - BiologyVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Physiology is the science of life, an...
View full detailsMagic (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Owen Davies
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• Author(s): Owen Davies • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA • BISAC: MysticismMagic is a much-used term with a complex and controversial history. As a concept and a practice, it has attract...
View full detailsMathematical Finance (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Mark H. a. Davis
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• Author(s): Mark H. a. Davis • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Mathematics and Statistics • BISAC: AppliedIn recent years the finance industry has mushroomed to become an important part of modern economies, and man...
View full detailsIntelligence (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Ian J. Deary
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• Author(s): Ian J. Deary • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Cognitive Psychology & CognitionSome people are cleverer than others. This everyday observation is the subject of a...
View full detailsMao: A Very Short Introduction
Delia Davin
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• Author(s): Delia Davin • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: Political Process - GeneralA giant of 20th century history, Mao Zedong played many roles: peasant revolutionary, patri...
View full detailsMolecular Biology: A Very Short Introduction
Divan & Royds
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• Author(s): Divan & Royds • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Bio-Science and Agriculture • BISAC: Life Sciences - Molecular BiologyMolecular Biology is the story of the molecules of life, their relationships, an...
View full detailsThe History of Emotions: A Very Short Introduction
Thomas Dixon
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• Author(s): Thomas Dixon • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Social HistoryVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Emotions are complex mental states that resist reduction. They are vis...
View full detailsGeopolitics (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Klaus Dodds
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• Author(s): Klaus Dodds • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA • BISAC: GeopoliticsGeopolitics is a slippery term. From great power politics and speculation about resource scrambles, to everyd...
View full detailsThe Antarctic (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Klaus Dodds
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• Author(s): Klaus Dodds • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Regional StudiesThe Antarctic is one the most hostile natural environments in the world, an extraordinary physical space ...
View full detailsInnovation (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Mark Dodgson
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• Author(s): Mark Dodgson • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA • BISAC: InventionsWhat is innovation? How is innovation used in business? How can we use it to succeed? Innovation, the ways id...
View full detailsMalthus (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Donald Winch
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• Author(s): Donald Winch • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Economics • BISAC: Economic HistoryWith world population today edging over seven billion, and with projections for it to reach nine billion by mid-century,...
View full detailsFrench Revolution (VSI): Very Short Introduction
William Doyle
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• Author(s): William Doyle • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Europe - FranceThe French Revolution is a time of history made familiar from Dickens, Baroness Orczy, and Tolstoy, as well as the legends...
View full detailsDynasty (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Jeroen Duindam
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• Author(s): Jeroen Duindam • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Social HistoryFor thousands of years bloodlines have been held as virtually unassailable credentials for leadership, with supreme politi...
View full detailsWeather (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Storm Dunlop
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• Author(s): Storm Dunlop • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: WeatherFrom deciding the best day for a picnic, to the devastating effects of hurricanes and typhoons, the weather impac...
View full detailsPaul (VSI): Very Short Introduction
E. P. Sanders
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• Author(s): E. P. Sanders • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Christian Theology - GeneralMissionary, theologian, and religious genius, Paul is one of the most powerful human personal...
View full detailsContemporary Fiction (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Robert Eaglestone
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• Author(s): Robert Eaglestone • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: Semiotics & TheoryIn this Very Short Introduction, Robert Eaglestone provides a clear and engaging exploration of the ...
View full detailsTopology (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Richard Earl
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• Author(s): Richard Earl • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Mathematics and Statistics • BISAC: Topology - GeneralHow is a subway map different from other maps? What makes a knot knotted? What makes the Möbius stri...
View full detailsMathematical Analysis (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Richard Earl
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• Author(s): Richard Earl • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA • BISAC: Numerical AnalysisVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, sharp, inspiring The 17th-century calculus of Newton and Leibniz...
View full detailsMilitary Strategy: A Very Short Introduction: Second Edition
Antulio J. Echevarria II
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• Author(s): Antulio J. Echevarria II • Publisher: MIXGD • Publisher Imprint: MIXGD • Subject: Military and Police Studies • BISAC: Military - StrategyDistilling the ideas of the greatest military theoreticians of history, including Sun Tzu, Nicc...
View full detailsPhotography (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Steve Edwards
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• Author(s): Steve Edwards • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Fine Arts • BISAC: GeneralPhotographs are an integral part of our daily lives, from sensationalist images in tabloid papers, to personal family snapshots,...
View full detailsMedieval Literature (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Elaine Treharne
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• Author(s): Elaine Treharne • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: MedievalLooking at literature from Medieval Britain and Ireland, including Anglo-Latin and Anglo-Norman poetry, prose and dr...
View full detailsSikhism (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Eleanor Nesbitt
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• Author(s): Eleanor Nesbitt • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: SikhismThis Very Short Introduction describes the key threads in the history of Sikhism, from the late 15th century to the present day....
View full detailsRastafari (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Ennis B. Edmonds
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• Author(s): Ennis B. Edmonds • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Folk & TribalFrom its obscure beginnings in Jamaica in the early 1930s, Rastafari has grown into an international ...
View full detailsFluid Mechanics (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Eric Lauga
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• Author(s): Eric Lauga • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Engineering • BISAC: Mechanics - FluidsbVery Short Introductionsb: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring /b Fluid mechanics is an important branch of physics concerne...
View full detailsAnthropocene: A Very Short Introduction
Erle C. Ellis
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• Author(s): Erle C. Ellis • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Earth Sciences - GeologyThe proposal that the impact of humanity on the planet has left a distinct footprint, even on t...
View full detailsGlaciation (VSI): Very Short Introduction
David J. A. Evans
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• Author(s): David J. A. Evans • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Earth Sciences - GeographyVast, majestic, and often stunningly beautiful, glaciers lock up some 10% of the world's ...
View full detailsEmotion: A Very Short Introduction
Evans, Dylan
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• Author(s): Evans, Dylan • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: EmotionsWas love invented by European poets in the Middle Ages or is it part of human nature? Will winning the lottery ...
View full detailsThinking and Reasoning: A Very Short Introduction
Evans, Jonathan St B. T.
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• Author(s): Evans, Jonathan St B. T. • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Cognitive Psychology & CognitionOur extraordinary capacity to reason and solve problems sets us aside f...
View full detailsSchizophrenia (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Eve C. Johnstone
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• Author(s): Eve C. Johnstone • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: Psychopathology - SchizophreniaSchizophrenia is the archetypal form of madness. Schizophrenia is a common disorder and has a devastating effect on suffer...
View full detailsCompetition And Antitrust Law (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Ariel Ezrachi, Ariel
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• Author(s): Ariel Ezrachi | Ariel • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Law and Criminology • BISAC: AntitrustVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringCompetition is responsible for much of the prosperity a...
View full detailsBiometrics (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Michael Fairhurst
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• Author(s): Michael Fairhurst • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Computer Science and Information Technology • BISAC: GeneralWe live in a society which is increasingly interconnected, in which communication between ...
View full detailsThomas Aquinas (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Fergus Kerr
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• Author(s): Fergus Kerr • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: ReligiousThomas Aquinas, an Italian Catholic priest in the early thirteeth century, is considered to be one of the great Ch...
View full detailsWork (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Stephen Fineman
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• Author(s): Stephen Fineman • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Business Management • BISAC: Business EthicsThe image of a job captures our imagination from an early age, usually prompted by the question 'What do you...
View full detailsEnvironmental Law (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Fisher
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• Author(s): Fisher • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Law and Criminology • BISAC: EnvironmentalEnvironmental law is the law concerned with environmental problems. It is a vast area of law that operates from the loc...
View full detailsMarketing (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Fitzhugh
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• Author(s): Fitzhugh • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: Sales & Selling - GeneralVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Marketing is pivotal in today's world. Used for determining and satisfying the...
View full detailsExistentialism (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Flynn
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• Author(s): Flynn • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Movements - ExistentialismExistentialism was one of the leading philosophical movements of the twentieth century. Focusing on its...
View full detailsCircadian Rhythms (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Russell G. Foster
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• Author(s): Russell G. Foster • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA • BISAC: Life Sciences - Anatomy & PhysiologyThe earth's daily rotation affects just about every living creature. From ...
View full detailsHome (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Michael Allen Fox
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• Author(s): Michael Allen Fox • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Architecture & Interior Designs • BISAC: Anthropology - GeneralThoughts and feelings about home traditionally provided people of all cultures with...
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