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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...

• Author(s): Frank Close • Publisher: Oxford University Press • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press • BISAC: Physics - NuclearNuclear physics began long before the identification of fundamental particles, with J. J. Thomson's discovery of ...

• Author(s): Frank Close • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Movements - ExistentialismWhat is 'nothing'? What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space - a void - exi...

• Author(s): Jim Fraser • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Medical, Nursing and Health Sciences • BISAC: CriminologyForensic science is a subject of wide fascination. What happens at a crime scene? How does DNA profi...

• Author(s): Freda Mcmanus • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: Psychotherapy - BehaviorismbVery Short Introductionsb: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring /b Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is a form of psychological therapy. ...

• Author(s): Freda Mcmanus And Gillian Butler • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: GeneralPsychology is part of everyone's experience: it influences the way we think about everything...

• Author(s): Freeden • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: History & Theory - GeneralIdeology is one of the most controversial terms in the political vocabulary, exciting both r...

• Author(s): Walter A. Friedman • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Americas (North Central South West Indies)By the early twentieth century, it became common to describe the United States as a "busin...

• Author(s): Stephen Gaukroger • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: History & Surveys - ModernFrench culture is unique in that philosophy has played a significant role from the earl...

• Author(s): George Garnett • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Europe - MedievalThe Norman Conquest in 1066 was the last time England was successfully invaded, and was one of the most profound turnin...

• Author(s): Gerald O'Collins • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Christian Education - GeneralDespite a long history of external threats and internal strife, the Roman Catholic Church...

• Author(s): Geraldine A Johnson • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: European - GeneralBotticelli, Holbein, Leonardo, Dürer, Michelangelo: the names are familiar, as are the works, such as the Last Su...

• Author(s): Geraldine Pinch • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Folklore & MythologyEgyptian myths articulated the core values of one of the longest lasting civilizations in history, and myths of...

• Author(s): David A. Gerber • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Indigenous - GeneralAn updated, penetrating, and balanced analysis of one of the most contentious issues in America today, offering a h...

• Author(s): Justin Gest • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: International Relations - DiplomacyPublic policy education is oriented around the development of innovative ideas for ...

• Author(s): Ghazoul, Jaboury • Publisher: Oxford University Press • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press • BISAC: EcologyUnderstanding how our living environment works is essentially a study of ecological systems. Ecology is the science of...

• Author(s): Jennifer M. Gidley • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Sociology and Anthropology • BISAC: Future StudiesFrom the beginning of time, humans have been driven by both a fear of the unknown and a curiosity t...

• 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): 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): Gillingham & Griffiths | Ralph A. Griffiths • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Europe - MedievalAbout the Book A comprehensive and authoritative short guide, this Very Short Introduc...

• Author(s): Owen Gingerich • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: HistoryNicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) is a pivotal figure in the birth of modern science, the astronomer who "stopped the...

• Author(s): Joseph T. Glatthaar • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Military - United StatesAbout the Book Since the first English settlers landed at Jamestown with the legacy of centuries of Europea...

• Author(s): Vlad Glaveanu • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Sociology - GeneralAbout the Book Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring For thousands of years humanit...

• Author(s): Simon Glendinning • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Movements - DeconstructionJacques Derrida, the French philosopher, developed his critical technique known as 'deconst...

• Author(s): Gloag Oliver • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: Individual PhilosophersFew would question that Albert Camus (1913-1960), novelist, playwright, philosopher and journalist, is a...

• Author(s): Goddard & Wilson • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Economics • BISAC: Banks & BankingBanks are of central importance for economic growth, the allocation of capital, competitiveness, and financia...

• Author(s): Ian Goldin • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Economics • BISAC: Development - Economic DevelopmentWhat do we mean by development? How can citizens, governments, and the international community foster de...

• Author(s): Mike Goldsmith • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: Physics - GeneralWe live in a world of waves. The Earth shakes to its foundations, the seas and oceans tremble incessantly...

• Author(s): Alain Goriely • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Mathematics and Statistics • BISAC: AppliedMathematics is playing an increasingly important role in society and the sciences, enhancing our ability to use...

• Author(s): Jennifer Anna Gosetti-Ferencei • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA • BISAC: Mind & BodyVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Imagination: A Very Short Introd...

• Author(s): Timothy Gowers • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Mathematics and Statistics • BISAC: GeneralThe aim of this book is to explain, carefully but not technically, the differences between advanced, research-...

• Author(s): Graziosi • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: Ancient and ClassicalAbout the Book Homer's mythological tales of war and homecoming, the Iliad and the Odyssey, are widely conside...

• Author(s): Green, Nile • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Christianity - Catholic - GeneralThis book presents the first comprehensive survey of the multiple versions of Islam propagated across geog...

• Author(s): Gregory Claeys • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: History & Surveys - ModernbVery Short Introductionsb: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring /b John Stuart Mill (1806-73) is widely regarded a...

• Author(s): Gribbin • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: Space Science - AstronomyAbout the Book In this fascinating Very Short Introduction, popular science writer John Gribben tells the story of our growing understand...

• Author(s): Nick Groom • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Gothic & RomanceThe Gothic is wildly diverse. It can refer to ecclesiastical architecture, supernatural fiction, cult horror films, and ...

• Author(s): Allen C. Guelzo • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Military and Police Studies • BISAC: United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)The era known as Reconstruction is one of the unhappiest times in Ameri...

• Author(s): Gary Gutting • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA • BISAC: History & Surveys - ModernBorn in 1926 in France, Foucault is one of those rare philosophers who has become a cult ...

• Author(s): David M. Gwynn • Publisher: Oxford University Press (UK) • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press (UK) • BISAC: Ancient - RomeThe rise and fall of the Roman Republic occupies a special place in the history of Western civilization...

• Author(s): Hainsworth & Robey | David Robey • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: MedievalThis Very Short Introduction examines all the major aspects of Dante's work, emphasizing the fe...

• Author(s): Peter Hainsworth | David Robey • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: European - ItalianIn this Very Short Introduction, Peter Hainsworth and David Robey consider Italian literatu...

• Author(s): William M. Hamlin • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: European - Eastern (see also Russian & Soviet)The French author Michel de Montaigne is widely regarded as the fou...

• Author(s): James A. Harris • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: History & Surveys - ModernDavid Hume, philosopher, historian, economist, librarian, and essayist, was one of the gr...

• Author(s): Jenny Hartley • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: Literary FiguresCharles Dickens is credited with creating some of the world's best-known fictional characters, and is widely r...

• Author(s): Haselgrove • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Cognitive Psychology & CognitionWhat is learning? How does it take place? What happens when it goes wrong? The topic ...

• Author(s): Hawley, Katherine • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: Social PsychologyTrust is indispensable to our everyday lives, yet it can be dangerous. Without trusting others, we c...

• Author(s): Heilbron, J. L. • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: HistoryHow does the physics we know today - a highly professionalized enterprise, inextricably linked to government and i...

• Author(s): J. L. Heilbron • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: Physics - Quantum TheoryNiels Bohr, who pioneered the quantum theory of the atom, had a broad conception of his obligation...

• Author(s): Helen Graham • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Europe - SpainThis Very Short Introduction offers a powerfully-written explanation of the war's complex origins and course, and explores i...

• Author(s): Helen Morales • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: Folklore & MythologyFrom Zeus and Europa, to Diana, Pan, and Prometheus, the myths of ancient Greece and Rome seem to exer...

• Author(s): Henderson • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: Ancient and ClassicalWe are all classicists--we come into touch with the classics on a daily basis: in our culture, politics, medi...

• 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): Hermione Lee • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA • BISAC: HistoricalHermione Lee is one of the leading literary biographers in the English-speaking world, the author of widely a...

• Author(s): Sally Holland • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Sociology and Anthropology • BISAC: Social WorkSocial workers spend their time trying to ease social suffering. They encounter the extreme casualties of s...

• Author(s): Holmes • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Computer Science and Information Technology • BISAC: Computer ScienceSince long before computers were even thought of, data has been collected and organized by d...

• Author(s): Tony Hope • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Religion and Philosophy • BISAC: EthicsThe issues of medical ethics, from moral quandaries of euthanasia and the morality of killing to political dilemmas lik...

• Author(s): Michael Hoskin • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Physics and Astronomy • BISAC: HistoryAbout the Book This is a fascinating introduction to the history of Western astronomy, from prehistoric times to th...

• Author(s): Hosking, Geoffrey • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Russia - GeneralRussia's sheer size has made it difficult to mobilize resources and to govern effectively, especially given its harsh...

• Author(s): Hugh Bowden • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA • BISAC: Ancient - GreeceAlexander the Great became king of Macedon in 336 BC, when he was only 20 years old, and died at the age...

• Author(s): Ben Hutchinson • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: Comparative LiteratureComparative Literature is both the past and the future of literary studies. Its history is intimately l...