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| "The Gothic: A Very Short Introduction by Nick Groom (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "The Gothic is wildly diverse It can refer to ecclesiastical architecture supernatural fiction cult horror films and a distinctive style of rock music It has influenced political theorists and social reformers as well as Victorian home decor and contemporary fashion Nick Groom shows how the Gothic has come to encompass so many meanings by telling the story of the Gothic from the ancient tribe who sacked Rome to the alternative subculture of the present day This unique Very Short Introduction reveals that the Gothic has predominantly been a way of understanding and responding to the past Time after time the Gothic has been invoked in order to reveal what lies behind conventional history It is a way of disclosing secrets whether in the constitutional politics of seventeenth-century England or the racial politics of the United States While contexts change the Gothic perpetually regards the past with fascination both yearning and horrified It reminds us that neither societies nor individuals can escape the consequences of their actions The anatomy of the Gothic is richly complex and perversely contradictory and so the thirteen chapters here range deliberately widely This is the first time that the entire story of the Gothic has been written as a continuous history from the historians of late antiquity to the gardens of Georgian England from the mediaeval cult of the macabre to German Expressionist cinema from Elizabethan Revenge Tragedy to American consumer society from folk ballads to vampires from the past to the present ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Spirituality: A Very Short Introduction by Philip Sheldrake (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "It has been suggested that 'spirituality' has become a word that 'can define an era' Why? Because paradoxically alongside a decline in traditional religious affiliations the growing interest in spirituality and the use of the word in a variety of contexts is a striking aspect of contemporary western cultures Indeed spirituality is sometimes contrasted attractively with religion although this is problematic and implies that religion is essentially dogma moralism institutions buildings and hierarchies The notion of spirituality expresses the fact that many people are driven by goals that concern more than material satisfaction Broadly it refers to the deepest values and sense of meaning by which people seek to live Sometimes these values are conventionally religious Sometimes they are associated with what is understood as 'the sacred' in a broader sense - that is of ultimate rather than merely instrumental importance This Very Short Introduction written by one of the most eminent scholars and writers on spirituality explores the historical foundations of the thought and considers how it came to have the significance it is developing today ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable"
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| "Sayings and Anecdotes: with Other Popular Moralists by Diogenes (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "'many men compete in digging and kicking but no one at all in the pursuit of human excellence' Diogenes the Cynic is best remembered today for having lived in a storage-jar and walking the streets with a lamp in daylight looking for an honest man Such stories formed part of a rich tradition of sayings and anecdotes; his biting wit and eccentric behaviour were legendary and it was by means of these oft-repeated and embellished aphorisms that his moral teachings were transmitted He scorned the conventions of civilized life and his ascetic lifestyle and caustic opinions gave expression to the Cynic philosophy that in turn influenced Stoicism This unique edition also covers Diogenes' immediate successors such as Crates his wife Hipparchia and the witty moral preacher Bion The contrasting teachings of the Cyrenaic school founded by Aristippos a pleasure-loving friend of Socrates complete the volume together with a selection of apocryphal letters An ideal compendium of Socratic moral philosophy this entertaining volume opens a window on to some surprisingly modern attitudes ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study and much more"
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| "An Introduction to Medical Statistics by Martin Bland (Paperback, 2015)" |
| "Now in its Fourth Edition An Introduction to Medical Statistics continues to be a 'must-have' textbook for anyone who needs a clear logical guide to the subject Written in an easy-to-understand style and packed with real life examples the text clearly explains the statistical principles used in the medical literature Taking readers through the common statistical methods seen in published research and guidelines the text focuses on how to interpret and analyse statistics for clinical practice Using extracts from real studies the author illustrates how data can be employed correctly and incorrectly in medical research helping readers to evaluate the statistics they encounter and appropriately implement findings in clinical practice End of chapter exercises case studies and multiple choice questions help readers to apply their learning and develop their own interpretative skills This thoroughly revised edition includes new chapters on meta-analysis missing data and survival analysis"
Price: 28.49 |
| "Australia: A Very Short Introduction by Professor Kenneth Morgan (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "In this Very Short Introduction Kenneth Morgan provides a wide-ranging and thematic introduction to modern Australia He examines the main features of its history geography and culture since the beginning of the white settlement in New South Wales in 1788 Drawing attention to the distinctive features of Australian life he places contemporary developments in a historical perspective highlighting the importance of Australia's indigenous culture and making connections between Australia and the wider word Balancing the successful growth of Australian institutions and democratic traditions he considers the struggles that occurred in the making of modern Australia ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable"
Price: 6.99 |
| "1089 and All That: A Journey into Mathematics by David Acheson (Paperback, 2010)" |
| "David Acheson's extraordinary little book makes mathematics accessible to everyone From very simple beginnings he takes us on a thrilling journey to some deep mathematical ideas On the way via Kepler and Newton he explains what calculus really means gives a brief history of pi and even takes us to chaos theory and imaginary numbers Every short chapter is carefully crafted to ensure that no one will get lost on the journey Packed with puzzles and illustrated by world famous cartoonists this is one of the most readable and imaginative books on mathematics ever written"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Languages: A Very Short Introduction by Stephen Anderson (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "How many languages are there? What differentiates one language from another? Are new languages still being discovered? Why are so many languages disappearing? The diversity of languages today is varied but it is steadily declining In this Very Short Introduction Stephen Anderson answers the above questions by looking at the science behind languages Considering a wide range of different languages and linguistic examples he demonstrates how languages are not uniformly distributed around the world; just as some places are more diverse than others in terms of plants and animal species the same goes for the distribution of languages Exploring the basis for linguistic classification and raising questions about how we identify a language as well as considering signed languages as well as spoken Anderson examines the wider social issues of losing languages and their impact in terms of the endangerment of cultures and peoples ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable"
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| "Happiness: A Very Short Introduction by Daniel M. Haybron (Paperback, 2013)" |
| "Happiness is an everyday term in our lives and most of us strive to be happy But defining happiness can be difficult In this Very Short Introduction Dan Haybron considers the true nature of happiness By examining what it is assessing its importance in our lives and how we can (and should) pursue it he considers the current thinking on happiness from psychology to philosophy Illustrating the diverse routes to happiness Haybron reflects on contemporary ideas about the pursuit of a good life and considers the influence of social context on our satisfaction and well-being ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable"
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| "Keynes: A Very Short Introduction by Robert Skidelsky (Paperback, 2010)" |
| "John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) is a central thinker of the twentieth century not just an economic theorist and statesman but also in economics philosophy politics and culture In this Very Short Introduction Lord Skidelsky a renowned biographer of Keynes explores his ethical and practical philosophy his monetary thought and provides an insight into his life and works In the recent financial crisis Keynes's theories have become more timely than ever and remain at the centre of political and economic discussion With a look at his major works and his contribution to twentieth-century economic thought Skidelsky considers Keynes's legacy on today's society ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable"
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| "The Enlightenment: A Very Short Introduction by John Robertson (Paperback, 2015)" |
| "A foundational moment in the history of modern European thought the Enlightenment continues to be a reference point for philosophers scholars and opinion-formers To many it remains the inspiration of our commitments to the betterment of the human condition To others it represents the elevation of one set of European values to the world many of whose peoples have quite different values But what is the relationship between the historical Enlightenment and the idea of 'Enlightenment' and can these two understandings be reconciled? In this Very Short Introduction John Robertson offers a concise historical introduction to the Enlightenment as an intellectual movement of eighteenth-century Europe Discussing its intellectual achievements he also explores how its supporters exploited new ways of communicating their ideas to a wider public creating a new 'public sphere' for critical discussion of the moral economic and political issues facing their societies ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable"
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| "Reality: A Very Short Introduction by Jan Westerhoff (Paperback, 2011)" |
| "'What is real?' has been one of the key questions of philosophy since its beginning in antiquity It is a question that due to such films as The Matrix has also made its way into popular culture But it is not just a question philosophers ask It is also asked by scientists when they investigate whether the fundamental constituents of matter are actually 'out there' or just a mere abstraction from a successful theory Cognitive scientists ask it when trying to find out which set of the bewildering array of data processed by our brain could constitute the basis for such supposedly fundamental entities like the free agent or the self This Very Short Introduction discusses what reality is by looking at a variety of arguments theories and thought-experiments from philosophy physics and cognitive science ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable"
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| "The Roman Republic: A Very Short Introduction by David M. Gwynn (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "The rise and fall of the Roman Republic occupies a special place in the history of Western civilization From humble beginnings on the seven hills beside the Tiber the city of Rome grew to dominate the ancient Mediterranean Led by her senatorial aristocracy Republican armies defeated Carthage and the successor kingdoms of Alexander the Great and brought the surrounding peoples to east and west into the Roman sphere Yet the triumph of the Republic was also its tragedy In this Very Short Introduction David M Gwynn provides a fascinating introduction to the history of the Roman Republic and its literary and material sources bringing to life the culture and society of Republican Rome and its ongoing significance within our modern world ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable"
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| "Discourses, Fragments, Handbook by Epictetus (Paperback, 2014)" |
| "'About things that are within our power and those that are not' Epictetus's Discourses have been the most widely read and influential of all writings of Stoic philosophy from antiquity onwards They set out the core ethical principles of Stoicism in a form designed to help people put them into practice and to use them as a basis for leading a good human life Epictetus was a teacher and a freed slave whose discourses have a vivid informality animated by anecdotes and dialogue Forceful direct and challenging their central message is that the basis of happiness is up to us and that we all have the capacity through sustained reflection and hard work of achieving this goal They still speak eloquently to modern readers seeking meaning in their own lives This is the only complete modern translation of the Discourses together with the Handbook or manual of key themes and surviving fragments Robin Hard's accurate and accessible translation is accompanied by Christopher Gill's full introduction and comprehensive notes ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study and much more"
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| "Global Economic History: A Very Short Introduction by Robert C. Allen (Paperback, 2011)" |
| "Why are some countries rich and others poor? In 1500 the income differences were small but they have grown dramatically since Columbus reached America Since then the interplay between geography globalization technological change and economic policy has determined the wealth and poverty of nations The industrial revolution was Britain's path breaking response to the challenge of globalization Western Europe and North America joined Britain to form a club of rich nations by pursuing four polices-creating a national market by abolishing internal tariffs and investing in transportation erecting an external tariff to protect their fledgling industries from British competition banks to stabilize the currency and mobilize domestic savings for investment and mass education to prepare people for industrial work Together these countries pioneered new technologies that have made them ever richer Before the Industrial Revolution most of the world's manufacturing was done in Asia but industries from Casablanca to Canton were destroyed by western competition in the nineteenth century and Asia was transformed into 'underdeveloped countries' specializing in agriculture The spread of economic development has been slow since modern technology was invented to fit the needs of rich countries and is ill adapted to the economic and geographical conditions of poor countries A few countries - Japan Soviet Russia South Korea Taiwan and perhaps China - have nonetheless caught up with the West through creative responses to the technological challenge and with Big Push industrialization that has achieved rapid growth through investment coordination Whether other countries can emulate the success of East Asia is a challenge for the future ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable"
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| "The Book of Marvels and Travels by John Mandeville (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "'Another island in the Great Ocean has many sinful and malevolent women who have precious gems in their eyes' In his Book of Marvels and Travels Sir John Mandeville describes a journey from Europe to Jerusalem and on into Asia and the many wonderful and monstrous peoples and practices in the East He tells us about the Sultan in Cairo the Great Khan in China and the mythical Christian prince Prester John There are giants and pygmies cannibals and Amazons headless humans and people with a single foot so huge it can shield them from the sun Forceful and opinionated the narrator is by turns bossy learned playful and moralizing with an endless curiosity about different cultures Written in the fourteenth century the Book is a captivating blend of fact and fantasy an extraordinary travel narrative that offers some revealing and unexpected attitudes towards other races and religions It was immensely popular and numbered among its readers Chaucer Columbus and Thomas More Anthony Bale's new translation emphasizes the book's readability and his introduction and notes bring us closer to Mandeville's medieval worldview ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study and much more"
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| "Confessions of an English Opium-Eater and Other Writings by Thomas De Quincey (Paperback, 2013)" |
| "'I took it - and in an hour oh! Heavens! what a revulsion! what an upheaving from its lowest depths of the inner spirit! what an apocalypse of the world within me!' Thomas De Quincey's Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1821) launched a fascination with drug use and abuse that has continued from his day to ours In the Confessions De Quincey invents recreational drug taking but he also details both the lurid nightmares that beset him in the depths of his addiction as well as his humiliatingly futile attempts to renounce the drug Suspiria de Profundis centres on the deep afflictions of De Quincey's childhood and examines the powerful and often paradoxical relationship between drugs and human creativity In 'The English Mail-Coach' the tragedies of De Quincey's past are played out with horrifying repetitiveness against a backdrop of Britain as a Protestant and an imperial power This edition presents De Quincey's finest essays in impassioned autobiography together with three appendices that are highlighted by a wealth of manuscript material related to the three main texts ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study and much more"
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| "Concise Oxford English Dictionary: Main edition by Oxford Dictionaries (Hardback, 2011)" |
| "100 years after its first publication the twelfth edition of this world-famous bestseller gives the most up-to-date picture of the English language today The original 1911 edition revolutionary at the time for its focus on current English and its use of illustrative examples combined a succinct yet approachable style with coverage of everyday as well as specialist terms This centenary edition continues this ground-breaking tradition giving you rich authoritative coverage of English as it is used today"
Price: 17.49 |
| "Ancient Greece: A Very Short Introduction by Paul Cartledge (Paperback, 2011)" |
| "The contribution of the Ancient Greeks to modern western culture is incalculable In the worlds of art architecture myth literature and philosophy the world we live in would be unrecognizably different without the formative influence of Ancient Greek models Ancient Greek civilization was defined by the city - in Greek the polis from which we derive 'politics' It is above all this feature of Greek civilization that has formed its most enduring legacy spawning such key terms as aristocracy oligarchy tyranny and - last but by no means least - democracy This stimulating Very Short Introduction to Ancient Greece takes the polis as its starting point Paul Cartledge uses the history of eleven major Greek cities to illuminate the most important and informative themes in Ancient Greek history from the first documented use of the Greek language around 1400 BCE through the glories of the Classical and Hellenistic periods to the foundation of the Byzantine empire in around CE 330 Covering everything from politics trade and travel to slavery gender religion and philosophy it provides the ideal concise introduction to the history and culture of this remarkable civilization that helped give birth to the world as we know it ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable"
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| "Lyrical Ballads: 1798 and 1802 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Wordsworth (Paperback, 2013)" |
| "'Listen Stranger!' Wordsworth and Coleridge's joint collection of poems has often been singled out as the founding text of English Romanticism Within this initially unassuming anonymous volume were many of the poems that came to define their age and which have continued to delight readers ever since including 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' the 'Lucy' poems 'Lines written a few miles above Tintern Abbey' 'A Slumber did my Spirit seal' and many more Wordsworth's famous Preface is a manifesto not just for Romanticism but for poetry in general This is the only edition to print both the original 1798 collection and the expanded 1802 edition with the fullest version of the Preface and Wordsworth's important Appendix on Poetic Diction It offers modern readers a sense of what it was like to encounter Lyrical Ballads for the first time and to see how it developed Important letters are included as well as a wide-ranging introduction and generous notes ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study and much more"
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| "The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Very Short Introduction by Martin Bunton (Paperback, 2013)" |
| "The conflict between Palestine and Israel is one of the most highly publicized and bitter struggles in history In this accessible and stimulating Very Short Introduction Martin Bunton clearly explains the history of the problem reducing it to its very essence - a modern territorial contest between two nations and one geographical territory Adopting a fresh and original approach each section covers a twenty-year span to highlight the historical complexity of the conflict throughout successive decades Each chapter starts with an examination of the relationships among people and events that marked particular years as historical moments in the evolution of the conflict including the 1897 Basle Congress; the 1917 Balfour Declaration and British occupation of Palestine; and the 1947 UN Partition Plan and the war for Palestine Providing a clear and fair exploration of the main issues Bunton explores not only the historical basis of the conflict but also looks at how and why partition has been so difficult and how efforts to restore peace continue today ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable"
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| "Plato: Laws 1 and 2 by Oxford University Press (Hardback, 2015)" |
| "Susan Sauve Meyer presents a new translation of Plato's Laws 1 and 2 In these opening books of Plato's last work a Cretan a Spartan and an Athenian discuss legislative theory moral psychology and the criteria for evaluating art The interlocutors compare the relative merits of different nomoi (laws practices institutions) in particular the communal meals (sussitia) practiced in Sparta and Crete and the paradigmatically Athenian institution of the drinking party (sumposion) They agree that the legislator's goal is to inculcate virtue in the citizens but they disagree about what the virtues are and what institutions are required to inculcate them The Spartan and Cretan who value military strength in a city and courage in its citizens see no value in drinking parties which they take to encourage softness and susceptibility to pleasure The Athenian insists that drinking parties train citizens in moderation just as military exercises train citizens in courage He d"
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| "The British Empire: A Very Short Introduction by Ashley Jackson (Paperback, 2013)" |
| "From the eighteenth century until the 1950s the British Empire was the biggest political entity in the world The territories forming this empire ranged from tiny islands to vast segments of the world's major continental land masses The British Empire left its mark on the world in a multitude of ways many of them permanent In this Very Short Introduction Ashley Jackson introduces and defines the British Empire reviewing its historiography by answering a series of key questions What was the British Empire and what were its main constituent parts? What were the phases of imperial expansion and contraction and the general causes of expansion and contraction? How was the Empire ruled? What were its economic effects? What were the cultural implications of empire in Britain and its colonies? What was life like for people living under imperial rule? What are the legacies of the British Empire and how should we view its place in world history? ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Colour Oxford English Dictionary by Oxford Dictionaries (Paperback, 2011)" |
| "This is the reissued Colour Oxford English Dictionary The Colour Oxford English Dictionary offers the most accurate and up-to-date coverage of essential everyday vocabulary with 90000 words phrases and definitions based on evidence from the Oxford English Corpus a unique databank comprising hundreds of millions of words of English Definitions are easy to understand given in a clear simple style and avoiding technical language There are also hundreds of notes on spelling and grammar The centre section gives guidance on the use of good English with information on spelling and grammar The centre section gives guidance on the use of good English with information on spelling punctuation word classes and word formation"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Colour Oxford Dictionary & Thesaurus by Oxford Dictionaries (Paperback, 2011)" |
| "This is the reissued Colour Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus The Colour Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus offers the most accurate and up-to-date coverage of essential everyday vocabulary with over 45000 words phrases and definitions and over 65000 synonyms based on evidence from the Oxford English Corpus a unique databank comprising hundreds of millions of words of English Definitions are easy to understand given in a clear simple style and avoiding technical language The thesaurus entry for a word sits directly alongside the dictionary entry so that you do not have to hunt around the page to find the word you are looking for The centre section gives guidance on 'Effective English' which covers writing English and how to get the best out of your dictionary and thesaurus"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Poetics by Aristotle (Paperback, 2013)" |
| "'What is poetry how many kinds of it are there and what are their specific effects?' Aristotle's Poetics is the most influential book on poetry ever written A founding text of European aesthetics and literary criticism from it stems much of our modern understanding of the creation and impact of imaginative writing including poetry drama and fiction For Aristotle the art of representation conveys universal truths which we can appreciate more easily than the lessons of history or philosophy In his short treatise Aristotle discusses the origins of poetry and its early development the nature of tragedy and plot and offers practical advice to playwrights This new translation by Anthony Kenny is accompanied by associated material from Plato and a range of responses from more modern literary practitioners Sir Philip Sidney P B Shelley and Dorothy L Sayers The book includes a wide-ranging introduction and notes making this the most accessible and attractive modern edition ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study and much more"
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| "Oxford English Dictionary (7th Edition) by Oxford University Press (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "This fully updated edition offers over 120000 words phrases and definitions It covers all the words you need for everyday use carefully selected from the evidence of the Oxford English Corpus a databank of 21st century English containing over 2 billion wordsThe Factfinder centre section gives quick-reference entries on topics including famous people countries and science"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Oxford Paperback Thesaurus by Oxford Dictionaries (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "This up-to-date general purpose thesaurus offers over 300000 synonyms and antonyms Includes a centre section containing thematic lists for example of animals games and tools designed to help you broaden your vocabulary improve your general knowledge and solve quizzes and puzzles"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Oxford English Mini Dictionary by Oxford Dictionaries (Paperback, 2013)" |
| "This small dictionary offers the most accurate and up-to-date coverage of essential everyday vocabulary with over 90000 words phrases and definitions based on evidence from the Oxford English Corpus a unique databank comprising hundreds of millions of words of English Definitions are easy to understand given in a clear simple style and avoiding technical language"
Price: 5.49 |
| "Revelations of Divine Love by Julian of Norwich (Paperback, 2015)" |
| "'All shall be well and all shall be well and all manner of thing shall be well' Julian of Norwich is one of the most celebrated figures of the English Middle Ages She is esteemed as one of the subtlest writers and profoundest thinkers of the period for her account of the revelations that she experienced in 1373 Julian lived as an anchoress in Norwich and after recovering from a serious illness she described the visions that had come to her during her suffering She conceived of a loving and compassionate God merciful and forgiving and believed in our ability to reach self-knowledge through sin She wrote of God as our mother and embraced strikingly independent theological opinions This new translation conveys the poise and serenity of Julian's prose style to the modern reader It includes both the short and long texts written twenty years apart through which Julian developed her ideas In his introduction Barry Windeatt considers Julian's astonishingly positive vision of humanity and its potential for spiritual transformation ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study and much more"
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| "Islam: A Very Short Introduction by Malise Ruthven (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "Islam features widely in the news often in its most militant versions but few people in the non-Muslim world really understand the nature of Islam Malise Ruthven's Very Short Introduction contains essential insights into issues such as why Islam has such major divisions between movements such as the Shi'ites the Sunnis and the Wahhabis and the central importance of the Shar'ia (Islamic law) in Islamic life It also offers fresh perspectives on contemporary questions Why is the greatest 'Jihad' (holy war) now against the enemies of Islam rather than the struggle against evil? Can women find fulfilment in Islamic societies? How must Islam adapt as it confronts the modern world? In this new edition Ruthven brings the text up-to-date by reflecting upon some of the most significant changes in the Muslim world in recent years; from the emergence of al-Qaeda and the attacks on New York and Washington on 911 and the ensuing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to the uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa Ruthven includes new material surrounding the concept of a globalized Islam bringing into question the effects of economic globalization the effect of international events in Middle Eastern countries the issues surrounding Islam and democracy and the reception and perception of Islam in the West ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable"
Price: 6.99 |
