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| "Military Strategy: A Very Short Introduction by Antulio J. Echevarria (Paperback, 2017)" |
| "Since ancient times poets historians and philosophers have contemplated warlords' exploits in battle and praised their ability to lead armies toward victory as the art of the general Today this quality is designated military strategy Military strategy plays a vital role in every conflict because as the United States' involvement in the Vietnam conflict showed when the overarching strategy is weak it is possible to win every battle but still lose a war Taking inspiration from the greatest military theoreticians of history such as Sun Tzu Niccolo Machiavelli and Carl von Clausewitz this Very Short Introduction highlights the dynamic relationship between the principal components of strategy purpose method and means Drawing on paradigmatic examples from Hannibal's war against Rome to Napoleon's victory at Austerlitz from the Allies' campaign to overwhelm Hitler's fortress to the terror attacks of September 11 Antulio J Echevarria II vividly illustrates the factors contributing to the success or failure of military strategy Echevarria describes the major types of military strategy and their advantages and disadvantages annihilation and dislocation; attrition and exhaustion; deterrence and coercion; terror and terrorism; targeted killing; and cyber power He also explores the emerging nano- and bio-genetic technologies and explains how they are affecting today's military strategy Clear and engaging this book shows that military strategy is essential for understanding major events of the past and becomes even more critical today in a world increasingly threatened by weapons of mass destruction terrorist attacks and new dimensions of conflict such as cyberwar and space"
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| "Pocket Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus by Oxford Dictionaries," |
| "Featuring a dictionary and thesaurus combined the Pocket Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus provides the essential language reference help you need in a single portable volume The second edition of this reference book has been completely redesigned so that it is easier to use The thesaurus entry for a word now immediately follows the dictionary entry so that you do not need to hunt around the page for this information We have also made the text more open and accessible so that you can find the word you are looking for quickly and easily New words and new meanings have been added to the text so you can be sure that you are using a reference book that is up-to-date and reflects the developments of the English langauge With over 90000 words phrases and definitions and 115000 synonyms and antonyms the Pocket Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus provides all the everday language help you need This edition also contains new Word Link features helping you find words that are closely associated with each other For example the Word Link at environment tells you that the study of the natural world is called ecology and the Word Link at cave informs you that the exploration of caves is known as speleology or potholing The new centre section of the dictionary and thesaurus contains encyclopedic information such as lists of countries capitals and kings and queens helping you to broaden your knowledge and to find solutions for quizzes and puzzles The Pocket Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus is an invaluable tool for anyone who wants a portable quick reference tool useful both for general ready reference and for quizzes and crossword puzzles"
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| "Capital: An Abridged Edition by Karl Marx (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "A classic of early modernism Capital combines vivid historical detail with economic analysis to produce a bitter denunciation of mid-Victorian capitalist society It has also proved to be the most influential work in social science in the twentieth century; Marx did for social science what Darwin had done for biology Millions of readers this century have treated Capital as a sacred text subjecting it to as many different interpretations as the bible itself No mere work of dry economics Marx's great work depicts the unfolding of industrial capitalism as a tragic drama - with a message which has lost none of its relevance today This is the only abridged edition to take account of the whole of Capital It offers virtually all of Volume 1 which Marx himself published in 1867 excerpts from a new translation of 'The Result of the Immediate Process of Production' and a selection of key chapters from Volume 3 which Engels published in 1895 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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| "Moby Dick by Herman Melville (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "This classic story of high adventure manic obsession and metaphysical speculation was Melville's masterpiece The tale of Captain Ahab's frantic pursuit of the cunning and notorious white whale Moby Dick is packed with drama and draws heavily on the author's own experiences on the high seas This edition includes passages from Melville's correspondence with Nathaniel Hawthorne in which the two discussed the philosophical depths of the novel's plot and imagery 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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| "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Tales by Robert Louis Stevenson (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "'Instantly the spirit of hell awoke in me and ragedI was suddenly struck through the heart by a cold thrill of terror' Stevenson's short novel published in 1886 became an instant classic It was a Gothic horror that originated in a feverish nightmare whose hallucinatory setting in the murky back streets of London gripped a nation mesmerized by crime and violence The respectable doctor's mysterious relationship with his disreputable associate is finally revealed in one of the most original and thrilling endings in English literature In addition to Jekyll and Hyde this edition also includes a number of short stories and essays written by Stevenson in the 1880s minor masterpieces of fiction and comment 'The Body Snatcher' 'Markheim' and 'Olalla' feature grave-robbing a sinister double and degeneracy while 'A Chapter on Dreams' and 'A Gossip on Romance' discuss artistic creation and the 'romance' form Appendixes provide extracts from contemporary writings on personality disorder which set Stevenson's tale in its full historical context 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 Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "He talked a lot about the past and I gathered that he wanted to recover something some idea of himself perhaps that had gone into loving Daisy His life had been confused and disordered since then but if he could once return to a certain starting place and go over it all slowly he could find out what that thing was The Great Gatsby (1925) F Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece stands among the greatest of all American fiction Jay Gatsby's lavish lifestyle in a mansion on Long Island's gold coast encapsulates the spirit excitement and violence of the era Fitzgerald named 'the Jazz Age' Impelled by his love for Daisy Buchanan Gatsby seeks nothing less than to recapture the moment five years earlier when his best and brightest dreams - his 'unutterable visions' - seemed to be incarnated in her kiss A moving portrayal of the power of romantic imagination as well as the pathos and courage entailed in the pusuit of an unattainable dream The Great Gatsby is a classic fiction of hope and disillusion This edition is fully annotated with a fine Introduction incorporating new interpretation and detailing Fitzgerald's struggle to write the novel its critical reception and its significance for future generations 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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| "Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "Jacob's Room is Virginia Woolf's first truly experimental novel It is a portrait of a young man who is both representative and victim of the social values which led Edwardian society into war Jacob's life is traced from the time he is a small boy playing on the beach through his years in Cambridge then in artistic London and finally making a trip to Greece but this is no orthodox Bildungsroman Jacob is presented in glimpses in fragments as Woolf breaks down traditional ways of representing character and experience The novel's composition coincided with the consolidation of Woolf's interest in feminism and she criticizes the privileged thoughtless smugness of patriarchy 'the other side' 'the men in clubs and Cabinets' Her stylistic innovations are conscious attempts to realize and develop women's writing and the novel dramatizes her interest in the ways both language and social environments shape differently the lives of men and women 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 Masterpiece by Emile Zola (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "The Masterpiece is the tragic story of Claude Lantier an ambitious and talented young artist from the provinces who has come to conquer Paris and is conquered by the flaws in his own genius While his boyhood friend Pierre Sandoz becomes a successful novelist Claude's originality is mocked at the Salon and turns gradually into a doomed obsession with one great canvas Life - in the form of his model and wife Christine and their deformed child Jacques - is sacrificed on the altar of Art The Masterpiece is the most autobiographical of the twenty novels in Zola's Rougon-Macquart series Set in the 1860s and 1870s it provides a unique insight into his career as a writer and his relationship with Cezanne a friend since their schooldays in Aix-en-Provence It also presents a well-documented account of the turbulent Bohemia world in which the Impressionists came to prominence despit the conservatism of the Academy and the ridicule of the general public 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 Kill by Emile Zola (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "'It was the time when the rush for spoils filled a corner of the forest with the yelping of hounds the cracking of whips the flaring of torches The appetites let loose were satisfied at last shamelessly amid the sound of crumbling neighbourhoods and fortunes made in six months The city had become an orgy of gold and women' The Kill (La Curee) is the second volume in Zola's great cycle of twenty novels Les Rougon-Macquart and the first to establish Paris - the capital of modernity - as the centre of Zola's narrative world Conceived as a representation of the uncontrollable 'appetites' unleashed by the Second Empire (1852-70) and the transformation of the city by Baron Haussmann the novel combines into a single powerful vision the twin themes of lust for money and lust for pleasure The all-pervading promiscuity of the new Paris is reflected in the dissolute and frenetic lives of an unscrupulous property speculator Saccard his neurotic wife Renee and her dandified lover Saccard's son Maxime 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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| "Gerard Manley Hopkins: The Major Works by Gerard Manley Hopkins (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "This authoritative edition was originally published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode It brings together all Hopkins's poetry and a generous selection of his prose writings to give the essence of his work and thinking Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-89) was one of the most innovative of nineteenth-century poets During his tragically short life he strove to reconcile his religious and artistic vocations and this edition demonstrates the range of his interests It includes all his poetry from best-known works such as 'The Wreck of the Deutschland' and The Windhover' to translations foreign language poems plays and verse fragments and the recently discovered poem 'Consule Jones' In addition there are excerpts from Hopkins's journals letters and spiritual writings The poems are printed in chronological order to show Hopkins's changing preoccupations and all the texts have been established from original manuscripts 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 Elementary Forms of Religious Life by Emile Durkheim (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "'If religion generated everything that is essential in society this is because the idea of society is the soul of religion' In The Elementary Forms of Religious Life (1912) Emile Durkheim set himself the task of discovering the enduring source of human social identity He investigated what he considered to be the simplest form of documented religion - totemism among the Aborigines of Australia Aboriginal religion was an avenue 'to yield an understanding of the religious nature of man by showing us an essential and permanent aspect of humanity' The need and capacity of men and women to relate socially lies at the heart of Durkheim's exploration in which religion embodies the beliefs that shape our moral universe The Elementary Forms has been applauded and debated by sociologists anthropologists ethnographers philosophers and theologians and continues to speak to new generations about the origin and nature of religion and society This new lightly abridged edition provides an excellent introduction to Durkheim's ideas 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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| "Symposium by Plato (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "In his celebrated masterpiece Symposium Plato imagines a high-society dinner-party in Athens in 416 BC at which the guests - including the comic poet Aristophanes and of course Plato's mentor Socrates - each deliver a short speech in praise of love The sequence of dazzling speeches culminates in Socrates' famous account of the views of Diotima a prophetess who taught him that love is our means of trying to attain goodness And then into the party bursts the drunken Alcibiades the most popular and notorious Athenian of the time who insists on praising Socrates himself rather than love and gives us a brilliant sketch of this enigmatic character The power humour and pathos of Plato's creation engages the reader on every page This new translation is complemented by full explanatory notes and an illuminating introduction 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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| "Tales of the Elders of Ireland by Oxford University Press (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "'Dear holy cleric' they said 'these old warriors tell you no more than a third of their stories because their memories are faulty Have these stories written down on poets' tablets in refined language so that the hearing of them will provide entertainment for the lords and commons of later times' The angels then left them Tales of the Elders of Ireland is the first complete translation of the late Middle Irish Acallam na Senorach the largest literary text surviving from twelfth-century Ireland It contains the earliest and most comprehensive collection of Fenian stories and poetry intermingling the contemporary Christian world of Saint Patrick with his scribes clerics occasional angels and souls rescued from Hell the earlier pagan world of the ancient giant Fenians and Irish kings and the parallel timeless Otherworld peopled by ever-young shape-shifting fairies It also provides the most extensive account available of the inhabitants of the Irish Otherworld - their music and magic their internecine wars and their malice toward and infatuation with humankind - themes still featured in the story-telling of present-day Ireland This readable and flowing new translation is based on existing manuscript sources and is richly annotated complete with an Introduction discussing the place of the Acallam in Irish tradition and the impact of the Fenian or Ossianic tradition on English and European literature 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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| "Forensic Psychology: A Very Short Introduction by David V. Canter (Paperback, 2010)" |
| "Lie detection offender profiling jury selection insanity in the law predicting the risk of re-offending the minds of serial killers and many other topics that fill news and fiction are all aspects of the rapidly developing area of scientific psychology broadly known as Forensic Psychology Forensic Psychology A Very Short Introduction discusses all the aspects of psychology that are relevant to the legal and criminal process as a whole It includes explanations of criminal behaviour and criminality including the role of mental disorder in crime and discusses how forensic psychology contributes to helping investigate the crime and catching the perpetrators It also explains how psychologists provide guidance to all those involved in civil and criminal court proceedings including both the police and the accused and what expert testimony can be provided by a psychologist about the offender at the trial Finally David Canter examines how forensic psychology is used particularly in prisons to help in the management treatment and rehabilitation of offenders once they have been convicted 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 Theory of the Leisure Class by Thorstein Veblen (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "'Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentleman of leisure' In The Theory of the Leisure Class Thorstein Veblen sets out 'to discuss the place and value of the leisure class as an economic factor in modern life' In so doing he produced a landmark study of affluent American society that exposes with brilliant ruthlessness the habits of production and waste that link invidious business tactics and barbaric social behaviour Veblen's analysis of the evolutionary process sees greed as the overriding motive in the modern economy; with an impartial gaze he examines the human cost paid when social institutions exploit the consumption of unessential goods for the sake of personal profit Fashion beauty animals sports the home the clergy scholars - all are assessed for their true usefulness and found wanting The targets of Veblen's coruscating satire are as evident today as they were a century ago and his book still has the power to shock and enlighten Veblen's uncompromising arguments and the influential literary force of his writing are assessed in Martha Banta's Introduction 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 Complete Odes by Pindar (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "'we can speak of no greater contest than Olympia' The Greek poet Pindar (c 518-428 BC) composed victory odes for winners in the ancient Games including the Olympics He celebrated the victories of athletes competing in foot races horse races boxing wrestling all-in fighting and the pentathlon and his Odes are fascinating not only for their poetic qualities but for what they tell us about the Games Pindar praises the victor by comparing him to mythical heroes and the gods but also reminds the athlete of his human limitations The Odes contain versions of some of the best known Greek myths such as Jason and the Argonauts and Perseus and Medusa and are a valuable source for Greek religion and ethics Pindar's startling use of language - striking metaphors bold syntax enigmatic expressions - makes reading his poetry a uniquely rewarding experience Anthony Verity's lucid translations are complemented by an introduction and notes that provide insight into competition myth and meaning 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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| "Compact Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus by Oxford Dictionaries (Hardback, 2009)" |
| "The Compact Oxford Dictionary & Thesaurus is the ultimate one-stop reference containing both a dictionary and a thesaurus in one handy reference volume The dictionary and thesaurus texts have an integrated design which has been tried and tested with users to speed up browsing and look-up The dictionary has excellent coverage of everyday English containing over 90000 words phrases and definitions and incorporating the newest words and phrases from Oxford's language research programmes The thesaurus provides over 100000 synonyms and antonyms This dictionary and thesaurus is ideal for anyone who needs an all-in-one reference work"
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| "Little Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs by Oxford University Press (Hardback, 2009)" |
| "Little Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs features 2000 proverbs and sayings from around the world and across 250 subjects - from 'Cats' and 'Dogs' to 'Achievement' and 'Extravagance' Each theme has a short introduction giving an overview of key elements in the proverbial treatment of the topic and each entry provies information on the date source and meaning of the phrase Not only is this book a pleasure to browse but it is ideal for quick reference with its comprehensive index that makes it easy to find the exact phrase you're looking for Drawing on Oxford's ongoing dictionary research and language monitoring this book unearths sayings used in the English-speaking world from Asia Africa Middle East and many other cultures Together with proverbs more traditional to the English language it includes many new phrases such as 'The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago The second best is now' (modern saying) Go from 'Let sleeping dogs lie' (English late 14th century) to 'Let's be careful out there' (the catchphrase from the Hill Street Blues) from 'Poke a bush a snake comes out' (Japanese proverb) to 'Caution is the parent of safety' (American early 18th century) from 'Delhi is far away' (an Indian proverb deriving from the 14th century) to 'Once bitten by a snake a man will be afraid of a piece of rope for three years' (China 20th century) Find phrases on all aspects of life in this fascinating little book"
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| "English Literature: A Very Short Introduction by Jonathan Bate (Paperback, 2010)" |
| "Sweeping across two millennia and every literary genre acclaimed scholar and biographer Jonathan Bate provides a dazzling introduction to English Literature The focus is wide shifting from the birth of the novel and the brilliance of English comedy to the deep Englishness of landscape poetry and the ethnic diversity of Britain's Nobel literature laureates It goes on to provide a more in-depth analysis with close readings from an extraordinary scene in King Lear to a war poem by Carol Ann Duffy and a series of striking examples of how literary texts change as they are transmitted from writer to reader The narrative embraces not only the major literary movements such as Romanticism and Modernism together with the most influential authors including Chaucer Donne Johnson Wordsworth Austen Dickens and Woolf but also little-known stories such as the identity of the first English woman poet to be honoured with a collected edition of her works Written with the flair and passion for which Jonathan Bate has become renowned this book is the perfect Very Short Introduction for all readers and students of the incomparable literary heritage of these islands 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 Oxford Handbook of Systematic Theology by Oxford University Press (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "The Oxford Handbook of Systematic Theology brings together a set of original and authoritative accounts of all the major areas of current research in Christian systematic theology offering a thorough survey of the state of the discipline and of its prospects for those undertaking research and teaching in the field The Handbook engages in a comprehensive examination of themes and approaches guiding the reader through current debates and literatures in the context of the historical development of systematic theological reflection Organized thematically it treats in detail the full array of topics in systematic theology as well as questions of its sources and norms its relation to other theological and non-theological fields of enquiry and some major trends in current work Each chapter provides an analysis of research and debate on its topic The focus is on doctrinal (rather than historical) questions and on major (rather than ephemeral) debates The aim is to stimulate readers to reach theological judgements on the basis of consideration of the range of opinion Drawn from Europe the UK and North America the authors are all leading practitioners of the discipline Readers will find expert guidance as well as creative suggestions about the future direction of the study of Christian doctrine"
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| "The Oxford History of Britain by Oxford University Press (Paperback, 2010)" |
| "The Oxford History of Britain tells the story of Britain and its people over two thousand years from the coming of the Roman legions to the present day Encompassing political social economic and cultural developments throughout the British Isles the dramatic narrative is taken up in turn by ten leading historians who offer the fruits of the best modern scholarship to the general reader in an authoritative form A vivid sometimes surprising picture emerges of a continuous turmoil of change in every period and the wider social context of political and economic tension is made clear But consensus no less than conflict is a part of the story in focusing on elements of continuity down the centuries the authors bring out that special awareness of identity which has been such a distinctive feature of British society By relating both these factors in the British experience and by exploring the many ways in which Britain has shaped and been shaped by contact with Europe and the wider world this landmark work brings the reader face to face with the past and the foundations of modern British society The new edition brings the story into the twenty-first century covering the changes to British society and culture during the Blair years and the invasion of Iraq and its aftermath"
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| "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"
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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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| "A Room of One's Own and Three Guineas by Virginia Woolf (Paperback, 2015)" |
| "&39;Intellectual freedom depends on material things Poetry depends on intellectual freedom And women have always been poor&39; In these two classic essays of feminist literature Woolf argues passionately for women&39;s intellectual freedom and their role in challenging the drive towards fascism and conflict In A Room of One&39;s Own she explores centuries of limitations placed on women as well as celebrating the creative achievements of the women writers who overcame these obstacles In this first history of women&39;s writing she describes the importance of education financial independence and equality of opportunity to creative freedom Three Guineas was written under the threat of fascism and impending war A radical articulation of Woolf&39;s pacifist politics it investigates the causes of gender inequalities and the ways in which women&39;s historic outsider position make them crucial in the prevention of war Both these works started life as talks to groups of young women and their engaging wit and informality establish Woolf as one of the twentieth-century&39;s greatest essayists Their arguments continue to reverberate in feminist discourse to this day ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World&39;s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford&39;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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| "Epigrams: With Parallel Latin Text by Martial (Paperback, 2015)" |
| "'If you're one of those terribly serious readers now is a good time to leave' The poet we call Martial Marcus Valerius Martialis lived by his wits in first-century Rome Pounding the mean streets of the Empire's capital he takes apart the pretensions addictions and cruelties of its inhabitants with perfect comic timing and killer punchlines Social climbers and sex-offenders rogue traders and two-faced preachers - all are subject to his forensic annihilations and often foul-mouthed verses Packed with incident and detail Martial's epigrams bring Rome vividly to life in all its variety; biting satire rubs alongside tender friendship lust for life beside sorrow for loss Gossipy clever and above all entertaining they express amusement as much as indignation at the vices they expose This selection brings Martial to a twenty-first century readership in a prose translation that pulls no punches and presents him in all his moods It establishes his originality as a literary author and the significance of his achievement as the poet who conquered epigram for Rome 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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| "Child Psychology: A Very Short Introduction by Usha Goswami (Paperback, 2014)" |
| "This Very Short Introduction provides an up-to-date authoritative and accessible guide to modern child psychology from birth to early adolescence Beginning with infancy Usha Goswami considers the process of attachment and 'bonding' showing how secure attachments enable the development of self-understanding Exploring childhood learning ranging from aspects of language and thinking to cognitive reasoning Goswami looks at how babies and toddlers develop an understanding of the physical biological and social worlds and develop complex abilities like language and morality Demonstrating how learning is shaped by the environments surrounding the child; at home school with peers and in wider society Goswami emphasizes the importance of childhood friendships and siblings for psychological development Introducing the key theories in child psychology Goswami explains why children develop as they do and how society can further optimize their development through the adolescent years 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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| "Pocket Oxford English Dictionary" |
| "The Pocket Oxford English Dictionary 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 words"
Price: 9.49 |
| "Iran: A Very Short Introduction" |
| "Iran has rarely been out of the headlines Yet media interest and extensive coverage has tended to hinder rather than help our understanding of Iran as an idea an identity and a people leading to a superficial understanding of what is a complex and nuanced political culture and civilization This Very Short Introduction presents a radical reinterpretation of Iranian history and politics placing the Islamic Revolution in the context of a century of political change and social transformation By considering the various factors that have contributed towards the construction of the idea of Iran and the complex identity of Iranians themselves Ali Ansari steers a clear path towards a more realistic understanding for us all 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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| "In All Likelihood: Statistical Modelling and Inference Using Likelihood by Yudi Pawitan (Paperback, 2013)" |
| "Based on a course in the theory of statistics this text concentrates on what can be achieved using the likelihoodFisherian method of taking account of uncertainty when studying a statistical problem It takes the concept ot the likelihood as providing the best methods for unifying the demands of statistical modelling and the theory of inference Every likelihood concept is illustrated by realistic examples which are not compromised by computational problems Examples range from a simile comparison of two accident rates to complex studies that require generalised linear or semiparametric modelling The emphasis is that the likelihood is not simply a device to produce an estimate but an important tool for modelling The book generally takes an informal approach where most important results are established using heuristic arguments and motivated with realistic examples With the currently available computing power examples are not contrived to allow a closed analytical solution and the book can concentrate on the statistical aspects of the data modelling In addition to classical likelihood theory the book covers many modern topics such as generalized linear models and mixed models non parametric smoothing robustness the EM algorithm and empirical likelihood"
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| "Sherlock Holmes. Selected Stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Paperback, 2014)" |
| "'Detection is or ought to be an exact science' For more than a century the Holmes stories have held a strange almost inexplicable grip on the popular imagination They are intimately associated with late Victorian and Edwardian society yet curiously timeless in their appeal The characters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson together with their housekeeper Mrs Hudson and their address at 221B Baker Street are as familiar today as when they made their first appearance in the late 1880s The stories have been endlessly interpreted adapted and modernized but still it is to Arthur Conan Doyle's originals that we return This new selection of some of the best of them is designed to give readers a full sense of their world the brooding fog of London ruined heirs in creaking mansions and hidden crimes in the farthest-flung corners of the British Empire The stories take Holmes's career from its early days to its close and include the book-length Sign of the Four Barry McCrea's introduction investigates the currents that lie beneath their surface 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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