Very Short Introductions
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Navigation: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartFrom the Bronze Age mariners of the Mediterranean to contemporary sailors using satellite-based technologies, the history of navigation at sea, the art of finding a position and setting a course, is f… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Bennett, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 01 2017
- ISBN10: 0198733712
- Language: English
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Roman Britain: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartFor four centuries Britain was an integral part of the Roman Empire, a political system stretching from Turkey to Portugal and from the Red Sea to the Tyne and beyond. Its involvement with Rome starte… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Salway, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: August 01 2015
- ISBN10: 0198712162
- Language: English
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The Renaissance: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartMore than ever before, the Renaissance stands out as one of the defining moments in world history. Between 1400 and 1600, European perceptions of society, culture, politics and even humanity itself em… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Brotton, Jerry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 15 2006
- ISBN10: 0192801635
- Language: English
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The Founding Fathers: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThe Founding Fathers is a concise, accessible overview of the brilliant, flawed, and quarrelsome group of lawyers, politicians, merchants, military men, and clergy known as “the Founding Fathers”–who… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Bernstein, R. B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: December 01 2015
- ISBN10: 0190273518
- Language: English
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Spirituality: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartIt is a striking aspect of contemporary western culture that, alongside a decline in traditional religious affiliations, there has been a growing interest in spirituality and the use of the word in a … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Sheldrake, Philip
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: December 14 2012
- ISBN10: 0199588759
- Language: English
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Heidegger: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartMartin Heidegger, considered by some to be the greatest charlatan ever to claim the title of “philosopher,” by some as an apologist for Nazism, and by others as an acknowledged leader in continental p… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Inwood, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: March 24 2019
- ISBN10: 0198828667
- Language: English
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Lincoln: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartBeneath the surface of the apparently untutored and deceptively frank Abraham Lincoln ran private tunnels of self-taught study, a restless philosophical curiosity, and a profound grasp of the fundamen… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Guelzo, Allen C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: February 05 2009
- ISBN10: 0195367804
- Language: English
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Stars: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartEvery atom of our bodies has been part of a star. In this lively and compact introduction, astrophysicist Andrew King reveals how the laws of physics force stars to evolve, driving them through succes… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions #322
- Author: King, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: September 07 2012
- ISBN10: 0199602921
- Language: English
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Black Holes: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartBlack holes are a constant source of fascination to many due to their mysterious nature. This Very Short Introduction, addresses a variety of questions, including what a black hole actually is, how th… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Blundell, Katherine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: February 01 2016
- ISBN10: 0199602662
- Language: English
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Reality: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartIs matter real? Are persons real? Is time real? This Very Short Introduction discusses what, if anything, is “real” by looking at a variety of arguments from philosophy, physics, and cognitive science… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Westerhoff, Jan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: January 13 2012
- ISBN10: 0199594414
- Language: English
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Statistics: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartStatistical ideas and methods underlie just about every aspect of modern life. From randomized clinical trials in medical research, to statistical models of risk in banking and hedge fund industries, … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions #196
- Author: Hand, David J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: December 15 2008
- ISBN10: 019923356X
- Language: English
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The Holy Roman Empire: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartVoltaire’s description of the Holy Roman Empire as “neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire” is often cited to underline its worthlessness. German historians traditionally despised it because it had al… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Whaley, Joachim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 01 2018
- ISBN10: 0198748760
- Language: English
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The Future: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartFrom the beginning of time, humans have been driven by both a fear of the unknown and a curiosity to know. We have always yearned to know what lies ahead, whether threat or safety, scarcity or abundan… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Gidley, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: June 01 2017
- ISBN10: 0198735286
- Language: English
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Computer Science: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartOver the past sixty years, the spectacular growth of the technologies associated with the computer is visible for all to see and experience. Yet, the science underpinning this technology is less visib… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Dasgupta, Subrata
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: June 01 2016
- ISBN10: 0198733461
- Language: English
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The United Nations: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartAfter seven decades of existence has the UN become obsolete? Is it ripe for retirement? As Jussi Hanhim?i proves in the second edition of this Very Short Introduction, the answer is no. In the second … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Hanhim?ki, Jussi M
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 02 2015
- ISBN10: 0190222700
- Language: English
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Early Music: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartFrom Gregorian chant to Bach’s Brandenburg Concerti, the music of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods is both beautiful and intriguing, expanding our horizons as it nourishes our souls. In … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Kelly, Thomas Forrest
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: April 25 2011
- ISBN10: 0199730768
- Language: English
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Infectious Disease: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Read moreAs doctors and biologists have learned, to their dismay, infectious disease is a moving target: new diseases emerge every year, old diseases evolve into new forms, and ecological and socioeconomic uph… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Bolker, Benjamin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: August 01 2015
- ISBN10: 0199688931
- Language: English
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Structural Engineering
$12.99 Add to cartHave you ever wondered how it’s possible to build a skyscraper, a big bridge, a jumbo jet, or a cruise liner?
Everything has structure. Structure is the difference between a random pile of components- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Blockley, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: November 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0199671931
- Language: English
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The Soviet Union: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThe Soviet Union at its height occupied one sixth of the world’s land mass, encompassed fifteen republics, and stretched across eleven different time zones. More than twice the size of the United Stat… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Lovell, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: September 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0199238480
- Language: English
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The European Union: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThe European Union (EU) stands out as a fascinatingly unique political organization. On the one hand, it has shown the potential for developing deep and wide-ranging cooperation between member states,… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Pinder, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: March 30 2018
- ISBN10: 0198808852
- Language: English
