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Preceded by Chromosome abnormalities and genetic counseling / R.J. McKinlay Gardner, Grant R. Sutherland, Lisa G. Shaffer.…

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This book examines the career of the Roman poet Horace, one of the greatest writers in Roman literature. It introduces his…

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Innovation in Deaf Studies explores deaf scholars' research practice in Deaf Studies and highlights innovations in the field…

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Bringing together a team of leading international experts to examine the impact of the rise and expansion of a large…

Thomas Hobbes, the first great English political philosopher, has had the reputation of being a pessimistic atheist. This…

Katherine Hawley explores the key ideas about trust in this Very Short Introduction. Drawing on a wide range of disciplines…

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Mao Zedong was a giant of 20th century history. In this Very Short Introduction, Delia Davin provides an account of Mao the…

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Work is deeply embedded in the moral and political character of most societies. For many, work becomes fused with our…

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Ideas of home play a prominent role in the way people of all cultures frame an understanding of their lives. This Very Short…

Interest in citizenship has never been higher. But what does it mean to be a citizen in a modern, complex community? Richard…

Jenny Hartley introduces Charles Dickens's life and works, looking at the vitality of his characters and the energy which…

Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, Fifth Edition, is an ideal text for the complete study of displacements, velocities,…

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This groundbreaking handbook of human strengths and virtues is the first progress report from a prestigious group of…

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Contemporary democracies face a crisis of political representation. In understanding this crisis, scholars and commentators…

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The Anatomy, written by a team of eleven leading academics at top universities around the world, has established itself as…

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Advanced Training in Anaesthesia is authored by both trainees and specialists in order to create an authoritative yet…

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Now in a new edition, this innovative text is the first volume to bring together all the major theories of consciousness…

R A Fisher's classic The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection was first published by the Oxford University Press in 1930.…

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Analyzing Classical Form builds upon the foundations of the author's critically acclaimed Classical Form by offering an…

Do you touch wood for luck, or avoid the number 13? Despite the dominance of science in today\'s world, superstitious…

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Roland Barthes was the leading figure of French Structuralism, the theoretical movement of the 1960s which revolutionized…

This Very Short Introduction considers who the poor are, where they live, what their lives are like, and what obstacles or…

This book draws on the author's column in The Guardian, 'Elements of Fiction'. Using examples from well-known recent novels,…

Rousseau was both a central figure of the European Enlightenment and its most formidable critic. This study of his works,…

Anthony Pereira introduces the country and idea of Brazil, from its depiction in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, to Brazil\'s…

Christopher Wixson introduces George Bernard Shaw, the greatest playwright in English after Shakespeare. Taking a…

A brilliant and incisive analysis of a major subject. Richard English, Author of Does Terrorism Work? A History…

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With a focus on music in context and a wealth of in-text and online exercises, The Complete Musician offers a complete…

Teaching Deaf Learners: Psychological and Developmental Foundations explores how deaf students (children and adolescents)…

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Christine M. Korsgaard presents an account of the foundation of practical reason and moral obligation. Moral philosophy…

This is the first English-language publication of the complete works of the Spanish neurohistologist, Santiago Ramon y Cajal…

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Thoroughly updated as a result of student feedback, the topics are strictly honed and logically organized to meet the needs…

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Much of contemporary philosophy, especially in the analytical tradition, regards aesthetics as of lesser significance than…

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Willett's Nutritional Epidemiology has become the foundation of this field. This new edition updates existing chapters and…

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Christopher Gill provides a new translation and commentary on the first half of Marcus Aurelius' Meditations, and a full…

Has multiculturalism failed? Is it time to move on? What is the alternative? Ali Rattansi explores the issues, from national…

\nWith the media bringing us constant tales of terrorism and violence, questions regarding the nature of evil are highly…

This book offers a concise overview of the social, cultural, and aesthetic sensibilities of the Beat Generation, explaining…

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Henry Chadwick is one of the foremost authorities on Early Christianity Augustine is a key figure in the transition from…

A useful and entertaining introduction to autobiography by its foremost theorist. Clear, comprehensive, and very clever. For…

Do animals have moral rights? If so what does this mean? What sorts of mental lives do animals have, and how should we…

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The Fourth Edition of The Neuron provides a comprehensive first course in the cell and molecular biology of nerve cells. The…

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The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Philosophy of Language introduces readers to the main issues and theories in the…

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Here is the Fourth Edition of the classic text Electrodiagnosis in Diseases of Nerve and Muscle. With each subsequent…

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This book is about trading, the people who trade securities and contracts, the marketplaces where they trade, and the rules…

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With its inception at the end of the nineteenth century as a means of consolidation and reorganization, mergers and…