Oxford University Press : BIBLE NEW REVISED STANDARD VERSION WITH APOCRYPHA A new edition of the NRSV Cross Reference Bible, with the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical books. The New Revised Standard Version is respected among academics, including evangelicals, and popular in theological colleges. This edition replaces NRSV 102, and the translation incorporates language usage which reflects the roles of both men and women.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : COMMON WORSHIP LECTIONARY NEW REVISED STANDARD VERSION ANGLICIZED EDITION This text provides a comprehensive selection of readings for the Church's year, giving the scriptures their due prominence in worship. The structure not only expands the range of readings available, but also provides a format that enhances congregational understanding of the texts.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : REVISED ENGLISH BIBLE COMPACT EDITION Splendid Lectern Bible in the popular modern English of the Revised English Bible. Page numbers match those of the REB Pew Bibles. Comes with a presentation page and three ribbons. Printed on gilt-edged paper and bound in black imitation leather.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : REVISED ENGLISH BIBLE COMPACT EDITION WITH APOCRYPHA The Revised English Bible, suitable for study or devotions. Includes the Apocrypha.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BIBLE NEW REVISED STANDARD VERSION WITH APOCRYPHA The is a comprehensive Reference Bible based on the NRSV. The reference system is based on that used in the Revised Version. It has been completely checked for accuracy and appropriateness. The references appear in both side margins alongside the text, allowing for greater depth than in conventional centre column systems.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BIBLE BLACK OXFORD PRESENTATION BIBLE The Standard Text Bible offers the text of the King James Version in a clear and readable type. The size of the Bible makes it useful for someone who wants an easily readable type, but not a Bible that is too heavy or bulky to carry.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BIBLE WHITE OXFORD PRESENTATION BIBLE The classic Authorized Version Bible, in an attractice sleeve and bound in leather.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BIBLE AUTHORIZED VERSION The Oxford gift Bible uses the Authorized King James Version in a small, handy format. This new edition is bound in imitation leather over boards, with gilt top edge (or silver for the white binding).. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BIBLE NEW REVISED STANDARD VERSION BIBLE (ANGLICIZED) A new Anglicized edition of the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BIBLE NEW REVISED STANDARD VERSION BIBLE (ANGLICIZED) WITH APOCRYPHA First published in 1990 this version is not only suitable for academic work, but also lends itself to liturgical worship, group Bible study in parishes, and personal reading. The Anglicized edition retains the translation of the US version while ensuring understanding for British-speaking users.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BIBLE NEW REVISED STANDARD VERSION This is the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) of the Bible with British Anglicized text. It contains the books of the Bible in Catholic canonical order and includes explanatory tables, footnotes, introductory material and the text of the Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation Dei Verbum.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LOVE'S REDEEMING WORK There is a rich tradition of writing from the Anglican tradition that has helped to form the spirituality and theology of the contemporary church. This work draws together writings of major writers from the 16th century to the present day who have contributed to this development. Each writer is introduced with extracts from major works.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BIBLE AUTHORIZED KING JAMES VERSION OXFORD REFERENCE BIBLE WITH DICTIONARY AND CONCORDANCE This reference Bible contains 328 pages of study material, including a dictionary, a concordance and the established "Oxford Helps to the Study of the Bible". Other features are self-pronouncing text, centre-column references and Bible maps.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BIBLE AUTHORIZED KING JAMES VERSION LITTLE OXFORD NEW BERYL TEXT BIBLE This gift edition is presented in blue imitation leather with flexibind, coloured edges and gilt blocking.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BIBLE ATLAS This established reference book has been revised and updated. In the maps many sites have been relocated, or queried if there is doubt about their identification. The text has also been brought into line with the latest scholarship.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CHURCH HYMNARY The third edition of this church hymnary, this text contains standard small wording.. Author:. Discounted by 9%

Oxford University Press : REJOICE AND SING A completely new collection of hymns and songs for the United Reformed Church. It is the first major hymnbook to draw together the three traditions within the URC and as such represents a significant landmark in the history of the denomination.. Author:. Discounted by 9%

Oxford University Press : BBC SONGS OF PRAISE This text is a compilation of the greatest traditional hymns, the best hymns from today's writers, and the finest examples of contemporary worship songs. It offers to churches and schools the core music required for worship in a wide range of situations.. Author:. Discounted by 13%

Oxford University Press : BBC "SONGS OF PRAISE" WORDS EDITION BBC Songs of Praise is a compilation of the greatest traditional hymns, the best hymns from today's writers, and the finest examples of contemporary worship songs. It offers to churches and schools the core music required for worship in a wide range of situations.. Author:. Discounted by 13%

Oxford University Press : SONGS OF GOD'S PEOPLE . Author:. Discounted by 9%

Oxford University Press : CHOSEN PEOPLES Explains the complex historical reasons behind often violent modern conflicts around issues of land, culture, religion, and politics. Tracing the development of individual nations over many centuries, it offers insights into the religious and cultural foundations of countries such as Great Britain, the United States, Israel, France, and Germany.. Author:SMITH, ANTHONY D. (LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MAPMAKERS' QUEST Between 1400 and 1600, Europe began to appreciate the power and uses of cartography. This work seeks to understand this development - and, especially, to assess the ways in which such use affected European societies and economies.. Author:BUISSERET, DAVID (UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, ARLINGTON, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SCOTLAND In this history of Scotland, Christopher Harvie discusses land, people and culture. Harvie's six chapters cover the shaping of the kingdom, medieval Scotland, reformation and dual monarchy, union and enlightenment, industrialization, and the troubled but ultimately triumphant 20th century.. Author:HARVIE, CHRISTOPHER (PROFESSOR OF BRITISH AND IRISH STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF TUBINGEN, GERMANY). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD COMPANION TO FOOD Food historian and author Alan Davidson has written 80 per cent of this food reference book, with additional articles by over 50 specialist authors from as far afield as the Philippines, Norway, and Australia.. Author:DAVIDSON, ALAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : REASONABLE BELIEF . Author:HANSON, R.P.C.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF IRISH SHORT STORIES A collection of short stories which span the development of the genre in Irish literature, from the early folktales of oral tradition through Oliver Goldsmith and Maria Edgeworth to James Joyce and Liam O'Flaherty.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF ENGLISH VERSE Christopher Ricks's 'Oxford Book of English Verse' -- third in succession, after Arthur Quiller-Couch's original volume (1900) and Helen Gardner's new selection (1972) -- is a treasury from more than seven centuries of the poet's art. Poems that are also translations are included.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF ENGLISH DETECTIVE STORIES A collection of 33 English detective stories, dating from the Sherlock Holmes stories of the 1890s to the present day. The authors include A.Conan Doyle, G.K.Chesterton, Agatha Christie, Dorothy L.Sayers, P.D.James, Ruth Rendell and many more.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF FRIENDSHIP An anthology exploring all aspects of friendship from biblical times to today. The book is divided into 12 sections, beginning with thoughts on the nature of the phenomenon, and how to keep friends and how to lose them. The book looks at friendship among men, among women and between both sexes.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF GARDEN VERSE From Chaucer to the present day, this anthology covers a variety of topics - the formal garden to small domestic ones, gardeners, weeds, manure, fruit, vegetables and flowers, and gardens as clandestine meeting places. John Dixon Hunt also wrote "The Figure in the Landscape" and "Garden and Grove".. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF MONEY This anthology draws on the immense wealth of literature regarding riches and poverty, from the time of the ancient Greeks to contemporary society. It relates what writers from Shakespeare to Tom Wolfe have said about filthy lucre and legal tender.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF CLASSICAL VERSE IN TRANSLATION Featuring classical poets such as Homer, Virgil, Horace, Martial and Juvenal, this collection of verse bears witness to the extraordinary heritage of an enduring poetic tradition. The anthology is organized by classical author and text.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF ADVENTURE STORIES An anthology of 23 of the best adventure stories from Victorian times to the present, featuring authors as diverse as Robert Louis Stevenson, Rider Haggard, P.C. Wren, Jack London, Daphne du Maurier and Margaret Atwood.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF EXILE An anthology on the experience of exile, enforced and voluntary, for political, religious, economic and intellectual reasons, told through personal accounts, as well as fiction and verse, ranging from Ovid to John McCarthy, from China to Palestine.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD COMPANION TO THE YEAR This history of calendars begins with a day-by-day survey of the calendar year, revealing the history, literature, legend and lore associated with each season, month, and date. The second part is a broader study of time-reckoning within a historical and modern context.. Author:BLACKBURN, BONNIE HOLFORD-STREVENS, LEOFRANC. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF ENGLISH LOVE STORIES An anthology of 28 love stories, from the 17th century to the present day, presenting a panorama of views about love in the context of the changing attitudes of English society. The authors include Anthony Trollope, Somerset Maugham, D.H. Lawrence, and Adam Mars-Jones.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DICTIONARY OF WORLD MYTHOLOGY The chief myths of the world are set out clearly in seven main sections: West Asia, South and Central Asia, East Asia, Europe, Africa, America, and Oceania.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PROBLEMS OF CHEMISTRY ...should heighten awareness of what the chemist has to offer and help dispel some of the ignorance that abounds. It deserves to be widely read.' The Times Higher Education Supplement .. Author:RICHARDS, W. G. (LECTURER IN CHEMISTRY, AND FELLOW OF BRASENOSE COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SONGS OF PRAISE NEW NONPAREIL WORDS E . Author:. Discounted by 9%

Oxford University Press : SONGS OF PRAISE MUSIC E . Author:. Discounted by 9%

Oxford University Press : SEX THERAPY A practical account of the nature, causes, assessment, and treatment of sexual problems. The various stages of treatment are described in sufficient detail for therapists who are about to start sex therapy.. Author:HAWTON, KEITH. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ACCOUNT OF THE FOXGLOVE AND ITS MEDICAL USES, 1785-1985 This book comments on the original text of William Withering's An account of the Foxglove and some of its Medicinal Uses, and goes on to introduce the botany and pharmacology of the foxglove. It also discusses its therapeutic uses.. Author:ARONSON, J. K. (WELLCOME LECTURER IN CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY FOR PSYCHIATRIC PROBLEMS An account of cognitive behaviour therapy which provides a detailed account of how to carry out a cognitive-behavioural assessment and how to use the resulting information to treat various conditions ranging from general anxiety to chronic psychiatric handicaps.. Author:. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : TALKING TO CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR RELATIVES This handbook focuses primarily on the skills and strategies needed for effective communications between health professionals and patients trying to adapt to a fear-provoking diagnosis and an uncertain future. The practical guidelines have been tested over the years in clinical practice.. Author:FAULKNER, ANN (PROFESSOR OF COMMUNICATIONS IN HEALTH CARE, UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD MEDICAL SCHOOL) MAGUIRE, PETER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HANDBOOK OF NORMAL PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS This handbook provides a collection of reference data for health professionals, especially clinical geneticists, evaluating children and adults with abnormal features or syndromes. Using a mixture of graphs, tables and charts, it presents information required to define "normal" patterns of growth.. Author:HALL, JUDITH G. (PROFESSOR OF MEDICAL GENETICS, UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA) FROSTER-ISKENIUS, URSULA G. ALLANSON, JUDITH E. (DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL GENETICS, SOUTHWEST BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FETAL MEDICINE Designed for GPs, obstetricians and paediatricians, this reference work on foetal medicine is firmly rooted in clinical practice and based on many years of experience, much of it involving the development and implementation of new techniques for examining the foetus in-utero.. Author:BOUE, ANDRE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CARE OF THE DYING CHILD This volume considers the specific medical, psycho-social and practical issues involved in caring for children dying from chronic diseases. It confronts the problems surrounding this emotive issue in order to help paediatricians and other clinicians provide the best possible care.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INFECTION IN GENERAL PRACTICE All the common and serious infection encountered in European general practice are covered in this book. The approach taken is to emphasize the role of teamwork and prevention in contemporary primary care, through patient education and immunization.. Author:LOCKIE, CAMERON HEARD, SHELLEY WOOD, MARTIN CALMAN, KENNETH. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PATHOLOGY OF PERIODONTAL DISEASE Describes the causes of periodontal disease and its progression, based on an analysis of recent advances in research, and, from an understanding of these processes, a rational approach to treatment is presented.. Author:WILLIAMS, DAVID M. HUGHES, FRANCIS J. (SENIOR LECTURER, ORAL MEDICINE AND PERIODONTOLOGY, LONDON HOSPITAL MEDICAL COLLEGE) ODELL, EDWARD W. (LECTURER IN ORAL MEDICINE AND PATHOLOGY, UNITED MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCHOOLS, GUY'S HOSPITAL, LONDON) FARTHING, PAUL. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY Psychopathology is the study of the signs and symptoms of psychiatric disorders - delusions, hallucinations, phobias and depression, for example. This text gives an account of the terms currently in use and attempts an in-depth analysis of the nature of each.. Author:CUTTING, JOHN C.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY This text complements the standard physiology textbooks. It shows how the physiology of an individual changes throughout life and with extremes of environment. These are areas which are often only superficially covered by the standard texts.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MEDICAL AUDIT IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE This concise yet comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of medical audit in the primary health care setting includes contributions from a range of practitioners who have experience of audit in action, and an appreciation of the potential pitfalls involved.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AUTISM Autism is a puzzling childhood condition. In a non-technical way, this book explains both its psychological and biological causes, and examines what can be done to help. Primarily aimed at parents and interested professionals, it also provides information on relevant organizations.. Author:BARON-COHEN, SIMON BOLTON, PATRICK. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OBSTETRIC ULTRASOUND This second volume reviews important issues and developments in obstetric ultrasound. The interdisciplinary approach draws together radiologists, obstetricians, and scientists to provide coverage of clinical problems such as ectopic pregnancy and prenatal diagnosis of neural tube defects.. Author:NEILSON, JAMES P. CHAMBERS, SARAH E.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MANAGE YOUR MIND This guide suggests practical ways of improving many aspects of our lives - our relationships, moods, health, and work. These methods have been developed from the authors' personal experience to help people with the stresses and strains of life and enable them to increase their effectiveness in management.. Author:BUTLER, GILLIAN (PRINCIPAL CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, WARNEFORD HOSPITAL, OXFORD) HOPE, TONY (HONORARY CONSULTANT AND SENIOR LECTURER IN PSYCHIATRY, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT FOR CLINICIANS Provides a practical approach to the assessment of patients with disorders of cognitive function - such as memory and language impairment. Beginning with theoretical background it then goes on to describe how to examine patients, with 12 case histories to illustrate the advocated approach.. Author:HODGES, JOHN R.. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : PREVENTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE This book helps members of the primary health care team to fulfil their obligation to identify people with cardiovascular risk factors among their patients and set up clinics to help reduce that risk. After chapters on how to recognize the risk factors they are given practical methods of risk reduction and guidelines for implementation in practice.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PRACTICAL PAIN MANAGEMENT Practical Pain Management emphasizes the practical management of all types of pain. It analyses why pain is often disregarded by clinicians and poorly managed, as well as exploring the mechanisms involved in pain perception, stimulation techniques, and the rehabilitation and management of patients whose pain cannot be adequately relieved.. Author:CONIAM, S.W. (CONSULTANT IN ANAESTHESIA AND PAIN RELIEF, THE PAIN CLINIC, FRENCHAY HOSPITAL, BRISTOL) DIAMOND, A.W. (CONSULTANT IN ANAESTHESIA AND PAIN RELIEF, THE PAIN CLINIC, FRENCHAY HOSPITAL, BRISTOL). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HEALTHY RESPECT This introduction to the moral concepts and value of health care contains questions, cases and exercises which are suitable for medical and nursing students. Moral dilemmas include consent, confidentiality, the giving or withholding of information, and the economics of health care.. Author:DOWNIE, R.S. CALMAN, KENNETH C.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MECHANISMS OF CORTICAL DEVELOPMENT From the emergence of the forebrain to the functioning adult form, evidence from several species describes processes at each stage of the development of the cortex. This single volume integrates cellular development and structural morphology with events at the biochemical and genetic level.. Author:PRICE, DAVID WILLSHAW, DAVID (INSTITUTE FOR ADAPTIVE AND NEURAL COMPUTATION, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ASSISTING THE ANAESTHETIST This manual describes in simple language the clinical and technical skills of an anaesthetic assistant. The key learning points are highlighted and a comprehensive, up-to-date reading list is included to guide the trainee to areas of further reading.. Author:MORTON, N.S. (CONSULTANT IN PAEDIATRIC ANAESTHESIA AND INTENSIVE CARE, ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN, GLASGOW). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HISTORY TAKING, EXAMINATION AND RECORD KEEPING IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE Good medical and nursing records are essential in A&E for adequate clinical care as well as for medicolegal reasons. This book describes, with many examples, the information that A&E records should contain. It is essential for the new A&E doctor and A&E nurse practitioner.. Author:GULY, HENRY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE PAIN The Management of Acute Pain provides guidelines for those who prescribe and administer drugs for acute pain relief, particularly junior medical and nursing staff. The edition has been revised to take account of drug developments. The book will be valuable for House officers, SHO's, physiotherapists, and palliative care nurses.. Author:PARK, GILBERT (DIRECTOR OF INTENSIVE CARE, AND CONSULTANT ANAESTHETIST, ADDENBROOKE'S HOSPITAL, CAMBRIDGE) FULTON, BARBARA (CONSULTANT IN ANAESTHESIA AND INTENSIVE CARE, NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE) SENTHURAN, SIVA (CONSULTANT ANAESTHE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DIALYSIS AMYLOID Amyloidosis is a condition associated with renal dialysis, leading to progressive organ failure, and is of great concern to all clinical nephrologists. This book is aimed at practising nephrologists and will help them successfully to diagnose, relieve, and possibly prevent dialysis-related amyloidosis.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LEGAL PROBLEMS IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE All professionals now require a working knowledge of the law relating to their subject. This text offers practical guidance specifically for the doctor, nurse, manager or lawyer faced with legal difficulties arising out of a medical emergency.. Author:MONTAGUE, ALAN HOPPER, ANDREW. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PAEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE This textbook provides a core curriculum for those who have to look after critically ill children. Management of the common disorders is covered in a practical manner, as are the legal and ethical considerations.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : QUALITY IMPROVEMENT BY PEER REVIEW Peer review is especially effective in inducing change and improvement in clinical practice. Demonstrating its revelance in the UK and Europe, this text should add to the current debate on progress in continuing medical education.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN AND BABIES This text on reproductive health care is intended for obstetricians, gynaecologists, health administrators and policy makers.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TALKING WITH PATIENTS A compact source of information on communication skills for physicians and medical students, which includes hints on body language and advice on talking to a variety of specialized patients, including the terminally ill. The practical importance of communication is outlined.. Author:MYERSCOUGH, PHILIP R. (HONORARY FELLOW, DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH) FORD, MICHAEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MEN'S HEALTH This book brings together research on specifically male health problems, and adds guidelines for all members of the primary health care team. Clear management and referral protocols are provided, along with case histories, bulleted lists, and illustrations.. Author:. Discounted by 18%

Oxford University Press : PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION FOR GENERAL PRACTICE Written for those involved in teaching GPs, this text describes the history of vocational training, examines the educational requirements of adult learners, then discusses curriculum design, assessment, teaching methods, trainer-trainee relationships, and evaluation.. Author:HAVELOCK, PETER ET AL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RAPIDLY PROGRESSIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS This text is intended for consultant nephrologists; trainee nephrologists; and general physicians. It should also be of value to pathologists, immunologists and others studying the mechanisms of renal disease.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL SURGERY The 'Oxford Handbook of Clinical Surgery' provides a succinct overview of the principles, techniques and procedures of surgery. The content has been fully revised to meet the requirements of modern surgical practice. It is written in the concise style of the handbook series, providing an accessible pocket reference.. Author:MCLATCHIE, GREG R.. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : KIDNEY FAILURE Almost one million people around the world suffer from kidney disease and owe their lives to dialysis or transplantation. This book has been specially written for these patients and their families. It aims to help patients understand how this disease and its treatment will affect them, and to answer many commonly asked questions.. Author:CAMERON, J. STEWART (PROFESSOR OF RENAL MEDICINE, GUY'S AND ST THOMAS'S HOSPITALS, LONDON). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TEACHING MEDICINE IN THE COMMUNITY This text is designed for those who teach general practice to medical students, both those based in academic departments and "service" general practitioners. It explores the extent to which general practice can and should take on teaching traditionally carried out in hospital.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : YOUNG PEOPLE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY This book introduces the concepts of growth and maturation of tissues and organs and describes general growth patterns, as well as providing an ideal introduction to the benefits and drawbacks of competitive and non-competitive exercise in children and adolescents, for students, researchers, coaches, and trainers.. Author:ARMSTRONG, NEIL WELSMAN, JOANNE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DYSLEXIA AND OTHER LEARNING DIFFICULTIES This is a guide to the often controversial subject of dyslexia and other learning disorders. Fully up-to-date, drawing on the most recent research on the disorders and their treatments, its easy-to-read style should appeal to parents, as well as to the professionals who work with such children.. Author:SELIKOWITZ, MARK (CONSULTANT DEVELOPMENTAL PAEDIATRICIAN, THE PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DOWN SYNDROME This is the new edition of a guide for parents of children with Down Syndrome. The author adopts a very positive tone, and provides much practical advice.. Author:SELIKOWITZ, MARK. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HEAD INJURY This Facts book provides information for the carers of head-injured people. It explains the physical, behavioural, and emotional consequences of head injury, and covers the progress of the patient from the emergency room to home care, and the resumption of a working life. This edition has been updated to reflect changes in medical practice.. Author:GRONWALL, DOROTHEA (NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST, AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY, NEW ZEALAND) WRIGHTSON, P. (NEUROSURGEON, AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY, NEW ZEALAND) WADDELL, P. (NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST, PAIN CLINIC, AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY, NEW ZEALAND). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HANDBOOK OF PAEDIATRIC ANAESTHESIA This book aims to provide the guiding principles behind taking clinical decisions when anaesthetising and sedating children. The books is a concise and readable introduction to neonatal and paediatric anaesthesia and is aimed at anaesthetists in training.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES IN CHILDREN The second edition of this book includes a revised section on paediatric resuscitation summarizing the main guidelines. The section on major trauma has been extended to follow the Advanced Paediatric Life support guidelines.. Author:MORTON, ROSEMARY J. (CONSULTANT IN ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE, MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY, MANCHESTER) PHILLIPS, BARBARA M. (CONSULTANT PAEDIATRICIAN IN ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY, BOOTH HALL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, MANCHESTER). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY Psychological treatments have proved effective in treating a range of psychiatric syndromes. This book reviews the literature and provides an examination of the science and practice within cognitive-behaviour therapy.. Author:. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : DESIGN CONCEPTS IN NUTRITIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY Intended for nutritionists, epidemiologists and clinial research workers, this text covers design concepts in nutritional epidemiology.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD PRACTICE SKILLS COURSE This manual outlines a course in professional practice skills developed by the University of Oxford Medical School. Ethics, law and communication skills are the key components of the course. All three elements are emphasized in the UK General Medical Council's core curriculum.. Author:HOPE, TONY (PROJECT LEADER, OXFORD PRACTICE SKILLS PROJECT, MEDICAL SCHOOL, OXFORD UNIVERSITY) FULFORD, K.W.M. (DIRECTOR, OXFORD PRACTICE SKILLS PROJECT, MEDICAL SCHOOL, OXFORD UNIVERSITY) YATES, ANNE (PROJECT ASSISTANT, OXFORD PRACTICE SKILLS PROJECT, OX. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COMMUNITY-BASED MATERNITY CARE This book, which has its origins in Dr Marsh's earlier book, Modern Obstetrics in General Practice, covers all aspects of maternity care in the community.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : METHODS FOR THE ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF HEALTH CARE PROGRAMMES The second edition of Methods for the economic evaluation of health care programmes has been fully updated and expanded. It includes chapters on the collection and analysis of data, and the presentation and use of economic evaluation results.. Author:DRUMMOND, MICHAEL (DIRECTOR, CENTRE FOR HEALTH ECONOMICS, UNIVERSITY OF YORK) O'BRIEN, BERNARD (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, MCMASTER UNIVERSITY, CANADA) STODDART, GREG (CENTER FOR HEALTH ECONOMICS AND POLICY ANALYSIS, MCMASTE. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : LIFE COURSE APPROACH TO CHRONIC DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY 'A Life Course Approach to Chronic Disease Epidemiology' provides an up-to-date review of research findings which suggest that many of the chronic diseases prevalent in adult life such as cardio-respiratory diseases, hypertension, breast cancer, and diabetes, have their origins in early life.. Author:KUH, DIANA BEN-SHLOMO, YOAV (SENIOR LECTURER IN CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GYNAECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGY This book is a guide to the diagnosis, investigation, and treatment of all gynaecological cancers. It discusses the management of patients with gynaecological malignancies, considering the principles of chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery explaining when and why each of these modalities is used in treatment.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ICPC-2 - INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF PRIMARY CARE A revised edition of the title originally published in 1987 which enables health care providers to classify three important elements of the health care encounter. Firstly, the reasons for encounter, then diagnoses or problems, and finally, the process of care. Information is mapped onto the ICD-10 codes produced by the WHO.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD TEXTBOOK OF FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY HEAD AND NECK Today's student of anatomy needs a grounding in the basics of human anatomy taught in such a way that it can rapidly be recalled during clinical training and can provide a basis for future study. This book encourages the student to observe precisely and to record the structure and macroscopic functions of the living body.. Author:MACKINNON, PAMELA MORRIS, JOHN. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : HUMAN VIROLOGY The science of virology is at the forefront of medical microbiology due, in part, to the emergence of AIDS and other viral infections. This book provides an account of a highly technical but essential subject in medical education.. Author:COLLIER, LESLIE OXFORD, JOHN (PROFESSOR OF VIROLOGY, ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF DEMENTIA This title covers all aspects of the diagnosis and management of dementia. The editors and authors describe memory disorder clinics and deal with the management of patients both in the hospital and community setting. The book provides a resource for those wishing to set up clinics or teams.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OF HAND INJURIES This comprehensive handbook will allow accident and emergency staff to investigate and treat hand injuries, and to see at a glance which patients should be referred immediately to a specialist hand surgeon.. Author:WILSON, G.R. (CONSULTANT HAND SURGEON, THE HAND SURGERY UNIT, QUEEN MARY'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, ROEHAMPTON, LONDON) NEE, P. (CONSULTANT IN ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE, WHISTON HOSPITAL, PRESCOT, MERSEYSIDE) WATSON, J. S. (CONSULTANT PLASTIC, HAND AND. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BLOKE'S DIAGNOSE-IT-YOURSELF GUIDE TO HEALTH By providing step-by-step flowcharts to self-diagnosis of all the common symptoms a bloke experiences, along with advice on what to do, this book will help sort you out - from drugs to depression to diarrhoea. A few seconds and you'll know what's wrong with you, whether you need urgent help, or just a couple of aspirin.. Author:HOPCROFT, KEITH (GENERAL PRACTITIONER, LAINDON HEALTH CENTRE, BASILDON, ESSEX) MOULDS, ALISTAIR (GENERAL PRACTITIONER, LAINDON HEALTH CENTRE, BASILDON, ESSEX). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD DICTIONARY OF SPORTS SCIENCE AND MEDICINE This dictionary of sports science contains over 7500 entries and over 165 illustrations, and covers anatomy, biomechanics, exercise physiology, nutrition, sports psychology and sports medicine. It should be of use to students of sports science, coaches, doctors and the general reader.. Author:KENT, MICHAEL (HEAD, OUTDOOR EDUCATION, ST AUSTELL COLLEGE, CORNWALL). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : DOING GOOD? This text argues that as psychotherapy enters the mainstream, therapists have become dependent on the technical aspects of their profession at the expense of the moral issues. It explores the problems associated with issues of power, and the dilemmas involved when there is a clash of moral beliefs.. Author:LOMAS, PETER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CLINICAL SKILLS This book teaches medical students how to ask the right questions, examine patients correctly, and to interpret commonly used tests such as the ECG and chest x-ray, in order to make an accurate diagnosis. Case histories are used to cover common difficulties and solutions, and practical tips are provided throughout.. Author:. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : PAEDIATRICS This text should help the clinical medicine student learn and revise their paediatrics. Designed to be used on its own for revision and additional learning, this book can also be used to complement the "Paediatrics: Understanding Child Health" an Oxford core text).. Author:ROUND, JONATHAN (LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF CHILD HEALTH, ST GEORGE'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL SCHOOL, LONDON). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ANAESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE This new edition of Anaesthesia and Analgesia in Emergency Medicine has been extensively revised throughout, especially with regard to resuscitation techniques, including the new 1997 European Resuscitation Council Guidelines. It provides a concise guide to anaesthesia and pain relief in Emergency Medicine.. Author:ILLINGWORTH, KAREN A. (CONSULTANT IN ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE, ST JAMES'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, LEEDS) SIMPSON, KAREN H. (CONSULTANT ANAESTHETIST, PAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICE, ST JAMES'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, LEEDS). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ANAESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE This revised edition of 'Anaesthesia and Analgesia in Emergency Medicine' includes the new 1997 European Resuscitation Council Guidelines. It provides a concise guide to anaesthesia and pain relief in Emergency Medicine. The emphasis is on the practical management of problems, giving clear instructions about the treatment of common conditions.. Author:ILLINGWORTH, KAREN A. (CONSULTANT IN ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE, ST JAMES'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, LEEDS) SIMPSON, KAREN H. (CONSULTANT ANAESTHETIST, PAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICE, ST JAMES'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, LEEDS). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NATIONAL STUDY OF HEALTH AND GROWTH This book is an account of a study that provided unique information on trends in growth and respiratory health in British children over 25 years, with methodological discussion and other major findings including risk factors for impaired growth, obesity, respiratory disease, and the distribution of coronary heart disease factors.. Author:RONA, ROBERTO (READER, DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES, UMS GUY'S AND ST THOMAS'S HOSPITALS, LONDON) CHINN, SUSAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD TEXTBOOK OF MEDICINE This textbook of medicine gives a global account of modern medical practice. Its emphasis is on giving practical guidance on clinical management and the prevention of disease.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE This title on Huntington's disease, written for sufferers and their families, offers advice on living with this disabling illness. Written as much for carers as for the patients themselves, the book aims to answer questions that both sufferer and carer might have. It clearly explains the role of the genetic counsellor, and what help is available.. Author:QUARRELL, OLIVER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : THYROID DISEASE This new edition of 'Thyroid Disease: The Facts' has been revised to take account of changes in the treatment of thyroid disorders. Aimed at patients, their friends, and relatives, it includes up-to-date, readable accounts of disorders of the thyroid and the treatments which are now available.. Author:BAYLISS, R.I.S. (HONORARY CONSULTANT PHYSICIAN AND ENDOCRINOLOGIST, WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL, LONDON) TUNBRIDGE, W.M.G. (DIRECTOR, POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING, JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL, OXFORD). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TRAVELLERS' HEALTH This is a complete update and revision of this practical guide to travel health, useful for all serious travellers and their medical advisers.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PRIMARY CARE FOR OLDER PEOPLE A reference work on health problems in later life written exclusively by primary care professionals for primary care professionals, and integrating nursing and medical perspectives on clinical practice and service organization.. Author:ILIFFE, STEVE (READER IN PRIMARY CARE, ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, LONDON) DRENNAN, VARI (SENIOR LECTURER IN PRIMARY CARE NURSING, ROYAL FREE & UCL MEDICAL SCHOOL, LONDON). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PHARMACOLOGY AND DENTAL THERAPEUTICS This revised edition covers both the basic and applied pharmacology required in modern dental courses, emphasising those topics which are particularly relevant to dental practice. It includes new key fact boxes, clinical cases and further reading.. Author:SEYMOUR, ROBIN (PROFESSOR OF RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY, NEWCASTLE DENTAL SCHOOL) WALTON, J.G.. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : FORBIDDEN DRUGS This new edition of 'Forbidden Drugs' describes illegal drugs and their effects, considering the reasons people use them, why people become addicted, and treatments for drug-related problems. There are additional chapters on drugs that have been illegal in the past, or still are in some countries -- alcohol and tobacco.. Author:ROBSON, PHILIP. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BREAST CANCER Increasingly, patients with breast cancer are participating in the surgical and/or medical decision about their treatment. This text addresses issues relating to shared decision making and in particular those areas where a choice of treatment option involves some degree of risk/benefit analysis.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ESSENTIAL DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH This volume relates dental public health to clinical practice enabling practitioners to see the relevance of the subject for their everyday practice. It enables the reader to understand the community in which they work and how to apply the principles of public dental health.. Author:DALY, BLANAID (LECTURER IN DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH, KING'S COLLEGE MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCHOOL) RICHARD, WATT (SENIOR CLINICAL LECTURER, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON MEDICAL SCHOOL) BATHELOR, PAUL TREASURE, ELIZABETH (SENIOR LECTURER AND HONORARY CONSULTANT, DENT. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : HOSPITAL-BASED PALLIATIVE CARE TEAMS This book looks at the challenges of bringing palliative care into the acute hospital setting, reviewing the needs of patients, their families and carers, and also covers the problems which might be encountered both the theoretical and practical.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH PLANNING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES This second edition provides an introduction to techniques of health planning in developing countries. It focuses on planning within and by the public sector. The second edition updates the first by dealing with international policies that have become prominent since 2000.. Author:GREEN, ANDREW (HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL DIVISION, NUFFIELD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES STUDIES, LEEDS). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN END-STAGE RENAL FAILURE The success of treatment in end-stage renal disease is limited by extrarenal complications that can cause significant morbidity and mortality. Of these, cardiovascular abnormalities are the most common. This study examines the dual problem of the two conditions.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : STATISTICAL QUESTIONS IN EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE Statistical Questions in Evidence-based Medicine is a companion volume to the new edition of An Introduction to Medical Statistics and includes questions and answers that are complementary to the textbook. It takes a practical approach that develops an understanding of statistics and suggests questions to ask.. Author:BLAND, J.MARTIN PEACOCK, JANET. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : MANAGEMENT OF WOUNDS AND BURNS This volume provides practical and authoritative information on all aspects of wound and burn care, taking the reader from initial assessment to the treatment of specific injuries. The care and legal aspects of life-threatening wounds are also covered.. Author:WARDROPE, JIM (CONSULTANT IN A&E MEDICINE) SMITH, J.A.R. EDHOUSE, JUNE (CONSULTANT GENERAL SURGEON). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OBSTETRICS Designed for SHOs, trainee obstetricians, trainee GPs, and medical students doing their obstetrics rotations, this is a guide to dealing with the many and varied problems they will face. The text is supplemented by line drawings to aid clarification and numerous checklists to reinforce important points. It is a concise guidebook to obstetrics.. Author:NEUBERG, ROGER (CONSULTANT OBSTETRICIAN AND GYNAECOLOGIST, LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY, LEICESTER). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CRITICAL CARE NURSING The book encompasses the skills, knowledge, and expertise required to nurse the critically ill. It highlights priorities of care and principles of management in a range of problems. The book has a strong clinical basis reflecting the range and depth of the authors experience.. Author:ADAM, SHEILA K. (CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST, DEPARTMENT OF INTENSIVE CARE, THE MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL, LONDON) OSBORNE, SUE. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD HANDBOOK OF ONCOLOGY The 'Oxford Handbook of Oncology' provides coverage of all aspects of oncology in a user-friendly format. It is of intermediate complexity for both undergraduate students and postgraduates in medicine and related disciplines and covers the scientific basis as well as diagnosis, investigation, management and palliative care issues in cancer.. Author:. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : FITNESS FOR WORK Provides information for any doctor who has to advise patients on their suitability for work, whether because the job requires a certain level of physical strength or stamina, or when returning after an operation or illness. It combines the expertise of clinicians and occupation physicians to offer guidelines on a wide range of situations.. Author:. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : HEALTH PROMOTION FOR PHARMACISTS The work aims to inform pharmacists about major health issues like the effects of smoking; nutrition; exercise; oral health; family planning; women's health; child health; travel health; alcohol and mental health. The authors aim to show pharmacists what they can achieve in health promotion.. Author:BLENKINSOPP, ALISON (DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, DEPARTMENTS OF MEDICINE MANAGEMENT, KEELE UNIVERSITY) PANTON, RHONA ET AL THE PHARMACY SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME Presents a guide to chronic fatigue syndrome for sufferers and their families, with practical advice, based solely on scientific evidence. It has been written by both a sufferer and a physician, both of whom have had extensive experience, talking to, and helping patients.. Author:SHARPE, MICHAEL (SENIOR LECTURER IN PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH) CAMPLING, FRANKIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD HANDBOOK OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND DIABETES This is a handbook for ward rounds in endocrinology and diabetes. It discusses clinical investigation and management in a convenient way, including both the protocols and explicit clinical information necessary for the management of individual patients.. Author:TURNER, HELEN (CONSULTANT PHYSICIAN, DEPARTMENT OF ENDOCRINOLOGY, RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY, OXFORD) WASS, JOHN (PROFESSOR OF ENDOCRINOLOGY, ENDOCRINE UNIT, RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY, OXFORD). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD HANDBOOK OF RHEUMATOLOGY This is a handbook of clinical rheumatology that provides guidelines to management and diagnosis. It is based on the content of the Oxford Textbook of Rheumatology and emphasises the clinical approach to rheumatic diseases. It is essential for all specialist registrars and SHO's but will also be of great relevance to general practitioners.. Author:HAKIM, ALAN CLUNIE, GAVIN. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : ALCOHOLISM Written in a clear and lively style by a world authority on alcoholism, this title is aimed at those who have alcohol problems and the people who share their lives. This edition has been revised throughout, with expanded areas on women and alcoholism and a look at recent results from studies into genetic causes of alcoholism.. Author:GOODWIN, DONALD W. (EMERITUS PROFESSOR IN PSYCHIATRY, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TEACHING EPIDEMIOLOGY This is a guide for teachers of Epidemiology at both UG and PG level. It is drawn from the actual experience of the world experts in the field. A structured and focussed approach is given which is useful to those embarking on teaching. Key references and concepts are provided.. Author:. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : STROKE This text is intended for stroke researchers - particularly those new to the topic who need rapid immersion in the area, sources of ideas and references.. Author:EBRAHIM, SHAH HARWOOD, ROWAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BACK AND NECK PAIN In 'Back Pain: The Facts', guidelines have been translated for sufferers of back and neck pain. Providing user-friendly and clear advise, this book shows you how to take control of your problem, find relief from your pain, and ensure that you are armed with the facts you need to know about all the possible treatments.. Author:BURN, LOIC (HOSPITAL SPECIALIST IN MUSCULO-SKELETAL MEDICINE, WEST MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, LONDON). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WHERE'S THE EVIDENCE? This work is a collection of critical and controversial essays discussing intractable ethical issues and evidence-based problems in modern medicine. The author questions how medical disasters can be avoided by more rigorous trials of new medical technology, using many case studies as examples.. Author:SILVERMAN, WILLIAM A. SACKETT, DAVID L.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SO YOU WANT TO BE A BRAIN SURGEON? Training is an area where specifics change quite rapidly and especially given the current context of the changing health service. The new edition of this textbook includes these changes in training, updated material on salaries, number of places and so forth and covers the emergence and recognition of new subspecialites.. Author:. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : PROSTRATE CANCER Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in men. The average male stands a one in five chance of developing prostate cancer in his lifetime. This guide answers the many questions that those at risk from prostate cancer will have.. Author:MASON, MALCOLM MOFFAT, LESLIE (CONSULTANT IN UROLOGY, ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY, ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LUPUS Lupus is a disorder of the immune system more prevalent than better known illnesses (such as MS and leukaemia). 'Lupus: The Facts' provides information sufferers need on a range of issues, such as diagnosis, treatment, pregnancy, and diet. The books emphasises the immense positive contribution that sufferers can make to improve their situation.. Author:HUGHES, GRAHAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TYLDESLEY'S ORAL MEDICINE This book provides a comprehensive introduction to oral medicine covering the principles, investigations and therapy. It discusses infections of the oral mucosa, lips and tongue, salivary glands etc as well as oral manifestations of systemic diseases in the mouth.. Author:FIELD, ANNE LONGMAN, LESLEY TYLDESLEY, WILLIAM. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : CONCEPTS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY This book explains and illustrates ideas underlying the language, principles and basic methods in epidemiology, and its applications to policy making, health service planning and health promotion. It emphasises the integration of the ideas of epidemiology and the interdependence of epidemiological studies within a theoretical and ethical framework.. Author:BHOPAL, RAJ LAST, JOHN M.. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : GUIDE TO EFFECTIVE CARE IN PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH A Guide to effective care in pregnancy and childbirth is a review of the research evidence on the effects of care practices carried out during pregnancy, childbirth, and the early days after birth. The book concludes with tables that list the practices which are beneficial, those of unknown effectiveness, and those likely to be ineffective.. Author:ENKIN, MURRAY KEIRSE, MARC NEILSON, JAMES CROWTHER, CAROLINE DULEY, LELIA HODNETT, ELLEN HOFMEYR, JUSTUS. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : PROMOTING CHILDREN'S EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING Emotional well-being is something much greater that simply the absence of problems, and is not something that just develops at home. This book is about strategies to ensure that children maximize their potential and increase the quality of their lives by fostering well-being.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DEMENTIA Dementia is a syndrome characterized by cognitive and non-cognitive symptoms. This book focuses on the clinically distinct categories of non-cognitive symptoms such as mood disorders and sexual disinhibition. The contents provides a review of the nature, assessment and management of behavioural and psychological symptoms in dementia.. Author:BALLARD, CLIVE (READER IN OLD AGE PSYCHIATRY, NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE) O'BRIEN, JOHN (SENIOR LECTURER IN OLD AGE PSYCHIATRY, NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL, NEWCASTLE) JAMES, IAN (CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST, NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL, NEWC. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : RHEUMATOLOGY AND THE KIDNEY Rheumatology and the Kidney offers views on the causes and treatment of kidney diseases that complicate various rheumatologic diseases. The book includes pathogenesis, clinical features and treatment of diseases providing a source of clinical advice for day to day practice.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD HANDBOOK OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY A quick reference guide to obstetrics and gynaecology covering diagnoses, investigation and management in a user-friendly, accessible format. Contributors provide evidence-based guidelines that highlight the core knowledge for diagnosing and managing common problems and emergencies.. Author:. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : INTRODUCTION TO ORTHODONTICS A concise yet comprehensive introduction to orthodontics, this title is designed to appeal to both undergraduate dental students, postgraduate orthodontic students and the buy general dental practitioner. It is both easy-to-read and fully illustrated with many colour clinical photographs.. Author:. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : MUSIC AND EMOTION "Music psychology" and "emotion" have developed as lively areas of research - this book tries to bring together this multidisciplinary interest and take stock of what is known about the relationship between the two.. Author:. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD HANDBOOK OF CRITICAL CARE This book includes details of equipment, techniques and procedures for monitoring and for therapeutic purposes, laboratory monitoring, pharmacology, basic principles of patient management, and the clinical management of specific conditions presenting in the intensive care unit.. Author:SINGER, M. (DIRECTOR, BLOOMSBURY INSTITUTE OF INTENSIVE CARE, LONDON) WEBB, ANDREW R.. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : RESEARCH METHODS AND AUDIT IN GENERAL PRACTICE Provides guidance on completing and publishing a research project. The book follows the research process, from the formulation of a researchable question, deciding on the design, choosing a sample, and devising measurement instruments, to data analysis and final write up of a project.. Author:ARMSTRONG, DAVID (READER, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL PRACTICE, GUY'S, KING'S AND ST.THOMAS'S SCHOOL OF MEDICINE) GRACE, JOHN (GENERAL PRACTITIONER, HIGHAM, KENT). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY Improper use of antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents is threatening to render these drugs ineffective. This book is aimed at medical students and medical practitioners in the developed and developing world, and seeks to encourage good prescribing habits in the management of all types of infection.. Author:. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : CLINICAL JUDGEMENT The book investigates the complex nature of evidence in medicine, makes a case for the centrality of clinical judgement, and identifies the elements of good judgement in decisions made in the clinic, in public health, and in resource management.. Author:DOWNIE, ROBIN (PROFESSOR OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW) MACNAUGHTON, JANE (DIRECTOR, CENTRE FOR ARTS, HUMANITIES, HEALTH AND MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY 'Muscular Dystrophy: The Facts' provides information for sufferers, and their family/friends, on living with this debilitating illness. Written by a world authority on the subject, the book addresses both the physical and psychological challenges that this illness presents, and provides useful information for anyone affected by this illness.. Author:EMERY, ALAN (CHIEF SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR, EUROPEAN NEUROMUSCULAR CENTRE). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : COMPLETE RECOVERY ROOM BOOK The care that a patient receives in the first hours after surgery are crucial to minimizing the risk of complications. However, many hospitals still do not have formally organized recovery rooms. This is a guide on how to establish, equip, staff, and administer this acute care unit.. Author:HATFIELD, ANTHEA (ARMED FORCES HOSPITAL, RIYADH, SAUDI-ARABIA) TRONSON, MICHAEL (BOX HILL HOSPITAL, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD HANDBOOK OF PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE This practical guide for all those working in public health aims to help the reader address public health issues more quickly, thoroughly, and systematically and outlines the essential steps to survive in this complex field.. Author:. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD TEXTBOOK OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY AND DRUG THERAPY Completely updated, this new edition includes an appraisal of the value of evidence-based medicine and greater discussion of issues in genetics. There are specialist contributors for areas of infectious disease, gastrointestinal disorders, blood disorders, general anaesthesia, cancer chemotherapy and immunosuppression. T. Author:GRAHAME-SMITH, DAVID (RHODES PROFESSOR OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD) ARONSON, JEFFREY (CLINICAL READER IN CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : INTEGRATION IN PSYCHOTHERAPY Expounds the integrative currents in psychotherapy as they impact on the spectrum of contemporary psychological therapy. The contributors look at the links between their own approaches and those of others, as well as covering traditional approaches and exploring new modalities in the field.. Author:. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : SHORTER OXFORD TEXTBOOK OF PSYCHIATRY This 'Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry' has been extensively revised and updated with the help of a team of expert advisors, paying particular attention to the considerable advances in knowledge derived from the field of neuroscience, as well as emphasizing an evidence-based approach to practice and attention to ethical issues.. Author:GELDER, MICHAEL (EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF PSYCHIATRY, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD) MAYOU, RICHARD (DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD) COWEN, PHILIP (DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : DARWINIZING CULTURE The publication in 1998 of Susan Blackmore's bestselling "The Meme Machine" reawakened the debate over the highly controverial field of memetics. This work pits leading intellectuals, (both supporters and opponents of meme theory), against each other to battle it out, and state their case.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SYNAESTHESIA This study takes the reader on a tour of the mysterious condition of synaesthesia, looking at historical incidences of synaesthesia, unraveling the theories for the condition, and examining the claims to synaesthesia of the likes of Rimbaud, Baudelaire, and others.. Author:HARRISON, JOHN (SENIOR NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST/RESEARCH FELLOW, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BANDOLIER'S LITTLE BOOK OF PAIN Bandolier's Little Book of Pain is a guide to evidence-based pain treatments. For each possible treatment, the book provides the evidence supporting the efficacy of the treatment, along with a clinical bottom line, for those requiring immediate information.. Author:MOORE, ANDREW (PAIN RESEARCH UNIT, CHURCHILL HOSPITAL, OXFORD) EDWARDS, JAYNE (PAIN RESEARCH UNIT, CHURCHILL HOSPITAL, OXFORD) BARDEN, JODIE (PAIN RESEARCH UNIT, CHURCHILL HOSPITAL, OXFORD) MCQUAY, HENRY (PROFESSOR OF PAIN RELIEF, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, AN. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : CONTRACEPTION This title is a new edition of the best and most up- to-date guide to available contraception, written by two leading figures in the field.. Author:SZAREWSKI, ANNE (SENIOR CLINICAL MEDICAL OFFICER IN FAMILY PLANNING, MARGARET PYKE CENTRE) GUILLEBAUD, JOHN (MEDICAL DIRECTOR, MARGARET PYKE CENTRE). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HEALING ARTS A delightful and eclectic selection of poetry, prose, art, and music relating to medicine, now available in paperback.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL STATISTICS This edition of a popular textbook describes the design and analysis of medical research studies, using many real examples. It includes many questions of readers to test their knowledge.. Author:BLAND, J.MARTIN. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD HANDBOOK OF GENERAL PRACTICE This volume is an up-to-date, fully comprehensive pocket reference for GPs, GPs in training and medical students in general practice posts.. Author:SIMON, CHANTAL (DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY CARE, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON) EVERITT, HAZEL BIRTWISTLE, JON STEVENSON, BRIAN. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : SPORTS INJURIES Provides the reader with the information necessary to develop an understanding of the nature of soft tissue injuries sustained in, or as the result of sport, and how to recognize such injuries. The new edition has been updated and includes a new chapter on emergency medicine in sport.. Author:. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD HANDBOOK OF ANAESTHESIA The Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia is a concise yet comprehensive guide for anaesthetists, providing a practical approach to anaesthetic practice. It is aimed at both junior and consultant anaesthetists.. Author:ALLMAN, KEITH WILSON, IAIN (BOTH CONSULTANT ANAESTHETISTS, ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : DRUG DICTIONARY FOR DENTISTRY A handbook for students and dental practitioners enabling them to assess the importance of drugs their patient may be receiving in relation to dental management. All of the drugs a dentist may prescribe, and those the patient may already be taking, are covered.. Author:MEECHAN, JOHN G. (SENIOR LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY, NEWCASTLE DENTAL SCHOOL) SEYMOUR, ROBIN (PROFESSOR OF RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY, NEWCASTLE DENTAL SCHOOL). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : DEPRESSION AFTER CHILDBIRTH 'Depression after Childbirth' has been extensively updated, and includes many new chapters drawing on the latest scientific findings.. Author:DALTON, KATHERINA HOLTON, WENDY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PREVENTION OF ORAL DISEASE This volume comprehensively covers all the pertinent aspects of preventive dental care taking an evidence-based approach. All the relevant dental diseases and conditions are covered in a user-friendly format with essential points listed as bullets, and incorporating line diagrams and colour illustrations.. Author:. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : PALLIATIVE CARE "Palliative Care" provides the necessary knowledge, skills and attitude to be able to care for the "whole" patient with advanced terminal illness. Multiprofessional team work is addressed, the role and support of families with a consideration of the dilemmas and decisions that may be encountered by doctors around the end of a patient's life.. Author:FAULL, CHRISTINA (CONSULTANT IN PALLIATIVE MEDICINE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM) WOOF, RICHARD. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS Ankylosing spondilitis is a chronic form of arthritis known to affect around 1 in 200 people (over 1 million sufferers in the USA alone). 'Ankylosing Spondilitis: the Facts' is written by someone who in not only a leading expert on AS, but is affected by it himself.. Author:KHAN, MUHAMMAD ASIM (PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE, CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, CLEVELAND, OHIO, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : COLD WARS This is the story of one of the most familiar, if rarely fatal, diseases - the common cold. It examines the attempts by scientists and doctors from ancient to modern times to provide a cure, with particular emphasis on the work of an eccentric institution based in Salisbury - the Common Cold Unit.. Author:TYRRELL, DAVID (FORMER DIRECTOR, COMMON COLD UNIT, SALISBURY) FIELDER, MICHAEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WOMEN'S HEALTH This handbook is aimed at GPs and covers all aspects of women's health care. It covers areas not normally included in standard gynaecology textbooks - the common ailments that women take to the GP as well as more serious problems. The book is very readable with a section in each chapter on the questions patients commonly ask (and the answers).. Author:. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : NEW CONSULTATION 'The Consultation', rewritten and retitled to become 'The New Consultation' is a useful aid for all doctors and their educators to increase the effectiveness of their consultations and to help to make them more patient-centred. It includes theoretical background as well as practical help for both consulters and teachers.. Author:PENDLETON, DAVID SCHOFIELD, THEO (GENERAL PRACTITIONER, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION, THE ETHOX CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD) TATE, PETER HAVELOCK, PETER. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : BASIC CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY A valuable textbook for medical students, physiotherapists, and nurses, revised and updated for the third edition. New sections are included on ions and the heart, sickle cell anaemia, thalassaemia, glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, haemophilia, protection of airways, and disorders of the intestinal tract.. Author:GREEN, J. H.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : QUANTUM THEORY OF SOLIDS This text, aimed at students and researchers, covers all aspects of the quantum theory of solids.. Author:PEIERLS, R.E.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ERROR-CORRECTING CODES AND FINITE FIELDS This edition is an unabridged reprint of chapters one to 20 of the original hardback edition. It starts with the elementary ideas of parity check codes and goes on to explain the theory of finite fields, BCH and Reed-Solomon codes. The mathematics is developed in parallel with the applications.. Author:PRETZEL, O.L.R. (SENIOR LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS, IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, LONDON). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GAUNTLET When Peter finds the gauntlet on a Welsh hillside, he becomes the latest link in an old legend. Suddenly transported back to the 14th century, he is accepted by everyone as the eldest son of Sir Roger de Blois and learns how to live as the son of a Norman lord. But one day he will have to return to his own time.. Author:WELCH, RONALD. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SHIP THAT FLEW When Peter sees the model ship in the shop window, he wants it more than anything else on Earth. But this is no ordinary model. The ship takes Peter and the other children on magical flights, wherever they ask to go, on different exciting adventures, to different countries, and to different times. And why should magic ever end?. Author:LEWIS, HILDA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TOM'S MIDNIGHT GARDEN When Tom hears the grandfather clock strike 13, he is not prepared for what is going to happen. Outside the back door is a garden, which everyone tells him doesn't exist. But the magical place in which Tom finds himself is certainly a garden - his midnight garden. 'Tom's Midnight Garden' won The Carnegie Medal when it was first published in 1958.. Author:PEARCE, PHILIPPA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BROTHER IN THE LAND Denny, a teenager, is one of the unlucky ones, a survivor, one of those who have come through a nuclear war alive. In plain language, he sets down all that has happened to him, what he sees, and what he feels in the first days after the bomb has dropped. This novel won The Other Award for 1984.. Author:SWINDELLS, ROBERT. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PIPPI LONGSTOCKING Pippi is nine years old. She lives alone in her own house with a horse and a monkey, and does exactly as she pleases. Her friends Tommy and Annika are green with envy - and though they have to go to school and go to bed when they are told, they still have time to join Pippi on all her adventures.. Author:LINDGREN, ASTRID. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RATTLETRAP TRIP Julia lives with foster mum Sarsparilla and foster brothers and sisters. When Sarsparilla decides they should all go and start a new life living self-sufficiently in the country, it's the start of all sorts of problems, which lead Julia to start finding out what makes a family a family.. Author:ANDERSON, RACHEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PLUNDERING PARADISE Nathan has always dreamed about pirates. So when Tamo White, the son of a pirate, suggests that Nathan go home with him to Madagascar, it is too good a chance to miss. But dreams are one thing, and reality another - is Nathan ready to meet real pirates? And how will his sister Mousy Maud survive in a strange land full of savages and cut-throats?. Author:MCCAUGHREAN, GERALDINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FOREVER X It's not the greatest start to a summer holiday. The car breaks down, miles from anywhere, and suddenly Joy and her family are stuck in the first bed-and-breakfast they can find. 'Forever X' says the sign on the house. Inside, everything is even weirder - from the girl in an elf costume to the mysterious Mr Angel. And then the police arrive.. Author:MCCAUGHREAN, GERALDINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WHISPERS ON THE WIND Vinna has always had vivid dreams. Even awake, strange images flash into her head: images of events that don't seem to have happened to her at all, but to someone else. One night, the Heiress is kidnapped and only Vinna "sees" it happen. Will she be able to bring her home?. Author:WELFORD, SUE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TROUBLE WITH DONOVAN CROFT Donovan Croft is sent to be fostered by Keith Chapman's family when Donovan's mother has to return to the West Indies. But the trauma of leaving his parents is too much for Donovan, and he becomes mute. The combination of his silence and the racist attitudes at school can only mean trouble.. Author:ASHLEY, BERNARD. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : KIND OF WILD JUSTICE Ronnie Webster lives in the East End, in an area under the control of the notorious Bradshaw brothers. When his father is framed by them and sent to prison, his mother goes off to live with one of the brothers. Ronnie finds himself on his own and caught up in another Bradshaw plot.. Author:ASHLEY, BERNARD. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PICTURES IN THE DARK Charlie takes a photograph of an unknown animal swimming in the river one evening and unleashes a series of circumstances that have wide-reaching implications for him, and set in motion some weird events that involve Peter, a boy obsessed with the photo.. Author:CROSS, GILLIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CELLO Tom feels out of place. He's attracted to boys, not girls, and he's a promising cellist, which the school bullies see as a reason to pick on him. This story follows him through his adolescence, as he becomes more aware of his sexuality, and more committed to his music.. Author:RIORDAN, JAMES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HOME IS A PLACE CALLED NOWHERE For children from the age of nine, this title tells the story of when refugee Amina runs away from her foster home after an argument. She takes refuge in a deserted house, where she meets Paul, a squatter there. As they try to escape eviction, Paul helps Amina find out the truth about her real mother and become reconciled with her foster mother.. Author:ROSSELSON, LEON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HIDDEN HAND One dark night, Sally's life changes for ever. Suddenly, she finds she holds the life of Noah North, her cruel employer, within her power. She alone can decide whether he will live or die. Alone on a fearful night of wind and rain, with her world collapsing around her, Sally must make her decision.. Author:GREEN, ROGER J.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TRICK OF THE MIND Erin falls for Matt as soon as she sees him - she tries to impress him with her magic tricks and he seems quite keen. But what Erin doesn't know is that Matt is mad about Kirsty and his own life is a mess. He makes a startling discovery and heads off to make a life for himself on the streets.. Author:WAITE, JUDY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : STARSEEKER Luke has good hands. Everybody says so. Good for playing the piano, just like his father used to, and good for climbing. Now Skin and the gang want him to do some climbing, too. They want him to climb into Mrs Little's house and look for something to steal. But nobody is prepared for what he finds.. Author:BOWLER, TIM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DARK GROUND Robert is alone, in a strange jungle. He has no food, no shelter, no warmth. Unfamiliar creatures are roaming about - and he's not even sure how he got there. Follow the story of Robert's struggle for survival, and his extraordinary realization of where he is and what has happened to him.. Author:CROSS, GILLIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : APOCALYPSE . Author:BOWLER, TIM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FOLLOW ME DOWN The story of Tom, who travels back in time to the 18th century where he meets a group of people who are displayed as freaks at Bartholomew Fair. Tom is able to help them tackle some of their problems, while at the same acquiring the strength to tackle his own, modern-day problems.. Author:HEARN, JULIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CALL In this collection you'll find suspense, horror, the supernatural and a touch of humour. There is a mysterious baby with unusual powers, strange telephone calls from the past, a terrifying creature come to haunt its tormentor and a spooky house with watchful eyes.. Author:WESTALL, ROBERT. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LASTLING Paris is on a trek in the Himalayas with her uncle and his friends. On the way they come across a young Tibetan monk, Tahr, who reluctantly joins the party as his protector has died in an accident. Paris realizes the true reason for the journey, as she and Tahr strive to protect a strange animal.. Author:GROSS, PHILIP. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MARGINALIENS One day, when Enna is doodling, something amazing happens: one of her doodles comes to life and steps off the paper. He's a strange, wizened little creature who she calls the Dood. She discovers that he lives in the Margins: a strange netherworld inhabited by the contents of people's imaginations.. Author:GROSS, PHILIP. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LITTLE GREY MEN The last four gnomes in Britain live by a Warwickshire brook. When one of them decides to go and explore and doesn't return, it's up to the remaining three to build a boat and set out to find him. The story of the gnomes' epic journey is set against the background of the English countryside.. Author:"BB". Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LITTLE BOOKROOM A collection of the author's best stories, chosen by herself, and including tales of the king's daughter who cries for the moon, the girl who saves her village from destruction by kissing a peach-tree, the six princesses who live for the sake of their long hair, and many more.. Author:FARJEON, ELEANOR. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GOLDKEEPER . Author:PRUE, SALLY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TROUBLESOME ANGELS AND FLYING MACHINES A story about Blanco Polo, the great-nephew of Marco Polo, and his journey from Venice to Spain to build flying machines with the villainous Count Maleficio. Along the way he meets Eva, accompanied by her guardian angels, also bound for Spain - for an arranged marriage.. Author:MARSHALL, HAZEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MEASLE AND THE DRAGODON . Author:OGILVY, IAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GINGER PYE A heartwarming, yet quirky, story about a boy called Jerry whose much-loved puppy, Ginger Pye, goes missing. Jerry and his sister begin a desperate hunt for Ginger, who they're convinced has been stolen away by the stranger in the yellow hat.. Author:ESTES, ELEANOR. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FLAMBARDS Twelve-year-old Christina is sent to live with her fierce uncle and his two sons in their decaying mansion, "Flambards". She discovers a passion for horses and riding but finds herself part of a strange household, divided by emotional undercurrents and cruelty.. Author:PEYTON, K.M.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MUSIC OF DOLPHINS Mila makes headlines the world over when she is rescued from an unpopulated island off the coast of Florida. Now a teenager, she has been raised by dolphins from the age of four. But the more that researchers teach Mila human traits, the more she longs to return to her island home.. Author:HESSE, KAREN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SMILE! When Flash's plane crashes, he finds himself in a small, remote village. The only thing he has salvaged from the plane is a polaroid camera with ten remaining pictures. At first the villagers are suspicious but they soon enter into a mission to find the ten most important subjects for the photographs.. Author:MCCAUGHREAN, GERALDINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LONGEST STORY IN THE WORLD . Author:MCCAUGHREAN, GERALDINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TROUBLESOME ANGELS AND THE RED ISLAND PIRATES . Author:MARSHALL, HAZEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HERE BE MONSTERS . Author:SNOW, ALAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NOT THE END OF THE WORLD . Author:MCCAUGHREAN, GERALDINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BLACK ROOM . Author:CROSS, GILLIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WRONG HANDS . Author:RICHARDSON, NIGEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MEASLE AND THE MALLOCKEE . Author:OGILVY, IAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WHITE DARKNESS . Author:MCCAUGHREAN, GERALDINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LOUDEST ROAR . Author:TAYLOR, THOMAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DOING THE ANIMAL BOP . Author:ORMEROD, JAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WINNIE THE WITCH . Author:THOMAS, VALERIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TRUNK . Author:WILDSMITH, BRIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TOOT, TOOT One cow moos, two sheep baa, three dogs bark, four cats meow, five hens cluck, and six ducks quack before the train carries them all away.. Author:WILDSMITH, BRIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WINNIE THE WITCH Written by the same author as "Coconut Feast", "Fruit Salad Book", "Special Romance" and "Captain Teachum" this book which won the Federation of Children's Book Groups Award (1988), tells the story of a witch and her cat who get in each other's way until their black house is transformed.. Author:PAUL, KORKY THOMAS, VALERIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SNOW WHITE IN NEW YORK Winner of the 1986 Kate Greenaway Medal. The traditional story of Snow White set in jazz age New York. A picture book of great originality, combining art deco style with the pathos of the original story.. Author:FRENCH, FIONA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CAPTAIN TEACHUM'S BURIED TREASURE Shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal for outstanding children's fiction in 1990, this is a tale of adventure on the high seas, illustrated by the recipient of the 1989 Children's Book Award for "Winnie the Witch".. Author:CARTER, PETER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FISH WHO COULD WISH A fantastical story about a fish who has magical powers, illustrated by the artist of "Winnie The Witch" which received the Federation of Children's Book Groups Award (1988) and "Captain Teachum's Buried Treasure" which was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal.. Author:BUSH, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CHRISTMAS STORY An original account of the events of Christmas, as seen through the eyes of a small child. Rebecca and her little donkey go in search of the donkey's mother, which Mary and Joseph have taken with them to Bethlehem. By the author of "Carousel".. Author:WILDSMITH, BRIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PROFESSOR PUFFENDORF'S SECRET POTIONS One day Professor Puffendorf goes out and leaves her assistant, Enzo, behind with her pet guinea-pig, Chip. Now is Enzo's chance to get his hands on the Professor's Top Secret potions. Will they work? First he has to try them out on Chip. What will happen to Chip? And what will happen to Enzo?. Author:TZANNES, ROBIN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SANJI AND THE BAKER From the award-winning artist, Korky Paul, comes this humorous picturebook, set in the Middle East, which recounts the downfall of a wicked baker who takes a young man, Sanji, to the Courts of Justice.. Author:TZANNES, ROBIN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WINNIE IN WINTER In this successor to 'Winnie the Witch', Winnie and Wilbur, her cat, are both tired of winter. The garden is covered in snow, the pond is covered in ice, icicles hang from the trees. So she casts a spell and turns everything into summer. But that's her big mistake.. Author:PAUL, KORKY THOMAS, VALERIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD NURSERY BOOK In this anthology for the nursery, Ian Beck has chosen from the rich tradition of nursery rhymes, riddles, songs, and lullabies, and has illustrated them all in his own inimitable style. Poems by William Blake, Christina Rossetti and Robert Louis Stevenson complete the collection.. Author:BECK, IAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GRANNY GOES TO BETHLEHEM Long, long ago, in a far-off land, a baby was born in a stable. However, Jesus's Granny wasn't at all pleased to find her grandson stuck in a smelly old stable with all these animals. This amusing picture book gives an interesting twist to the Christmas story and should appeal to young children - and to their grannies.. Author:WESTON, KATHY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SAINT FRANCIS This is the story of a rich man's son who gave up his wealth and lived and worked among the poor. He loved all God's creatures and called them his sisters and brothers. His name was Francis.. Author:WILDSMITH, BRIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WINNIE FLIES AGAIN Winnie the Witch always travels by broomstick. There are no traffic lights, no traffic jams, just empty sky. But suddenly she starts bumping into things - helicopters, hang gliders, very tall buildings. So she uses her magic wand to turn her broomstick into all kinds of strange and wonderful things. And that's when the trouble really begins.. Author:THOMAS, VALERIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WINNIE THE WITCH This popular story by Valeria Thomas, illustrated by Korky Paul, is now available as a Big Book to help in the teaching of reading. This book has a simple text, bold pictures, and a good sense of humour.. Author:KORKY, PAUL THOMAS, VALERIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ALL BY MYSELF This is a simple, moving story about independence and sharing. Every morning elephant Maya's mother picks leaves from a tall tree for their breakfast. But today Maya wants to do it all by herself. But she's just not tall enough. Until her mother has a suggestion - she lifts Maya up on her tusks to pick the leaves herself.. Author:BATES, IVAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JOSEPH As a young man, Joseph, his father's favourite son, is hated by his brothers who sell him as a slave for 20 pieces of silver. The young man grows up and survives the prisons and slave markets of Ancient Egypt. He rises to fame, becomes a ruler, and then meets his brothers again. This ancient story is brought to life by Brian Wildsmith.. Author:WILDSMITH, BRIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BEOWULF A young man fought two terrifying monsters - one who could rip a man apart and drink his blood, the other who lived like a sea-wolf at the bottom of a dark, blood-stained lake. His name was Beowulf, and his story was written down in Anglo-Saxon in the eighth century. This title retells the story for children in prose, with striking illustrations.. Author:CROSSLEY-HOLLAND, KEVIN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HIGHWAYMAN Alfred Noyes's famous poem still has the power to thrill us as we read the story of the highwayman and his doomed love for Bess, the landlord's black-eyed daughter. Charles Keeping's illustrations won this book the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1982. The paperback is now reissued with a new cover.. Author:NOYES, ALFRED. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LADY OF SHALOTT Award-winning artist Charles Keeping breathes new life into Tennyson's romantic poem. Keeping's evocative pictures tell the story of the lovely maiden, embowered on her silent isle, grieving with love for bold Sir Lancelot. The paperback is now reissued with a new cover.. Author:TENNYSON, ALFRED. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ROUND AND ROUND THE GARDEN 'Round and Round the Garden' is a collection of finger rhymes with instructions as to how to play the various games. It is now reissued with a new cover by Ian Beck.. Author:WILLIAMS, SARAH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PUDDING AND PIE 'Pudding and Pie' contains 40 favourite nursery rhymes set in its own instantly recognizable world. It is now reissued with a new cover by Ian Beck.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ORANGES AND LEMONS 'Oranges and Lemons' is a collection of party games for various sizes of group. The illustrations combine with music and playing instructions to make this a useful resource. The paperback is now reissued with a new cover by Ian Beck.. Author:KING, KAREN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RIDE A COCK HORSE 'Ride a Cock Horse' is a selection of play rhymes for small children, including dancing rhymes and clapping rhymes , and ending with a lullaby section. It is now being reissued with a new cover by Ian Beck.. Author:WILLIAMS, SARAH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SAINT GEORGE AND THE DRAGON 'The dragon was born in the deepest crevices of a bottomless pool. Its father was Evil, its mother Darkness, and its name was Wickedness.' This picture book is reissued with a new cover and brings to life this powerful tale of England's patron saint and his triumph over the evil Dragon.. Author:MCCAUGHREAN, GERALDINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EASTER STORY This is the story of Easter retold for very young children. The events of Holy Week - the last supper, the crucifixion, and the Resurrection - are recounted through the eyes of the little donkey that carried Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.. Author:WILDSMITH, BRIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HUNGRY HEN Hungry Hen eats and eats and grows fatter and fatter. High on the hill the fox watches and grows thinner and thinner. Until one day he can stand it no longer - but things do not turn out as expected.. Author:WARING, RICHARD H.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : STRIPE This is a simple story for the very young about a tiger and a cub who strays too far from his parents and gets chased by crocodiles and swallowed by a whale. Luckily all ends happily. It sends a warm and friendly message about listening to your parents. The story is vividly illustrated with rich art and collage.. Author:PARTIS, JOANNE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LITTLE MISS MUFFET Artist, Ian Beck, has created a magical play in this appealing picture book version of the popular nursery rhyme. Little Miss Muffet and the spider are, of course, characters in the play, but we are also introduced to a number of new characters like the mice (who aren't very nice) and the clown (with the custard surprise).. Author:BECK, IAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BREMEN TOWN BAND Brian Wildsmith tells and illustrates the story of how the donkey, the dog, the cat, and the cockerel all met one fine day, became friends and went along the highway, singing together, to go and join the Bremen Town Band. But on the way, they come to a forest and in that forest there was a house and in that house there were some robbers.... Author:WILDSMITH, BRIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WEDDING GHOST With text by Leon Garfield and evocative pictures by Charles Keeping, this moving story of a ghostly wedding has become a classic of its time. It is now reissued in paperback with a new cover.. Author:GARFIELD, LEON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EXODUS In a series of pictures, Brian Wildsmith portrays the story of Moses: his encounter with God in the burning bush, the plagues that afflicted Egypt, the Passover, the crossing of the Red Sea, the handing down of the Ten Commandments, and the Israelites' long journey through the wilderness to the Promised Land.. Author:WILDSMITH, BRIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HARE AND THE TORTOISE First published in 1966, this classic Wildsmith version of the fable by La Fontaine is now reissued with a new cover.. Author:WILDSMITH, BRIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LITTLE BEAR FINDS A FRIEND Little Bear decides it's time to explore and sets off up the mountain, where he hopes to make new friends. On the way he meets chattering monkeys, hungry llamas, and sleepy jaguars, but they are all too busy to join him. Or are they?. Author:JONES, MAURICE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF Val Biro's traditional tales have been adapted for shared reading. The text has been simplified and the books all have specially commissioned notes for parents on how to share the stories with their children.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JACK AND THE BEANSTALK Val Biro's traditional tales have been adapted for shared reading. The text has been simplified and the books all have specially commissioned notes for parents on how to share the stories with their children.. Author:BIRO, VAL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MAGIC DOCTOR Val Biro's traditional tales have been adapted for shared reading. The text has been simplified and the books all have specially commissioned notes for parents on how to share the stories with their children.. Author:BIRO, VAL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DONKEY THAT SNEEZED Val Biro's traditional tales have been adapted for shared reading. The text has been simplified and the books all have specially commissioned notes for parents on how to share the stories with their children.. Author:BIRO, VAL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS Val Biro's traditional tales have been adapted for shared reading. The text has been simplified and the books all have specially commissioned notes for parents on how to share the stories with their children.. Author:BIRO, VAL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : STRIPE'S NAUGHTY SISTER Stripe is fed up with having to look after his baby sister, especially when she runs away. The little tiger cub successfully navigates prickles, swamps and tree climbing while Stripe gets spiked, bruised and wet. But when his little sister gets stuck up a tree, Stripe rescues her. This story should appeal particularly to children with siblings.. Author:PARTIS, JOANNE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CHOPSTICKS . Author:BERKELEY, JON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ARNIE THE ACCIDENTAL HERO Arnie is a very nervous little armadillo. He's afraid of everything, water, bats - even falling bananas! Until, one day, he has to confront his very worst fears and rescue his friends from a crocodile.. Author:PARTIS, JOANNE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD Re-told with charm and humour, this is a straightforward and child-friendly version of the classic tale. The book features watercolour illustrations throughout.. Author:BECK, IAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : THREE LITTLE PIGS Re-told with charm and humour, this is a straightforward and child-friendly version of the classic fairy tale. The book features watercolour illustrations throughout.. Author:BECK, IAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE In this carefully abridged version of Robert Louis Stevenson's much-loved classic, Chris Mould brings a mix of humour and verve both to his re-telling of the story, and the illustrations which accompany it.. Author:STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE'S "THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES" In this carefully abridged version of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's much-loved classic, Chris Mould brings a mix of humour and verve both to his re-telling of the story, and the illustrations which accompany it. The text has been re-written to be suitable for less confident readers.. Author:DOYLE, SIR ARTHUR CONAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FRANKENSTEIN In this carefully abridged version of Mary Shelley's classic, Chris Mould brings a mix of humour and verve both to his re-telling of the story, and the illustrations which accompany it. The text is intended to be suitable for less confident readers.. Author:SHELLEY, MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LOUDEST ROAR Clovis is a very noisy little tiger. He knows he has the loudest roar in the jungle and he thinks everyone else should know it too. He's also very good at hiding - and that's where the trouble begins. The other animals soon tire of him jumping out and roaring at them, but how can they stop him?. Author:TAYLOR, THOMAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JESUS This picture book sets out the life of Jesus: his birth, his childhood in Nazareth, his baptism and temptation, his teaching and miracles, and finally the entry into Jerusalem, culminating in his death and resurrection. The book evokes the mystery and humanity of the Christian story.. Author:WILDSMITH, BRIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JASPERS BATH Jasper has everything a rhinoceros could want. And Jasper sees no reason why he should share his things with anyone else. Until one day an elephant comes along who is even more selfish, and Jasper finally gets a taste of his own medicine.. Author:CURREY, ANNA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CHAIR FOR BABY BEAR . Author:UMANSKY, KAYE FISHER, CHRIS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MY CAT JUST SLEEPS "I love my cat but he's really lazy! All he does is sleep. I wish I knew why he is always so tired". A deceptively simple story about what a cat gets up to when his little girl owner isn't looking, with a twist at the end.. Author:PARTIS, JOANNE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GINGERBREAD BOY A re-telling of the traditional tale, in picture-book format.. Author:BECK, IAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS The classic story of Goldilocks and her adventures in the house of the three bears, retold and illustrated by Ian Beck.. Author:BECK, IAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WINNIE'S MAGIC WAND At last it's the day of the Witches' Magic Show and Winnie has a new spell to perform and a new dress to wear. When she sees she has spilt jelly on it, she pops it into the machine, along with her wand. The dress is clean, but her wand is just not the same.. Author:THOMAS, VALERIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TORTOISE AND THE HARE A re-telling of the childhood classic, illustrated in colour throughout.. Author:BECK, IAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CHICKEN LICKEN A re-telling of the childhood classic, illustrated in colour throughout.. Author:BECK, IAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS Ian Beck's nostalgic illustrations evoke a gentle ideal of childhood in the tradition of Kate Greenaway and Edward Ardizzone, and his books for young children are full of humour and fun.. Author:BECK, IAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MOONLIGHT LILY Finlay is a fox. Lily is a rabbit. Usually, one would keep out of the other's way. But not in this case! Lily and Finlay are firm friends, and against a backdrop of twinkling moonlight and accompanied by a farm animal orchestra, they dance the night away at a magical moonlit farmyard party.. Author:WESTON, CARRIE EMMA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SMILE, CROCODILE, SMILE Clarabella Crocodile has so many teeth that tooth-brushing time can last all day and she misses out on playtime - that is until her friends come to the rescue.. Author:VROMBAUT, AN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GOOD MOOD HUNT Hannah wakes up so happy that everyone around her catches her good mood, until she remembers something that makes her good mood crumble away. So she sets out on a good mood hunt - and as she searches under stairs and inside pockets, she finds all the ingredients for a perfectly wonderful day.. Author:ORAM, HIAWYN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT! If you're happy and you know you can clap your hands... but you can also wag your tail, snap your teeth, beat your chest, jump and boing! This exuberant animal romp explores different ways of expressing happiness, encouraging children to join in with the animal actions.. Author:ORMEROD, JAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BEAUTIFUL BANANAS "Beautiful Bananas" is a picture book in the African folktale tradition. In it a girl sets off through the jungle to take a bunch of bananas to her grandfather. On the way she meets a number of wild, but friendly animals who take her bananas, then apologize and replace them with various treats.. Author:LAIRD, ELIZABETH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ROAD TO BETHLEHEM In this story, a group of animals sets out on a journey to Bethlehem to witness the birth of Jesus, making friends and helping each other out along the way. As with all Brian Wildsmith's picture books, the illustrations are full of detail.. Author:WILDSMITH, BRIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : COPY CROCS Crocodile has a big imagination. He's always thinking up fun, new things to do. But Crocodile has a big problem too. No matter what he does, all the other crocs in the pool copy him. What can he do to escape the copy crocs? And if he does escape them, will he still have as much fun?. Author:BEDFORD, DAVID. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WHERE'S MY DARLING DAUGHTER? . Author:KELLY, MIJ. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HOW MANY SPOTS, TRICERATOPS? Can you count the spots on the triceratops? This text aims to make learning about numbers fun.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OUR CAT HENRY COMES TO THE SWINGS . Author:CLANCHY, KATE BIRD, JEMIMA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SOMEONE BIGGER Sam and Dad have made a kite. They have made it large. They have made it light. They go out on a windy day to see if they can fly it but the wind blows hard and Dad thinks Sam's too small to fly the kite. It needs someone bigger - or does it?. Author:EMMETT, JONATHAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WINNIE THE WITCH DOLL . Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WOBBLE BEAR Wobble Bear has learnt to walk on his wibble wobble toes, and everywhere he goes, he will insist on walking - never mind the chaos that follows his wobbly footsteps! Readers follow Wobble Bear throughout his day, through his little triumphs and disasters.. Author:WHYBROW, IAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ZEBRA'S RAINBOW How can Zebra find a rainbow? Help Zebra's friends make her a rainbow to remember, and have fun finding out all about colours along the way.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SHARK GOES ZOOM! Shark goes zoom, but is a snail fast or slow? Meet fast Shark and slow Snail and lots of other animals who will teach you about opposites along the way.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HOUND DOG . Author:BEDFORD, DAVID WILLIAMSON, MELANIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SLEEPYTIME KITTENS This picture book follows three little kittens on their search to find some sheep they can count to help them get to sleep. On their way they meet a host of friendly farm animals and learn to count to ten at the same time. The book features a hidden sheep on every page.. Author:PARTIS, JOANNE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BIGGEST SPLASH . Author:TAYLOR, THOMAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : POND GOOSE Pond Goose is an outsider on the farm, and the other geese laugh at his muddy feathers. Until one moonlit night a fox comes and chases them all down the hill - all, that is, except Pond Goose, whose muddy feathers mean he can't be seen.. Author:CHURCH, CAROLINE JAYNE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LOOPY LIFE OF LOLA This is a story about Lola, a dog who isn't content to be just a dog! Lola is loopy, lively and lovable. A dog. D-O-G. We know that, but Lola has other ideas. She thinks she's a proud lion, a mountain goat, even a wild wolf! But she really is more than a dog: she's a best friend too.. Author:GARDINER, LINDSEY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LOST ACORNS . Author:VROMBAUT, AN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ALVIE EATS SOUP Alvie eats soup. That's it. No swapping, no sampling. Just soup. Alvie's parents are at their wits' end. And then it gets worse. Granny Francesca, Alvie's famous gourmet granny is coming to town. She's a chef extraordinaire. This visit could be the icing on the minestrone.. Author:COLLINS, ROSS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WINNIE'S NEW COMPUTER Winnie has a new computer, and decides to load all her spells onto it, so that she can perform her magic at the click of the mouse. She'll never need to shout 'Abracadabra' again! But when Winnie tries out her new cyber spells she turns Wilbur blue - setting off a hilarious chain of events.. Author:THOMAS, VALERIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HOME IS A PLACE CALLED NOWHERE Anima has lived for most of her life with a foster family who took her in when she came to the country as a refugee and was separated from her mother. But she is driven to run away from her foster home after an argument with her foster brother. She takes refuge in a deserted house where she meets Paul.. Author:ROSSELSON, LEON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BORDERLAND . Author:LASSITER, RHIANNON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WINNIE THE WITCH COLLECTION . Author:THOMAS, VALERIE PAUL, KORKY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GILGAMESH THE HERO The legend of Gilgamesh is the oldest known written story, pre-dating both the Bible and the "Iliad". An epic story about a quest for immortality, it also includes a legend of the flood that is remarkably similar to the story of Noah.. Author:MCCAUGHREAN, GERALDINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WHEN THE WORLD BEGAN Collected from all over Ethiopia, the stories in this collection are about subjects as diverse as the country itself. Included are tales of animals and hunters, wise stories, funny stories, stories about cunning and trickery, and stories about love and goodness.. Author:LAIRD, ELIZABETH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MOBY DICK OR THE WHITE WHALE Moby Dick is a vast and dangerous white whale. An enemy for many years after the whale bit off his leg, the crazed Captain Ahab is obsessed with his quarry. Together with his extraordinary crew, Ahab braves the oceans of the world to hunt the fearsome Moby Dick.. Author:MELVILLE, HERMAN MCCAUGHREAN, GERALDINE FOWLER, ROSAMUND. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DON QUIXOTE Don Quixote - as he calls himself - wants a life of adventure; to save damsels in distress and battle dragons. So he makes himself a knight and, with his great friend Sancho Panza, sets off into the world. But things don't go quite as planned and they end up in all sorts of trouble.. Author:CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, MIGUEL DE HARRISON, MICHAEL FOWLER, ROSAMUND. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : KING ARTHUR Arthur is a special boy, brought up by the wizard Merlin and destined to be King. Britain is split by warring tribes and Arthur is the only hope for peace. With his magic sword, Excalibur, and his Knights of the Round Table, he is ready for heroism, but his evil half-sister, Morgana, is lurking.. Author:RIORDAN, JAMES FOWLER, ROSAMUND. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CID El Cid is the best soldier in Castile. When he is unfairly banished from court, the Spanish hero sets off on a campaign against the Moorish invaders of Southern Spain to win back favour. After many battles and conquests, El Cid is forgiven. He returns to face one last battle - and death.. Author:MCCAUGHREAN, GERALDINE FOWLER, ROSAMUND. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HEROES One of four Greek Hero retellings from Geraldine McCaughrean, this is the story of Perseus.. Author:MCCAUGHREAN, GERALDINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HEROES A retelling of the story of Odysseus, illustrated throughout. The tale is one of four "Greek Hero" retellings by Geraldine McCaughrean.. Author:MCCAUGHREAN, GERALDINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HEROES One of four Greek Hero retellings from Geraldine McCaughrean, illustrated throughout in black and white.. Author:MCCAUGHREAN, GERALDINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HEROES Could you strangle a python? Or travel to the Underworld and back? Hercules is sentenced to 12 Labours for the gods to achieve his immortality. This is one of four Greek Hero retellings from Geraldine McCaughrean which are suitable for the "Myths and Legends" component of the National Curriculum.. Author:MCCAUGHREAN, GERALDINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FAIRY TALES FROM ANDERSEN This collection of well-loved fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen is beautifully translated by L. W. Kingsland. Favourite stories include 'The Snow Queen', 'Thumbelina', 'The Little Mermaid', 'The Emperor's New Clothes', 'The Ugly Duckling', and many more.. Author:ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FAIRY TALES FROM GRIMM This collection of well-loved fairy tales by the brothers Grimm is translated from the original German by award-winning children's author Peter Carter. Stories include 'Hansel and Gretel', 'Tom Thumb', 'Little Red Riding Hood', 'Sleeping Beauty', 'Rumpelstiltskin' and many more.. Author:GRIMM, J.L. GRIMM, W.C.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FAIRY TALES FROM SCOTLAND Gallant knights, the enchanting Elf Queen, witches, wizards and wee faery folk... readers will find them in this collection of Scottish fairy tales and legends. Whether you prefer Highland legends, ancient sagas, or warrior adventures, there's something for everyone in this collection -- along with a good helping of Gaelic magic.. Author:WILSON, BARBARA KER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ONE THOUSAND AND ONE ARABIAN NIGHTS ONE THOUSAND AND ONE ARABIAN NIGHTS In order to delay her inevitable execution, Queen Shaharazad tells her murdering husband, King Shahryar, a wonderfully exciting story every night. He finds himself so intrigued by the magical stories she tells, he can't bring himself to kill her. This title offers an original version of the Arabian Nights Stories by author Geraldine McCaughrean.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FAIRY TALES FROM ENGLAND Giant-killing Johnny Gloke, a princess with a sheep's head, and a frog prince at the World's End are just some of the fairy tale characters readers find in this collection of stories, along with better-known tales such as 'Dick Whittington' and 'Tom Thumb'.. Author:REEVES, JAMES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HOW TO SURVIVE SUMMER CAMP Stella is determined not to enjoy her summer at holiday camp while her mum and new stepfather are on holiday, but finds herself having rather more of a good time than she expected.. Author:WILSON, JACQUELINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GHOST STORIES This collection of ghost stories is now published with new covers, new introductions, and new chapterhead artwork. In this first volume, there are stories by Jan Mark, Adele Geras, Robert Westhall, Ruskin Bond and many others.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JACK HOLBORN In this action-packed pirate story, with bloodcurdling deaths, terrifying ghosts and adventures galore on the high seas, orphan Jack Holborn stows away on a ship, then finds he has to survive a quest through an eerie African jungle for a famous diamond, worth more than Jack's wildest dreams.. Author:GARFIELD, LEON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MR CORBETT'S GHOST The chilling title story tells of a young apprentice who makes a pact with a strange old man one New Year's Eve to rid the world of Mr Corbett, his cruel employer. Sure enough Mr Corbett meets an untimely death, but the tables turn on the terrified apprentice who finds himself cursed with the ghost of the man he hated most in the world.. Author:GARFIELD, LEON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OUTCAST The village druid warns that Beric is cursed by the sea, and when death come to the tribe, the fingers of blame point in only one direction. Cast out by the warriors, Beric is left alone without friends or family. He must survive in the harsh Roman world by himself, with death, danger, and enemies always around the corner.. Author:SUTCLIFF, ROSEMARY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SCHOOL THAT WENT ON STRIKE 'What can you do? Nobody listens to children.' 'Oh no? Then we'll MAKE them listen.' Based on true events, this is novel is about a group of children who come together to fight for justice on behalf of their teachers: it's the story of a school that went on strike.. Author:SCOBIE, PAMELA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FACING THE DARK Simon's father has been accused of the murder of a rival cab driver and Simon faces a life branded as the son of a murderer. Then he meets Charley, grieving for her dead father, the murder victim. They determine to find out the truth behind the murder and together face up to the danger which surrounds them, bringing back some hope for the future.. Author:HARRISON, MICHAEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FLAMBARDS IN SUMMER Widowed during the World War I at the age of 21, Christina returns to Flambards to find the house buried in ivy, and the once busy stables empty and desolate. Christina sets herself to the task of returning Flambards to its former glory. This is the third novel in the 'Flambards' series.. Author:PEYTON, KATHLEEN M.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FLAMBARDS DIVIDED In this is the final book in the 'Flambards' series, World War I is over and Christina marries Dick, who was once the groom at Flambards. The local gentry refuse to accept the couple socially and, with Mark Russell due home from the war, Christina is forced to face the consequences of her decision.. Author:PEYTON, KATHLEEN M.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : INTRUDER There was something weird about the stranger, something that Arnold didn't like. He made him feel uneasy and suspicious. Always poking his nose in where it wasn't wanted and winding Arnold up. All Arnold wanted was for him to go away and leave him alone but there was only one way he could stop him.... Author:TOWNSEND, JOHN ROWE. Discounted by 20%

Oxford University Press : GUMBLE'S YARD Abandoned by their uncle and aunt, Kevin and Sandra run away to Gumble's Yard, a deserted row of cottages on the canal bank. But the cottages are not as empty as they thought. Strange people come and go, mysterious boxes keep arriving, and the children soon find themselves caught up in a dangerous chain of events.. Author:TOWNSEND, JOHN ROWE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PATTERN OF ROSES This novel by Carnegie Medal winning author K.M. Peyton is reissued here in paperback.. Author:PEYTON, K.M.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : STORE OF SECRETS Bridie goes to the city to visit her Gramps, but he's not at the bus station to meet her and when she goes to his yard, she discovers the peculiar Crickbone twins have taken it over. Bridie sets out to find her grandfather and get rid of the Crickbones, aided by the eccentric Miss Firbanks.. Author:ELBOZ, STEPHEN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : COOL CLIVE, THE COOLEST KID ALIVE This title contains three very popular books: 'Cool Clive', 'Clive Keeps His Cool', and 'Cool Clive and the Little Pest', bound up into one volume. These amusing and light-hearted stories tell us all about Cool Clive and his daily trials and tribulations. They are illustrated in black and white throughout by Dee Shulman.. Author:MORGAN, MICHAELA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ODYSSEY The story of Odysseus's famous journey, retold for children. After the fall of Troy, Odysseus sets sail for his island kingdom of Ithaca, but his voyage will take ten whole years. He has to face many dangers and even travels to the underworld, meeting dead Greek heroes.. Author:HOMER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TALES FROM WEST AFRICA This collection of stories comes from West Africa, a place 'where stories grow on trees'. The stories are full of larger-than-life characters and situations; and include the tale of how Ananse got his thin waist, how Crocodile learnt his lesson, and how Monkey managed not to get eaten by Shark.. Author:BENNETT, MARTIN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TALES FROM THE WEST INDIES These colourful tales from the West Indies and Guyana are full of wonderful characters, including Mr Snake, Monkey, Mancrow the bird of darkness, and, of course, Anasi the spider and his old adversary, Tiger.. Author:SHERLOCK, PHILIP (PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES, JAMAICA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TALES FROM CHINA This collection of Chinese stories begins with the great legends of how Earth and Heaven came into being, and of how the archer Yi rid the Emperor Yao of the menace of the ten suns. There are folk-tales too, about ghosts and rain-makers, poor students and magicians, and the man who was nearly made into fishpaste.. Author:BIRCH, CYRIL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TALES FROM AFRICA Drawn from all parts of Africa, these stories illustrate the fierce sense of justice inherent in African peoples, their powers of patience and endurance, and their supreme ability as story-tellers. They also answer such questions as why the crab has no head, why the sun and moon live in the sky, and why flies buzz.. Author:ARNOTT, KATHLEEN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PREACHER'S BOY Robbie is the son of a preacher in small-town America in 1899. People are saying that the world's going to end at the turn of the century, so Robbie decides he'll have as much fun as possible - while he still can! But his behaviour does little to improve people's opinions of him, or his father.. Author:PATERSON, KATHERINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RAMONA'S WORLD In this title in the series about Ramona Quimby, Ramona is just starting the fourth grade and believes this will be 'the best year of her life, so far.' As well as her older sister, Beezus, Ramona now has a new baby sister, Roberta. But best of all, she has a new best friend, Daisy.. Author:CLEARY, BEVERLY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PROVE YOURSELF A HERO This novel about a kidnapping gives the reader an insight into the behaviour of different people under stress - the victim, those who care about him, and those who are inflicting harm on him.. Author:PEYTON, K.M.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SEA DANCE Willie Cormack hates the sea. He sees it in his nightmares, the raging ocean full of the ghosts of drowned fishermen, beckoning to him. Then a lone sailor is shipwrecked on the coast and a terrible tragedy seems inevitable unless Willie can meet his own fears face to face and pit himself against the very elements that haunt his dreams.. Author:GATTI, WILL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : STONES ARE HATCHING Phelim was the only one, they said, the only one who could save the world from the hatchlings of the Stoor Worm. But how could Phelim, who was only a boy, after all, save the world from all these dreadful monsters? And where could he find the Maiden, the Fool, and the Horse who were supposed to help him?. Author:MCCAUGHREAN, GERALDINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BEEZUS AND RAMONA This is the first title in the series about Ramona Quimby. Ramona's sister, Beezus, tries very hard to be patient, but how many nine-year-old girls have to put up with their embarrassing, annoying little four-year-old sisters? Sisters are supposed to love each other, but pesky little Ramona just doesn't seem very lovable to Beezus.. Author:CLEARY, BEVERLY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RAMONA THE PEST This is the second title in the series about Ramona Quimby. Ramona doesn't think she's a pest - she knows that she isn't a pest on purpose. So how in the world does Ramona get in trouble? Why does Davy run away whenever Ramona comes near him? And how does she manage to disrupt the whole kindergarten class during their rest time?. Author:CLEARY, BEVERLY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MAGIC BY THE LAKE Four children discover that the lake by their summer house is full of magic. They find themselves awash with enchantment as they embark on a summer full of magical adventures including outwitting pirates and giving a helping hand to explorers in the North Pole.. Author:EAGER, EDWARD. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TIME GARDEN Four children stay with an elderly friend of their parents, feeling sure they're in for a boring summer, until they discover that the thyme in the herb garden is magic. The children are transported to the American Civil War, Victorian England, and even end up meeting their own parents on a magical adventure they had when they were children.. Author:EAGER, EDWARD. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RAMONA AND HER FATHER This is the fourth title in the series about Ramona Quimby. Ramona's father has lost his job and all the family are miserable - so Ramona decides to try and cheer them up, in her own inimitable way.. Author:CLEARY, BEVERLY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RAMONA AND HER MOTHER In this fifth book in the series, Ramona wants to have her mother to herself, but sometimes it seems impossible. When Willa Jean tears through a box of tissues and makes a mess, she is still the centre of attention. But when Ramona satisfies a lifelong ambition to squeeze all the toothpaste out of the tube, she just gets told off. It's not fair.. Author:CLEARY, BEVERLY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RAMONA FOREVER In this seventh book in the series Ramona finds everything around her is changing. Howie's mysterious uncle arrives from Saudi Arabia and Ramona's mother and aunt seem to be keeping secrets. Life for Ramona is full of discoveries and surprises, but whether she is happy or sad, helpful or a pest, she will always be Ramona - forever.. Author:CLEARY, BEVERLY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RAMONA QUIMBY, AGED 8 In this sixth book in the series, Ramona is in the third grade and is big enough to ride the school bus on her own. She's determined to enjoy the third grade - that is until she gets sick and throws up right in front of everyone in the class. But being a patient isn't all bad, and although being eight isn't easy - it's never dull.. Author:CLEARY, BEVERLEY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RAMONA THE BRAVE This is the third title in the series about Ramona Quimby. Ramona tries her hardest to be brave and fearless, but now she has her own bedroom, it's sometimes a little difficult to be brave - you never know what could be lurking under the bed.. Author:CLEARY, BEVERLY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SHADOW OF AUGUST When Mattie's mother dies, Mattie begins to discover that a lot of things her mother told her about her childhood weren't true after all. Mattie eventually discovers that the person she thought of as her mother, had in fact abducted her from her real parents when she was only a baby.. Author:WELFORD, SUE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : VICIOUS CIRCLE Louisa May's mother lives in a fantasy world, fuelled by all the romances she reads. They both live in the world of the homeless, drifting from one lodging to another. This is a novel of the strong bonds that exist between mother and daughter, how one supports the other, and of their struggles to find a way out of the vicious circle of poverty.. Author:PIELICHATY, HELENA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TALES FROM WALES This collection of Welsh legends and folk-tales which has been read and enjoyed for over 40 years is now being reissued for a new generation of readers. These spell-binding tales of love, loyalty, greed, and jealousy come from the mountains and valleys of Wales.. Author:JONES, GWYN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TALES FROM INDIA In this retellings of classic stories from India, stories include tales of tender love, great heroism, acts of sacrifice, foolishness and friendship. There is an epic battle in which monkeys and bears help rescue the beautiful princess Sita from evil demons and a simple fable about a jackal who tries to become king.. Author:GRAY, J.E.B.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TALES OF THE NORSE GODS In this collection of stories, readers can enter a world of cunning, trickery, and revenge; and encounter bold warriors, courageous women, strength in battle and bravery against the odds. These are the stories of the Viking gods. Drama and action abound as legendary heroes struggle against mighty giants, loathsome beasts, and sinister dwarves.. Author:PICARD, BARBARA LEONIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NASTY ENDINGS Faces in the night, evil statuettes, ghostly cemeteries, and talking heads. Don't look over your shoulder... this collection of stories all have a big surprise in store, so watch out for the ending - it's nasty.. Author:PEPPER, DENNIS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DONKEY DANGER In order to raise money for the donkey sanctuary, Danni decides to do a sponsored point-to-point with Shadow, her racing donkey. When people tell her about a new donkey retirement home, there's something about their stories that worries Danni. Who is the strange man who is buying up all the local donkeys? And where is this mystery retirement home?. Author:CLOVER, PETER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DONKEY DISASTER The donkey sanctuary at Whistlewind Farm has begun a bed and breakfast service to raise funds. The first guests at the Farm are Robyn Springer and her mother. When Mrs Springer learns about a plan to build a factory in the field next to the sanctuary, she is determined to do all she can to keep the donkeys safe and the field free from development.. Author:CLOVER, PETER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DONKEY DRAMA In this story, the children rescue a blind donkey from the grumpy owner of a rundown scrapyard and he becomes part of the local theatre company's production of Don Quixote. The donkey forms a special relationship with one of the actor's children, which leads to the sanctuary providing weekly riding facilities for children with special needs.. Author:CLOVER, PETER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DAGGERS When Caroline goes to see her Great Aunt Clara in the old people's home, she's not prepared for the revelations that follow. How could her boring old aunt possibly have killed anyone? Has her father really hidden a dark family secret?. Author:GREEN, ROGER J.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : THANIS It is Jessica's big chance, the chance to make her name as an artist. All she has to do is make a silver spiral for the mysterious Thanis. But why is the spiral so important? Does Thanis possess some strange power? Where does she come from? Will Jessica have to pay too high a price for her success?. Author:RILEY, HAZEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OLGA MOVES HOUSE Winter has come to the Sawdust household, and Olga's been moved into a new home, inside the house. She's very excited about this and even manages to get Mrs Sawdust to redecorate her box. Olga enjoys watching the comings and goings in the house and gets up to all kinds of mischief and embarks on many wonderful adventures.. Author:BOND, MICHAEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TALES OF OLGA DA POLGA This is the first in a series of books about guinea-pig, Olga da Polga, reissued to coincide with publication of a brand new Olga da Polga book.. Author:BOND, MICHAEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OLGA CARRIES ON "Wheeeeeeeee!" squeaked Olga, "Ombomstiggywoggles and Wheeeeeeeeee!". What can it mean? Olga isn't telling, but Noel, Fangio and Graham are very impressed. So are Fircone and Raisin, newcomers to the Sawdust family who arrive just in time to hear Olga's first attempts at poetry.. Author:BOND, MICHAEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OLGA MEETS HER MATCH The second in a series of books about guinea-pig, Olga da Polga relates how Olga da Polga goes visiting and meets Boris, a Russian guinea-pig. Olga and Boris become firm friends and Olga is surprised to discover that Boris can tell even taller tales than she can.. Author:BOND, MICHAEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OLGA TAKES CHARGE Olga is a very busy guinea-pig. She attempts to save the Sawdust family from the effects of the drought, she participates in a sponsored squeak, and even takes up jogging. But somehow she always manages to find time to delight her friends with her tall tales and far-fetched stories.. Author:BOND, MICHAEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HANDFUL OF MAGIC This is the first in a series of books about the adventures of Kit Stixby and his friend, Prince Henry.. Author:ELBOZ, STEPHEN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TURNING POINT Jayce is at a turning point in her life. When she discovers the journal of her great-grandmother, she finds she can draw parallels between her own life and that of her great-grandmother and is able to deal with all her insecurities about her future, her sexuality, and her family.. Author:WELFORD, SUE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FIRE LION A story about a ghost trapped in a house which slips in and out of different periods in history. She is trapped by her own fear of the Fire Lion which she is sure lives in the locked cupboard. The ghost appeals to the boy who lives in the house for his help to release her spirit from the house.. Author:MCALLISTER, MARGARET. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MINNOW ON THE SAY David can't believe his eyes when he discovers the canoe at the bottom of the garden - "The Minnow". He traces the owner and together they begin a summer of adventure, looking for treasure along the river.. Author:PEARCE, PHILIPPA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DARK BEHIND THE CURTAIN Colin Jackus doesn't want to be in the school play and is angry at being forced into it. Gradually he starts to realize that it's not just a play - the sinster story they are acting out has its roots deep in cruel reality and despair. Then the lead actor begins to take on the evil of his character.. Author:CROSS, GILLIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ROSCOE'S LEAP Roscoe's Leap - the strange old house where Stephen and Hannah grew up. For Stephen it's a place where something dark and terrifying happened; something he can't quite remember, yet can't quite forget. When history student Nick arrives, Stephen is thrown into turmoil by his obsession with the past.. Author:CROSS, GILLIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BORN OF THE SUN For years Paula and her father have talked about finding the lost city of Atahualpa. And now, without warning, her dream is coming true. But as the little party travels to the South American jungle she realizes all is not as it should be. What is the truth about the journey she is making?. Author:CROSS, GILLIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : IRON WAY The coming of the railway is the most spectacular and exciting thing Jem has ever seen. But not everyone is so enthusiastic. People don't like change, and they certainly don't like the rough gangs of navvies hanging around. Can Jem and his sister dissolve the tension before it erupts into violence?. Author:CROSS, GILLIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CHARTBREAK When Janis Finch storms out of a family row, it starts a chain of events which transforms her whole life. For it's in the motorway cafe, minutes later, that she meets the unknown rock band, Kelp, who talk her into coming to their gig that night.. Author:CROSS, GILLIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MAP OF NOWHERE Nick is surprised when he finds a strange wallet in his school bag. And when he sees the odd note in it, which seems to belong to some kind of adventure game, he is even more intrigued. The wallet belongs to Joseph Fisher and soon, Nick becomes involved in his eerie game.. Author:CROSS, GILLIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : KITE RIDER Set in 13th-century China, this is the adventurous story of Haoyou, a boy who makes his way in the world by flying into the air, strapped to a huge kite.. Author:MCCAUGHREAN, GERALDINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RIVER BOY 'River Boy' follows the story of Jess's dying grandfather, and the marathon river swim Jess becomes caught up in. It uses poetic and surreal images of water and swimming to deal with the difficult subjects of death and loss in an accessible and affecting way.. Author:BOWLER, TIM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SHADOWS "Shadows" focuses on Jamie, a15-year-old squash prodigy and his relationship with his overbearing father, who drives the boy to a point almost beyond endurance. Then Jamie finds a girl hiding in his shed, and in helping her to escape from the danger that is pursuing her, he is at last able to deal with his own problems.. Author:BOWLER, TIM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WHITE STRANGER Trish lives in Africa with her missionary parents. At school she's the only white girl - a "white stranger". Her friend Grace is far more confident than her, already a woman, and Trish longs to be like her. When she's invited to visit her home, she realizes just how different their lives are.. Author:GATES, SUSAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ALIENS This collection brings together a wide range of stories about aliens and encounters with aliens. Some are hostile invaders of Earth, others friendly and more generous visitors - though not all of them are as friendly as they would like us to believe.. Author:PEPPER, DENNIS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WHEN THE GUNS FALL SILENT Two friends, Jack and Harry, both keen footballers, are sent to fight in the trenches in World War I. The author brings to life the horror for both sides and ends with an account of the football match played in the Christmas truce of 1914.. Author:RIORDAN, JAMES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JADE'S STORY The story of a young girl whose father has a nervous breakdown in the street, in front of her teacher, and the effect it has on her and her family. It is about learning to cope with difficult issues, yet is written with humour as well as sensitivity.. Author:PIELICHATY, HELENA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PAPER FACES It is 1945 and the war is over. Everyone is celebrating, except for Dot. War is all she has ever known and she is worried by this strange thing called "peace". Above all she is terrified of the return home of her father - the man with the paper face.. Author:ANDERSON, RACHEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CHAINS To prove herself to her father, Juliet changes places with her brother and sails on her father's ship on its next voyage to Africa and America. Her adventure turns into a nightmare when she discovers that her father is in the slave trade.. Author:HENDRY, FRANCES MARY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JIGSAW Annie has always felt an outsider at her English school - from Norway, she's different and is teased about her "funny accent". When her classmate, Grant, commits suicide, she feels compelled to find out why. What she finds is shocking and makes her realize they had a lot in common.. Author:HEDGES, CAROL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OUT OF THE BLUE Kegan is a lonely boy and finds making friends difficult. His family life is complicated, but as a gifted artist, his one pleasure is to watch and draw a family of foxes living in the local scrapyard. When developers show an interest in the land and the foxes are put in danger, Kegan must act.. Author:WELFORD, SUE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TALES FROM JAPAN This collection of stories from Japan offers retellings of legends and fairy tales. You'll meet the Sea Spirit, the Moon God, the Emperor Kiyomori, Dragon Princess and many other magical characters. Amidst the stories, the beauty of Japan - its people, animals and landscape - is evoked.. Author:MCALPINE, HELEN MCALPINE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TALES OF GODS AND MEN This collection of stories from around the world looks at heroes and prophets, the battle between good and evil, and creation myths. The stories include Rama and Sita, David and Goliath, Odin, Noah's Ship, Beowulf, and Moses and the Burning Bush. Each story has a short introduction.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SILVER BRANCH The story of two Roman soldiers who discover a plot to overthrow the Emperor. They find themselves leading a band of loyalists into the thick of battle in defence of the honour of Rome.. Author:SUTCLIFF, ROSEMARY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LANTERN BEARERS The last of the Roman army have set sail and left Britain forever. They have abandoned the country to civil war and the threat of Saxon invasion. When his home and all he loves are destroyed, Aquila fights to bring some meaning back into his life, and with it, the hope of revenge.. Author:SUTCLIFF, ROSEMARY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CHILDREN OF CHARLECOTE Tom, Laura, Hugh and Margaret's home is the great house, Charlecote, set in the Warwickshire countryside. Despite their privileged background, the children are not always happy - their parents are stern and Tom is sent to boarding school. When the holidays come though, their adventures begin.. Author:PEARCE, PHILIPPA FAIRFAX-LUCY, BRIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NICE ONE, SAM! Sam gets bullied at school. He's mad about football but no-one wants him on their team. When a magic sticker enables him to play brilliant football, he is picked for the school team, but ends up playing in goal. Here, he learns that he doesn't need the magic sticker after all.. Author:GOODWIN, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WHEN A GIRL IS BORN This novel, set in China at the turn of the 19th century about a 14-year-old girl called Ko-Chin who is married off in an arranged marriage. She's been taught to obey her husband and be a good and dutiful wife.. Author:GRANT, PAMELA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WHY THE FISH LAUGHED AND OTHER TALES This collection is a celebration of diversity. It features tales from Asia and India, Central and South America, North America and the Pacific. Through stories of emperors, princesses, dragons, fish and birds, readers see the amazing variety of customs and beliefs which exist in the world.. Author:CROSSLEY-HOLLAND, KEVIN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NIGHTINGALE THAT SHRIEKED AND OTHER TALES This collection is a treasure trove of stories from around the world. There are tales from Europe, Africa and the Near and Middle East. Familiar favourites such as "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" mingle with the surprising, such as "Trousers Mehmet", all celebrating the diversity of the world.. Author:CROSSLEY-HOLLAND, KEVIN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ALIEN STORIES This collection brings together a wide range of stories about aliens and encounters with aliens. Some are hostile invaders of Earth, others friendly and more generous visitors - though not all of them are as friendly as they would like us to believe.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CALLING A DEAD MAN When John, an explosives expert, dies in an accident in Russia, his sister Hayley and his friend Annie go there to mourn. Before long they begin to suspect that there is more to John's death than meets the eye, and that certain people are desperately trying to keep them away from the truth.. Author:CROSS, GILLIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WAR SONG It is 1916 and, inspired by the story of Edith Cavell, twins Floss and Doss decide it's time for them to do their bit for the war effort. With their brother and father already away at war, they get jobs at a munitions factory. Before long, Floss goes overseas - and is taken prisoner by the Germans.. Author:RIORDAN, JAMES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DEVIL-IN-THE-FOG George Treet is happy with his life as part of a family of travelling actors, but then his world is turned upside-down when he discovers Mr Treet is not his real father. Now he must go and live with his real family where someone, somewhere out there in the fog, is waiting for him.. Author:GARFIELD, LEON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BLACK JACK This atmospheric thriller is set in 19th-century London where Bartholomew Dorking finds himself inexplicably tied to the murdering villain Black Jack, who should have hung from the gallows. Now, it seems, he is back from the dead!. Author:GARFIELD, LEON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SUMMERTIME BLUES When Alex's mother goes off to live with her new partner in the country, Alex goes too, determined to hate it, but soon meets two very different girls who affect him in very different ways.. Author:CLARKE, JULIA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HERO Hero is the only child of John da Costa, a former black slave from the West Indies. Her white mother, who died giving birth, was the daughter of a Jewish merchant who owns a pub. Set in the early 19th century, this novel has an appealing heroine who is over six feet tall and given to fighting back.. Author:JOHNSON, CATHERINE R.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : IF GAME Desperate to find out why his mother disappeared, Stephen eventually learns the shocking truth after entering a parallel existence - she is in prison after killing the stepfather who abused her as a child. In time he is able to like his mother, if not to love her.. Author:STORR, CATHERINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LAND WITHOUT MAGIC The evil Stafford Sparks has escaped from prison, and is coming after Kit. Kit must flee and so goes with his friend, Prince Henry, to the tiny country of Callalabasa. But will he be any safer where enchantment is banished and Knights of the League Against Magic are plotting to destroy the country?. Author:ELBOZ, STEPHEN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MIGHTY SKINK Giz is a rhesus monkey and he's full of big questions about life outside the zoo enclosure. Then a newcomer arrives - a fast-talking monkey called Skink, who's had time in a lab cage, a pet shop and a circus. Together, they escape to find out where they came from and where they want to go.. Author:SHIPTON, PAUL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : COLDEST WINTER It is 1846 and the potato harvest in Ireland has failed. English soldiers are turning families out of their homes, and the roads are full of people with nowhere to go. Eamonn and his family must struggle to stay alive in spite of the cold and famine, and survive Ireland's coldest-ever winter.. Author:LUTZEIER, ELIZABETH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PACK OF LIES Ailsa doesn't trust M.C.C. Berkshire, the mysterious man helping out in her mother's antique shop. The wonderful stories he tells about the antiques help to sell the items, but everything he says is a pack of lies, isn't it?. Author:MCCAUGHREAN, GERALDINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PIPPI LONGSTOCKING Pippi is nine years old, lives alone with a horse and a monkey, and does exactly as she pleases. She has no mother, and her father is king of a cannibal island, so she looks after herself. She gets up whenever she likes, never goes to school, has a chest of gold coins and is unexpectedly strong.. Author:LINDGREN, ASTRID. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PARTNERS IN CRIME James and Emmeline could never be friends - could they? They're completely different and are constantly bickering, but they share a desire to investigate the disappearance of two school friends. Can they remain professional? Will they keep their cool? Is it true that opposites attract?. Author:LEESON, ROBERT. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : THIRTEEN DAYS OF CHRISTMAS The heart-warming story of how three of the Kitson children help a wealthy merchant woo their older sister Annaple with a different gift for each of the 12 days of Christmas - with hilarious results! But as the house groans at the seams with partridges and swans, will Annaple succumb?. Author:OVERTON, JENNY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MARK'S DREAM TEAM Mark's favourite player, striker Robbie Kidd, is presenting the cup at a five-a-side tournament. The only way Mark can meet him is if his team wins. No problem. Well, maybe just a small one - his best friend Kenny is totally useless. He can't leave him out of the team though - can he?. Author:MACDONALD, ALAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MIDGET Midget is 15 and three feet tall. Trapped in a body he hates, he is tortured by his cruel older brother, Seb, and although his father is kind he's unaware of his treatment. Midget's dream is to sail his own boat. Everyone says it'll take a miracle, but Midget has a special power.. Author:BOWLER, TIM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DRAGON'S ROCK Benjamin has terrible nightmares. Ever since taking the stone from Dragon's Rock he feels the beast chasing him. Sleep has become a place of fear, where the dragon hunts him. He returns to Dragon's Rock in the hope that he can put things right and realises that he is not the only person tormented.. Author:BOWLER, TIM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : THROUGH THE NIGHT In this sequel to "Against the Day", it's over two years since the Nazi invasion of Britain and the people of Shevington have been cowed into a sullen acceptance of their new rulers. But Frank has never given up and when a travelling salesman arrives, he brings a new chance of fighting back.. Author:CRONIN, MICHAEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ENNEAD Isaac is an orphan who at 15 has not yet found his niche on Erato. Unless he does so, he will face deportation - and certain death. He has a plan to make his future safe. It involves importing Eleanor, a stone carver from a distant planet. But she is not what he or anyone else expects.. Author:MARK, JAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FABULOUS FANTORA FILES Every member of the Fantora family is a little unusual and possesses a special gift. Grandmother Filomena can predict the future; daughter-in-law, Rosie, can fly. The children, Bianca, Marco and Francesca, also have strange powers. Their tale is narrated by Ozymandias, their rather superior cat.. Author:GERAS, ADELE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WORST TEAM IN THE WORLD Reject Rovers are about to make history. If they lose one more game they'll claim a place in the record books as the official Worst Team of All Time. Can Kevin "Panic" Taylor transform his team of no-hopers before Saturday?. Author:MACDONALD, ALAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GHOSTLANDS Ewan is amazed to discover the ghost of a boy in the house where he's staying, but soon they become firm friends. The ghost, Ziggy, and his other ghoulish friends are in desperate need of Ewan's help - local ghost-nappers are out to get them and spirit them away to a theme park.. Author:ELBOZ, STEPHEN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : STELLA Stella works as a stage clairvoyant, taught the tricks of the trade by Nana, her guardian. When Nana dies suddenly, Stella is left to fend for herself, battling against those who try to cheat her and finding out the truth about her unknown parents.. Author:JOHNSON, CATHERINE R.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SO YOU WANT TO BE THE PERFECT FAMILY? Katie and her family are chosen to appear on TV in "So You Want to be the Perfect Family?" and a panel tries to bring the family to perfection, tackling each person's "problem areas". The ensuing chaos thrusts the family into the limelight - they begin to wonder if they really want to be "perfect".. Author:FEENEY, JOSEPHINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : THERE'S ONLY ONE DANNY OGLE When Danny moves to the countryside the only good thing to come out of it is that he might have a chance of getting picked for the school football team. But will the other kids at his new school want to be friends with him? And, will they want him in their team?. Author:PIELICHATY, HELENA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SHADOWLAND This is book three of the 'Borderland' trilogy. After the excitement of Borderland and Outland, the adventures continue for the world-travelling teenagers. Alex and Morgan have been sent back to Earth in disgrace. Can they be reunited with their friends, and disaster averted?. Author:LASSITER, RHIANNON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LAST CHANCE Julian comes home one day to find his father gone, leaving him to look after his twin sisters and keep the family going without anyone finding out they're on their own. As he struggles to cope, the Fuzzball phenomenon is sweeping the nation and Julian believes there's more to it than meets the eye.. Author:CAVE, PATRICK. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OLGA FOLLOWS HER NOSE Lots of exciting things are happening at the Sawdust house and Olga da Polga is right in the thick of it. First there's the strange jigsaw puzzle which looks good enough to eat, and then there's a mysterious visitor in the garden who thinks that Olga looks good enough to eat!. Author:BOND, MICHAEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : STARRING SAMMIE - AS THE GIRL WHO BECOMES A BIG FAT LIAR (BUT WHOSE PANTS DON'T CATCH ON FIRE) Sammie is fed up. Her dad's gone and her mum is always down the disco. When plans to raise sponsor money for charity don't work out, she tells a lie, ending up in all sorts of trouble. The After School Club is her only refuge, but will they still want her when they find out what she's done?. Author:PIELICHATY, HELENA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : STARRING BRODY - AS THE MODEL FROM THE STATES (WHO'S IN A BIT OF A STATE HERSELF) Everyone thinks Brody's life must be great - she's a child model and is respected and admired by all the kids at school. But her smile covers up a lot of heartache at home and the After School Club is the only place where she can really be herself and have some fun.. Author:PIELICHATY, HELENA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : STARRING ALEX - AS THE GIRL WITH THE VOICE OF AN ANGEL Alex has two sides to her personality - at home and in class she's so quiet you wouldn't know she was there. It's only at the After School Club that her mean streak starts to show. When some contact details for the club are amended, she doesn't see any harm in swapping a few emergency numbers.. Author:PIELICHATY, HELENA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JOLENE: AFTER SCHOOL CLUB: STARRING JOLENE...AS THE RUNAWAY WHO'S TRYING TO DO A GOOD TURN Jolene's run away from home and ends up at her Auntie Brody's house. She goes along with Brody to the After School Club, where they're running a sports week, and spots that something strange seems to be going on with little Brandon. When she sees he's got bruises, she gets angry - really angry.. Author:PIELICHATY, HELENA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TEMMI AND THE FROST DRAGON Temmi and Cush, the flying bear, are once again thrown into danger when they're set the task of returning some misplaced treasure back to its rightful owner - the frost dragon. The dragon is a fierce and powerful creature and their journey is beset with adventure and danger.. Author:ELBOZ, STEPHEN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PARTY SHOES Set during and after World War II, this classic novel tells the story of Selina, who is sent to live with her aunt, uncle and cousins in the country. A parcel of a party dress and shoes from her American godmother presents the need for an occasion to wear them to; so Selina organizes a pageant.. Author:STREATFEILD, NOEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BEST OF RAMONA Here's a chance to read three of the best Ramona stories in one volume - "Beezus and Ramona", "Ramona the Pest", and "Ramona the Brave". Ramona's an unstoppable and feisty girl who doesn't mean to get into bother, but somehow always manages to!. Author:CLEARY, BEVERLY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BEST OF OLGA DA POLGA "THE TALES OF OLGA DA POLGA", "OLGA MEETS HER MATCH", "OLGA CARRIES ON" You can have three times the fun and three times the adventures in this bumper edition of three Olga da Polga books in one volume. The book contains: "The Tales of Olga da Polga", "Olga Meets Her Match", and "Olga Carries On", all featuring the little guinea-pig with the big imagination.. Author:BOND, MICHAEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CRYING FOR THE ENEMY Easter Monday 1916, one of the most momentous days in the troubled history of Ireland. Michael is determined to play his part in the historic events and will fight to the death if necessary; Sarah wants to be a nurse and do her bit; and Daisy, who is American, is prepared to do anything for the cause.. Author:LUTZEIER, ELIZABETH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TEMMI AND THE FLYING BEARS When the Witch-Queen's guards come to Temmi's village to steal one of the flying bears, Temmi is furious. But when he realizes that it's Cush they've come for, Temmi's favourite of the bears, Temmi decides to set out for the ice palace and rescue his friend.. Author:ELBOZ, STEPHEN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NEVER EVER Erin's father has gone bankrupt so her family have moved to the local council estate where Erin is finding it hard to adjust. Liam, on the other hand, loves life on the estate: everyone wants to be his friend and his dad is a well-respected businessman. He's also keen on Erin - who can't stand him.. Author:PIELICHATY, HELENA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PIPPI GOES ABOARD Pippi Longstocking and her friends Tommy and Annika have the most wonderful adventures together. But the most thrilling time by far is when Pippi's father, a cannibal king, comes to visit. Pippi is soon making plans to sail away with him and Tommy and Annika can't bear to see her leave.. Author:LINDGREN, ASTRID. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PIPPI IN THE SOUTH SEAS Pippi Longstocking and her friends, Tommy and Annika, are off on their greatest adventure of all - a trip to Canny Island, the home of Pippi's cannibal king father. They explore caves and play marbles with real pearls, and the pirates and sharks they meet prove no match for Pippi!. Author:LINDGREN, ASTRID. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ORANGES AND MURDER Joey is a "coster boy" in the East End of London - selling oranges to make his living. He feels a bit different from the other barrow boys - people say his real father was a lord. When a man is murdered, Joey is chief suspect and determines to find the truth, both about his father and the murder.. Author:PRINCE, ALISON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WILD KIND OF MAGIC The third in a series of books about Kit Stixby and his friend, Prince Henry. The kidnapping of the visiting American president plunges them into another wild adventure. As if that weren't enough, there's a killer on the loose, vampires prowling everywhere and a mysterious plant is coming to life.. Author:ELBOZ, STEPHEN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : STOP THE TRAIN It's 1893 and for Cissy's family a new life beckons on Oklahoma's prairies. With other settlers, they travel to Florence - a town yet to be built - and prepare for business by the Red Rock Railroad track. But the railroad company wants the land for itself and says the train will never stop there.. Author:MCCAUGHREAN, GERALDINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : AGAINST THE DAY The story of two boys who are living in England under the occupation of the Third Reich. They must learn to live with their new neighbours - the German Gestapo - but become drawn into the secret world of the Resistance. All over Britain people are quietly preparing, waiting for a signal.. Author:CRONIN, MICHAEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NUMBER 99 Kez is a traveller girl, living in a bus with her mum. One day disaster strikes - Kez's mum goes missing, the police raid the site, and before she knows it, she has been whisked away into a foster home. Kez is the 99th foster child.. Author:CAVE, PATRICK. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : COLD TOM In this magical novel, Tom is caught between his elfin home and the world of humans. The book combines a gripping story and strong characters with powerful images and insights into what it is that makes us human.. Author:PRUE, SALLY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JAMBOY Abe finds himself in a Britain which is being taken over by witches. His best friend Alicia is just finding her own power as a witch - can he help her to stay away from the dark side? And can the team of boyish old men, he rescued in "Abe's Team", help him win when it is time for the final battle?. Author:GATTI, WILL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BUG MULDOON AND THE GARDEN OF FEAR There's weird stuff going on in the garden and Bug has to get to the bottom of it. It started off as a run-of-the-mill missing insect case, but now the ants are acting strange and the Wasp Queen is threatening to kill him. Just what is going on?. Author:SHIPTON, PAUL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SHOPAHOLIC Taylor is feeling left behind. Living alone with her depressed mother, she has to take charge of household chores and groceries, while her friends are more interested in clothes, make-up and boys.. Author:WAITE, JUDY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ICE CREAM SWIPE It's tough for a boy who wants to play to get lumbered with looking after his toddler brother. It's even tougher when his brother vanishes! Gavin mobilises his mates on fairy cycles, skateboards and anything else they can find, to create a daring rescue - all before tea, and his mother noticing.. Author:LAIRD, ELIZABETH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CROWN OF DALEMARK Mitt has fled from the South, but finds that North Dalemark is just as full of spies and tyrants. And now he is trapped by an order to kill Noreth - a young girl who has proclaimed herself the heir to the crown of Dalemark. If he doesn't murder her, he risks the lives of his friends.. Author:JONES, DIANA WYNNE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DROWNED AMMET The people of Holand are being crushed by their evil ruler, so when the Freedom Fighters come up with a plot to kill him, Mitt is keen to play a part. But this is not just any part, it's the star role - the assassin.. Author:JONES, DIANA WYNNE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CART AND CWIDDER Moril enjoys his life, journeying through Dalemark as part of a family of travelling musicians. That is, until a mysterious stranger joins them. Who is this stranger? And why has Moril been chosen to receive the mysterious musical instrument - the ancient cwidder?. Author:JONES, DIANA WYNNE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SPELLCOATS Tanqui and her brothers and sister are forced to flee their home when the villagers turn against them. They begin a terrifying journey to the sea - battling against the evil forces all around them. Tanqui comes to realise the important part she must play against the most evil force of all.. Author:JONES, DIANA WYNNE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HOUNDS OF THE MORRIGAN This fantasy set in Ireland tells of the coming of the Great Queen who is bent on bringing destruction to the world. Only Pidge and Brigit can stop her and their task seems impossible as they're constantly trailed by the queen's hounds. But they're aided in their quest by a host of willing helpers.. Author:O'SHEA, PAT. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BRIGHT ANGEL Bryn's father recently died, apparently in an industrial accident, but Bryn is suspicious of the circumstances. He is determined to find out what happened and to discover what secrets Globecorp, his father's employer, is hiding. With his new friend Jade, he finds himself in more and more trouble.. Author:HEDGES, CAROL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LIZZIE DRIPPING In this story, everyone in the village where Lizzie lives thinks that she's a dreamer - so it's no wonder that they don't believe her when she says she's seen a witch. But Lizzie doesn't care because she knows it's true - and having a witch for a friend makes life much more exciting.. Author:CRESSWELL, HELEN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BREADWINNER Afghanistan: Parvana's father is arrested and removed by Taliban solders. Under Taliban law, women and girls are not allowed to leave home without a man, so Parvana, her mother and sisters must stay inside. When their food runs out, they face starvation, so Parvana must pretend to be a boy.. Author:ELLIS, DEBORAH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SIMONE'S LETTERS The first of three books about the unstoppable and much-loved character, Simone, charts her final year at primary school. Her letters tell the reader all about the ups and downs of her life - her friendships, her family and her exploits.. Author:PIELICHATY, HELENA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SIMONE'S DIARY Simone has just started secondary school and has agreed to help a student teacher with his research by filling in questionnaires and keeping a diary about her experiences. In true Simone style she sometimes finds herself writing not only about school but also about her funny life outside it too.. Author:PIELICHATY, HELENA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SIMONE'S WEBSITE Simone's school project is to design and build a website and she's been assigned to work with horrid Anthony Bent. But Anthony is in hospital so Simone has to communicate with him via e-mail. In their discussions we find out about Simone's mum's pregnancy, and Simone's fears about the new baby.. Author:PIELICHATY, HELENA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LITTLE LOWER THAN THE ANGELS Gabriel has no idea what the future will hold when he runs away from his apprenticeship with the bad-tempered stonemason. But God Himself, in the shape of playmaster Garvey, has plans for him. He wants Gabriel for his angel.. Author:MCCAUGHREAN, GERALDINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TREE HOUSE William and his brother are desperate to have a tree house in the tree at the bottom of the garden. Their father has to go away, but is determined that the tree house should be built. So every month he sends a parcel home to the boys - a parcel containing things they'll need for the tree house.. Author:CROSS, GILLIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ABE'S TEAM When Abe magically sets free a team of 11-year-old footballers from a 1942 photograph, his life at school changes. Boys at heart, though 50 years old, they are terrified of the headmistress - the witch who imprisoned them - and Abe, along with the witch's daughter, must save them.. Author:GATTI, WILL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MAKEOVER MADNESS . Author:FEENEY, JOSEPHINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SHOW STOPPER! . Author:MCCAUGHREAN, GERALDINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SWEET CLARINET Billy thought wartime was fun: fiery skies, playing amongst the rubble. Then a bomb falls on the shelter where he and his mother are taking refuge. Waking in hospital horribly burned, he longs for death until a precious gift from a soldier similarly disfigured gives him hope and a reason to live.. Author:RIORDAN, JAMES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PIEMAKERS The Rollers are the finest pie-makers in Danby Dale. When they're asked to make a special pie for the king, they are thrown into a frenzy of excited activity: this will be their best pie ever! But Uncle Crispin has other plans for the pie - ones that include a large helping of pepper!. Author:CRESSWELL, HELEN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PRISONER Tom and Iris watch the enemy aircraft coming down and make up their minds to go hunting for souvenirs. But they find more than they bargained for: the injured pilot. As the air-raid warning sounds, they all have to take shelter. As the bombs fall, the children listen to the pilot's story.. Author:RIORDAN, JAMES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GOING FOR STONE Nick runs away after falling out with his mum's boyfriend. He meets a group of human statues acting in the town. Finding he has a talent for this, Nick is soon "discovered" by Antonin who takes him to a training centre. There, Nick falls in love with Swan, and realizes the darker side of life.. Author:GROSS, PHILIP. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DEVIL'S TOENAIL Stevie is off on holiday with his parents and his younger sister. On the beach, he finds a "devil's toenail", a strange, weathered stone. He decides to pretend that it gives him special power, and hopes it will help him to do something to impress the gang he wants to join.. Author:PRUE, SALLY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SAME STUFF AS STARS Angel's dad is in jail and her mum abandoned her and her little brother at their great-grandmother's crumbling farmhouse. Grandma can't even look after herself, so it's left to Angel. In a lonely world there is one bright spot - a stranger who appears on clear nights to teach her about the stars.. Author:PATERSON, KATHERINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FORBIDDEN Elinor has always been one of the Chosen, from as far back as she can remember. It is her destiny to become bonded to the cult leader as soon as she turns 16, a ritual she is happy and proud to be part of. But a chance encounter stirs memories long repressed, and Elinor begins to question her role.. Author:WAITE, JUDY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CHASING RAINBOWS It seems simple to Rose. Her mum is creative and chaotic. Ash's dad is organized but uninspired. They say opposites attract, so it's got to be a recipe for wedded bliss. But throw in two unexpected cousins, a suspicious party invitation, a transatlantic crisis and a helpful professor and things don't quite turn out that way.. Author:CLARKE, JULIA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : YOU LOSE SOME, YOU WIN SOME Things change for Cesca when her mother moves out to be with her new partner, leaving her with her brother and farmer father. Then her father meets someone else, too, and Cesca has to come to terms with a whole new way of life. This novel deals with the issues of first love and parental break-up.. Author:CLARKE, JULIA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TOWER AT MOONVILLE A fast-moving story about what happens when two orphans, Nathan and Sam, swap places. Sam runs off with a circus and Nathan finds himself at Moonville - a strange school where all the boys are left to run riot.. Author:ELBOZ, STEPHEN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : COLOSSUS Nathan and his sister Lennie are on holiday in Greece with their parents when Nathan finds a small Colossus figure, which legend tells him is made from the melted-down metal of the great Colossus of Rhodes. Feeling it brings him luck he takes on a series of mythical challenges set by a local boy.. Author:HOWARTH, LESLEY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MEASLE AND THE WRATHMONK . Author:OGILVY, IAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MEASLE AND THE DRAGODON . Author:OGILVY, IAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BECAUSE I'M BELLA . Author:HACKETT, JOE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : UNIQUE When Dominic finds out he had an older brother who died before Dominic was born, he realizes the reason he is such a disappointment to his father. His brother was a brilliant academic, but Dominic prefers to spend his time painting. Trying to find out more, he makes a startling discovery.. Author:ALLEN-GRAY, ALISON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BEST OF PIPPI LONGSTOCKING Here's a chance to read three books about Pippi in one volume - "Pippi Longstocking", "Pippi Goes Aboard" and "Pippi in the South Seas", plus a newly discovered short story.. Author:LINDGREN, ASTRID. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GETTING RID OF KARENNA Even now Suzanne can remember the pain caused by the constant bullying which drove her to the brink of a breakdown. It's three years since Karenna left the school and Suzanne is putting it all behind her. Then Karenna returns.. Author:PIELICHATY, HELENA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RYLAND'S FOOTSTEPS Rye's life changes when his father becomes Governor of one of the new penal colonies. He moves with his parents to the island and finds two other children there: Kris, the son of the chief, and Alice, daughter of a prisoner. The three become uneasy friends, despite their parents' different agendas.. Author:PRUE, SALLY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : THREE BLIND EYES This is an atmospheric thriller, set in London in the first half of the 19th century. It combines an exciting murder mystery plot with strong period detail, Dickensian characters, and a real sense of everyday life among poor people in Southwark.. Author:PRINCE, ALISON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FOLLOW ME DOWN The story of Tom, who travels back in time to the 18th century where he meets a group of people who are displayed as monsters at Bartholomew Fair. Tom is able to help them tackle some of their problems, while acquiring the strength to deal with his own, modern-day troubles.. Author:HEARN, JULIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OCEAN OF MAGIC The fourth and final book in the series about Kit Stixby and his friend, Prince Henry. They are off to South America to meet up with Dr Stixby, on board the Oceanic Kew. But when they arrive, the doctor has disappeared, and it's up to Kit and Prince Henry to find out what's happened.. Author:ELBOZ, STEPHEN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BONGLEWEED The bongleweed is a weird and wonderful plant that's threatening to take over the village. It's up to Becky and Jason to try and stop the wickedly wild weed before it's too late.. Author:CRESSWELL, HELEN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CHANDRA Chandra is looking forward to her arranged marriage; her new husband is open-minded and modern-thinking. But when he dies shortly after their wedding, Chandra realizes that she is now the property of her husband's family who blame her for their son's death.. Author:HENDRY, FRANCES MARY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PARVANA'S JOURNEY In this sequel to "The Breadwinner", Parvana travels alone across a war-ridden Afghanistan in an attempt to find her family. The novel tackles the topical issues of landmines and refugee camps, and aims to show the human stories behind the headlines.. Author:ELLIS, DEBORAH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GOLD DUST Inez and her brother are amazed to find a huge hole being dug right outside the front door of their father's shop. Then more holes appear all over the main street. People are travelling to their town from all over the world, and the word on everyone's lips is "Gold".. Author:MCCAUGHREAN, GERALDINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GIFT Bee has cerebral palsy and her twin sister, Fee, has to care for her. When Fee discovers that Bee is a talented poet, she helps her with her writing, while at the same time becoming inspired to do something she is really good at herself - running.. Author:RIORDAN, JAMES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BURIED CROSS When an ancient coffin is discovered in the grounds of Glastonbury Abbey, the monks believe they've revealed the final resting place of King Arthur and his queen. Also found is a crude leaden cross which is stolen, along with the bones. In this story, Gwyneth and Hereward set out on a hunt to find them.. Author:BALDRY, CHERITH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SILENT MAN When Lord Ralph's young daughter goes missing in the village, the gentle mute Bedwyn is arrested for murder and thrown in the Abbey dungeons. Gwyneth and Hereward refuse to believe that this shy man could be responsible for such a crime and set about trying to prove his innocence.. Author:BALDRY, CHERITH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SCARLET SPRING . Author:BALDRY, CHERITH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DROWNED SWORD . Author:BALDRY, CHERITH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BYZANTIUM BAZAAR In this story from the author of "The House of Rats", a young girl named Bridie embarks on a great adventure involving her grandfather and an old condemned building called the Byzantium Bazaar.. Author:ELBOZ, STEPHEN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FACING THE DEMON HEADMASTER . Author:CROSS, GILLIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GREAT ELEPHANT CHASE When the elephant came to town, Tad and Cissie went to the show like everyone else. Little did they know it would change their lives for ever. Tad and Cissie get involved in a chase across America, by train, by flatboat and steam boat - but how do you hide an Indian elephant?. Author:CROSS, GILLIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ON THE EDGE Tug wakes up in a strange place with people he doesn't recognise and is uncertain about his own identity. Meanwhile Jinny knows that something odd is happening in the house and decides she must unravel the mystery herself in order to save the boy.. Author:CROSS, GILLIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DEMON HEADMASTER AND THE PRIME MINISTER'S BRAIN This second book in the Demon Headmaster saga finds everyone at the school trying to win the computer game, Octopus Dare. Dinah is the only one good enough to beat the computer but she forgets who she is when she looks into the eyes of the octopus.. Author:CROSS, GILLIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : REVENGE OF THE DEMON HEADMASTER The 3rd book in the Demon Headmaster saga finds everyone mad about Hunky Parker merchandise and Dinah and her friends embroiled in a plot and a race against time when they try to investigate the phenomenon.. Author:CROSS, GILLIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DEMON HEADMASTER On Dinah's first day at school she senses something is wrong. The kids work even during playtime, and are neat and behave well but what is the secret of the Headmaster's control over them, and why are they afraid?. Author:CROSS, GILLIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MUD CITY Shauzia has a dream. She dreams of getting away from the refugee camp in Pakistan and travelling to France. There she knows she would find a better life, away from the war in her home country of Afghanistan. But escape is not so easy.. Author:ELLIS, DEBORAH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SAMMIE'S BACK All Sammie wants for Christmas is for her parents to get back together - so she makes a wish and tries to make it come true. But the reality is not nearly as good as the dream and, when things go horribly wrong, she feels like a failure. Why can't her life be like her other friends at the After School Club?. Author:PIELICHATY, HELENA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BRODY'S BACK . Author:PIELICHATY, HELENA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ALEX'S BACK . Author:PIELICHATY, HELENA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DARK GROUND . Author:CROSS, GILLIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BETWEEN YOU AND ME . Author:CLARKE, JULIA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LASTLING . Author:GROSS, PHILIP. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DEMON HEADMASTER STRIKES AGAIN . Author:CROSS, GILLIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DEMON HEADMASTER TAKES OVER . Author:CROSS, GILLIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : POEMS FOR MY BEST FRIEND . Author:GIBBS, SUSIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : POEMS TO TAKE ON HOLIDAY Accessible and entertaining, this collection of poems features many familiar holiday situations - for example, poems to read to the new friend you met on the beach; poems to read to parents when they're arguing about where to go today; and poems to read in the bath when everyone's waiting their turn.. Author:GIBBS, SUSIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EAGLE OF THE NINTH . Author:SUTCLIFF, ROSEMARY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NEXT BIG THING . Author:WAITE, JUDY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DOGSBOTTOM SCHOOL GOES TOTALLY MENTAL . Author:BLAKE, JON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DOGSBOTTOM SCHOOL LOSES THE PLOT . Author:BLAKE, JON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : I RULE DOGSBOTTOM SCHOOL . Author:BLAKE, JON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ORDINARY JACK . Author:CRESSWELL, HELEN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ABSOLUTE ZERO . Author:CRESSWELL, HELEN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BAGTHORPES UNLIMITED . Author:CRESSWELL, HELEN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BAGTHORPES V. THE WORLD . Author:CRESSWELL, HELEN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OUTLAND Laura likes to be in control and just because something terrible happened to her, that hasn't changed. But she's not the only one trying to make her way in a new world. Zoe, Morgan and Alex are all there too. And after what has happened, none of them are really sure which side they're on - or who their friends are.. Author:LASSITER, RHIANNON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD ANTHOLOGY OF MYSTERY STORIES These truly mysterious stories range from creepy school computers to bungling bank robbers, from lost villages to deadly Christmas presents, from funny and serious stories to exciting and intriguing ones. Writers who contributed to this collection include Malcolm Rose, Jean Ure, Hilary McKay and David Belbin.. Author:HAMLEY, DENNIS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FOOTBALL STORIES . Author:RIORDAN, JAMES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FACE VALUE . Author:JOHNSON, CATHERINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HUNTING CHARLIE WILSON . Author:HENDERSON, J.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WARRIOR GIRL . Author:CHANDLER, PAULINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SUPER ZEROES . Author:LASSITER, RHIANNON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PIPPI LONGSTOCKING 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION Pippi is the only girl in the world who can do exactly what she likes. She is nine years old and lives in a cottage with a horse and a monkey. Her friends Tommy and Annika have to go to school and go to bed when they're told, but they still have time to join Pippi on all her great adventures.. Author:LINDGREN, ASTRID. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OTHER ALICE . Author:CLARKE, JULIA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TIME AND SPACE MACHINE . Author:ABELA, DEBORAH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SPYFORCE REVEALED - MAX REMY SPYFORCE . Author:ABELA, DEBORAH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : THUMB . Author:COLE, STEVE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SOCK . Author:COLE, STEVE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PICTURES IN THE DARK . Author:CROSS, GILLIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CLUBBING TOGETHER . Author:PIELICHATY, HELENA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NOT THE END OF THE WORLD . Author:MCCAUGHREAN, GERALDINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HEAVEN SHOP . Author:ELLIS, DEBORAH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : APOCALYPSE . Author:BOWLER, TIM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TROUBLESOME ANGELS AND FLYING MACHINES . Author:MARSHALL, HAZEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : STORM CATCHERS . Author:BOWLER, TIM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ALL THE YEAR ROUND This selection of poems and songs celebrates the seasons and festivals of the year. Vince Cross has collected together traditional poems and songs, and added many original ones of his own, in a journey through the year. Robin Bell Corfield's evocative pictures conjure up the delights and experiences of each season.. Author:CROSS, VINCE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PEACE AND WAR This anthology of nearly 200 poems chronicles the many voices of peace and war from ancient Greece and Rome, through the Bible, to the dropping of the atomic bomb, the wars in Korea and Vietnam, the uneasiness of the present and the uncertainty of the future.. Author:HARRISON, M. STUART-CLARK, CHRIS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FOUR O'CLOCK FRIDAY A series of original poems presenting the world from the child's point of view, dealing with everyday experiences such as being bullied, breaking windows, and being sent to bed. The poet's other anthologies are "Never say Boo to a Ghost", "Let's Celebrate" and "School's Out".. Author:FOSTER, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PLAYTIME POEMS Here is a collection of poems about playing - playing with kites, playing with robots, playing in the snow, playing in puddles, and, of course, playing in the school playground. This title is by the team that gave readers 'Noisy Poems', 'People Poems', 'Machine Poems' and 'Tasty Poems'.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TWINKLE, TWINKLE, CHOCOLATE BAR This is a volume of very simple rhymes and poems, many of them written especially for this book.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FIRST VERSES FINGER RHYMES This is a collection of modern poems for young children, many of them specially written for this book. In 'Finger Rhymes', the poems let the fingers change into caterpillars, fireworks, and an Arabian Nights magic carpet.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FIRST VERSES CHANTING RHYMES This is a collection of modern poems for young children, many of them specially written for this book. 'Chanting Rhymes' delights in the sound of words and the pattern of rhythm, meeting bears, monkeys, pandas, and even a whole zoo in the process.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FIRST VERSES ACTION RHYMES This is a collection of modern poems for young children, many of them specially written for this book. In Action Rhymes you can be a robot, an alligator, or just a creepy crawly creature.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : YEAR FULL OF POEMS This anthology of classic and modern poetry for children follows the year through, month by month.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PLAYTIME RHYMES 'First Verses' is a series of books of new and original poetry for young children, chosen by John Foster. 'Playtime Rhymes' is one of the second batch of four more 'First Verses' titles. In 'Playtime Rhymes' there are all kinds of games to play - balls, kites, playdough, skipping ropes - and lots of action rhymes to join in with.. Author:FOSTER, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FOOD RHYMES 'First Verses' is a series of books of poetry for young children, chosen by John Foster. 'Food Rhymes' is one of the second batch of four more 'First Verses' titles. In 'Food Rhymes' you will find food for breakfast, lunch and text, and food for in-between. But watch it when you have to be a washing-up machine.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WORDWHIRLS AND OTHER SHAPE POEMS This is a volume of about 80 shape poems, almost half of which have been specially commissioned for this book. The sections deal with machines, food, people, animals, places, the supernatural, games, and school. The poets include Judith Nicholls, John Cotton, Roger McGough, Max Farchen and John Hegley.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WHIZZ, BANG, ORANG-UTAN This brightly coloured book of poems for very young children, intended to be a companion book to 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Chocolate Bar', is designed as a read-aloud book. There are poems about eating, making a mess, playtime, bathtime, and going to bed, as well as poems about monsters, pets, curious people, witches and wizards, teeth and birthdays.. Author:FOSTER, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DRAGONS, DINOSAURS AND MONSTER POEMS Purple dragons, fiery dragons, cross-eyed dragons, playing the banjo, flying and fighting. Dinosaurs stuck in the bath, grinding up bones, having a party, eating the fridge, and dancing. Hairy monsters, scary monsters, roaring, gulping and gobbling. This volume of poems is about every kind of dragon, dinosaur and monster you can think of.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GREEN POEMS This is an illustrated anthology of poems for young children about the problems of conservation. The poems invite us to consider the world and the animals and plants that live here. They paint a picture of a rather bleak future if we do not take care of the planet, but conclude on a note of hope and encouragement.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MY FIRST OXFORD BOOK OF POEMS This volume introduces young children to traditional poetry and high quality modern poems. The themes are animals, weather and seasons, bedtime, fantasy, and nonsense. The poets vary from Shakespeare, Wordsworth and Longfellow, through Rossetti, Lawrence and Farjeon, to Causley, Milligan and Hughes.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD TREASURY OF CHILDREN'S POEMS This illustrated collection combines the traditional with the up-to-date, and aims to start any child off on a lifetime's enjoyment of poetry.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LET'S CELEBRATE 'Let's Celebrate' is a collection of original poems about celebrations and traditions round the year and round the world, from Africa to Scandinavia, Bali to Scotland. Find out what's special about dragons in China, fishing in Nigeria, or trees in Australia, while notes to the poems explain about the various festivals.. Author:FOSTER, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF STORY POEMS Dragons, castles and knights; mermaids, witches and magicians; ships on the high seas and journeys into mystery. In this book of poetry for children, every poem tells a story. Michael Harrison and Christopher Stuart-Clark mix well-known poems with some new surprises to create an entertaining collection which should appeal to a wide age range.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF CHRISTMAS POEMS This volume contains a wide range of poems, old and new, well-loved and less familiar. A host of poets are here, including Walter de la Mare, Ted Hughes, Charles Causey and Roger McGough, along with traditional verses and carols.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FOOTBALL FEVER This thought-provoking and entertaining book includes reflective poems dealing with some of the more serious issues in football. Poems are about goals, fans, yobs, cheers, fouls, boots, scarves, crowds, strips, falling stars, blind referees, magic sponges, dream teams, fizzy drinks, wet Saturdays, hairless half-backs, and a game of two halves.. Author:FOSTER, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RHYME TIME AROUND THE YEAR "Around the Year" is a collection of poems by modern poets. In it, we follow a child's year celebrating a range of festivals and feast-days from many cultures - from Mother's Day to Guru Nanak's birthday.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RHYME TIME A collection of modern poems, some written especially for this book. In it, we follow the child's day, from breakfast to lunch, playtime to bedtime. Colour illustrations bring the poems to life.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD TREASURY OF TIME POEMS This book of poetry takes a wide-ranging look at Time, including the beginning of the world, the present, and the future; being born, having birthdays, and growing old. Poets include Ted Hughes, Michael Rosen, and Seamus Heaney; Tennyson, Auden and Shakespeare. The poems are illustrated in colour and black and white by a number of artists.. Author:HARRISON, MICHAEL STUART-CLARK, CHRISTOPHER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FIRE WORDS A collection of wordplay poems for younger children. It includes limericks, chants, tongue-twisters, riddles and puns, as well as shape poems, surprising spellings and puzzling punctuation. Poems from modern writers including Michael Rosen are alongside those of classic poets such as Lewis Carroll.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CLIMB ABOARD THE POETRY PLANE "Climb Aboard the Poetry Plane, And speed across the sky." In his fourth collection of original poems, John Foster writes about dragons, granddads, mermaids, teachers, football and bedbugs, and entertains you with jokes, riddles, tongue-twisters, and lots of wordplay poems. "Visit worlds of wonder, Let your imagination fly.". Author:FOSTER, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : IN AND OUT OF SHADOWS These imaginative poems for children written by Sandy Brownjohn take readers on the wheel of chance, show Old Nick exercising his demons, and provide a pigeon's A to Z of London.. Author:BROWNJOHN, SANDY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FANTASTIC FOOTBALL POEMS From the goalie with expanding hands, to the first ever football (made of stone) and the match played on the moon, this book is full of some of the most amazing, and fantastic football matches ever played.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : POEM FOR EVERYONE Including a whole host of poets, this treasury is a celebration of humans in all their diversity. Here you will find people sad and happy, busy and idle, young and old - engaged in all manner of activities, at their best and at their worst.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : YOUNG OXFORD BOOK OF CHRISTMAS POEMS These poems for older children at Christmas start with the Advent season in the winter, travel through the joys and mysteries of Christmas, move from cards to carols, bells to angels, holy to stars, trees to Santa Claus until they reach the birth of Jesus in the manger. Finally the book looks forward to the New Year and hope for the future.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : I'VE GOT A POEM FOR YOU This title contains a collection of poems to perform. It has a mix of old favourites, new discoveries and specially written poems.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD TREASURY OF CHRISTMAS POEMS This collection of poems for young children covers all aspects of Christmas. There are traditional carols and songs, and modern poems about children's experiences of Christmas presents and celebrations, food and families, and the snow and ice of winter. Poets include Eleanor Farjeon, Roger McGough, Charles Causley, Wes Mageee and more.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF POETRY FOR CHILDREN This work covers a century of poetry, gathered from nearly 150 different poets, from Thomas Hardy, Rudyard Kipling and W.B. Yeats, writing at the the beginning of the century, to John Agard, Wendy Cope and Seamus Heaney, writing more recently. The poems cover a wide range of subjects and themes.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : YOU LITTLE MONKEY! This title is a collection of original poems for young children, based on the events of their daily lives, presented as a four-colour picture book. Books feature shadows, zebras, snowmen, dragons, bears, magic horses, pretending, painting pictures, sitting inn the bath and more.. Author:FOSTER, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : COCKADOODLE MOO Published as a companion volume to "Twinkle, Twinkle, Chocolate Bar" and "Whizz Bang Orang-Utan", this book is, like them, designed first to be read aloud, and then for children to read for themselves.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MY FIRST OXFORD BOOK OF ANIMAL POEMS An illustrated collection of animal poems for young children. Organized thematically, it takes the reader on a journey through the animal kingdom - from around the house, to the forest, fields and far beyond.. Author:FOSTER, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WORD WIZARD Based on wordplay, with the theme of the "Word Wizard" - someone who performs magic with words - running throughout, this is a collection of original poems from John Foster.. Author:FOSTER, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DRIFT UPON A DREAM Soothing lullabies, favourite night-time nursery rhymes, and night songs from around the world combine with illustrations to create a gift for anyone who cares for babies and very young children.. Author:FOSTER, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MY FIRST OXFORD BOOK OF POEMS This title introduces young children to the world of traditional poetry and high quality modern poems. The themes are animals, weather and seasons, bedtime, fantasy, and nonsense. The poets vary from Shakespeare, Wordsworth and Longfellow, through Rossetti, Lawrence and Farjeon, to Causley, Milligan and Hughes.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MY FIRST OXFORD BOOK OF NONSENSE POEMS Cows going bong! Adventurous llamas dressed up in pyjamas! Waltzing polar bears! - is this some strange, uncontrollable zoo? - NO! It's "My First Oxford Book of Nonsense Poems", a vibrant and varied selection of some of the finest nonsense verse ever written.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WATCH OUT, THERE'S A GHOST ABOUT! A collection of creepy poems from poets including Kit Wright, Jack Prelutsky and Adrian Henri, as well as specially written original poems.. Author:FOSTER, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : READY, STEADY, RAP Fully illustrated, this collection of rap poems features verse from favourite poets such as Benjamin Zephaniah, Tony Mitton, and Jack Ousbey, as well as specially written new poems.. Author:FOSTER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WHY DO WE HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL? Featuring poems from favourite poets such as Allan Ahlberg, Jack Ousbey and Paul Cookson, as well as specially written original poems, this is a collection of school verse selected by anthologist John Foster.. Author:FOSTER, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : KERSPLOSH, KERSPLASH, KERSPLAT! This collection of funny poems features verse by Spike Milligan, John Agard, Charles Causley, and Tony Mitton, as well as many specially commissioned poems to make you laugh out loud.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JUGGLING A JUG OF JELLY A lively collection of wordplay and fantasy poems. In it there is a recipe for a dragon, the hippopotamus who weighs a ton from top-to-bottomus, and a bed made of barley sugar.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MY FAMILY AND ME This is a bright and lively collection of poems about families and the people who live in them. In it you will find poems about the looking-glass brother, the sister with something heavy inside, and the dad who likes to sleep in the rabbit hutch!. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TINY TEDDY A collection of poems about toys, make-believe, and playing. In it you will find a teeny teddy twizzling and twirling, a cardboard sailing shop and the land of no grown-ups. A mix of modern and classic, it includes poems by Faustin Charles, Robert Louis Stevenson, Wendy Cope and Tony Mitton.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD TREASURY OF CLASSIC POEMS Selected and arranged with great care, to demonstrate the full range and breadth of classic poems that every child should know, this anthology features poems from W.B. Yeats and John Milton, to Charles Causley, Christina Rossetti and Alfred Lord Tennyson.. Author:HARRISON, MICHAEL STUART-CLARK, CHRISTOPHER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : POEMS TO ANNOY YOUR PARENTS Featuring an array of traditional and modern poems, guaranteed to annoy your parents, this is a collection for anyone who has ever had to do what they're told!. Author:GIBBS, SUSIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : POEMS TO MAKE YOUR FRIENDS LAUGH This illustrated follow-up to "Poems to Freak Out Your Teachers" and "Poems to Annoy Your Parents" features an array of traditional and modern poems, all guaranteed to make your friends laugh!. Author:GIBBS, SUSIE MIKHAIL, JESS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : POEMS TO FREAK OUT YOUR TEACHERS Featuring an array of traditional and modern poems, guaranteed to annoy your teachers, this is a collection for anyone who has to go to school!. Author:GIBBS, SUSIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : POEMS TO MAKE YOUR FRIENDS SCREAM This illustrated follow-up to "Poems to Freak Out Your Teachers" and "Poems to Annoy Your Parents" features an array of traditional and modern poems, all guaranteed to make your friends scream!. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MOONDUST AND MYSTERY In this spirited selection of poems about magic, you will find witches and wizards, dragons and trolls, black cats and magic carpets - all the ingredients, in fact, for an atmospheric magical brew.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MY MUM'S PUT ME ON THE TRANSFER LIST In this amusing collection of poems about all things football related, you will find hopeless dribblers, useless goalies, competitive dads, and biased refs. But you will also find triumphant teams, supportive families, lucky mascots and failsafe superstitions.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SEE YOU LATER, ESCALATOR See you later, escalator - In a blink, fizzy drink! See you later, roller-skater - In a tick, lolly stick! This a vibrant collection of poems for very young children and the fourth book in the "Twinkle, Twinkle, Chocolate Bar" series. The poems are on a range of themes familiar to young children.. Author:FOSTER, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MY FIRST OXFORD BOOK OF CHRISTMAS POEMS This volume contains poems about everything you can think of to do with Christmas - from decorations to food, from parties to presents, and of course, the real reason for the celebrations. It includes contributions from A.A. Milne, Tony Mitton, Berlie Doherty and Alfred, Lord Tennyson.. Author:FOSTER, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FIRST VERSES FOR THE VERY YOUNG This collection provides a variety of poems from a range of poets, all illustrated. With an emphasis on rhyme and rhythm to encourage literacy skills, there are poems on going to bed, going out to play, having your tea and feeding your pet, from poets including Tony Mitton and Wes Magee.. Author:FOSTER, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MAGIC POEMS A mixture of funny poems and zany illustrations to introduce young children to poetry. The range of poets in the collection includes Tony Mitton, Michaela Morgan and Jack Prelutsky. The book is suitable for use in school, as well as for reading for pleasure at home.. Author:FOSTER, JOHN PAUL, KORKY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DINOSAUR POEMS 'Dinosaur Poems' includes a mixture of funny poems and zany illustrations which make this book a great way to introduce young children to poetry. It is perfect for use in school, as well as for reading for pleasure at home.. Author:FOSTER, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MONSTER POEMS This is a collection of poems about monsters: hairy monsters, scary monsters, junk monsters, monsters under the bed and behind the door.. Author:FOSTER, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DRAGON POEMS This collection mixes funny poems with zany illustrations to introduce young children to poetry. Contributing poets include Colin West, Tony Bradman and Judith Nicholls, and the book is suitable for use in schools, as well as for reading for pleasure at home.. Author:FOSTER, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EVEREST AND CHIPS If you like playing with words - or yodelling - or rumbling tums - or wondering how the world began - or even if you just like chips - then here is a book full of wonderful, magical, funny, serious, spine-tingling poems for you.. Author:HULL, ROBERT. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NEVER SAY BOO TO A GHOST This volume combines funny poems and zany illustrations to introduce young children to poetry. The range of poets includes Jack Prelutsky, Tony Bradman, Adrian Henry, Ian Surraillier and Judith Nicholls.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WORDSPINNING An array of original poems, playing with language in enjoyable and entertaining ways. The collection has examples of many poetic forms, including acrostics and riddles, and many forms of wordplay, such as palindromes, anagrams and poems without the letter "e".. Author:FOSTER, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : I SAY, I SAY, I SAY AND OTHER JOKE POEMS In this varied collection of joke poems you'll find jokes to tickle your ribs, make you groan and laugh out loud. Suitable for amusing yourself or sharing with friends, all the poems are "proper" jokes.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : UNIVERSAL VACUUM CLEANER AND OTHER RIDDLE POEMS . Author:FOSTER, JOHN ROSS, TONY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TRYING FLAPEZE AND OTHER PUZZLE POEMS In this selection of puzzle poems you will find anagrams, anagriddles, crosswords, inside-out words, hidden words and more. The book should provide hours of entertainment for anyone who enjoys puzzling and word-games.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SCHOOL'S OUT A collection featuring poems about school dinners, teachers, bullies, homework, school outings, reports, and all other features of school life, from anthologist John Foster.. Author:FOSTER, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EXCUSES, EXCUSES A collection of poems about school.. Author:FOSTER, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OUR TEACHER'S GONE BANANAS This collection of poems from John Foster features a range of topics. From home and school to friends and family, from sport and games to work and study, the poems take in wordplay and puns, jokes and limericks.. Author:FOSTER, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CHRISTMAS POEMS . Author:BENNETT, JILL SHARRATT, NICK. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MY FIRST OXFORD BOOK OF ANIMAL POEMS . Author:FOSTER, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SHORT! In this collection of funny, intriguing, and scary stories, none of them is more than two pages long, and some are much shorter. There are stories about ghosts, supermarkets, animals, adventures, and all kinds of things.. Author:CROSSLEY-HOLLAND, KEVIN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : YOUNG OXFORD BOOK OF TIMEWARP STORIES This is a collection of stories about time, exploring the different ways we can twist and play with it. The stories take in trips to the future, package holidays to the past, visitors from other times with unwelcome messages, and more.. Author:PEPPER, DENNIS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : YOUNG OXFORD BOOK OF CHRISTMAS STORIES Christmas has always been a time for telling stories, and this collection draws on that tradition to create a mixture of stories for the festive season. It brings together stories about all the different faces of Christmas and what it means to us.. Author:PEPPER, DENNIS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : YOUNG OXFORD BOOK OF TRAIN STORIES A collection of stories which celebrate the fascination of trains and railways - stories of danger and menace, stories of happiness and laughter, spy stories, love stories, murder stories, and, most of all, ghost stories. Many of the tales were specially commissioned; others are classics.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : YOUNG OXFORD BOOK OF SPORTS STORIES Like nothing else, sport today is international. So this book of stories and poems, from a group of international authors, contains a wide range of games played in all English-speaking countries: ice hockey as well as swimming and wrestling, baseball as well as soccer and boxing.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : YOUNG OXFORD BOOK OF WAR STORIES Out of the hundreds of wars that ravaged the 20th century, the three wars covered in this book (both World Wars and Vietnam) were the longest and blackest, lasting, in total, 20 years and killing nearly 100,000,000 people. The stories and poems are from all nationalities, men, women and children.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NEW YOUNG OXFORD BOOK OF GHOST STORIES Following 'The Young Oxford Book of Ghost Stories', here is a second volume. The stories are drawn from the early 20th century tradition of ghost stories, together with contemporary stories that develop and extend this tradition. It also contains original stories that have been specially commissioned for these books.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : YOUNG OXFORD BOOK OF NIGHTMARES This is a collection of stories in which nightmares and bad dreams are an essential part of the plot. In some stories the nightmare parallels or predicts events in waking life. In others, the nightmare takes over and the dreamer cannot get back to reality.. Author:PEPPER, DENNIS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD TREASURY OF WORLD STORIES An anthology of stories collected from around the world, including modern stories and tales, as well as traditional myths and legends. They range from humorous animal stories to tales of love and adventure, and each is retold by Michael Harrison and Christopher Stuart-Clark.. Author:HARRISON, MICHAEL STUART-CLARK, CHRISTOPHER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MY FIRST OXFORD BOOK OF STORIES A volume of first stories for young children. Old favourites such as "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" and "The Gingerbread Man" are retold by Geraldine McCaughrean in her own style with fun and humour, without losing the traditional feel of the original stories.. Author:MCCAUGHREAN, GERALDINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF SCARYTALES This is a spine-tingling collection of strange and spooky stories. There are ghosts and ghouls of course, but there are also eerie stories about the nature of fear itself.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SHORT AND SCARY! "Short and Scary!" includes stories of ghosts, monsters and aliens - as well as some much more unexpected scares! There are over 40 stories in one book - all of them very, very short! None of the stories is more than two pages long, and they include folk tales, urban myths and narrative stories.. Author:COOPER, LOUISE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SHORT AND SHOCKING! "Short and Shocking!" is full of stories with a twist in the tail. There are over 40 stories in the volume and each is very, very short - no more than two pages long. They are drawn from a range of sources, including folk tales, urban myths and narrative jokes.. Author:PEARSON, MAGGIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD NURSERY TREASURY Illustrated in colour, this collection of favourite rhymes, songs and lullabies, together with traditional tales for children, includes such favourites as The Tortoise and the Hare, The Porridge Pot, Bobby Shaftoe and Down with the Lambs.. Author:BECK, IAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : STORIES AND SONGS FOR BEDTIME Brings together five well-loved fairy tales, each illustrated in its own distinct period and style, from "Cinderella" to "Beauty and the Beast", and "The Emperor and the Nightingale". A soothing selection of night-time poetry and verse complements the stories, to create a soothing bedtime book.. Author:BECK, IAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ANIMAL STORIES A diverse collection of animal stories ranging from the beginning of time to the 21st century. Among the writers are Gene Kemp, Rudyard Kipling, and Robert Leeson. Alongside these stories is a host of myths, legends, folktales, and fables from all over the world.. Author:PEPPER, DENNIS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LAVENDER'S BLUE A collection of nursery rhymes, illustrated by artist Harold Jones, this facsimile has been produced to recreate the look and feel of the first editions of this title.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ROUND AND ROUND THE GARDEN 'Round and Round the Garden' contains finger rhymes which have all been set to music. Traditional tunes are used where these exist, and new tunes have been written for the rest of the rhymes. The cassette is here reissued with a new insert card.. Author:WILLIAMS, SARAH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PUDDING AND PIE 'Pudding and Pie' has 40 favourite nursery rhymes, using traditional tunes and some new tunes specially written for this cassette, which is here reissued with a new insert card.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ORANGES AND LEMONS Favourite party games are set to music in 'Oranges and Lemons', including songs and dancing. The cassette is now reissued with a new insert card.. Author:KING, KAREN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RIDE A COCK HORSE 'Ride a Cock Horse' cassette has a lively side and a gentle side. It begins with knee-jogging and clapping rhymes, while the second side has slower songs, culminating in a useful lullaby section. It is now being reissued with a new insert card.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CHOPSTICKS . Author:BERKELEY, JON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MY COLOURS Reworked from our range of picture books, these titles now appear in board book form, just right for little hands to handle.. Author:SHARRATT, NICK TUCKER, STEPHEN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MY DAYS OUT Reworked from our range of picture books, these titles now appear in board book form, just right for little hands to handle.. Author:SHARRATT, NICK TUCKER, STEPHEN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MARY This picture book tells the story of Mary, mother of Jesus, in a series of vivid scenes framed with gold. We see the story of Mary's parents, her birth and childhood, her marriage to Joseph and the visit by the angel Gabriel, the journey to Bethlehem and the magic of the Christmas story.. Author:WILDSMITH, BRIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WINNIE THE WITCH Welcome to the wonderful world of Winnie the Witch and her long-suffering cat, Wilbur. When Winnie waves her magic wand, all kinds of amazing things happen. The world turns multi-coloured, and her broomstick turns into a skateboard! This giftbook contains all three Winnie stories.. Author:PAUL, KORKY THOMAS, VALERIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GROOVY ANIMAL ABC A bright and bold ABC book with quirky animal characters and fun, easy-to-read text.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OUR CAT HENRY COMES TO THE SWINGS . Author:CLANCHY, KATE BIRD, JEMIMA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WHERE'S MY DARLING DAUGHTER? . Author:KELLY, MIJ. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WINNIE'S NEW COMPUTER Winnie has a new computer, and decides to load all her spells onto it, so that she can perform her magic at the click of the mouse. She'll never need to shout "Abracadabra" again! But when Winnie tries out her new cyber spells she turns Wilbur blue - setting off a hilarious chain of events.. Author:THOMAS, VALERIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BIGGEST SPLASH . Author:TAYLOR, THOMAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CHRISTMAS STORY MINI EDITION With gold leaf on every page, and telling a straightforward yet touching version of the Nativity story, this book is presented in a mini-edition.. Author:WILDSMITH, BRIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WOBBLE BEAR SAYS YELLOW In this title, Bobble Bear is learning to talk and his mum is trying to teach him about colours. But the only colour he will say is 'yellow'! 'Yellow' to the pink soap, 'yellow' to the red towel, 'yellow' to his green pyjamas. Finally he gets it right and says 'yellow' to the harvest moon at bedtime.. Author:WHYBROW, IAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DOING THE ANIMAL BOP This text encourages very young children to walk and talk like the animals - including waddling like a penguin, stomping like a rhino and jiving and jiggling to the monkey bop.. Author:ORMEROD, JAN GARDINER, LINDSEY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WINNIE THE WITCH Winnie the Witch lives in a black house with black furnishings. She also has a black cat, Wilbur, but the problem is she cannot see him amid all the blackness, not until she decides to use a little magic.. Author:THOMAS, VALERIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LOST ACORNS . Author:VROMBAUT, AN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EASTER STORY MINI EDITION This is the story of Easter retold for very young children. The events of Holy Week - the last supper, the crucifixion, and the Resurrection - are recounted through the eyes of the little donkey that carried Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.. Author:WILDSMITH, BRIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LOUDEST ROAR Clovis is a very noisy little tiger. The other animals soon tire of him jumping out and shocking them with his loud roar. But what can they do to stop him?. Author:TAYLOR, THOMAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MY CAT JUST SLEEPS With vivid collage style artwork, Joanne Partis gives young readers a deceptively simple story about what a cat gets up to when his little girl owner isn't looking.. Author:PARTIS, JOANNE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ENORMOUS TURNIP . Author:BECK, IAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JACK AND THE BEANSTALK . Author:BECK, IAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WOBBLE BEAR SAYS YELLOW Wobble Bear is learning to talk and his mum is trying to teach him about colours. But the only colour he will say is 'yellow'! 'Yellow' to the pink soap, 'yellow' to the red towel, 'yellow' to his green pyjamas. Finally he gets it right and says 'yellow' to the harvest moon at bedtime.. Author:WHYBROW, IAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WOBBLE BEAR Wobble Bear has learnt to walk on his wibble wobble toes, and everywhere he goes, he will insist on walking - never mind the chaos that follows his wobbly footsteps. Readers follow Wobble Bear throughout his day, through his little triumphs and disasters.. Author:WHYBROW, IAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WORD WHIRLS AND OTHER SHAPE POEMS . Author:FOSTER, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MERRYBEGOT . Author:HEARN, JULIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS . Author:MOORE, CLEMENT. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HOW MANY SLEEPS? . Author:STEWART, AMBER MARLOW, LAYN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WINNIE AT THE SEASIDE . Author:THOMAS, VALERIE PAUL, KORKY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CONCISE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF ARCHAEOLOGY Over 4000 entries of essential archaeological vocabulary provide comprehensive up-to-date coverage of theory and methods; people, artefacts and materials; sites, monuments, and legislation. The archaeology of a selection of key sites from around the world is described. Quick reference tables show the main chronological periods and traditions.. Author:DARVILL, TIMOTHY (PROFESSOR OF ARCHAEOLOGY, BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CONCISE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF LINGUISTICS This dictionary of linguistics provides concise and informative entries across the whole field of linguistics from phonetics to formal semantics and includes world-wide coverage of languages and language families.. Author:MATHEWS, PETER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DICTIONARY OF ARCHITECTURE A comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of architecture, illustrated and written in a clear and concise style. This reference work covers all periods of Western architectural history, from ancient times to the present day and includes concise biographies of leading architects.. Author:CURL, JAMES STEVENS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD GUIDE TO ENGLISH USAGE This handy guide to the correct use of written and spoken English has been organized by subject to provide an overview of usage, including rules and exceptions. It includes the revised coverage of spelling and pronunciation.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CONCISE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF ART TERMS Baroque to postmodernism, batik to mezzotint, and canvas to porcelain, this dictionary provides succinct and accessible explanations of over 1800 terms used in the wide variety of visual media that make up the art world.. Author:CLARKE, MICHAEL (KEEPER, NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CONCISE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH Based on the highly acclaimed Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, this is a useful guide for both students and the general reader. For this new edition, which now contains 6000 entries, there is increased coverage of the Eastern Churches, issues on moral theology, and developments stemming from the Second Vatican Council.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DICTIONARY OF BUDDHISM This illustrated dictionary provides over 2000 clear and concise definitions of every aspect of Buddhism; including coverage of not only historical but also contemporary issues such as human rights, and the role of women. From religious ceremonies to iconography, this dictionary will provide a useful reference source.. Author:KEOWN, DAMIEN (GOLDSMITHS COLLEGE, LONDON). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DICTIONARY OF SHAKESPEARE This concise, illustrated dictionary of Shakespeariana, provides ready access to a mass of material concerning Shakespeare and his cultural heritage in Britain and overseas. Alphabetically arranged entries guide the reader to information on Shakespeare's works, life and times.. Author:WELLS, STANLEY (DIRECTOR, SHAKESPEARE INSTITUTE, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR This accessible and comprehensive dictionary seeks to come to the aid of both the general reader and the student or teacher, offering straightforward and immediate A-Z access to 1000 grammatical terms and their meanings.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DICTIONARY OF MODERN DESIGN This dictionary of Modern Design covers the past 150 years of international design including ceramics, furniture, graphics, industrial design, interiors, and fashion, as well as biographical entries on designers, manufacturers, etc, and major museums and heritage sites.. Author:WOODHAM, JONATHAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DICTIONARY OF ACCOUNTING This authoritative dictionary will be invaluable to a range of students and professionals in the world of accounting and finance. Now substantially updated and expanded for this new edition.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DICTIONARY OF WORLD HISTORY As well as over 4500 clear and concise entries, this dictionary also contains biographies of key figures in world history. Other useful features include: subject entries on religious and political movements; 50 detailed maps; and full international coverage.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BETTER WORDPOWER Better Wordpower is a vocabulary builder for anyone who wants to improve their English. The first part consists of a 'tool kit' of information with advice on how to build your vocabulary. The second part is a reference section, covering confusables, spelling and word elements, foreign words and phrases, noun lists, and a lexicon of hard words.. Author:WHITCUT, JANET. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD REVERSE DICTIONARY This dictionary is perfect for finding the word that is on the tip of your tongue. Unlike a thesaurus, where you look up alternatives to a word you know, The Oxford Reverse Dictionary will help you to find words you do know but cannot bring to mind. 31,000 entries are grouped under key concepts.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OLOGIES AND ISMS Ologies and Isms is about prefixes and suffixes - the building blocks of so much of modern medical and technical vocabulary. It explains in accessible plain language what each affix means. It makes use of great numbers of examples (over 10,000 in all across 1250 entries) to show how each is used in practice.. Author:QUINION, MICHAEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CONCISE DICTIONARY OF PHRASE AND FABLE Oxford's reference on the figurative and allusive language of phrases and fables provides background information for over 10,000 examples. The breadth of coverage is wide, stretching from phrases such as "white van man" to classical mythology.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HEART OF EUROPE Norman Davies travels back in time to highlight the long-term themes and traditions which have influenced contemporary attitudes. His account reveals Poland as the heart of Europe in more than the geographical sense.. Author:DAVIES, NORMAN (SCHOOL OF SLAVONIC AND EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DEVOLUTION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM This title places developments in devolution in the United Kingdom in their historical context, examining political and constitutional aspects of devolution in Britain from Gladstone's espousal of Home Rule in 1886 right up to the 1998 legislation governing the Scottish Parliament.. Author:BOGDANOR, VERNON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PITY THE NATION Account of war in the late-20th century both as historical document and as an eyewitness testament to human savagery. Written by one of Britain's foremost journalists, this book combines political analysis and war reporting: it is an epic account of the Lebanon conflict. Author:FISK, ROBERT. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FRANCE SINCE 1945 This title reviews the challenges that have faced France since 1945 - constructing a new European order, building a modern economy, searching for a stable political system. It has also been a time of anxiety and doubt.. Author:GILDEA, ROBERT (FELLOW AND TUTOR IN MODERN HISTORY, MERTON COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CODEBREAKERS With anecdotes and descriptions, this is an account of daily life at Government Communications Headquarters, Bletchley Park, the most successful intelligence agency in history.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE An account of life in Medieval Europe between the fall of the Roman Empire and the coming of the Renaissance. Full coverage is given to all aspects of life in a thousand-year period which saw the creation of Western civilization.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HISTORY OF THE VIKINGS This text discusses the Vikings and their realm; the lands of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. It includes a discussion of their civilization and culture, and their many sided achievements at home and abroad. A narrative follows their development, from pre-historic legend to symbolic defeat in 1066.. Author:JONES, GWYN (EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, CARDIFF, WALES). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD HISTORY OF BRITAIN Tells the story of Britain and her peoples over 2000 years, from the coming of the Roman legions to the present day. This book is intended for anyone, from students and teachers to the general reader with an interest in any aspect of the history of Britain.. Author:MORGAN, KENNETH O.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD An account of the character, history, mores, buildings, climate, and people of one of Britain's most fascinating cities. This book is intended for all those interested in the local history, culture, and architecture of Oxford, especially visitors to Oxford.. Author:MORRIS, JAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD HISTORY OF GREECE AND THE HELLENISTIC WORLD This study covers the period from the 8th century BC, which witnessed the emergence of the Greek city-states, to the conquests of Alexander the Great and the establishment of the Greek monarchies some five centuries later.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HISTORY OF ROMAN BRITAIN From the invasions of Julius Caesar to the unexpected end of Roman rule in the early fifth century AD and the subsequent collapse of society in Britain, this is an account of Roman Britain.. Author:SALWAY, PETER (EMERITUS PROFESSOR, THE OPEN UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND Covers the emergence of the earliest English kingdoms to the establishment of the Anglo-Norman monarchy in 1087. Professor Stenton examines the development of English society, from the growth of royal power to the establishment of feudalism after the Norman Conquest.. Author:STENTON, FRANK M. (LATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF READING). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TO MOCK A MOCKINGBIRD This is a puzzle book covering logic, philosophy, psychology, artificial intelligence, computer science and mathematics. It contains many puzzles and their solutions and aims to attract many readers in an age where computer science, logic, and mathematics are becoming increasingly important.. Author:SMULLYAN, RAYMOND. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RUSSIAN LITERATURE Rather than a conventional chronology of Russian literature, this book explores the place and importance of literature of all sorts in Russian culture. The book uses the figure of Pushkin, 'the Russian Shakespeare', as a recurring example, as his work influenced every Russian writer who came after him, whether poets or novelists.. Author:KELLY, CATRIONA (FELLOW OF NEW COLLEGE, OXFORD UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD DICTIONARY OF THE CLASSICAL WORLD The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World is a survey of life in ancient Greece and Rome, spanning 776 BC to AD 180. It offers over 2,500 entries on life in the classical world, from politics, philosophy, literature, and art, to history, myth and religion and family life, with biographical entries on important individuals of the period.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LINGUISTICS Linguistics falls in the gap between arts and science, on the edges of which the most fascinating discoveries and important problems are found. This guide begins by discussing the oldest, "arts" end of the subject and moves through to the most up-to-date research.. Author:MATTHEWS, P.H.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD In a story which both upholds and questions rural values with a modern sensibility, three suitors vie for the hand of the beautiful and spirited Bathsheba Everdene. While their fates depend upon the choice Bathsheba makes, she discovers the terrible consequences of an inconstant heart.. Author:HARDY, THOMAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FASCISM Kevin Passmore opens his book with a series of "scenes from fascist life". He shows how fascism used and uses propaganda and popular culture to propagate itself and how it exported its ideas outside Europe, through Nazi and Spanish post-war escape routes to Latin America, for instance.. Author:PASSMORE, KEVIN (LECTURER IN HISTORY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WALES, CARDIFF). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NORTHERN IRELAND This exploration of the central issues and debates about Northern Ireland sets them in the historical context of hundreds of years of conflict. It tackles questions, such as: what accounts for the perpetuation of ethnic and religious conflict in Ireland?; why has armed violence proven so hard to control?; and more.. Author:MULHOLLAND, MARC (FELLOW IN MODERN HISTORY, ST CATHERINE'S COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS This introduction covers topics such as foreign policy, the world economy, and globalisation, showing how many disciplines come together in the study of international events. Paul Wilkinson explains the theories underlying the subject, and uses them to investigate issues of foreign policy, arms control, the environment, and world poverty.. Author:WILKINSON, PAUL (PROFESSOR OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, ST ANDREWS UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EMINENT VICTORIANS Lytton Strachey's biographical essays on four "eminent Victorians" dropped a depth-charge on Victorian England when this book was first published in 1918. It ushered in the modern biography and raised the genre to the level of high literary art.. Author:STRACHEY, LYTTON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BARTHES This study elucidates the varied theoretical contributions of Roland Barthes (1915-80), whose lifelong fascination was with the way people make their world intelligible. It describes the projects which Barthes explored and which helped to change the way we think about various cultural phenomena.. Author:CULLER, JONATHAN (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AND COMPARATIVE LITERATURE, CORNELL UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BEAUTY AND ART What do we mean when we call a work of art beautiful? How do perceptions of beauty change with the passage of time? This title explores these questions, showing the vital relationship between our changing notions of beauty and specific works of art. It charts the story of western art, from eighteenth-century Germany to the late 20th century.. Author:PRETTEJOHN, ELIZABETH. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : ART INCORPORATED An attempt to define what is 'contemporary' about contemporary art, and the changes that have taken place in the last 20 years. Stallabrass reveals the inclusiveness of the contemporary art world, pointing to the greatly increased visibility for women and non-western artists, and the blurring of boundaries between art and other areas of culture.. Author:STALLABRASS, JULIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MODERN IRELAND This title explores the notion of the 'Irish Question' and argues that there were in fact many Irish Questions which were continually articulated and reassessed according to the particular social, political, and economic conditions in which they developed.. Author:PASETA, SENIA (TUTORIAL FELLOW IN MODERN HISTORY, ST HUGH'S COLLEGE, OXFORD). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TERRORISM Is one person's terrorist another's freedom fighter? Is terrorism crime or war? Can there be a "war against terrorism"? This text unravels the questions at the heart of the problem - its causes, methods, effects and limitations -- suggesting that it must be understood as a political strategy whose threat can be rationally grasped and answered.. Author:TOWNSHEND, CHARLES (PROFESSOR OF INTERNATIONAL HISTORY, KEELE UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SECRET AGENT Mr Verloc, the secret agent, is involved in an anarchist plot to blow up the Greenwich Observatory that goes disastrously wrong. This new edition includes a critical introduction that describes Conrad's London novel as the realization of a 'monstrous town', a place of idiocy, madness, criminality, and butchery.. Author:CONRAD, JOSEPH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SHADOW-LINE Written in 1915, "The Shadow-Line "is based upon events and experiences from 27 years earlier, to which Conrad returned obsessively in his fiction. A young sea-captain faces a succession of crises on his first command, for which he feels himself responsible.. Author:CONRAD, JOSEPH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HEART OF DARKNESS AND OTHER TALES Regarded as Conrad's finest tale, "Heart of Darkness" tells of Marlow's journey up the Congo River to meet Mr Kurtz. This volume also includes "An Outpost of Progress", "Karain" and "Youth" in a revised edition using the English first edition texts and with new chronology and bibliography.. Author:CONRAD, JOSEPH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TYPHOON AND OTHER TALES The four tales in this volume share autobiographical origins in Conrad's experience at sea and his exile from Poland, the country of his birth. As well as "Typhoon", the volume includes "Falk", "Amy Foster" and one of Conrad's most famous stories, "The Secret Sharer".. Author:CONRAD, JOSEPH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CHANCE The story of Flora de Barral, a vulnerable and abandoned young girl who learns that a woman in her position "has no resources but in herself. Her only means of action is to be what she is". Her struggle for dignity and happiness has echoes in the "new woman" of the 21st century.. Author:CONRAD, JOSEPH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : VICTORY Victory tells the story of Axel Heyst, who has retreated from the world of commerce to live alone on the island of Samburan. But his solitary existence ends when he rescues an English girl and brings her back to the island. This new edition uses the English first edition text and has a chronology and bibliography.. Author:CONRAD, JOSEPH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SELF-HELP Interpreted by some as a paean to personal avarice, this volume is in fact a tribute to the working- and lower-middle classes, in whom Samuel Smiles identified the capacity for self-improvement and for whom he tirelessly advocated the right of social advancement.. Author:SMILES, SAMUEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : COLD WAR How, when, and why did the Cold War begin? Why did it last so long? What impact did it have on the United States, the Soviet Union, Europe, and the Third World? Finally, what difference did it make to the broader history of the second half of the 20th century? This overview of the Cold War should invite debate and encourage deeper investigation.. Author:MCMAHON, ROBERT J. (UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ARCHITECTURE This original and sophisticated look at architecture helps to understand the cultural significance of buildings. It avoids the traditional style-spotting approach in favour of giving an idea of what it is about buildings that moves us, and what it is that makes them important artistically and culturally.. Author:BALLANTYNE, ANDREW (PROFESSOR OF ARCHITECTURE, UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : POSTSTRUCTURALISM Following a brief account of the historical relationship between structuralism and poststructuralism, this "Very Short Introduction" traces the key arguments that have led poststructuralists to challenge traditional theories of language and culture.. Author:BELSEY, CATHERINE (CHAIR, CENTRE FOR CRITICAL AND CULTURAL THEORY, CARDIFF UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ART HISTORY This clear and concise introduction examines all the major debates and issues using a wide range of well-known examples. Importantly, this book explains how the traditional emphasis on periods and styles originates in western art production and can obscure other approaches, as well as art from non-western cultures.. Author:ARNOLD, DANA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : POSTCOLONIALISM Postcolonialism explores the political, social, and cultural effects of decolonization, continuing the anti-colonial challenge to western dominance. This account discusses its importance as an historical condition, and as a means of changing the way we think about the world.. Author:YOUNG, ROBERT J.C.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SELECTED LETTERS . Author:AUSTEN, JANE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EROTICISM AND ART Focusing on the last 150 years of western art, and using research and analysis, this book explores the debates surrounding art and the erotic.. Author:MAHON, ALYCE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES From tales of the supernatural to pungent social realism, and from the humorous to the disturbing, whether rural or urban, this anthology aims to show the vitality of the Scottish short story. Writers featured include: Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, J.M. Barrie, and Neil Gunn.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF SHORT STORIES V.S. Pritchett has chosen 41 stories from nine countries written in the English language for this volume, a collection that aims to display the wealth and variety of an art that spans some 200 years. The book includes stories by authors including Sir Walter Scott, Mark Twain, and Rudyard Kipling.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NEW OXFORD BOOK OF IRISH VERSE This anthology presents the Irish tradition as a unity: verse in Irish and English, usually regarded separately, are shown as elements in a shared and often painful history. The selection begins in pre-Christian times and closes with 19th- and 20th-century verse.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF THE SEA This is an anthology of writing about the sea from Anglo-Saxon times to the present day. It is varied, including fiction and non-fiction, prose and poetry, documentary accounts, and oceanographic writing. Names such as Byron, Defoe, Melville, and Conrad are represented as well as many new names.. Author:RABAN, JONATHAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NEW OXFORD BOOK OF SIXTEENTH CENTURY VERSE The 16th century has been acknowledged as the "Golden Age" of verse, giving rise to such talents as Shakespeare, Donne and Spenser. This anthology aims to reveal the full range and diversity of ther era's poetic riches and includes undisputed masterpieces alongside selected minor works.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF NARRATIVE VERSE This is a story-book, in which the stories are written in verse. Universal in its appeal and representative of a literary tradition from Chaucer to Auden. Its tales are of various kinds - romantic, humorous, ghostly, and gory, written over the past 600 years.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HEGEL Many people regard Hegel's work as obscure and extremely difficult, yet his importance and influence are universally acknowledged. This work offers a discussion of his ideas and an account of his major works. The book is intended for A-level and degree students of philosophy; and general readers.. Author:SINGER, PETER (PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ROUSSEAU Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a central figure of the European Enlightenment and responsible for the notion of the "noble savage". This study of his life and works aims to show how his thinking was inspired by visionary ideals of mankind's self-realization in a condition of unfettered freedom.. Author:WOKLER, ROBERT. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : KANT Kant is arguably the most influential modern philosopher, but also one of the most difficult. Roger Scruton tackles his exceptionally complex subject with a strong hand, exploring the background to Kant's work and showing why the "Critique of Pure Reason" has proved so enduring.. Author:SCRUTON, ROGER (PROFESSOR OF AESTHETICS AT BIRKBECK COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : UNSUITABLE FOR LADIES This collection of women's travel writing dispels the notion that women shouldn't travel, by showing how there are few corners of the world that have not been visited by women travellers. There are also few difficulties, physical or emotional, real or imagined, that have not been met by women.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD HISTORY OF IRELAND This work stresses the ancient, rooted nature of Irish culture, but also looks beyond received ideas of Irish history to explore the patterns of fragmentation and change which have been characteristic of Ireland's past. The text is supplemented with a chronology of Irish history, and maps.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD HISTORY OF THE ROMAN WORLD Written by a team of specialist scholars, this work traces the rise of Rome from its origins as a cluster of villages to the foundation of the Empire and its consolidation in the first two centuries CE. It includes chapters on social and political history, the Emperors, art and architecture.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RUSSIAN REVOLUTION In this work, the author incorporates data from archives that were previously inaccessible not only to Western but also to Soviet historians, as well as drawing on important recent Russian publications such as the memoirs of one of the great survivors of Soviet politics, Vyacheslav Molotov.. Author:FITZPATRICK, SHEILA (E. SCHMITT DISTINGUISHED SERVICE PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TRESPASSERS ON THE ROOF OF THE WORLD In ultimately tragic narrative, Peter Hopkirk recounts the forcible opening up of Tibet during the 19th and 20th centuries, and the race between agents, soldiers, missionaries, mountaineers, explorers, and mystics from nine different countries to reach Lhasa, Tibet's sacred capital.. Author:HOPKIRK, PETER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HITLER MYTH This study of the myth that sustained one of the most notorious dictators, delves into Hitler's powerful hold over the German people. In this work, Ian Kershaw argues that it lay not so much in Hitler's personality or his bizarre Nazi ideology, as in the social and political values of the people.. Author:KERSHAW, IAN (UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SECOND WORLD WAR Examines the causes of the war and its far-reaching consequences for humanity. The battles are described and the reasons for their outcome analyzed. Attention is also given to the special features of the war and the British and European involvement is placed in an international perspective.. Author:PARKER, R.A.C. (QUEEN'S COLLEGE, OXFORD). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WAR IN EUROPEAN HISTORY A survey of the changing ways war has been made from the Norse invasions to the present day; its effects on the history of the Continent, and on social and political institutions; and the effect of technological and social change of war itself. War and society's interplay is the theme of this work.. Author:HOWARD, MICHAEL (FORMER REGIUS PROFESSOR OF MODERN HISTORY, THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LIFE IN THE THIRD REICH The essays presented here aim to shed light on familiar topics - the role of political violence, the German view of Hitler, and also upon less well-known aspects of life in the Third Reich, such as village life, the treatment of "social outcasts", and the Germans' retrospective view.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FOREIGN DEVILS ON THE SILK ROAD In the early years of the 20th century, foreign explorers began to investigate legends of the Silk Road, and very soon an international race began for its art treasures. Peter Hopkirk tells the story of the intrepid men who led these archaeological raids, incurring the undying wrath of the Chinese.. Author:HOPKIRK, PETER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SETTING THE EAST ABLAZE This is the story of the Bolshevik attempt between the wars to set the East ablaze with the new gospel of Marxism. Lenin's dream was to liberate the whole of Asia, but his starting point was British India. A shadowy, undeclared war followed.. Author:HOPKIRK, PETER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DREAMING What is dreaming and what causes it? Why are dreams so strange and often hard to remember? Modern science has given us a new and increasingly clear picture of how dreaming is created by the brain. This book introduces sleep laboratory science, and explores how the science of dreaming impacts our understanding of psychoanalysis and mental illness.. Author:HOBSON, J. ALLAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PLATO This introduction to Plato focuses on the philosophy and argument of his writings, drawing the reader into Plato's way of doing philosophy, and the general themes of his thinking. It includes a brief account of Plato's life.. Author:ANNAS, JULIA (REGENTS PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CAPITALISM The book begins by addressing basic issues such as 'what is capital?' and discusses the history and development of capitalism through three detailed case studies. It also looks at issues such as globalisation and the current ecological crises, and whether there are viable alternatives.. Author:FULCHER, JAMES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HUMAN RIGHTS, HUMAN WRONGS This title based on the Oxford Amnesty Lecture series, focuses on human rights abuses, and the ways in which they are interpreted. The collection includes contributions by Tzvetan Todorov, Michael Ignatieff, Peter Singer, Gitta Sereny, Susan Sontag, and Eva Hoffman, with commentaries on their essays by Niall Fergusson and others.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EMPIRE Much of the world's history is the history of empires. But what has replaced the old territorial empires in world politics? This title seeks answers to such questions as: Do the United States and its allies, transnational companies, financial and media institutions, or more broadly the forces of 'globalisation', constitute a new imperial system?. Author:HOWE, STEPHEN (TUTOR IN POLITICS AT RUSKIN COLLEGE, OXFORD). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BRITAIN SINCE 1945 This title examines the transformation of post-war Britain from the planning enthusiasm of 1945 to the rise of New Labour. Its themes include the troubles of the British economy, the debates aroused by decolonization, and Britain's relationship to the Commonwealth, the US and Europe.. Author:MORGAN, KENNETH O. (RESEARCH PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF WALES, ABERYSTWYTH, AND HONORARY FELLOW, QUEEN'S COLLEGE, OXFORD). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MIND MADE FLESH In a series of essays, Nicholas Humphrey invites us to "take another look" at a variety of central and not-so-central issues, including: the evolution of consciousness, multiple personality disorder, cave art, religious miracles, medieval animal trials, and the seductions of dictatorship.. Author:HUMPHREY, NICHOLAS (PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, THE NEW SCHOOL, USA, AND SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW, LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : QUEST FOR "KIM" Peter Hopkirk here retraces Kim's footsteps across Kipling's India to see how much of it remains. To attempt this with a fictional hero would normally be pointless; but Kim is different. For much of his Great Game story was inspired by actual people and places.. Author:HOPKIRK, PETER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GREAT GAME This work tells the story of the Great Game - a secret war between Victorian Britain and Tsarist Russia fought in the lonely passes and deserts of Central Asia - through the exploits of the young officers, both British and Russian, who risked their lives playing it. Some never returned.. Author:HOPKIRK, PETER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : VIRGINIA WOOLF Michael Whitworth shows how ideas and images from contemporary novelists, philosophers, theorists, and scientists fuelled her writing, and how critics, film-makers, and novelists have reinterpreted Woolf's work for later generations.. Author:WHITWORTH, MICHAEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TRAGEDY . Author:POOLE, ADRIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SPAIN From Roman times to the present day, Spain has occupied a significant role in the evolution of our Western world. This work highlights the notable trends, intellectual and social, of each particular era in its history. Included are chapters on the Visigoth monarchy and Moorish Spain.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EMMA Emma Woodhouse schemes to find a suitable husband for her friend Harriet, only to discover that she understands the feelings of others as little as she does her own heart. As the story unfolds, the author evokes a portrait of a small town undergoing historical transition.. Author:AUSTEN, JANE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PRIDE AND PREJUDICE 'Pride and Prejudice' has delighted generations of readers with its unforgettable cast of characters, carefully choreographed plot, and a hugely entertaining view of the world and its absurdities. In this new edition Fiona Stafford considers the artistry with which Jane Austen creates her best-known story.. Author:AUSTEN, JANE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : POSTMODERNISM Postmodernism has been a buzzword of contemporary society for the last decade. But how can it be defined? In this "Very Short" Introduction Christopher Butler challenges and explores the key ideas of postmodernists, and their engagement with theory, literature, the visual arts, film, architecture, and music.. Author:BUTLER, CHRISTOPHER (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH LITERATURE AND A FELLOW OF CHRIST CHURCH COLLEGE, OXFORD UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : INNER EYE In 1971 Nicholas Humphrey started to focus on the puzzle of how a human or animal can know what it is like to be itself. This text describes where these speculations led: to his theories of the "social function of intellect" and of human beings as natural-born "mind-readers".. Author:HUMPHREY, NICHOLAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ARMAGEDDON AVERTED This text charts the collapse of the Soviet Union and analyzes why it happened. It examines the internal structural, cultural and political reasons for the demise both of the Communist system and of the Union, drawing on memoirs and documents of the senior figures involved.. Author:KOTKIN, STEPHEN (DIRECTOR OF RUSSIAN STUDIES, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SCOUTING FOR BOYS 'Scouting for Boys' (1908) is both a handbook and a philosophy for a way of living that replaces self with service, puts country before individual, and duty above all. It also details how to light fires, stalk men and animals. This edition reveals its maverick complexity, exploring its contradictions about sexuality, the environment and the empire.. Author:BADEN-POWELL, ROBERT. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SHAKESPEARE Germaine Greer examines Shakespeare's plays, showing how he dramatized moral and intellectual issues in such a way that his audience became aware of an imaginative dimension to daily life. She argues that Shakespeare's work can retain the values which make it unique in the world.. Author:GREER, GERMAINE (UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DEMOCRACY This is a short history of the doctrine and practice of democracy, and of the usages and practices associated with it in the modern world. It argues that democracy is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for good government, and that ideas of the rule of law, and of human rights, should in some situations limit democratic claims.. Author:CRICK, BERNARD (EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF POLITICS AT BIRKBECK COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EVOLUTION This title is about the role of evolutionary biology in transforming our view of human origins and relation to the universe, and the impact of this idea on traditional philosophy and religion. It explains important basic findings and procedures in the area, and how it has developed since the publications of Darwin and Wallace 150 years ago.. Author:CHARLESWORTH, BRIAN (INSTITUTE OF CELL, ANIMAL AND POPULATION BIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH) CHARLESWORTH, DEBORAH (PROFESSOR, ICABP AT EDINBURGH). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : QUANTUM THEORY In simple language, without mathematics, this book explains the strange and exciting ideas that make the sub-atomic world so different from the world of the every day. It offers the general reader access to one of the greatest discoveries in the history of physics and one of the outstanding intellectual achievements of the 20th century.. Author:POLKINGHORNE, JOHN (FORMERLY PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DADA AND SURREALISM Dada and Surrealism are two of the most important movements of modern art. This book provides an account of them in historical terms, but also explains why they are important in wider cultural terms. Themes of contemporary interest such as gender and identity politics are given particular prominence in this introduction.. Author:HOPKINS, DAVID (LECTURER IN ART HISTORY, GLASGOW UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HOBBES Thomas Hobbes has long had the reputation of being a pessimistic atheist, who saw human nature as evil and proposed a totalitarian state to subdue human failings. In this study, Richard Tuck re-evaluates Hobbes' philosophy, revealing him to have been concerned with the refutation of scepticism.. Author:TUCK, RICHARD (PROFESSOR OF GOVERNMENT, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : KIERKEGAARD Soren Kierkegaard wrote widely on religious, psychological, and literary themes. This book shows how his views developed in opposition to prevailing opinions. It describes his reaction to Kant and Hegel's theories, and contrasts his position with those of Feuerbach and Marx.. Author:GARDINER, PATRICK (FORMER FELLOW OF MAGDALEN COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CLAUSEWITZ Karl von Clausewitz's study "On War" remains relevant today. Michael Howard explains Clausewitz's ideas in terms both of his experiences as a professional soldier in the Napoleonic Wars, and of the intellectual background of his time.. Author:HOWARD, MICHAEL (FORMERLY KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON, AND UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RUSSELL Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) is one of the most famous philosophers of the 20th century. In this account of his life and work A.C. Grayling introduces both his technical contributions to logic and philosophy, and his wide-ranging views on education, politics, war, and sexual morality.. Author:GRAYLING, A.C. (READER IN PHILOSOPHY, BIRKBECK COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SCHOPENHAUER This volume gives a succinct explanation of Schopenhauer's metaphysical system, concentrating on the original aspects of thought which inspired many artists and thinkers such as Nietzsche, Wagner, Freud, and Wittgenstein.. Author:JANAWAY, CHRISTOPHER (BIRKBECK COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ABOUT LOVE AND OTHER STORIES Themes of Chekhov's stories- alienation, the absurdity and tragedy of human existence - have as much relevance today as when they were written, and this new translation captures their modernist spirit. Among the14 stories included are 'The Lady with the Little Dog', 'Gusev', and 'Rothschild's Violin'.. Author:CHEKHOV, ANTON PAVLOVICH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JUDE THE OBSCURE Thomas Hardy's last and most controversial novel, "Jude the Obscure", caused outrage when it was published in 1895. This is a critical edition, taking account of the changes that Hardy made over 25 years. It includes a new chronology and bibliography and substantially revised notes.. Author:HARDY, THOMAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SELECTED WRITINGS Ruskin wrote about nature, art, architecture, politics, history, myth and much besides. This selection draws on the whole range of his output, including representative material from all his major works. The introduction outlines the development of his life and thought and shows why he remains such a rewarding writer today.. Author:RUSKIN, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PERSUASION Anne Elliot broke off her engagement to a naval officer with no prospects. Seven years later, when they meet again, Anne has the chance to recover the happiness she had forgone. This new edition examines Persuasion against the background of the Napoleonic Wars and includes fuller notes and appendices on social rank, dancing, and the Navy.. Author:AUSTEN, JANE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MANSFIELD PARK This new edition aims to do full justice to Austen's complex and subtle story of the life and experiences of Fanny Brice, placing it in its Regency context and elucidating the theatrical background that pervades the novel.. Author:AUSTEN, JANE KINSLEY, JAMES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RENAISSANCE BAZAAR This exploration of the Renaissance sees the period as a time of unprecedented intellectual excitement and cultural experimentation and interaction on a global scale. It guides the reader through the key issues that defined the period, from its art, architecture, and literature, to its advancements in the fields of science, trade and travel.. Author:BROTTON, JERRY (LECTURER IN ENGLISH, ROYAL HOLLOWAY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MADNESS This work explores what we really mean by "madness", covering an enormous range of topics from witches to creative geniuses, electric shock therapy to sexual deviancy, psychoanalysis to prozac.. Author:PORTER, ROY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CONCISE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF POLITICS This updated and revised dictionary of political terms contains more than 1700 entries including new material on topics such as NGOs, butterfly ballots, decentralisation, ethnic cleansing, and direct action. It covers political thinkers, institutions and concepts.. Author:MCLEAN, IAIN MCMILLAN, ALISTAIR (BOTH OF NUFFIELD COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : KEY THINKERS IN CHRISTIANITY Who were the key developers of Christian understanding? What impact did they have on their contemporaries? What legacy did they leave for the thinkers of the future? Taken from the "Oxford Companion to Christian Thought", this volume offers 23 accounts of the thinking of the leading intellectuals in Christian history.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : IDEOLOGY This work explains why ideologies deserve respect as a major form of political thinking, without which we cannot make sense of the political world. The reader is introduced to their vitality and force, utilizing insights from a range of disciplines, and through examining the arguments of the main ideologies.. Author:FREEDEN, MICHAEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MEDICAL ETHICS This short introduction provides an invaluable tool with which to think about the ethical values that lie at the heart of medicine. Tony Hope deals with thorny moral questions, such as euthanasia and the morality of killing, and also explores political questions such as: how should health care resources be distributed fairly?. Author:HOPE, TONY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE This 'Very Short Introduction' provides a concise overview of the main themes of contemporary philosophy of science. Samir Okasha investigates the nature of scientific reasoning, scientific explanation, revolutions in science, and theories such as realism and anti-realism. He also looks at philosophical issues in particular sciences.. Author:OKASHA, SAMIR (LECTURER IN PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF YORK). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ILLUSION This book is about the phenomena of perception. It covers the evolution of the sense organs, how perception actually works, how the brain interprets perceptual information and focuses on the phenomena of illusions as keys for unlocking secrets of perception.. Author:GREGORY, RICHARD (EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD GUIDE TO ARTHURIAN LITERATURE AND LEGEND The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend offers a survey of the Arthurian legends in all their manifestations, from the earliest medieval texts to their appearances in contemporary literature, art, music, film, and popular culture. Essays explore central themes such as the influence of Malory, and the Grail legend.. Author:LUPACK, ALAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD DICTIONARY OF CLASSICAL MYTH AND RELIGION From Abaris to Zoroaster the Dictionary of Classical Myth and Religion is a reference book providing information not only on Greek and Roman mythologies but also on religion in the Greco-Roman world, including Judaism and Christianity. Ideal for students and teachers of ancient history and religion.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BACKING HITLER Hitler won support even as he established the Gestapo and concentration camps. What has been in dispute is exactly what the Germans knew about these camps, and how they were involved. The author traces the story from 1933, and shows how war and the prospect of defeat radicalized Nazism.. Author:GELLATELY, ROBERT (PROFESSOR IN HOLOCAUST HISTORY, CLARK UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : GUIDE TO THE END OF THE WORLD Earth is an extraordinarily fragile place: only 10,000 years after the end of the Ice Age, the planet is experiencing some of its highest-ever temperatures, and overpopulation and exploitation are also problems. This book explores the potential catastrophes that face our planet and race.. Author:MCGUIRE, BILL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SACRED SIGNS Hieroglyphs were far more than a language. In this study, Penelope Wilson explores the cultural significance of the script with an emphasis on previously neglected areas such as cryptography, the continuing decipherment post-Champollion, and the powerful fascination hieroglyphs still hold for us today.. Author:WILSON, PENELOPE (DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : VERMEER'S CAMERA Philip Steadman investigates the claims that the 17th-century artist, Johannes Vermeer, used the camera obscura to create some of his artwork. this study reconstructs his studio, complete with camera. He asserts that that this experimentation with new technology enabled his style to develop.. Author:STEADMAN, PHILIP (PROFESSOR OF URBAN AND BUILT FORM STUDIES, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CHOICE THEORY This title explores what it means to be rational in a variety of contexts, from personal decisions to those affecting large groups of people. It introduces ideas from economics, philosophy, and other areas, showing how the theory applies to particular situations such as gambling and the allocation of resources.. Author:ALLINGHAM, MICHAEL (FELLOW AND SENIOR TUTOR AT MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GLOBALIZING RIGHTS Based on the Oxford Amnesty lecture series, this text investigates the relationship between globalization and human rights. The contributors challenge the view that the development of global markets and investment, together with the circulation of information, makes human rights abuses less likely.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY This introduction to the history of Western astronomy from prehistoric times to the origins of astrophysics in the mid-19th century emphasises such topics as the merging of Babylonian and Greek astronomy in later Antiquity, Kepler's conversion of astronomy into a branch of dynamics, and the first explorations of the universe of stars.. Author:HOSKIN, MICHAEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EARTH In the latter half of the 20th century geologists began to view the Earth as a single entity; controlled by complex processes we scarcely understood. This book brings their account up to date with current understanding of the processes that govern our planet.. Author:REDFERN, MARTIN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CLONE OF YOUR OWN? A Clone of Your Own? describes the world of possibilities with regard to human cloning. It explains that the technology to create clones of living beings already exists, inaugurated in 1996 by Dolly the sheep, and shows why the prospect of human cloning triggers hopes and fears, forcing us to ponder what it means to be human.. Author:KLOTZKO, ARLENE JUDITH (VISITING SCHOLAR, ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ARABS IN HISTORY The author examines the key issues of Arab development - their identity, the national revival, and the social and economic pressures that destroyed the Arab kingdom and created the Islamic empire. He analyses the forces which contributed to the empire's decline, and the influence of the West.. Author:LEWIS, BERNARD (CLEVELAND E. DODGE PROFESSOR OF NEAR EASTERN STUDIES EMERITUS, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD HISTORY OF THE BRITISH ARMY This volume recounts the history of the British Army from its medieval antecedents to the present day. Commanders, campaigns, battles, organizations, and weaponry are all covered in detail within the wider context of the social, economic, and political environment in which armies fight.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD HISTORY OF THE CRUSADES Written by a team of leading scholars, this title presents a comprehensive history of the Crusades, from the preaching of the First Crusade in 1095 to the legacy of crusading ideas and imagery today.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CRYPTOGRAPHY A clear and informative introduction to the science of codebreaking, explaining what algorithms do, how they are used, the risks associated with using them, and why governments should be concerned.. Author:PIPER, FRED MURPHY, SEAN (READER IN MATHEMATICS, ROYAL HOLLOWAY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SPINOZA Benedict de Spinoza tried to reconcile the conflicting demands of his epoch and present a vision of humanity as simultaneously bound by necessity and eternally free. This book analyzes his thought and shows its relevance to today's intellectual preoccupations.. Author:SCRUTON, ROGER (FORMER LECTURER IN PHILOSOPHY, BIRCKBECK COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : STORIES OF THE INVISIBLE Philip Ball shows that the world of the molecule is a dynamic place. Using the chemistry of life as a springboard, he looks at modern chemical science as a whole and demonstrates that living cells are full of molecules in motion, communication, co-operation, and competition.. Author:BALL, PHILIP. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FIRST WORLD WAR This text gives a clear chronological account of World War I and the campaigns on the Western and Eastern Fronts, and then moves on to investigate areas that many studies ignore - the war poets, the diplomacy of war aims and peace moves, logistics and "the experience of the war".. Author:ROBBINS, KEITH (VICE-CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF WALES, LAMPETER). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ROMAN REVOLUTION The transformation of state and society, the violent transference of power and property, and the establishment of Augustus' rule and that of the Empire are presented in a narrative which quotes from ancient evidence, refers seldomly to modern authorities, and states controversial opinions openly.. Author:SYME, RONALD (FORMERLY CAMDEN PROFESSOR OF ANCIENT HISTORY AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CHRISTIANITY Christianity: A Very Short Introduction offers an overview of the world's largest religion.. Author:WOODHEAD, LINDA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FIGHTING FOR CHRISTENDOM In this title, Christopher Tyerman picks his way through the many debates to present a clear and lively discussion of the Crusades; bringing together issues of colonialism, cultural exchange, economic exploitation, and the relationship between past and present.. Author:TYERMAN, CHRISTOPHER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OLD ENGLISH BARON The "Old English Baron "(1778) is an ambitious rewriting of Horace Walpole's "Castle of Otranto", transporting the trappings of the Gothic to medieval England. The noble hero endures many adventures of romantic horror in order to obtain his rightful heritage, and the story concludes with a dramatic day of retribution.. Author:REEVE, CLARA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CHRISTIAN ART This title explores the changing nature of the representation of key themes and subjects found in Christian art, covering the Eucharist, the crucifixion, the Virgin Mary, and the saints. Author:WILLIAMSON, BETH (LECTURER IN HISTORY OF ART, UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF CARIBBEAN VERSE The Caribbean has produced what is arguably the most exciting body of poetry in the twentieth century, and this anthology covers all its major languages. It features a range of poets from Derek Walcott to Jesus Cos Causse, and Olive Senior to Una Marson.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WHY READ MARX TODAY? This text argues that we can detach Marx the critic of current society from Marx the prophet of future society, and that he remains the most impressive critic we have of liberal, capitalist, bourgeois society.. Author:WOLFF, JONATHAN (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DARWIN'S LEGACY This book shows that although there are particular aspects of the theory of evolution which remain controversial, and issues still to be settled, there can no longer be any doubt that the basis of the theory is true. It examines the consequences for our view of human nature, religion, and non-human animals.. Author:DUPRE, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MAKING SENSE 'Making Sense' examines the philosophical issues and disputes that lie behind the news headlines of the day. It covers themes such as morality, the environment and religious faith through news stories, interweaving philosophy and current affairs to create a narrative that challenges how we make sense of the world around us and of our own beliefs.. Author:BAGGINI, JULIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ENIGMAS OF EASTER ISLAND Who were its inhabitants of Easter Island, and where did they come from? Why - and how - did they erect the giant stone statues found all over the island? Paul Bahn and John Flenley tackle these and a host of other questions, making use of the most up-to-date evidence.. Author:FLENLEY, JOHN (MASSEY UNIVERSITY, NEW ZEALAND) BAHN, PAUL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BITTER REVOLUTION China is now poised to take a key role on the world stage, but in the early 20th century the situation could not have been more different. Rana Mitter goes back to this pivotal moment in Chinese history to uncover the origins of the painful transition from a premodern past into a modern world.. Author:MITTER, RANA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PREHISTORY Many of the familiar aspects of modern life are no more than a century or two old, yet our deep social structures and skills were in large measure developed, many millennia ago. This book wonders what the darkest recesses of our past can teach us about our future.. Author:GOSDEN, CHRIS (CURATOR, PITT RIVERS MUSEUM AND LECTURER, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EGYPTIAN MYTH The complex world of Egyptian myth is clearly illuminated in this approach to ancient Egypt. Geraldine Pinch explores the cultural and historical background behind a wide variety of sources and objects, from Cleopatra's Needle and Tutankhamun's golden statue, to a story on papyrus of the gods misbehaving.. Author:PINCH, GERALDINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MYTH A survey of the past 300 years of theorizing on myth, this book takes into account the work of such prominent thinkers as Albert Camus, Claude Levi-Strauss, Roland Barthes, C. G. Jung, and Sigmund Freud. Segal also considers the future study of myth, and the possible function of myth in the world as the adult equivalent of play.. Author:SEGAL, ROBERT (UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : A TO Z OF FOOD AND DRINK Seasoned throughout with literary wit and wisdom, this feast of gastronomic words and phrases traces the origins and history of over 1200 English terms for foodstuffs, dishes, and drinks. Previously published as "The Diner's Dictionary" and "Gourmet's Guide", it includes hundreds of quotations.. Author:AYTO, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RENAISSANCE ART . Author:JOHNSON, GERALDINE A.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LION AND THE TIGER This is a study of the British experience with India that began in earnest over four hundred years ago, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. This period, and the century and a half that followed, saw two powerful cultures locked in an often-bloody battle over political control, land, trade and a way of life.. Author:JUDD, DENIS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HUMAN EVOLUTION . Author:WOOD, BERNARD. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PILGRIM'S PROGRESS This edition of 'The Pilgrim's Progress', with original illustrations, is a founding text in the development of the English novel. Its vivid telling, psychological realism and the simplicity of the prose makes the story of Christian and his journey through the Slough of Despond to the Celestial City of universal appeal.. Author:BUNYAN, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ESSENTIAL VICTOR HUGO Here, all aspects of Hugo's work are represented in a single volume. Famous scenes from Notre-Dame, Les Miserables, and The Toilers of the Sea are included, as well as excerpts from Hugo's intimate diaries, poems of love and loss, and scathing denunciations of the political establishment.. Author:HUGO, VICTOR BLACKMORE, E.H.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MODERN ART As public interest in modern art continues to grow, there is a real need for a book that will engage general readers, offering them not only information and ideas about modern art, but also explaining its contemporary relevance and its history. This book does just that.. Author:COTTINGTON, DAVID. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HUNTED THROUGH CENTRAL ASIA Paul Nazaroff was the ringleader of a desperate plot to overthrow the Bolsheviks in Central Asia in 1918. Betrayed to Lenin's Secret Police, he was forced to live like an animal hunted across Central Asia, the Himalayas and the plains of Hindustan. This is his tale.. Author:NAZAROFF, PAUL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PALGRAVE'S GOLDEN TREASURY Originally published in 1861, "Palgrave's Golden Treasury" stands as a testament to the richness of our finest native poetic writing. As well as presenting work by such poets as Shakespeare, Wordsworth, Tennyson and Betjeman, this edition also covers post-World War II poetry.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF JAPANESE SHORT STORIES Beginning with the first works to affect Western literary tradition, through the flourishing of the genre in the Taisho era, to the writers working under literary censorship, and the current writings reflecting modern life's paradoxes, this anthology offers a survey of the Japanese short story.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TAIN "The T 'ain B 'o Cuailnge", centre-piece of the 8th century Ulster cycle of heroic tales, is Ireland's greatest epic. This translation is based on the partial texts in two medieval manuscripts, with elements from other versions, and adds a group of related stories which prepare for the T 'ain.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF PRAYER The late Bishop George Appleton drew this selection of over 1100 prayers from many centuries and many traditions, including Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, Iranian, Shinto, Classical Greek and Latin, native American and Baha'i.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF ENGLISH DETECTIVE STORIES Every age has produced detective fiction that exemplifies its distinctive manners and customs, from early sedate tales, to the debonair detection of the 1920s, to post-World War II realism. This book offers 33 stories, from Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie, to Ruth Rendell and P.D. James.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF ENGLISH SHORT STORIES The 37 stories featured here are selected from the 19th and 20th centuries. They range from Dickens and Hardy to J.G. Ballard and Angela Carter, though many draw from the richness of earlier works. Their subjects range from humour to horror and from the sublime to the farcical.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SPANISH CIVIL WAR Amid the catastrophes of the 20th century, the Spanish Civil War continues to exert a particular fascination. 'The Spanish Civil War: A Very Short Introduction' provides an explanation of the war's complex origins and course, and explores its impact on a personal and an international scale.. Author:GRAHAM, HELEN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD HISTORY OF TWENTIETH CENTURY Distinguished historians survey events and themes of recent and contemporary times, looking forward to what the future might bring. Chapters take a global overview of the century as a whole from a variety of perspectives and also chart the century's course region by region. Illustrated in colour and black and white with a detailed chronology.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF HUMOROUS PROSE In this collection, Frank Muir guides the reader on a journey through five centuries of humorous prose in the English language. The extracts are embedded in a commentary that sets the writers in their historical context with items of contemporary gossip and anecdotal biography.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF DEATH This anthology includes not only professional writers for this is a subject on which there are no real experts and lay voices insist on being heard alongside those of poet and novelist, scientist and philosopher, mystic and sceptic.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF SCIENCE FICTION STORIES A collection of the 20th-century's most characteristic genre - from H.G. Wells' prophetic vision of technological warfare to contemporary cyberspace and up-to-the-minute myths of genetic engineering.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF MODERN FAIRY TALES A collection of fairy tales, some moral, some satirical, some bizarre, reflecting the popularity and scope of this enduring and versatile genre. With tales written by figures as diverse as Charles Dickens and Ursula Le Guin, this adult anthology should appeal to the child within.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MISSION TO TASHKENT Accused by Moscow of being a British master-spy, Colonel F.M. Bailey recounts the 16-month game of cat-and-mouse he played with the Bolshevik secret police. At one point, with a false identity, he joined the ranks of the latter, who unsuspectingly sent him to Bokhara to arrest himself.. Author:BAILEY, F.M. HOPKIRK, PETER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GREEKS This volume provides a challenging answer to the question: "Who were the Classical Greeks?", Paul Cartledge here examines the Greeks and their achievements in terms of their own self-image, mainly as it was presented by the supposedly objective historians: Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon.. Author:CARTLEDGE, PAUL (READER IN GREEK HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF SONNETS The sonnet is one of the best-loved and most versatile of poetic forms, alive and well after over 450 years in English. Beginning with Wyatt and ending in the present day, this collection juxtaposes old favourites with the less familiar.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JOURNAL OF THE FIRST AFGHAN WAR The first Afghan War of 1838-1842 witnessed one of the greatest defeats ever inflicted upon the British by an Asian enemy: the retreat from Kabul. This is the journal of one of the few witnesses who survived the massacre: Florentia, Lady Sale, wife of second-in-command at Kabul, Sir Robert Sale.. Author:SALE, LADY FLORENTIA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LOCKE In this work John Dunn shows how Locke arrived at his theory of knowledge, and how his exposition of the liberal values of toleration and responsible government formed the backbone of enlightened European thought of the 18th century.. Author:DUNN, JOHN (FELLOW OF KING'S COLLEGE AND PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL THEORY, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY This work introduces readers to the concepts of political philosophy - authority, democracy, freedom and its limits, justice, feminism, multiculturalism, and nationality. Accessibly written and assuming no previous knowledge of the subject, it encourages the reader to think clearly and critically about the leading political questions of our time.. Author:MILLER, DAVID (PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL THEORY, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD AND OFFICIAL FELLOW, NUFFIELD COLLEGE, OXFORD). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PROTAGORAS In this dialogue, Plato shows the pretensions of the leading sophist, Protagoras, challenged by the critical arguments of Socrates. From criticism of the educational aims and methods of the sophists, the dialogue broadens out to consider the nature of the good life and the role of intellect.. Author:PLATO. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EUREKAS AND EUPHORIAS This collection of stories shows the human face of science. 'Eurekas and Euphorias' contains around 200 anecdotes illustrating scientists in all their shapes: the obsessive and the dilettantish, the genial, the envious, the preternaturally brilliant and the slow-witted who sometimes see further in the end, the open-minded and more.. Author:GRATZER, WALTER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JONATHAN WILD The real-life Jonathan Wild, gangland godfather and self-styled 'Thieftaker General', controlled much of the London underworld until he was executed for his crimes in 1725. Fielding produced one of the greatest sustained satires in the English language based on his life.. Author:FIELDING, HENRY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MAJOR WORKS This title brings together a combination of Milton's poetry and prose - all the English verse together, with a selection from the major prose writings - to give the essence of his work and thinking.. Author:MILTON, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF SHORT POEMS The authors have chosen short poems, (of less than 14 lines) which they consider to be the best in the English language, from medieval times to the present day, to complete this collection. Their selection extends from Chaucer to Philip Larkin, from Shakespeare to Emily Bronte.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HESTER 'Hester' (1883) is about the difficulty of understanding human nature, and a compulsive story of financial and sexual risk-taking. It tells of the ageing but powerful Catherine Vernon, and her conflict with the young and determined Hester, whose growing attachment to Edward, Catherine's favourite, spells disaster for all concerned.. Author:OLIPHANT, MARGARET. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SELECTED JOURNALISM This selection of Wilde's journalistic work from the period 1884-9 includes reviews, letters to the editor, drama criticism and social comment from four of his major periodical publishers. It shows him responding to writers such as Swinburne and Balzac, the latest theatrical trends and a range of topical issues.. Author:WILDE, OSCAR. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FIGARO TRILOGY 'THE BARBER OF SEVILLE', 'THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO', 'THE GUILTY MOTHER' 'The Barber of Seville', 'The Marriage of Figaro' and 'The Guilty Mother' were the first plays to use a set of recurring characters who develop over time. They chronicle the slide of the ancien regime into revolution and Figaro was seen as a threat to the establishment.. Author:BEAUMARCHAIS, PIERRE AUGUSTIN CARON DE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HENRY VI This edition of Henry VI draws on experience of the play in rehearsal and performance to focus on both its theatricality and contemporary relevance in a wide-ranging introduction and detailed commentary.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD HISTORY OF WESTERN ART A fresh and stimulating new overview of the 2,700-year story of the Western world's vast artistic heritage - from classical Greece to late twentieth-century Postmodernism. Combines leading-edge scholarship with accessible text.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SO YOU THINK YOU'RE HUMAN? You think you're human. But what does that mean? How can humanity be defined? Felipe Fernandez-Armesto takes us on a journey through the history of humankind to reveal the challenges to our most fundamental belief - that we are, and have always been, human.. Author:FERNANDEZ-ARMESTO, FELIPE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CELTS Barry Cunliffe seeks to reveal this fascinating people using a range of evidence and exploring subjects such as trade, migration and the evolution of Celtic traditions.. Author:CUNLIFFE, BARRY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DINOSAURS This is the first accessible book to explain the most recent findings in dinosaur research. It tells the story behind the exciting scientific discoveries that have built up a picture of how dinosaurs looked, what they ate, and how they moved and interacted with each other.. Author:NORMAN, DAVID. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD ANTHOLOGY OF ENGLISH POETRY SPENSER TO CRABBE This is the first of a two-volume anthology, celebrating four centuries of English poetry, from the Elizabethan era to the 21st century. The richness and variety of the tradition are represented by familiar names as well as some less well-known poets.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD ANTHOLOGY OF ENGLISH POETRY BLAKE TO HEANEY This is the second of a two-volume anthology celebrating four centuries of English poetry, from the Elizabethan era to the 21st century. Beginning with William Blake, this volume covers many of the Romantic poets, moving to the 19th, then 20th centuries.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ATHEISM Atheism is often considered to be a negative, dark and pessimistic belief, characterised by a rejection of values and purpose and a fierce opposition to religion. This book sets out to dispel the myths that surround atheism and show how a life without religious belief can be meaningful and moral.. Author:BAGGINI, J.G.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MENO AND OTHER DIALOGUES . Author:PLATO. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PRINCE The Prince analyses the usually violent means by which men seize, retain, and lose political power. This translation is accompanied by comprehensive notes and an introduction that dispels some of the myths associated with Machiavelli, and considers the true purpose of The Prince.. Author:MACHIAVELLI, NICCOLO. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NUN Diderot's The Nun (La Religieuse) is the seemingly true story of a young girl forced by her parents to enter a convent and take holy orders. The novel gives a scathing insight into the effects of forced vocations and the unnatural life of the convent. This translation includes Diderot's all-important prefatory material.. Author:DIDEROT, DENIS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SOCIALISM . Author:NEWMAN, MICHAEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MARRIED LOVE 'Married Love' (1918) combined a lyrical evocation of marital love with a no-nonsense and detailed account of sexual intercourse and sexual pleasure. In this edition, Ross McKibbin explores Stopes's controversial work and what it reveals about its author and prevailing attitudes to class, religion, science, and above all sex.. Author:STOPES, MARIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ANCIENT OLYMPICS Nigel Spivey paints a portrait of the Greek Olympics as they really were - fierce contests between bitter rivals, in which victors won kudos and rewards, and losers faced scorn and even assault. Victory was almost worth dying for, and a number of athletes did just that.. Author:SPIVEY, NIGEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MASNAVI Rumi's Masnavi is widely recognized as the greatest Sufi poem ever written, and is sometimes called 'the Koran in Persian'. Jawid Mojaddedi's unabridged verse translation of Book One follows the original in presenting Rumi's most mature mystical teachings in simple and attractive rhyming couplets.. Author:RUMI, JALAL AL-DIN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW JANE AUSTEN? Entertaining as well as full of insights, So You Think You Know Jane Austen? guarantees a better knowledge of the author. The answers are at the back! Starting with easy, factual questions the quiz progresses to questions based on deduction and hypothesis.. Author:SUTHERLAND, JOHN FAYE, DEIRDRE LE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ETHICS This introduction to ethics tackles the major moral questions surrounding birth, death, happiness, desire and freedom, showing us how we should think about the meaning of life, and how we should mistrust the soundbite-sized absolutes that often dominate moral debates.. Author:BLACKBURN, SIMON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TOOTHPICKS AND LOGOS This concise guide to contemporary design goes beyond style and taste to look at how different cultures and individuals personalize objects. Heskett also reveals how simple objects, such as a toothpick, can have their design modified to suit the specific cultural behaviour in different countries.. Author:HESKETT, JOHN (PROFESSOR OF DESIGN, INSITUTE OF DESIGN, ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CHICAGO, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FIRST WORLD WAR A narrative history, this title focuses on why World War I occurred, how it was fought, and why it had the consequences it did.. Author:HOWARD, MICHAEL (EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF MODERN HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS The sonnets in this collection describe Shakespeare's passionate friendship with a young man, his friend's seduction by the poet's own mistress, his friend's relationship with a rival poet and most famously, his humiliated infatuation with the Dark Lady.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF VICTORIAN GHOST STORIES Throughout the 19th century fictional ghost stories developed in parallel with the more general Victorian fascination with death and what lay beyond it. This collection includes stories by J.S. Le Fanu, M.R. James, Elizabeth Gaskell, Rhoda Broughton, Charles Dickens, Henry James and Wilkie Collins.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF VICTORIAN DETECTIVE STORIES This is a selection of 31 stories from authors such as Charles Dickens, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Wilkie Collins and Arthur Conan Doyle. The stories include police detectives, gentlemen amateurs, lady detectives and even an "anti-detective" (who devises a crime for himself to solve).. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GUIDE TO THE END OF THE WORLD Earth is an extraordinarily fragile place that is fraught with danger for all lifeforms. Bill McGuire explores the potential catastrophes that face our planet and race.. Author:MCGUIRE, BILL (PROFESSOR OF GEOHAZARDS AND DIRECTOR, BENFILED GREIG HAZARD RESEARCH CENTRE, UCL, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RAGGED TROUSERED PHILANTHROPISTS Following the fortunes of a group of painters and decorators and their families, and the attempts to arouse their political will by the Socialist visionary Frank Owen, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists is an entertaining story and an appeal for a fairer way of life.. Author:TRESSELL, ROBERT. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF WAR POETRY This collection of 250 poems spans centuries of human experience of war, from David's lament for Saul and Jonathan, and Homer's "Iliad", to the poems of World War II, Vietnam, the conflicts in Northern Ireland and El Salvador, and chilling visions of the "Next War".. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : KAFKA In this Very Short Introduction, Ritchie Robertson provides the newcomer with an up-to-date examination of this author. Beginning with an examination of Kafka's life, he then goes on to discuss some of the major themes that emerge in Kafka's work, using his short story Metamorphosis as a recurring example.. Author:ROBERTSON, RITCHIE (ST JOHN'S COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF APHORISMS This title shows how rewarding an art form the aphorism can be, and how well the aphorist can illuminate the hidden truth, or lay bare the ironies of existence. Sections including "Religion", "Money and Rank", "Men, Women, Marriage" and "Politics", cover the range of aphoristic literature.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BUDDHIST ETHICS . Author:KEOWN, DAMIEN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD HISTORY OF ANCIENT EGYPT Describing the emergence and development of the civilization of the ancient Egyptians, from their prehistoric origins to their conquest by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, this title details the changing nature of life and death in the Nile valley, which gave rise to some of the earliest masterpieces of art, architecture, and literature.. Author:SHAW, IAN (LECTURER IN EGYPTIAN ARCHAEOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ROUND DANCE AND OTHER PLAYS This is a collection of seven of Schnitzler's best known plays in an English translation. They explore love, sexuality, and death, against the backdrop of turn-of-the-century Viennese decadence. The introduction explores the plays in relation to Schnitzler's life, to the culture of late twentieth-century Vienna, and to Modernism in general.. Author:SCHNITZLER, ARTHUR. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DICTIONARY OF THE INTERNET What is a typo pirate? And who is a fat client? This new dictionary of the Internet provides 3600 terms on the Web, software technology, jargon, e commerce, security, and the technical and organizational infrastructure of the Internet.. Author:INCE, DARREL (PROFESSOR OF COMPUTING, OPEN UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EMOTION Drawing on a wide range of scientific research, from anthropology and psychology to neuroscience and artificial intelligence, this text takes the reader on a journey into the human heart.. Author:EVANS, DYLAN (RESEARCH FELLOW IN PHILOSOPHY, KING'S COLLEGE LONDON). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EAST LYNNE When the aristocratic Lady Isabel abandons her husband and children for her wicked seducer, more is at stake than moral retribution. This edition returns to the racy, slang-ridden narrative of the first edition, rather than the subsequent stylistically 'improved' versions hitherto reproduced by modern editors.. Author:WOOD, ELLEN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ART THEORY Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy, art theory, and many engrossing examples. She discusses blood, beauty, culture, money, sex, web sites, and research on the brain's role in perceiving art.. Author:FREELAND, CYNTHIA (UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS,USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : KILL 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 as the centre of Zola's narrative world. The novel combines into a powerful vision the twin themes of lust for money and lust for pleasure.. Author:ZOLA, EMILE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS . Author:VERNE, JULES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ENGELS This text traces the source and effect of Engels' materialist interpretation of history on the development of Marxist theory and practice. He assesses its utility and discusses the difficulties which Marxists have encountered in defending it.. Author:CARVER, TERRELL (HEAD, DEPARTMENT OF POLITICS, BRISTOL UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MARQUIS DE SADE . Author:PHILLIPS, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ANCIENT WARFARE This title examines all aspects of ancient warfare from philosophy to the technical skills needed to fight. It looks at war in a wider context and explores the ways in which ancient society thought about conflict: Can a war be just? Why was siege warfare particularly bloody? What role did divine intervention play in the outcome of a battle?. Author:SIDEBOTTOM, HARRY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HENRY VI, PART ONE This edition in the Oxford Shakespeare series completes the trilogy of Henry VI plays. The introduction considers the implications of the gap between first performance in 1592 and the play's first printed appearance in the 1623 folio. It discusses issues such as language, structure, performance history, and the role of women in the play.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DISCOURSES ON LIVY Machiavelli's commentary on Livy's history of Rome sets out his fundamental preference for a republican state. This annotated translation provides the reader with historical, linguistic, and political information to understand and interpret the revolutionary affirmations Machiavelli made, based on the historical evidence he found in Livy.. Author:MACHIAVELLI, NICCOLO. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EUGENIE GRANDET One of the earliest and most famous novels in Balzac's great Comedie Humaine, 'Eugenie Grandet' (1833) is a story of family conflict, unrequited love and self-sacrifice set against the aftermath of the French Revolution.. Author:BALZAC, HONORE DE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ANARCHISM What do anarchists want? Can anarchy ever function effectively as a political force? Is anarchism more 'organized' and 'reasonable' than is currently perceived? Colin Ward explains what anarchism means and who anarchists are in this illuminating and accessible introduction to the subject.. Author:WARD, COLIN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SENSE AND SENSIBILITY Jane Austen presents the portraits of two contrasting but compelling heroines. Through their parallel experiences of love, loss, and hope, she offers analysis of the ways in which women's lives were shaped by the claustrophobic society in which they had to survive. This revised edition contains notes, appendices, chronology, and bibliography.. Author:AUSTEN, JANE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SELECTED TALES This new translation offers a representative selection of the Grimms' tales by including fables and morality tales as well as all the best-known 'fairy' tales. It conveys the Grimms' own texts and provides information about the origins of the stories, their evolution, with examples of earlier versions and stories that were unsuitable for children.. Author:GRIMM, JACOB GRIMM, WILHELM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LATE VICTORIAN GOTHIC TALES This anthology collects together some of the most famous examples of the Gothic tale in the 1890s, with stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, Vernon Lee, Henry James and Arthur Machen. The introduction explores the many reasons for the Gothic revival, and how it spoke to the anxieties of the moment.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DREAMING What is dreaming? What causes dreaming? This book focuses on dreaming to introduce the reader to sleep laboratory science and to the cellular and molecular mechanisms of sleep. It shows how the science of dreaming affects theories in psychoanalysis.. Author:HOBSON, J.ALLAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LEAPS IN THE DARK Leaps in the Dark presents a collection of revelations from the world of science. It considers experiments in which scientists' perceptions were not as keen as they might have claimed in retrospect; it investigates the jealousy that scientific ideas can provoke; and it celebrates the scientists who were wrong, but for very good reasons.. Author:WALLER, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MARCH OF UNREASON The March of Unreason argues that distrust of science and technology has become rife, combined with the growth of irrationality and practices unsupported by evidence, such as alternative medicine. The growth of eco-fundamentalism has resulted in a concerted effort to block the development and growing of genetically modified crops.. Author:TAVERNE, DICK. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NEW OXFORD BOOK OF CHRISTIAN VERSE What is meant by "Christian" verse? What must there be in a passage of verse that gives us the right to call it "Christian"? These are the questions discussed in Professor Davie's introduction and answered implicitly on every page of his collection of over 260 poems.. Author:DONALD, DAVIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF IRELAND A literary anthology that charts Ireland's cultural and social development through the world of poets, novelists, historians, and commentators: the Troubles, the great Famine, emigration, the decline of the language, the beauty of the landscape, the great cities, and the inhabitants are all brought together to capture the character of Ireland.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF LETTERS This volume contains more than 300 letters spanning five centuries chronicling the affairs of correspondents from Elizabeth I to Groucho Marx, from politicians to poets, and from the famous to the unknown.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY VERSE This anthology illustrates the kinds of verse actually written in the 18th century. The familiar tradition is fully represented by selections from such poets as Pope, Swift, Tomson, Gray, Smart, Goldsmith, Cowper, Burns, Blake and many forgotten writers.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BEN FRANKLIN STILLED THE WAVES Benjamin Franklin watched the calming effect of a drop of oil on a London pond and began to investigate this strange phenomenon. Building on Franklin's original experiments, the work of scientists over the next two centuries has culminated in the discovery of the structure of cell membranes, research that continues to bear fruit today.. Author:TANFORD, CHARLES (EMERITUS PROFESSOR, DUKE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : POISON PARADOX . Author:TIMBRELL, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BRAINWASHING Brainwashing brings together the worlds of neuroscience and social psychology to examine the way humans have attempted throughout history to influence and control the thoughts of others. The book explores the history and the science of thought control and shows how it still exists all around, from marketing and television to politics and education.. Author:TAYLOR, KATHLEEN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HISTORY OF TIME . Author:HOLFORD-STREVENS, LEOFRANC. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MAKING BABIES Mary Warnock studies the issues underlying reproductive technologies. She analyses what it means to claim something as a 'right' and discusses the cases of different groups of people. She examines the ethical problems faced by types of assisted reproduction and argues that human cloning may be a viable form of treatment for infertility.. Author:WARNOCK, MARY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD COMPANION TO IRISH HISTORY The Oxford Companion to Irish History offers a point of reference to all aspects of this complex land. The Companion's 1,800 A-Z entries explore Irish history from earliest times to the dawn of the new millennium. Revised and updated, this is the second edition.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HIEROGLYPHS Hieroglyphs were an omnipresent and all-powerful force in communicating the messages of ancient Egyptian culture for over 3000 years; This study explores the cultural significance of the script, looking at previously neglected areas such as cryptography, the continuing decipherment into modern times, and more.. Author:WILSON, PENELOPE (DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FOSSILS . Author:THOMSON, KEITH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WHY READ MARX TODAY? Wolff argues that we can detach Marx the critic of current society from Marx the prophet of future society; he remains the most impressive critic we have of liberal, capitalist, bourgeois society. He shows that the value of such does not depend on their views being true, but on features such as their originality, insight and systematic vision.. Author:WOLFF, JONATHAN (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MAKING SENSE 'Making Sense' examines the philosophical issues and disputes that lie behind the news headlines of the day. The book covers themes such as morality, the environment and religious faith through such news stories as the Clinton-Lewinsky affair, the war against terrorism and the siege at Waco.. Author:BAGGINI, JULIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CRIMES OF LOVE Who but the Marquis de Sade would write, not of the pain, tragedy, and joy of love but of its crimes? Murder, seduction, and incest are among the cruel rewards for selfless love in his stories; tragedy, despair, and death the inevitable outcome. This new selection includes 'An Essay on Novels', Sade's penetrating survey of the novelist's art.. Author:SADE, MARQUIS DE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SELECTED MYTHS This volume brings together ten of the most celebrated Platonic myths, from eight of Plato's dialogues ranging from the early Protagoras and Gorgias to the late Timaeus and Critias. They include the famous myth of the cave from Republic as well as 'The Judgement of Souls' and 'The Birth of Love'. Each myth is a self-contained story.. Author:PLATO. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : VANITY, VITALITY AND VIRILITY 'Vanity, Vitality, and Virility' provides a portrait gallery of chemicals involved in our everyday life. While it will not advise you what to do if you want to improve your looks, your health, your peace of mind or your sex life, it does explain the science behind many of the products that claim to be able to do just that.. Author:EMSLEY, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FEMINISM . Author:WALTERS, MARGARET. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GULLIVER'S TRAVELS Gulliver's Travels purports to be a travel book, and describes the shipwrecked Gulliver's encounters with the inhabitants of four extraordinary places: Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa, and the country of the Houyhnhnms. This edition includes the changing frontispiece portraits of Gulliver that appeared in successive early editions.. Author:SWIFT, JONATHAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LEONARDO Inside the mind of a Renaissance genius - an exploration of Leonardo da Vinci's life and work and what it was that made him unique. Tracing da Vinci's career in all its variety, his unfulfilled dreams, his relationships with powerful patrons, and the truth about his religious views, are all examined.. Author:KEMP, MARTIN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : QUR'AN Recognized as the greatest literary masterpiece in Arabic, the Koran has remained difficult to understand in its English translations. This translation is written in a contemporary idiom that remains faithful to the original, making it easy to read while retaining its powers of eloquence.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FALL OF FRANCE This book by Julian Jackson, a leading historian of twentieth-century France, charts the breathtakingly rapid events that led to the defeat and surrender of one of the key Allied powers, setting in motion the traumatic years of the Occupation, the Vichy regime, and the rapid escalation of World War Two.. Author:JACKSON, JULIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SEDUCTION OF PLACE Joseph Rykwert explores the great cities of the modern world, examining their fabric and assessing how successfully they have met the needs of their inhabitants. The book covers city centres of the industrial revolution, exclusive gated suburbs of the 21st century, Parisian boulevards of Haussmann and the 'green' architecture of Emilio Ambasz.. Author:RYKWERT, JOSEPH (PAUL PHILIPPE CRET PROFESSOR OF ARCHITECTURE, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF EXPLORATION 'The New Oxford Book of Exploration' is a comprehensive anthology of the writing of explorers through the ages, fully revised and with additional biographical and introductory material. Explorers whose writings are included are: Vasco da Gama, Marco Polo, Sir Francis Drake, Roald Amundsen, and Wilfred Thesiger.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FOUCAULT This VSI highlights Foucault's life and thought, showing his impact on society. The book tackles Foucault's thoughts on literature, in particular the avant-garde scene; his philosophical and historical work; and his treatment of knowledge and power in modern society, including his thoughts on sexuality.. Author:GUTTING, GARY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HAPPINESS This book comprehensively addresses the most basic of human desires - the pursuit of happiness.. Author:NETTLE, DANIEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MAJOR WORKS Originally published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series, this fine selection of Clare's writings, both verse and prose, illustrates all aspects of the poet's genius, from his bird and nature poems to his intense attempts at defining his own identity. This edition includes an introduction by poet and scholar Tom Paulin.. Author:CLARE, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FALL OF ROME Bryan Ward-Perkins encourages the reader to think again on the fall of Rome by reclaiming the drama and violence of the fall, and reinstating the very real horrors of barbarian occupation and the disintegration of the Roman world. He examines how and why successive generations have understood this period differently.. Author:WARD-PERKINS, BRYAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ARTFUL UNIVERSE EXPANDED . Author:BARROW, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LAST GREAT QUEST The story of Captain Scott's last Antarctic expedition is one of the greatest adventure stories. Rejecting the stereotypes, Max Jones reveals a complex figure, a product of the passions and preoccupations of an imperial age. He shows how heroes are made and manipulated by looking at the outpouring of grief at the news of the Scott's death.. Author:JONES, MAX (LECTURER IN MODERN BRITISH HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SURVIVING ARMAGEDDON This book provides solutions rather than problems to natural and man-made disasters that threaten our planet, and concludes optimistically with ways to use technology to protect our society from global catastrophe, as well as to foster an environment where all life on earth can thrive.. Author:MCGUIRE, BILL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PARIS TALES Paris Tales is a collection of stories by French or Francophone writers who have been inspired by specific locations in this capital city. The collection brings together writers from the mid-19th century to the present day, from Maupassant and Zola to Colette and Ravalec.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MEANING OF EVERYTHING The Meaning of Everything is the story behind the making of the first Oxford English Dictionary. In this account of the OED's creation, Winchester introduces a host of characters, from the murderer who contributed from his prison cell to the self-taught draper's son who guided the project towards fruition.. Author:WINCHESTER, SIMON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JACQUARD'S WEB In this tale James Essinger shows through a series of historical connections (spanning two centuries and never investigated before) that the Jacquard loom kick-started a process of scientific evolution that would lead directly to the development of the modern computer.. Author:ESSINGER, JAMES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LION AND THE TIGER Denis Judd examines anew what the Raj really meant for the British and their Indian subjects. Among the questions he explores are whether the British were intent on development or exploitation, whether they were the "civilizing" force they claimed, and what their greatest legacies were.. Author:JUDD, DENIS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LIVING WITH GERMS The vast majority of germs, also known as microbes, do not infect us at all: it is pathogens that make us ill. These include bacteria, viruses, protozoa, fungi, worms, and prions. Living with Germs describes these pathogens and the defence mechanisms employed to combat them.. Author:PLAYFAIR, JOHN (FORMERLY CHAIRMAN, DEPARTMENT OF IMMUNOLOGY, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON MEDICAL SCHOOL). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CONSCIOUSNESS: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION How can a physical brain create our experience of the world? What creates our identity? Do we really have free will? Could consciousness itself be an illusion? Developments in brain science are opening up debates on these issues. Using illustrations and lively cartoons, Susan Blackmore clarifies the arguments and illuminates the major theories.. Author:BLACKMORE, SUSAN (VISITING LECTURER, UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : A-Z OF COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD An handbook providing an overview of each country in the world. Maps and geographical details are given along with the contemporary social, economic, religious and political issues that shape each country. Further data is given on the economic and social indicators of each country, such as GNP, life expectancy, and population growth and density.. Author:STALKER, PETER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CONCISE ENCYCLOPEDIA A comprehensive, single-volume encyclopaedia. Over 12,000 entries cover science, technology, the arts, politics, sports, and geography. Suitable for family reference, students, and a handy desk reference for professionals.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : STONES OF EMPIRE Stones of Empire brings together two leading authors in an investigation of the British architectural legacy in India. The text and photographs illustrate the buildings both as objects and as reflections of an empire's mingled emotions, charting a unique enterprise in architecture, engineering, and social adaptation.. Author:MORRIS, JAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ELEMENTS OF MURDER A fascinating account of the five most toxic elements describes the lethal chemical properties of arsenic, antimony, lead, mercury, and thallium, as well as their use in some of the most famous murder cases in history, with profiles of such deadly poisoners as Mary Ann Cotton, Michael Swango, and Saddam Hussein and a look at modern-day environmenta. Author:EMSLEY, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SIKHISM . Author:NESBITT, ELEANOR. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ANCIENT OLYMPICS Nigel Spivey paints a portrait of the Greek Olympics as they really were - fierce contests between bitter rivals, in which victors won rewards, and losers faced scorn and even assault. The ancient Olympics were not an idealistic celebration of unity, but a clash of military powers in an arena not far removed from the battlefield. Author:SPIVEY, NIGEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BITTER REVOLUTION A study of Chinese history that uncovers the origins of the transition from a premodern past into a modern world. It looks at the social turmoil and political promise, the devastating war against Japan in the 1940s, Communism and the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s, and the era of hope in the 1980s ended by the Tian'anmen uprising.. Author:MITTER, RANA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FUNDAMENTALISM Fundamentalist movements are seen as the major threat to world peace today, yet "fundamentalism" is a term that eludes easy definitions. Malise Ruthven exposes the nature of both religious and secular fundamentalism worldwide and explores its many forms.. Author:RUTHVEN, MALISE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : VIKINGS . Author:RICHARDS, JULIAN D.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION . Author:NARLIKAR, AMRITA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : W. B. YEATS - A LIFE THE ARCH-POET 1915-1939 The second and final volume in this biography of W. B. Yeats covers the second half of Yeats's life, taking in his political involvements, continued supernatural experiments, his marriage, a series of love affairs, and the writing of his greatest poetry.. Author:FOSTER, R.F.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CHANGING FACE OF CHINA . Author:GITTINGS, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD GUIDE TO EFFECTIVE WRITING AND SPEAKING The Oxford Guide to Effective Writing & Speaking is the guide for those who need to communicate in clear and effective English, both written and spoken. It combines practical, easy-reference chapters with advice on specific writing or speaking tasks with more detailed self-help chapters covering grammar, spelling, and the writing process itself.. Author:SEELY, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD COMPANION TO SHAKESPEARE In 'The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare', a reference work about Shakespeare's works, times, life, and afterlives, a team of international scholars offers lucid, stimulating and authoritative coverage of every aspect of Shakespeare and his writings, including their reinterpretation in the theatre, in criticism, and on film.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PARADISE LOST . Author:MILTON, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : IN OTHER WORDS Why do we say bete noir and not 'black beast', doppelganger and not 'double goer'? This book gives insights into different cultures and languages by looking at the distinctive words they use as well as giving a whole new vocabulary for those elusive things there is never a word for.. Author:MOORE, CHRISTOPHER J.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DICTIONARY OF PHYSICS . Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DICTIONARY OF SCIENCE . Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD HISTORY OF MODERN WAR . Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GOOD FICTION GUIDE . Author:HARRIS, MIKE HOUSTON, DOUGLAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CRUSADES . Author:TYERMAN, CHRISTOPHER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JOURNALISM . Author:HARGREAVES, IAN (SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM, MEDIA AND CULTURAL STUDIES, CARDIFF UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DEAD SEA SCROLLS . Author:LIM, TIMOTHY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TERRORS OF THE TABLE . Author:GRATZER, WALTER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH SURNAMES . Author:REANEY, P.H. WILSON, R.M.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD COMPANION TO WORLD WAR II . Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MAURICE WILKINS - THE THIRD MAN OF THE DOUBLE HELIX . Author:WILKINS, MAURICE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CATASTROPHES AND LESSER CALAMITIES . Author:HALLAM, TONY (EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF GEOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SUBTLE IS THE LORD . Author:PAIS, ABRAHAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ENCYCLOPEDIA OF UNDERWATER LIFE . Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : R.U.R. AND THE INSECT PLAY Josef and Karel Capek were the best known literary figures of liberated Czechoslovakia after 1918. After the success of R.U.R. (Rossums' Universal Robots, 1920), the brothers collaborated in their best-known work, The Insect Play (1921). Both plays reflect the world in which the Capeks lived and give a commentary on its grosser follies.. Author:CAPEK, K. & J. CAPEK, KAREL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PRELUDE Wordsworth's great autobiographical poem, is crucial to our understanding of his life and poetry. Written between 1798 and 1805, it was first published posthumously in 1850 after intensive revision in Wordsworth's later years. This volume contains the original 1805 text edited from manuscripts with a comprehensive introduction and notes.. Author:WORDSWORTH, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SONGS OF INNOCENCE Showing the two contrary states of the Human Soul. With an introduction and commentary by Sir Geoffrey Keynes.. Author:BLAKE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MARRIAGE OF HEAVEN AND HELL In this book Blake expresses his extreme humanist views through a system in which Angels and Devils change places, Good becomes Evil, Heaven is Hell. The 27 colour plates are the work of Blake himself, with commentary and introduction by Sir Geoffrey Keynes.. Author:BLAKE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HOW TO DO THINGS WITH WORDS This volume contains the late J.L. Austin's examination of his distinction of performative utterances from statements, and his subsequent theory of "illocutionary forces" of utterances. It is a revised version of his famous William James Lectures, delivered at Harvard University.. Author:AUSTIN, J.L. (FORMERLY WHITE'S PROFESSOR OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : ISLANDMAN Tomas O'Crohan was born on the Great Blasket Island in 1856 and died there in 1937, a great master of his native Irish. He shared to the full the perilous life of a primitive community, yet possessed a shrewd and humorous detachment that enabled him to observe and describe the world.. Author:O'CROHAN, TOMAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OLD WOMAN'S REFLECTIONS She muses and reflects on the days of her youth, recounting tales which evoke characters and an era now dead.. Author:SAYERS, PEIG. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PITY YOUTH DOES NOT LAST The only English translation available of the reflections of the son of Peig Sayers, the last of the Great Blasket poets and storytellers.. Author:O'GUIHEEN, MICHEEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TWENTY YEARS A-GROWING Maurice O'Sullivan was born on the Great Blasket in 1904, and "Twenty Years A-Growing" tells the story of his youth and of a way of life which belonged to the Middle Ages.. Author:O'SULLIVAN, MAURICE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MAJOR WORKS This edition brings together a combination of Shelley's poetry and prose - the lyric poems, plays, longer poems, criticism, and essays - to give the essence of his work and thinking.. Author:SHELLEY, PERCY BYSSHE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PERICLES This edition of Pericles in the Oxford Shakespeare series is the only single-volume, modern-spelling edition both to offer a reconstruction of the original play and to reproduce the corrupt Quarto text of 1609 exactly as first printed.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : COMEDY OF ERRORS A new modern-spelling edition of Shakespeare's shortest play and one of his most popular comedies. The introduction discusses its first performance at Gray's Inn in December 1594, its multiple sources and its uneven critical and theatrical history.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ROMEO AND JULIET This edition is a modern-spelling text, collated and edited from all existing printings. On-page commentary and notes explain meaning, staging and allusions and a detailed introduction considers composition, sources, performances and changing critical attitudes to the play.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TIMON OF ATHENS This edition in The Oxford Shakespeare identifies the play as a collaboration between Shakespeare and Thomas Middleton. In his Introduction John Jowett explains how the play's loose ends and uneven writing arise from this collaboration, and he provides a full account of the play's performance history.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ON THE NATURE OF THE UNIVERSE In this poem, Lucretius sought to convince humanity that there is nothing to fear in death since the soul is mortal, and the world governed not by the gods, but by the mechanical laws of nature. Acute observation of the beauties of the natural world is made with moving sympathy for man's position.. Author:LUCRETIUS CARUS, TITUS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ROB ROY Banished from his father's house, Frank Osbaldistone becomes involved in the conspiracy surrounding the disastrous Jacobite rising of 1715. His adventures take him to "MacGregor's country", across the Highland Line, where he finds cruelty, heartbreak, and some unlikely friends.. Author:SCOTT, SIR WALTER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DEAD SOULS Although largely composed by Gogol during self-imposed exile in Italy in the late 1830s, this work remains perhaps the most essentially "Russian" of novels. The reader follows Chichikov, a dismissed civil servant turned confidence man, through the countryside in pursuit of his shady enterprise.. Author:GOGOL, NIKOLAI. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CLASSIC IRISH SHORT STORIES Good Irish short stories will always be a delight. In this selection by Frank O'Connor, himself a distinguished short-story writer, the richly varied Irish tradition of spinning a yarn is triumphantly displayed.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : COMPLETE SONNETS AND POEMS This is a fully annotated and modernized edition bringing together Shakespeare's sonnets as well as all his poems (including those attributed to him after his death) in one volume. The introduction discusses his development as a poet and how the poems relate to the plays.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : R. V. W. A detailed biography, using material not previously available, of the English composer who was at the centre of musical events in England for sixty years.. Author:WILLIAMS, URSULA VAUGHAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RIVERSIDE CHAUCER In this new edition, written by a team of researchers from the Riverside Institute, the introductory material has been rewritten, added glosses appear alongside the text and the bibliography and notes are longer.. Author:CHAUCER, GEOFFREY. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : GLADSTONE, 1809-74 H.C.G. Matthew's writings on the life and career of Gladstone are widely acknowledged as having greatly added to our understanding of the politician and his times.. Author:MATTHEW, H. C. G. (FELLOW AND TUTOR IN MODERN HISTORY AT ST. HUGH'S COLLEGE, OXFORD). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GRACE ABOUNDING TO THE CHIEF OF SINNERS Spiritual autobiography was a genre which flourished in 17th-century England, as anxiety over one's spiritual state encouraged rigorous self-scrutiny. This edition sets Bunyan's "Grace Abounding" alongside four contemporary spiritual autobiographies, making it more meaningful to the modern reader.. Author:BUNYAN, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PAINTING AND EXPERIENCE IN FIFTEENTH CENTURY ITALY An introduction to 15th century Italian painting and the social history behind it, arguing that the two are interlinked and that the conditions of the time helped fashion distinctive elements in the painter's style.. Author:BAXANDALL, MICHAEL (READER IN RENAISSANCE STUDIES, WARBURG INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WILFRED OWEN Marking the 70th anniversary of the end of the World War I and Wilfred Owen's death, this illustrated biography is an enquiry into the workings of a poet's mind as well as a life history.. Author:STALLWORTHY, JON (OXFORD UNIVERSITY TUTOR). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ENGLISH SETTLEMENTS The dark ages of English history between the collapse of Roman rule in the early fifth century and the emergence of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the seventh century are examined in this study, which draws attention to political and social factors linking Roman Britain to Anglo-Saxon England.. Author:MYRES, J.N.L. (FORMERLY BODLEY'S LIBRARIAN, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : DEBACLE The penultimate novel of the Rougon-Macquart cycle, "La Debacle" (1892) takes as its subject the events of the Franco-Prussian War and the Commune of 1870-71. During Zola's lifetime it was the bestselling of all his novels, praised by contemporaries for its epic sweep and attention to detail.. Author:ZOLA, EMILE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RISE OF ROME "Romulus and Remus", "The Rape of Lucretia", "Horatius at the Bridge", "The Saga of Coriolanus", "Cincinnatus Called From His Farm to Save the State" - these and many more are stories are included in this text (volumes 1-4 of 12 books).. Author:LIVY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : AWAKENING AND OTHER STORIES From her first stories, Kate Chopin was interested in independent characters who challenged convention. This selection enables readers to follow her unfolding career as she experimented with a broad range of writing, from tales for children to decadent fin-de siecle sketches.. Author:CHOPIN, KATE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FOUR JACOBEAN SEX TRAGEDIES Explores the tensions between the disruptive energies of sex and 17th century social, cultural and political values. The plays collected in this volume demonstrate the genre at its most sinister and explicit and raise difficult questions about conventional moral and social attitudes to sexuality.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FOUR GOTHIC NOVELS "CASTLE OF OTRANTO", "VATHEK", "THE MONK", "FRANKENSTEIN" Each of these four Gothic stories reveals a psychological tale of isolation and monomania. H. Walpole's 'The Castle of Otranto' is filled with terror and ghostly interventions. William Beckford's 'Vathek' alternates grotesque comedy with scenes of exotic magnificence. 'The Monk', by Matthew Lewis and M. Shelley's 'Frankenstein' are also included.. Author:WALPOLE, HORACE BECKFORD, WILLIAM LEWIS, MATTHEW SHELLEY, MARY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : INTERPRETATION OF DREAMS This translation of "The Interpretation of Dreams" is based on the original text published in November 1899. It restores Freud's original argument, unmodified by revisions he made following the book's critical reception. It reveals Freud's emphasis on the use of words in dreams.. Author:FREUD, SIGMUND. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SELECTED CRITICAL WRITINGS A selection of D.H. Lawrence's critical writings which extend from novels and novelists to poetry, plays and paintings, from Aeschylus to symbolism and syphilis. His interests are philosophical, psychological, religious, moral, sociological, historical and cultural as well as literary and artistic.. Author:LAWRENCE, D.H.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : AGAINST NATURE This novel focuses on the attempts of its anti-hero, the neurotic and aesthete, Des Esseintes, to escape Paris and the vulgarity of modern life. Holed up in his private museum of high taste, he offers a treasure trove of cultural delights anticipating many of the strains of modernism.. Author:HUYSMANS, JORIS-KARL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EDUCATION OF HENRY ADAMS As a journalist, historian and novelist born into a family that included two past presidents, Adams was constantly focused on the American experiment. This work recounts his own and the country's education from 1838 to 1905, incorporating the Civil War and the growth of the USA as a world power.. Author:ADAMS, HENRY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BECKETT'S DYING WORDS This critical study of Samuel Beckett's writing explores his deep convictions concerning life and death. It argues that throughout his writing, Beckett longed for oblivion and harboured the ancient belief that it is better to be dead than alive.. Author:RICKS, CHRISTOPHER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BIRDS Aristophanes work survives as the only representation of Greek Old Comedy - the exuberant, satirical form of festival drama which flourished during the heyday of classical Athenian culture in the 5th century BC. This volume offers the plays with an introduction and play-by-play analysis.. Author:ARISTOPHANES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MORTE D'ARTHUR This English version of the stories of King Arthur, "Le Morte D'Arthur" was completed in 1469-70 by Sir Thomas Malory. Malory charts the tragic disintegration of the fellowship of the Round Table, destroyed from within by warring factions.. Author:MALORY, SIR THOMAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NEW WOMAN This collection includes two plays from the 1890s, Sidney Grundy's "The New Woman" (1894) and Arthur Wing Pinero's "The Notorious Mrs Ebbsmith" (1895), and two examples of the New Drama, Elizabeth Robins's "Votes for Women" (1907) and St John Hankin's "The Last of the De Mullins" (1908).. Author:GRUNDY, SIDNEY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EXPEDITION OF CYRUS . Author:XENOPHON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN The story of Huck's escape from his brutal father and the relationship that grows between him and Jim, a slave fleeing an even more brutal oppression. Enormously influential in the development of American literature, this edition discusses the current issues and the evolution of Twain's genius.. Author:TWAIN, MARK. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MEDEA AND OTHER PLAYS Euripides was one of the most popular and controversial of all Greek tragedians, and his plays are marked by an independence of thought, ingenious dramatic devices, and a subtle variety of register and mood. This text contains four tragedies, "Medea", "Hippolytus", "Electra" and "Helen".. Author:EURIPIDES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FIRST PHILOSOPHERS Examines the first philosophers. Through Heraclitus' enigmatic sayings, the poetry of Parmenides and Empedocles, and Zeno's paradoxes, the Western world was introduced to metaphysics, rationalist theology, ethics, and logic. The book contains important fragments of the presocrates and sophists.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GREEK LIVES A new translation of the Greek historian's text in the OXFORD WORLD'S CLASSICS series. This volume concentrates on the virtues and vices exhibited by Lycurgus, Pericles, Solon, Nicias, Themistocles, Alcibiades, Cimon, Agesilaus and Alexander, and illustrates the interplay of character and political action. The text is annotated.. Author:PLUTARCH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ROMAN LIVES In the eight lives of this collection, Plutarch introduces the reader to the major figures and periods of classical Rome. He portrays virtues to be emulated and vices to be avoided, but his purpose is also implicitly to educate and warn those in his own day who wielded power.. Author:PLUTARCH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CORINNE "Corinne, or Italy" (1807) is both the story of a love affair between Oswald, Lord Nelvil and a beautiful poetess, and an homage to the landscape, literature and art of Italy. Included is a critical introduction and notes which set the novel in its historical and political context.. Author:STAEL, MADAME DE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DEFENCE SPEECHES This volume presents five of Cicero's most famous courtroom defences, including: the defence of Roscius, falsely accused of murdering his father; of the consul-elect Murena, accused of electoral bribery; and of Milo, for murdering Cicero's hated enemy Clodius.. Author:CICERO, MARCUS TULLIUS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MYSTERIES OF UDOLPHO Emily St Aubuert is imprisoned in the gloomy medieval fortress of her evil guardian, Count Montoni, in the Appenines. Terror is the order of the day inside the walls of Udolpho, as Emily struggles against Montoni's rapacious schemes and the threat of her own psychological disintegration.. Author:RADCLIFFE, ANN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ANSELM OF CANTERBURY Translation that collects all of Anselm's most important works in one volume. One of the most significant medieval thinkers, Anselm's determination to try and make sense of his Christian faith resulted in a rigorous engagement with the problems of logic which remain relevant for philosophers and theologians today.. Author:ANSELM, ST.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SHAKESPEARE 'Shakespeare: A Life' casts new light on the complexity and fascination of Shakespeare's life and his extraordinary development as an artist. Park Honan uses fresh information to dramatically alter our perceptions of the actor, poet, and playwright.. Author:HONAN, PARK (EMERITUS PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PORT ELIZABETH PLAYS The four plays in this volume focus on the people and the place Fugard knows most intimately - Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Each explores a tense family situation or relationship against the background of wider suffering and tensions, engaging our sympathies for South Africans of all races.. Author:FUGARD, ATHOL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : AGNES BOWKER'S CAT The author reveals how, in Tudor and Stuart times, a series of troubling and unorthodox happenings - bestiality and monstrous births, nakedness and cross-dressing, excommunication and irregular burial, iconoclasm and vandalism - disturbed the margins and set the authorities on edge.. Author:CRESSY, DAVID (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL "The School for Scandal" (1777) is a comedy of contrasts in which brothers Joseph and Charles Surface contend for Maria, with hilariously differing intentions and results. Also contained in this volume are several other plays by Sheridan complete with an introduction and notes.. Author:SHERIDAN, RICHARD BRINSLEY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WOMEN BEWARE WOMEN, AND OTHER PLAYS This volume presents four of Middleton's plays which have most impressed the modern world: a city comedy; two Jacobean tragedies and a satirical expose of Jesuit plotting which was eventually banned by King James and his ministers. The plays are all provided with annotation.. Author:MIDDLETON, THOMAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CLASSIC AMERICAN SHORT STORIES Professor Grant's selection of 14 tales provides an introduction to the art and tradition of the American short story. His choice of authors include Hawthorne, Poe, Mark Twain, Stephen Crane, Sherwood Anderson, Faulkner and Hemingway.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CONCISE OXFORD COMPANION TO CLASSICAL LITERATURE Based on the highly praised second edition of 'The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature', this concise guide to ancient Greek and Roman literature has complete with translations of all Greek and Latin words, It has accounts of the lives and works of key authors, entries on important characters, plot summaries, and more.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY WOMEN DRAMATISTS This volume introduces readers to some of the earliest published women dramatists, to compare and contrast with their better-known male counterparts. The texts are freshly edited using modern spelling, while critical introductions and annotation illuminate the plays' contexts.. Author:PIX, MARY CENTLIVRE, SUSANNA GRIFFITH, ELIZABETH COWLEY, HANNAH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WILLIAM WORDSWORTH Based on intimate knowledge of the poet's manuscripts, on a fresh look at contemporary records and on a study of the mass of material that has appeared since the last serious biography, this new account of Wordsworth focuses on what was most important to him - his life as a writer.. Author:GILL, STEPHEN (FELLOW AND TUTOR, LINCOLN COLLEGE, OXFORD). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : UNCLE TOM'S CABIN The first American novel to become an international best-seller, this novel charts the progress from slavery to freedom of fugitives who escape the chains of American chattel slavery, and of a martyr who transcends all earthly ties.. Author:STOWE, HARRIET BEECHER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ROARING GIRL The Oxford English Drama series offers plays from the 16th to the early 20th centuries in selections that make available both rarely printed and canonical works. The texts are freshly edited using modern spelling, and critical introductions illuminate the plays' cultural contexts.. Author:DEKKER, THOMAS JONSON, BEN MIDDLETON, THOMAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA French naturalist Dr Aronnax embarks on an expedition to hunt down a sea monster, only to discover the Nautilus, a self-contained world built by its enigmatic captain, Nemo. Together Nemo and Aronnax explore underwater marvels. But Nemo's mission is one of revenge.. Author:VERNE, JULES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OLD CURIOSITY SHOP In this novel, Dickens blends naturalistic and allegorical styles to encompass both the actual blight of Victorian industrialization and textual echoes of Bunyan, the Romantic poets, Shakespeare, pantomine and Jacobean tragedy. The story is both humorous and menacing.. Author:DICKENS, CHARLES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TOWNSHIP PLAYS A collection of five plays (one of them, "The Coat", published for the first time in the UK) drawing on black urban experience, conceived by the author in active collaboration with people from the townships of South Africa.. Author:FUGARD, ATHOL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WOMEN IN LOVE In this novel, Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen, who first appeared in Lawrence's earlier novel, "The Rainbow" , take centre stage as Lawrence explores their growth and development in their relationships with two powerful men, Rupert Birkin and his friend Gerald Crich.. Author:LAWRENCE, D.H.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CONCISE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH ETYMOLOGY Provides a brief account of the origins, history, and sense-development of a large part of the vocabulary of modern English, including both basic words and a wide selection of derivative forms.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD DICTIONARY OF PHILOSOPHY From Aristotle to Zen, this reference provides lively and accessible coverage of not only the Western philosophical tradition, but also important themes in Chinese, Indian, Islamic and Jewish philosophy.. Author:BLACKBURN, SIMON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TWILIGHT OF THE IDOLS In the WORLD'S CLASSICS series, an annotated edition of Friedrich Nietzsche's polemic 'Twilight of the Idols', first published in 1889. Intended as an introduction to his philosophy as a whole, the work targets all the unexamined prejudices which Nietzsche considers to have been masquerading as truths for millennia.. Author:NIETZSCHE, FRIEDRICH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : KING HENRY VI This edition is designed to interpret and illuminate Shakespeare's play for modern readers. Features include a new, modern-spelling text, based on the 1623 First Folio, and an introduction which considers composition, sources, historical events, and changing critical attitudes to the play.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : KING HENRY IV This edition offers a fully modernized text of Shakespeare's play "Henry IV, Part 2" - the only play in the canon whose structure almost exactly mirrors that of its predecessor, and thereby affords unique perspectives on Shakespeare's art and craft.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PIERRE ET JEAN "Pierre et Jean" is set in Le Havre in the 1880s and is notable for its evocation of the Normandy coastline captured by the impressionists. But Maupassant's achievement is to have woven from this simple plot in a maritime context an exploration of the complexities at the heart of family life.. Author:MAUPASSANT, GUY DE DE MAUPASSANT, GUY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : POT LUCK This novel is set in a newly constructed block of flats in Rue de Choiseul, Paris. Seemingly a place of prosperity and harmony, it is riddled with snobbery and hypocrisy. Exposing contradictions that pervade bourgeois life, revealing adulteries, betrayals, and depicts moral and sexual degeneracy.. Author:ZOLA, EMILE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ANTIQUARY The unravelling of a stranger's identity will unearth the secrets which have devastated the Earl of Glenallan, and will reinstate the fortunes of Sir Arthur Wardour and his daughter Isabella. This novel, written in the aftermath of Waterloo, is about how the past can enable the future.. Author:SCOTT, SIR WALTER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : QUR'AN The Qur'an, believed by Muslims to be the word of God, was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad 1400 years ago. It is the supreme authority in Islam and the living source of all Islamic teaching. This new translation is written in a contemporary idiom that remains faithful to the original, making it easy to read while retaining its powers of eloquence.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NORTH AND SOUTH Moving from the industrial riots of discontented millworkers through to the unsought passions of a middle-class woman, and from religious crises of conscience to the ethics of naval mutiny, "North and South" poses fundamental questions about the nature of social authority and obedience.. Author:GASKELL, ELIZABETH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MY ANTONIA "My Antonia" (1918) depicts the pioneering period of European settlement on the tall-grass prairie of the American mid-west, with its beautiful yet terrifying landscape, rich ethnic mix of immigrants and native-born Americans, and communities whose lives experience joy and suffering.. Author:CATHER, WILLA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SONG OF THE LARK This text offers Willa Sibert Cather's lyrical, atmospheric and moving novel, a thinly veiled autobiography of a female artist in America at the turn of the century.. Author:CATHER, WILLA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FROM HERE TO INFINITY A retitled and revised edition of the author's work "The Problems of Mathematics", this guide to contemporary mathematics explains the latest discoveries, such as Andrew Wiles's proof of Fermat's Last Theorem, chaos theory and fake four-dimensional spaces.. Author:STEWART, IAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CRANFORD In this comedy of early-Victorian life in a country town, Elizabeth Gaskell describes the uneventful lives of the lady-like inhabitants so as to offer an ironic commentary on the diverse experiences of men and women. This edition has detailed notes and a new introduction.. Author:GASKELL, ELIZABETH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : O PIONEERS! Willa Cather's second novel, "O Pioneers!" (1913) tells the story of Alexandra Bergson and her determination to save her immigrant family's Nebraska farm. Clear-headed and fiercely independent, Alexandra's passionate faith in the prairie makes her a wealthy landowner.. Author:CATHER, WILLA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SELECTED TALES This critical edition selects 24 of Poe's tales and places the most popular - "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Masque of the Red Death", "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Purloined Letter" - alongside less well-known travel narratives, metaphysical essays and political satires.. Author:POE, EDGAR ALLAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : VIRGINIAN "The Virginian" (1902) is the romantic tale of cowpunchers of the Wyoming cattle country during the 1870s and 1880s. It is chiefly concerned with a handsome, heroic figure known only as "the Virginian", his chivalry and daring and his wooing of Molly Wood, a pretty schoolteacher from Vermont.. Author:WISTER, OWEN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EXEMPLARY STORIES More popular in their day than "Don Quixote", Cervantes's "Exemplary Stories" range from the picaresque to the satirical, defying the conventions of heroic chivalric literature through a combination of comic irony, moral ambiguity, realism and sheer mirth.. Author:CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, MIGUEL DE SAAVEDRA, MIGUEL DE CERVANTES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS, AN AMERICAN SLAVE The autobiography of Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) who was born into slavery in Maryland and, after his escape to Massachusetts in 1838, became an abolitionist and campaigner for women's rights. His narrative describes his life as a slave, his struggle to educate himself and his fight for freedom.. Author:DOUGLASS, FREDERICK. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ITALIAN First published in 1797, "The Italian" is a classic example of Gothic romance. The narrative centres on Radcliffe's sinister creation - the monk Schedoni, whose past is shrouded in mystery. This expanded edition explores the novel in the context of British attitudes in the late 18th century.. Author:RADCLIFFE, ANN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ELEMENTARY FORMS OF RELIGIOUS LIFE In this title, 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.. Author:DURKHEIM, EMILE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HERACLES AND OTHER PLAYS AND OTHER PLAYS The first three plays in this volume are filled with violence or its threat. 'Cyclops', is a satyr play. Alcestis shows various reactions to death with pathos and grim humour while Heracles portrays emotional pain and undeserved suffering. 'Children of Heracles' deals with the effects of war on refugees and the consequences of sheltering them.. Author:EURIPIDES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JOURNAL OF A WEST INDIAN PROPRIETOR Situated between the eradication of slavery under British imperialism in 1807 and emancipation in 1834-1838, the "Journal of a West India Proprietor" records a colonial encounter, between slave-holder and slaves, at a significant historical moment.. Author:LEWIS, MATTHEW. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL Nietzsche's text considers topics including the origins and nature of Judaeo-Christian morality; the end of philosophical dogmatism and beginning of perspectivism; and the questionable virtues of science and scholarship, whilst advancing an extra-moral wisdom which is "beyond good and evil".. Author:NIETZSCHE, FRIEDRICH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BEAUTIFUL AND DAMNED Gloria and Anthony Patch party until their money runs out; then their goal becomes Adam Patch's fortune. Gloria's beauty fades and Anthony's drinking takes its horrible toll. Fitzgerald here once again displays a wariness of the upper classes.. Author:FITZGERALD, F.SCOTT. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EMPIRE WRITING This anthology gathers together British imperial writing alongside native and settler literature in English, interweaving short stories, poems, essays, travel writing, and memoirs from the phase of British expansionist imperialism known as high empire.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GREAT GATSBY A portrayal of the power of romantic imagination, as well as the pathos and courage entailed in the pursuit of an unattainable dream, "The Great Gatsby" is a classic fiction of hope and disillusion, which encapsulates the spirit, excitement and violence of the "Jazz Age".. Author:FITZGERALD, F.SCOTT. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LIVES OF THE CAESARS These biographies of Julius Caesar and the 11 subsequent emperors were composed by Suetonius from a variety of sources, without much concern for their reliability. His interest is not so much analytical or historical, but anecdotal and salacious, giving rise to provocative portraits.. Author:SUETONIUS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ORESTEIA The Oresteian trilogy ('Agamemnon', 'Libation Bearers', 'Eumenides') established the themes of Greek tragedy - the inexorable nature of Fate, the relationship between justice, revenge, and religion. The plays dramatize the murder of Agamemnon by his wife Clytemnestra, the revenge of her son Orestes, and his judgement by the court of Athens.. Author:AESCHYLUS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : VALPERGA Based on the life of Castruccio Castracani, Prince of Lucca, a brilliant soldier and cruel tyrant who successfully commanded the Ghibelline forces against the Guelphs. Woven into the story are the tragic destinies of two fictional heroines, Ethanasia, Countess of Valperga, and Beatrice.. Author:SHELLEY, MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TROILUS AND CRISEYDE Like Romeo and Juliet, or Tristan and Iseult, the names of Troilus and Criseyde will always be united: a pair of lovers whose names are inseparable from passion and tragedy. "Troilus and Criseyde" is Chaucer's masterpiece and was prized for centuries as his supreme achievement.. Author:CHAUCER, GEOFFREY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BIRTH OF TRAGEDY For Nietzsche, Greek tragedy is the expression of a culture which has achieved a delicate but powerful balance between Dionysian insight and Apollonian rationality. In order to promote a return to these values, he undertakes a critique of the complacency of late 19th-century German culture.. Author:NIETZSCHE, FRIEDRICH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DAWN OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE Books 31 to 40 of Livy's history chart Rome's emergence as an imperial nation and the Romans tempestuous involvement with Greece, Macedonia and the near East in the opening decades of the second century BC; they are our most important source for Graeco-Roman relations in that century.. Author:LIVY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FOUR RESTORATION LIBERTINE PLAYS These four plays in the Oxford English Drama series capture the range of responses to the fashionable and daring libertine movement in the second half of the seventeenth century.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LIFTED VEIL, AND BROTHER JACOB First published in 1859, "The Lifted Veil" is a dark fantasy woven from contemporary scientific interest in the brain. Published as a companion piece, "Brother Jacob" is a satirical modern fable which draws parallels between eating and reading. An introduction sets each in context.. Author:ELIOT, GEORGE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JANE AUSTEN'S LETTERS Jane Austen's letters afford a unique insight into the daily life of the novelist: intimate and gossipy, observant and informative, they bring alive her family and friends, her surroundings and contemporary events with a freshness unparalleled in modern biographies.. Author:AUSTEN, JANE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : AGRICOLA AND GERMANY Cornelius Tacitus, Rome's greatest historian and the last great writer of classical Latin prose, produced his first two books in AD 98. A biography of his late father-in-law, Julius Agricola, and an account of Rome's most dangerous enemies, the Germans. They appear here, in translation. Author:TACITUS, CORNELIUS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DOCTOR'S WIFE In her rewriting of Flaubert's "Madame Bovary", Mary Elizabeth Braddon explores her heroine's sense of entrapment and alienation in middle-class provincial life, married to a good natured but bovine husband who seems incapable of understanding his wife's imaginative life and feelings.. Author:BRADDON, MARY ELIZABETH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ODD WOMEN The idea of the superfluity of unmarried women was one the "New Woman" novels of the 1890s sought to challenge. But in this novel (1893) Gissing satirizes the prevailing literary image and makes the point that unmarried women were generally viewed less as noble and romantic figures than as "odd".. Author:GISSING, GEORGE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WOMEN'S WRITING 1778-1838 This anthology brings together the work of over 40 women writers in a period marked by rapid social change, intense intellectual and political debate, and a sharpened focus on the rights and wrongs of women. Covering a wide range of writing in a variety of literary and non-literary genres.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WIDOWING OF MRS HOLROYD AND OTHER PLAYS These plays are freshly edited using modern spelling. Critical introductions, annotation and bibliographies aim to illuminate the plays' cultural contexts and theatrical potential for reader and performer alike.. Author:LAWRENCE, D.H.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RED BADGE OF COURAGE A vivid psychological account of a young man's experience of fighting in the American Civil War, based on Crane's reading of popular descriptions of battle. The text also contains a number of Crane's other stories including "The Open Boat" and "The Blue Hotel".. Author:CRANE, STEPHEN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MISS JULIE Strindberg was one of the most extreme and most influential theatrical innovators of the late 19th century. The five plays translated here are those on which Strindberg's international reputation as a dramatist principally rests and this edition embraces his transition from Naturalism to Modernism.. Author:STRINDBERG, JOHAN AUGUST. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BEOWULF "Beowulf" is an epic poem come down from Anglo-Saxon times. It celebrates the virtues of the heroic life, Hrothgar and Beowulf are beacons of wisdom and courage in a dark world of feuds, violence and uncertainty. Beowulf's heroism set against a background of power struggles, fratricide and tyranny.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE In the remote border country of South Utah, a man is about to be whipped by the Mormons. The punishment is halted by the arrival of the hero, Lassiter, a gunman in black leather, who gradually recounts his own history of an endless search for a woman abducted long ago by the Mormons.. Author:GREY, ZANE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OLIVE A YOUNG GIRL'S TRIUMPH OVER PREJUDICE First published in 1850, "Olive" traces its eponymous heroine's progress from her ill-starred birth to maturity as she struggles to take her place in the world as artist and woman. This edition also includes 'The Half-Caste', a story that confronts racial prejudice in Victorian Britain.. Author:CRAIK, DINAH MULOCK. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DIARY OF A NOBODY Anxious, accident-prone, occasionally waspish, Charles Pooter has come to be seen as the epitome of English suburban life. His diary chronicles encounters with difficult tradesmen, the delights of home improvements, small parties, minor embarrassments, and problems with his troublesome son.. Author:GROSSMITH, GEORGE GROSSMITH, WEEDON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RESTORATION LITERATURE This anthology brings together a collection of works from this confident and creative period - a literature which is by turns refined, poignant, and brash. Works by Dryden and Flecknoe and lyrics by the Earl of Rochester are presented, while Milton's "Paradise Lost" comments on the scene.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SELECTED POEMS Verlaine's work is associated with the early Symbolists, the Decadents and the Parnassiens. This bilingual edition provides a 170 poems in translation with an introduction illuminating Verlaine's poetic form within the context of French Impressionism and the poetry of sensation.. Author:VERLAINE, PAUL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT This verse translation of one of the tales of the Arthurian cycle uses a modern alliterative pattern. Originating from the north-west Midlands, it is based on two separate ancient Celtic motifs of the Beheading and the Exchange of Winnings, brought together by the anonymous 14th-century poet.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : THREE MAJOR PLAYS Lope de Vega created plots and characters notable for their energy and dramatic power, which combine the serious and comic. The first reveals how tyranny leads to rebellion, the second about passion ending in death. And the final play centres on the relationship of a young wife with her stepson.. Author:VEGA, LOPE DE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MOONSTONE A fabulous diamond becomes Rachel Verinder's dangerous inheritance. Outside her house watch the Hindu priests who have waited many years to reclaim their looted talisman. When the Moonstone disappears, the case looks simple, but no-one is what they seem, and nothing can be taken for granted.. Author:COLLINS, WILKIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OLIVER TWIST This edition of "Oliver Twist" is based on the Clarendon edition, which uses Dicken's revised text of 1846. It includes his preface of 1841 in which he defends himself against criticism, and also includes 24 original illustrations. An introduction provides an account of the novel.. Author:DICKENS, CHARLES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JOSEPH ANDREWS AND SHAMELA In both "Joseph Andrews" and "Shamela" Henry Fielding demonstrates his concern for the corruption of contemporary society, politics, religion, morality, and taste. This text includes an introduction situating Fielding's works in their critical and historical contexts.. Author:FIELDING, HENRY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MRS BEETON'S BOOK OF HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT Alternately fashionable and frugal, anxious and self-confident, this text highlights the concerns of a Victorian middle-class at a key point in its history. This edition suggests ways of approaching this massive, hybrid text as a significant document of social and cultural history.. Author:BEETON, ISABELLA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RIDDLE OF THE SANDS A RECORD OF SECRET SERVICE In spite of good prospects in the Foreign Office, sardonic civil servant, Carruthers, is finding it hard to endure the emptiness and boredom of his life in London. He accepts an invitation to join a friend on a sailing holiday in the Baltic, where they discover a German plot to invade England.. Author:CHILDERS, ERSKINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CYMBELINE This edition of "Cymbeline" shows how Shakespeare combines virtuoso theatrical and poetic means to present a story of a marriage imperilled by mistrust and painfully rebuilt through the physical and spiritual journeys undertaken by the heroine and hero, set in a context of international conflict.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TRILBY First published in 1894, the story of diva Trilby O'Ferrall and her mesmeric mentor, Svengali, has entered mythology, alongside Dracula and Sherlock Holmes. The novel led to a hit play, a series of popular films and the naming of the trilby hat, and reflects the author's time in Paris.. Author:MAURIER, GEORGE DU DU MAURIER, GEORGE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LOST WORLD A scientific expedition sets out to explore a plateau in South America that remains frozen in time from the days when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Seemingly impossible to penetrate, this lost world holds great danger for the men, from both fiendish ape-men and terrifying prehistoric creatures.. Author:DOYLE, SIR ARTHUR CONAN CONAN DOYLE, ARTHUR. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OCCASIONAL, CRITICAL AND POLITICAL WRITINGS A collection of James Joyce's non-fictional writing, including newspaper articles, reviews, lectures and propagandizing essays. This volume covers 40 years of Joyce's life and maps important changes in his political and literary opinions as well as clarifying developments in his own work.. Author:JOYCE, JAMES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WUTHERING HEIGHTS This edition of Emily Bronte's classic 1847 novel uses the authoritative Clarendon text. Patsy Stoneman's introduction considers the bewildering variety of critical interpretation to which the novel has been subject, as well as offering some insights for the modern reader.. Author:BRONTE, EMILY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GREAT EXPECTATIONS An unknown benefactor provides Philip Pirrip with the chance to escape his poor upbringing. Aspiring to be a gentleman, and encouraged by his expectations of wealth, he abandons his friends and moves to London. His expectations prove to be unfounded however, and he must return home penniless.. Author:DICKENS, CHARLES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CANTERBURY TALES A reissue of Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales".. Author:CHAUCER, GEOFFREY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MILL ON THE FLOSS From the author of MIDDLEMARCH and SILAS MARNER, a story of frustrated intelligence and longing, featuring the intelligent Maggie, who yearns to be loved, and her brother Tom, who is forced to study. When Maggie is cast out by Tom, she is ostracized by society, and must face the consequences of renunciation.. Author:ELIOT, GEORGE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY The wish spoken by Dorian Gray as he looks at his portrait forms the basis of the plot of this story of a gilded and spoilt hedonist who is willing to sell his soul for his beauty.. Author:WILDE, OSCAR. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FRANKENSTEIN: 1818 TEXT THE MODERN PROMETHEUS This edition of Mary Shelley's classic novel "Frankenstein" mocks leaders and achievers who leave desolation in their wake, showing mankind its choice - to live co-operatively or to die of selfishness. It is also a black comedy.. Author:SHELLEY, MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HARD TIMES In the persons of Gradgrind and Bounderby, Dickens stigmatized the prevalent philosophy of utilitarianism which, whether in school or factory, allowed human beings to be caged in a dreary scenery of brick terraces and foul chimneys, to be enslaved to machines and reduced to numbers.. Author:DICKENS, CHARLES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PORTRAIT OF A LADY When Isabel Archer, a young American woman arrives in Europe, she sees the world as "a place of brightness". She turns aside from suitors who offer her their wealth and devotion to follow her own path. But that way leads to disillusionment and Isabel has to make her final choice.. Author:JAMES, HENRY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : REPUBLIC Essentially an inquiry into morality, Plato's "Republic" also contains arguments and insights into many other areas of philosophy. It is also a literary classic. This translation by Robin Waterfield is complemented by full explanatory notes and a critical introduction.. Author:PLATO. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SCARLET LETTER When an elderly scholar discovers his young wife in the pillory, cradling a child and wearing a scarlet A for Adulteress, he disguises himself as a doctor and begins a destructive search for the child's father. This text contains detailed notes, and covers developments in Hawthorne scholarship.. Author:HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CONFESSIONS This new translation conveys to the English reader with accuracy and art the brilliant and impassioned descriptions of Augustine's colourful early life.. Author:AUGUSTINE, SAINT, BISHOP OF HIPPO SAINT AUGUSTINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ALICE IN WONDERLAND A little girl falls down a rabbit hole and discovers a world of nonsensical and amusing characters.. Author:CARROLL, LEWIS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ODYSSEY This is Homer's classic tale of Odysseus' 10-year voyage back home to his wife Penelope in Ithaca after the Trojan war. It tells of his encounters with the Cyclops, the Sirens, Scylla and Charibdis and his eventual arrival home, to be recognized by his dog.. Author:HOMER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : COMPLETE SHORTER FICTION . Author:WILDE, OSCAR. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SHIRLEY . Author:BRONTE, CHARLOTTE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TREASURE ISLAND Young Jim Hawkins finds a map that leads him to adventure at sea, encounters with pirates, and a desperate search for treasure.. Author:STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ANNA KARENINA In writing "Anna Karenina" Tolstoy moved away from the vast historical sweep of "War and Peace" to tell the story of an aristocratic woman who brings ruin on herself. Anna's tragedy is interwoven with not only the courtship and marriage of Kitty and Levin but also the lives of many others.. Author:TOLSTOY, LEO. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ROBINSON CRUSOE The sole survivor of a shipwreck, Robinson Crusoe is stranded on an uninhabited island far away from any shipping routes. With patience and ingenuity, he transforms his island into a tropical paradise. For twenty-four years he has no human company, until one Friday, he rescues a prisoner from a boat of cannibals.. Author:DEFOE, DANIEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CRIME AND PUNISHMENT This is the story of a murder committed on principle, of a killer who wishes by his action to set himself outside and above society. A novel of tension, it is pervaded by Dostoevsky's sinister evocation of St Petersburg, yet the life of its tenements and drink-shops provides moments of humour.. Author:DOSTOEVSKY, F.M. DOSTOYEVSKY, FYODOR. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ON LIBERTY AND OTHER ESSAYS Collected here in a single volume are John Stuart Mill's essays "On Liberty", "Utilitarianism", "Considerations on Representative Government", and "The Subjection of Women". In his introduction John Gray describes these essays as applications of Mill's doctrine of the Art of Life.. Author:MILL, JOHN STUART. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MOBY DICK This tale of Captain Ahab's frantic pursuit of the cunning and notorious white whale Moby Dick draws heavily on the author's own experiences on the high seas. This edition includes passages from Melville's correspondence with Hawthorne, in which the two discussed the novel's philosophical depths.. Author:MELVILLE, HERMAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DRACULA Bram Stoker's classic vampire story has haunted and disturbed the modern imagination for a hundred years. Set in Transylvania, London, and Whitby, it pits the sinister but seductive Count Dracula against a team of Vampire-hunters armed only with typewriters, phonographs, and syringes.. Author:STOKER, BRAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FOUR MAJOR PLAYS This is a collection of four of Ibsen's major plays: "A Doll's House"; "Ghosts"; "Hedda Gabler"; and "The Master Builder".. Author:IBSEN, HENRIK. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NO NAME This novel about the stigma of illegitimacy, rejected as immoral by the critics of its day, is now seen as a work of social insight, showing Collins at the height of his powers.. Author:COLLINS, WILKIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER Tom Sawyer's bold spirit, winsome smile, and inventive solutions to the problems of everyday life in fictional St Petersburg make him a quintessentially American figure both at home and abroad and have made this one of Mark Twain's most popular novels.. Author:TWAIN, MARK. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TALE OF TWO CITIES Set between 1757 and 1793, "A Tale of Two Cities" views the causes and effects of the Revolution, showing how private experience relates to public history. Dickens' characters are drawn towards the Paris of the Terror, and all become caught up in its web of human suffering and human sacrifice.. Author:DICKENS, CHARLES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FATHERS AND SONS Turgenev's novel about the conflict between generations is the controversial portrait of Bazarov, the energetic, cynical, and self-assured "nihilist" who repudiates the romanticism of his elders. This translation draws on Turgenev's working manuscript.. Author:TURGENEV, IVAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : POLITICS "The Politics" is one of the most influential texts in the history of political thought, and it raises issues which still confront anyone who wants to think seriously about the ways in which human societies are organized and governed.. Author:ARISTOTLE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MONK "The Monk" is a violent tale of ambition, murder, and incest. The struggle between monastic vows and personal ambitions leads its main character, the monk Ambrosio, to temptation and the breaking of his vows, then to sexual obsession and rape, and finally to murder in order to conceal his guilt.. Author:LEWIS, MATTHEW. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO A novel of tension and excitement, it is also a tale of obsession and revenge, with Dantes, believing himself to be an "Angel of Providence", pursuing his vengeance to the bitter end before realizing that he himself is a victim of fate. This edition uses the 19th-century translation.. Author:DUMAS, ALEXANDRE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BLEAK HOUSE "Bleak House", is Dickens's most daring experiment in the narration of a complex plot. It is a mystery story, in which Esther Summerson discovers the truth about her birth, and it is a murder story, led by one of the earliest detectives in English fiction, Inspector Bucket.. Author:DICKENS, CHARLES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MIDDLEMARCH Writing at the moment when the foundations of Western thought were being challenged, George Eliot fashions in "Middlemarch" (1871-2) the quintessential Victorian novel, a concept of life and society free from the dogma of the past yet able to confront the scepticism that was taking over the age.. Author:ELIOT, GEORGE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MOLL FLANDERS . Author:DEFOE, DANIEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TURN OF THE SCREW AND OTHER STORIES Like the other tales collected here - "Sir Edmund Orme", "Owen Wingrave", and "The Friends of the Friends" - "The Turn of the Screw" is to all immediate appearances a ghost story. But are the appearances what they seem? The texts are those of the New York Edition, with a new Introduction and Notes.. Author:JAMES, HENRY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ILIAD . Author:HOMER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NICOMACHEAN ETHICS . Author:ARISTOTLE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WARDEN . Author:TROLLOPE, A.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LEAVES OF GRASS In "Leaves of Grass", Whitman abandoned the rules of traditional poetry - breaking the standard metred line, discarding the obligatory rhyming scheme, and using the vernacular. This is an up-to-date edition for student use, with full critical apparatus.. Author:WHITMAN, WALT. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LIVES OF THE ARTISTS Containing facts, attributions, and anecdotes about his contemporaries, Vasari's collection of biographical accounts also presents an influential theory of the development of Renaissance art. This translation contains 36 of the most important lives as well as an introduction and explanatory notes.. Author:VASARI, GIORGIO. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : IDIOT Revealing Dostoevsky's acute artistic sense and penetrating psychological insight, this translation is faithful to the original.. Author:DOSTOEVSKY, FYODOR. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FIVE PLAYS This volume contains English translations of: "Ivanov", "The Seagull", "Uncle Vanya", "Three Sisters", and "The Cherry Orchard".. Author:CHEKHOV, ANTON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TO THE LIGHTHOUSE For years the Ramsays have spent every summer in their holiday home in Scotland, and they expect these summers will go on forever. In this, her most autobiographical novel, Virginia Woolf captures the intensity of childhood longing and delight, and the shifting complexity of adult relationships.. Author:WOOLF, VIRGINIA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TEMPEST Performed variously as escapist fantasy, celebratory fiction, and political allegory, "The Tempest" is arguably one of the plays in which Shakespeare's genius as a poetic dramatist found its fullest expression. This edition includes an introduction examining changing attitudes to the play.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TWELFTH NIGHT OR, WHAT YOU WILL This edition of one of Shakespeare's most popular plays emphasizes its theatrical qualities in both the introduction and a detailed commentary. One aspect of this edition is the inclusion of musical compositions by James Walker which augment the fragments of original music that remain.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HAMLET The combination of violence and introspection in "Hamlet" as well as its curious riddles and paradoxes make it one of Shakespeare's most widely discussed tragedies. The introduction to this edition explains the process by which variant texts were fused in the 18th century.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MACBETH Dark and violent, "Macbeth" is also one of the most theatrically spectacular of Shakespeare's tragedies. The introduction to this edition relates the play's changing fortunes to changes within society and the theatre and investigates the sources of its enduring appeal.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : AS YOU LIKE IT Shakespeare's most light-hearted comedy with his longest female role. The editor reassesses its performance and textual history, showing how interpretations have changed since the first recorded production in 1740. Detailed annotations investigate the allusive and often bawdy language.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is perhaps the best loved of Shakepeare's plays. It brings together aristocrats, workers, and fairies in a wood outside Athens, and from there the enchantment begins. The introduction to this edition pays particular attention to dreams and dreamers.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : KING HENRY IV This edition of "Henry IV, Part I", with Falstaff towering among his comic inventions, has an introduction discussing both the critical and theatrical history of the play. It also analyzes its language in a commentary on individual words and phrases, and explains the historical background.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MEASURE FOR MEASURE When Claudio breaks the new laws against vice in Vienna, a series of ethical issues is brought under scrutiny. The introduction to this edition of "Measure for Measure" discusses the origins of Shakespeare's treatment of the well-known story and examines his sources.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : KING HENRY V The climax of Shakespeare's sequence of English history plays, this book is a celebration of a young warrior-king. It is also a study of the costly exhilarations of war and of the penalties as well as the glories, of human greatness. The editor shows how Shakespeare shaped his historical material.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MERCHANT OF VENICE What was Shakespeare's attitude to semitism? The introduction to this edition of "The Merchant of Venice" opens by addressing this vital issue raised by the play, and goes on to study the sources, background, and date, including a discussion of Sigmund Freud's essay on "The Three Caskets".. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA The text of the play is enhanced by an introduction which covers the play from a number of angles, including those of gender and race. The sources of the play and the theatrical challenge presented by Shakespeare's technique are described, along with a full stage history.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CANDIDE AND OTHER STORIES This translation of five of Voltaire's major stories - "Micromegas", "Zadig", "The Ingenu", and "The White Bull", as well as "Candide" - is accompanied by a full introduction and notes which should be of use to the modern reader.. Author:VOLTAIRE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SYMPOSIUM In his celebrated masterpiece, "Symposium", Plato imagines a high-society dinner-party in Athens in 416 BC at which the guests include the comic poet Aristophanes and, of course, Plato's mentor Socrates. This translation is complemented by explanatory notes and an introduction.. Author:PLATO. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WOMAN IN WHITE "The Woman in White" is regarded as the first "Sensation Novel". Walter Hartright's mysterious midnight encounter with the woman in white draws him into a vortex of crime, poison, kidnapping, and international intrigue.. Author:COLLINS, WILKIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DOCTOR JEKYLL AND MR.HYDE This edition of "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde / Weir of Hermiston" includes Stevenson's essay "The Importance of Dreams". Both these stories deal in different ways with a topic which fascinated Stevenson: the duality of human nature.. Author:STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BARCHESTER TOWERS The novel "Barchester Towers" follow the intrigues of ambition and love in the cathedral town of Barchester. In this moral comedy Trollope continues the story of Mr Harding and his daughter Eleanor, the central questions being - who will be warden? Who will be dean? And who will marry Eleanor?. Author:TROLLOPE, ANTHONY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LITTLE WOMEN This is a critical edition of a classic beloved of children and adults since 1868. The introduction provides a history of the Alcotts, and of Louisa Alcott's own struggles as a writer.. Author:ALCOTT, LOUISA MAY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CHRISTMAS BOOKS This collection includes Dickens's five most popular Christmas tales: "The Chimes", "The Haunted Man", "The Cricket on the Hearth", "The Battle of Life", and "A Christmas Carol". The texts are taken from the 1868 Charles Dickens Edition, corrected by the author himself.. Author:DICKENS, CHARLES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JUST SO STORIES How did the camel get his hump? Why won't cats do as they are told? Who invented reading and writing? Kipling's imagined answers to such questions draw on the beast fables he heard as a child in India, as well as on folk traditions.. Author:KIPLING, RUDYARD. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ORIGIN OF SPECIES In "The Origin of Species" (1859) Charles Darwin challenged many of the most deeply-held beliefs of the Western world. Arguing for a material, not divine, origin of species, he showed that new species are achieved by "natural selection".. Author:DARWIN, CHARLES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CASTLE OF OTRANTO First published pseudonymously in 1764, "The Castle of Otranto" gives us a series of catastrophes, ghostly interventions, revelations of identity and exciting contests.. Author:WALPOLE, HORACE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BOSTONIANS Olive Chancellor and Basil Ransom, cousins, clash, when Olive wants Verena Tarrant to use her eloquence for the woman's movement, and Basil wants Verena to give up politics and marry him.. Author:JAMES, HENRY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : VANITY FAIR VANITY FAIR: A NOVEL WITHOUT A HERO Presents the nineteenth-century masterpiece about an unscrupulous young woman who is determined to achieve wealth and social success.. Author:THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST" AND OTHER PLAYS This text presents four plays by Oscar Wilde, newly edited and with modern spelling and punctuation. In addition there is an introduction and detailed annotation. Three social comedies, which spearheaded the dramatic renaissance of the 1890s, are accompanied by the experimental, symbolist "Salome".. Author:WILDE, OSCAR. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DOCTOR FAUSTUS AND OTHER PLAYS TAMBURLAINE, PARTS I AND II; DOCTOR FAUSTUS, A- AND B-TEXTS; THE JEW OF MALTA; EDWARD II This edition offers Marlowe's five major plays, which show the radicalism and vitality of his writing in the few years before his violent death. The texts of the plays have been edited and are presented with modernized spelling and punctuation. There is a scholarly introduction and annotation.. Author:MARLOWE, CHRISTOPHER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ALCHEMIST AND OTHER PLAYS "VOLPONE, OR THE FOX", "EPICENE, OR THE SILENT WOMAN", "THE ALCHEMIST", "BARTHOLEMEW FAIR" This edition brings together Jonson's four great comedies in one volume. "Volpone" (1606), "Epicene" (1609), "The Alchemist" (1610) and "Bartholomew Fair" (1614). The plays have been newly edited and are presented with stage directions and modernized pronunciation and spelling.. Author:JONSON, BEN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD AND OTHER PLAYS RIDERS TO THE SEA; THE SHADOW OF THE GLEN; THE TINKER'S WEDDING; THE WELL OF THE SAINTS; THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD; DEIRDRE OF THE SORROWS Synge was one of the key dramatists in the world of Irish literature at the turn of the century. This volume offers all of Synge's plays, which range from racy comedy to stark tragedy, all sharing a memorable lyricism. The introduction places him in the context of the Irish literary movement.. Author:SYNGE, JOHN M.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : 'TIS PITY SHE'S A WHORE AND OTHER PLAYS This selection of plays by John Ford sets the earliest surviving independently-written play, "The Lover's Melancholy", alongside his three best known works. Also included is an introduction with sections on each play addressing gender issues, modern relevance, and staging possibilities.. Author:FORD, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ROVER AND OTHER PLAYS Behn (1640-89) was both successful and controversial in her own lifetime; her achievements are now recognized less equivocally and her plays, often revived, demonstrate wit, compassion and remarkable range. This volume collects her most important comedies with annotation and modernized spelling.. Author:BEHN, APHRA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DUCHESS OF MALFI AND OTHER PLAYS This volume offers John Webster's two great Jacobean tragedies, "The White Devil" and "The Duchess of Malfi", together with his tragicomedy, "The Devil's Law-Case", and the comedy written with William Rowley, "A Cure for a Cuckold". This is a critical edition.. Author:WEBSTER, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : COUNTRY WIFE AND OTHER PLAYS Wycherley's four comedies are admired for their satirical wit, farcical humour, vivid characterization, and social criticism. The plays are "Love in a Wood", "The Country Wife", "The Gentleman Dancing Master" and "The Plain Dealer". This is a critical edition.. Author:WYCHERLEY, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MAD WORLD, MY MASTERS AND OTHER PLAYS Perhaps best known for his tragedies, Thomas Middleton also wrote many comedies of city life. This volume collects four of them; the first three, written between 1604-6, witty and rambunctious satires on the predatory life of the aspiring London citizen, the fourth a satire shading into romance.. Author:MIDDLETON, THOMAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PICKWICK PAPERS In 1836 Dickens was invited by his publishers to write "a monthly something" illustrated by sporting plates. Thus the Pickwick Club was born: its supposed "papers" soon outgrew their origins and became a comic novel, still among Dicken's most popular works. This is a critical edition.. Author:DICKENS, CHARLES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SILAS MARNER Falsely accused, cut off from his past, Silas the weaver hoardes his gold. Meanwhile, Godfrey Cass, son of the squire, contracts a secret marriage. While the village celebrates Christmas and New Year, two apparently inexplicable events occur: Silas loses his gold and finds a child on his hearth.. Author:ELIOT, GEORGE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ROXANA THE FORTUNATE MISTRESS Defoe's last and darkest novel, is the autobiography of a woman who has traded her virtue, at first for survival, and then for fame and fortune. Its narrator tells the story of her own "wicked" life as the mistress of rich and powerful men.. Author:DEFOE, DANIEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OROONOKO AND OTHER WRITINGS Aphra Behn valued fame "almost as much as if I had been born a hero" (preface to "The Lucky Chance"). This volume contains "Oroonoko", five other works of fiction, ranging from comedy and high melodrama to tragedy, and a selection of her poetry, demonstrating her range and interests.. Author:BEHN, APHRA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT Chronicles Martin Chuzzlewit's experiences as a student of architecture and a pioneer in the American West.. Author:DICKENS, CHARLES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL First published in 1848, a novel in which a woman flees from a disastrous marriage with her child to a desolate moorland mansion. It portrays one woman's struggle for independence at a time when law and society defined a married woman as her husband's property.. Author:BRONTE, ANNE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : VICOMTE DE BRAGELONNE May, 1660 and the fate of nations is at stake. Mazarin plots, Louis XIV is in love and Raoul de Bragelonne, son of Athos, is intent on serving France and winning the heart of Louise de la Valliere. D'Artagnan, meanwhile, is perplexed by a mysterious stranger.. Author:DUMAS, ALEXANDRE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ULYSSES 'Ulysses', one of the greatest novels of the 20th century, has had a profound influence on modern fiction. In a series of episodes covering the course of a single day, 16 June 1904, the novel traces the movements of Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus through the streets of Dublin. This edition republishes the original 1922 text.. Author:JOYCE, JAMES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LOUISE DE LA VALLIERE The middle section of "The Vicomte de Bragelonne" or, "Ten Years After". Dumas continues the suspense which began with that text and will end with "The Man in the Iron Mask". It is 1661 and the royal court of France is in turmoil - can the King really be in love with the Duchess d'Orleans?. Author:DUMAS, ALEXANDRE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EUSTACE DIAMONDS When shrewd and poor Lizzie Greystock marries she is fully aware of her wealthy husband's approaching death.. Author:TROLLOPE, ANTHONY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ARMADALE This novel explores the role of women, the divided self, and the need to acknowledge the darker side of the personality: a modern theme grafted on to a traditional melodrama.. Author:COLLINS, WILKIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : IS HEATHCLIFF A MURDERER? The author investigates 34 suggested conundrums in 19th-century fiction, such as: does Becky kill Jos at the end of "Vanity Fair"? Rather than intending to catch out the novelists, he typically finds a reason for the seeming anomaly and pays homage to the critical activities of the close reader.. Author:SUTHERLAND, JOHN (LORD NORTHCLIFFE PROFESSOR OF MODERN ENGLISH LITERATURE, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CAN YOU FORGIVE HER? Alice Vavasor, a girl of independent spirit and means, is engaged to the "paragon" John Grey but, seemingly distressed by his perfection, she jilts him in favour of her less reputable cousin, George. Alice's story is interwoven with that of the early married life of her friend, Lady Glencora.. Author:TROLLOPE, ANTHONY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TRISTRAM SHANDY LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY, GENTLEMAN A witty eighteenth-century gentleman recounts his life and the comic adventures of his English country family.. Author:STERNE, LAURENCE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : METAMORPHOSES The modern, unacademic idiom of this translation of "Metamorphoses" opens the way to a fresh understanding of Ovid's unique and elusive vision of reality.. Author:OVID. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ORLANDO This "biography" is Woolf's most light-hearted novel and appears here with the original illustrations. Cross-dressing, sex-changing Orlando begins life as a young noble in the 16th century and moves through numerous historical and geographical worlds to finish as a modern woman writer in the 1920s.. Author:WOOLF, VIRGINIA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : AGNES GREY Drawing on her own unhappy experiences, Anne Bronte's narrative describes the almost unbelievable pressures endured by 19th-century governesses - including the insensitive and sometimes cruel treatment meted out by employers.. Author:BRONTE, ANNE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : YELLOW WALL-PAPER AND OTHER STORIES Charlotte Perkins Gilman was America's leading feminist intellectual of the late 19th and early 20th century. This volume presents a selection of her short fiction including "The Yellow Wall-Paper", in which she drew on her own experience of depression and insanity.. Author:GILMAN, CHARLOTTE PERKINS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DANIEL DERONDA In her final novel, George Eliot turned to contemporary English and European life as material for the expression of her own idealism. "Daniel Deronda" (1876) is a psychologically incisive investigation, probing the egoism of a spoiled girl and her increasing awareness of conscience.. Author:ELIOT, GEORGE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DON QUIXOTE DON QUIXOTE DE LA MANCHA This translation by Charles Jarvis conveys the flavour of the original Spanish, and the introduction and notes provide background information.. Author:CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, MIGUEL DE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ROOM OF ONE'S OWN, AND THREE GUINEAS In these works, Woolf considers the implications of the historical exclusion of women from education and economic independence. In the first she looks ahead to the time women will not be impeded by poverty or oppression, in the second, she argues that the exclusion will foster a cultural identity.. Author:WOOLF, VIRGINIA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SON OF THE WOLF This text centres on the exploits of Malemute Kid, who dispenses crude but unerring justice through his canny understanding of the minds and hearts of the people of the Klondike frontier territory. They act out their dramas of life and death in mining camps and on the Long Trail.. Author:LONDON, JACK. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FRANKENSTEIN A misguided scientist seeks to instill life in a creature he has assembled from the bodies of the dead.. Author:SHELLEY, MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SELECTED POETRY Wordsworth (1770-1850) is one of the most important and enduringly popular of the English poets. In this edition, the poems are given in the texts in which they first appeared and were appreciated by Keats, Shelley, Hazlitt and other contemporaries. The selection includes a sample of "The Prelude".. Author:WORDSWORTH, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SELECTED POETRY This selection represents the full range of Blake's accomplishment as a poet, ranging from early Poetical Sketches to late lyrics and including such major works as "The Book of Thel", "Songs of Innocence", "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell" and "Songs of Experience".. Author:BLAKE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SELECTED POETRY This collection of Donne's verse is chosen from the Oxford Authors critical edition of his major works. It includes a wide selection from his secular and divine poems, while John Carey's introduction and extensive notes provide insights into Donne's poetic genius.. Author:DONNE, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SELECTED POETRY Thomas Hardy is among the best loved of the great English poets and in this new selection made by the editor are poems from all of his verse collections.. Author:HARDY, THOMAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SELECTED POETRY Widely admired for his particularly vivid expression of feeling, Gerald Manley Hopkins (1844-89) also conveyed a sense of natural beauty in such poems and "The Windhover" and "Pied Beauty". This selection includes all his major English poems and most of the larger fragments with annotation.. Author:HOPKINS, GERARD MANLEY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SELECTED POETRY This selection of Keats's major works demonstrates the remarkable growth in maturity of his verse, from early poems such as "Imitation of Spenser" and "Ode to Apollo" to later work such as "The Eve of St Agnes" and "Ode to a Nightingale". A scholarly introduction and annotation are provided.. Author:KEATS, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SELECTED POETRY Alexander Pope (1688-1744) is often regarded as the most important poet of the early 18th century. An invalid from infancy, Pope devoted his energies towards literature and achieved success with his first published work at the age of 21. This collection includes "The Rape of the Lock" and others.. Author:POPE, ALEXANDER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ADAM BEDE In "Adam Bede", Eliot took the well-worn tale of a lovely dairy-maid seduced by a careless squire and out of it created a sympathetic portrait of the lives of ordinary Midlands working people. It is an example of humane and liberal Victorian social concern and a classic of radical social realism.. Author:ELIOT, GEORGE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ETHAN FROME Set against the bleak winter landscape of New England, "Ethan Frome" tells the story of a poor farmer, lonely and downtrodden, his wife Zeena and her cousin, the enchanting Mattie Silver. It is Edith Wharton's least characteristic yet most celebrated novel and demonstrates a psychological realism.. Author:WHARTON, EDITH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TOM JONES Expelled from Mr Allworthy's country estate for his wild temper and sexual conquests, the good-hearted foundling Tom Jones loses his money, joins the army and pursues his beloved across Britain to London, where he becomes a kept lover and confronts the possibility of incest.. Author:FIELDING, HENRY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : IVANHOE Over 100 years after the Norman Conquest, England remains a colony of foreign warlords. Dissolute Prince John plots to seize his brother's crown, his barons terrorize the country and the outlaw Robin Hood haunts the ancient greenwood. Disinherited Saxon Knight, Ivanhoe, makes a secret return.. Author:SCOTT, SIR WALTER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EUROPEANS SKETCH This is a reissue of the previous World's Classics edition in the larger format and with the series name changed to 'Oxford World's Classics'.. Author:JAMES, HENRY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : KORAN . Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DIVINE COMEDY A blank verse translation of Dante's epic.. Author:DANTE, ALIGHIERI. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JUNGLE BOOKS Often regarded as classic stories told by an adult to children, "The Jungle Books" also constitute a complex literary work of art in which the whole of Kipling's philosophy of life is expressed in miniature. Best known for the "Mowgli" stories, they are a mixture of fantasy, myth and magic.. Author:KIPLING, RUDYARD. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LAST OF THE MOHICANS The second of the five "Leatherstocking Tales", this one has consistently captured the imagination of generations since its publication in 1826. At the centre of the novel is the "massacre" of British troops and their families by Indian allies of the French at Fort William Henry in 1757.. Author:COOPER, JAMES FENIMORE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES This edition of twenty-six of Andersen's fairy tales includes an introduction, a chronology of the author's life and writings, and a bibliography.. Author:ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES This is the series of short stories that made the fortunes of the "Strand" magazine, in which they were first published, and won immense popularity for Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. The volume includes "The Red-Headed League", "The Blue Carbuncle", and "The Speckled Band".. Author:DOYLE, SIR ARTHUR CONAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : KARAMAZOV BROTHERS Dostoevsky's last novel (1880) is both a crime story and a passionate philosophical debate. Dissolute landowner Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov is murdered; his sons - atheist intellectual Ivan, hot-blooded Dmitry, and saintly novice Alyosha - are all at some level involved.. Author:DOSTOEVSKY, FYODOR. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CALL OF THE WILD, WHITE FANG, AND OTHER STORIES Of all Jack London's fictions, none have been so popular as his dog stories. In addition to "The Call of the Wild", the epic tale of a Californian dog's adventures during the Klondike gold rush, this edition includes "White Fang", and five short stories.. Author:LONDON, JACK. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WIND IN THE WILLOWS The tales of Ratty, Mole, Badger and Toad. When Mole goes boating with the Water Rat instead of spring-cleaning, he discovers a new world. As well as the river and the Wild Wood, there is Toad's craze for fast travel which leads him and his friends on a whirl of trains, barges, gipsy caravans and motor cars and even into battle.. Author:GRAHAME, KENNETH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE This novel is an unashamed and picturesque portrait of the long-vanished pastoral society of early Victorian England. It is a humorous study of resistance to change, and it enabled Hardy to express his affection and love for the Wessex countryside.. Author:HARDY, THOMAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WASHINGTON SQUARE . Author:JAMES, HENRY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES The tale of an ancient curse suddenly given a terrifying modern application. The grey towers of Baskerville Hall and the wild open country of Dartmoor hold many secrets for Holmes and Watson to unravel. Holmes is contemptuous of the supernatural but the reader may remain haunted by the hound.. Author:DOYLE, SIR ARTHUR CONAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CATHARINE AND OTHER WRITINGS Jane Austen began writing in her early teens, and filled three notebooks with her fiction. This collection of her earliest work reflects her interest in the novel as a genre and also presents many of her poems, written to console or amuse friends and rarely reprinted.. Author:AUSTEN, JANE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OUR MUTUAL FRIEND "Our Mutual Friend" was first published in monthly parts in 1864-5 and was Dickens' last completed novel. It is rich in imagery and themes - a monument to Dickens' abiding concern with the structure of society and the potential for change and progress. This edition includes explanatory notes.. Author:DICKENS, CHARLES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RAINBOW Condemned on publication for its open treatment of sexuality and "unpatriotic" spirit, "The Rainbow" chronicles the lives of three generations of the Brangwen family over a period of more than 60 years, setting them against the emergence of modern England.. Author:LAWRENCE, D.H.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BIBLE AUTHORIZED KING JAMES VERSION This edition offers one of the most influential of all English biblical texts - the Authorized King James Version, complete with the Apocrypha. Its introduction and the substantial notes to each book of the Bible guide the reader through the labyrinth of literary, textual and theological issues.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : COMPLETE POETRY This volume collects the poems of Oscar Wilde, following as closely as possible the chronological order of composition, and highlighting autobiographical elements. The Appendix shows Wilde's original ordering, constructed with great care around a "musical" arrangement of themes.. Author:WILDE, OSCAR. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SELECTED POETRY George Gordon Byron's work was largely directed against what he called the "cant political, cant poetical, and cant moral" of the European world. This selection of works includes "The Corsair", "Manfred", "Bebbo", and "Don Juan", plus other less familiar works and shorter lyrics.. Author:BYRON, LORD GEORGE GORDON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EIRIK THE RED AND OTHER ICELANDIC SAGAS Remote and inhospitable, Iceland made a perfect breeding-ground for heroes. The Icelandic sagas relate the adventurous lives of colonists between 930 and 1030, which began as oral tales but were skilfully documented in the 13th and 14th centuries, and are now regarded as written literature.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LIFE OF JOHNSON A complete and unabridged critical edition of Boswell's portrait of Samuel Johnson. As Johnson's constant and admiring companion, Boswell was able to record not only the outward events of his life, but also the humour, wit, and sturdy common sense of his conversation.. Author:BOSWELL, JAMES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PHINEAS FINN Phineas, a young Irish barrister, catches the eye of Lord Tulla and is elected to Parliament for the family seat of Loughshane. In London, he wins friends on all sides and is admitted to high society, where he falls in love with Lady Laura Standish. But Lady Laura must marry another.. Author:TROLLOPE, ANTHONY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MARY . Author:WOLLSTONECRAFT, MARY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SHERLOCK HOLMES SELECTED STORIES This selection draws the most popular stories from the several Sherlock Holmes volumes, and shows how the famous detective and his assistant are elevated above the level of fiction and into the realm of mythology, where the learned and the simple meet on equal footing.. Author:DOYLE, SIR ARTHUR CONAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DUKE'S CHILDREN Designed for both general readers and students of English literature at all levels, this edition of Trollope's novel contains an introduction, notes and comments on the text.. Author:TROLLOPE, ANTHONY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT . Author:TROLLOPE, ANTHONY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GOLDEN BOUGH A STUDY IN MAGIC AND RELIGION: A NEW ABRIDGEMENT FROM THE SECOND AND THIRD EDITIONS Restored to the full, unabridged version for the first time, this seminal work of anthropology is a study on the beliefs and institutions of mankind, and the progress through magic and religion to scientific thought.. Author:FRAZER, SIR JAMES GEORGE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GOLDEN BOWL James' controversial novel probes the mind of an American heiress as she becomes aware of the affair between her husband and her father's young wife.. Author:JAMES, HENRY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DAISY MILLER . Author:JAMES, HENRY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BRIDE OF LAMMERMOOR The plans of Edgar, Master of Ravenswood to regain his family estate from the corrupt Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland are frustrated by the complexities of the legal and political situations following the 1707 Act of Union, and by his passion for his enemy's beautiful daughter Lucy.. Author:SCOTT, SIR WALTER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FLEURS DU MAL A parallel-text edition of the poems of Baudelaire with a new translation which restores once banned poems to their original places and reveals the full richness and variety of the collection.. Author:BAUDELAIRE, CHARLES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WEALTH OF NATIONS Containing generous selections from all five volumes of "The Wealth of Nations", this edition places Smith's inquiry on economics into its cultural, intellectual, and historical context.. Author:SMITH, ADAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ANGLO-SAXON WORLD . Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BASIL In Basil's secret and unconsummated marriage to the linen-draper's sexually precocious daughter, and the shocking betrayal, insanity, and death that follow, Wilkie Collins reveals the bustling, commercial London of the 19th century wreaking its vengeance on a still powerful aristocratic world.. Author:COLLINS, WILKIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE AND THREE DIALOGUES Berkeley's idealism started a revolution in philosophy, influencing philosophers from Hume to Russell and setting the scene for Hegel and even Marx. This edition of his two key works has an introduction which examines and in part defends his arguments for idealism and includes philosophical notes.. Author:BERKELEY, GEORGE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SHE As with the companion "King Solomon's Mines", this text is an annotated edition of this popular adventure story.. Author:HAGGARD, H.RIDER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DON JUAN A selection of seven of Moliere's prose plays that demonstrates both his versatility as a playwright and the reasons for his enduring popularity.. Author:MOLIERE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PLAYS AND PETERSBURG TALES "PETERSBURG TALES", "MARRIAGE", "THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR" In these tales Gogol guides us through the elegant streets of St Petersburg. Something of the deception and violence of the city's creation seems to lurk beneath its harmonious facade, however, and it confounds its inhabitants with false dreams and absurd visions.. Author:GOGOL, NIKOLAI VASILYEVICH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RENAISSANCE Walter Pater is increasingly seen as an important precursor of modernist aesthetic theory. This work was one of the most influential pieces of cultural criticism of its day, particularly on the work of Oscar Wilde, who described it as "my golden book ... the very flower of decadence".. Author:PATER, WALTER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RIGHTS OF MAN, COMMON SENSE AND OTHER POLITICAL WRITINGS Thomas Paine believed that government must be by and for the people and the protection of their natural rights. From a commitment to natural rights he generated a blueprint for a welfare state. This is a collection Paine's powerful political writings from the American and French revolutions.. Author:PAINE, THOMAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WESSEX TALES . Author:HARDY, THOMAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PHINEAS REDUX The fourth of Trollope's Palliser novels, this text tells the story of Phineas Redux, who returns to politics only to find that a series of quarrels hamper his progress. The beautiful and enigmatic Madame Max Goesler, familiar from earlier political novels, plays her part in this tale.. Author:TROLLOPE, ANTHONY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WELL-BELOVED This novel was extensively revised by Hardy. This edition aims to recover Hardy's final intentions and to include his last revisions.. Author:HARDY, THOMAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WAY WE LIVE NOW Augustus Melmotte has the reputation of a great financer and huge quantities of money pass through his hands. He entertains the emperor of China and is offered a seat in Parliament. No one thinks to examine the nature of his millions until he is caught forging the deeds to an estate he is buying.. Author:TROLLOPE, ANTHONY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : UP FROM SLAVERY For 50 years from publication in 1901 "Up from Slavery" was the best-known book by an African-American. The autobiography gave voice to a group which had to pull itself up from great adversity. Its reading reveals the means by which Washington became the most influential black American of his time.. Author:WASHINGTON, BOOKER T.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MEMOIRS OF A WOMAN OF PLEASURE First published in 1748-9, this novel is a mocking parody of the warning moralism as seen in Defoe's novels, as, rather than ending her life in misery, Fanny Hill rises from poverty to a middle-class existence as wife and mother via several stages of prostitution.. Author:CLELAND, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LITTLE DORRIT Charles Dickens paints a portrait of a prison world in which the shadow of the Marshalsea reaches far beyond its high enclosing walls.. Author:DICKENS, CHARLES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN 1736 and the people of Edinburgh are infuriated by the actions of John Porteous, Captain of the Guard. His death reprieved by a distant monarch they resolve to take their own revenge. At the centre of the story is Edinburgh's forbidding Tolbooth prison, known by all as the Heart of Midlothian.. Author:SCOTT, SIR WALTER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ROMOLA This story reconstructs a turning-point in the intellectual history of Europe by charting the career and martyrdom of the charismatic religious leader Savonarola, who rebelled against the humanist spirit of the age and burned books on a "bonfire of vanities".. Author:ELIOT, GEORGE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PERE GORIOT Set against the background of a society driven by greed and ambition, this is the tragic story of a father financially and personally ruined by his obsessive love for his two daughters. Balzac presents a portrait of both affluence and squalor in post-Napoleonic Paris.. Author:BALZAC, HONORE DE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : KALEVALA A new translation of the Finnish epic which presents a rare portrait of an ancient people in peace and war. Published in 1849, it played a central role in the march towards Finnish independence and inspired some of Sibelius's greatest works.. Author:LONNROT, ELIAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FEMALE QUIXOTE, OR THE ADVENTURES OF ARABELLA Parodying the style of Cervantes, this vivacious and ironical novel portrays Arabella, the beautiful daughter of a marquis, whose passion for reading romances colours her approach to her own life. This edition includes an introduction and explanatory notes.. Author:LENNOX, CHARLOTTE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SISTER CARRIE Dreiser's first novel, intertwining the story of a young woman seduced by the lure of the modern city with the story of a middle-aged man seduced by desire for Carrie herself, established a style and a realism which influenced many later writers.. Author:DREISER, THEODORE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : THREE MUSKETEERS The action takes place in the 1620s at the court of Louis XIII, where the musketeers, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, with their companion, d'Artagnan, are engaged in a battle against Richelieu, the King's minister.. Author:DUMAS, ALEXANDRE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : UPANISHADS The Upanisads are the central scriptures of Hinduism, composed at a time of great social, economic and religious change and documenting the transition from the archaic ritualism of the Veda into new religious ideas and institutions. This translation incorporates an introduction and detailed notes.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DAVID COPPERFIELD "I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child. And his name is David Copperfield," wrote Dickens of this, the most personal of his novels. Written after the completion of a fragment of autobiography recalling his employment as a child in a London warehouse, it is in first-person narrative.. Author:DICKENS, CHARLES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HOUSE OF MIRTH This novel's heroine, Lily Bart, is beautiful, poor, and unmarried at 29. In her search for a husband with money and position she betrays her own heart and sows the seeds of the tragedy that finally overwhelms her.. Author:WHARTON, EDITH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PHILOSOPHICAL ENQUIRY INTO THE ORIGIN OF OUR IDEAS OF THE SUBLIME AND BEAUTIFUL The "Philosophical Enquiry" was often dismissed as a piece of mere juvenilia. However, Burke's analysis of the relationship between emotion, beauty and art form is now recognized as one of the first European works on the subject of the Sublime.. Author:BURKE, EDMUND. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BHAGAVAD GITA The Bhagavad Gita is the best known and most widely read Hindu religious text in the Western world. This translation is ideal for the non-specialist as well as for students of Indian religions, providing a full cultural and historical context in its introduction and notes.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SEVEN COMMENTARIES ON THE GALLIC WAR WITH AN EIGHTH COMMENTARY BY AULUS HIRTIUS SEVEN COMMENTARIES ON THE GALLIC WAR This translation aims to reflect the purity of Caesar's Latin while preserving the pace and flow of his momentous narrative of the conquest of Gaul and the first Roman invasions of Britain and Germany. The introduction includes a survey of Caesar's role and reputation in later thought.. Author:CAESAR, JULIUS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JASON AND THE GOLDEN FLEECE THE ARGONAUTICA The story of Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece and his relations with the dangerous Colchian princess, Medea. The only extant Greek epic poem to bridge the gap between Homer and late antiquity, it is a product of the world of the Ptolemaic court at Alexandria, written in the 3rd century BC.. Author:APOLLONIUS, RHODIUS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : AENEID . Author:VIRGIL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SELECTED PHILOSOPHICAL WRITINGS While drawing on a strong distinction between theology and philosophy, Aquinas interleaved them intricately in his writings. This translation offers passages from the "Summa Theologicae" and many other works, illustrating the breadth and progression of Aquinas's philosophy.. Author:AQUINAS, SAINT THOMAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PHYSICS For centuries, "Physics" was the essential starting point for anyone studying the natural sciences. The text begins with an analysis of change, introducing Aristotle's central concepts of matter and form, then provides an account of explanation in the sciences and explores notions such as infinity.. Author:ARISTOTLE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : POEMS Catullus (c.84-54 BC) is considered one of the most accessible of the classical poets. Presented alongside the original Latin text, this translation demonstrates his mastery of diverse poetic forms and shows his passion for and dedication to his lover Lesbia.. Author:CATULLUS, GAIUS VALERIUS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ANTIGONE WITH ELECTRA Love and loyalty; hatred and revenge; fear, deprivation and political ambition: the motives which thrust the characters portrayed in these three Sophoclean tales onto their collision course with catastrophe. Each demonstrates Sophocles' innovation - the development of the central tragic figure.. Author:SOPHOCLES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MYTHS FROM MESOPOTAMIA This text presents translations of the main myths and epics written in Akkadian, including Creation myths and the epic of Gilgamesh.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PRIVATE MEMOIRS AND CONFESSIONS OF A JUSTIFIED SINNER WRITTEN BY HIMSELF . Author:HOGG, JAMES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WHAT MAISIE KNEW This novel explores the rites of passage from wonder to knowledge, and the question of their finality. The child of violently divorced parents, Maisie Farange opens her eyes on a distinctly modern world. This edition of the novel offers detailed notes, bibliography, and a list of variant readings.. Author:JAMES, HENRY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MELMOTH THE WANDERER Written in 1820 by an eccentric Anglican curate in Dublin, this work brought the terrors of the Gothic novel to a new pitch of claustrophobic intensity. A bizarre narrative structure of interlinked tales allows the action of the novel to range from rural Ireland to an idyllic Indian island.. Author:MATURIN, CHARLES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TALE OF A TUB AND OTHER WORKS "A Tale of a Tub" is a work from Swift's earlier years. It is presented here with "The Battle of the Books", "The Mechanical Operation of the Spirit", and "The Additions".. Author:SWIFT, JONATHAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EXPEDITION OF HUMPHRY CLINKER . Author:SMOLLETT, TOBIAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FAUST Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) adopted the story of the wandering conjuror who accepts Mephistopheles's offer of a pact, selling his soul for the devil's greater knowledge.. Author:GOETHE, J. W. VON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SECRET GARDEN An orphan, sent from India to England to live with her unpleasant uncle, discovers an abandoned and unusual garden on the north country estate.. Author:BURNETT, FRANCES HODGSON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DISCOURSE ON POLITICAL ECONOMY AND THE SOCIAL CONTRACT Rousseau's 1750 work, "Discours sur les science et les arts" was the first of many works in which the natural man is preferred to his civilized counterpart. Rousseau argued that the spread of knowledge and culture corrupted human behaviour through the promotion of idleness, inequality and luxury.. Author:ROUSSEAU, JEAN-JACQUES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CALEB WILLIAMS . Author:GODWIN, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN AND OTHER TALES This selection of 20 of Hawthorne's tales presents his most important short works with full annotation in one volume.. Author:HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WAVERLEY OR 'TIS SIXTY YEARS SINCE . Author:SCOTT, SIR WALTER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LADIES' PARADISE "The Ladies' Paradise" recounts the spectacular development of the modern department store in late 19th-century Paris. The store is a symbol of capitalism, of the modern city, and of the bourgeois family; it is emblematic of consumer culture and the changes in sexual attitudes.. Author:ZOLA, EMILE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Often classed as a "problem comedy", this play presents an aggressive, designing woman and a reluctant husband wooed by trickery. Frequently oversimplified in the past, recent productions have revealed how it penetrates both social and personal issues. This edition explores its clashing ideologies.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CORIOLANUS TRAGEDY OF CORIOLANUS Set in Ancient Rome, this play remains a gripping psychological study of the relationship between personality and politics. The introduction to the text of the play considers Shakespeare's adaptation of his historical material ("Plutarch's Lives").. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JULIUS CAESAR The plot, brilliant rhetoric and characterization of "Julius Caesar" have made it one of Shakespeare's most popular plays with both readers and theatre-goers. The introduction to this reconsidered edition, provides a fresh look at the play's date and its place in the Shakespeare canon.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : KING JOHN This new edition of one of Shakespeare's more neglected plays offers a wide-ranging critical introduction, concentrating on its relevance to Elizabethan political issues and on the role played in it by women, the family, and the law.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR The introduction to this, one of Shakespeare's ironic and boisterous texts, pays particular attention to expounding the literal sense (he proposes some new readings) and evoking the stage business. Falstaff is here, with Pistol, Mistress Quickly, and Justice Shallow, in a warm-hearted comedy.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TAMING OF THE SHREW Padua holds many suitors for the hand of fair Bianca, but Bianca may not be married until her spitfire sister Kate is wed. Could any man be rash enough to take Kate on? The witty adventurer Petruchio undertakes the task and sets about transforming Kate from foul-tempered termagrant to loving wife.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TITUS ANDRONICUS "Titus Andronicus" was the young Shakespeare's audacious experiment in sensational tragedy. An illustrated account of performances, notably Peter Brook's production with Olivier as Titus, leads to an assessment of the play's qualities in the light of its critical reception.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TROILUS AND CRESSIDA Troilus and Cressida is perhaps Shakespeare's most philosophical play, and its preoccupation with war, sex, and time has seemed peculiarly relevant since World War I. Productions have demonstrated the play's power and critics have explored and illuminated its ideas and its complex language.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TWO NOBLE KINSMEN Based on Chaucer's Knight's Tale , the central themes of this play are the claims of love and friendship. The introduction to this new edition offers an illuminating account of Shakespeare's collaboration with his younger colleague John Fletcher.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM FLETCHER, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DHAMMAPADA This edition provides notes which examine the impact that the Dhammapada has had within the Buddhist heritage through the centuries. It is intended as an aid to all students, scholars and teachers and enthusiasts of religious studies, theology, philosophy.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ON THE GENEALOGY OF MORALS A POLEMIC BY WAY OF CLARIFICATION AND SUPPLEMENT TO MY LAST BOOK "BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL" This text is about the history of ethics and interpretation. Nietzsche rewrites the former as a history of cruelty, exposing the central values of the Judaeo-Christian and liberal traditions - compassion, equality, justice - as the product of a brutal process of conditioning.. Author:NIETZSCHE, FRIEDRICH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JOURNAL OF THE PLAGUE YEAR Using text and notes reproduced from the Oxford English Novels edition, this an account of the year of the Great Plague. It includes a new introduction which sheds light on the relationship of the journal to Pepy's diary, and a new medical note that relates the latest research on the Plague.. Author:DEFOE, DANIEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SELECTED ESSAYS In his writings, David Hume set out to bridge the gap between the learned world of the academy and the marketplace of polite society. This collection, drawing largely on his "Essays Moral, Political, and Literary" (1776 edition), shows how far he succeeded.. Author:HUME, DAVID. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SENTIMENTAL EDUCATION Set against the backdrop of the 1848 Revolution, this is the story of young lawyer Frederic Moreau's infatuation with the demurely exotic Madame Arnoux. This ironic depiction of uneventful lives in a troubled period of European history is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century.. Author:FLAUBERT, GUSTAVE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NICHOLAS NICKLEBY Nicholas Nickleby confronts a large and varied cast, including Wackford Squeers, the schoolmaster, and Vincent Crummles, the actor, on his adventures up and down the country. Punishing wickedness, befriending the helpless, and strutting the stage, Nicholas faces issues of early Victorian society.. Author:DICKENS, CHARLES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND AND THE GAMBLER This is a new translation, combining two of Dostoevsky's most important works in one volume.. Author:DOSTOEVSKY, FYODOR. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MAN WHO WOULD BE KING "The Man Who Would Be King" and the other stories collected in this volume reflect the author's early experiences in India. Tales include, "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" and "At the Pit's Mouth".. Author:KIPLING, RUDYARD. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GORGIAS The struggle which Plato has Socrates recommend to his interlocutors in Gorgias is the overcoming of temptations of worldly success to concentrate on genuine morality. An enquiry into the value of rhetoric, the dialogue becomes an investigation into the value of two contrasting ways of life.. Author:PLATO. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : THREE TALES A collection of three novels by French writer Gustave Flaubert. The aim of the collection is to invite comparison and reveal a distinctive side to the writer's skills for students of French literature. The three novels presented are, "A Simple Heart", "Saint Julian" and "Herodias".. Author:FLAUBERT, GUSTAVE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LOVE POEMS Alan Melville's translations match the elegance of Ovid's Latin. In this volume he has included the version of the Art of Love by Moore, published more than 50 years ago.. Author:OVID. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FAUST Loosely connected with Part One and the German legend of Faust, Part Two is a dramatic epic rather than a strictly constructed drama. It is conceived as an act of homage to classical Greek culture and inspired above all by the world of story-telling and myth at the heart of the Greek tradition.. Author:GOETHE, J. W. VON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DAME AUX CAMELIAS This translation combines a feeling for the formal proprieties of Alexandre Dumas's style with a colloquial liveliness that once again proves this story irresistible.. Author:DUMAS, ALEXANDRE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WHITE PEACOCK Lawrence's first novel is a compelling exploration of the estrangements of modern life. Focusing on three very different relationships, Lawrence exploits the language and conventions of the rural tradition to foreground man's alienation from the natural world.. Author:LAWRENCE, D.H.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PASTON LETTERS SELECTION IN MODERN SPELLING A collection of letters preserved by the Pastons, a well-to-do Norfolk family, written between around 1420 and 1504. They offer evidence for the language of the time and show the contemporary historical, political and social interests. Three generations of the family appear.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RESURRECTION The last of Tolstoy's major novels, "Resurrection" focuses on a nobleman's attempt to redeem the suffering his youthful philandering inflicted on a peasant girl; now a prisoner in Siberia. A psychological tale of guilt, anger and forgiveness, it provides a panoramic view of 19th-century Russia.. Author:TOLSTOY, LEO. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CYRANO DE BERGERAC Based on the life of a little known writer, Rostand's hero has become a figure of theatrical legend: Cyrano, with the nose of a clown and the soul of a poet, is by turns comic and sad, as reckless in love as in war, and never at a loss for words.. Author:ROSTAND, EDMOND. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES "The Scarlet Letter" had disturbed readers with its dark view of human nature and guilt. In this later novel, Hawthorne attempted "a more natural and healthy product of my mind", a story which shows guilt to be a trick of the imagination. This is a critical edition for students from A'level up.. Author:HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PIERS PLOWMAN NEW TRANSLATION OF THE B-TEXT This is a new translation into contemporary English of one of the greatest poems of the English Middle Ages. Piers Plowman remains of enduring interest for its vivid picture of the whole life of medieval society, for its deeply imaginative religious vision, and for its passionate concern to see justice and truth prevail in our world.. Author:LANGLAND, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : AMBASSADORS Sent to Paris by a wealthy matron to retrieve her son, Strether becomes sidetracked by intriguing complications.. Author:JAMES, HENRY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : AURORA LEIGH This verse-novel is a detailed representation of the early Victorian age. The social panorama extends from the slums of London, through the literary world, to the upper classes and a number of satiric portraits.. Author:BROWNING, ELIZABETH BARRETT. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CONFESSIONS OF AN ENGLISH OPIUM-EATER A selection of tales by Thomas de Quincey that includes the title story and "The English Mail-Coach". Author:QUINCEY, THOMAS DE DE QUINCEY, THOMAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PENSEES AND OTHER WRITINGS For much of his life, Pascal worked on a magnum opus which was never published in its intended form. Instead, he left a mass of fragments, some of them meant as notes for the Apologie. This translation is based on the Pensees as Pascal left them and includes an introduction discussing the works.. Author:PASCAL, BLAISE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JACOB'S ROOM Virginia Woolf's first truly experimental novel, this is a portrait of a young man, 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 and Woolf presents him in glimpses and fragments.. Author:WOOLF, VIRGINIA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NEW GRUB STREET The story of the daily lives and broken dreams of men and women forced to earn a living by the pen. It tells of a group of novelists, journalists, and scholars caught in the literary and cultural crisis that hit Britain in the closing years of the 19th century.. Author:GISSING, GEORGE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HIDE AND SEEK This novel tells the story of a deaf and dumb girl and the rebellious young man she loves, gradually unravelling the secret of her origins through the persistence and ingenuity of a mysterious stranger.. Author:COLLINS, WILKIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES The phrase "life's little ironies" is now proverbial, but it was coined by Thomas Hardy as the title for this, his third volume of short stories. The collection displays the whole range of Hardy's art as a writer of fiction, from fantasy to uncompromising realism.. Author:HARDY, THOMAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : STORY OF AN AFRICAN FARM Lyndall, Schreiner's articulate young feminist, marks the entry of the controversial New Woman into 19th-century fiction. A cause celebre when it first appeared, this book helped transform the shape and course of the late Victorian novel.. Author:SCHREINER, OLIVE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SICILIAN ROMANCE Julia and Emilia Mazzini live secluded in an ancient mansion near the Straits of Messina. After their father's return to the island a neglected part of the house is haunted by a series of mysterious sights and sounds. The origin of these hauntings is only discovered after a series of pursuits.. Author:RADCLIFFE, ANN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PIONEERS The first of Cooper's five "Leatherstocking Tales" and the one that incorporates most fully his own experience of childhood on the early American frontier.. Author:COOPER, JAMES FENIMORE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : COUSIN BETTE "Cousin Bette" has been described as Balzac's last great novel and a key work in his "Comedie Humaine". Set in the prosperous Paris of Louis-Philippe, it is the story of a jealous woman's campaign of persecution against her own family.. Author:BALZAC, HONORE DE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND OTHER WRITINGS Benjamin Franklin's writings represent a long career of literary, scientific, and political efforts over a lifetime. This edition provides a new text of the "Autobiography", established with close reference to Franklin's original manuscript. It also includes a transcription of the 1726 journal.. Author:FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NANA This translation is an accurate rendering of Zola's original, which was first published in 1880.. Author:ZOLA, EMILE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY AND CHAPTERS ON SOCIALISM This volume unites books IV and V of Mill's treatise on political economy with his fragmentary chapters on socialism. His answers to policy questions are still relevant today, and Riley's introduction clarifies his liberal utilitarian philosophy.. Author:MILL, JOHN STUART. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH A classic of 19th-century French literature. This translation of the complete text is faithful to the lyricism, verve, and humour of the original.. Author:VERNE, JULES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : THERESE RAQUIN Intended for students of French and comparative literature. This new translation is based on the second edition of 1868, and includes the important "Preface", in which Zola defended himself against charges of immorality.. Author:ZOLA, EMILE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ORLANDO FURIOSO This text is a parody of the medieval romances, and a fitting monument to the court society of the Italian Renaissance which gave them birth. This unabridged prose translation captures the narrative entire and is a kaleidoscope of scenes and emotions of fact and fantasy.. Author:ARIOSTO, LUDOVICO. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HUMAN NATURE This account of the human condition is a direct product of the intellectual and political strife of the 17th century. It is also a remarkably penetrating look at human nature, and a permanently relevant analysis of self-seeking that results in the war of "each against every man".. Author:HOBBES, THOMAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BEL-AMI This is the story of a ruthlessly ambitious young man (Georges Duroy, christened "Bel-Ami" by his female admirers) making it to the top in fin-de-siecle Paris. It is a novel about money, sex, and power, set against the background of the politics of the French colonization of North Africa.. Author:MAUPASSANT, GUY DE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GREENMANTLE An annotated edition of "Greenmantle". This classic adventure is set in war-torn Europe, and is the sequel to "The Thirty-Nine Steps". It shows John Buchan's mastery of the thriller and also his immense knowledge of world politics.. Author:BUCHAN, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : INDISCRETION IN THE LIFE OF AN HEIRESS AND OTHER STORIES "An Indiscretion in the Life of a Heiress", is one of ten stories - three collaborative, all uncollected - brought together in this volume. "Indiscretion" represents one of Hardy's earliest confrontations with the class and gender issues which were to remain central to his fiction.. Author:HARDY, THOMAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CONDITION OF THE WORKING CLASS IN ENGLAND This is Engel's best known work, and is still in many ways the best study of the working class in Victorian England. What Cobbett had done for agricultural poverty in his "Rural Rides", Engels did in this work on the plight of industrial workers in England in the 1840s.. Author:ENGELS, FRIEDRICH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FIRST LOVE AND OTHER STORIES This collection brings together six of Turgenev's best-known "long" short stories, in which he turns his skills of psychological observation and black comedy to subjects as diverse as the tyranny of serfdom, love, and revenge on the Russian steppes.. Author:TURGENEV, IVAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DECAMERON This translation seeks to capture the exuberance, variety and tone of Boccaccio's masterpiece.. Author:BOCCACCIO, GIOVANNI. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SYBIL . Author:DISRAELI, BENJAMIN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MISFORTUNES OF VIRTUE AND OTHER EARLY TALES Revered by Enlightenment and Victorian thinkers, de Sade was recognized as a founding father by the Surrealists, and holds a prominent place in the history of modernism and post-modernism. This selection of his early writings reveals the full range of his sobering moods and considerable talents.. Author:SADE, MARQUIS DE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MAN AND WIFE This novel examines the plight of a woman who, promised marriage by one man, comes to believe that she may inadvertently have gone through a form of marriage with his friend, as recognized by the archaic laws of Scotland and Ireland.. Author:COLLINS, WILKIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BLITHEDALE ROMANCE Based on Hawthorne's own experience of a Utopian socialist community outside Boston, this novel tells of the attempts of a like-minded group to begin reforming a dissipated America. However, rather than dropping bad habits and changing the world, they find themselves pursuing egotistical paths.. Author:HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : STEPPE The title story tells of a spectacular thunderstorm, signifying the author's maturity as a writer of short stories. This selection shows that Chekhov never forgot his origins as the son of a failed provincial grocer, with characters like the downtrodden old constable in "On Official Business".. Author:CHEKHOV, ANTON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : POOR MISS FINCH Using a background of myth and fairytale to expand the boundaries of 19th-century realist fiction, Wilkie Collins not only takes a blind person as his central character but also explores the idea of blindness and its implications.. Author:COLLINS, WILKIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SOUTH SEA TALES The literary world was shocked when in 1889, Robert Louis Stevenson announced his intention to settle in Samoa. His readers were equally shocked when he used his new environment to produce critical treatments of imperialism. This volume presents a selection of his Pacific fiction.. Author:STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NOTRE DAME DE PARIS A translation of Victor Hugo's epic view of mankind's history, which assumes even more importance than the novel's compelling story.. Author:HUGO, VICTOR. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GERMINAL Zola's masterpiece of working life, "Germinal" (1885), exposes the inhuman conditions of miners in northern France in the 1860s. The central figure, Etienne Lantier, is an outsider who enters the community and eventually leads his fellow-miners in a strike protesting against pay-cuts.. Author:ZOLA, EMILE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : AWKWARD AGE This is a reissue of the previous World's Classics edition in the larger format and with the series name changed to 'Oxford World's Classics'.. Author:JAMES, HENRY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BETWEEN THE ACTS Woolf's last novel and, in her own opinion, "more quintessential" than any of her others. Set in the summer of 1939 on the day of the annual village pageant at Pointz Hall, the book weaves together the musings of disparate characters and their reactions to the imminence of war.. Author:WOOLF, VIRGINIA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LETTERS CONCERNING THE ENGLISH NATION Inspired by Voltaire's two-year stay in England (1726-8), this is one of the key works of the Enlightment. The author wrote most of the book in English, in which he was fluent, and re-wrote it in French as "Lettres Philosophiques". Many editions translate his French; this is the English original.. Author:VOLTAIRE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BELINDA This comedy challenges the conventions of courtship, examines questions of female independence and exposes the limits of domesticity. The text used in this edition (from 1802) also confronts the difficult issues of racism and mixed marriage, which Edgeworth toned down in later editions.. Author:EDGEWORTH, MARIA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : VOYAGE OUT This is the story of a rite of passage. When Rachel Vinrace embarks for South America on her father's ship she is launched on a course of self-discovery in a modern version of the mythic voyage.. Author:WOOLF, VIRGINIA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ESTHER WATERS . Author:MOORE, GEORGE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ROMANCE OF THE FOREST This Gothic mystery was Mrs Radcliffe's first novel and was considered by contemporary critics to be her finest.. Author:RADCLIFFE, ANN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : AMERICAN SENATOR Unflagging in his pursuit of material for a lecture on the irrationality of the English, the Senator tramples roughshod over the feelings of his host and of much of the population of Dillsborough. Equally energetically, the increasingly desperate Arabella Trefoil pursues her prey to the altar.. Author:TROLLOPE, ANTHONY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ADVENTURES OF RODERICK RANDOM Roderick is combative, often violent, but capable of great affection and generosity. His father had been disinherited and has left Scotland leaving his son penniless. After a brief apprenticeship to a surgeon, the innocent Roderick travels to London where he encounters various rogues.. Author:SMOLLETT, TOBIAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JOHN BARLEYCORN Published in 1913, this harrowing, autobiographical "A to Z" of drinking shattered London's reputation as a clean-living adventurer and successful author of such books as "White Fang" and "The Call of the Wild".. Author:LONDON, JACK. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LADY ANNA This tightly constructed and passionate study of enforced marriage in the world of radical politics and social inequality, records the lifelong attempt of Countess Lovel to justify her claim to her title, and her daughter Anna's legitimacy, after her husband announces that he already has a wife.. Author:TROLLOPE, ANTHONY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CARMEN AND OTHER STORIES "Carmen", the classic tale of passion and power, provided the inspiration for one of the world's most enduringly popular operas, and numerous films. Like "Carmen", the other stories in this book explore the clash of primitive and civilized values.. Author:MERIMEE, PROSPER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GOLDEN POT AND OTHER TALES A translation of five of Hoffmann's most celebrated tales: "The Golden Pot"; "The Sandman"; "Princess Brambilla"; "Master Flea"; and "My Cousin's Corner Window". The detailed introduction places the stories in their intellectual and historical context and explores their narrative complexities.. Author:HOFFMANN, E.T.A.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DEERSLAYER This is the final instalment of Cooper's "Leatherstocking Tales", but the first in the development of the hero, Natty Bumppo and marks his return to historical romance. It also symbolically attacks Cooper's opponents and provides a critique of 19th-century American society.. Author:COOPER, JAMES FENIMORE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PRINCESSE DE CLEVES Widely regarded as the first major psychological novel in the European tradition, this is also a landmark in the history of women's writing. This translation is accompanied by two other works of Mme de Lafayette - "The Princesse de Montpensier" and "The Comtesse de Tende".. Author:FAYETTE, MADAME DE LA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : AURORA FLOYD Aurora is a beautiful young woman bigamously married and threatened with exposure by a blackmailer. But bigamy is little more than a euphemism, a device to enable the heroine, and vicariously the reader, to enjoy the forbidden sweets of adultery without adulterous intentions.. Author:BRADDON, MARY ELIZABETH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PUDD'NHEAD WILSON AND OTHER TALES This novel reveals the sinister forces that Mark Twain felt to be threatening the American dream. In spite of a plot which includes child swapping, palmistry, and a pair of Italian twins, it also raises the serious issue of racial differences.. Author:TWAIN, MARK. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SYLVIA'S LOVERS Sylvia is a heroine loved by two men of completely different types. The novel follows her development from a wilful, imaginative, but not especially clever girl, to an alert woman who has been matured by her suffering.. Author:GASKELL, ELIZABETH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WARD NUMBER SIX AND OTHER STORIES Chekhov - himself a country doctor - recorded in his fiction the symptoms of a diseased society. The seven stories collected here are a bleakly savage indictment of a society paralyzed by spiritual malaise, and morbidly conscious of evils which can neither be killed nor cured.. Author:CHEKHOV, ANTON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RACHEL RAY This is Trollope's detailed and concise study of middle-class life in a small provincial community. It is also a love-story, focusing on sweet-natured Rachel Ray and her suitor Luke Rowan, whose battle to wrest control over Baslehurst's brewery involves a host of typically Trollopian characters.. Author:TROLLOPE, ANTHONY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS Harvey Cheyne is the over-indulged son of a millionaire. When he falls overboard from an ocean liner he is rescued by a Portuguese fisherman and joins the crew. Through the medium of an exciting adventure story, this book deals with a boy who is thrown into an entirely alien environment.. Author:KIPLING, RUDYARD. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PEER GYNT This is Ibsen's last work to use poetry as a medium of dramatic expression, and the poetry is appropriate to the imaginative swings between Scandinavian oral folk traditions, the Morrocan coast, the Sahara Desert, and the absurdist images of the Cairo madhouse.. Author:IBSEN, HENRIK. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ESSAY ON THE PRINCIPLE OF POPULATION Malthus's essay looks at the perennial tendency of humans to outstrip their resources: reproduction always exceeds food production. Today Malthus remains a byword for concern about man's demographic and ecological prospects.. Author:MALTHUS, THOMAS ROBERT. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BLACK TULIP This novel is set in Holland in 1672, and weaves the events surrounding the brutal murder of two brothers into a tale of romantic love. It is also a timeless political allegory in which Dumas makes his case against tyranny and uses a flower to create a symbol of justice and tolerance.. Author:DUMAS, ALEXANDRE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MADEMOISELLE FIFI This translation of 20 tales seeks to show Maupassant at his best. It features some of his grimmest and his most famous stories such as "A Vendetta" and "The Grove of Olives", but it also reflects both his moods and his mastery of the short story.. Author:MAUPASSANT, GUY DE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HALF SISTERS This novel grapples with the 19th century's perennial "woman question" and deals extensively with the damaging effects of conventional Victorian beliefs about women.. Author:JEWSBURY, GERALDINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WANDERER 'The Wanderer' is the tale of a penniless emigree from Revolutionary France trying to earn her living in England while guarding her own secrets. Combining the best elements of the Gothic, historical, and satirical novels, this work of Romantic fiction examines the evils of sexual, class, and racial discrimination.. Author:BURNEY, FANNY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OLD MORTALITY A swift-moving historical romance that places an anachronistically liberal hero against the forces of fanaticism in 17th-century Scotland in the period infamous as the "killing time". Henry Morton is torn between his love for a royalist's granddaughter and his loyalty to his downtrodden countrymen.. Author:SCOTT, SIR WALTER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : STUDY IN SCARLET The very first Sherlock Holmes story finds Conan Doyle's two legendary creations, Holmes and Watson, immediately in fine form. The mystery itself, its solution plucked unerringly by Holmes from the heart of Victorian London, proves to be the consequence of a tragedy in America.. Author:DOYLE, SIR ARTHUR CONAN CONAN DOYLE, ARTHUR. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NETHER WORLD A fast-moving, dramatic story depicting life amongst the artisans, factory-girls and slum-dwellers of Clerkenwell in the 1870s. With Zolaesque intensity and relentlessness, Gissing lays bare the economic forces which determine the aspirations and expectations of those born to a life of labour.. Author:GISSING, GEORGE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ECLOGUES Translated by C. Day Lewis, with an introduction, historical sketch and notes by R.O.A.M. Lyne.. Author:VIRGIL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LIFE, LETTERS AND POETRY The poems have been rendered into vigorous contemporary English. A selection of Michelangelo's letters, many of them to important contemporaries such as Vasari and Duke Cosimo, is accompanied by the "Life" of the great artist written by his pupil Ascanio Condivi.. Author:MICHELANGELO CONDIVI, ASCANIO. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NARRATIVE OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM OF NANTUCKET AND RELATED TALES This is an archetypal American story of escape from home and family which traces a young man's rite of passage through a series of terrible brushes with death during a fateful sea voyage. This critical edition offers eight short tales which are linked to Pym by their treatment of persistent themes.. Author:POE, EDGAR ALLAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MAD MONKTON AND OTHER STORIES This volume has a substantial and informative introduction which places these stories in the context of Collins's career and the Victorian literary scene. It brings together samples of his work from three decades.. Author:COLLINS, WILKIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ELECTIVE AFFINITIES Charlotte and Eduard, aristocrats with little to occupy them, invite Ottilie and the Captain into their lives and are overwhelmed by what ensues. Goethe conducts experiments with his characters - in such repressive circumstances is any life worthy the name possible?. Author:GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS Having assured the members of London's Reform Club that he will circumnavigate the world in 80 days, Fogg - stiff, repressed, English - joins forces with Passepartout to achieve his goal.. Author:VERNE, JULES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SPOILS OF POYNTON . Author:JAMES, HENRY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SCENES OF CLERICAL LIFE "Scenes of Clerical Life" is George Eliot's first novel. Three stories make up the "Scenes", "The Sad Fortunes of the Reverend Amos Barton", "Mr Gilfil's Love Story", and "Janet's Repentance".. Author:ELIOT, GEORGE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NIGHT AND DAY "Night and Day"'s protagonist, Katherine Hilbery, torn between past and present, is a figure reflecting Virginia Woolf's own struggle with history. Both have illustrious literary ancestors and both desire to break away from the demands of the previous generation without disowning it altogether.. Author:WOOLF, VIRGINIA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : COMPLEAT ANGLER . Author:WALTON, IZAAK COTTON, CHARLES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PRINCESS AND OTHER STORIES An acute observer of Russian society, Chekhov reflects the moral sickness he saw about him in the anguish, tedium, and downright evil of his characters, but with an irony that makes them both poignant and truthful. The stories here include 'The Party', 'After the Theatre', and 'A Case History'.. Author:CHEKHOV, ANTON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LANCELOT OF THE LAKE An English translation of a prose poem written originally in Old French, early in the 13th century. This classic of European literature has influenced such diverse figures as Dante, T.H. White, and the makers of the 1967 film "Camelot".. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : INDIANA 'Indiana' (1831) is not only a romance but also a powerful plea for change in the inequitable French marriage laws of the time, for better education for women, and for a new attitude to their position in society. Naomi Schor's introduction explores attitudes to George Sand in her own time as well as more recent feminist responses; and more.. Author:SAND, GEORGE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SELECTED WRITINGS This edition of Hazlitt's work contains some well-known essays, such as "The Indian Jugglers" and "The Fight", and also some lesser-known writings on politics, philosophy, and culture.. Author:HAZLITT, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SELECTED CRITICAL WRITINGS Though famous for her fiction, Eliot was also a remarkable critic, translator, and editor. The depth and versatility of her intelligence are illustrated in this selection of critical writings which presents Eliot's views on science, religion, positivism, feminism, and politics.. Author:ELIOT, GEORGE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : KREUTZER SONATA AND OTHER STORIES The four novellas selected here stand closest to the novels, and represent Tolstoy at his creative best, exploring in a specific and focused way his characteristic themes: the meaning of one's life in the face of death, and the redemptive role of suffering and compassion.. Author:TOLSTOY, LEO. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes" are overshadowed by the event with which they close - the meeting of the great detective and Moriarty. Their struggle, seemingly to the death, was to leave many readers desolate at the loss of Holmes, but was also to lead to his immortality as a literary figure.. Author:DOYLE, SIR ARTHUR CONAN CONAN DOYLE, ARTHUR. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WAVES Woolf's novel, which she described as "the life of anybody", traces the lives and interactions of seven friends. It was conceived and written during a political phase of her life, when she was speaking on issues of gender and class and her affair with Vita Sackville-West was at its most intense.. Author:WOOLF, VIRGINIA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : L'ASSOMMOIR The seventh novel in the Rougon-Macquart cycle, "L'Assommoir" (1877) is the story of a woman's struggle for happiness in working-class Paris. It was a contemporary bestseller, outraged conservative critics, and launched a debate about the legitimate scope of modern literature.. Author:ZOLA, EMILE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BEAST IN MAN One of Zola's most violent works, this novel is on one level a tale of murder and possession, and on another a compassionate study of individuals derailed by atavistic forces beyond their control. It evokes life at the end of the Second Empire in France, and a society hurtling towards the future.. Author:ZOLA, EMILE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GENTLE CREATURE AND OTHER STORIES "WHITE NIGHTS", "A GENTLE CREATURE", "THE DREAM OF A RIDICULOUS MAN" In the stories in this volume, Dostoevsky explores both the figure of the dreamer divorced from reality and also his own ambiguous attitude to utopianism, themes central to many of his great novels.. Author:DOSTOEVSKY, FYODOR. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DEVILS This translation includes the chapter entitled "Stavrogin's Confession", which Dostoevsky's publisher censored as he considered it too shocking to print. In this edition it appears where the author originally intended.. Author:DOSTOEVSKY, FYODOR. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WIVES AND DAUGHTERS . Author:GASKELL, ELIZABETH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OUTCAST OF THE ISLANDS "An Outcast of the Islands" (1896), Conrad's second novel, is a tale of intrigue in an eastern setting. Love and death are the major players in this parable of human frailty - the story of a man unable to understand others and fated never to possess his own soul.. Author:CONRAD, JOSEPH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DEAD SECRET Moments from death, Mrs Treverton tells a secret, never to be passed to her husband. Years later, when her daughter Rosamond returns with her blind husband, she is warned not to enter the Myrtle Room. Strong-minded and ingenious, Rosamond's determined detective work uncovers a shocking truth.. Author:COLLINS, WILKIE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MAN IN THE IRON MASK This edition of the last adventure of the three Musketeers provides background information and notes useful to an understanding of the legend and the novel's setting.. Author:DUMAS, ALEXANDRE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TWENTY YEARS AFTER The sequel to "The Three Musketeers" (1845). Two decades have passed since the musketeers triumphed over Cardinal Richelieu and Milady. Time has weakened their resolve and dispersed their loyalties. But treasons and strategems still cry out for justice as civil war endangers the throne of France.. Author:DUMAS, ALEXANDRE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : REINE MARGOT 1572 - Paris is awash with the blood of Huguenots slaughtered by order of Charles IX. Or perhaps of Catherine de Medicis, one of history's monsters? Or the ambitious Duke de Guise? Or the Duke d'Anjou? The answer will be found in the Louvre and the torture chamber of the fortress of Vincennes.. Author:DUMAS, ALEXANDRE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : AUTOBIOGRAPHY Trollope relates his life from the influence of his childhood and mother, to the time he spent in the Post Office and the motivation behind his literary career.. Author:TROLLOPE, ANTHONY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : COUSIN HENRY When the wealthy Squire of Llanfeare dies, his nephew Henry, a London insurance clerk, inherits the Carmarthenshire estate. But rumours are rife that the Squire had named his niece Isabel as his heir, and that Henry is an impostor. Mr Apjohn, the family lawyer, takes it upon himself to investigate.. Author:TROLLOPE, ANTHONY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : STALKY AND CO. . Author:KIPLING, RUDYARD. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SONS AND LOVERS D.H. Lawrence's first major novel was also one of the first in the English language to explore ordinary working-class life from the inside. The story deals with the intimacies enforced by a tightly-knit mining community and by a family where feelings are never hidden for long.. Author:LAWRENCE, D.H.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WINGS OF THE DOVE Originally published in 1902, a novel which takes passionate love as its central theme and focuses on a young woman with a terminal illness whose last gesture will serve either as a deed of selflessness, or as a final act of revenge. From the author of THE BOSTONIANS, THE ASPERN PAPERS and THE TURN OF THE SCREW.. Author:JAMES, HENRY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FORSYTE SAGA The three novels which make up "The Forsyte Saga" chronicle the ebbing social power of the commerical upper-middle class Forsyte family between 1886 and 1920. Soames Forsyte's baffled passion for his beautiful but unresponsive wife Irene reverberates throughout the saga.. Author:GALSWORTHY, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DAY IN THE COUNTRY AND OTHER STORIES In addition to the poignant title story, this selection of 27 comic and cruel stories includes "The Necklace", and "Le Horla", an account of a disintegrating personality that chillingly parallels the author's own decline into madness.. Author:MAUPASSANT, GUY DE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH PEOPLE Bede's most famous work, this edition includes includes a translation of "The Greater Chronicle", in which Bede examines the Roman Empire and contemporary Europe. His "Letter to Egbert" gives his final reflections on the English Church just before his death.. Author:ST.BEDE, THE VENERABLE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MEMOIRS FROM THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD In this almost documentary account of his own experiences of penal servitude in Serbia, Dostoevsky describes the suffering of the convicts, the squalor and the degradation, in relentless detail. Dostoevsky, writing several years after his release, evokes terror and resignation. House of the Dead is the least Dostoevskian of his works.. Author:DOSTOEVSKY, FYODOR. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RED AND THE BLACK CHRONICLE OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY In this fast-moving novel of post-Napoleonic France, Julien Sorel's plans to reach the higher echelons of society through the priesthood are deflected by his realization that the attainment of happiness is of greater consequence than the pursuit of ambition.. Author:STENDHAL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CAPITAL AN ABRIDGED EDITION This abridged edition takes account of the whole of "Capital". It offers virtually all of Volume 1, which Marx 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.. Author:MARX, KARL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JACQUES THE FATALIST If human beings are determined by their genes and their environment, how can they claim to be free to want or do anything? In this work, Diderot intervenes in the characters' lives to cheat our expectations of fiction and to show why Fate is not to be equated with doom.. Author:DIDEROT, DENIS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BACCHAE This text contains four of Euripides' works: "Iphigenia among the Taurians", a tale of escape and civilization; "Bacchae", deals with the consequences of resistance to Dionysus; "Iphigenia at Aulis", centres on the dysfunctional family; and "Rhesus", deals with an event in the Trojan War.. Author:EURIPIDES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DIALOGUES CONCERNING NATURAL RELIGION, AND THE NATURAL HISTORY OF RELIGION These texts ask if belief in God can be inferred from the nature of the universe or whether it is even consistent with what we know about the universe. They investigate the origins of belief, and follow its development from harmless polytheism to dogmatic monotheism.. Author:HUME, DAVID. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WINTER'S TALE This edition of "The Winter's Tale" considers the play in relation to Renaissance conceptions of dramatic genre and the family, traces the changing critical and theatrical attitudes towards it, and places its psychological and dramatic conflicts within the Jacobean cultural and political context.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FOUR REVENGE TRAGEDIES Each of the four plays printed in this critical edition define the problems of the revenge genre, often by exploiting its conventions in unexpected directions. All deal with fundamental moral questions about the meaning of justice and the lengths to which individuals may go to obtain it.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HENRY V , WAR CRIMINAL? Under the scrutiny of John Sutherland and Cedric Watts, Shakespeare's plays reveal themselves to be as full of mysteries as any Agatha Christie novel. Is it summer or winter in Elsinore? Do Bottom and Titania make love? Does Lady Macbeth faint, or is she just pretending?. Author:SUTHERLAND, JOHN (LORD NORTHCLIFFE PROFESSOR OF MODERN ENGLISH LITERATURE, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON) WATTS, CEDRIC (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX) ORGEL, STEPHEN (JACKSON ELI REYNOLDS PROFESSOR OF HUMANITIES, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST The editor offers a number of new readings of difficult and disputed passages in Shakespeare's comededy, together with suggestions about the way in which the play's notorious "tangles" may have come about. A detailed commentary offers full guidance to the play's language.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CONSOLATION OF PHILOSOPHY Boethius wrote this work in the 6th century AD while awaiting torture and death on a charge of treason. Though a Christian, in detailing the true end of life which is the soul's knowledge of God, he consoled himself not with Christian precepts but with the tenets of Greek philosophy.. Author:BOETHIUS, ANICIUS MANLIUS SEVERINUS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WHO BETRAYS ELIZABETH BENNET? This text unravels 34 literary puzzles. Victorian drug habits, railways, sanitation and dentistry are only a few of the areas that shed light on the motives and circumstances of some of literature's famous characters, such as: Elizabeth Bennet, Betsey Trotwood, Count Dracula, and Anna Karenina.. Author:SUTHERLAND, JOHN (LORD NORTHCLIFFE PROFESSOR OF MODERN ENGLISH LITERATURE, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : THREE EARLY MODERN UTOPIAS SIR THOMAS MORE'S "UTOPIA", FRANCIS BACON'S "NEW ATLANTIS", HENRY NEVILLE'S "ISLE OF PINES" With "Utopia" (1516), Thomas More introduced into the English language not only a new word, but a new way of thinking about the gulf between what ought to be and what is. In this volume, "Utopia" and two other Utopian narratives illustrate the diversity of the early modern Utopian imagination.. Author:MORE, THOMAS BACON, FRANCIS NEVILLE, HENRY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FLIGHT TO ITALY This is Goethe's day-to-day record of his first eight weeks of freedom, after leaving behind a decade in Germany for the warmth of Italy. Through his spontaneous notes, we see him rediscover himself as an artist and the poet's view of the natural and human world can be seen taking shape.. Author:GOETHE, J. W. VON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : REMINISCENCES When published in 1881, these "Reminiscences" provoked outrage for their outspokenness. This edition restores the cuts of its first editor and offers a complete and authoritative text. Written in compelling and vivid prose, it is a unique introduction to some extraordinary mid-century Victorians.. Author:CARLYLE, THOMAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : VAMPYRE AND OTHER TALES OF THE MACABRE Polidori's tale of "The Vampyre" introduced the vampire into British fiction. It is presented here with 13 other tales of the macabre first published in the leading London and Dublin magazines between 1819 and 1838 by authors including Edward Bulwer, Letitia Landon and William Carleton.. Author:POLIDORI, JOHN ET AL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CHRONICLE OF THE ABBEY OF BURY ST.EDMUNDS This is the first English translation for forty years of a medieval classic, offering vivid and unique insight into the life of a great monastery in late twelfth-century England. The translation is intended to communicate the interest and immediacy of Jocelin's narrative.. Author:JOCELIN OF BRAKELOND. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NOTEBOOKS OF LEONARDO DA VINCI SELECTIONS This selection reveals a true Renaissance man, whose habit of rigorous enquiry, observation, and experiment, grounded in a philosophic system, led him to conceive of the universe as an organized cosmos corresponding to a work of art.. Author:LEONARDO DA VINCI. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN FARMER Written by an emigrant French aristocrat turned farmer, this text has a good claim to be regarded as the first work of American literature, at once intensely interesting in its own right, and casting influence on both subsequent American writers and European travel accounts of the new nation.. Author:CREVECOEUR, J.HECTOR ST.JOHN DE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EUGENE ONEGIN A NOVEL IN VERSE Pushkin's novel follows the emotions and destiny of three men - Onegin the bored fop, Lensky the minor elegiast, and a stylized Pushkin himself - and the fates and affections of three women - Tatyana the provincial beauty, her sister Olga, and Pushkin's mercurial Muse.. Author:PUSHKIN, ALEKSANDR SERGEEVICH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ANTHOLOGY OF ELIZABETHAN PROSE FICTION Contains five of the most important short works of Elizabethan fiction: Gascoigne's "Adventures of Master F.J.", Lyly's "Euphues", Greene's "Pandosto", Nashe's "Unfortunate Traveller", and Deloney's "Jack of Newbury". The texts have been modernized.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT What began as a literary burlesque of British chivalry and culture grew into a disturbing satire of modern technology and social thought. The story of Hank Morgan, a 19th-century American who is accidentally returned to 6th-century England.. Author:TWAIN, MARK. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MEDITATIONS A.S.L. Farquharson's translation was originally published in 1944 and forms part of a major commentary on the work of Marcus Aurelius. This edition brings Farquharson's translation up to date and supplies an introduction and notes for the student and general reader.. Author:MARCUS AURELIUS, EMPEROR OF ROME AURELIUS, MARCUS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CAMILLA This is a reissue of the previous World's Classics edition in the new, larger format and with the series name changed to 'Oxford World's Classics'.. Author:BURNEY, FANNY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CECILIA Cecilia is an heiress, but she can only keep her fortune if her husband will take her surname. Fanny Burney's unusual love story and deft social satire was much admired on its first publication in 1782 for its subtle interweaving of comedy, humanity, and social analysis.. Author:BURNEY, FANNY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RECOGNITION OF SAKUNTALA Kalidasa's play about the love of King Dusyanta and Sakuntala, a hermitage girl, is the major work of Sanskrit drama by its greatest poet and playwright (c.4th century CE). Causing a sensation when first translated, in production it aimed to produce a mystical experience of aesthetic rapture.. Author:KALIDASA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OREGON TRAIL The gripping account of Francis Parkman's journey west across North America in 1846. After crossing the Allegheny Mountains by coach and continuing by boat and wagon to Westport, Missouri, he set out with three companions on a horseback journey that would ultimately take him over 2000 miles.. Author:PARKMAN, FRANCIS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HISTORY OF RASSELAS Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia, leaves the easy life of the Happy Valley, accompanied by his sister Nekayah, her attendant Pekuah, and the much-travelled philosopher Imlac. Their journey takes them to Egypt, where they study the various conditions of men's lives.. Author:JOHNSON, SAMUEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TALES OF THE ELDERS OF IRELAND A translation of the late-Middle Irish "Acallam na Senorach", the largest literary text surviving from 12th-century Ireland. It contains the earliest and largest collection of Fenian stories and poetry and provides an extensive account of the Irish Otherworld - still present in Irish stories.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PETER PAN AND OTHER PLAYS "THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON", "PETER PAN", "WHEN WENDY GREW UP", "WHAT EVERY WOMAN KNOWS", "MARY ROSE" In addition to the ever-popular "Peter Pan", J.M. Barrie also wrote social comedy and political satire. "The Admirable Crichton and "What Every Woman Knows" are shrewd contributions to the politics of class and gender, while "Mary Rose" is one of the best ghost stories written for the stage.. Author:BARRIE, J.M.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ANALECTS This new translation with clear explanatory notes by one of the foremost scholars of classical Chinese provides a helpful introduction to the Analects for readers who have no previous knowledge of the Chinese language and philosophical traditions.. Author:CONFUCIUS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WALDEN In 1845, Henry Thoreau left his home in Concord, Massachusetts to begin a new life alone, in a self-built rough hut on the shore of Walden Pond. This is his own account of his experiment in solitary living, and also includes consideration of the author's thinking in the context of his birthplace.. Author:THOREAU, HENRY DAVID. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CIVIL WAR Caesar's account of the celebrated war between himself and his great rival Pompey, from the crossing of the Rubicon in January 49 B.C. to Pompey's death and the start of the Alexandrian War.. Author:CAESAR, JULIUS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LIBRARY OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY The only work of its kind to survive from classical antiquity, the Library of Apollodorus is a unique guide to Greek mythology, from the origins of the universe to the Trojan War. Author:APOLLODORUS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DEVIL AND OTHER STORIES This collection of 11 stories spans virtually the whole of Leo Tolstoy's creative life. It deals with journeys of self-discovery and the moral and religious questioning that characterizes Tolstoy's criticism and philosophy.. Author:TOLSTOY, LEO. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ADOLPHE Written in an analytic style, Adolphe writes about love, his own experiences in love, but he also reflects his anxieties about the prospects for any kind of authentic commitment, political or religious as well as emotional, in a disenchanted world.. Author:CONSTANT, BENJAMIN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ON CHRISTIAN TEACHING This text is one of Augustine's most important works on the classical tradition. Written to enable Christian students to be their own interpreters of the Bible, it provides an outline of Christian theology, a discussion of ethical problems, and an early contribution to sign theory.. Author:AUGUSTINE, ST. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WIZARD OF OZ First published in 1900, this novel immediately captivated child and adult readers alike. This new edition includes many of W.W. Denslow's original illustrations, and the introduction considers both the famous MGM film version and recent literary theory in a discussion of this children's classic.. Author:BAUM, L.FRANK. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : THIRTY-NINE STEPS In this critical edition, Christopher Harvie's introduction interweaves the writing of the tale with the equally fascinating story of how John Buchan, publisher and lawyer, came in from the cold and, via "The Thirty-Nine Steps", ended the war as spy-master and propaganda chief.. Author:BUCHAN, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ZOFLOYA A tale of lust, betrayal, and multiple murder set in Venice in the last days of the 15th century. The novel follows Victoria's progress from spoilt daughter of indulgent aristocrats, through a period of abuse and captivity, to a career of deepening criminality conducted under Satan's watchful eye.. Author:DACRE, CHARLOTTE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : VICAR OF WAKEFIELD A vicar and his charming, if vain, family fall victim to undeserved misfortune in this eighteenth-century classic.. Author:GOLDSMITH, OLIVER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : THEOGONY AND WORKS AND DAYS This volume offers two of Hesiod's works: "Theogony" - a systematic genealogy of the gods from the beginning of the world; and "Works and Days" - a compendium of moral and practical advice on husbandry. This translation has an introduction and explanatory notes.. Author:HESIOD. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : COMPLETE "ODES" AND "EPODES" Steeped in allusion to contemporary affairs, Horace's verse is best read in terms of his changing relationship to the public sphere, and West's translation is supplemented by an introduction illuminating these complexities, extensive notes, a chronological survey and a glossary of names.. Author:HORACE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE Written in the aftermath of criticism of "Ghosts", Ibsen's three plays deal with the moral courage needed to tell the truth. They are peopled by complex individuals pitted against, or part of, a society that Ibsen felt was morally abhorrent and claustrophobically provincial.. Author:IBSEN, HENRIK. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SATIRES This translation of Juvenal's "Satires" reproduces the original style and metrical effect of Juvenal's hexameters, while the introduction and notes provide literary and historical background to the 16 satires.. Author:JUVENAL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : POETIC EDDA This collection of Norse-Icelandic mythological and heroic poetry contains the great narratives of the creation of the world and the coming of Ragnarok, the Doom of the Gods. Many of the poems predate the conversion of Scandinavia to Christianity, and reveal pagan beliefs of the North.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : IN A GLASS DARKLY These five stories are told by Dr Hesselius, a "metaphysical" doctor, the forerunner of the modern psychiatrist, who is willing to consider ghosts both as real and as hallucinatory obsessions. Le Fanu drew on the Gothic tradition, Irish folklore and on contemporary social and political anxieties.. Author:FANU, SHERIDAN LE LE FANU, J. SHERIDAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CIVIL WAR This translation in free verse form conveys the full force of Lucan's writing and his grimly realistic view of the subject. The Introduction sets the scene for the reader unfamiliar with Lucan and explores his relationship with earlier writers of Latin epic, and his interest in the sensational.. Author:LUCAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SELECTIONS FROM THE "CANZONIERE" AND OTHER WORKS . Author:PETRARCA, FRANCESCO PETRARCH, FRANCESCO. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SATYRICON Recounts the sleazy progress of a pair of literature scholars as they wander through the cities of the southern Mediterranean. En route they encounter type-figures the author satirizes including a teacher in higher education, a libidinous priest, a vulgar freedman turned millionaire, and a poet.. Author:PETRONIUS ARBITER PETRONIUS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PHAEDO Acknowledged as one of Plato's greatest masterpieces, this text shows him both as a philosopher and as a dramatist at the height of his powers. For its moving account of the execution of Socrates, the "Phaedo" ranks among the supreme literary achievements of antiquity.. Author:PLATO. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ANTHOLOGY OF SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY FICTION This anthology collects works by authors including Bunyan, Congreve, Thomas Dangerfield, and Percy Herbert. Early examples of prose fiction by female writers, such as Aphra Behn, Mary Wroth, and Margaret Cavendish, should be useful for women's studies courses.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : COUNTESS OF PEMBROKE'S ARCADIA (THE OLD ARCADIA) Two young princes, Pyrocles and Musidorus, disguise themselves as an Amazon and a shepherd to gain access to the Arcadian Princesses, who have been taken into semi-imprisonment by their father to avoid the dangers foretold by an oracle. The text was a vehicle for Sidney's ideas on versification.. Author:SIDNEY, SIR PHILIP. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CHARTERHOUSE OF PARMA Set in 19th-century Italy, this novel of passion and daring traces the amorous exploits of the handsome young aristocrat Fabrice del Dongo, his aunt Gina, her suitor the Prime Minister, and the beautiful heroine Clelia. The characters all benefit from Stendhal's amazing psychological insight.. Author:STENDHAL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SOUL OF MAN AND PRISON WRITINGS In addition to the title essay, this text contains "De Profundis", two letters to the Daily Chronicle concerning prison injustices, and "The Ballad of Reading Gaol".. Author:WILDE, OSCAR. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MASTERPIECE This is the most autobiographical of the 20 novels in Zola's Rougon-Macquart series. It provides an insight into his friendship with Cezanne and presents an account of the turbulent Bohemian world in which the Impressionists came to prominence.. Author:ZOLA, EMILE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : VILLETTE Based in part on Charlotte Bronte's experience in Brussels ten years earlier, Villette (1853) is an exploration of a woman's response to the challenge of a constricting social environment. It uses powerful imagery and comedy - ironic or exuberant - in the service of a sombre vision.. Author:BRONTE, CHARLOTTE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JANE EYRE Sally Shuttleworth explores the power of "Jane Eyre" a narrative that questions the rights of women, the nature of servitude and madness, martyrdom and rebellion in a story whose emotional charge is a strong today as it was when it was published more than 150 years ago.. Author:BRONTE, CHARLOTTE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TALE OF SINUHE "The Tale of Sinuhe", c1875 BC, has been acclaimed as the supreme masterpiece of Ancient Egyptian poetry; a perfect fusion of styles and a passionate probing of its culture's ideals and anxieties. This anthology contains the substantial surviving works from the golden age of Egyptian literature.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ON OBLIGATIONS This work was written by Cicero in late 44 BC after the assassination of Julius Caesar, to provide principles of behaviour for aspiring politicians. It explores tensions between honourable conduct and expediency in public life, and the right and wrong ways of attaining political leadership.. Author:CICERO, MARCUS TULLIUS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MARK ON THE WALL AND OTHER SHORT FICTION The thrill Woolf got from writing these stories is readily apparent to the reader. She wrote them in defiance of convention, with a feeling of liberation and a sense that she was breaking new ground. Many of these stories are essential to an understanding of Woolf's development as a writer.. Author:WOOLF, VIRGINIA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MRS DALLOWAY A single June day in London in 1923. Clarissa Dalloway, wife of a Conservative MP, is preparing to give a party, while shell-shocked Septimus Warren Smith hears the birds in Regent's Park chattering in Greek. There seems to be nothing, except perhaps London, to link Clarissa and Septimus.. Author:WOOLF, VIRGINIA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ENGLISH CONSTITUTION Walter Bagehot's "The English Constitution" (1867) is an account of the history and working of the British political system. This edition reproduces Bagehot's original analysis of the "dignified" and "efficient" system in full and details the political events that surrounded its publication.. Author:BAGEHOT, WALTER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MARBLE FAUN The fragility of human life and art dominate this story of American expatriates in Italy in the mid-19th century. Befriended by Donatello, a young Italian with the classical grace of the "Marble Faun", Miriam, Hilda, and Kenyon find their pursuit of art taking a sinister turn.. Author:HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WINESBURG, OHIO A cycle of short stories concerning life in a small Ohio town at the end of the 19th century. A young reporter becomes the confidant of the town's outcasts and their conduit for expression and solace from loneliness, but his own longings eventually lead him to leave and seek a career in the city.. Author:ANDERSON, SHERWOOD. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : REFLECTIONS ON THE REVOLUTION IN FRANCE With this work, Edmund Burke tried to teach lessons about how change should be managed, what limits should not be transgressed, and what should be reverently preserved. It demonstrates his ability to set contemporary problems within a wider context of political theory.. Author:BURKE, EDMUND. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LITERATURE AND SCIENCE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY This anthology combines a wide range of scientific and literary writing in order to reveal how its authors shared a common imagination. It offers a new perspective on giants of Victorian fiction, including Charles Dickens and George Eliot.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : THOMAS HARDY This work examines Hardy's novels in the context of their author's social, cultural, and political context and shows how they engaged directly with the issues of the day, showing how critical interpretations have changed over time, and how modern interpretations on film and television create new contexts in which to read the works afresh.. Author:INGHAM, PATRICIA (SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW AND READER IN ENGLISH, ST ANNE'S COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DISCOURSE ON THE ORIGIN OF INEQUALITY Rousseau argues that inequalities of rank, wealth, and power are the inevitable result of the civilizing process. We cannot return to a simpler time, but measuring the costs of progress may help us to imagine alternatives to the corruption and oppressive conformity of modern society.. Author:ROUSSEAU, JEAN-JACQUES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : KAMASUTRA "The Kamasutra" is the oldest extant Hindu textbook of erotic love. It is about the art of living - about finding a partner, marriage, adultery, using drugs - and also about the positions in sexual intercourse. The text is presented here in clear, vivid, frank English, with three commentaries.. Author:VATSYAYANA, MALLANAGA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PLAYS AND FRAGMENTS The greatest writer of Greek New Comedy, Menander (c341-290 BC) wrote over 100 plays but until the 20th century was known to us only by short quotations in ancient authors. Papyri found in the sand of Egypt have brought to light more and more fragments which are translated in this volume.. Author:MENANDER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DON CARLOS ADAPTED IN VERSE DRAMA "Don Carlos" and "Mary Stuart", two of German literature's greatest dramas, deal with the timeless issues of power, freedom, and justice. Dating from 1787 and 1800 respectively, one play was written before the French Revolution, the other in its aftermath.. Author:SCHILLER, J.C.F. VON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TROJAN WOMEN In these three war plays, Euripides subjects the sufferings of Troy's survivors to a harrowing examination. Yet the battleground of the aftermath of war is one in which the women of Troy evince an overwhelming greatness of spirit.. Author:EURIPIDES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PATHFINDER This is the fourth of the five Leatherstocking Tales, a naval story set on the Great Lakes of the 1750s. It revives Natty Bumppo - who had died in "The Prairie". He, and the Mohican chief Chingachgook, are among Tuscarora and Iroquois Indians.. Author:COOPER, JAMES FENIMORE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DOMBEY AND SON This edition of "Dombey and Son" contains Dickens's prefaces, his working plans, and all the original illustrations by "Phiz". It is the story of a devoted daughter's love in the face of family misfortune.. Author:DICKENS, CHARLES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HISTORY OF KING LEAR HISTORY OF KING LEAR The "Oxford Shakespeare" offers authoritative texts from scholars in editions designed to interpret and illuminate the plays for modern readers. The texts use modern-spelling, feature on-page commentary and notes, and include detailed introductions.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TRAGEDY OF KING RICHARD III This edition recognizes the play's pre-eminence as a performance work. The text is based on the 1597 Quarto which, it is argued, brings us closest to the play as it would have been staged in Shakespeare's theatre.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY AND OTHER WRITINGS Celebrated in its own day as the progenitor of "a school of sentimental writers", "A Sentimental Journey" (1768) has outlasted its many imitators because of the humour and mischievous eroticism within. This new edition includes a selection from various other works by Sterne.. Author:STERNE, LAURENCE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN This novel charts the intellectual, moral and sexual development of Stephen Dedalus, from his childhood to the brink of adulthood and his awakening as an artist. Stephen's consciousness is forged by Irish history and politics, by Catholicism and culture, language and art.. Author:JOYCE, JAMES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DUBLINERS Although only 24, James Joyce knew 'Dubliners' worth: to alter it in any way would 'retard the course of civilisation in Ireland'. Each of the 15 stories offers a glimpse of the lives of ordinary Dubliners - a death, an encounter, an opportunity not taken, a memory rekindled - and collectively paint a portrait of a nation.. Author:JOYCE, JAMES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ASPECTS OF WAGNER An analysis of Wagner, his music, stage directions, prose and his influence on the culture of our age, with a discussion of the reasons for the reactions his work has provoked. Magee sheds light on Wagner's anti-semitic ideas and the way these were used by the Nazis for their own ends.. Author:MAGEE, BRYAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FASHION From Coco Chanel to Armani and Alexander McQueen, this text explores fashion as a cultural phenomenon. It examines the glamorous world of "Vogue" and advertising and goes beyond the surface to consider our interaction with fashion.. Author:BREWARD, CHRISTOPHER (PROFESSOR IN CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL STUDIES, LONDON COLLEGE OF FASHION). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EVELINA OR THE HISTORY OF A YOUNG LADY'S ENTRANCE INTO THE WORLD Frances Burney's "Evelina", is at once a guide to fashionable late 18th-century London, a satirical attack on the new consumerism, an investigation of women's position, and a love story. This volume includes an introduction and notes for the modern reader.. Author:BURNEY, FRANCES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MAN OF FEELING This edition reprints Brian Vickers's authoritative text, with an introduction that discusses the novel in the context of the Scottish Enlightenment and European sentimentalism.. Author:MACKENZIE, HENRY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WILKIE COLLINS (AUTHORS IN CONTEXT) . Author:PYKETT, LYN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : KING HENRY VIII KING HENRY VIII, OR ALL IS TRUE This edition is a modern-spelling text, collated and edited from all existing printings. On-page commentary and notes explain meaning, staging and allusions and a detailed introduction considers composition, sources, performances and changing critical attitudes to the play.. Author:SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : IRISH WRITING This anthology spans 150 years of modern Irish culture, from the dawning of a powerful nationalist consciousness inspired by Wolfe Tone and Daniel O'Connell to the waning of the so-called Literary Revival and the death of W. B. Yeats.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MADAME BOVARY Emma Bovary yearns for a life of luxury and passion of the kind she reads about in romantic novels. But life with her country doctor husband in the provinces is unutterably boring, and she embarks on love affairs to realize her fantasies. This new translation by Margaret Mauldon perfectly captures Flaubert's distinctive style.. Author:FLAUBERT, GUSTAVE OVERSTALL, MARK. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LORD BYRON This collection brings together a unique combination of Byron's poetry and prose - all the major poems, complemented by important letters, journals, and conversations - to give the essence of his work and thinking.. Author:BYRON, LORD. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JOHN DONNE This edition was formerly published in the Oxford Authors series. It brings together a combination of Donne's poetry and prose - all the major poems, complemented by rarely published letters and extracts from Donne's sermons - to give the essence of his work and thinking.. Author:DONNE, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE Originally published in the "Oxford Authors", this edition brings together a combination of Coleridge's poetry and prose - all the major poems, complemented by important criticism, letters, and marginalia - to give the essence of his work and thinking.. Author:COLERIDGE, SAMUEL TAYLOR. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WILLIAM WORDSWORTH This edition brings together a unique combination of Wordsworth's poetry and prose - all the major poems, complemented by important letters, prefaces, and essays - to give the essence of his work and thinking.. Author:WORDSWORTH, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GEORGE ELIOT Tim Dolin examines Eliot's life and work and the social and intellectual contexts in which they developed. He also explores the ways in which 'George Eliot' has been recontextualized for modern readers and television viewers.. Author:DOLIN, TIM (DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE, CALLAGHAN, AUSTRALIA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CHARLES DICKENS Charles Dickens explores the work of the most popular author of his age in relation to the contradictory impulses of Victorian society, looking at the vital interconnection between his life and his art. His novels resonate well beyond his own age and continue to be recontextualized on the stage, on film, and on television.. Author:SANDERS, ANDREW (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : AESOP'S FABLES From Aesop's legendary storytelling came the collections of prose and verse fables scattered throughout Greek and Roman literature. This collection represents all the main fables arranged according to their contents and themes.. Author:AESOP. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DAPHNIS AND CHLOE Daphnis is 15 years old, Chloe 13. The two peasants are drawn to each other and long to make love. But no one has told them what love is, nor do they know how to accomplish the physical act. Longus weaves a fantasy around their predicament in this well-known Greek romance.. Author:LONGUS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SELECTED LETTERS Keats's letters represent one of the most sustained reflections on the poet's art we have from the major English poets. These 170 letters, written between 1816 and 1820, includes an introduction and notes by Jon Mee explaining both the personal and political contexts that brought them to life.. Author:KEATS, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OSCAR WILDE This collection brings together a unique combination of Wilde's poetry and prose short stories, plays, critical dialogues and his only novel - to give the essence of his work and thinking.. Author:WILDE, OSCAR. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BARNABY RUDGE Set in London at the time of the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots, this is a story of individuals caught up in the mindless violence of the mob. Written at a time of social unrest in Victorian Britain, it explores the relationship between repression and liberation in private and public life.. Author:DICKENS, CHARLES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY Edith Wharton's satiric anatomy of American society in the first decade of the 20th century both appalled and fascinated its first reviewers. It follows the career of Undine Spragg, as she pursues her schemes and social ambitions in a world of shifting values, where triumph is swiftly followed by disillusion.. Author:WHARTON, EDITH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GRASMERE AND ALFOXDEN JOURNALS Dorothy Wordsworth's journals are a record of her life with her brother William, when he was at the height of his poetic powers. They help illuminate Wordsworth's life and his friendship with Coleridge, and provide descriptions of people, places, and incidents that inspired some of his poetry.. Author:WORDSWORTH, DOROTHY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JOHN KEATS This volume contains all the poetry published during his lifetime, including "Endymion" in its entirety, the "Odes", "Lamia", and both versions of "Hyperion". The poetry is presented in chronological sequence along with his letters which give biographical detail.. Author:KEATS, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OSCAR WILDE Oscar Wilde achieved fame and notoriety at a time when mass culture and communication promoted the 'new' in every area of British life. This book examines the interplay between Wilde's society and his writings and shows the remarkable recontextualizing of Wilde and his work in film, stage, and the media in the century following his death.. Author:SLOAN, JOHN (TUTOR AND FELLOW IN ENGLISH, HARRIS MANCHESTER COLLEGE, OXFORD). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MANON LESCAUT The story of Manon Lescaut is a tale of passion and betrayal, of delinquency and misalliance, which moves from eighteenth-century Paris via prison and deportation to a tragic denouement among the treeless wastes of Louisiana. This new translation includes the vignette and eight illustrations that were published in the edition of 1753.. Author:PREVOST, ABBE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FATHER AND SON Father and Son recounts Gosse's childhood as a member of a Victorian Protestant sect and his struggles to forge his own identity despite the loving control of his father. A key document of the crisis of faith and an exploration of the impact of evolutionary science, Father and Son is here printed with extracts from Philip Gosse's Omphalos.. Author:GOSSE, EDMUND. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LORD JIM The story of a young, idealistic Englishman - "as unflinching as a hero in a book" - disgraced by a single act of cowardice while serving on a merchant ship. His life blighted, he is befriended by an older man who helps establish him in a remote Malay settlement: until his courage is tested again.. Author:CONRAD, JOSEPH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WOODLANDERS The romantic entanglements of Giles Winterborne, Grace Melbury, the dissolute Edred Fitzpiers and the wealthy Felice Charmond are bound up with issues of class and social status as they make their marital choices. This is a critical edition of the novel, based on the manuscript and incorporating Hardy's later revisions.. Author:HARDY, THOMAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES Tess Durbeyfield attempts to restore her family's fortunes by claiming their connection with the aristocratic d'Urbervilles. But Alec d'Urberville seduces her and makes life miserable. When she meets Angel Clare, she is offered true love and happiness, but her past catches up with her. This critical text is collated with Hardy's later revisions.. Author:HARDY, THOMAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DESPERATE REMEDIES Aeneas Manston, as physically alluring as he is evil, fascinates the innocent Cytherea, even though she is in love with another man. When he cannot seduce her, Manston resorts to deception, blackmail, bigamy, murder and rape.. Author:HARDY, THOMAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE Michael Henchard sells his wife and baby daughter on a drunken impulse at a local fair. Eighteen years later his temperament again thwarts his attempts to make amends. Henchard is a modern-day tragic hero, but his story is also a journey towards love. This edition is the only critically established text of Hardy's novel.. Author:HARDY, THOMAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RETURN OF THE NATIVE Eustacia Vye criss-crosses the wild Egdon Heath, eager to experience life to the full in her quest for 'music, poetry, passion, war'. She marries Clym Yeobright, native of the heath, but his idealism frustrates her romantic ambitions and her discontent draws others into a tangled web of deceit and unhappiness.. Author:HARDY, THOMAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MEMOIR OF JANE AUSTEN This edition presents James Edward Austen-Leigh's memoir of his aunt Jane Austen, together with shorter recollections by his two sisters. It also includes Jane's brother, Henry Austen's "Biographical Notice" of 1818 and his lesser known "Memoir" of 1833.. Author:AUSTEN-LEIGH, JAMES EDWARD. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HENRY, ARCHDEACON OF HUNTINGDON Henry of Huntingdon's narrative covers one of the most exciting and bloody periods in English history: the Norman Conquest and its aftermath. He tells of the decline of the Old English kingdom, the victory of the Normans at the Battle of Hastings, and the establishment of Norman rule.. Author:HENRY OF HUNTINGDON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MAJOR WORKS This volume brings together a combination of Dryden's poetry and prose - all the major poems in full, literary criticism, and translations - to give the essence of his work and thinking. Author:DRYDEN, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MAJOR WORKS This work brings together a unique selection from the full range of Swift's 50-year career - prose, poetry, and letters - to give the essence of his work and thinking.. Author:SWIFT, JONATHAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS This text brings together all Gerard Manley Hopkins's poetry and a selection of his prose writings to give the essence of his work and thinking. During his short life Hopkins strove to reconcile his religious and artistic vocations, and this edition demonstrates the range of his interests.. Author:HOPKINS, GERARD MANLEY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SIR PHILIP SIDNEY This text brings together a combination of Sidney's poetry and prose - all the major writing, complemented by letters and elegies - to provide the essence of his work and thinking. Its contents include "The Defence of Poesy", parts of the "Arcadia" and the sonnet sequence "Astrophil and Stella".. Author:SIDNEY, SIR PHILIP. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FRANCIS BACON This text brings together an extensive collection of Bacon's writing - the major prose in full, together with 16 other pieces not otherwise available - to give the essence of his work and thinking. It includes "The Advancement of Learning", the "Essays" and "New Atlantis" amongst other texts.. Author:BACON, FRANCIS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NORTHANGER ABBEY WITH LADY SUSAN This text combines Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey" with three of her minor works, two early, one late, which demonstrate her originality across the full range of her career.. Author:AUSTEN, JANE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NEW OXFORD BOOK OF VICTORIAN VERSE A great age of poetry speaks for itself in this anthology which reveals the variety and power of Victorian verse, and the innovation and creativity with which poets resisted the bad propensities of the era through which they lived. Verse is included from Tennyson, Rossetti, Hardy and Browning.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF ENGLISH GHOST STORIES This selection of 42 stories written between 1829 and 1968 presents the full range and vitality of the English tradition of literary ghost fiction by demonstrating its historical development as well as its major themes and characteristics.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF COMIC VERSE From Chaucer to Vikram Seth and Victoria Wood; from Byron to John Updike; from Augustan satire to advertising jingles - this anthology is notable for its breadth. International in scope, it brings together many different types of verse, from epigrams to street ballads, all written to amuse.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NEW OXFORD BOOK OF SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY VERSE This anthology includes generous selections from the work of all the 17th century's major poets, notably Donne, Jonson, Milton, Marvell and Dryden. It aims to strike a balance between metaphysical wit and intellect, and Jonsonian simplicity, whilst also accommodating neglected popular verse.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF TRAVEL STORIES Travel, associated as it is with strangeness, marvels and excitement, has always proved an irresistible subject for writers. This collection brings together short fiction on this most exhilarating of subjects from writers as diverse as Anthony Trollope, Edith Wharton and Beryl Bainbridge.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF ESSAYS The essay is one of the richest literary forms, with its characteristics of freedom, informality and the personal touch. These qualities, and others, are displayed in this collection of 140 essays by 120 writers, covering topics from anger, Gandhi and party-going to wasps and Beethoven.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FUNDAMENTALISM Fundamentalism is a modern word that eludes easy definitions. It encompasses many types of activity, not all explicitly religious or political. This text explores the expanding applications of the word and questions its usefulness, noting the vital differences in the various contexts, in what appears to be an increasingly widespread phenomenon.. Author:RUTHVEN, MALISE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PLENTY PLENTY RHYTHM This text looks at the history of the 20th century's one entirely new musical form, jazz and asks, what has jazz become? and what does jazz do? rather than try to define what jazz is. It challenges assumptions about jazz's origins, its ethnic identity, and its social and political nature.. Author:MORTON, BRIAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PRESOCRATIC PHILOSOPHY In this book, Catherine Osborne invites readers to dip their toes into the fragmentary remains of thinkers from Thales to Pythagoras, Heraclitus to Protagoras, to try to fill in the bits of a jigsaw that has been re-jigged many times and in many ways.. Author:OSBORNE, CATHERINE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HABERMAS . Author:FINLAYSON, GORDON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GLOBAL WARMING Global Warming is one of the most controversial scientific issues of the twenty first century. This book provides an informative, up-to-date, and readable book about the predicted impacts of global warming and the surprises that could be in store for us in the near future.. Author:MASLIN, MARK. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NATIONALISM . Author:GROSBY, STEVEN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ELEMENTS This Very Short Introduction traces the history and cultural impact of the elements on humankind, and examines why people have long sought to identify the substances around them. The book covers from the Greek philosophers who propounded a system with four elements - earth, air, fire, and water - to the scientists who are able to create their own.. Author:BALL, PHILIP. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ENGLAND Travelling around England is a journey back in time. On all sides, and sometimes even under the road or footpath itself, there are fragments of the ancient past side by side with the clutter of the modern world. This is a guide to these remains - from stone circles to medieval architecture.. Author:DARVILL, TIMOTHY (PROFESSOR OF ARCHAEOLOGY, SCHOOL OF CONSERVATION SCIENCE, BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY) TIMBY, JANE STAMPER, PAUL (INSPECTOR OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS, ENGLISH HERITAGE). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PHOTOGRAPH In a series of discussions of major themes and genres, Graham Clarke gives a clear and incisive account of the photograph's historical development, and elucidates the insights of the most interesting thinkers on the subject such as Roland Barthes and Susan Sontag.. Author:CLARKE, GRAHAM (READER IN LITERARY AND IMAGE STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF KENT, CANTERBURY). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : IMPERIAL ROME AND CHRISTIAN TRIUMPH Explores the art of the Roman Empire from the 'Second Sophist' to the era of late antiquity and the rise of Christianity and discusses vases, murals, statues, and masonry in relation to such issues as power, death, society, acculturation, and religion. In the OXFORD HISTORY OF ART series.. Author:ELSNER, JAS (LECTURER IN THE HISTORY OF ART, COURTAULD INSTITUTE, LONDON). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ARCHAIC AND CLASSICAL GREEK ART An introduction to the art of archaic and classical Greece. Looking at the social and cultural contexts in which the rich diversity of Greek arts were produced, Robin Osborne shows how artistic developments were both a product of, and contributed to, the intensely competitive life of the Greek city.. Author:OSBORNE, ROBIN (PROFESSOR OF ANCIENT HISTORY). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TWENTIETH-CENTURY DESIGN This text looks at design in the 20th century, and should be of interest to undergraduates studying design, 20th-century history, social anthropology, and women's studies, and also general readers with an interest in modern design.. Author:WOODHAM, JONATHAN M. (DIRECTOR, DESIGN HISTORY RESEARCH CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SCULPTURE SINCE 1945 In the OXFORD HISTORY OF ART series, a look at innovative and avant-garde sculpture in relation to contemporary events, festivals, commissions and the changing functions of museums. Explores Anti-form, minimalism, Earth Art, Performance Art and other forms, presenting a holistic picture of post-war sculpture which will stimulate future debate.. Author:CAUSEY, ANDREW. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ART IN EUROPE, 1700-1830 Creating a vivid picture of 18th and early-19th century art in Europe, this book takes a critical view of such conventional categorizations as the "Rococo", the "Neo-Classical", and the "Romantic". The author engages with crucial thematic issues such as changes in "taste" and "manners".. Author:CRASKE, MATTHEW (FELLOW, CHURCHILL COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ART IN CHINA This general study of art in China covers a wide range of art types including paintings, etchings, drawings, prints and sculpture. It also deals with the social and cultural aspects of Chinese art.. Author:CLUNAS, CRAIG (SENIOR LECTURER IN ART HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : AEGEAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE Beginning with the Neolithic period, pre-3000 BCE, and ending at the close of the Bronze Age and the transition to the Iron Age of Hellenic Greece (c1000 BCE), this text is an introduction to the visual arts and architecture of the era. The historical and social context of the art is discussed.. Author:PREZIOSI, DONALD HITCHCOCK, LOUISE (RESEARCH ASSOCIATE OF THE INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BYZANTINE ART This text focuses on the art of Constantinople from 330 to 1453 and the stages this went through in reaction to historical circumstances. The book shows how changes in society led to changes in art by focusing on particular cases and objects.. Author:CORMACK, ROBIN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART In the OXFORD HISTORY OF ART series, this book discusses folk and decorative arts alongside fine art produced by African-Americans throughout the nineteenth century. It also explores more recent issues in art and politics - the Civil Rights era and Black Nationalism in the 1960s and 70s and the emergence of new black artists in the 1980s and 90s.. Author:PATTON, SHARON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : AUSTRALIAN ART This survey covers both Aboriginal art and that of European Australians, providing an examination of the interaction between the two. Painting, bark art, photography, rock art, sculpture, and the decorative arts are all explored to present the rich texture of Australian art traditions.. Author:SAYERS, ANDREW (DIRECTOR, NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY, AUSTRALIA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN ART An investigation of the indigenous arts of the US and Canada in the OXFORD HISTORY OF ART series. The importance of these arts to the integrity of spiritual, social, political and economic systems within Native North American societies is considered through issues such as gender, representation, the colonial encounter and contemporary arts.. Author:BERLO, JANET C. PHILLIPS, RUTH B.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DESIGN IN THE USA Meikle explores the history of American design, from the industrialization of the 19th century and the mass production of the 'machine age' to the information-based society of the present, examining how design, consumerism, and culture connect.. Author:MEIKLE, JEFFREY L.. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : MODERN ART, 1851-1929 The period 1851 to 1929 witnessed the rise of the major European avant-garde groups. This volume explores the aims and achievements of artists such as Monet, Gauguin, Picasso and Dali, in relation to urban capitalism and expansion, colonialism, nationalism and internationalism, and the museum.. Author:BRETTELL, RICHARD (PROFESSOR OF AESTHETIC STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, DALLAS, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EUROPEAN ARCHITECTURE, 1750-1890 This comprehensive examination of 18th and 19th-century architecture explores its extreme diversity within the context of social, economic and political upheaval. It offers an analysis of the ways issues of style functioned to make architecture one of the most experimental art forms in the period.. Author:BERGDOLL, BARRY (PROFESSOR OF ART HISTORY, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EARLY MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE The early Middle Ages witnessed many innovations in European architecture including the medieval castle, church spire and monastic cloister. Avoiding traditional emphasis on chronological development, the author explores issues and themes, examining the achievements in design and construction.. Author:STALLEY, ROGER (PROFESSOR OF THE HISTORY OF ART, TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN, IRELAND). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICAN ART This introduction examines the profession of the artist alongside the reception of their work by 19th-century art audiences. Works of art by familiar names such as Thomas Eakins and Winslow Homer are discussed in detail within the larger arena of visual culture.. Author:GROSECLOSE, BARBARA (PROFESSOR OF ART HISTORY, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SCULPTURE, 1900-45 A comprehensive analysis of the significant growth of sculpture as an artistic form in Europe and America from 1900-1945. Using a clearly defined thematic structure it identifies key issues and developments throughout this important period in the history of art.. Author:CURTIS, PENELOPE (CURATOR, HENRY MOORE INSTITUTE, LEEDS). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LANDSCAPE AND WESTERN ART What is landscape? How does it differ from "land"? This book explores issues raised by the great range of ideas and images of the natural world in Western art since the Renaissance. Topics include landscape as cultural construct and landscape art as picturesque. Context is considered throughout.. Author:ANDREWS, MALCOLM (PROFESSOR OF VICTORIAN AND VISUAL STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF KENT, CANTERBURY). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : AFTER MODERN ART, 1945-2000 This title sets out to provide the a concise interpretation of the period 1945 to 2000. Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Cindy Sherman, and Damien Hirst are among many artists discussed, within the political and cultural worlds they inhabited.. Author:HOPKINS, DAVID (LECTURER IN ART HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CLASSICAL ART This look at Classical art starts with the excavation of the buried city of Pompeii, and investigates the monuments of ancient tyrants, and the sensual beauty of Apollo and Venus. Concluding with the human portrait, it highlights the re-discovery of Classical art in the modern world.. Author:BEARD, MARY HENDERSON, JOHN (BOTH READERS IN CLASSICS, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TWENTIETH-CENTURY AMERICAN ART A rapid succession of art movements and different styles reflected the extreme changes in US culture and society, as well as America's position within the international art world. All key movements are discussed, including early American Modernism, the New Negro movement, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and Neo-Expressionism.. Author:DOSS, ERIKA (PROFESSOR OF ART HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, BOULDER, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MEDIEVAL ART This survey of medieval art conveys a real sense of the impact of art on everyday life in Europe from 1000 to 1500. It examines the importance of art in the expression and spread of knowledge and ideas, including notions of the heroism and justice of war, and the dominant view of Christianity.. Author:SEKULES, VERONICA (HEAD OF EDUCATION, SAINSBURY CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ART OF ART HISTORY What is art history and where did it originate? In the OXFORD HISTORY OF ART series, this book provides a critical reading of key texts from the past two centuries. Preziosi introduces an anthology of over thirty contributions by Kant, Gombrich, Panofsky, Mary Kelly and others, with background information on the major issues.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EARLY MEDIEVAL ART The first millennium saw a rich and distinctive artistic tradition form in Europe. In this book, Lawrence Nees explores issues of artistic patronage, craftsmanship, holy men and women, monasteries, secular courts and the expressive and educational roles of artistic creation.. Author:NEES, LAWRENCE (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ART HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PORTRAITURE Exploring the world of portraiture from a number of vantage points and asking key questions about its nature this book considers issues of identity, modernity and gender within a cultural and historical context. West uncovers much detail about a genre which has often been seen as purely representational.. Author:WEST, SHEARER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EARLY ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF AFRICA This history of over 5000 years of African art reveals its true diversity for the first time. Challenging centuries of misconceptions that have obscured the sophisticated nature of African art, Peter Garlake uses research and archaeological findings to offer new insights.. Author:GARLAKE, PETER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY This survey offers fresh insights into 150 years of American photography, placing it in its cultural context for the first time. Examining this fascinating subject through portraiture and landscape photography, family albums and memory, Orvell explores the idea of 'truth' and manipulation in the digital age, and the notion of a visual history.. Author:ORVELL, MILES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE A unique study of medieval architecture, which treats the subject thematically. It looks at construction methods, patronage, and function, as well as the symbolic meanings represented in the architecture. It also offers information on architecture in Spain and central Europe.. Author:COLDSTREAM, NICOLA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FRANCE, 1848-1945 POLITICS AND ANGER . Author:ZELDIN, THEODORE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FRANCE, 1848-1945 AMBITION, LOVE AND POLITICS . Author:ZELDIN, THEODORE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FRANCE, 1848-1945 TASTE AND CORRUPTION . Author:ZELDIN, THEODORE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FRANCE, 1848-1945 ANXIETY AND HYPOCRISY . Author:ZELDIN, THEODORE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SUBTLE IS THE LORD A guide to the life and thought of Einstein written by one who knew him personally during the last nine years of his life. It uses previously unpublished papers and personal recollections from their years of acquaintance. Pais is the winner of the J.R.Oppenheimer Memorial Prize.. Author:PAIS, ABRAHAM (DETLEV W.BRONK PROFESSOR, ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MARXISM AND LAW This volume applied the insights of the Marxist tradition in social theory and politics to the law. It is written in straightforward non-technical language which is easily accessible to those not acquainted with Marxism or the law.. Author:COLLINS, HUGH. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LABOUR IN POWER, 1945-51 . Author:MORGAN, KENNETH O.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TUDOR ENGLAND Based on the most thorough knowledge of the sources and literature relating to the Tudors, this book takes note of fresh debates on the progress of the English Reformation, and on the strengths and weaknesses of Tudor government at national and local level.. Author:GUY, JOHN (BRITISH ACADEMY MARC FITCH RESEARCH READER AND READER IN HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : POLITE AND COMMERCIAL PEOPLE A general history of England between the accession of George II and the loss of America, showing the vitality and variety of an age often seen in static terms. This was a period of rapid commercial growth and burgeoning bourgeois pretensions.. Author:LANGFORD, PAUL (FELLOW, LINCOLN COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : HISTORY OF WALES RENEWAL AND REFORMATION: WALES, C.1415-1642 A comprehensive history of the two decisive centuries which followed the defeat of Owain Glyndwr in 1415. Particular attention is given to the literature of the age, Welsh and English, prose and verse, to illustrate all aspects of this colourful and formative era.. Author:WILLIAMS, GLANMOR (FORMERLY PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF SWANSEA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HISTORY OF WALES FOUNDATIONS OF MODERN WALES: WALES, 1642-1780 Deals with the principal features of Welsh life during the years between the Civil War and the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution.. Author:JENKINS, GERAINT H. (PROFESSOR OF WELSH HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF WALES, ABERYSTWYTH). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FROM DOMESDAY BOOK TO MAGNA CARTA, 1087-1216 An account of the period between the compilation of the Domesday Book and the issue of the Magna Carta. The book traces the monarchy, politics, the attempts to establish supremacy over Scotland and Wales, the conquest of Ireland, the conflicts between the church and the state, and legal reforms.. Author:POOLE, A.L. (FORMER FELLOW, ST JOHN'S COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : SPAIN A useful illustrated and practical guide to over 100 of the best archaeological sites in Spain, ranging from the Roman remains of Cordoba to the Islamic palace and minarets of Seville, and including on-site information about forums, temples, theatres, villas, mosques, and medieval churches.. Author:COLLINS, ROGER (INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCE STUDIES IN THE HUMANITIES, EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RAMLIN ROSE Drawing on extensive interviews with boatwomen born and bred on the Oxford canal, this book is a story of courage and resilience, capturing a vanished way of life. From the turn of the century to the late 1950s, horse-drawn narrow boats were a familiar sight on Britain's canals.. Author:STEWART, SHEILA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : IDEA OF HISTORY This edition has a substantial new introduction examining the scholarship of the past 50 years written in response to Collingwood's original text. It also makes available for the first time some of Collingwood's lectures on the philosophy of history.. Author:COLLINGWOOD, R.G.. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : HANGING TREE Hanging people for small crimes as well as grave, the Bloody Penal Code was at its most active between 1770 and 1830. In those years some 7000 men and women were executed on public scaffolds, watched by thousands. This book explores what a wide range of people felt about these ceremonies.. Author:GATRELL, V. A. C. (UNIVERSITY LECTURER AND FELLOW, GONVILLE AND CAIUS COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : BIBLE This study explores the importance of the Bible in different communities and cultures and attempts to explain why it has such a variety of uses and interpretations. It covers how the Bible was written, the development of the canon, criticism of the Bible, its use in culture, and for political ends.. Author:RICHES, JOHN (PROFESSOR OF DIVINITY AND BIBLICAL CRITICISM, UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : KORAN Exploring the significance of the Koran both in the end-of-millennium world and in traditional Muslim culture, Michael Cook provides an account of the Koran as codex, as scripture, as liturgy, and as the embodiment of truth, and examines its means of formation and dissemination.. Author:COOK, MICHAEL (CLEVELAND E. DODGE PROFESSOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF NEAR EASTERN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF PRINCETON, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY This introduction to social and cultural anthropology combines an account of some of the disciplines guiding principles and methodology with examples of anthropologists at work. The book ends with an assessment of anthropology's current position and a look forward to its future.. Author:MONAGHAN, JOHN JUST, PETER (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ANTHROPOLOGY, WILLIAMS COLLEGE, WILLIAMSTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS, USA) MENAGHAM, JOHN (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ANTHROPOLOGY, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HISTORY This essay about how we study and understand history invites us to think about various questions provoked by our investigation of history, and explores the ways these questions have been answered in the past. Concepts such as causation, interpretation, and periodization, are introduced.. Author:ARNOLD, JOHN (SCHOOL OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY Getting away from the presentation of ancient philosophy as a succession of Great Thinkers, the book aims to give readers a sense of the freshness and liveliness of ancient philosophy, and of its wide variety of themes and styles.. Author:ANNAS, JULIA (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FREE WILL Thomas Pink's 'Very Short Introduction to Free Will' is an investigation of one of the most important and enduring problems of Western philosophy. It looks at a range of issues surrounding this fundamental philosophical question, exploring it from the ideas of the Greek and medieval philosophers through to the thoughts of present-day thinkers.. Author:PINK, THOMAS (LECTURER IN PHILOSOPHY, KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY Simon Critchley discusses the ideas and approaches of philosophers such as Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Habermas, Foucault, and Derrida, and introduces key concepts such as existentialism, nihilism, and phenomenology by explaining their place in the continental tradition.. Author:CRITCHLEY, SIMON. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ANIMAL RIGHTS By presenting models for understanding animals' moral status and rights, and examining their mental lives and welfare, David DeGrazia explores the implications for how we should treat animals in connecton with our diet, zoos, and research.. Author:DEGRAZIA, DAVID (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY AT GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON DC, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MATHEMATICS Explains in clear non-technical language,what it is that mathematicians do, and how that differs from and builds on the mathematics that most people are familiar with from school.. Author:GOWERS, TIMOTHY (ROUSE BALL PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BUT IS IT ART? In today's art world many strange, even shocking, things qualify as art. In this book, Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy and art theory with examples. She discusses blood, beauty, culture, money, museums, sex, and politics.. Author:FREELAND, CYNTHIA (UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS,USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LONDON This study describes London's diverse past, from its origins as a Roman settlement at the first bridging of the Thames to the world-class metropolis. It provides a vivid account of a city which was the "deere sweete" place for Chaucer, and to Keats "a great sea", howling for more wrecks.. Author:SHEPPARD, FRANCIS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD HISTORY OF MODERN EUROPE This text offers an authoritative account of Europe's history from the French Revolution in the late 18th century to the 1990s. Each chapter portrays both change and continuity, revolutions and stability, and covers the political, economic, social, cultural, and military life of Europe.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : INDIAN PHILOSOPHY This text emphasizes the diversity of Indian thought and is structured around six schools which have achieved classic status. It explores how traditions have attempted to understand the nature of reality in terms of a spiritual quest, and introduces distinctively Indian concepts such as rebirth.. Author:HAMILTON, SUE (DEPARTMENT OF THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES, KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EUROPEAN UNION The author shows how and why the Union has developed from 1950. He explains the interplay between governments and federal elements in the institutions; consensus over the single market and the environment; and conflicts over agriculture, social policies, the euro, and frontier controls.. Author:PINDER, JOHN (PROFESSOR AT THE COLLEGE OF EUROPE, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE FEDERAL TRUST, LONDON). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EMOTION Was love invented by poets or is it part of human nature? Will winning the lottery really make you happy? This text draws on a wide range of scientific research, from anthropology and psychology to neuroscience and artificial intelligence in order to explore our range of emotions.. Author:EVANS, DYLAN (RESEARCH FELLOW IN PHILOSOPHY, KING'S COLLEGE LONDON). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BEING GOOD This work confronts seven different objections to our self-image as moral, well-behaved creatures, and charts a course through the philosophical quicksands that often engulf us. In a godless world, has science unmasked us as creatures fated by our genes to be selfish and aggressive?. Author:BLACKBURN, SIMON (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CHAOS: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION This short text offers the basics of chaotic dynamics in maths, physics, and the real world, with an explanation of why it is important and how it differs from the idea of randomness.. Author:SMITH, LEONARD. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ARCHAEOLOGY This volume aims to reflect the enduring popularity of archaeology - a subject which appeals as a pastime, career, and academic discipline, encompasses the whole globe, and surveys 2.5 million years.. Author:BAHN, PAUL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SOCIOLOGY This "Very Short Introduction" explores the tension between the individual's role in society and society's role in shaping the individual, and demonstrates the value of sociology as a perspective for understanding the modern world.. Author:BRUCE, STEVE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PSYCHOLOGY People readily behave as amateur psychologists, offering explanations for what people think, feel and do, but what exactly are psychologists trying to do? This book provides an understanding of some of psychology's leading ideas and their practical relevance.. Author:BUTLER, GILLIAN MCMANUS, FREDA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MUSIC This "Very Short Introduction" to music invites us to really think about music and the values and qualities we ascribe to it. Drawing on a range of examples from Beethoven to the Spice Girls to Chinese zither music, Nicholas Cook attempts to provide a framework for thinking about all music.. Author:COOK, NICHOLAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LITERARY THEORY What is literary theory? Is there a relationship between literature and culture? In fact, what is literature, and does it matter? These are the sorts of questions addressed by Jonathan Culler in a book which offers insights into theories about the nature of language and meaning.. Author:CULLER, JONATHAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : THEOLOGY This short introduction aims to provide both believers and non-believers with a balanced survey of the central questions of contemporary theology. David Ford's interrogative approach draws the reader into considering the principles underlying religious belief.. Author:FORD, DAVID (REGIUS PROFESSOR OF DIVINITY, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CLASSICS We come into contact with the Classics daily: in our culture, politics, medicine, architecture, language and literature. What are the roots of these influences and how do our interpretations differ from their original reception? This introduction begins with a visit to the British Museum.. Author:HENDERSON, JOHN BEARD, MARY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BUDDHISM This "Very Short Introduction" introduces the reader to the teachings of the Buddha and to the integration of Buddhism into daily life. It explores the distinctive features of Buddhism; how Buddhist thought has developed over the centuries; and how dilemmas can be faced from a Buddhist perspective.. Author:KEOWN, DAMIEN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : POLITICS Kenneth Minogue discusses the development of politics from the ancient world to the 20th century. He prompts us to consider why political systems evolve, how politics offers both power and order in society, whether democracy is always a good thing, and what future politics has in the 21st century.. Author:MINOGUE, KENNETH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ISLAM This title contains insights into issues such as why Islam has such major divisions between movements and it also offers perspectives on contemporary questions: Why is the greatest 'Jihad' (holy way) now against the enemies of Islam, rather than the struggle against evil? Can women find fulfilment in Islamic societies?. Author:RUTHVEN, MALISE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BRAIN This text provides an accessible introduction to the main issues and findings in brain research, and addresses questions about the relationship between the brain and thoughts, memories, perceptions and actions. It includes chapters on brain processes, perception, memory and motor control.. Author:O'SHEA, MICHAEL (SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RUSSIAN REVOLUTION This introduction to the Russian Revolution provides a narrative of the main developments between 1917 and 1936. It rejects the liberal interpretation in favour of seeing the process as a the result of a backward society which sought modernization and ended in political tyranny.. Author:SMITH, S.A. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FRENCH REVOLUTION The author elucidates on why the revolution occured and explores the legacy of the revolution in the form of rationality in public affairs and responsible government, and finishes his examination of the revolution with a discussion as to why it has been so controversial.. Author:DOYLE, WILLIAM. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TWENTIETH-CENTURY BRITAIN This brief history of 20th-century Britain examines the forces of consensus and of conflict in this period of British history. Throughout, cultural and artistic themes are woven into the analysis, along with the distinct national experiences of Scotland, Wales and Ireland.. Author:MORGAN, KENNETH O.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NINETEENTH-CENTURY BRITAIN An account of remarkable economic and social change and an even more remarkable political stability. The authors show the forces behind 19th-century Britain's rise to its imperial zenith, and the continuing tensions within the nations and classes of the "union state".. Author:HARVIE, CHRISTOPHER (PROFESSOR OF BRITISH AND IRISH STUDIES, UNIVERSITAT TUBINGEN, GERMANY) MATTHEW, COLIN (FORMERLY PROFESSOR OF MODERN HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY BRITAIN First published as part of "The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain", Paul Langford's brief guide to 18th-century Britain spans from the aftermath of the Revolution of 1688 to Pitt the Younger's defeat at attempted parliamentary reform.. Author:LANGFORD, PAUL (PROFESSOR OF MODERN HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : STUART BRITAIN This history of Stuart Britain sets the Revolution into its political, religious, social, economic, intellectual and cultural contexts. It gives an account of the effects of 100 years during which population was growing inexorably and faster than both the food supply and the employment market.. Author:MORRILL, JOHN (PROFESSOR OF BRITISH AND IRISH HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TUDORS This history of the Tudors offers a short introduction to this age in British history. It includes a compelling account of the political, religious and economic changes of the country under such leading monarchs as Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.. Author:GUY, JOHN (PROFESSOR OF MODERN HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MEDIEVAL BRITAIN This history covers the establishment of the Anglo-Norman monarchy, through to England's failure to dominate the British Isles and France. As senses of identity in Scotland, Wales and Ireland strengthened, this was also an age of growing Englishness and of a distinctive English cultural tradition.. Author:GILLINGHAM, JOHN (EMERITUS PROFESSOR, LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS) GRIFFITHS, RALPH A. (PROFESSOR OF MEDIEVAL HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF WALES, SWANSEA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ANGLO-SAXON AGE This title covers the Anglo-Saxon period in English history, from the emergence of the earliest English settlements to the Norman victory in 1066. It offers a brief introduction to the political, social, religious and cultural history of Anglo-Saxon England.. Author:BLAIR, JOHN (FELLOW AND PRELECTOR IN MODERN HISTORY, QUEEN'S COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ROMAN BRITAIN For over 350 years Britain was part of the political union created by the Roman Empire. This history charts life in Roman Britain from the first invasion under Julius Caesar to the final collapse of the Roman Empire in the West around 500 CE.. Author:SALWAY, PETER (EMERITUS PROFESSOR, OPEN UNIVERSITY, AND CHAIRMAN, OXFORD ARCHAEOLOGICAL UNIT). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MARX Peter Singer identifies the central vision that unifies Marx's thought. He sees Marx as a philosopher primarily concerned with human freedom, rather than as an economist or a social scientist. He explains alienation, historical materialism, the economic theory of capital, and Marx's communism.. Author:SINGER, PETER (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HUME Hume's "naturalist" approach to a variety of philosophical topics resulted in original theories about perception, self-identity, causation, morality, politics, and religion, all of which are discussed in this introduction by A.J. Ayer, himself one of the 20th century's most important philosophers.. Author:AYER, ALFRED. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MACHIAVELLI Niccolo Machiavelli's name has become a byword for duplicity and immorality. Is his sinister reputation deserved? Quentin Skinner focuses on "The Prince", the "Discourses", and "The History of Florence", and distils from them an introduction to Machiavelli's doctrines.. Author:SKINNER, QUENTIN (PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ARISTOTLE Jonathan Barnes examines Aristotle's scientific researches, his discoveries in logic and his metaphysical theories, his work in psychology and in ethics and politics, and his ideas about art and poetry, placing his teachings in their historical context.. Author:BARNES, JONATHAN (PROFESSOR OF ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA, SWITZERLAND). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DESCARTES Rene Descartes (1596-1650) had a short working life, and his output was small, yet his contributions to philosophy and science have endured. This book shows that Descartes was, above all, an advocate and practitioner of a new mathematical approach to physics, and that he developed his metaphysics to support his programme in the sciences.. Author:SORELL, TOM (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HEIDEGGER Inwood's introduction to Heidegger's thought focuses on his most important work, "Being and Time", and its major themes of existence in the world, in authenticity, guilt, destiny, truth, and the nature of time.. Author:INWOOD, MICHAEL (TRINITY COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SOCRATES Taylor explores the relationship between the historical Socrates and the Platonic character, and examines the image of Socrates as the exemplar of philosophic life - a thinker whose moral and intellectual integrity covered every detail of his life, even in the face of betrayal.. Author:TAYLOR, CHRISTOPHER (FELLOW, CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE, OXFORD). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NIETZSCHE This accessible introduction to the philosopher Nietzsche's life and work examines the numerous ambiguities inherent in his writings. It also explodes the many misconceptions fostered in the century years since Nietzsche wrote, prophetically "Do not, above all, confound me with what I am not!". Author:TANNER, MICHAEL (FELLOW, CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : COSMOLOGY This work is a simple, non-technical introduction to cosmology, explaining what it is and what cosmologists do. Peter Coles discusses the history of the subject, the development of the Big Bang theory, and more speculative modern issues like quantum cosmology, superstrings, and dark matter.. Author:COLES, PETER (PROFESSOR OF ASTROPHYSICS, UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TALKING PHILOSOPHY This work consists of 15 dialogues between Bryan Magee and some of the outstanding thinkers of the 20th century. Moral philosophy, political philosophy, the philosophy of language, and the philosophy of science are all treated in depth by the thinkers whose work has shaped the fields.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ANCIENT EGYPT In this introduction, Ian Shaw describes how our current ideas about Egypt are based not only on the discoveries made by early Egyptologists but also on fascinating new kinds of evidence produced by modern scientific and linguistic analyses. He also explores the changing influences on our responses to these finds.. Author:SHAW, IAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PHILOSOPHY How ought we to live? What really exists? This book introduces important themes in ethics, knowledge, and the self, via readings from Plato, Aristotle, Darwin, and Buddhist writers. It explains how areas of philosophy are related, and explores the contexts in which philosophy was and is done.. Author:CRAIG, EDWARD (KNIGHTSBRIDGE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GREEK PHILOSOPHERS This work contains essays on three of the most important figures in the history of Western philosophy: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.. Author:TAYLOR, C.C.W. (READER IN PHILOSOPHY AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY AND FELLOW, CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE, OXFORD) HARE, R. M. BARNES (PROFESSOR OF ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA, SWITZERLAND) BARNES, JONATHAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PROBLEMS OF PHILOSOPHY An introduction to the theory of philosophical enquiry, this book explores the distinction between appearance and reality, the existence and nature of matter, idealism, knowledge by acquaintance and by description, induction, and the limits and value of philosophical knowledge.. Author:RUSSELL, BERTRAND (FORMERLY OF TRINITY COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GERMAN PHILOSOPHERS This work contains studies of four of the most important German theorists: Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, and Nietzsche.. Author:SCRUTON, ROGER (VISITING PROFESSOR, BIRKBECK COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON) SINGER, PETER (DECAMP PROFESSOR OF BIOETHICS, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY) JANAWAY, CHRISTOPHER (SENIOR LECTURER IN PHILOSOPHY, BIRKBECK COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON) TANNER, MICHAEL (F. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : THINK This is a text about the big questions in life: knowledge, consciousness, fate, God, truth, goodness, justice. It is for anyone who believes there are big questions out there, but does not know how to approach them. "Think" sets out to explain what they are and why they are important.. Author:BLACKBURN, SIMON (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE CRUSADES This illustrated text presents a readable, authoritative and comprehensive history of the Crusades. It covers crusading in many different theatres of war, and highlights the remarkable art and architectures associated with the Crusades.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WORLD MUSIC In the course of this volume's eight chapters, the reader witnesses music's involvement in the modern world, but also the individual moments and particular histories that are crucial to an understanding of music's diversity.. Author:BOHLMAN, PHILIP V. (PROFESSOR OF MUSIC AND JEWISH STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MOLECULES Molecules are the building blocks of matter. Using the molecules of life as a springboard, Philip Ball provides a new perspective on modern chemistry. He shows how molecular scientists are capturing the dynamism of biological molecules in synthetic systems, promising to reinvent chemistry as the central creative science of the new century.. Author:BALL, PHILIP. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DRUGS This work gives a non-technical account of how drugs work in the body. The title reviews both legal (alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine) and illegal drugs and discusses current ideas about why some are addictive, and whether drug laws need reform.. Author:IVERSEN, LESLIE (PROFESSOR OF PHARMACOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EMOTION This work outlines some of the latest scientific ideas about the emotions in an accessible and exciting way. Dylan Evans shows that emotions are not just luxuries, but help us to live more successful lives. Drawing on research in psychology, biology, and artificial intelligence, he provides a stimulating introduction to a topic relevant to us all.. Author:EVANS, DYLAN (RESEARCH FELLOW IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY, KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE VIKINGS Were the Vikings, as contemporary description had it, a 'valiant, wrathful, foreign, purely pagan people' who swept in from the sea to plunder and slaughter? Or were they unusually successful merchants, extortionists, and pioneer explorers?. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE ROMAN WORLD This volume tells the story of the rise of Rome from its origins as a cluster of villages to the foundation of the Roman Empire by Augustus and its consolidation. It also looks at aspects of the later Empire and its influence on western civilizations, not least through the adoption of Christianity.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF GREECE AND THE HELLENISTIC WORLD This illustrated study covers the period from the 8th century BC to the conquests of Alexander the Great and the establishment of the Greek monarchies some five centuries later. It shows the vast legacy of the Hellenistic world.. Author:BOARDMAN, JOHN GRIFFIN, JASPER MURRAY, OSWYN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY This illustrated text tells the story of Christianity from its origins to the present day. Written by a team of scholars, all authorities in their fields, it spans 2000 years of colourful incident to give an authoritative history of Christianity for the general reader.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY This text is a history of philosophy for the general reader. Written by a team of distinguished scholars, it tells the story of Western philosophy from its ancient beginnings to the present day, emphasizing the intellectual context of its development.. Author:. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF PREHISTORIC EUROPE A comprehensive study of the early history, art and archaeology of Europe, ranging from the coming of Stone Age Man to the fall of the Roman Empire. Containing maps and drawings, the book approaches the history of civilization as a response to the changing European landscape and environment.. Author:CUNLIFFE, BARRY (PROFESSOR OF EUROPEAN ARCHAEOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THEATRE This account of the history of theatre draws on scholarly research to describe and celebrate theatre's greatest achievements over 4,500 years, from festival performances in ancient Egypt to international multicultural theatre in the late 20th century.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF ITALY The story of Italy from the Roman Empire to the present day. Although Italy did not exist politically until the mid-19th century, it was the heart of the Christian Church and seedbed of the Renaissance. This illustrated volume offers an introduction to Italy's culture and history.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF OPERA The history and social context of opera is explored by a group of leading British and American scholars in this volume. The core of the book is a historical survey of opera, from its beginnings in Florence 400 years ago, up to opera in the 1990s.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DESIGN This book will transform thought about design by showing how integral it is to our daily lives, from the spoon used to eat breakfast cereal to the medical equipment used to save lives.. Author:HESKETT, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : STATIONS OF THE SUN This study covers the whole sweep of ritual history from the earliest written records to the present day. From May Day revels and Midsummer fires, to Harvest Home and Hallowe'en, to the twelve days of Christmas, Ronald Hutton takes us on a journey through the ritual year in Britain.. Author:HUTTON, RONALD (READER IN BRITISH HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PAUL Paul is the most powerful human personality in the history of the Church. A missionary, theologian, and religious genius, his epistles laid the foundations on which later Christian theology was built. This introduction to Paul's life and thought examines Paul's fundamental convictions.. Author:SANDERS, E.P. (ARTS AND SCIENCES PROFESSOR OF RELIGION, DUKE UNIVERSITY, DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : AUGUSTINE Augustine came to influence not only his contemporaries but also the West since his time. This text traces the development of Augustine's thought, discussing his reaction to the thinkers before him, and themes such as freedom, creation, and the trinity.. Author:CHADWICK, HENRY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BUDDHA Michael Carrithers discusses the social and political background of India in the Buddha's time, and traces the development of his thought. He also assesses the rapid and widespread assimilation of Buddhism and its contemporary relevance.. Author:CARRITHERS, MICHAEL (PROFESSOR OF ANTHROPOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DARWIN There is still scepticism about the value of Darwin's contribution to knowledge. In this analysis of Darwin's major insights and arguments, Jonathan Howard reasserts the importance of Darwin's work for the development of modern biology.. Author:HOWARD, JONATHAN (PROFESSOR OF CELL GENETICS, INSTITUTE OF GENETICS, UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE, GERMANY). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : FREUD Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) revolutionized the way in which we think about ourselves. From its beginnings as a theory of neurosis, Freud developed psychoanalysis into a general psychology which became widely accepted as the predominant mode of discussing personality and interpersonal relationships.. Author:STORR, ANTHONY (EMERITUS FELLOW, GREEN COLLEGE, OXFORD). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GALILEO Galileo's own lucid arguments are used to show how his scientific method was from the Aristotelian approach to physics in that it was based on a search not for causes but for laws. This led to a final parting of the ways between science and philosophy.. Author:DRAKE, STILLMAN (FORMER EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE, TORONTO, CANADA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GANDHI In this text about Gandhi, Parekh Bhikhu outlines both Gandhi's major philosophical insights and the limitations of his thought. He looks at Gandhi's cosmocentric anthropology, his spiritual view of politics, and his theories of oppression, non-violent action, and active citizenship.. Author:PAREKH, BHIKHU (PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL THEORY, UNIVERSITY OF HULL). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JUNG Anthony Stevens explains the basic concepts of Jungian psychology: the collective unconscious, complex, archetype, shadow, persona, anima, animus, and the individuation of the "Self". He also examines Jung's views on such disparate subjects as religion, and the psychology of gender differences.. Author:STEVENS, ANTHONY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BRITISH POLITICS Tony Wright's 'Very Short Introduction' is an interpretative essay on the British political system, rather than merely an abbreviated textbook on how it currently works. He identifies key characteristics and shaping ideas of the British tradition, and investigates what makes British politics distinctive.. Author:WRIGHT, ANTHONY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SELFISH GENE Dawkin's theory that genes may reach outside the bodies in which they sit and manipulate other individuals is recapitulated in this book, this edition of which has two new chapters - a summary of the arguments and a new argument on the co-operation between the selfish genes.. Author:DAWKINS, RICHARD. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RETHINKING LIFE AND DEATH Our traditional ways of thinking about life and death are collapsing. This controversial study argues that we cannot deal with the crucial issues of death, abortion, euthanasia and the rights of animals unless we remove the sanctity of human life as one of our ethical cornerstones.. Author:SINGER, PETER. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : BEYOND EINSTEIN This text approaches scientific questions and theoretical physics with the excitement of a detective story, offering a look at the new science that may make the impossible possible.. Author:KAKU, MICHIO (PROFESSOR OF THEORETICAL PHYSICS, CITY COLLEGE, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, USA) THOMPSON, JENNIFER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EMPEROR'S NEW MIND In his work of popular science, Sir Roger Penrose takes us on a fascinating roller-coaster ride through the basic principles of physics, cosmology, mathematics, and philosophy to show that human thinking can never be emulated by a machine.. Author:PENROSE, ROGER (ROUSE BALL PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LAST WORD Science weekly "The New Scientist" runs a popular column, "The Last Word", which invites readers to write in with enquiries about everyday scientific phenomena. Providing a selection of the most interesting questions and answers from the column, this book covers a wide range of subjects.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LAST WORD MORE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON EVERYDAY SCIENCE Why do boomerangs come back? Why does grilled cheese go stringy? This paperback brings you more questions and answers from The New Scientist's popular column.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MOLECULES AT AN EXHIBITION What is it in chocolate that makes us feel good when we eat it? What's the molecule that turns men on? What's the secret of Coca-Cola? In this book, the author takes us on a guided tour through a rogue's gallery of molecules, some harmful, some pleasant, showing how they affect our lives.. Author:EMSLEY, JOHN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HOW THE WEB WAS BORN Few people realize that the Web was born at CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, and that it was invented by an Englishman, Tim Berners-Lee. This account tells how the idea first came about, how it was developed, and how it was handed over for free for the world to use.. Author:GILLIES, JAMES CAILLIAU, ROBERT. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ORIGINS OF LIFE In this volume, John Maynard Smith and Eors Szathmary propose that during evolution, there have been a number of major transitions in the way in which information is passed between generations. These include the appearance of the first replicating molecules, the emergence of co-operative animal societies, and the unique language ability of humans.. Author:SMITH, JOHN MAYNARD (EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX) SZATHMARY, EORS (INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY, BUDAPEST). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EMERGENCE The emergence theory shows how a small number of rules can combine synergically to generate incredibly complex systems. A fertilized egg can program the development of a trillion-cell organism. This book contains wide-ranging implications for science, business, and the arts.. Author:HOLLAND, JOHN H.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MEME MACHINE Humans have the ability to imitate and copy behaviours, or memes, from one another. This is an investigation of whether genes and memes can lead to discoveries about the nature of the inner self and whether the inner self is only an illusion created by the memes for the sake of replication.. Author:BLACKMORE, SUSAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BECOMING HUMAN One of the traits that distinguishes us from our nearest relatives is our curiosity about our origins. Here, Ian Tattersall discusses human uniqueness, investigating the origins of the characteristics and processes that distinguish human beings, such as creativity, language, and consciousness.. Author:TATTERSALL, IAN (CURATOR, DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY, AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, NEW YORK, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DEFENDERS OF THE TRUTH Sociobiologists have come under continuous attack by left-wing academics, who have made accusations of dubious and politically dangerous science. Many have taken the critics' charges at face value, but are they right? And what are their own motivations? This book strives to set the record straight.. Author:SEGERSTRALE, ULLICA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NINE NUMBERS OF THE COSMOS This title encapsulates our current knowledge of the origin and the nature of the universe into nine numbers. Only one of the nine numbers is known with real precision, and four of them only poorly known. The book ends with predictions of when all nine numbers will be accurately known.. Author:ROWAN-ROBINSON, MICHAEL (PROFESSOR OF ASTROPHYSICS, IMPERIAL COLLEGE, LONDON). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GAIA Written for non-scientists, Gaia is a journey through time and space in search of evidence with which to support a new and radically different model of our planet.. Author:LOVELOCK, JAMES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF GOTHIC TALES The gothic tale has been with us for over 200 years, and this collection aims to illustrate the continuing strength of this fictional tradition from the late 18th century to the present day. The book brings together the work of writers such as Le Fanu, Hawthorne, Hardy, Faulkner, and Borges.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MUHAMMAD Just over a sixth of the world's population subscribes to the Muslim belief that 'there is no god but God, and Muhammad is his Messenger'. Michael Cook gives an incisive account of the man who inspired this faith, drawing on the traditional Muslim sources to describe Muhammad's life and teaching.. Author:COOK, MICHAEL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ROME This text consists of an illustrated guide to all the major sites in twelve main areas in central Rome, and four in Greater Rome, including the Capitoline Hill, Roman Forum, Colosseum, Mausoleums of Augustus and Hadrian, the Circus Maximus, Catacombs, Ostia, and Tivoli.. Author:CLARIDGE, AMANDA (ARCHAEOLOGY DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD AND FORMER DEPUTY DIRECTOR, BRITISH SCHOOL, ROME, ITALY) TOMS, JUDITH CUBBERLEY, TONY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SOUTHERN FRANCE The Midi, between the Massif Central and the Mediterranean, is the region of France that is richest in archaeological treasures, and these are described in this text.. Author:CLEERE, HENRY (CONSULTANT, INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON MONUMENTS AND SITES (ICOMOS), PARIS, FRANCE). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : VISIONS This volume collects the research of today's scientists to explore the possibilities of the science of tomorrow. Among the issues covered are how decoding DNA will allow us to alter and reshape our genetic heritage, and how quantum physicists will harness the energy of the Universe.. Author:KAKU, MICHIO (HENRY SEMAT PROFESSOR OF THEORETICAL PHYSICS, CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PARROTT PIE FOR BREAKFAST An anthology exploring the stories of over 100 emigrant women - spanning four centuries - who settled the wildernesses of the world. Many were lured by promises of work and fortune, some through imperial duty, others through a lust for adventure, but all faced challenges to their resourcefulness.. Author:ROBINSON, JANE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : THREE MEN IN A BOAT AND THREE MEN ON THE BUMMEL "Three Men in a Boat" describes a comic expedition by middle-class Victorians up the Thames to Oxford, and "Three Men on the Bummel" records a similar escapade - a break from the claustrophobia of suburban life some ten years later, as they take a cycling tour in the Black Forest.. Author:JEROME, JEROME K.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF FRENCH SHORT STORIES Spanning the centuries from the late 18th to the late 20th, this collection of French short stories in translation should expand our idea of French writing by including new stories by women writers and by authors of Francophone origin.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BETWEEN INNER SPACE AND OUTER SPACE John D. Barrow addresses the questions that we ponder in our quest to discover the universe. Ranging from Big Science, and physics and cosmology in particular through life on other planets to issues of time and space, these essays provide a introduction to scientific debate.. Author:BARROW, JOHN D.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EXTENDED PHENOTYPE This text covers topics such as: genetic determinism and gene selectionism; constraints on perfection; the active germ-line replicator; outlaws and modifiers; selfish DNA, jumping genes, and a lamarckian scare; the genetic evolution of animal artefacts; and host phenotypes of parasite genes.. Author:DAWKINS, RICHARD (CHARLES SIMONYI CHAIR OF PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PERFORMING RITES This volume asks what we talk about when we talk about music. Instead of dismissing emotional response and personal taste as inaccessible to the academic critic, it takes these forms of engagement and discloses their place at the very centre of the aesthetics that structure our culture.. Author:FRITH, SIMON (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AND DIRECTOR JOHN LOGIE BAIRD CENTRE, STRATHCLYDE UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MATHEMATICS FOR THE CURIOUS Asking such questions as when do the hands of a clock coincide? and how likely is it that two children in the same class will share a birthday? this text aims to prove that mathematics can be enjoyable and explores how many things in the world have a mathematical side to them.. Author:HIGGINS, PETER M. (SENIOR LECTURER IN MATHEMATICS, UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX, COLCHESTER). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PLANET QUEST Are we alone? In 1995 planet hunters discovered the first alien solar system around a star like our own Sun. Ken Croswell tells the story of this discovery and those who made it, then explores the possibility that one day we may have the technology to travel to other solar systems and find life.. Author:CROSWELL, KEN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : W. B. YEATS APPRENTICE MAGE 1865-1914 From a childhood inheritance of declasse Irish Protestantism with strong nationalist sympathies, and an exceptional and talented family background, this biography charts Yeats' development into a great poet. Foster illuminates the poet's family history, relationships, politics and art.. Author:FOSTER, R.F. (CARROLL PROFESSOR OF IRISH HISTORY, HERTFORD COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : JENNIE LEE A biography of Jennie Lee (1904-1988), the daughter of a Scottish miner who rose to become a pioneering woman MP. The book studies the life of the woman whose stormy political career culminated in her becoming the first Minister for the Arts and details the story of her marriage to Aneurin Bevan.. Author:HOLLIS, PATRICIA. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : WAR IN EUROPEAN HISTORY . Author:HOWARD, MICHAEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : UNDERSTANDING PLATO The aim of this book is to provide a sound, reliable, and balanced introduction to Plato's work that also enables the reader to understand who the man was, the world he lived in, and what he was attempting to do at the different stages of his career.. Author:MELLING, DAVID J. (DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES, LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCE, MANCHESTER POLYTECHNIC). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : ROMANTICS, REBELS AND REACTIONARIES This study takes a fresh look at one of the most fertile periods in English literature, and questions the validity of grouping such diverse talents as Blake, Keats, Coleridge, Wordsworth, Byron, Scott, and Austen under the critical label of `Romantic'.. Author:BUTLER, MARILYN. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : CHRISTIANITY IN THE WEST, 1400-1700 . Author:BOSSY, JOHN. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : AESTHETICS This book provides an up-to-date introduction to aesthetics for the general reader, with particular emphasis on literature.. Author:SHEPPARD, ANNE (LECTURER IN CLASSICS, UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : CLASSICAL THOUGHT A study of classical thought covering over 1,000 years, from Homer to Saint Augustine. The main philosophers and philosophies are examined as well as the Greek tragedians, historians, medical writers and early Christian writers, with some literary and historical background to the philosophy.. Author:IRWIN, TERENCE (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, CORNELL UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : MEDIEVAL THOUGHT The Middle Ages span a period of well over a millennium. This text steers a path through this long period, and gives an insight into medieval views on aspects such as astronomy, materialism, perception and the nature of the soul.. Author:LUSCOMBE, DAVID (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RENAISSANCE PHILOSOPHY The Renaissance is seen as a brilliant moment in the development of Western civilization. However, relatively little attention has been devoted to the contributions of philosophy to Renaissance culture. This volume includes coverage of Marsilio Ficino, Justus Lipsius, Erasmus and Machiavelli.. Author:COPENHAVER, BRIAN P. (DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDE, USA) SCHMITT, CHARLES B.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLISH SOCIETY, 1688-1820 The long 18th century was characterized by the gradual erosion of consensual politics: the transfer from a cross-class consensus based on the Whig/Tory divide to divisions based instead on the notion that the state privileged the interests of certain social groups over others.. Author:HAY, DOUGLAS ROGERS, NICHOLAS (BOTH PROFESSORS OF HISTORY, YORK UNIVERSITY, ONTARIO, CANADA). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : PEOPLE AND THE BRITISH ECONOMY, 1830-1914 This work describes the income and wealth of Britain between 1830-1914, its growth, and how that wealth was produced by and distributed between different people in the population. Britain's role as the world's major trading nation, was an exceptional time in the history of the country.. Author:FLOUD, RODERICK (PROVOST, LONDON GUILDHALL UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WHY HUMANS HAVE CULTURES Aims to provide an introduction to anthropology, showing it as an activity which helps us to understand human social and cultural diversity. This book is also an invitation to anthropologists, which began with the question: "Why do humans have such diverse cultures and ways of life?".. Author:CARRITHERS, MICHAEL (READER IN ANTHROPOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : FOUNDATIONS OF BUDDHISM Rupert Gethin concentrates on the ideas and practices which constitute the common heritage of the different traditions of Buddhism existing in the world today.. Author:GETHIN, RUPERT. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : MODERN AMERICAN NOVEL This revised and updated edition of Bradbury's account of the modern American novel places particular emphasis on the multiplicity of the contemporary American novel, while providing a critical survey of the fictional scene from 1890 to 1991.. Author:BRADBURY, MALCOLM (PROFESSOR OF AMERICAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : THINKING ABOUT LOGIC Challenging the view that logic is an inflexible, dogmatic discipline, this study demonstrates that its technicalities and processes are founded on assumptions which are themselves amenable to philosophical investigation. The author also shows whether logic is successful in achieving its aims.. Author:READ, STEPHEN. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : GERMANY SINCE 1945 Covering the time since the end of World War II, this book offers a survey of the fortunes and features of East and West Germany - how the two states drifted apart; the differences between their economies, politics, and cultures; and the problems and events surrounding their unification.. Author:KETTENACKER, LOTHAR (DEPUTY-DIRECTOR, GERMAN HISTORICAL INSTITUTE, LONDON). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : ETHICS Draws on many other disciplines, as well as moral philosophy, to convey the intellectual excitement of the search for answers to basic questions about how we ought to live. What is ethics? Where does it come from? Can we really hope to find any rational way of deciding how we ought to live?. Author:. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY This study examines the central arguments of political philosophy in the light of such works as Plato's "Republic", Hobbes' "Leviathan", Locke's "Two Treatises of Government", Rousseau's "Social Contact", Mill's "On Liberty", Rawls' "Theory of Justice" and Marx's manuscripts.. Author:WOLFF, JONATHAN. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : CLASS This study explores past and present thought on the class system to attempt to answer questions concerning the evolution and importance of class structure. It analyzes the writings of Marx, Weber and many others, and asks whether there is a future for the class system.. Author:. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : WAR Addresses a wide range of questions: what are the causes of war? Which strategic, as well as moral principles guide its conduct, and how have these changed? Has total war become unthinkable? What is the nature of contemporary conflict? How is war experienced by those in the front line?. Author:. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : PROBLEMS OF KNOWLEDGE In this original introduction to epistemology, Michael Williams explains and criticizes traditional philosophical theories of the nature, limits, methods, possibility, and value of knowing. All the main contemporary perspectives are explored and questioned, and the author's own theories are put forward.. Author:WILLIAMS, MICHAEL. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : NATIONALISM Nationalism is one of the most powerful forces in the modern world, yet its study has only recently gained popularity. This reader gives historical depth to the recent debates on nationalism and traces the development of thought on nationalism across a range of issues.. Author:. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : ARTS IN THE WEST SINCE 1945 An account of the "arts" in the West since the Second World War. This title looks at the range of possible candidates for the category of "art", from both elite and popular cultures: from high literature to pulp fiction, from art-house cinema to soap-opera, art music to rock and pop.. Author:MARWICK, ARTHUR (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, THE OPEN UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH LAW This new edition takes into account the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice, alterations to the law of manslaughter, and new legislation concerning children, intellectual property, and contract and leasehold reforms, amongst others.. Author:GELDART, WILLIAM. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : ETHNICITY Containing extracts by major contributors to debates on ethnicity, including Weber, Brass, Hechter, and Horowitz, this book offers explanations for the contentious nature of ethnicity, its worldwide effects, and the possible means for overcoming conflicts.. Author:. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : POLITICAL THOUGHT Human beings live together in societies which, by their very nature, give rise to institutions governing the behaviour and freedom of individuals. This reader contains 140 key writings on political thought, covering issues about human nature and its relation to society.. Author:. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : LOGIC AND ITS LIMITS This text is an introduction to the use of logic in everyday thought and argument. It emphasizes the use of logic in helping to settle and clarify disputes, seeking to help the reader avoid bad arguments, to detect them in others, and so to think and argue more effectively.. Author:SHAW, PATRICK (LECTURER IN LOGIC, UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : NAZISM The Nazi regime was one of unparalleled destructiveness. This volume presents both key tracts from works regarded as some of the most innovative and challenging of more recent studies, and extracts from the older historiography of the origins, impact and legacy of the National Socialist regime.. Author:. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : RELIGION AND THE PEOPLE OF WESTERN EUROPE 1789-1990 Originally published in 1981, the second edition of this book in the OPUS series looks at the challenges made by religious dissenters and minorities to the official clergy from the end of the eighteenth century throughout western Europe. Mcleod analyses how social and political changes have impacted upon religion up to the 1990s.. Author:MCLEOD, HUGH. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : EARLY MODERN FRANCE, 1560-1715 In the OPUS series, second revised edition of a history of France from the Wars of Religion to the death of Louis XIV. Incorporating new material drawn from recent scholarship, describes the major political events and analyses the factors influencing the evolution of state and society in this decisive period of French history.. Author:BRIGGS, ROBIN (LECTURER IN MODERN HISTORY AND FELLOW, ALL SOULS COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : THIS STAGE-PLAY WORLD The later years of Elizabeth and the reign of James I were the age of Shakespeare, but also the age of Sidney, Spenser, and Donne, of dramatists Marlowe, Jonson, and Webster, and of prose writers Nashe, Bacon and Burton. This study examines the social conditions which produced this array of talent.. Author:BRIGGS, JULIA (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AND WOMEN'S STUDIES, DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY, LEICESTER). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, 1760-1830 The Industrial Revolution is sometimes regarded as a catastrophe, but this text presents it as an important mark of progress. Ashton argues that the material standards of British people improved, technical innovation brought economic reward, and greater intellectual ingenuity was provoked.. Author:ASHTON, T.S.. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : FAITH AND REASON This Oxford Reader displays in historical perspective the dialogue between religion and philosophy over two millennia, beginning with Greek reflections about God and the gods, and ending with 20th-century debate about faith in a world which tends to reserve its reverence for science.. Author:. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : HOW ARE WE TO LIVE? An analysis of a number of different cultures which takes particular interest in the individual and collective pursuit of self-interest. Singer looks at whether or not selfishness is in our genes and how we may find greater satisfaction in an ethical lifestyle. This volume is one of the OPUS series.. Author:SINGER, PETER. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : RACISM This reader provides a critical overview of the historical development and contemporary forms of racist ideas and institutions. It collects material from various theoretical perspectives in an attempt to make sense of how racism has exerted such a powerful influence on the history of humanity.. Author:. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : LITERATURE IN THE GREEK WORLD Six contributors, drawn from both sides of the Atlantic, explore the various and changing interactions between the makers of literature and their audiences or readers from the earliest Greek poetry through to the drama, history, and philosophy of Greece under Roman rule.. Author:TAPLIN, OLIVER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SONNET 'The Sonnet' combines a broad historical overview of the sonnet with detailed critical analysis to show how the sonnet has achieved its special status and popularity among poets in Britain, Ireland and America.. Author:REGAN, STEPHEN. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : VOICE OF THE PAST The author offers advice on designing an oral history project; discusses reliability of oral evidence; considers the context of the development of historical writing including its social function; and looks at memory, the self and the use of drama and therapy.. Author:THOMPSON, PAUL (READER IN SOCIAL HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : TWENTIETH-CENTURY SOUTH AFRICA This text examines the forces - both destructive and dynamic - which have shaped 20th-century South Africa. The book draws on the rich and lively tradition of radical history writing on the country and weaves economic and cultural history into the political narrative.. Author:BEINART, WILLIAM (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AND FELLOW, ST ANTHONY'S COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : INTELLIGENCE The issues discussed in this text include, whether there are several different types of intelligence, whether intelligence differences are caused by genes or the environment, the biological basis of intelligence differences, and whether intelligence declines or increases as we grow older.. Author:DEARY, IAN (PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GREAT PHILOSOPHERS Beginning with Socrates' death in 399 BC, and following the story through the centuries to recent figures such as Bertrand Russell and Wittgenstein, Bryan Magee's conversations with 15 contemporary writers and philosophers provide an account of Western philosophy and its greatest thinkers.. Author:MAGEE, BRYAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL ENGLAND This introduction to medieval England surveys of the years from the departure of the Roman legions to the Battle of Bosworth. The middle ages were a time of diversity and change. An examination of social, cultural, and religious life adds context to the political and institutional developments.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF BRITAIN The story of Britain and her people over two millennia, from the Roman invasion to modern times. Encompassing political, social, economic and cultural developments throughout the nation, the narrative is taken up in turn by ten historians who offer the fruits of modern scholarship to the reader.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF TUDOR AND STUART BRITAIN Two centuries of dramatic change are covered by this work, exploring the political, social, religious, and cultural history of the period when monarchs based in south-east England imperfectly attempted to extend their authority over the whole of the British Isles.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DEVELOPMENT AS FREEDOM This title is a synthesis of the thought of economist Amartya Sen, who views economic development as a means to extending freedoms rather than an end in itself. By widening his outlook to include poverty, tyranny, lack of opportunity, individual rights, and political structures, Professor Sen provides a useful overview of the development process.. Author:SEN, AMARTYA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : STOCKTAKINGS This was Boulez's first collection of essays. In them he works out many of his ideas about music. He writes mainly about 20th-century music and analyzes most of the styles and major composers of this period.. Author:BOULEZ, PIERRE (DIRECTOR OF IRCAM, PARIS, FRANCE). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD COMPANION TO MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Examines in one alphabetical sequence the astonishing variety of Western and non-Western acoustic musical instruments. Entries feature a concise description, details of construction, playing techniques and developments in history, as well as sound and characteristic uses.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SERIAL COMPOSITION . Author:BRINDLE, REGINALD SMITH. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONDUCTING A CHOIR . Author:HOLST, IMOGEN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GUSTAV MAHLER VIENNA: TRIUMPH AND DISILLUSION (1904-07) This text covers the years 1904-1907 and shows Mahler in his final years at the Hofoper coping with the demands on his energy and creative powers of the Opera and his struggle for recognition as a composer in his own right, and shows the first signs of marital difficulties with Alma emerge.. Author:GRANGE, HENRY-LOUIS DE LA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HENRY PURCELL'S "DIDO AND AENEAS" This detailed study examines the operatic work's historical position in the Restoration theatre, and shows that, far from being an operatic anomaly, it was deeply rooted in 17th century English theatrical and musical traditions.. Author:HARRIS, ELLEN T. (PROFESSOR OF MUSIC, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SERVICE BOOKS OF THE ROYAL ABBEY OF SAINT-DENIS A study of the music and ritual at Saint-Denis from the 6th to the 16th century, based on an examination of the liturgical books and archival sources relating to the abbey, in particular the surviving service-books.. Author:ROBERTSON, ANNE WALTERS (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MUSIC HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CATALOGUE OF FRENCH HARPSICHORD MUSIC, 1699-1780 A catalogue of the known, printed French harpsichord music between 1699 and 1780, amounting to over 230 volumes and 150 manuscripts. It completes the bibliographic survey in Bruce Gustafson's "French Harpsichord Music of the 17th Century: A Thematic Catalog of the Sources with Commentary".. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : I SAW THE WORLD END Deryck Cooke displays his masterly common sense in this study of how and why The Ring took the shape it did. He covers the first two operas of the cycle - Rheingold and The Valkyrie - giving an understanding and appreciation to every lover of Wagner's music.. Author:COOKE, DERYCK. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RICHARD WAGNER Discusses Richard Wagner's aesthetic theory, examining his prose writings and his ideas on music drawn from various standpoints of literature, the linking of ideas and the sociology of art. Examined are the importance of Greek art and mythology and his links with major figures in world theatre.. Author:BORCHMEYER, DIETER (PROFESSOR OF GERMAN AND THEATRE STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG, GERMANY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BEETHOVEN'S PIANO SONATA IN E, OP.109 In this study of the sources for Beethoven's Piano Sonata Op. 109, Nicholas Marston suggests a unique way of understanding this major composition. Using letters, sketchbooks and other contemporary material, he builds up a detailed picture of Beethoven's compositional progress on the sonata, using many music examples.. Author:MARSTON, NICHOLAS (HEAD OF DEPARTMENT AND LECTURER IN MUSIC, EXETER UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW MUSIC For this second edition of his guide to the more adventurous evolutions of music since 1945, Reginald Smith Brindle has added a new chapter reviewing developments in the decade since the book first appeared.. Author:BRINDLE, REGINALD SMITH. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MUSIC IN THE MEDIAEVAL ENGLISH LITURGY This collection of essays celebrates the work of the Plainsong and Mediaeval Music Society. Founded in 1888, it quickly established two areas of activity: to propagate information on medieval music and to revitalize the Anglican liturgy with the riches of the plainchant of the Roman Rite.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MUSIC AT OXFORD IN THE EIGHTEENTH AND NINETEENTH CENTURIES This survey distils a wide range of documentary and musical evidence relating to a particularly rich period in the city of Oxford's history. Aspects discussed include concert life, the choral tradition, the gradual establishment of an honours school of music, visiting musicians such as Handel and Haydn, Liszt and Joachim, and much more.. Author:WOLLWNBERG, SUSAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ABC OF MUSIC A short practical guide to the basic essentials of rudiments, harmony, and form. Foreword by Benjamin Britten.. Author:HOLST, IMOGEN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MUSICAL COMPOSITION This book, for students of all levels of ability, first takes the student through the basic elements, before covering a variety of special subjects such as writing vocal and choral music, accompaniments, and film and TV music.. Author:BRINDLE, REGINALD SMITH. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BEL CANTO Lucie Manen presents the findings of her extensive investigation into the original Italian art of Bel Canto singing. After summarizing the history of Bel Canto and some mistaken teaching methods, she describes in detail her own research into the physiological aspects of Bel Canto.. Author:MANEN, LUCIE (FORMER SINGER AND WIDELY RESPECTED SINGING TEACHER). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GUITAR The guitar occupies a unique position in the history of Western music. It has always enjoyed wide popularity as an instrument of popular music, yet it also forms a bridge to the classic tradition.. Author:STIMPSON, MICHAEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ORCHESTRAL TECHNIQUE . Author:JACOB, GORDON. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : KEYBOARD INTERPRETATION FROM THE 14TH TO THE 19TH CENTURY A clear, detailed, and practical guide to authenticity in performance which all keyboard players will find useful. This reissue incorporates an updated list of modern editions and a completely revised bibliogrpahy.. Author:FERGUSON, HOWARD. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TREATISE ON THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF VIOLIN PLAYING Leopold Mozart's Treatise on the Fundamental Principles of Violin Playing was the major work of its period on the violin and comparable in importance to Quantz's treatise on the flute and P.E. Bach's on the piano.. Author:MOZART, LEOPOLD. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD READING TREE SONG BOOK AND CD The Oxford Reading Tree Song Book and CD presents Biff, Chip, and all the favourite Reading Tree characters in 48 catchy songs and activities based on the stories from Stages 1, 2, and 3. The CD can be copied on to cassette for classroom work. No musical knowledge is required.. Author:HOLDSTOCK, JAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD FIRST COMPANION TO MUSIC COMPOSERS AND THEIR MUSIC A colourful, large-format music information book for 9-13 year olds arranged by topic and suitable for classroom project work. The five sections of the book are also available separately.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FIDDLE TIME JOGGERS . Author:. Discounted by 13%

Oxford University Press : ENJOY PLAYING THE GUITAR . Author:CRACKNEL. Discounted by 13%

Oxford University Press : YOUNG PIANIST . Author:LAST, JOAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GUITAR TECHNIQUE The practical aspects of playing, such as posture, tone, position-changing, chord-playing and co-ordination are covered in this book which also offers advice on interpretation and practising.. Author:QUINE, HECTOR (FORMER PROFESSOR OF GUITAR, ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OBOE TECHNIQUE . Author:ROTHWELL, EVELYN. Discounted by 0%

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Oxford University Press : SING TOGETHER!: PIANO EDITION . Author:. Discounted by 13%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD NURSERY SONG BOOK . Author:BUCK, SIR PERCY GILBERT, JEAN. Discounted by 13%

Oxford University Press : IN THE MOOD . Author:BLACKWELL, DAVID CARTER, ANDREW. Discounted by 13%

Oxford University Press : VOICEWORKS This title is a resource for promoting good singing in schools and choirs. The book and double CD present songs and ideas which are practical, motivating, and accessible. There are 60 varied songs from around the world. Each has a complete lesson or rehearsal plan.. Author:HUNT, PETER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ENCORES FOR CHOIRS This anthology provides 24 songs for choirs.. Author:GRITTON, PETER. Discounted by 13%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF ENGLISH MADRIGALS . Author:. Discounted by 13%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD CHORAL CLASSICS . Author:BARTLETT, CLIFFORD RUTTER, JOHN. Discounted by 13%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD CHORAL CLASSICS . Author:RUTTER, JOHN. Discounted by 13%

Oxford University Press : CHRISTMAS MOTETS . Author:RUTTER, JOHN. Discounted by 13%

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Oxford University Press : ADVENT FOR CHOIRS . Author:ARCHER, MALCOLM. Discounted by 13%

Oxford University Press : NEW CHURCH ANTHEM BOOK . Author:. Discounted by 13%

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Oxford University Press : HUNDRED CAROLS FOR CHOIRS This selection of the 100 most popular carols and hymns for Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, and Easter, is ideal for sacred occasions, and includes accompanied and unaccompanied material.. Author:. Discounted by 13%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF CAROLS . Author:. Discounted by 13%

Oxford University Press : NEW OXFORD EASY ANTHEM BOOK . Author:. Discounted by 13%

Oxford University Press : SHORTER NEW OXFORD BOOK OF CAROLS Designed to be used either independently or in conjunction with its parent volume, "The New Oxford Book of Carols", from which this anthology is drawn. The contents have been chosen to include items of the broadest possible appeal, with a strong bias towards choral settings.. Author:. Discounted by 13%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF TUDOR ANTHEMS . Author:. Discounted by 13%

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Oxford University Press : ENJOY PLAYING THE GUITAR . Author:CRACKNEL, DEBBIE DAVEY, GORDON. Discounted by 13%

Oxford University Press : MUSIC THROUGH TIME THE FLUTE . Author:ADAMS. Discounted by 13%

Oxford University Press : PIANO TIME CAROLS This songbook contains 19 simple piano arrangements of popular Christmas carols at the level of "Piano Time 1". There are optional accompaniments to a number of carols for friends or teachers to play.. Author:HALL, PAULINE. Discounted by 13%

Oxford University Press : TUNES FOR TEN FINGERS . Author:HALL, PAULIN. Discounted by 13%

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Oxford University Press : FUN FOR TEN FINGERS . Author:. Discounted by 13%

Oxford University Press : PIANO TIME 1 . Author:HALL, PAULINE. Discounted by 13%

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Oxford University Press : TEDDY'S TRAIN CASSETTE A This two-level course takes a playful approach to teaching very young children. Children join Teddy on his train as he travels to a different destination in each unit, such as Teddy's home, his school, a park and a farm. The Activity Book at each level is a set of tear-off worksheets.. Author:TOMAS, LUCIA GIL, VICKY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD ACTIVITY BOOK FOR CHILDREN . Author:CLARK, CHRISTOPHER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CLASSIC TALES THREE BILLY GOATS This series of readers offers young people illustrated editions of well-loved tales. The language is carefully graded for individual reading, or for reading aloud.. Author:ARENGO, SUE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CLASSIC TALES THE TOWN MOUSE AND THE COUNTRY MOUSE In the CLASSIC TALES series offering illustrated editions of well-loved stories. The language is carefully graded for individual reading or for reading aloud and is suitable for primary readers. The new Beginners level is simpler than the Elementary titles published in 1996.. Author:ARENGO, SUE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SNOWMAN THE ORIGINAL STORYBOOK WITH ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG LEARNERS OF ENGLISH A sequence of language-learning activities based on Raymond Briggs's story. .. Author:BRIGGS, RAYMOND ELLIS, GAIL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CLASSIC TALES SHOEMAKER AND THE ELVES The "Classic Tales" books offer familiar stories, featuring characters such as Cinderella and Snow White. Activities and puzzles encourage children to look more closely at the text and enable the teacher to monitor comprehension. They are suitable for whole-class or individual reading.. Author:ARENGO, SUE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CLASSIC TALES RUMPLESTILTSKIN . Author:ARENGO, SUE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CLASSIC TALES LITTLE RED HEN ACTIVITY BOOK . Author:ARENGO, SUE. Discounted by 0%

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Oxford University Press : HOTSHOT PUZZLES ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET ZOG A series of adventure readers for young teenage learners of the English language, featuring a puzzle on each double page spread, which the reader must solve before continuing with the story. Students need to use their powers of perception and deduction, as well as clues in the text.. Author:DAVIES, PAUL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HOTSHOT PUZZLES FRUIT TREE ISLAND Designed for young teenage students of English as a foreign language, this reader is part of a series of original mystery stories featuring a puzzle on each double page, which the reader must solve before continuing. The puzzles provide both a comprehension check and a motive for reading.. Author:ARENGO, SUE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HOTSHOT PUZZLES AMAZON ALERT Designed specifically for young teenage students of English as a foreign language, this original mystery story has a puzzle on every double page, which the reader must solve before continuing. Students require powers of deduction as well as reading skills to find clues and solve the mystery.. Author:DAVIES, PAUL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HOTSHOT PUZZLES TREASURE HUNT In the HOTSHOT PUZZLES series. Mystery adventure readers for young teenagers. Each double page has a puzzle which the reader must solve before continuing. Accompanied by colour illustrations throughout.. Author:ARENGO, SUE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE This reader is aimed at students with an advanced knowledge of the English language. It is a collection exploring the trials of life from youth to old age, featuring stories by Evelyn Waugh, Saki, Roald Dahl, Susan Hill, Raymond Carver and Frank Sargeson.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CRIME NEVER PAYS A selection of short stories in the Bookworm Collection series. The texts are neither graded nor adapted, and each book contains biographical information about the authors, notes on the texts, and language activities.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ANNE OF GREEN GABLES 700 HEADWORDS This cassette is part of a series offering young readers the chance to enjoy lively and accessible adaptations of the best classic and modern fiction. Accompanying exercises make it equally suitable for classroom work or home use.. Author:MONTGOMERY, L.M.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW YORK 400 HEADWORDS "Factfiles" are a sub-series of "Bookworms" with a non-fiction angle, providing factual information for students who are less interested in fiction. Each book focuses on a particular topic such as famous cities, sport, science, the environment and the media.. Author:ESCOTT, JOHN BASSETT, JENNIFER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LONDON 400 HEADWORDS "Factfiles" are a sub-series of "Bookworms" with a non-fiction angle, providing factual information for students who are less interested in fiction. Each book focuses on a particular topic such as famous cities, sport, science, the environment and the media.. Author:ESCOTT, JOHN BASSETT, JENNIFER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FOOTBALL "Factfiles" are a sub-series of "Bookworms" with a non-fiction angle, providing factual information for students who are less interested in fiction. Each book focuses on a particular topic such as famous cities, sport, science, the environment and the media.. Author:FLINDERS, STEVE BASSETT, JENNIFER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RAINFORESTS 700 HEADWORDS "Factfiles" are a sub-series of "Bookworms" with a non-fiction angle, providing factual information for students who are less interested in fiction. Each book focuses on a particular topic such as famous cities, sport, science, the environment and the media.. Author:AKINYEMI, ROWENA BASSETT, JENNIFER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ANIMALS IN DANGER 400 HEADWORDS "Factfiles" are a sub-series of "Bookworms" with a non-fiction angle, providing factual information for students on a wide variety of themes. Exercises at the back of each book check students' understanding of the text and provide ideas for activities and project work.. Author:POTTER, JOC HOPKINS, ANDY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RECYCLING 1000 HEADWORDS "Factfiles" are a sub-series of "Bookworms" with a non-fiction angle, providing factual information for students on a wide variety of themes. Exercises at the back of each book check student's understanding of the text and provide ideas for activities and project work.. Author:BORDER, ROSEMARY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : KINGS AND QUEENS OF BRITAIN 400 HEADWORDS Part of the "Oxford Bookworm Factfiles" series, this text takes a non-fiction angle, providing factual information for students who are not so interested in fiction.. Author:VICARY, TIM BASSETT, JENNIFER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CINEMA 1000 HEADWORDS "Factfiles" are a sub-series of "Bookworms" with a non-fiction angle, providing factual information for students on a wide variety of themes. Exercises at the back of each book check student's understanding of the text and provide ideas for activities and project work.. Author:ESCOTT, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FLIGHT 400 HEADWORDS "Factfiles" are a sub-series of "Bookworms" with a non-fiction angle, providing factual information for students on a wide variety of themes. Exercises at the back of each book check students' understanding of the text and provide ideas for activities and project work.. Author:DEAN, MICHAEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SEASONS AND CELEBRATIONS 700 HEADWORDS Factfiles are a sub-series of "Bookworms" with a non-fiction angle, providing factual information for students who are not so much interested in fiction.. Author:MAGUIRE, JACKIE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SCOTLAND 400 HEADWORDS Factfiles are a sub-series of Bookworms with a non-fiction angle, providing factual information for students who prefer to read non-fiction.. Author:FLINDERS, STEVE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GREAT CRIMES 1400 HEADWORDS This text is from the "Factfiles" series, which is a sub-series of "Bookworms" with a non-fiction angle. It provides factual information for students who are not so much interested in fiction.. Author:ESCOTT, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LOVE STORY 1, 000 HEADWORDS This cassette, recorded in American accents, is part of a graded programme for students of the English language. Each work has been adapted from well-known books originally published for native speakers. The series takes readers from elementary to advanced level English.. Author:SEGAL, ERICH BORDER, ROSEMARY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : IRELAND 700 HEADWORDS "Factfiles" is a sub-series of "Bookworms" with a non-fiction angle, providing factual information for students who are not so much interested in fiction.. Author:VICARY, TIM. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES 400 HEADWORDS "Oxford Bookworm Factfiles" is a non-fiction series which allows students to explore a range of themes from sport and science to the environment and the media. This text looks at the life and death of Diana, Princess of Wales.. Author:VICARY, TIM. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COLDEST PLACE ON EARTH 400 HEADWORDS . Author:VICARY, TIM. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER BEST-SELLER PACK The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:TWAIN, MARK. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ALADDIN AND THE ENCHANTED LAMP 400 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:DEAN, JUDITH. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ELEPHANT MAN 400 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:VICARY, TIM. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GOODBYE MR. HOLLYWOOD 400 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:ESCOTT, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LITTLE PRINCESS 400 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:BURNETT, FRANCES HODGSON. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LOTTERY WINNER 400 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:BORDER, ROSEMARY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LOVE OR MONEY? 400 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:AKINYEMI, ROWENA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS 400 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:VICARY, TIM. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MONKEY'S PAW 400 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:JACOBS, W.W.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY 400 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:VICARY, TIM. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ONE-WAY TICKET 400 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 400 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:BASSETT, JENNIFER LEROUX, GASTON. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : POCAHONTAS 400 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:VICARY, TIM. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PRESIDENT'S MURDERER BEST-SELLER PACK The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:BASSETT, JENNIFER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : REMEMBER MIRANDA 400 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:AKINYEMI, ROWENA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : UNDER THE MOON 400 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:AKINYEMI, ROWENA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WHITE DEATH 400 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:VICARY, TIM. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WITCHES OF PENDLE 400 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:AKINYEMI, ROWENA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WIZARD OF OZ 400 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:BAUM, FRANK. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE DUKE'S SON 400 HEADWORDS This title is part of the "Bookworms Library" - a new edition of the "Oxford Bookworms Black and Green" series. Each title offers activities before, while and after reading, helping students to interact with the text and get the most out of each story.. Author:DOYLE, SIR ARTHUR CONAN CONAN DOYLE, ARTHUR. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE SPORT OF KINGS 400 HEADWORDS The "Bookworms" series offers six graded stages providing more than 130 stories at different levels of ability. The lower levels feature a wide choice of original stories, while the higher levels feature adaptations of well-known works originally published for native speakers.. Author:DOYLE, SIR ARTHUR CONAN BASSETT, JENNIFER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AGATHA CHRISTIE, WOMAN OF MYSTERY 700 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND 700 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:CARROLL, LEWIS. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ANNE OF GREEN GABLES 700 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:MONTGOMERY, L.M.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CANTERVILLE GHOST 700 HEADWORDS This title is part of the "Bookworms Library" - a new edition of the "Oxford Bookworms Black and Green" series. Each title offers activities before, while and after reading, helping students to interact with the text and get the most out of each story.. Author:WILDE, OSCAR ESCOTT, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHILDREN OF THE NEW FOREST 700 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" offers new edition of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. The new editions build on the success of the original series and provide enhanced teaching support.. Author:MARRYAT, FREDERICK. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DEAD MAN'S ISLAND 700 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:ESCOTT, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DEATH IN THE FREEZER 700 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:VICARY, TIM. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DEATH OF KAREN SILKWOOD 700 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:HANNAM, JOYCE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DRACULA 700 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:STOKER, BRAM. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FIVE CHILDREN AND IT 700 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. Each new edition builds on the success of the original series and provides enhanced teaching support.. Author:NESBIT, EDITH. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GRACE DARLING The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:VICARY, TIM. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HENRY VIII AND HIS SIX WIVES 700 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:HARDY-GOULD, JANET. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LOVE OF A KING 700 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:DAINTY, PETER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MATTY DOOLIN 700 HEADWORDS Oxford Bookworms Library is a new edition of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one. The new edition builds on the original series and provides enhanced teaching support.. Author:COOKSON, CATHERINE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MYSTERY OF ALLEGRA 700 HEADWORDS Oxford Bookworms Library is a new edition of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one. The new edition builds on the original series and provides enhanced teaching support.. Author:FOREMAN, PETER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW YORKERS 700 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:HENRY, O.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PIANO 700 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:BORDER, ROSEMARY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RETURN TO EARTH 700 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:CHRISTOPHER, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ROBINSON CRUSOE 700 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:DEFOE, DANIEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SHERLOCK HOLMES SHORT STORIES 700 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:DOYLE, SIR ARTHUR CONAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : STORIES FROM THE FIVE TOWNS 700 HEADWORDS "Oxford Bookworms Library" offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. The new editions build on the success of the original series and provides enhanced teaching support.. Author:BENNETT, ARNOLD. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : STRANGER AT GREEN KNOWE 700 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" is a new edition of the original "Oxford Bookworms Black" and "Green" series, merging the two series into one with new covers. The new edition builds on the success of the original series and provides enhanced teaching support.. Author:BOSTON, L.M.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : VOODOO ISLAND 700 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:DUCKWORTH, MICHAEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : YEAR OF SHARING 700 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. The new editions build on the success of the original series and provides enhanced teaching support.. Author:GILBERT, HARRY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE 700 HEADWORDS This title is part of the "Bookworms Library" - a new edition of the "Oxford Bookworms Black and Green" series. Each title offers activities before, while and after reading, helping students to interact with the text and get the most out of each story.. Author:POE, EDGAR ALLAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TALES FROM LONGPUDDLE The "Bookworms" series offers six graded stages providing more than 130 stories at different levels of ability. The lower levels feature a wide choice of original stories, while the higher levels feature adaptations of well-known works originally published for native speakers.. Author:HARDY, THOMAS BASSETT, JENNIFER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AS THE INSPECTOR SAID 1000 HEADWORDS This collection of short stories is part of the "Oxford Bookworms Library", which offers new editions of the "Oxford Bookworms Black and Green" series. To accompany the short stories, teaching support material, activities and cassettes are also available.. Author:ESCOTT, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BRONTE STORY 1000 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. The new editions build on the success of the original series and provide enhanced teaching support.. Author:VICARY, TIM. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CALL OF THE WILD 1000 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" is a new edition of the original "Oxford Bookworms" Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. The new editions offer additional activities and increased author and series information.. Author:LONDON, JACK. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHEMICAL SECRET 1000 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:VICARY, TIM. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CROWN OF VIOLET 1000 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. Each new edition builds on the success of the original series and provides enhanced teaching support.. Author:TREASE, GEOFFREY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FRANKENSTEIN 1000 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:SHELLEY, MARY NOBES, PATRICK. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GO, LOVELY ROSE AND OTHER STORIES 1000 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one. The new editions build on the original series and provide enhanced teaching support.. Author:BATES, H.E.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JUSTICE 1000 HEADWORDS "Oxford Bookworms Library" offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two into one with new covers. The new editions aim to build on the success of the original series and provide enhanced teaching support.. Author:VICARY, TIM. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LAST SHERLOCK HOLMES STORY 1000 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:DIBDIN, MICHAEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LOVE STORY 1000 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:SEGAL, ERICH BORDER, ROSEMARY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MOONDIAL 1000 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. The new editions build on the success of the original series and provide enhanced teaching support and additional activities.. Author:CRESSWELL, HELEN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ON THE EDGE 1000 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. The new editions build on the success of the original series and provide enhanced teaching support.. Author:CROSS, GILLIAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY 1000 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:WILDE, OSCAR NEVILE, JILL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RAILWAY CHILDREN 1000 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. The new editions build on the success of the original series and provide enhanced teaching support.. Author:NESBIT, EDITH. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SKYJACK! 1000 HEADWORDS This language reader is part of the "Oxford Bookworms Library" series which offers an amalgamation of the original "Oxford Bookworms Black and Green" series. The new editions provide enhanced teaching support and 16 additional pages of extra activities.. Author:VICARY, TIM. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TALES OF MYSTERY AND IMAGINATION 1000 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:POE, EDGAR ALLAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WHO, SIR? ME, SIR? 1000 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. The new editions build on the success of the original series and provide enhanced teaching support.. Author:PEYTON, K.M.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WIND IN THE WILLOWS 1000 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. The new editions build on the success of the original series and provide enhanced teaching support.. Author:GRAHAME, KENNETH. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WYATT'S HURRICANE 1000 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:BAGLEY, DESMOND. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : THREE STRANGERS AND OTHER STORIES 1000 HEADWORDS This series offers six graded stages providing more than 130 stories at different levels of ability. The lower levels feature a wide choice of original stories, while the higher levels feature adaptations of well-known works originally published for native speakers.. Author:HARDY, THOMAS WEST, CLARE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BIG SLEEP 1400 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. Each new edition builds on the success of the original series and provides enhanced teaching support.. Author:CHANDLER, RAYMOND. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BLACK BEAUTY 1400 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. Each new edition builds on the success of the original series and provides enhanced teaching support.. Author:SEWELL, ANNA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE 1400 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EAGLE OF THE NINTH 1400 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. Each new edition builds on the success of the original series and provides enhanced teaching support.. Author:SUTCLIFF, ROSEMARY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GULLIVER'S TRAVELS 1400 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. Each new edition builds on the success of the original series and provides enhanced teaching support.. Author:SWIFT, JONATHAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES 1400 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:DOYLE, SIR ARTHUR CONAN NOBES, PATRICK. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LITTLE WOMEN 1400 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. Each new edition builds on the success of the original series and provides enhanced teaching support.. Author:ALCOTT, LOUISA MAY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LORNA DOONE 1400 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. Each new edition builds on the success of the original series and provides enhanced teaching support.. Author:BLACKMORE, R.D.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MR MIDSHIPMAN HORNBLOWER The "Oxford Bookworms Library" offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. The new editions build on the success of the original series and provide enhanced teaching support and additional activities.. Author:FORESTER, C.S.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SILAS MARNER 1400 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:ELIOT, GEORGE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SILVER SWORD 1400 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:SERRAILLIER, IAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TALE OF TWO CITIES 1400 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:DICKENS, CHARLES. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : THIRTY-NINE STEPS 1400 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:BUCHAN, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : THREE MEN IN A BOAT The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:JEROME, JEROME K.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TREASURE ISLAND 1400 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WHISPERING KNIGHTS 1400 HEADWORDS "Oxford Bookworms Library" is a new edition of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. The new edition builds on the success of the original series and provides enhanced teaching support.. Author:LIVELY, PENELOPE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DUBIOUS LEGACY 1400 HEADWORDS This series offers six graded stages providing more than 130 stories at different levels of ability. The lower levels feature a wide choice of original stories, while the higher levels feature adaptations of well-known works originally published for native speakers.. Author:WESLEY, MARY KERR, ROSALIE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BRAT FARRAR 1800 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:TEY, JOSEPHINE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DAVID COPPERFIELD 1800 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:DICKENS, CHARLES. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DEAD OF JERICHO 1800 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" is a new edition of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. The new edition builds on the success of the original series and provides enhanced teaching support.. Author:DEXTER, COLIN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DEADLOCK 1800 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? 1800 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. Sixteen additional pages inside each book allow extra pages of activities and increased author and series information.. Author:DICK, PHILIP K.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD 1800 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. Each new edition builds on the success of the original series and provides enhanced teaching support.. Author:HARDY, THOMAS. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GHOST STORIES 1800 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:BORDER, ROSEMARY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GREAT EXPECTATIONS 1800 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:DICKENS, CHARLES. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HEAT AND DUST 1800 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. Each new edition builds on the success of the original series and provides enhanced teaching support.. Author:JHABVALA, RUTH PRAWER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : I, ROBOT 1800 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:ASIMOV, ISAAC. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JEEVES AND FRIENDS 1800 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. The new editions build on the success of the original series and provide enhanced teaching support.. Author:WODEHOUSE, P.G.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : KING'S RANSOM 1800 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:MCBAIN, ED. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RIDDLE OF THE SANDS 1800 HEADWORDS This series offers six graded stages providing more than 130 stories at different levels of ability. The lower levels feature a wide choice of original stories, while the higher levels feature adaptations of well-known works originally published for native speakers.. Author:CHILDERS, ERSKINE HAWKINS, PETER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : THIS ROUGH MAGIC 1800 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" is a new edition of the original "Oxford Bookworms Black" and "Green" series, merging the two series into one with new covers. The new edition builds on the success of the original series and provides enhanced teaching support.. Author:STEWART, MARY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WUTHERING HEIGHTS 1800 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:BRONTE, EMILY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AMERICAN CRIME STORIES 2500 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. Sixteen additional pages inside each book allow extra pages of activities and increased author and series information.. Author:ESCOTT, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COLD COMFORT FARM 2500 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. The new editions build on the success of the original series and provides enhanced teaching support.. Author:GIBBONS, STELLA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CRY FREEDOM 2500 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of the "Oxord Bookworms" to help students benefit from their reading. The activities are divided into "Before Reading", "While Reading" and After Reading" and the books include "About the Author" sections.. Author:BRILEY, JOHN AKINYEMI, ROWENA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DEADHEADS 2500 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. The new editions build on the success of the original series and provide enhanced teaching support and additional activities.. Author:HILL, REGINALD. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DECLINE AND FALL 2500 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. The new editions build on the success of the original series and provide enhanced teaching support and additional activities.. Author:WAUGH, EVELYN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DUBLIN PEOPLE 2500 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. Each new edition builds on the success of the original series and provides enhanced teaching support.. Author:BINCHY, MAEVE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ENEMY 2500 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:BAGLEY, DESMOND. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JOY LUCK CLUB 2500 HEADWORDS The "Bookworms Library" is a new edition of the "Oxford Bookworms Black and Green" series. Each title offers activities before, while and after reading, helping students to interact with the text and get the most out of each story.. Author:TAN, AMY WEST, CLARE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : METEOR AND OTHER STORIES 2500 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. The new editions build on the success of the original series and provide enhanced teaching support and additional activities.. Author:WYNDHAM, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NIGHT WITHOUT END 2500 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:MACLEAN, ALISTAIR. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OLIVER TWIST 2500 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:DICKENS, CHARLES. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES 2500 HEADWORDS The "Oxford Bookworms Library" extends the range of activities and teaching support of "Oxford Bookworms" and includes in each book an Activities section of "Before Reading", "While Reading" and "After Reading" exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.. Author:HARDY, THOMAS. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ESCAPE COMIC-STRIP - 250 HEADWORDS "Starters" is an introductory level to the Oxford Bookworms Library, suitable for readers in their first or second years of learning English. Selected titles, including this one ("Escape") are in comic strip form and are particularly suitable for early reading or remedial classes.. Author:BURROWS, PHILLIP FOSTER, MARK. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TAXI OF TERROR COMIC-STRIP - 250 HEADWORDS "Starters" are an introductory level to the Oxford Bookworms Library, suitable for readers in their first or second years of learning English. The series offers original stories in a variety of formats: narrative, interactive, and comic strip.. Author:BURROWS, PHILIP FOSTER, MARK. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : POLICE TV NARRATIVE "Starters" is an introductory level to the "Oxford Bookworms Library", suitable for readers in their first or second years of learning English. The series offers original stories in a variety of formats: narrative, interactive, and comic strip.. Author:VICARY, TIM. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW YORK CAFE "Starters" are an introductory level to the Oxford Bookworms Library, suitable for readers in their first or second years of learning English. The series offers original stories in a variety of formats: narrative, interactive, and comic strip.. Author:DEAN, MICHAEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FIFTEENTH CHARACTER "Starters" are an introductory level to the Oxford Bookworms Library, suitable for readers in their first or second years of learning English. The series offers original stories in a variety of formats: narrative, interactive, and comic strip.. Author:BORDER, ROSEMARY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : VAMPIRE KILLER COMIC-STRIP - 250 HEADWORDS "Starters" is an introductory level to the "Oxford Bookworms Library", suitable for readers in their first or second years of learning English. The series offers original stories in a variety of formats: narrative, interactive, and comic strip. This title is in comic strip form.. Author:SHIPTON, PAUL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DRIVE INTO DANGER NARRATIVE "Starters" is an introductory level to the "Oxford Bookworms Library", suitable for readers in their first or second years of learning English. Selected titles, including this one, are in comic strip form and are particularly suitable for early reading or remedial classes.. Author:BORDER, ROSEMARY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TITANIC 400 HEADWORDS "Factfiles" are a sub-series of Bookworms with a non-fiction angle, providing factual information for students who are not as interested in fiction. This work focuses on the "Titanic".. Author:VICARY, TIM. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : U.F.O'S 700 HEADWORDS Factfiles are a sub-series of Bookworms with a non-fiction angle. This factfile provides factual information about UFOs for students who are not so much interested in fiction.. Author:BROOKE, HELEN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT COMIC STRIP "Starters" is an introductory level to the new Oxford Bookworms Library, suitable for readers in their first or second years of learning English. The books are original stories in a variety of formats: narrative, interactive, and comic strip. They contain glossaries and exercises.. Author:TWAIN, MARK. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : KING ARTHUR AND THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE COMIC-STRIP "Starters" is an introductory level to the Bookworms Library, suitable for readers in their first or second years of learning English. The series offers stories in a variety of formats: narrative, interactive, and comic strip.. Author:HARDY-GOULD, JANET. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RANSOM OF RED CHIEF COMIC-STRIP - 250 HEADWORDS Starters are an introductory level to the Oxford Bookworms Library, suitable for readers in their first or second years of learning English. The Starters are original stories in a variety of formats: narrative, interactive, and comic strip.. Author:HENRY, O.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BUTLER DID IT AND OTHER PLAYS How do you get a licence for a monkey? What can you do if your wife has a lover? How can you see into the future? Where can you go for an exciting but cheap holiday somewhere hot and far away? How can you persuade your girlfriend or boyfriend to marry you? The characters in these six short plays are looking for answers to these questions.. Author:BOWLER, BILL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ORANGES IN THE SNOW INTERACTIVE "Starters" is an introductory level to the "Oxford Bookworms Library", suitable for readers in their first or second years of learning English. They are in a variety of formats: narrative, interactive, and comic strip. They are graded in structure and vocabulary.. Author:FOSTER, MARK BURROWS, PHILLIP. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GIVE US THE MONEY COMIC-STRIP 250 HEADWORDS "Every day is the same. Nothing exciting ever happens to me," thinks Adam one boring Monday morning. But today is not the same. He helps a beautiful young woman because some men want to take her bag, and life gets exciting and very, very dangerous.. Author:CLARK, MAEVE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : STARMAN NARRATIVE . Author:BURROWS, PHILLIP FOSTER, MARK. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 1, 000 HEADWORDS "Oxford Bookworms Factfiles" are non-fiction readers for all ages, featuring a wide range of topics such as famous cities, sport, science, the environment and the media. Full-colour photographs complement the text and exercises at the back of each book check students' understanding.. Author:DAVIES, PAUL A.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COMMERCE 1000 HEADWORDS "Oxford Bookworms Factfiles" are non-fiction readers for all ages, featuring a wide range of topics such as famous cities, sport, science, the environment and the media. Full-colour photographs complement the text and exercises at the back of each book check students' understanding.. Author:DAVIES, PAUL A.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MARTIN LUTHER KING The "Factfiles" are non-fiction readers for all ages, featuring a wide range of topics such as famous cities, sport, science, the environment and the media. This title, at stage 3 of the course, looks at the life of Martin Luther King.. Author:MCLEAN, ALAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DOMINOES 700 HEADWORDS The "Dominoes" series offers readers for younger students accompanied by a full range of support. It caters to a wide range of tastes, with traditional and modern titles. At the end of every chapter or section, two pages of integrated activities help students to understand what they have read.. Author:DOYLE, SIR ARTHUR CONAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD ENGLISH PICTURE DICTIONARY ENGLISH Students, from beginner to intermediate level, learning English as a foreign language, will benefit from this dictionary, which contains 80 topic illustrations introducing over 2000 of the most frequently used English words.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BASIC ENGLISH USAGE 370 short entries explain problem points of grammar and vocabulary. Features examples of correct usage and common mistakes, descriptions of formal and informal language, a full index and cross-references between entries to help students find information quickly and easily. There is also an accompanying book of contextualized practice exercises.. Author:SWAN, MICHAEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD GREEK-ENGLISH LEARNER'S DICTIONARY . Author:STAVROPOULOS, D.N. HORNBY, A.S.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD ENGLISH PICTURE DICTIONARY . Author:BURROWS, RAY BURROWS, CORINNE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD COLLOCATIONS DICTIONARY FOR STUDENTS OF ENGLISH This dictionary contains over 150,000 collocations for nearly 9,000 headwords. The dictionary shows all the words that are commonly used in combination with each headword: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions as well as common phrases. Over 50,000 examples show how the collocations are used in context.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DICIONARIO OXFORD POCKET PARA ESTUDANTES DE INGLES FOR STUDENTS OF ENGLISH: ENGLISH-PORTUGUESE/PORTUGUESE-ENGLISH This is a bilingual dictionary designed specifically for Portuguese secondary school students and learners of English. 'Notes in Portuguese' give explanations of cultural points, as well as information on the points of English grammar, usage, and vocabulary which Portuguese students find difficult.. Author:WILLS, JUDITH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD ELEMENTARY LEARNER'S DICTIONARY This is a practical dictionary with 15,000 references. Each word is explained clearly and simply. Thousands of natural example sentences show how words are really used. More than 550 illustrations reinforce meanings. All verb forms and irregular plurals are given. Extra help is given on difficult areas of language and vocabulary-building.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD LEARNER'S POCKET DICTIONARY This is a handy, pocket-sized version of a Greek-English dictionary.. Author:STAVROPOULOS, D.N.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD DICTIONARY OF PHRASAL VERBS A comprehensive and systematic survey of phrasal verbs, with over 11,000 references. Grammatical codes at each entry show possible sentence patterns, and lists of typical collocates (words most often used with the headword) show how the verb is most frequently used in everyday English. Explanations of unusual features of grammar and usage.. Author:COWIE, A. MACKIN, R.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH IDIOMS Designed for English language students, this dictionary describes over 7000 idioms and their variant forms. Illustrations of their use in contemporary English are provided from a wide range of 20th-century writing.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD POCKET ENGLISH GRAMMAR Contains all the grammar learners need in pocket size. Contains clear, concise explanations, numerous model sentences and exercises, with answers.. Author:THOMSON, A.J. MARTINET, A.V.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD LEARNER'S WORDFINDER DICTIONARY Allows the user to go from the known to the unknown, by grouping vocabulary around 640 keywords. Shows words related by meaning and use: synonyms, opposites, derivatives, the verbs to go with the nouns, etc. Invaluable for preparing a talk, planning an essay or writing a letter.. Author:TRAPPES-LOMAX, HUGH (LECTURER IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS, INSTITUTE OF APPLIED LANGUAGE STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD GUIDE TO BRITISH AND AMERICAN CULTURE A guide on British and American culture, written for learners of English. Over 10,000 alphabetically arranged entries on British and American history, literature and the arts, people, places, institutions, sport, entertainment, and everyday life. The ideal companion to the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary .. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PRACTICAL ENGLISH GRAMMAR Clear, concise explanations of structures. Example sentences illustrating contemporary spoken and written English. Accompanying practice material: two books of exercises.. Author:THOMSON, A.J. MARTINET, A.V.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PRACTICAL ENGLISH GRAMMAR FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS EXERCISES . Author:THOMSON, A.J. MARTINET, A.V.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD GUIDE TO ENGLISH GRAMMAR Provides a systematic account of grammatical forms and the way they are used in standard British English today. The emphasis is on meanings and how they govern the choice of grammatical pattern. Summaries at the start of each chapter review the topic as a whole and show users where to find the particular information they need.. Author:EASTWOOD, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD PHOTO DICTIONARY PRACTICE EXERCISES FOR CLASSROOM USE OR SELF-STUDY Over 2,400 words (both British and American English) presented in colour photographs. Clear and logical layout allows the student to move easily between the photographs and wordlists. Wide range of topics including: the family; the human body and clothes; the home and the city; shops and food; money; school and work; travel; sport; animals.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD PHOTO DICTIONARY This illustrated dictionary has been developed for learners of English of all ages from beginner to intermediate level. Over 2400 words in both British and American English are presented with colour photographs. Practice material is also provided.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GRAMMAR SPECTRUM ELEMENTARY This group of study books progresses from elementary to intermediate level. Each book in the series can be used as a grammar reference and exercise book on its own, or as a supplement to a coursebook at the same level.. Author:PATERSON, K.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD POCKET BASIC ENGLISH USAGE 370 short entries explain problem points of grammar and vocabulary. Includes explanations, examples of correct usage and common mistakes, descriptions of formal and informal language and cross-references between entries to help students find information quickly and easily. There is also an accompanying book of contextualized practice exercises.. Author:SWAN, MICHAEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD PRACTICE GRAMMAR WITH ANSWERS This edition includes some additional grammar topics, catering for the needs of learners at the lower and upper ends of the intermediate spectrum. The book now includes tests. All grammar needed for the First Certificate exam is covered. An interactive CD-ROM is available free with the 'With Answers' edition of Oxford Practice Grammar.. Author:EASTWOOD, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD DICTIONARY OF BUSINESS ENGLISH FOR LEARNERS OF ENGLISH Designed for learners of the English language, this reference provides extensive coverage of current written or spoken English used in international business practice. The vocabulary has been taken from banking, computing, accounting, trade, sales and the stock exchange.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD DICTIONARY OF COMPUTING FOR LEARNERS OF ENGLISH Vocabulary from a range of computing areas, including: applications, data storage, programming and software, communications, networks, electronics. Clear explanations of computing terminology, with over 2,600 examples. The CD-ROM includes the dictionary plus spoken headwords, a pronunciation practice module and exercises for reinforcement.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HOW ENGLISH WORKS GRAMMAR PRACTICE BOOK (WITH ANSWERS) Covers all the important elements in the standard EFL grammar syllabus. Includes entry tests to show students what they need to study most; short, learner-friendly grammar presentations followed by examples of correct use, and simple traditional-type exercises to build confidence. There are two editions - with Answers and without.. Author:SWAN, MICHAEL WALTER, CATHERINE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HOW ENGLISH WORKS GRAMMAR PRACTICE BOOK (WITHOUT ANSWERS) Covers all the important elements in the standard EFL grammar syllabus. Includes entry tests to show students what they need to study most; short, learner-friendly grammar presentations followed by examples of correct use, and simple traditional-type exercises to build confidence. There are two editions - with Answers and without.. Author:SWAN, MICHAEL WALTER, CATHERINE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD WORDPOWER DICTIONARY FOR ARABIC-SPEAKING LEARNERS OF ENGLISH This is a semi-bilingual dictionary designed specifically for Arabic-speaking learners of English. It has 30,000 references which include all the words from contemporary English students at this level need to know. There are definitions in English, usage notes, appendices and Arabic translations for all headwords, idioms, and phrasal verbs.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD WORDPOWER DICTIONARY MILLENNIUM EDITION 37,000 references. Irregular forms and spellings are given in full to avoid common errors. Hundreds of grammatical patterns are shown. 4,000 usage notes give clear advice on grammar, easily confused words, and other areas of difficulty. The Interactive Pack comes with the dictionary and a copy of the Oxford Genie CD-ROM.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD STUDENT'S DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH Over 47,000 references. Both British and American English covered. The Interactive Pack comes with the dictionary and a copy of the Oxford Genie CD-ROM . The Oxford Student's Multimedia Dictionary includes the A-Z dictionary plus pictures, maps, 3-D search, and video.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GOOD GRAMMAR BOOK WITH ANSWERS The Good Grammar Book is a complete practice resource for all ages. It includes all the grammar covered in elementary to lower-intermediate coursebooks. Activities teach the correct use of grammar. Two editions are available, with or without answers.. Author:SWAN, MICHAEL WALTER, CATHERINE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD PHRASAL VERBS DICTIONARY FOR LEARNERS OF ENGLISH . Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD IDIOMS DICTIONARY FOR LEARNERS OF ENGLISH Contains over 10,000 British and American idioms that are frequently used by native speakers. Simple definitions help learners understand what the idioms mean. Corpus-based examples show how idioms are used in everyday English. Usage notes give information on vocabulary or grammar in the idioms.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD WORDPOWER DICTIONARY 37,000 references. Irregular forms and spellings are given in full to avoid common errors. Hundreds of grammatical patterns are shown. 4,000 usage notes give clear advice on grammar, easily confused words, and other areas of difficulty. The Interactive Pack comes with the dictionary and a copy of the Oxford Genie CD-ROM.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : REALLY LEARN 100 PHRASAL VERBS Each page focuses on one verb and every page follows the same format for ease of use. Verbs are organized by particle so learners can see patterns and the phrasal verbs seem more logical. 'Build Your Vocabulary' section gives information about related nouns and adjectives, synonyms and opposites.. Author:PARKINSON, DILYS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD LEARNER'S POCKET DICTIONARY An updated edition of the Oxford Learner's Pocket Dictionary. Over 30,000 references. Clear and concise definitions. Up-to-date vocabulary, reflecting modern usage. Includes American English. Hundreds of grammar patterns help with the correct use of prepositions, infinitives and gerunds. Explains thousands of idioms and phrasal verbs.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

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Oxford University Press : ADVANCED ENGLISH PRACTICE WITH KEY This book offers a broad choice of language material for students preparing for the Cambridge Proficiency Examination, or working at an equivalent level. The third edition has a new layout and format, presenting the text in a clearer way. With key to exercises.. Author:GRAVER, B.D.. Discounted by 0%

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Oxford University Press : BRITAIN What differentiates Britain and the British from other countries and nationalities? Britain is a reference book about British institutions, beliefs, and everyday life, for students of English as a foreign language.. Author:O'DRISCOLL, JAMES. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHATTERBOX PUPIL'S BOOK This is a four-level course for children who are learning English for the first time in which activities such as songs, games and puzzles provide opportunities for real language use. A teacher's book, an activity book and cassettes all accompany this course.. Author:STRANGE, DEREK. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHATTERBOX ACTIVITY BOOK This is a four-level course for children who are learning English for the first time in which activities such as songs, games and puzzles provide opportunities for real language use. Teachers' and pupils' books and cassettes all accompany this course.. Author:STRANGE, DEREK. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHATTERBOX ACTIVITY BOOK This is a four-level course for children who are learning English for the first time in which activities such as songs, games and puzzles provide opportunities for real language use. Teacher's and pupils' books and cassettes all accompany this course.. Author:STRANGE, DEREK. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHATTERBOX ACTIVITY BOOK This is a four-level course for children who are learning English for the first time in which activities such as songs, games and puzzles provide opportunities for real language use. A teacher's book, a student's text and cassettes all accompany this course.. Author:HOLDERNESS, JACKIE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FANFARE PROGRESS BOOK This is the beginning level of a four-part, activity-based course that encourages young children learning English to participate more fully in their language development. The text contains colour cut-outs that pupils may use to make a variety of craft projects, with simple instructions in English.. Author:MCHUGH, MADELINE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TRAINING COURSE FOR TEFL An ELBS/LPBB edition is available.. Author:HUBBARD, PETER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LANGUAGE TEACHING GAMES AND CONTESTS Designed to make language learning enjoyable and effective, this book includes games for all age groups and language levels. Each chapter begins with a short introduction, and each game is then explained clearly and practically.. Author:LEE, W.R.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : WORD FOR WORD The range of problem words makes Word for Word suitable for students across a range of levels. Example sentences help show how a word is used in context. Reference boxes containing extra guidance on language issues and cultural variations give students a broader understanding of how the words are used in everyday life.. Author:CLARK, STEWART POINTON, GRAHAM. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SPOTLIGHT ON BRITAIN This textbook for young adult students of English provides valuable background material on life in Britain.. Author:SHEERIN, SUSAN SEATH, JONATHAN WHITE, GILLIAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD POCKET ENGLISH IDIOMS WITH ANSWERS This handy pocket-sized reference work explains the most common idioms in English use. The idioms are grouped by grammatical structure and by means of key words or special situations. The book includes 160 exercises designed to practice the most common idioms found in the English language.. Author:SEIDL, JENNIFER MCMORDIE, W.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TEACHING ENGLISH OVERSEAS Written for native-speaking teachers of English preparing to work overseas, this study examines the ways in which social, political, economic and cultural factors can influence the language classroom. It contains suggestions on how to cope with language misunderstandings that may occur.. Author:MCKAY, SANDRA LEE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PROFICIENCY MASTERCLASS STUDENT'S BOOK Features: new material and artwork; exam practice; equal prominence to papers 1-5; language development; structured revision; vocabulary and progress tests; and an Exam Practice Workbook. Michigan ECPE Workbook - supplementary material for students preparing for the University of Michigan ECPE examination.. Author:GUDE, KATHY DUCKWORTH, MICHAEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PROFICIENCY MASTERCLASS TEACHER'S BOOK Features: new material and artwork; exam practice; equal prominence to papers 1-5; language development; structured revision; vocabulary and progress tests; and an Exam Practice Workbook. Michigan ECPE Workbook - supplementary material for students preparing for the University of Michigan ECPE examination.. Author:GUDE, KATHY DUCKWORTH, MICHAEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PROFICIENCY MASTERCLASS CPE WORKBOOK AND CASSETTE PACK (WITH KEY) Features: new material and artwork; exam practice; equal prominence to papers 1-5; language development; structured revision; vocabulary and progress tests; and an Exam Practice Workbook. Michigan ECPE Workbook - supplementary material for students preparing for the University of Michigan ECPE examination.. Author:GUDE, KATHY DUCKWORTH, MICHAEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PROFICIENCY MASTERCLASS CLASS CASSETTES The "Proficiency Masterclass" offers systematic preparation for the revised Certificate of Proficiency in English examination (2002) and thorough development of advanced language skills. These accompanying cassettes provide a variety of tasks and accents.. Author:GUDE, KATHY DUCKWORTH, MICHAEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BASIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR For students in the early stages of learning English. By John Eastwood and Ronald Mackin.. Author:EASTWOOD, J. MACKIN, R.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GRAMMAR LAB "The Grammar Lab" is for children aged 9-12. There are books at three levels of difficulty from beginner to intermediate, suitable for use on their own or in support of a general coursebook. Within each chapter, grammar rules are taught in stages. Exercises follow each stage to check understanding.. Author:BOURKE, KENNA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ENGLISH TODAY! . Author:HOWE, D.H.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TOWARDS PROFICIENCY STUDENT'S BOOK The main focus is on strengthening and extending grammar, and exposing students to topic vocabulary, idioms, phrasal verbs, and collocations. The course is accompanied by Workbooks for both the Cambridge CPE exam and the Michigan ECPE exam. Towards Proficiency can be used both as an exam preparation course and a general advanced course.. Author:MAY, PETER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TOWARDS PROFICIENCY CPE WORKBOOK WITH CASSETTE PACK (WITH KEY) The main focus is on strengthening and extending grammar, and exposing students to topic vocabulary, idioms, phrasal verbs, and collocations. The course is accompanied by Workbooks for both the Cambridge CPE exam and the Michigan ECPE exam. Towards Proficiency can be used both as an exam preparation course and a general advanced course.. Author:MAY, PETER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HEADWAY UPPER INTERMEDIATE STUDENT'S BOOK . Author:SOARS, JOHN SOARS, LIZ. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SUPER SONGS This cassette accompanies the book, the latter featuring an illustrated collection of traditional action songs which are particularly suitable for very young learners of English.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHILDREN'S JAZZ CHANTS OLD AND NEW STUDENT'S BOOK The best of the classic "Jazz Chants for Children", along with a collection of new chants and songs by author Carolyn Graham. They offer children an exciting and fun way to practise the intonation patterns of American English.. Author:GRAHAM, CAROLYN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHILDREN'S JAZZ CHANTS OLD AND NEW Here are the best of "Jazz Chants" for children, along with extra chants and songs by Carolyn Graham. They offer children an exciting and fun way to practise the intonation patterns of American English, focusing on natural language used by children in everyday situations.. Author:GRAHAM, CAROLYN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LIFELINES STUDENT'S BOOK With a clear, systematic approach and a balanced syllabus, this title ensures a thorough coverage of grammar, functional language, vocabulary, and pronunciation together with development of all four language skills.. Author:HUTCHINSON, TOM. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LIFELINES STUDENT'S BOOK An up-to-date, friendly course which draws on a wide range of approaches to provide students with the balance of reflection, practice, and use necessary for effective language learning, this resource provides core material of approximately 70 hours.. Author:HUTCHINSON, TOM. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LIFELINES WORKBOOK (WITH KEY) An up-to-date, friendly course which draws on a wide range of approaches to provide students with the balance of reflection, practice, and use necessary for effective language learning, this resource provides core material of approximately 70 hours.. Author:HUTCHINSON, TOM. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LIFELINES STUDENT'S BOOK A course which draws on a wide range of approaches to provide students with the balance of reflection, practice, and use necessary for effective language learning. It provides core material of approximately 70 hours.. Author:HUTCHINSON, TOM. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LIFELINES TEACHER'S BOOK A course which draws on a wide range of approaches to provide students with the balance of reflection, practice, and use necessary for effective language learning. It provides core material of approximately 70 hours.. Author:HUTCHINSON, TOM. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MOTHER GOOSE JAZZ CHANTS COMPACT DISC . Author:GRAHAM, CAROLYN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : IN ENGLISH STUDENT'S BOOK This accessible course for adults teaches essential language for getting started in English. The easy-to-manage lessons make it ideal for less confident language learners. The gently-paced course presents language in manageable chunks with regular practice exercises.. Author:VINEY, PETER VINEY, KAREN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : IN ENGLISH STUDENT'S BOOK In this title, the practice pack contains vocabulary and grammar practice books, plus audio CD. The practice pack includes picture dictionary, word games, test-yourself sections, grammar exercises, and Everyday English dialogues to learn.. Author:VINEY, PETER VINEY, KAREN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CLOCKWISE CLASS BOOK "Clockwise" is an intensive refresher course in general English for adults, with an emphasis on improving the quality of students' language performance. It is designed for university students and adults in the working world with limited time and money who want confidence in general English quickly.. Author:MCGOWEN, BRUCE RICHARDSON, VIC. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CLOCKWISE CLASSBOOK An intensive refresher course in general English for adults, with an emphasis on improving the quality of students' language performance. It is designed for university students and adults in the working world with limited time and money, who want confidence in general English quickly.. Author:NAUNTON, JON FORSYTH, WILL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CLOCKWISE CLASS BOOK This is an intensive refresher course in general English for adults, with an emphasis on improving the quality of students' language performance. It is designed for university students and adults in the working world who want confidence in general English quickly and effectively.. Author:NAUNTON, JON. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TECHNIQUES IN TEACHING VOCABULARY . Author:ALLEN, VIRGINIA FRENCH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NEW OXFORD PICTURE DICTIONARY MONOLINGUAL EDITION The NOPD presents over 2,400 words contextually on illustrated pages. The book is designed as a reference for everyday vocabulary, an introduction to content areas, a resource for portraying American culture and a springboard for oral and written work as well as an independent picture dictionary.. Author:PARNWELL, E.C.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SPOTLIGHT ON THE USA This is an introduction to life, customs, society and the history of the USA for English-language students. Each unit of the text contains a variety of exercises, puzzles and points of discussion.. Author:FALK, RANDEE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW OXFORD PICTURE DICTIONARY ENGLISH-RUSSIAN In this bilingual edition, the second language appears in blue alongside the English word. A complete second-language index appears at the conclusion of the dictionary.. Author:PARNWELL, E.C. HAGUE, IAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LET'S CHANT, LET'S SING The six books in the series are collections of chants and songs by noted songwriter Carolyn Graham, creator of Jazz Chants. The collections include all the songs and chants from Let's Go levels 1-6, plus many more thematically related chants and songs. They can be used with Let's Go or independently.. Author:GRAHAM, CAROLYN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD PICTURE DICTIONARY FOR KIDS MONOLINGUAL ENGLISH EDITION This picture dictionary is aimed at learners of American English aged five to seven years. It can be used alone or with accompanying components as the core of a dictionary programme. Over 700 words are presented in picture-story context and five characters and their families appear throughout.. Author:KEYES, JOAN ROSS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TINY TALK BOOK 1A This student book is part a three-level, six-book listening and speaking series in American English, intended for children aged 3 to 6. It is a basic communicative course which uses several media to involve very young children in a wide range of listening and speaking activities.. Author:RIVERS, SUSAN GRAHAM, CAROLYN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD PICTURE DICTIONARY The dictionary provides 168 pages of dynamic, detailed colour scenes and individual illustrations clearly depicting over 3600 words. Twelve thematically-grouped units cover vocabulary which students can use at home, in the workplace, in the community, and in their academic studies.. Author:SHAPIRO, NORMA ADELSON-GOLDSTEIN, JAYME. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SPRINGBOARD A two-level conversation and listening course for pre-intermediate and intermediate learners of American English. It is the result of research that indicated a need for material focusing on topics that encourage students to talk about their own lives, aspirations and interests.. Author:RICHARDS, JACK C.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ENGLISH FILE TEACHER'S BOOK An innovative two-level beginner's English course for adults, written by authors with vast international experience of the EFL classroom.. Author:OXENDEN, CLIVE LATHAM-KOENIG, CHRISTINA SELIGSON, PAUL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ENGLISH FILE STUDENT'S BOOK 'Vocabulary Banks' features: easy-access vocabulary sections to help students to remember words and phrases; an illustrated pronunciation system; and Teacher's Books with more than 60 photocopiable activities per level.. Author:OXENDEN, CLIVE LATHAM-KOENIG, CHRISTINA SELIGSON, PAUL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ENGLISH FILE WORKBOOK WITH KEY 'Vocabulary Banks' features: easy-access vocabulary sections to help students to remember words and phrases; an illustrated pronunciation system; and Teacher's Books with more than 60 photocopiable activities per level.. Author:OXENDEN, CLIVE LATHAM-KOENIG, CHRISTINA SELIGSON, PAUL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TECHNIQUES AND PRINCIPLES IN LANGUAGE TEACHING Fully updated. An introduction to different methods and approaches in language teaching. Provides practical, step-by-step guidance for new teachers. Suitable for in-service and initial teacher training, and pre-course reading for MA students. Introduces more experienced teachers to new approaches and teaching ideas.. Author:LARSEN-FREEMAN, DIANE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS This general English language course is designed specifically for working adults at pre-intermediate and intermediate level. It emphasizes the communication skills required for work, travel and socializing, and uses serious material of current interest which will appeal to professionals.. Author:TAYLOR, LIZ. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HEADSTART STUDENT'S BOOK A short (40-60 hours) beginners' English course, ideal as a foundation course for the Headway series and other elementary courses.. Author:BEAVEN, BRIONY FALLA, TIM. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HEADSTART WORKBOOK A short (40-60 hours) absolute beginners' English course, ideal as a foundation course for the Headway series and other elementary courses.. Author:FALLA, TIM. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HEADSTART CLASS CASSETTE This cassette accompanies a brief (40-60 hours) absolute beginners' English course, ideal as a foundation course for the "Headway" series and other elementary courses.. Author:SOARS, JOHN SOARS, LIZ BEAVAN, BRIONY FALLA, TIM. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE STUDENT BOOK A This new edition student's book is part of language teaching course designed to promote accuracy and fluency in the use of all four English language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing.. Author:SOARS, JOHN SOARS, LIZ. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE STUDENT BOOK B This new edition student's book is part of language teaching course designed to promote accuracy and fluency in the use of all four English language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing.. Author:SOARS, JOHN SOARS, LIZ. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE STUDENT'S CASSETTE This new edition of "Headway Intermediate" uses the same format and a similar syllabus, but contains largely new material. The series is designed for students who want to use English fluently and accurately and to communicate with ease in both social and everyday situations.. Author:SOARS, JOHN SOARS, LIZ. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE UPPER INTERMEDIATE LEVEL Recognizing that learners at this level require a different approach, this text on language learning moves away from examining language items in isolation to explore grammatical areas in greater depth so that students can begin to perceive the systems that underlie the language.. Author:SOARS, JOHN SOARS, LIZ. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE UPPER INTERMEDIATE LEVEL Recognizing that learners at this level require a different approach, this text moves away from examining language items in isolation to explore grammatical areas in greater depth so that students can begin to perceive the systems that underlie the language.. Author:SOARS, JOHN SOARS, LIZ DEVOY, JO. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE UPPER INTERMEDIATE LEVEL This upper-intermediate course recognizes that learners at this level require a different approach to language learning. It moves away from examining language items in isolation, exploring grammatical areas in greater depth so that students begin to perceive the systems that underlie the language.. Author:SOARS, JOHN SOARS, LIZ. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE UPPER-INTERMEDIATE: CASSETTES (2) This upper-intermediate course recognizes that learners at this level require a different approach to language learning. It moves away from examining language items in isolation, exploring grammatical areas in greater depth so that students begin to perceive the systems that underlie the language.. Author:SOARS, JOHN SOARS, LIZ. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE UPPER INTERMEDIATE LEVEL This text recognizes that learners at this level require a different approach to language learning. It moves away from examining language items in isolation, exploring grammatical areas in greater depth so that students begin to perceive the systems that underlie the language.. Author:SOARS, JOHN SOARS, LIZ. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LET'S GO PICTURE DICTIONARY Presents everyday topics, from the alphabet and numbers to occupations and the universe. The dictionary features 975 high-frequency words presented in full-page scenes, 55 topics of interest to young learners, and language practice patterns. The cassette serves as a model for pronunciation.. Author:NAKATA, R. FRAZIER, K. HOSKINS, B.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LET'S GO PICTURE DICTIONARY This dictionary presents a wide range of everyday topics, from the alphabet and numbers to occupations and the universe. It presents 975 high-frequency words presented in full-page scenes; 55 topics of interest to young learners; and language practice patterns.. Author:FRAZIER, K. HOSKINS, B. NAKATA, R.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE UPPER-INTERMEDIATE: STUDENT'S CASSETTE This upper-intermediate course recognizes that learners at this level require a different approach to language learning. It moves away from examining language items in isolation, exploring grammatical areas in greater depth so that students begin to perceive the systems that underlie the language.. Author:SOARS, JOHN SOARS, LIZ. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD PICTURE DICTIONARY Features of this dictionary include: 168 pages of illustrations depicting over 3600 words; an index with pronunciation guide, geographical index, and verb guide; a cassette featuring clear pronunciation of all the vocabulary items in the dictionary; exercises, related vocabulary, and grammar points are all included on the page; and much more.. Author:SHAPIRO, NORMA ADELSON-GOLDSTEIN, JAYME. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY PRONUNCIATION COURSE STUDENT'S BOOK This addition to the 'New Headway English Course' helps students to express themselves clearly and confidently by training them in the key areas of pronunciation. There is practice of individual sounds, with a guide to suitable exercises for speakers of particular languages. There is a focus on lexical sets and more.. Author:CUNNINGHAM, SARAH BOWLER, BILL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY PRONUNCIATION COURSE This addition to the 'New Headway English Course' helps students to express themselves clearly and confidently by training them in the key areas of pronunciation. There is practice of individual sounds, with a guide to suitable exercises for speakers of particular languages. There is a focus on lexical sets and more.. Author:BOWLER, BILL CUNNINGHAM, SARAH MOOR, PETER PARMINTER, SUE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY PRONUNCIATION COURSE UPPER INTERMEDIATE LEVEL An addition to the "New Headway English Course", this title helps students to express themselves clearly and confidently by training them in the key areas of pronunciation. There is practice of individual sounds, with a guide to suitable exercises for speakers of particular languages and a focus on lexical sets.. Author:BOWLER, BILL CUNNINGHAM, SARAH MOOR, PETER PARMINTER, SUE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PACESETTER WORKBOOK "Pacesetter" is designed for mid-teen students who are highly motivated and academic. The content is challenging and the language teaching moves at a quicker pace. Features include: a thorough and clearly signposted grammar syllabus; and motivating topics which draw on students' own experiences.. Author:STRANGE, DEREK HALL, DIANE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PACESETTER WORKBOOK This workbook is part of a four-level course that takes teenage students of English as a foreign language from beginner to intermediate level. Its features include: a clearly signposted grammar syllabus; integrated skills work; photostories; review sections and consolidation units.. Author:STRANGE, DEREK HALL, DIANE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PACESETTER TEACHER'S BOOK This pre-intermediate teacher's book is part of a four-level course that takes teenage students of English as a foreign language, from beginner to intermediate level. Its features include: a clearly signposted grammar syllabus; integrated skills work; photostories; and consolidation units.. Author:STRANGE, DEREK HALL, DIANE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE TEACHER'S BOOK The "New Headway English Course" is intended to provide a seamless syllabus progression from Elementary to Upper-Intermediate level. The choice of interesting texts, together with manageable, motivating tasks, ensures students develop fluency and accuracy in all four skills.. Author:SOARS, JOHN SOARS, LIZ MARIS, AMANDA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE WORKBOOK (WITH KEY) The "New Headway English Course" is intended to provide a seamless syllabus progression from Elementary to Upper-Intermediate level. The choice of interesting texts, together with manageable, motivating tasks ensure students develop fluency and accuracy in all four skills.. Author:SOARS, JOHN SOARS, LIZ. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE WORKBOOK (WITHOUT KEY) The "New Headway English Course" is intended to provide a seamless syllabus progression from Elementary to Upper-Intermediate level. The choice of interesting texts, together with manageable, motivating tasks ensure students develop fluency and accuracy in all four skills.. Author:SOARS, JOHN SOARS, LIZ. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE CLASS CASSETTE This course provides a syllabus progression from elementary to upper-intermediate level. In each unit the reading and listening activities contextualize previously introduced language. The choice of texts, together with motivating tasks should ensure fluency in all four skills.. Author:SOARS, JOHN SOARS, LIZ. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE STUDENT'S WORKBOOK CASSETTE The "New Headway English Course" provides a seamless syllabus progression from Elementary to Upper-Intermediate level. Grammatical structures are introduced in context; there is a well-defined vocabulary syllabus; and reading and listening activites bring everything together.. Author:SOARS, JOHN SOARS, LIZ. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE STUDENT'S BOOK Provides a syllabus progression from elementary to upper-intermediate level. It takes a structured approach to grammar. Grammatical structures are introduced in context, with questions that encourage students to work out the rules for themselves.. Author:SOARS, JOHN AND LIZ SOARS, LIZ. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE TEACHER'S BOOK Provides a syllabus progression from elementary to upper-intermediate level. It takes structured approach to grammar. Grammatical structures are introduced in context, with questions that encourage students to work out the rules for themselves.. Author:SOARS, JOHN SOARS, LIZ. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE WORKBOOK (WITH KEY) Provides a syllabus progression from elementary to upper-intermediate level. It takes a structured approach to grammar. Grammatical structures are introduced in context, with questions that encourage students to work out the rules for themselves.. Author:SOARS, JOHN SOARS, LIZ. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE WORKBOOK (WITHOUT KEY) This course is intended to provide a seamless syllabus progression from Elementary to Upper-Intermediate level. In every unit the reading and listening activities contextualize and bring together much previously introduced language, aiming to develop fluency and accuracy in all four skills.. Author:SOARS, JOHN SOARS, LIZ. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE CLASS CASSETTE The "New Headway English Course" aims to provide a seamless syllabus progression from Elementary to Upper-Intermediate level. It takes a clear and structured approach to grammar, uses a well-defined vocabulary syllabus and offers integrated skills work throughout.. Author:SOARS, JOHN SOARS, LIZ. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE STUDENT'S WORKBOOK CASSETTE The "New Headway English Course" aims to provide a seamless syllabus progression from Elementary to Upper-Intermediate level. It takes a clear and structured approach to grammar, uses a well-defined vocabulary syllabus and offers integrated skills work throughout.. Author:SOARS, JOHN SOARS, LIZ. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE STUDENT'S BOOK This course offers a syllabus progression from Elementary to Upper-Intermediate level. It takes a structured approach to grammar with grammatical structures introduced in context. A grammar section in each student book provides a reference for before, during or after the lesson.. Author:SOARS, JOHN SOARS, LIZ. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ENGLISH FILE STUDENT'S BOOK 'Vocabulary Banks' features: easy-access vocabulary sections to help students to remember words and phrases; an illustrated pronunciation system; and Teacher's Books with more than 60 photocopiable activities per level.. Author:OXENDEN, CLIVE KOENIG, CHRISTINA LATHAM- SELIGSON, PAUL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ENGLISH FILE TEACHER'S BOOK 'Vocabulary Banks' feature: easy-access vocabulary sections to help students remember words and phrases; an illustrated pronunciation system; and Teacher's Books, with more than 60 photocopiable activities per level.. Author:OXENDEN, CLIVE KOENIG, CHRISTINA LATHAM- SELIGSON, PAUL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JAZZ CHANTS OLD AND NEW To celebrate the 21st year of "Jazz Chants", this cassette combines the best of the original jazz chants with an equal number of newly written chants, songs and poems. All are performed on the cassette against a background of classic jazz music.. Author:GRAHAM, CAROLYN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD ADVANCED LEARNER'S DICTIONARY SINGLE USER LICENCE This is the 7th edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary . It is faster and more flexible. As well as links to word processing packages, it has links to web browsers and e-mail. American voices have been added. There are over 680 interactive photos and illustrations, and 1000s of images to illustrate entries and reinforce vocabulary.. Author:. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : ENGLISH FILE STUDENT'S BOOK "Teacher's Books" contain: more than 60 photocopiable activities per level; vocabulary banks, easy-access vocabulary sections that help students to remember words and phrases; and an illustrated pronunciation system.. Author:OXENDEN, CLIVE LATHAM-KOENIG, CHRISTINA SELIGSON, PAUL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE STUDENT'S BOOK Building on the original Headway Advanced grammar syllabus, this challenging language work stretches advanced learners. There is a focus on spoken language that extends and develops language awareness, in-depth study of lexis, and listening material from a range of sources.. Author:SOARS, LIZ SOARS, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE TEACHER'S BOOK Building on the original Headway Advanced grammar syllabus, this challenging language work stretches advanced learners. There is a focus on spoken language that extends and develops language awareness, in-depth study of lexis, and listening material from a range of sources.. Author:SOARS, LIZ SOARS, JOHN SAYER, MIKE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE WORKBOOK (WITH KEY) Building on the original Headway Advanced grammar syllabus, this challenging language work stretches advanced learners. There is a focus on spoken language that extends and develops language awareness, in-depth study of lexis, and listening material from a range of sources.. Author:SOARS, LIZ SOARS, JOHN FALLA, TIM. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE CLASS CASSETTES Building on the original Headway Advanced grammar syllabus, this challenging language work stretches advanced learners. There is a focus on spoken language that extends and develops language awareness, in-depth study of lexis, and listening material from a range of sources.. Author:SOARS, JOHN SOARS, LIZ. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE STUDENT'S WORKBOOK CASSETTE Building on the original Headway Advanced grammar syllabus, this challenging language work stretches advanced learners. There is a focus on spoken language that extends and develops language awareness, in-depth study of lexis, and listening material from a range of sources.. Author:SOARS, LIZ SOARS, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HOW LANGUAGES ARE LEARNED An introduction to first and second language acquisition. The authors believe that by understanding research and theories on how languages are learned, teachers will be able to judge the merits of teaching methodologies and textbooks, and to make the most of the time they spend with learners.. Author:LIGHTBOWN, PATSY M. (PROFESSOR OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS, CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, MONTREAL, CANADA) SPADA, NINA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SYLLABUS DESIGN An introduction to language syllabus planning, aimed at teachers who wish to gain a deeper understanding of the principles involved in selecting, grading and integrating the elements of a syllabus. The book combines text and task, allowing teachers to relate the subject to their own experience.. Author:NUNAN, DAVID. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DISCOURSE Part of a series designed to involve language teachers in their own professional development, this book shows how discourse analysis can provide important insights for the language teacher. It explains the relevant theory and applies it to classroom activities.. Author:COOK, GUY. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LINGUISTIC IMPERIALISM This study explores the contemporary phenomenon of English as an international language, and sets out to analyze how and why the language has become so dominant. It examines the historical spread of the language, the role it plays in Third World countries, and the ideologies it transmits.. Author:PHILLIPSON, ROBERT. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CLASSROOM DYNAMICS This volume explores the problems teachers have managing groups, and suggests various strategies which can be used to lead groups more effectively. It examines the characteristics of a successful group and provides over 100 activities designed to foster a cohesive and supportive group atmosphere.. Author:HADFIELD, JILL. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LEARNER-BASED TEACHING This title provides 70 language practice activities that can be used to supplement a course book or to form the basis of an entire teaching programme. The areas covered include grammar, vocabulary, and examination practice. Teachers working in conditions where there is limited access to published materials should find this book especially helpful.. Author:CAMPBELL, COLIN KRYSZEWSKA, HANNA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : STUDY OF SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION This text serves as a comprehensive and accessible introduction to second language acquisition research and as a reference book for this field of study. It outlines a general framework for the study of second language acquisition and describes the issues involved.. Author:ELLIS, ROD. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NEWSPAPERS Practical, creative and original ideas show teachers how they can make effective use of English-language newspapers in the classroom. The activities include ways of exploiting newspapers both for their language and their cultural content. A guide to the availability of English-language newspapers worldwide is included.. Author:GRUNDY, PETER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : YOUNG LEARNERS This title is based on the principle that English lessons form an integral part of a young learner's whole education, and that the teacher has a wider responsibility than the simple teaching of the language system. Practical ideas are provided for a variety of language practice activities and there are hints for teachers of six to 12 year olds.. Author:PHILLIPS, SARAH MALEY, ALAN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : STORYTELLING WITH CHILDREN This volume exploits children's natural love of stories by using them to develop an awareness of the sound and feel of English, and an understanding of language points. It presents a wide variety of ideas for using stories to teach English to children, includes a selection of ready-to-tell stories and provides photocopiable worksheets.. Author:WRIGHT, ANDREW. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CREATING STORIES WITH CHILDREN This volume offers a variety of original ideas and activities for helping children to tell and write stories in English. It encourages creativity, confidence, and fluency and accuracy in spoken and written English, as well as teaching creative writing skills. Numerous photocopiable worksheets and 'easy-to-draw' pictures by the author and included.. Author:WRIGHT, ANDREW. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LINGUISTICS Part of a series providing brief introductions to the main disciplinary areas of English language study, this survey of linguistics outlines the ways in which language has been defined, described and explored. It guides readers towards further explorations of their own.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PRAGMATICS Part of a series providing introductions to the main disciplinary areas of English language study, this survey of pragmatics explains how people make sense of each other linguistically. The author explains and illustrates basic concepts such as the co-operative principle, deixis and speech arcs.. Author:YULE, GEORGE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SOCIOLINGUISTICS Designed for both students and teachers, this book both informs the reader about current thinking and acts as a guide to further enquiry. It is intended for students and teachers of English as a foreign language and English as a second language.. Author:SPOLSKY, BERNARD. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION Designed for both students and teachers, this book informs the reader about current thinking and acts as a guide to further enquiry. It is intended for students and teachers of English as a foreign language and English as a second language.. Author:ELLIS, ROD. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PSYCHOLINGUISTICS Part of a series of introductions to the key disciplines in the study of language, this book is intended for students and teachers of English as a Foreign Language and English as a Second Language. It both inform the reader about current thinking and acts as a guide to further enquiry.. Author:SCOVEL, THOMAS. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LANGUAGE AND CULTURE Recent social and political changes have focused attention on the debate about the relationship between language and culture. This book offers a survey of concepts such as social context and cultural authenticity, using insights from fields which include linguistics, sociology, and anthropology.. Author:KRAMSCH, CLAIRE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SLA RESEARCH AND LANGUAGE TEACHING Seeks to make the study of second language acquisition (SLA) relevant to the language classroom, viewing SLA as a source of "provisional specifications" for teachers to explore in their own classrooms. It sees the role of the researcher as being to assist teachers by making research accessible.. Author:ELLIS, ROD. Discounted by 20%

Oxford University Press : COGNITIVE APPROACH TO LANGUAGE LEARNING This book discusses the design of language tests, giving practical guidance with a firm theoretical base. It looks at psychological influences on language learning and ways they could be applied in teaching and testing. The author aims to redress the recent neglect of psycholinguistics in favour of sociolinguistic approaches to language learning.. Author:SKEHAN, PETER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : DRAMA WITH CHILDREN This title provides practical ideas for introducing drama activities into the English class, including mime, chants, puppets, role play, and short plays. It shows how the use of drama can improve both speaking and pronunciation, and can also help children to develop self-confidence and express their imagination, personalities and creativity.. Author:PHILLIPS, SARAH. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PROJECTS WITH YOUNG LEARNERS This title contains practical, tried-and-tested ideas and materials for planning, organizing, and carrying out project work with children aged between five and 13. It combines language and skills development with activities which challenge young learners and motivate them to be independent.. Author:PHILLIPS, DIANE BURWOOD, SARAH DUNFORD, HELEN. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : GAMES FOR CHILDREN This collection of games for children aged between four and 11, including card games, board games, physical games, and co-operative and competitive games, gives helpful guidance for teachers on integrating games into the English syllabus, classroom management, adapting traditional games, and creating new games with children.. Author:LEWIS, GORDON BEDSON, GUNTHER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PROJECT WORK This volume provides a wide variety of immediately accessible ideas for projects inside and outside the classroom. Fully updated and revised, with projects which have been designed and tested by teachers from all over the world. Activities can be used with a wide range of levels and age groups.. Author:BOOTH, DIANA L.FRIED-. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS The aim of historical linguistics is the description and explanation of language change. In this book, the author gives a brief and clear introduction to the field, and outlines the way in which historical linguists attempt to explain why and how languages change.. Author:SCHENDL, HERBERT. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PHONETICS This book is intended for essential reading for students, teachers, and teacher trainers of linguistics and language studies.... FROM LONG DESCRIPTION. Author:ROACH, PETER. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TEACHING ENGLISH AS AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE An accessible overview of this increasingly important field. English is the major language of international communication, and many want to learn it. But which English, and how? This book questions the cultural assumptions underlying much English teaching.. Author:MCKAY, SANDRA LEE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONTROVERSIES IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS There are several issues in English teaching on which applied linguists take very different positions, including linguistic imperialism and the validity of critical discourse analysis. This book presents exchanges between scholars and directs attention to the key points at issue.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : ENGLISH FOR PRIMARY TEACHERS The book aims to build teachers' confidence in their ability to use English effectively, at the same time as providing advice and techniques for primary English teachers. A free CD gives examples of classroom language from real classrooms, with pronunciation exercises.. Author:SLATTERY, MARY WILLIS, JANE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY PRONUNCIATION COURSE This is a practical and imaginative addition to the New Headway English Course. It helps students to express themselves clearly and confidently by training them in the key areas of pronunciation. There is practice of individual sounds, with a guide to suitable exercises for speakers of particular languages.. Author:SOARS, JOHN SOARS, LIZ CUNNINGHAM, SARAH ET AL BOWLER, BILL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE INTERACTIVE PRACTICE CD-ROM This interactive CD-ROM has specially written material which provides general language practice to supplement the student's book and workbook. It contains 84 interactive tasks linked to the 14 units of the student's book, with further practice in grammar, vocabulary, everyday English and writing.. Author:SOARS, LIZ SOARS, JOHN HAYDEN, BERNIE. Discounted by 3%

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Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY PRONUNCIATION COURSE STUDENT'S BOOK This is a practical addition to the 'New Headway English Course'. It helps students to express themselves clearly and confidently by training them in the key areas of pronunciation. There is practice of individual sounds, with a guide to suitable exercises for speakers of particular languages.. Author:BOWLER, BILL CUNNINGHAM, SARAH MOOR, PETER PARMINTER, SUE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY PRONUNCIATION COURSE This is a practical addition to the 'New Headway English Course'. It helps students to express themselves clearly and confidently by training them in the key areas of pronunciation. There is practice of individual sounds, with a guide to suitable exercises for speakers of particular languages.. Author:BOWLER, BILL CUNNINGHAM, SARAH MOOR, PETER PARMINTER, SUE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE STUDENT'S BOOK "New Headway Beginner" is aimed at absolute beginners, or those who have learned a little English but lack the confidence to build on it. It provides a solid foundation for "New Headway Elementary", and its measured, step-by-step approach builds both skills and confidence.. Author:SOARS, LIZ SOARS, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE WORKBOOK (WITH KEY) "New Headway Beginner" is aimed at absolute beginners, or those who have learned a little English but lack the confidence to build on it. It provides a solid foundation for "New Headway Elementary", and its measured, step-by-step approach builds both skills and confidence.. Author:SOARS, LIZ SOARS, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE TEACHER'S BOOK "New Headway Beginner" is aimed at absolute beginners, or those who have learned a little English but lack the confidence to build on it. It provides a solid foundation for "New Headway Elementary", and its measured, step-by-step approach builds both skills and confidence.. Author:SOARS, LIZ SOARS, JOHN MARIS, AMANDA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : IN ENGLISH PRACTICE PACK Grammar and core vocabulary are constantly practised and revised in this practice pack. It includes picture dictionary, word games, test-yourself sections, grammar exercises and Everyday English dialogues to learn. You can test yourself with the ingenious red plastic square: it makes words "disappear" so you can remember and say.. Author:VINEY, PETER VINEY, KAREN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE STUDENT'S BOOK A The "New Headway English Course" provides a seamless syllabus progression from elementary to upper-intermediate level. It takes a clear and structured approach to grammar, with grammatical structures introduced in context with questions that encourage students to work out the rules for themselves.. Author:SOARS, JOHN SOARS, LIZ. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CAE STUDY PACK The CAE Study Pack is a complete preparation for the Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English exam. An exam overview gives essential information about all five papers of the exam and the tasks that students can expect. A complete practice test (with answer sheets) is included. A free audio CD comes with the pack.. Author:MACANDREW, RICHARD. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BUSINESS VISION STUDENT'S BOOK With a grammar syllabus that gives students the structured language input they need to improve confidence and competence, this course features content from popular business literature and personalities from cutting-edge companies as the basis for stimulating activities. Skills work covers communication techniques as well as functional language.. Author:WALLWORK, ADRIAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BUSINESS VISION TEACHER'S BOOK With a grammar syllabus that gives students the structured language input they need to improve confidence and competence, this course features content from popular business literature and personalities from cutting-edge companies as the basis for stimulating activities. Skills work covers communication techniques as well as functional language.. Author:WALLWORK, ADRIAN DUDLEY, MARK. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NATURAL ENGLISH CLASS AUDIO CD Natural English is a syllabus strand which enables students to integrate frequent, natural language into their language framework. Students learn to use real language naturally, through thinking and rehearsal time, confidence-building practice, and task-centred speaking. The listening syllabus teaches students how to listen.. Author:GAIRNS, RUTH REDMAN, STUART. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NATURAL ENGLISH STUDENT'S AUDIO CD Natural English is a syllabus strand which enables students to integrate frequent, natural language into their language framework. Students learn to use real language naturally, through thinking and rehearsal time, confidence-building practice, and task-centred speaking. The listening syllabus teaches students how to listen.. Author:GAIRNS, RUTH REDMAN, STUART. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW ENGLISH FILE STUDENT'S BOOK "New English File" gives you lessons that work, that are fun, and that get students talking. It offers more grammar support, more Vocabulary Banks, and the English File illustrated pronunciation system. It has a teacher support book.. Author:OXENDEN, CLIVE LATHAM-KOENIG, CHRISTINA SELIGSON, PAUL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW ENGLISH FILE TEACHER'S BOOK 'New English File' gives readers 100 per cent new lessons that work, that are fun, and that get students talking. It offers more grammar support, more Vocabulary Banks, and the English File illustrated pronunciation system. It also has a Teacher's Book.. Author:OXENDEN, CLIVE LATHAM-KOENIG, CHRISTINA SELIGSON, PAUL CLANDFIELD, LINDSAY TARGET, FRANCESCA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW ENGLISH FILE STUDYLINK WORKBOOK (WITHOUT KEY) "New English File" gives you lessons that work, that are fun, and that get students talking. It offers more grammar support, more Vocabulary Banks, and the English File illustrated pronunciation system. It has a teacher support book.. Author:OXENDEN, CLIVE LATHAM-KOENIG, CHRISTINA SELIGSON, PAUL HUDSON, JANE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW ENGLISH FILE CLASS CASSETTES 'New English File' provides readers with 100 per cent new lessons that work, that are fun, and that get students talking. It offers more grammar support, more Vocabulary Banks, and the English File illustrated pronunciation system. It has a supportive Teacher's Book.. Author:OXENDEN, CLIVE LATHAM-KOENIG, CHRISTINA SELIGSON, PAUL. Discounted by 0%

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Oxford University Press : NATURAL GRAMMAR 100 double-page spreads with explanations and exercises. Reference area with four clear sections: definitions, grammar patterns, collocations, and set phrases. Examples of real language from corpus research. Varied exercises which practise and expand language. Idioms and natural phrases. Language notes on usage.. Author:THORNBURY, SCOTT. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FIRST CERTIFICATE MASTERCLASS STUDENT'S BOOK Over 50 per cent new material and all new design and artwork. Exam-format activities relating to all five Cambridge FCE papers. A greater emphasis on vocabulary for Cambridge FCE. Detailed Do's and Don'ts on how to approach exam tasks. Guided extracts from Paper 5 interviews. A Writing Guide containing model answers and ideas for Paper 2.. Author:HAINES, SIMON STEWART, BARBARA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FIRST CERTIFICATE MASTERCLASS CLASS CASSETTES Over 50 per cent new material and all new design and artwork. Exam-format activities relating to all five Cambridge FCE papers. A greater emphasis on vocabulary for Cambridge FCE. Detailed Do's and Don'ts on how to approach exam tasks. Guided extracts from Paper 5 interviews. A Writing Guide containing model answers and ideas for Paper 2.. Author:HAINES, SIMON STEWART, BARBARA. Discounted by 0%

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Oxford University Press : FIRST CERTIFICATE MASTERCLASS TEACHER'S BOOK Over 50 per cent new material and all new design and artwork. Exam-format activities relating to all five Cambridge FCE papers. A greater emphasis on vocabulary for Cambridge FCE. Detailed Do's and Don'ts on how to approach exam tasks. Guided extracts from Paper 5 interviews. A Writing Guide containing model answers and ideas for Paper 2.. Author:QUINTANA, JENNY HAINES, SIMON STEWART, BARBARA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FIRST CERTIFICATE MASTERCLASS WORKBOOK AND AUDIO CD PACK WITH KEY Features of this title include: exam-format activities relating to all five Cambridge FCE papers; a greater emphasis on vocabulary for Cambridge FCE; detailed Do's and Don'ts on how to approach exam tasks; guided extracts from Paper 5 interviews and a writing guide containing model answers and ideas for Paper 2.. Author:GUDE, KATHY DUCKWORTH, MICHAEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FAST CLASS STUDENT BOOK Written by a highly experienced and popular exams author. Phrasal verbs bank and practice. Tests available at www.oup.com/elt/teacher/exams . Complimentary Audio CD with Workbook.. Author:GUDE, KATHY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FAST CLASS TEACHER'S BOOK Written by an experienced exams author, this title deals with phrasal verbs bank and practice. Tests are available at www.oup.com/elt/teacher/exams . There is a complementary audio CD with workbook.. Author:GUDE, KATHY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FAST CLASS CLASS WORKBOOK AND AUDIO CD PACK (WITH KEY) Written by a highly experienced and popular exams author. Phrasal verbs bank and practice. Tests available at www.oup.com/elt/teacher/exams . Complimentary Audio CD with Workbook.. Author:GUDE, KATHY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE TEACHER RESOURCE BOOK Building on the original Headway Advanced grammar syllabus, this challenging language work stretches advanced learners. There is a focus on spoken language that extends and develops language awareness, in-depth study of lexis, and listening material from a range of sources.. Author:WILDMAN, JAYNE SOARS, LIZ SOARS, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE CLASS AUDIO CDS Building on the original Headway Advanced grammar syllabus, this challenging language work stretches advanced learners. There is a focus on spoken language that extends and develops language awareness, in-depth study of lexis, and listening material from a range of sources.. Author:SOARS, LIZ SOARS, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE STUDENT'S WORKBOOK AUDIO CD Building on the original Headway Advanced grammar syllabus, this challenging language work stretches advanced learners. There is a focus on spoken language that extends and develops language awareness, in-depth study of lexis, and listening material from a range of sources.. Author:SOARS, LIZ SOARS, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY STUDENT'S BOOK Features of this title include: streamlined units, now at eight pages; a systematic, effective grammar syllabus; up-to-date texts with global appeal that reflect changing trends and the use of English worldwide; challenging reading and listening texts from a variety of authentic sources; and more.. Author:MURPHY, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW ENGLISH FILE WORKBOOK AND MULTIROM PACK "New English File" gives you lessons that are designed to work, to be fun, and that should get students talking. It offers grammar support, vocabulary banks, and the "English File" illustrated pronunciation system.. Author:OXENDEN, CLIVE LATHAM-KOENIG, CHRISTINA SELIGSON, PAUL HUDSON, JANE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LET'S GO GRAMMAR AND LISTENING This volume combines a carefully controlled grammatical syllabus with functional dialogues to produce practical, natural-sounding English. This second edition follows the same syllabus as the first edition, but features an updated design and colourful new artwork. Systematic reading and phonics work provide reading skills development.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

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Oxford University Press : TASK-BASED LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING Exploring the relationship between research, teaching and tasks, this text seeks to clarify the issues raised by work in this field. The book shows how research and task-based teaching can mutually inform each other and clarify the areas of task-based course design, methodology and assessment.. Author:ELLIS, ROD. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PRESENTING NEW LANGUAGE "Oxford Basics" is a series of short, accessible books for teachers who may be unfamiliar with communicative methodology. They are a source of guidance and ideas in areas which concern teachers every day in the ELT classroom. Each book contains 30 activities at elementary level.. Author:HADFIELD, JILL HADFIELD, CHARLES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SIMPLE LISTENING ACTIVITIES "Oxford Basics" is a series of short, accessible books for teachers who may be unfamiliar with communicative methodology. They are a source of guidance and ideas in areas which concern teachers every day in the ELT classroom. Each book contains 30 activities at elementary level.. Author:HADFIELD, JILL HADFIELD, CHARLES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SIMPLE SPEAKING ACTIVITIES "Oxford Basics" is a series of short, accessible books for teachers who may be unfamiliar with communicative methodology. They are a source of guidance and ideas in areas which concern teachers every day in the ELT classroom. Each book contains 30 activities at elementary level.. Author:HADFIELD, JILL HADFIELD, CHARLES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : SIMPLE WRITING ACTIVITIES This text is part of a series of short, accessible books for teachers who may be unfamiliar with communicative methodology. They are a source of guidance and ideas in areas which concern teachers every day in the classroom. Each book contains 30 activities at elementary level.. Author:HADFIELD, JILL HADFIELD, CHARLES. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TEACHING AND LEARNING IN THE LANGUAGE CLASSROOM A handbook for teachers wishing to develop and explore their teaching. It involves teachers in their own professional development and aims to develop insights into issues, problems and possibilities in ELT methodology. Follow-up activities are also included.. Author:HEDGE, TRICIA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : TEACHING GRAMMAR In this text, 25 lessons illustrate a wide variety of techniques to introduce and practice a range of grammatical structures between elementary and intermediate level. The lessons are easy to follow, prepare and adapt, and should be suitable for new and experienced teachers.. Author:SCRIVENER, JIM. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HISTORY OF ELT This volume has been substantially revised and updated with a new introduction and new sections on the British Empire, and 1970-present day.. Author:HOWATT, A.P.R. WIDDOWSON, H.G.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HIGH SEASON STUDENT'S BOOK A topic-based course for trainees and employees in the hotel and tourist industry. It introduces and practises the language skills necessary for dealing with English-speaking guests and for negotiating with others wthin the industry.. Author:HARDING, KEITH HENDERSON, PAUL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BUSINESS OBJECTIVES STUDENT'S BOOK This text is part of a complete course for advanced English language students requiring further experience of business terminology. The programme has been completely revised to feature the most up-to-date business developments and accurate English usage.. Author:HOLLETT, VICKI. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BUSINESS OBJECTIVES WORKBOOK This text is part of a complete course for advanced English language students requiring further experience of business terminology. The programme has been completely revised to feature the most up-to-date business developments and accurate English usage.. Author:HOLLETT, VICKI DUCKWORTH, MICHAEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BUSINESS OBJECTIVES These cassettes accompany a complete course for advanced English language students requiring further experience of business terminology. The programme has been completely revised to feature the most up-to-date business developments and accurate English usage.. Author:HOLLETT, VICKI. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES STUDENT'S BOOK Features of this title include: comprehensive structural syllabus; consistent use of authentic materials from real companies; provision of the everyday language and structures which learners need in specific professional situations; emphasis on listening and speaking, with frequent role plays and conversation-based activities and more.. Author:HOLLETT, VICKI. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES WORKBOOK Features of this title include: comprehensive structural syllabus; consistent use of authentic materials from real companies; provision of everyday language and structures which learners need in specific professional situations; emphasis on listening and speaking, with frequent role plays and conversation-based activities; and more.. Author:HOLLETT, VICKI DUCKWORTH, MICHAEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BEC PRACTICE TESTS PRELIMINARY BOOK (WITH KEY) This series of three provides practice tests for the revised Business English Certificate exams at Preliminary, Vantage and Higher levels. They cover Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking, incorporate features of the CEIBT exams, and reflect developments in PET, FCE and CAE. Two editions are available, with or without answers.. Author:JAKEMAN, VANESSA WHITEHEAD, RUSSELL. Discounted by 0%

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Oxford University Press : BEC PRACTICE TESTS HIGHER BOOK (WITH KEY) This series of three provides practice tests for the revised Business English Certificate exams at Preliminary, Vantage and Higher levels. They cover Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking, incorporate features of the CEIBT exams, and reflect developments in PET, FCE and CAE. Two editions are available, with or without answers.. Author:HARRISON, MARK KERR, ROSALIE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FIRST CERTIFICATE PRACTICE TESTS BOOK (WITH ANSWERS) Each book contains five complete practice tests for the Cambridge First Certificate in English. All five tests follow the layout and presentation of the actual exam. Photocopiable answer sheets give students practice in transferring answers. The With Answers edition contains details about mark schemes, full tape scripts and keys.. Author:HARRISON, MARK KERR, ROSALIE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW SUCCESS AT FIRST CERTIFICATE STUDENT'S BOOK This student's book is part of the "Success" series, which is designed for the First Certificate Examination. It can be used as a preparation course for upper-intermediate exams throughout the world.. Author:O'NEILL, ROBERT DUCKWORTH, MICHAEL GUDE, KATHY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW SUCCESS AT FIRST CERTIFICATE WORKBOOK This workbook is part of the "Success" series, which is designed for the First Certificate Examination. It can be used as a preparation course for upper-intermediate exams throughout the world.. Author:O'NEILL, ROBERT DUCKWORTH, MICHAEL GUDE, KATHY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COUNTDOWN TO FIRST CERTIFICATE This course bridges the gap between Intermediate Level and the FC exam through: systematic training for the exam itself; stimulating and authentic materials; and a lively workbook with complementary cassette. A Teacher's Book of photocopiable activities is also available.. Author:DUCKWORTH, MICHAEL GUDE, KATHY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FIRST CERTIFICATE PRACTICE TESTS BOOK (WITH ANSWERS) Each book contains five practice tests for the Cambridge First Certificate in English. All tests follow the layout and presentation of the actual exam. Photocopiable answer sheets give students practice in transferring answers. 'With Answers' edition details the mark schemes for 2 and 5, together with sample answers for 2, tape scripts and keys.. Author:HARRISON, MARK KERR, ROSALIE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FIRST CERTIFICATE KNOCKOUT STUDENT'S BOOK Complete preparation for the FCE exam, with features designed to train, support and inform the student. Thorough grammar syllabus with full Grammar Reference, Index of Grammar and Functions, and Grammar Check for consolidation.. Author:MAY, PETER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FIRST CERTIFICATE KNOCKOUT WORKBOOK WITH KEY Complete preparation for the FCE exam, with features designed to train, support and inform the student. Thorough grammar syllabus with full Grammar Reference, Index of Grammar and Functions, and Grammar Check for consolidation.. Author:MAY, PETER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ADVANCED LISTENING AND SPEAKING In this title, each unit focuses on four key areas: exams skills (e.g. picking up cues, collaborating); language skills (e.g. writing notes while listening, awareness of intonation); topic areas (e.g. food, politics, education); and notional and functional areas (e.g. collaborating, speculating, predicting). A full answer key is provided.. Author:GUDE, KATHY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ADVANCED WRITING AND ENGLISH IN USE FOR CAE This course offers a comprehensive study of writing techniques and full training for the CAE exam. There is an innovative combination of English in Use and Writing work: grammar is studied as a route to better writing, enabling students to greatly improve their writing style.. Author:CORY, HUGH. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ADVANCED MASTERCLASS CAE Expert exam training develops sound strategies for tackling each task type. Authentic reading texts reflect the text types in Paper 1, an advanced writing syllabus focuses on the specific skills required for Paper 2 and there is balanced coverage of Paper 3 (English in Use) tasks.. Author:ASPINALL, TRICIA CAPEL, ANNETTE GUDE, KATHY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ADVANCED MASTERCLASS CAE TEACHER'S BOOK Expert exam training develops sound strategies for tackling each task type. Authentic reading texts reflect the text types in Paper 1, an advanced writing syllabus focuses on the specific skills required for Paper 2 and there is a balanced coverage of Paper 3 (English in Use) tasks.. Author:ASPINALL, TRICIA CAPEL, ANNETTE GUDE, KATHY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ADVANCED MASTERCLASS CAE WORKBOOK Expert exam training develops sound strategies for tackling each task type. Authentic reading texts reflect the text types in Paper 1, an advanced writing syllabus focuses on the specific skills required for Paper 2 and there is balanced coverage of Paper 3 (English in Use) tasks.. Author:ASPINALL, TRICIA CAPEL, ANNETTE GUDE, KATHY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PET PRACTICE TESTS WITH KEY Includes exam tips throughout. Explanatory Key. Colour photos for Paper 3 Speaking. 'With Key' version includes authentic student answers for Paper 1 with assessments, and general mark schemes for Paper 1 and Paper 3. Overview of updated exam.. Author:FRIED-BOOTH, DIANA QUINTANA, JENNY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : KET PRACTICE TESTS CLASS CASSETTE Includes exam tips throughout. Includes vocabulary and structures commonly tested. Full explanation of the procedure for Paper 3 Speaking. 'With Key' edition contains teaching tips, key, and tape scripts.. Author:FRIED-BOOTH, DIANA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD PRACTICE TESTS FOR THE TOEIC TEST WITH KEY Available in two volumes, these complete practice tests offer systematic preparation for the TOEIC(R) test, one of the world's leading Business English exams. The presentation of the tests closely replicates the actual tests, providing full training as well as invaluable familiarization with the exam format.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GET TOGETHER Four storylines per level motivate students with themes of age-appropriate appeal that relate English to other subject areas. A clearly structured syllabus provides students with ample practice and a thorough grounding in language and communication skills.. Author:MCKEEGAN, DAVID IANNUZZI, SUSAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ASPECTS OF BRITAIN AND THE USA Written for intermediate students of English, this book allows students to find parallels and differences between these two English-speaking nations, and to compare them with their own countries. It presents facts about the UK and the USA in terms of people, geography, history and institutions.. Author:GARWOOD, CHRISTOPHER PERIS, EDDA GARDANI, GUGLIELMO. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BUSINESS GRAMMAR AND PRACTICE This title features: explanations of key grammar areas, illustrated by lots of examples; practice activities based on language contexts relevant to the professional adult learner; authentic source material to encourage learners to develop and expand their business vocabulary as well as grammatical competence; and end-of-section progress tests.. Author:DUCKWORTH, MICHAEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : IN AT THE DEEP END This book has been developed for business and professional people who need to speak English for their work. It is suitable for intermediate or advanced levels. An ELBS/LPBB edition is available.. Author:HOLLETT, VICKY CARTER, ROGER LYON, LIZ TINIOS, EMMA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD HANDBOOK OF COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENCE Shows how to handle enquiries, banking, insurance, personnel, and social correspondence. Improves written style by explaining the language of business correspondence.. Author:ASHLEY, A.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD HANDBOOK OF COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENCE WORKBOOK Shows you how to handle enquiries, banking, insurance, personnel, and social correspondence. Improves written style by explaining the language of business correspondence.. Author:ASHLEY, A.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HANDSHAKE This student's book is part of a course designed to provide a solid grounding in communication skills, from how to use language appropriately, to how to communicate and be understood, even with a limited language ability.. Author:VINEY, PETER VINEY, KAREN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BUSINESS OPTIONS WORKBOOK This text completes Oxford's series of business English courses and is suitable for professional people from all areas of business. It is aimed at people who already have a good working knowledge of the language, but who lack confidence when required to step outside their own professional area.. Author:WALLWORK, ADRIAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LISTEN CAREFULLY Provides elementary students with systematic and thorough practice in micro-listening skills. 15 topic-based units cover a wide variety of everyday situations.. Author:RICHARDS, JACK. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : QUICK WORK WORKBOOK This is a short, pacy course which is practical, flexible, and easily accessible to both students and teachers. It has a distinctive task-centred approach, with the aim of developing key business-related skills and language. The content has an international feel, and does not present specifically British or American cultural or linguistic models.. Author:DUCKWORTH, MICHAEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BUSINESS VENTURE STUDENT'S BOOK This new edition combines the most popular features of the original course with new and updated material in every unit, a new Teacher's Guide, a new Workbook, and a re-recorded Cassette. The emphasis throughout is on presenting English as a means of international communication.. Author:BARNARD, ROGER CADY, JEFF. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD ENGLISH FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STUDENT'S BOOK This text offers 25 topic-based units, each covering a key area of IT. There is a variety of texts and visual material, taken from textbooks, newspapers, computing magazines, web pages, manuals, and advertisements.. Author:GLENDINNING, ERIC H. MCEWAN, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD ENGLISH FOR ELECTRONICS Intended for electronics students as well as technicians and engineers who must combine their knowledge of English with their technical skills, this cassette contains listening passages covering a range of topics, from simple components to digital electronics.. Author:GLENDINNING, ERIC MCEWAN, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD ENGLISH FOR ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING STUDENT'S BOOK Coverage in all four skills with up-to-date technical content.. Author:GLENDINNING, ERIC GLENDINNING, NORMAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GOING INTERNATIONAL This is an upper-intermediate English language course aimed at people training for the tourism industry. Each of the units offers reading and listening tasks developed from authentic sources, practising language in ways that students will use it in real life.. Author:HARDING, KEITH. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BASIC ENGLISH FOR COMPUTING STUDENT'S BOOK This topic-centred course covers key computing functions and develops learners' competence in all four skills. Graded specialist content is combined with key grammar, functional language, and subject-specific lexis. Simple, authentic texts and diagrams present up-to-date computing content in an accessible way.. Author:GLENDINNING, ERIC MCEWAN, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : IELTS PREPARATION AND PRACTICE The series is a complete training course for students intending to sit the IELTS (International English Language Testing System). It reflects the format of the test and develops the necessary skills for each module. The series offers separate titles for the Academic Modules and the General Modules.. Author:SAHANAYA, WENDY LINDECK, JEREMY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RIGHT NOW STUDENT'S BOOK 'Right Now' is a video series for teenagers, supported by a Student's Book and a Teacher's Book, giving a snapshot of contemporary British culture and lifestyle. Level 1 has nine units, which include an insider's guide to London, part-time jobs, and the Internet. Level 2 has eight units, including reports on food, fashion, and the environment.. Author:PULVERNESS, ALAN MOSES, ANTOINETTE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD PICTURE DICTIONARY MONOLINGUAL EDITION This dictionary provides detailed colour scenes and individual illustrations clearly depicting over 3,600 words. 140 topics correspond to the curriculum of beginning and intermediate level coursework. Exercises, related vocabulary, and grammar points are all included and a cassette features pronunciation of the vocabulary items in the dictionary.. Author:SHAPIRO, NORMA ADELSON-GOLDSTEIN, JAYME. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE STUDENT'S BOOK This new edition student's book is part of language teaching course designed to promote accuracy and fluency in the use of all four English language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing.. Author:SOARS, JOHN SOARS, LIZ. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE TEACHER'S BOOK (INCLUDING TESTS) This new edition teacher's book is part of language teaching course designed to promote accuracy and fluency in the use of all four English language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing.. Author:SOARS, JOHN SOARS, LIZ. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE WORKBOOK (WITH KEY) This new edition workbook (with key) is part of language teaching course designed to promote accuracy and fluency in the use of all four English language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing.. Author:SOARS, JOHN SOARS, LIZ. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW HEADWAY ENGLISH COURSE This new edition of a set of 2 cassettes is part of language teaching course designed to promote accuracy and fluency in the use of all four English language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing.. Author:SOARS, JOHN SOARS, LIZ. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ADVENTURES TEACHER'S BOOK . Author:MARK, GERALDINE WETZ, BEN CHAPPELL, PAT TIMS, NICHOLAS. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ONE NATION INDIVISIBLE . Author:NAGEL, PAUL C.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LAND OFFICE BUSINESS . Author:ROHRBOUGH, MALCOLM J.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CLASSICAL TRADITION A reissue in paperback of a title first published in 1949.. Author:HIGHET, GILBERT. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : IDEA OF THE HOLY . Author:OTTO, R.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : IDEA OF NATURE . Author:COLLINGWOOD, R.G.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ENGLISH REVOLUTION 1688-1689 Records the events surrounding the expulsion of James II from the throne of England.. Author:TREVELYAN, G.M.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NUER . Author:EVANS-PRITCHARD, E.E.. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : HISTORY OF BROADCASTING IN THE UNITED STATES TOWER OF BABEL - TO 1933 . Author:BARNOUW, ERIK. Discounted by 0%

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Oxford University Press : TOM WATSON Southern Populist leader Thomas E. Watson was a figure alternately eminent and notorious. Mr. Woodward has attempted to solve the enigma of this man who did much to alter his times and who was, in turn altered by them.. Author:WOODWARD, C.VANN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PHILOSOPHY OF RHETORIC . Author:RICHARDS, I.A.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GATES OF HORN `Written with elegance and irony, the book is a searching enquiry into realism in the novel...' Leon Edel .. Author:LEVIN, HARRY. Discounted by 0%

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Oxford University Press : AMERICAN RENAISSANCE Studies the views of 5 prominent mid-19th century writers on the function and nature of literature and how they applied these views to their works.. Author:MATTHIESSEN, F. O.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : QUANTUM PHYSICISTS And an introduction to their physics.. Author:CROPPER, WILLIAM H.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ASSIMILATION IN AMERICAN LIFE A sociological analysis of the theories of assimilation in American society, noting the cultural and behavioral characteristics of religions, racial and ethnic groups.. Author:GORDON, MILTON M.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HISTORY OF BROADCASTING IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 1953 - THE IMAGE EMPIRE . Author:BARNOUW, ERIK. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EDWARD WILMOT BLYDEN 1832-1912 . Author:LYNCH, HOLLIS R.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JEFFERSONIAN CRISIS A revealing picture of American attitudes toward the judiciary and the developing court system.. Author:ELLIS, RICHARD E.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BASEBALL THE GOLDEN AGE . Author:SEYMOUR, HAROLD. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SIGNS AND SYMBOLS IN CHRISTIAN ART Examines the use and meaning of Christian symbols found in Renaissance art.. Author:FERGUSON, GEORGE. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MIRROR AND THE LAMP Traces the evolution of the Romantic approach to literary criticism and compares it to the other methods which prevailed in the early nineteenth century.. Author:ABRAMS, M.H.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : YEATS Explores the impact of the English romantic tradition on the poetry of Yeats.. Author:BLOOM, HAROLD. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD ANTHOLOGY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE. VOLS. 4-6 IN ONE VOLUME A fully-annotated, two-volume work which presents the major literary achievements of English writers from the medieval period to the twentieth century.. Author:. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : GIDEON WELLES . Author:NIVEN, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INSTANT CITIES . Author:BARTH, GUNTHER PAUL.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : STRAIN OF VIOLENCE . Author:BROWN, RICHARD MAXWELL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ENGLISH ROMANTIC POETS Compiles critical essays on the Romantic Age and the individual works of Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TOWARD A PLANNED SOCIETY An interpretive, historical account of the concept, major models, and actual practice of national planning in the United States from the Great Depression to the 1970s, with speculation on future developments.. Author:GRAHAM, OTIS L.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW COUNTRY . Author:BARTLETT, RICHARD A.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SLOW FADE TO BLACK Slow Fade to Black is a history of US African-American accomplishment in film from the earliest movies through World War II. It explores the growth of discrimination as filmmakers became more and more intrigued with myths of the Old South.. Author:CRIPPS, THOMAS. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TRAINING THE SPEAKING VOICE Combines speech theory with practical exercises for developing proper vocal tone, resonance, expression, and breathing, articulation, and pronunciation skills.. Author:ANDERSON, VIRGIL ANTRIS. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : THIS SPECIES OF PROPERTY . Author:OWENS, LESLIE HOWARD. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WOMEN AND EQUALITY . Author:CHAFE, WILLIAM HENRY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GROWING OLD IN AMERICA A history of aging in America surveys and compares actualities and attitudes in the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries and suggests practical improvements on the current inadequate system of pensions, social security, medicare, and other programs.. Author:FISCHER, DAVID HACKETT. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GENERAL X-EFFICIENCY THEORY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT . Author:LEIBENSTEIN, HARVEY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TIMELESS WAY OF BUILDING This introductory volume to Alexander's other works, A Pattern of Language and The Oregon Experiment, explains concepts fundamental to his original approaches to the theory and application of architecture.. Author:ALEXANDER, CHRISTOPHER (UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MONEY IN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE Focusing on monetarization of international trade per se , the text analyzes common financial practices of merchants and manufacturers, commercial banks and central banks.. Author:MCKINNON, RONALD L. (PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, STANFORD UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INTERPRETATION OF OTHERNESS Studies the ways in which imaginative literature expresses religious meaning and considers the contribution of literary criticism to religious scholarship, maintaining that a reciprocity exists between literature and religion.. Author:GUNN, GILES. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : VISIONARY FILM An historical and analytical study of American avant-garde films and the leading filmmakers in this genre.. Author:SITNEY, P.ADAMS. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DAMNED AND THE BEAUTIFUL Explores the changes that occurred as young people of the 1920s broke with nineteenth-century traditions, and assesses the impact of those changes on American life, then and now.. Author:FASS, PAULA S.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FANTASTIC WORLDS Covers fantastic narrative from ancient myths to modern science fiction in more than fifty tales which represent man's imagination in etiology, entertainment, and wonder.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : YOU GOTTA DEAL WITH IT An account of a Black anthropologist's year of fieldwork in a Southern community offers in-depth analyses which reveal a South untouched by the civil-rights movement.. Author:KENNEDY, THEODORE R.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ABORTION IN AMERICA Chronicles the incidence of abortion in nineteenthand twentieth-century America and the causes and processes of the profound social change which resulted, by 1900, in the nearly universal legal proscription of abortion.. Author:MOHR, JAMES C.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SHRINKING HISTORY Studies the burgeoning field of psychohistory - from Freud, its primogenitor, to its present-day academic practitioners - and argues that little, if any, psychohistory is good history. The author points out the pitfalls, sheer irrationality, and ultimately a historical nature of this mode of historical inquiry.. Author:STANNARD, DAVID E.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MAN-EATING MYTH Arens, after reviewing evidence from all fields and surveying the folktales and myths surrounding cannibalism, concludes that there is no evidence treating cannibalism as a socially approved custom.. Author:ARENS, WILLIAM. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW WORLD METAPHYSICS . Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ARROGANCE OF HUMANISM An inquiry into the origins, dissemination, and consequences of the modern belief that humans can solve any problem and overcome any difficulty, given time and resources enough.. Author:EHRENFELD, DAVID. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MAJORITY FINDS ITS PAST In twelve essays addressing both broad feminist issues and specific historical subjects, Lerner calls for the creation of a truly universal history equally concerned with men, women, and the demise of patriarchy.. Author:LERNER, GERDA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AT ODDS Bringing into historical perspective the critical conflict between woman's right to equality of opportunity and the demands of the family, Degler shows how the modern family has been shaped by woman's search for greater autonomy.. Author:DEGLER, CARL N.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SLAVERY AND FREEDOM Essays on slavery and emancipation in the U.S. are joined with reviews of the current opinions of historians on these controversial subjects.. Author:ROSE, WILLIE LEE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SOUTHERN RENAISSANCE A study of a major cultural movement, this text shows how Southern writers of 1930 to 1955 tried to come to terms with Southern tradition. It discusses the resulting body of significant literature - fiction, poetry, memoirs and historical writing.. Author:KING, RICHARD H.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SHRINKING HISTORY A study of the burgeoning field of psychohistory - from Freud, its primogenitor, to its present-day academic practitioners - this work argues that little, if any, psychohistory is good history. The author systematically points out the pitfalls, sheer irrationality and ultimately ahistorical nature of this mode of historical inquiry.. Author:STANNARD, DAVID E.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ABROAD A text about the meaning of travel, about how important the topic has been for writers for two and a half centuries, and about how excellent the literature of travel happened to be in England and America in the 1920s and 30s.. Author:FUSSELL, PAUL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DESTINATIONS Combining impressionism, history, and political interpretation, Morris's essays convey the essence of places as diverse as post-Watergate Washington, Manhattan, Delhi under Mrs. Gandhi, and Los Angeles.. Author:MORRIS, JAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ROMAN EMPIRE, 27 B.C.-A.D.476 Explains how the empire survived for more than five hundred years and discusses the age's economic conditions, intellectual revival, and management of conquered nations.. Author:STARR, CHESTER G.. Discounted by 2%

Oxford University Press : PHILOSOPHICAL PAPERS . Author:LEWIS, DAVID. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WAGE-EARNING WOMEN . Author:TENTLER, LESLIE WOODCOCK. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AMERICAN CATHOLICS Traces the development of the Catholic community in the United States from colonial times to the present and examines their influence on American history.. Author:HENNESEY, JAMES J.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LENIN AND THE PROBLEM OF MARXIST PEASANT REVOLUTION . Author:KINGSTON-MANN, ESTHER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ENTERTAINING SATAN Focusing on witchcraft reports and trials outside of Salem and utilizing case histories and psychological analyses, this study evaluates the incidents and trials within the context of late-seventeenth-century New England.. Author:DEMOS, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JAMES JOYCE This acclaimed biography has won both the James Tait Black and the Duff Cooper Memorial Prizes, and is considered by many to be the definitive account of Joyce's life and work.. Author:ELLMANN, RICHARD. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CRUCIBLE OF RACE "Black/White Relations in the American South since Emancipation". Winner of the Parkman Prize of The Society of American Historians.. Author:WILLIAMSON, JOEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONCEPTS OF PARTICLE PHYSICS . Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ON LITERACY . Author:PATTISON, ROBERT. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONCEPTS IN FILM THEORY Discusses current issues in film criticism, including representation, signification, narrative structure, adaptations, auteurs, genres, and figuration.. Author:ANDREW, J. D.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JUSTICE WITHOUT LAW? Describes the disadvantages of litigation, looks at what the American legal system suggests about our society, and discusses arbitration, mediation, and conciliation, alternatives to our adversary approach to justice.. Author:AUERBACH, JEROLD S.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BOUNDARIES OF EROS . Author:RUGGIERO, GUIDO. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HARRY EMERSON FOSDICK Traces the life of Harry Emerson Fosdick, discusses the development of his religious beliefs, and examines his influence on Protestantism in America.. Author:MILLER, ROBERT MOATS. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INPUT-OUTPUT ECONOMICS This is the only comprehensive introduction which Leontief has written to his model of Input-Output Economics. The book begins with non-technical articles on the theory, progresses to more technical essays, and then to specific applications.. Author:LEONTIEF, WASSILY W.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NATURE OF MATHEMATICAL KNOWLEDGE . Author:KITCHER, PHILIP. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ACTIVE SOLAR COLLECTORS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS . Author:RABL, ARI. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : UNPUBLISHED OPINIONS OF THE WARREN COURT . Author:SCHWARTZ, BERNARD. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NATION AGAINST NATION Argues that American expectations for the U.N. have been too high, analyzes U.N. actions in terms of U.S. interests, and suggests ways America can improve its international relations.. Author:FRANCK, THOMAS M.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RED CITY A study of the impact of urbanization and large-scale industrialization on Limoges in the 19th century. Merriman confirms that the struggle between traditional and modern forces in French society and politics took place inside cities as well as between cities and the countryside.. Author:MERRIMAN, JOHN M.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JOURNEYS Descibes a succession of journeys undertaken in the early 1980s, some to places far away and exotic, some to places more familiar. Whether writing about Aberdeen or Shanghai, Morris captures the flavour of the places she visits with wit and perceptiveness.. Author:MORRIS, JAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INNOCENT ECSTASY Traces the history of the views on sexuality of American Christians and examines the role of religion in the development of attitudes toward sex.. Author:GARDELLA, PETER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FUTURE IMPACT OF AUTOMATION ON WORKERS Using the Input-Output model of the US economy developed by Professor Leontief, the authors analyse the future impact on the labour force of computer-driven automation.. Author:LEONTIEF, WASSILY DUCHIN, FAYE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : UNFINISHED SYNTHESIS This study provides a stimulating critique of contemporary evolutionary thought, analyzing the Modern Synthesis first developed by Theodosius Dobzhansky, Ernst Mayr, and Georgia Gaylord Simpson.. Author:ELDREDGE, NILES (AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, NEW YORK). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SEASONAL ADAPTATIONS OF INSECTS A comprehensive discussion of the broad range of insect responses to seasonality and a critical interpretation of the scientific literature.. Author:TAUBER, MAURICE J. AND CATHERINE A. (CORNELL UNIVERSITY) MASAKI, SINZO (HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY, JAPAN). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RESPONSE TIMES This is a study of how response times influence thinking about the mind. Professor Luce provides a review of the experimental data, and puts forward the idea of the hazard function. This function exaggerates the differences that normal analysis methods often obscure.. Author:LUCE, R. DUNCAN (VICTOR S. THOMAS PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, HARVARD UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PHILOSOPHICAL PAPERS This second collection of essays by Lewis focuses on causation, probability, dependence and decision, and several other related topics. The thirteen papers are a major contribution to philosophy by one of the most influential and imaginative of contemporary American philosophers.. Author:LEWIS, DAVID. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : IN THE SPIRIT OF HEGEL . Author:SOLOMON, ROBERT C. (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PRODIGAL SONS Among the influential New York Jewish intellectuals discussed are: Lionel Trilling, Alfred Kazin, Irving Howe, Leslie Fiedler, Daniel Bell, Harold Rosenberg, Saul Bellow, Irving Kristol, and Norman Podhoretz.. Author:BLOOM, ALEXANDER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PATHS OF RESISTANCE This book looks at economic development and social change in one specific state, Missouri, between the Civil War and the First World War.. Author:THELEN, DAVID. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PATRONS, BROKERS AND CLIENTS IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY FRANCE This new study of politics and power in seventeenth-century France argues that the French crown centralized its power nationally by changing the way it delegated its royal patronage in the provinces.. Author:KETTERING, SHARON. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HISTORY AND THEORY OF INFORMED CONSENT This book makes an important contribution to a troubled area where many have had difficulty making principled judgements about the rights of patients and subjects.. Author:FADEN, RUTH R. BEAUCHAMP, TOM L.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : IDEOLOGICAL ORIGINS OF NAZI IMPERIALISM The author argues that the imperialist ideology and policies adopted by the Nazis must be seen as the result of a complex evolution of imperialist thinking in Germany which had its roots in the nineteenth century.. Author:SMITH, WOODRUFF D. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PRIVATE EDUCATION A comparative study of the relationship between private and public education in the USA.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : POWER OF THE PRESS Focusing on journalism in the USA, this study traces the development of news as political commentary from the American Revolution through the 19th century, when newspapers first became aware of their role in a new democracy, to the emergence of "muck-raking" in the 20th century.. Author:LEONARD, THOMAS C. (PROFESSOR OF JOURNALISM, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SLAVERY AND HUMAN PROGRESS . Author:DAVIS, DAVID BRION. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NATURE OF EXPLANATION A new approach to the definition of scientific explanation. Unlike standard theories, it focuses initially on the explaining act itself, to which reference must be made in order to understand what an explanation is and how it can be evaluated in the sciences.. Author:ACHINSTEIN, PETER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : POWER IN THE HIGHEST DEGREE A study which attempts to show how experts, claiming a monopoly on many types of knowledge, are radically transforming the economic and social order.. Author:DERBER, CHARLES (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY, BOSTON COLLEGE, USA) SCHWARTZ, WILLIAM A. MAGRASS, YALE (PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY, SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE This social history tells much not only about the development of the modern American university, but also about why American intellectual life evolved as it did and how America became a world leader in science and technology.. Author:GEIGER, ROGER L.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : UNCENSORED WAR This book is the first scholarly study of Vietnam news coverage, and shows how Kennedy and Johnson both tried to discourage press coverage, and how relations between the press and the Nixon administration completely broke down.. Author:HALLIN, DANIEL C.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MUTINY ON THE "AMISTAD" Published to coincide with the movie "Amistad", this is the story of the only instance in history where African blacks, seized by slave dealers, won their freedom and returned home. The 1839 revolt on a Spanish slave ship ignited events which climaxed in the US court's ruling to free the captives.. Author:JONES, HOWARD. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HOW TO READ A FILM Looking at film from many vantage points, the author of this text discusses the elements necessary to understand how a film conveys its meaning and how the audience can best discern what a film is communicating. Film as a narrative technique is compared to older mediums such as the novel and music.. Author:MONACO, JAMES. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : TRIUMPH OF VULGARITY Robert Pattison's new book discusses Romanticism, and the cross-currents between it and popular culture, using rock music as the main example.. Author:PATTISON, ROBERT (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : IN THE LION'S DEN The biography of Oswald Rufeisen, a Polish Jew who repeatedly risked his life to save Jews and non-Jews during World War II.. Author:TEC, NECHAMA (PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FEARS, PHOBIAS AND RITUALS This book brings together information on fear and anxiety disorders from many disciplines, including ethology, genetics, biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, psychology, and psychiatry.. Author:MARKS, ISAAC (PROFESSOR OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MARY MOODY EMERSON AND THE ORIGINS OF TRANSCENDENTALISM A study of the eccentric aunt of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Based on the first reading of her known letters and diaries, the complex human voice and powerful forerunner of Transcendentalism is revealed. Emerson diverted her ancestors' fervent religion into the celebration of solitude, nature, and imagination while exploring new ground as a woman writer.. Author:COLE, PHYLLIS (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AND WOMEN'S STUDIES, PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MAKING OF THE JEWISH MIDDLE CLASS A cultural study which traces the evolution of the Jewish middle class from the woman's perspective. The author examines a variety of activities in which Jewish women were traditionally engaged, and presents a detailed view of their everyday lives, comparing them to Gentile counterparts.. Author:KAPLAN, MARION A. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, QUEENS COLLEGE, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WELFARE STATE, EAST AND WEST A unique comparative examination of the different ways in which modern democratic societies provide welfare today, with special attention to the US, Japan, Britain, Scandinavia, West Germany, and Israel.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LOVE AND TOIL This study of working-class mothers in London before World War I stresses the distinctiveness of their experiences from those of other classes, and demonstrates the manner in which mothers and their domestic choices were essential to the survival and cultural perpetuation of the working class.. Author:ROSS, ELLEN (PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMAN SERVICES, RAMAPO COLLEGE, NEW JERSEY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : KURT GODEL PUBLICATIONS, 1929-1936 This is the first volume of a comprehensive edition of the works of Kurt Godel, the most outstanding logician of the 20th century.. Author:GODEL, KURT. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ASBESTOS AND OTHER FIBROUS MATERIALS A detailed sourcebook for fibrous inorganic materials, both synthetic and natural, which includes a general description of the fibrous state, the range of compounds that can adopt this form, and their unique characteristics.. Author:SKINNER, H.CATHERINE W. (LECTURER IN SURGERY AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF BIOCHEMISTRY, YALE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL) ROSS, MALCOLM (MINERALOGIST, BUREAU OF EXPERIMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND MINERALOGY, US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY) FRONDEL, CLIFFORD (PROFESSOR OF MI. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ENGLISH ATLANTIC, 1675-1740 This study sets out to overcome the curious prejudice that the ocean is a barrier rather than a means of communication, demonstrating this with regard to the Engish Atlantic empire. It is not realized how closely Britain and the American colonies were connected throughout the colonial period.. Author:STEELE, IAN K. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY In this study, the first systematic exploration of the forces that created the political framework for Greek civilization, Starr shows how the Greeks emerged from a Homeric world of individuals to the polis of 500 BC.. Author:STARR, CHESTER G.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : KURT GODEL PUBLICATIONS 1938-1974 This second volume of a comprehensive edition of Kurt Godel's works collects the remainder of his published work, covering the period 1938-1974. (Volume I included all of his publications from 1929-1936). Each article or closely related group of articles is preceded by an introductory note that elucidates it and places it in historical context.. Author:GODEL, KURT. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DELIVER US FROM EVIL This highly original study, which draws on the reports of both police and informers, follows the "radical underground" in England from the eve of the Restoration to the collapse of the northern rebellion.. Author:GREAVES, RICHARD L.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NATIONAL SECURITY This volume, a collection of papers given at a conference at West Point, examines the national security policies developed by the United States under the Truman and Eisenhower administrations.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : REVOLUTIONARY WRITERS . Author:ELLIOTT, EMORY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BRITAIN'S INFORMAL EMPIRE IN THE MIDDLE EAST Showing how Britain tried, and failed, to maintain its political influence, economic ascendancy, and strategic position in Iraq after independence, the author presents an analysis of the possibilities and limitations of indirect rule by imperial powers in the Third World.. Author:SILVERFARB, DANIEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JURIDICAL BAY An examination of Article 7 of the Geneva Convention "On the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone", offering solutions to some of the problems that continue to make the question of coastal bay-type waters a source of conflict.. Author:WESTERMAN, GAYL SHAW (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, PACE LAW SCHOOL, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WILHELM MARR The first biography of Marr, the radical German writer and politician who introduced the term `antisemitism' into politics, and founded the first `Antisemitic League'.. Author:ZIMMERMANN, MOSHE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EVOLUTION OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR Highlighting current research in the general field of animal behaviour, the contributors to this book focus on a selected series of studies that confront wide-ranging issues.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SYRIAN INTERVENTION IN LEBANON Using primary Syrian and Lebanese sources, this book traces the unusual sequence of events following the Syrian intervention in Lebanon in 1975.. Author:WEINBERGER, NAOMI JOY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RAGE FOR ORDER This is an abridgement of "The Crucible of Race" (OUP USA, 1984), which won the Francis Parkman prize of the Society of American Historians.. Author:WILLIAMSON, JOEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INNER CIRCLE This book provides a sophisticated and informative analysis of the 'inner circle' of top American executives who play a leading role in the international corporate network by promoting a political environment favourable to all business.. Author:USEEM, MICHAEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : VITAL FEW Examines the contributions of American entrepreneurs to the economy, tells the stories of business leaders from each period of history, and discusses economic trends.. Author:HUGHES, JONATHAN (PROFESSOR ECONOMICS AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DISORDERLY CONDUCT This collection of essays explores the sweeping changes in male-female relations, in family structure, sex, and social custom that took place in 19th-century America as its colonial world was supplanted by the rapidly-evolving industrial society.. Author:SMITH, CARROLL ROSENBERG. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : POLAND, THE UNITED STATES AND THE STABILIZATION OF EUROPE, 1919-33 This book analyses how Polish politicians sought to ensure Poland's inter war frontiers and economic development by enlisting American political support for their country as a supposed keystone in the general pacification of Europe.. Author:PEASE, NEAL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CLASH OF HEROES This book examines the conflict between Louis D. Brandeis and Chaim Weizmann, two heroes of a crucial era in recent Jewish history. The author considers how each man confronted the problem of his Jewish identity and the extent to which they both served as models for rival solutions.. Author:HALPERN, BEN (FORMER RICHARD KORET PROFESSOR OF NEAR EASTERN AND JUDAIC STUDIES, BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NONPROFIT ENTERPRISE IN THE ARTS . Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ACTS OF NAMING . Author:RAGUSSIS, MICHAEL (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WOMEN IN THE MEDIAEVAL ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE This study of an English manor in the early 14th century examines how the lives of rural women differed from those of their men.. Author:BENNETT, JUDITH M. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EGYPT, ISLAM AND THE ARABS In this study of the development of Egyptian nationalism during the early part of this century, the authors argue that it was slow to evolve because Islam constituted both a religious and a political community that did not recognize territorial boundaries.. Author:GERSHONI, ISRAEL JANKOWSKI, JAMES P.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JUDICIAL POWERS OF THE UNITED STATES This book examines the history of the Eleventh Amendment, which limits the exercise of US judicial power when American states are sued.. Author:ORTH, JOHN V. (PROFESSOR OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SENSATIONAL DESIGNS This challenging book works towards a redefinition of literature and literary study. The texts the author examines are viewed not as works of art embodying enduring themes, but as attempts to redefine the social order.. Author:TOMPKINS, JANE (DUKE UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SPORT AND RECREATION IN ANCIENT GREECE Both interesting and accessible, this book looks at sport and recreation in ancient Greece through the translated accounts of ancient Greek and Latin authors.. Author:SWEET, WALDO E. (PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF CLASSICAL STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HARD FACTS A study of the popular novel of the 19th century and how it confronted the `hard facts' of American society of the time.. Author:FISHER, PHILIP. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ECONOMIC GROWTH AND THE ENDING OF THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE This is the first study to consider the consequences of Britain's abolition of the Atlantic slave trade for British imperial expansion and the world economy.. Author:ELTIS, DAVID (COLLEGE MASTER, ALGONQUIN COLLEGE, ONTARIO). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CUVIER-GEOFFROY DEBATE . Author:APPEL, TOBY A. (UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE COUNTY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LANGUAGE AND CHANGE IN THE ARAB MIDDLE EAST In this study of the rise of modern Arabic, the author analyses language to document the sudden and profound transformation undergone by Middle Eastern societies under the impact of 19th century European expansion and influence.. Author:AYALON, AMI (LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF MIDDLE EASTERN AND AFRICAN HISTORY, TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : VIRTUE OF FAITH AND OTHER ESSAYS IN PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHT The author has been a leader in renewing philosophical respect for the idea that moral obligation may be founded on the command of God. This is a collection of his essays, two of them previously unpublished.. Author:ADAMS, ROBERT MERRIHEW (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DIALECT OF THE TRIBE Through fresh readings of novels by James, Lawrence, Joyce, and Beckett, the author shows how complex attitudes towards the speech forms of language inform the most varied social, psychological, and aesthetic structures in modern fiction.. Author:SABIN, MARGERY (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, WELLESLEY COLLEGE, MASSACHUSETTS). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY Focusing on two key figures - Woodrow Wilson and Lloyd George - this book explores the collective impact on the western democracies of the revolutions that swept Mexico in 1910, China in 1911, and especially Russia in 1917.. Author:GARDNER, LLOYD C. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AMERICAN AMBASSADOR The definitive biography of Grew, who was American Ambassador to Japan in the years leading up to Pearl Harbor, and Under Secretary of State during the Second World War.. Author:HEINRICHS, WALDO H. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ROMAN LAUGHTER This reissue of a book in English devoted to the work of the Roman comedy writer (c. 254 - 184 BC) includes a new preface and additional appendices covering the plays 'Amphitryon' and 'Captivi'.. Author:SEGAL, ERICH. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DEVOTIONS UPON EMERGENT OCCASIONS One of John Donne's major prose works, Devotions speaks today for the philosophical mind such as it never has before, giving its readers exactly what Donne wished to give them: an understanding of their moral predicament in philosophical adversity.. Author:DONNE, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PURITAN AND THE CYNIC This book offers a comparative reading of the ways in which moral issues surface in French and American literature.. Author:HUMPHRIES, JEFFERSON (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF FRENCH AND COMPARATIVE LITERATURE, LOUISANA STATE UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SOVEREIGNTY DISPUTE OVER THE FALKLAND (MALVINAS) ISLANDS This broad and dispassionate study of the causes of the conflict between the UK and Argentina in 1982 addresses the larger issues raised, evaluating the rival arguments, how the war has affected international relations, and prospects for a long-term solution.. Author:GUSTAFSON, LOWELL S. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF GOVERNMENT AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AMERICAN MEDICAL SCHOOLS AND THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE In this extensively researched history of medical schools, William Rothstein traces their history from a source of medical lectures to their current status as centres of undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, biomedical research, and specialized medical care.. Author:ROTHSTEIN, WILLIAM G. (UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE COUNTY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PASSION FOR JUSTICE This book tells the story of Judge Waring of South Carolina, who in the 1940s and 1950s made some brave and significant rulings in support of civil rights and against segregation.. Author:YARBROUGH, TINSLEY E. (PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MODERN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND THE PRUDENT MAN RULE An unusual examination of the interaction of the worlds of law and finance, this book will be of interest to all who are subject to some form of the prudent man rule and others such as judges, lawyers, and investment managers who are called upon to interpret and apply that legal standard.. Author:LONGSTRETH, BEVIS. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BEYOND THE GENE Analyses the persistent attempts of investigators of non-Mendelian inheritance to establish their claims, in the face of strong resistance from nucleo-centric geneticists and classical neo-Darwinians. A new perspective on the history of genetics is offered.. Author:SAPP, JAN (SENIOR LECTURER IN HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AMERICAN HUMOUR Among the questions posed by this collection of essays are: What are the characteristics of American humor? How have they evolved and expressed themselves? What elements are distinctively or uniquely American?. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : A.G.SPALDING AND THE RISE OF BASEBALL Traces the life of Spalding, a star baseball player, cofounder of the National League, manager of the Chicago White Stockings, and founder of the famous sporting goods firm.. Author:LEVINE, PETER (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FREUD FOR HISTORIANS `...a writer of brilliant allusiveness and scintillating style -- never better demonstrated than in this enormously enjoyable book.' John Keegan in The Sunday Times .. Author:GAY, PETER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BOOKER T.WASHINGTON - WIZARD OF TUSKEGEE, 1901-15 A chronicle of Washington's last fifteen years reviews his accomplishments and explains how he gained strong political influence.. Author:HARLAN, LOUIS R.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MATHEMATICS AND THE SEARCH FOR KNOWLEDGE . Author:KLINE, MORRIS. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NO SENSE OF PLACE . Author:MEYROWITZ, JOSHUA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONTROLLING LIFE The biologist Jaques Loeb (1859-1924) helped to shape the practice of modern biological research through his radical emphasis on reductionist experimentation.. Author:PAULY, PHILIP J. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, NEW JERSEY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TURBAN FOR THE CROWN This history of the Iranian Revolution views it in the context of an ongoing conflict between religious and political authorities, dating back to the establishment of Shi'ism as the state religion of Iran in 1501.. Author:ARJOMAND, SAID AMIR. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BEST SONS OF THE FATHERLAND Based on archival material on the collectivization of agriculture in the 1930s, this book investigates the effects of Stalin's recruitment of industrial workers into the agricultural sector.. Author:VIOLA, LYNNE (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, BINGHAMPTON, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MORAL DILEMMAS Essays on a central topic in ethical theory from Kant, Mill, Bradley, and Ross to recent work by Foot, Hare, Nagel, van Fraasen, and others.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HIGH-RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ASSOCIATED TECHNIQUES The fundamental concepts, techniques and methods used for electron microscopy at high resolution in space, energy and time are looked at in this book. It delineates the theory of elastic scattering and there are discussions of the theory and practice of image calculations.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FOR WHOM DO I TOIL? The first full-length biography of Judah Leib Gordon, one of the pivotal intellectual and cultural figures in Russian Jewry, and the most important Hebrew poet of the 19th century. The author attempts to counter traditional stereotypical readings of Eastern European Jewish history.. Author:STANISLAWSKI, MICHAEL (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY ON THE MILLER ENDOWMENT). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MILL FAMILY Examines the role of the family labour system in the early evolution of the post-bellum Southern cotton textile industry.. Author:MCHUGH, CATHY L. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JEWS OF PARIS AND THE FINAL SOLUTION In this work a former member of the French Resistance, Jacques Adler, examines the diverse Jewish organizations that existed in Paris during the German occupation from 1940 to 1944. Showing how they combated gradual anti-Jewish measures, he presents a portrait of communal solidarity and conflict.. Author:ADLER, JACQUES (ASSOCIATE IN THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC AND ITS BUSINESS FROM 1790 TO 1909 This is the second of three volumes designed, in the author's words, to tell 'the story of America's popular songs, the people who wrote them, and the business they created and sustained'.. Author:SANJEK, RUSSELL (LATE VICE-PRESIDENT, BROADCAST MUSIC INC.). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC AND ITS BUSINESS FROM 1909 TO 1984 This is the last of three volumes designed, in the author's words, to tell 'the story of America's popular songs, the people who wrote them, and the business they created and sustained'.. Author:SANJEK, RUSSELL (LATE VICE-PRESIDENT, BROADCAST MUSIC INC.). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MANAGERS AS EMPLOYEES This study examines the role of managers as employees in nine industrialized non-communist countries. Focusing on middle managers, the text considers how employment relationships have been affected by the environmental developments of the last two decades.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LIBERAL CITY, CONSERVATIVE STATE This book examines Moscow's politics and urban history between the failed 1905 revolution and the outbreak of the First World War.. Author:THURSTON, ROBERT WILLIAM (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, EL PASO). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SUBJECT TO CHANGE This is a history of "guerilla television", a form of TV which was part of an alternative media tide sweeping the United States in the 1960s. Inspired by the fracturing issues of the decade and the theories and writings of various exponents, guerilla television put forth "utopian" programming.. Author:BOYLE, DEIRDRE (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LONG PEACE The author uses recently declassified American and British documents to explore several key issues in Cold War history and to provide answers to many questions about post-war diplomacy, and the relationship between America and Russia.. Author:GADDIS, JOHN LEWIS (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, OHIO UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONCEPTS OF PARTICLE PHYSICS Enhances the material outlined in the first volume of "Concepts of Particle Physics", presenting it in greater detail.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : THEORETICAL GEOCHEMISTRY An examination of experimental methods and theoretical applications of quantum mechanics in the Earth sciences and mineralogy.. Author:TOSSELL, JOHN A. (PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, USA) VAUGHAN, DAVID J. (PROFESSOR OF MINERALOGY, UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : KNIGHTS, RAIDERS AND TARGETS . Author:COFFEE, J.C.J ET.AL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ECONOMICS OF FINANCIAL MARKETS Providing a comprehensive introduction to the subject of financial markets, this study includes unique analyses of the pricing of options and futures, particularly futures in Eurodollars. The authors assume a basic understanding of economics.. Author:HOUTHAKKER, HENDRIK S. (PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, MASSACHUSETTS, USA) WILLIAMSON, PETER J. (DEAN OF MBA PROGRAM AND PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS POLICY, LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MARCH TO ARMAGEDDON This book traces the evolution of the nuclear arms race from its origin in Roosevelt's decision to develop an atomic bomb to Reagan's decision to continue its expansion in the 1980s.. Author:POWASKI, RONALD. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : POWER FAILURE Written by two respected observers of public administration, this is a critical study of the politics of New York City from the 1960s to the present day.. Author:BRECHER, CHARLES (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, USA) HORTON, RAYMOND D. (PROFESSOR, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DEMOCRACY AND ELECTIONS Analyzing the electoral systems of various countries, including those of developing nations, this work examines the relationship between democratic theory values and the electoral institutions used to achieve them. Empirical data is used to find the institutions most appropriate to each model.. Author:KATZ, RICHARD S. (PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ETHICAL ISSUES IN THE PSYCHOTHERAPIES Drawing on extensive interviews with practitioners, this book describes and analyses the ethical dilemmas faced daily by psychotherapists.. Author:LAKIN, MARTIN (PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, DUKE UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC AND TO THE METHODOLOGY OF DEDUCTIVE SCIENCES The fourth edition of a classic book on logic has been thoroughly revised by the author's son. It is a fundamental guide to modern mathematical logic and to the construction of mathematical theories. The first half covers the elements of logic, and the second half covers the applications of logic in theory building.. Author:TARSKI, ALFRED. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FAMILIES AND FARMHOUSES IN NINETEENTH CENTURY AMERICA A look at the changing design of 19th-century American farmhouses, collected from a wide range of agricultural periodicals of the time.. Author:MCMURRY, SALLY (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : UNFREE PROFESSIONS How could educated professionals have supported the Nazi movement? This fascinating subject is explored by tracing the social, ideological, and political development of three representative German professions in this period.. Author:JARAUSCH, KONRAD HUGO (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MATERIAL DREAMS The third volume in Kevin Starr's history of California, which traces the development of the state and its meaning for Americans in terms of the mythical "American dream".. Author:STARR, KEVIN (ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BEYOND NATIONALISM This volume examines the role of the Habsburg Officer Corps in holding together the multi-ethnic Austro-Hungarian empire from the mid-19th century to its end in 1918.. Author:DEAK, ISTVAN (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LIFE AND DEATH OF INDUSTRIAL LANGUEDOC, 1700-1920 This study of the rise and decline of industrialization in the Bas-Languedoc region of France uses a 200-year time-frame to examine the process of how and why a successful industrial region manufacturing woollens transformed itself into an agricultural, wine-growing area.. Author:JOHNSON, CHRISTOPHER H. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NO DUTY TO RETREAT A discussion of crime, law and society in the USA, which demonstrates that surges in crime since the 1950s have coincided with the emergence of the post-industrial society. It examines the growing popularity of the concept that persons under physical attack have the right to defend themselves.. Author:BROWN, RICHARD MAXWELL (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ENDINGS Arguing that death is the central force shaping our social life and order, the author draws on a wide variety of disciplines to provide a broad sociological perspective on the interrelationships of life and death.. Author:KEARL, MICHAEL C. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY, TRINITY UNIVERSITY, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NUMERICAL ADVENTURES WITH GEOCHEMICAL CYCLES An examination of global geochemical cycles - the processes that control the chemical composition of the environment, particularly the ocean and the atmosphere. Emphasis is placed on the methods used to calculate the composition of the environment, and to calculate changes that may occur.. Author:WALKER, JAMES C.G. (PROFESSOR OF OCEANOGRAPHY, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MEETING THE COMMUNIST THREAT This volume contains a series of essays on major subjects in American diplomacy since World War II. The author takes the view that US foreign policy has been distorted by the overriding importance given to combating the Communist threat.. Author:PATERSON, THOMAS G. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INTELLIGENTSIA AND REVOLUTION This study of the outburst of theory and criticism in the early years of the Russian Revolution from an intelligentsia which was soon to be suppressed, presents works covering the entire political spectrum. It aims to provide an understanding of the complexities of the Revolution and its aftermath.. Author:BURBANK, JANE (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF ISRAEL This study traces Israeli-American relations from their roots in both the American and Jewish experiences to the current peace process. It also examines the relationship in the perspective of the World Wars, the Cold War, the Gulf War, European colonialism and Middle Eastern nationalism.. Author:SCHOENBAUM, DAVID. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MARGARET FULLER Part of a two-volume biography of Margaret Fuller, who was recognized as a key social and literary figure of 19th-century America. This book deals with her childhood and education, her teaching, and her involvement with the Transcendentalists and their leader, Ralph Waldo Emerson.. Author:CAPPER, CHARLES (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FREEDOM BY DEGREES A study which depicts how slavery in the USA ended within a single generation at the end of the 18th century, in the important colony/state of Pennsylvania.. Author:NASH, GARY B. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA) SODERLUND, JEAN R. (ARCHIVIST, PEACE COLLECTION, SWARTHMORE COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : KENNEDY'S QUEST FOR VICTORY This collection of essays attempts to cover every aspect of President John F. Kennedy's foreign policies, providing information on such issues as the Cuban Missile Crisis, atomic policy, economic policy and the Peace Corps.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ELECTRONIC MEDIA AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF LAW This volume explores the broad influence of computers and television on the American legal process.. Author:KATSH, M.ETHAN (PROFESSOR OF LEGAL STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PERILOUS OPTIONS This study explores why military operations conducted by the USA in recent years to achieve key foreign policy objectives have failed. It includes reports, based extensively on primary material, of the Bay of Pigs, the Sontay raid, the Mayaguez operation and the Iran hostage rescue attempt.. Author:VANDENBROUCKE, LUCIEN S. (FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER, US DEPARTMENT OF STATE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NUCLEAR STRUCTURE FROM A SIMPLE PERSPECTIVE The study of low energy collective and single particle excitations of medium and heavy nuclei has undergone a rapid development in recent years. This study surveys and assesses recent research using an approach that emphasizes simple physical and intuitive pictures.. Author:CASTEN, RICHARD F. (GROUP LEADER, NUCLEAR PHYSICS GROUP, BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY, LONG ISLAND, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MAGNETIC CRITICAL SCATTERING Introduces the principles of magnetic systems and their critical dynamics, outlining the experimental and theoretical methods that have been used to understand the scattering effects.. Author:COLLINS, MALCOLM F. (PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS, MCMASTER UNIVERSITY, HAMILTON, ONTARIO, CANADA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BLOODY DAWN . Author:SLAUGHTER, THOMAS P.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MORE Robert M. Collins re-examines the history of the United States from Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Bill Clinton, focusing on the federal government's determined pursuit of economic growth. He explores the record of successive administrations in fostering growth, and its partisan uses.. Author:COLLINS, ROBERT M. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MASCULINITY AND MALE CODES OF HONOR IN MODERN FRANCE This study of the evolving definition of masculinity in France since the 18th century examines the aristocratic ethos of male honour, the cultural practices and mentality of middle and upper class men, and the appeal of codes of honour to men throughout French society.. Author:NYE, ROBERT A. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SALMON P.CHASE A biography of Salmon P. Chase, one of the principal political figures in the American Civil War period. A rival to Abraham Lincoln for the Republican Presidential nomination in 1860, he subsequently became Secretary of the Treasury in Lincoln's war-time cabinet.. Author:NIVEN, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MORAL LIMITS OF THE CRIMINAL LAW HARM TO OTHERS This book focuses on the "harm principle", the common-sense view that prevention of harm to persons other than the perpetrator is a legitimate purpose of criminal legislation.. Author:FEINBERG, JOEL (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, TUCSON, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GODEL'S INCOMPLETENESS THEOREMS An introduction to the work of the mathematical logician Kurt Godel, which guides the reader through his Theorem of Undecidability and his theories on the completeness of logic, the incompleteness of numbers and the consistency of the axiom of choice.. Author:SMULLYAN, RAYMOND M. (PROFESSOR, CITY COLLEGE, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS This book examines the roles, functions, and governance of non-profit organizations that work on behalf of the welfare of citizens of specific communities.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : IDEOLOGICAL ORIGINS OF NAZI IMPERIALISM The author argues that the imperialist ideology and policies adopted by the Nazis must be seen as the result of a complex evolution of imperialist thinking in Germany, having its roots in the 19th century.. Author:SMITH, WOODRUFF D. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONCISE OXFORD COMPANION TO AMERICAN LITERATURE This reference work contains some 2,000 entries which include brief biographies of important authors, plot summaries, descriptions of literary movements and other information on aspects of literary life in America from the colonial period to the modern era.. Author:HART, JAMES D.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PARTY PERIOD AND PUBLIC POLICY These essays describe and analyze key developments in American politics and government in an era when political parties commanded mass loyalties and wielded unprecedented power over government affairs.. Author:MCCORMICK, RICHARD L. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EAST ENCOUNTERS WEST In 1720 an Ottoman ambassador arrived in France to observe Western civilization, and report on how it could be applied in the Ottoman Empire. Based on his accounts, this book studies the impact of the West on the Empire, and of this Ottoman embassy on the two societies.. Author:GOCEK, FATMA MUGE (ASSISTANT MASTER OF MATHEY COLLEGE, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GENETIC BASIS OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES This text explains how the study of fundamental plant physiological processes is being advanced through the science of genetics. The author adopts a case study approach to illustrate how defined genetic materials in mutants and plant variants are being used to explore plant physiology.. Author:KING, JOHN (PROFESSOR AND HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE CIVIL SERVICE A study of clerical workers in US federal employment from the Civil War to 1900.. Author:ARON, CINDY SONDIK (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY JEWRY JEWS AND OTHER ETHNIC GROUPS IN A MULTI-ETHNIC WORLD Address on of the great questions of modern Jewish studies: to what extent is modern Jewish history unique, and to what extent have Jews acted in ways similar to those of other minorities?. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AMERICA IN THE GREAT WAR Demonstrates how, in order to mobilize the USA for World War I, the US government created a war welfare state in which groups having the largest bargaining power - businessmen, labour and military leaders, social reformers and pro-war lobbies - received the largest rewards for their co-operation.. Author:SCHAFFER, RONALD (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WORLD REVOLUTION OF WESTERNIZATION The author argues that the global violence of this century is the consequence of the rapid process of westernization and the traumas this has caused to countries suddenly forced to "catch up" with Europe.. Author:LAUE, THEODORE H. VON (JACOB AND FRANCES HIATT PROFESSOR OF EUROPEAN HISTORY, CLARK UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EVANGELICAL THEORIES OF BIBLICAL INSPIRATION The inspiration of the Bible is central to Christian faith, yet there is no general agreement on the nature of this inspiration. The author analyses seven major evangelical explanations.. Author:TREMBATH, KERN ROBERT (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF THEOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME, INDIANA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MORPHOGENESIS AND EVOLUTION The author reviews the classical literature on embryology, morphogenesis, and palaeontology, and presents recent genetic and molecular studies on development.. Author:THOMSON, KEITH STEWART (PRESIDENT, ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, PHILADELPHIA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RELIGIOUS CONVICTIONS AND POLITICAL CHOICE This examination of an important contemporary issue begins with the basic precepts of liberal democracy, and compares rational, secular grounds for decision-making with grounds based on religious conviction.. Author:GREENAWALT, KENT (CARDOZO PROFESSOR OF LAW, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : VICTORIA'S YEAR A survey of British literature and culture in the first year of Victoria's reign. The discussion ranges over high and low art, literature, painting, architecture, science, the popular press and private memoirs.. Author:STEIN, RICHARD L. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AMERICA'S THEOLOGIAN The author argues that Edwards was very much a figure of the Enlightenment, but was able to use Enlightenment thought in his theology without yielding to its mechanistic and individualistic tendencies.. Author:JENSON, ROBERT W. (PROFESSOR OF THEOLOGY, LUTHERAN SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PROFILE ANALYSIS This book reviews recent research on the ability of human listeners to discern changes in the shape of complex acoustic spectra - what is known as auditory profile analysis.. Author:GREEN, DAVID M. (GRADUATE RESEARCH PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : REVOLUTION FROM THE HEART This memoir offers a vision of religion as an integral force for political and social change. Father Niall O'Brien provides an account of life in the Philippines under Marcos and reveals how his encounters with widespread injustice led him to a new understanding of what it means to live a religious life.. Author:O'BRIEN, NIALL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FERTILE CRESCENT, 1800-1914 A comprehensive selection of documents, many published here for the first time, producing a systematic economic history of the Fertile Crescent in this period.. Author:ISSAWI, CHARLES (BAYARD DODGE PROFESSOR OF NEAR EASTERN STUDIES, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : THEORIES OF EXPLANATION An anthology of readings on theories of explanation, one of the major concerns of philosophers of science. Significant readings are included from all major schools of thought on the topic.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONSUMER SAFETY REGULATION An examination of the current debate in the US between those who argue that unregulated private markets will impose unacceptable risks on the public, and those who argue that government safety regulations infringe freedom.. Author:ASCH, PETER (PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : QUAKERS AND THE AMERICAN FAMILY Through an analysis of the Quaker lifestyle, this study investigates the origins and fortunes of the domestic family. The author emphasizes the fact that the child-rearing practices demanded by domesticity have a heavy economic cost.. Author:LEVY, BARRY (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BODY IN PAIN Part philosophical meditation, part cultural critique , this explores the nature of physical suffering.. Author:SCARRY, ELAINE (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : EPIDEMIC OF ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY? Adolescent pregnancy is a problem which arouses strong feelings. This book attempts to put the matter as it affects the USA into a historical framework and to discuss the social and policy issues raised.. Author:VINOVSKIS, MARIS A. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PROBLEM OF THE ESSENTIAL INDEXICAL This is a collection of essays that discusses aspects of the author's views on the philosophy of language and the philosophy of mind. He discusses problems related to "self-locating beliefs" - the sorts of beliefs one expresses with indexicals and demonstratives like "I" and "this".. Author:PERRY, JOHN (H.W. STUART PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LIGHT DETECTORS, PHOTORECEPTORS AND IMAGING SYSTEMS IN NATURE This comparative survey of how animals detect light and image in their world includes discussions of photoreceptors, light emitters and optics. It focuses on the evolution of different types of optical systems, describing how these systems have developed into more complex designs.. Author:WOLKEN, JEROME J.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : APPLIED GEOSTATISTICS This textbook for students of mining geology and engineering, demonstrates how statistical methods can be used to analyze earth science data. The authors explain how various forms of the estimation method called "kriging" can be employed for specific problems.. Author:ISAAKS, EDWARD H. (DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED EARTH SCIENCES, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, USA) SRIVASTAVA, R.MOHAN (FSS INTERNATIONAL, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : HUMAN POPULATION BIOLOGY This study integrates the social and biological sciences, drawing on anthropology, biology, human ecology and medicine to provide a comprehensive understanding of how our species adapts to natural and man-made environments.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INVENTION OF ETHNICITY This collection of essays attempts to provide a new critical framework for understanding not only ethnic literature, but also its underlying psychological, historical, social and cultural forces.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AMERICAN HUMOR This study of humour in American literature and culture aims to strike a balance between historical perspective and cultural analysis.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : STRUGGLE AND SURVIVAL ON WALL STREET This study of the changing nature of the US securities industry uses an industrial organization approach. It has been designed for students of American securities law and regulations, or financial and securities markets in general.. Author:MATTHEWS, JOHN O.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ALONG WITH YOUTH This biography traces the formative years of one of America's most celebrated and influential authors. The first of a projected three-volume life, it examines Hemingway's midwestern childhood, his journalistic apprenticeship, and his experiences as a Red Cross volunteer in Italy during World War I.. Author:GRIFFIN, PETER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SWING TO BOP More than fifty major figures in jazz preserve for posterity their recollections of how jazz moved from the big band era in the late 1930s and 1940s into the modern jazz period.. Author:GITLER, IRA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ATROCITY AND AMNESIA A study of the (non-American) political novel from 1945 to the present, treating works by Naipaul, Greene, Asturian, Carpenter, Solzhenitsyn, Gordimer, Semprun, Steiner, Grass, and Kundera.. Author:BOYERS, ROBERT (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, SKIDMORE COLLEGE, NEW YORK). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BROADCASTING FINANCE IN TRANSITION Much of this study, which addresses the issue of alternative ways of financing public service broadcasting in the USA and Europe, has been based on the Peacock Committee on Financing the BBC, in which the author was involved.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ALEXANDER CRUMMELL A biography of one of the most prominent Afro-American intellectuals of the 19th century, a missionary, educator, moralist, and founder of the American Negro Academy.. Author:MOSES, WILSON J. (PROFESSOR OF AMERICAN CIVILIZATION, BROWN UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEUTRAL MODELS IN BIOLOGY This is a book for biologists about the use of models in testing biological theory. Distinguished contributors describe the principles of modelling and tell how to apply models to research in molecular biology and genetics, ecology and evolution, and palaeontology.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COMMUNISM AND NATIONALISM This study examines the relationship between the two dominant ideologies which emerged in the 19th century: Marx's communism and List's theory of nationalism.. Author:SZPORLUK, ROMAN (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COMMUNISM AND NATIONALISM This study examines the relationship between the two dominant ideologies which emerged in the 19th century: Karl Marx's communism and Friedrich List's theory of nationalism. List was the first economist to be studied seriously by Marx.. Author:SZPORLUK, ROMAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FROM DOMESTIC MANUFACTURE TO INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION An economic, historical, and sociological study of rural textile industries in the Lower Rhineland, from the 16th century up to the age of factory organization in the early 1800s.. Author:KISCH, HERBERT (FORMERLY PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY JEWRY THE JEWS AND THE EUROPEAN CRISIS, 1914-1921 This volume of the series published annually for the Institute of Contemporary Jewry of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem includes symposia, articles, book reviews, and lists of recent dissertations. Amongst the editors and the international review and advisory board are virtually all the major scholars of Jewish history in the world.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FAREWELL TO MATTERS OF PRINCIPLE A series of translated essays covering German philosophy, literary theory and modern intellectual history, by the person considered to be the heir to Gadamar, Habermas and Blumenberg. The topics include the nature of myth and attempts to account for it and the questions of hermaneutics.. Author:MARQUARD, ODO (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF GNIESSEN, GERMANY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TENTACLES OF PROGRESS This study analyzes why a massive transfer of Western technology to European colonies between 1850 and 1940 did not create an industrial revolution in those countries. It argues that the transfer of technology caused some colonial regions to become locked in a state of underdevelopment.. Author:HEADRICK, DANIEL R. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ABLE-BODIED WOMANHOOD Women's lives in particular reveal the social significance of ideas about health during the period 1830-1900. The pursuit of health also enabled middle-class women to explore the nature of womanhood.. Author:VERBRUGGE, MARTHA H. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : VISUAL PATTERN ANALYZERS Organized to help the reader find needed information quickly and easily, this book emphasizes psychophysical experiments which measure the detection and identification of near-threshold patterns and the mathematical models used to draw inferences from experimental results.. Author:GRAHAM, NORMA VAN SURDAM (PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GENERATION OF POWER This study describes the planning, development and construction of Dneprostroi, a dam and power plant that was one of the largest construction projects of the Bolshevik's first Five Year Plan. The text explains how the project became a milestone in American-Soviet co-operation.. Author:RASSWEILER, ANNE D. (VISITING SCHOLAR, KENNAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RUSSIAN STUDIES, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BUREAUCRATS AND BEGGARS Thomas Adams explores the social context in which the French Enlightenment arose by focusing on the response of 18th-century French society to the problem of poverty, and examining the institutions which were established in this period to rehabilitate the poor.. Author:ADAMS, THOMAS M. (PROGRAM DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF EDUCATION, NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : W.E.B.DUBOIS AND AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT This study of W.E.B. DuBois analyses the political thought of a leading 20th century black American intellectual and activist, provides a model for the study of the history of political thought, and by examining recent DuBois scholarship, offers an interpretation of contemporary black thought.. Author:REED, ADOLPH L. (PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND AMERICAN STUDIES, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AMERICAN OCCUPATION OF JAPAN Argues that the reconstruction of postwar Japan not only shaped the future of that country, but also the future of US policy throughout postwar Asia, leading up to controversial interventions in China, Korea, and Vietnam.. Author:SCHALLER, MICHAEL (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MANAGERS MANAGING This study explores the inner workings of administrative systems in the public sector, and examines what managers actually do, why they act in the ways they do, what influences their focus of attention, which issues or people within an organization attract them, and which they avoid.. Author:HANNAWAY, JANE (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MORAL LIMITS OF THE CRIMINAL LAW OFFENCE TO OTHERS The second volume of Joel Feinberg's work, "The Moral Limits of Criminal Law", a four-volume work that addresses the question: what kinds of conduct may the state make criminal without infringing on the moral autonomy of individual citizen?. Author:FEINBERG, JOEL (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, TUCSON, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : THEMES FROM KAPLAN This volume contains a series of articles derived from a conference organized by the Center for the Study of Language and Information at Stanford University to discuss the work of David Kaplan, together with Kaplan's own unpublished essay: "Demonstratives".. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RESEARCH METHODS IN OCCUPATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY Occupational epidemiology has emerged as a distinct subdivision of epidemiology. This book draws together the wide range of principles and methods used in epidemiological studies of working populations.. Author:CHECKOWAY, HARVEY (UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE, USA) PEARCE, NEIL (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH, WELLINGTON CLINICAL SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, NEW ZEALAND) CRAWFORD-BROWN, DOUGLAS J.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EVOLUTION AND HUMAN KINSHIP A theoretical approach to human social behaviour that is rooted in evolutionary biology and sociobiology, applying the principles of kin selection theory.. Author:HUGHES, AUSTIN L. (RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RENEWING ITALIAN SOCIALISM The first history in English of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI), beginning with the exile period in 1926 and concluding with a study of the administration of Craxi, Italy's first Socialist prime minister.. Author:SCALA, SPENCER M. DI (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, BOSTON). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AMERICAN HEALTH CARE A moral evaluation of American health care. Do people have a moral right to health care, and if so to what kind of care and how much? And what reforms should be made to the health care system?. Author:DOUGHERTY, CHARLES J. (CHAIRMAN AND PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MASTERS AND LORDS This sweeping study presents a comparative view of large planters in the antebellum American South before the US Civil War and the Junkers of East Prussia during the same period.. Author:BOWMAN, SHEARER DAVIS (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEITHER BLACK NOR WHITE YET BOTH In this study of "inter-racial" literature, the author examines: why, in the US, a "white" woman can give birth to a "black" baby, but a "black" woman will never give birth to a "white" baby; what makes racial "passing" different from social mobility; and how "miscegenation" is presented as incest.. Author:SOLLORS, WERNER (PROFESSOR OF AMERICAN LITERATURE AND AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CLINICAL CARE OF THE AGED PERSON The goals of this report are to provide substantive information on ageing and the health problems of the aged, to teach a comprehensive, integrated system of health care for any population, and to describe an interdisciplinary approach to health issues related to the elderly.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MILD HEAD INJURY Despite extensive documentation of post-concussion symptoms following apparently mild head injury, only in recent years has the full magnitude of the problem been appreciated. This book provides discussion of recent advances in the understanding, treatment, and management of mild head injury.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : UNCERTAIN VICTORY The first comparative study of ideas and politics in France, Germany, the US, and Great Britain between 1870 and 1920. Author:KLOPPENBERG, JAMES T. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GERMANS ON WELFARE A study of the welfare system in the Weimar Republic. Crew examines both high-level policy and ordinary Germans' daily experiences and encounters with the welfare state. One of the pillars of the Weimar social republic, the collapse of the welfare system is shown to have speeded the rise of the Nazi racial state after 1933.. Author:CREW, DAVID F. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : UNPUBLISHED OPINIONS OF THE BURGER COURT Like its companion volume dealing with the Warren court, this book contains draft opinions prepared by the Justices in the cases included, with short histories and analyses of those cases.. Author:SCHWARTZ, BERNARD (WEBB PROFESSOR OF LAW, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ST.FRANCIS OF ASSISI AND NATURE The author argues that only by seeing St Francis in terms of the Western traditions in which he arose can we appreciate his true originality and the relevance of his thought to modern environmental concerns.. Author:SORRELL, ROGER D.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OUT OF THE CRYSTAL MAZE An historical survey of the subfield of solid state physics, which features advances which took place between 1920 and 1960. The text explores the structure of solid matter and discovers why some materials are good insulators and others led to applications of military and cultural significance.. Author:HODDESON, LILLIAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EMERSON AND THE ART OF THE DIARY An extended literary description and analysis of Emerson's journals, which argues that these works constitute one of the greatest commentaries on 19th century America, realizing Emerson's standards of literary excellence more fully than his other writings.. Author:ROSENWALD, LAWRENCE (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, WELLESLEY COLLEGE). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BOULANGER AFFAIR RECONSIDERED Recent scholarship on the French Boulangist movement has focused on the combination of socialism and chauvinism behind it, but this study argues that it was royalist and conservative support that provided the crucial backing.. Author:IRVINE, WILLIAM D. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, YORK UNIVERSITY, ONTARIO, CANADA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ITALIAN COMMUNISM IN TRANSITION This study of the Italian Communist Party during the most critical period of its recent history explains the roots of the party's crisis. Events in Turin, such as Red Brigade terrorism and the historic defeat of the unions at Fiat in 1980, are assessed in the light of national developments.. Author:HELLMAN, STEPHEN (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, YORK UNIVERSITY, ONTARIO, CANADA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ADOLESCENCE AND PUBERTY Scientists from 10 disciplines contribute essays which explore various aspects of this critical stage in human development, in a volume designed for the benefit of social and developmental psychologists, psychologists interested in sexuality studies, and child and adolescent psychiatrists.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HEALTH PLANNING FOR EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT Extending ideas presented in Health Planning: Qualitative Aspects and Quantitative Techniques, this book looks at practical aspects of implementing primary health care programmes. It emphasizes the task of providing essential health services to scattered rural populations, in developing countries with limited resources.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONTOUR IN TIME Professor Bogard traces the progress of O'Neill's art from crude, one-act plays to the monumental tragedies of his later years, all in relation to the playwrights tortured personal history. The book illuminates not only the plays, but also the literary, aesthetic, and historical influences on the playwright's development.. Author:BOGARD, TRAVIS. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FAMILY VENTURE This social history examines the westward migration of US farming families from the southern seaboard in the years before the American Civil War.. Author:CASHIN, JOAN E. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, NEW JERSEY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RESEARCH AND RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE In this major study of American universities in the postwar world, the author chronicles the constant pressures on research centres, much of it stemming from government priorities.. Author:GEIGER, ROGER L. (PROFESSOR, HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAM, PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WALKING POINT An assessment of the most important novels and memoirs written by Americans about Vietnam, considered under the headings of realism, the classical memoir, black humour, revised romanticism. and mnemonic narrative.. Author:MYERS, THOMAS (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, PURDUE UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OF ARMS AND MEN Examines the role and significance of weapons from the dawn of human history to the present, and the attempts of Western civilization to come to terms with the grim results. The study attempts to integrate the evolution of human society with the development of weapons and military strategies.. Author:O'CONNELL, ROBERT L. (SENIOR INTELLIGENCE ANALYST, US ARMY FOREIGN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WELLBORN SCIENCE The four contributors to this volume examine the eugenic movements in Germany, France, Brazil, and the Soviet Union. The scientific components of those programmes are considered alongside the social, religious, and political forces which have altered their original scientific goals.. Author:ADAMS, MARK B.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MORE STATELY MANSIONS This new edition of O'Neill's unfinished play coincides with the centenary of his birth and includes a substantial amount of material - including an entire scene - that was missing when it was prepared after the playwright's death, but which, Martha Bower argues, he had intended for inclusion.. Author:O'NEILL, EUGENE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AFTER COLUMBUS A collection of essays on the Indian-European relations in colonial North America, which includes "A Moral History of Indian-White Relations Revisited" and "Forked Tongues: Moral Judgment and Indian History". Both deal with the moral dimension in human history, raising various issues.. Author:AXTELL, JAMES (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GREAT WAVE Records of prices span history, from tables of medieval grain prices to the overabundance of modern statistics. In The Great Wave, David Hackett Fischer marshals this data to outline a history of prices that covers Western history.. Author:FISCHER, DAVID HACKETT (WARREN PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COMPROMISED CAMPUS Examines the role of the FBI in dealing with American universities regarding loyalty matters. The author has used the Freedom of Information Act to uncover instances of FBI illegal activities in this area.. Author:DIAMOND, SIGMUND (EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY AND HISTORY, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BIOLOGY OF MUTUALISM The view of nature as a jungle in which competition and predation are predominant, has long been important in both scientific and popular literature. However, another view has become widespread among ecologists and is explored here; that mutually beneficial interactions are just as important.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GAY, STRAIGHT AND IN-BETWEEN This book presents Dr Money's formulation of how sexual preference is determined. It includes a review of long-term follow-up studies on pre-natal influences on sexual identity, and discusses gender differentiation in childhood. The book concludes with an examination of the conflict between gender and sexual identities.. Author:MONEY, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MORAL ORDER OF A SUBURB This study examines the way residents of an affluent New York suburb deal with conflict in their families, neighbourhoods and community. Drawing on research, observation and numerous interviews, the author provides a portrait of an increasingly prevalent type of American community.. Author:BAUMGARTNER, M.P. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FROM HOMICIDE TO SLAVERY This collection of the author's selected essays reflect his wide-ranging interests in American colonial history, Afro-American history, the social sciences and American literature. Amongst his topics are capital punishment, the American anti-slavery movement and the cowboy as American hero.. Author:DAVIS, DAVID BRION (STERLING PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, YALE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : IRON CURTAIN An assessment of the origins of the Cold War, this volume combines a biography of Winston Churchill's role in the proceedings with a critical re-examination of diplomatic relations between Great Britain, the United States and the USSR in the post-war years.. Author:HARBUTT, FRASER J. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, EMORY UNIVERSITY, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DECLINE OF POPULAR POLITICS In this book, Michael McGerr attributes the decline in voter participation to the transformation of political style that occurred in the American North after the Civil War, showing how a vital democratic culture yielded to advertised campaigns and an emphasis on personalities rather than issues.. Author:MCGERR, MICHAEL E.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHINESE-SOVIET RELATIONS, 1937-1945 Traces the complex history of Sino-Soviet relations during the critical anti-Japanese period, shedding new light on the diplomacy of Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalists and the inner history of Chinese Communist relations with the USSR.. Author:GARVER, JOHN W. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE, GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : REVOLUTIONARY SPARKS This is a discussion of the freedom of expression practised by the USA - the right of Americans to speak their minds and to have access to a variety of information necessary for informed self-government. Subjects covered range from questions of national security to public morality.. Author:BLANCHARD, MARGARET (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF JOURNALISM, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : IRONY OF REGULATORY REFORM This study examines the history of telecommunications - both telephone and broadcast - with particular reference to attempts to regulate these media in the USA.. Author:HORWITZ, ROBERT BRITT (PROFESSOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHANGING WOMAN This work examines the role of Indian, Mexican-American and African-American women during the 20th century. It focuses on the changes these years have brought about in their lives and compares each group to the others.. Author:ANDERSON, KAREN (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ACADEMIA'S GOLDEN AGE This study examines post-World War II developments in American higher education by closely scrutinizing eight universities in the Boston, Massachusetts area that exemplify all the major trends.. Author:FREELAND, RICHARD M. (DEAN AND PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, BOSTON, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JEWISH FAMILY This collection of essays by leading scholars explores the Jewish family both in its historical reality and as it has been perceived by Jews over the centuries. Topics discussed include Jewish marriage, childhood and adolescence in Judaism and the role of the mother as ethical instructor.. Author:KRAEMER, DAVID (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF TALMUD AND RABBINICS, JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SHELLEY'S PROCESS This critique, which contains a set of Percy Shelley's best known writings in prose and verse, attempts to demonstrate the powerful effects of "radical transference" in Shelley's vision of human possibility, and to reveal the revisionary procedures used in the poet's work.. Author:HOGLE, JERROLD E. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEUROMOTOR MECHANISMS IN HUMAN COMMUNICATION This book deals with brain mechanisms in human communicative behaviour, from a broadly biological point of view. Particular attention is paid to the control mechanisms of the oral, manual, and brachial movements which form the basics of our communication systems, and the way in which these interface with auditory and visual systems.. Author:KIMURA, DOREEN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SUPERPOWER RIVALRY IN THE INDIAN OCEAN Focusing on a major area of superpower rivalry embracing the Indian Ocean, the Persian Gulf, 42 littoral states and one-third of the world's population, Indian and American authors examine the factors leading to the escalation of tension in this region and the effects of India's military power.. Author:HARRISON, SELIG S. (SENIOR ASSOCIATE, CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE, USA) SUBRAHMANYAM, K. (DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE OF STUDIES AND ANALYSES, NEW DELHI, INDIA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ORIGINS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, 1852-56 William Gienapp demonstrates that the organization of the Republican party was a difficult, complex, and lengthy process, and explains why, after an inauspicious beginning, it ultimately became a potent political force.. Author:GIENAPP, WILLIAM E. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HIGH RESOLUTION This book combines literary theory and close textual readings of works by Hawthorne, Melville, Wallace Stevens, William Carlos Williams, Ezra Pound and Italo Calvino to explore the socio-political correlatives to literary studies.. Author:SUSSMAN, HENRY (PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR, PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : IMMIGRATION RECONSIDERED This collection of essays offers an interdisciplinary and global perspective on immigration to the USA.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BACK TO THE ASYLUM Covers such topics as mental illness and criminal responsibility, rethinking the insanity defence in the neoconservative era, the fate of the insane offender in the neoconservative era, the liberal era of involuntary commitment and the neoconservative era of civil commitment.. Author:LAFOND, JOHN Q. (PROFESSOR OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND SCHOOL OF LAW, USA) DURHAM, MARY L. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : REVOLUTIONARY DREAMS The study takes a wide view of Russia's social, intellectual, and cultural history, examining party programmes, economic policy, and moral practices to recreate the spirit of idealism and experimentation before, during and after the Russian Revolution of 1917.. Author:STITES, RICHARD (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : REVOLUTIONARY DREAMS This volume was the recipient of the 1990 Vucinich Prize, awarded by the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies for the best book published in 1989 in the field of Russian and East European studies.. Author:STITES, RICHARD (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TRADE POLICY AND CORPORATE BUSINESS DECISIONS This study provides a bridge between actual and expected US trade policies and the financial, marketing, operational, organizational and strategic aspects of corporate business policy.. Author:AGMON, TAMIR. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COGITATIONS Descartes's Cogito ergo sum is one of the best-known of all philosophical formulations, but many philosophers have found it problematic. Katz proposes that the "Cogito" should be understood as an example of "analytical entailment".. Author:KATZ, JERROLD J. (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK GRADUATE CENTER). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONSTITUTIONAL BRINKSMANSHIP This work reveals the ongoing tensions between state and federal rights and constitutional tradition and reform.. Author:CAPLAN, RUSSELL L. (ATTORNEY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : END OF HIDDEN IRELAND Traces the emigration of an entire Irish village at the time of the Great Famine from their home, through Liverpool, to America. The author's textured analysis of Irish society "from the bottom up" stresses changing mentalities and the hidden pressures of famine.. Author:SCALLY, ROBERT (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HOME TOWN NEWS This biography of William Allen White, one of the best known newspaper editors of early 20th century America, is concerned not only with White's career, but also with small-town values and achievements in turn-of-the-century America, when the nation was changing dramatically.. Author:GRIFFITH, SALLY FOREMAN (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ESCAPE FROM VIOLENCE This comprehensive study examines the refugee phenomenon originating in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, and suggests the means by which the international community can assist those in greatest need.. Author:ZOLBERG, ARISTIDE R. (PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH) SUHRKE, ASTRI (PROFESSOR OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, AMERICAN UNIVERSITY) AGUAYO, SERGIO (PROFESSOR OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, EL COLEGIO DE MEXICO, MEXICO). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GERMAN PROFESSIONS, 1800-1950 A comprehensive view of 19th-century German history is described in this study of the professions, from law and medicine to engineering, social work and psychology, as well as the special cases of the civil service and the military.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EQUATIONS OF STATE OF SOLIDS IN GEOPHYSICS AND CERAMIC SCIENCE Equations of state are of fundamental importance in studying the physics and chemistry of the Earth. This introduction to equations of state has many applications to ceramic sciences and solid Earth geophysics. Oxides and silicates, especially those with high density, are also examined.. Author:ANDERSON, ORSON L.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SMOOTH TESTS OF GOODNESS OF FIT This study describes the validity of models involving statistical distribution of data. The smooth tests are a subset of these tests which are easy to apply and can be used in any situation in which there are relatively large sample sizes.. Author:RAYNER, J.C.W. (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS, UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO, AUSTRALIA) BEST, D.J. (CSIRO DIVISION OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS, FOOD RESEARCH LABORATORY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : STATE, SOCIETY AND THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN IMPERIAL GERMANY The much admired school system of 19th century Germany served as a model for many other countries. This book examines an educational tradition that was the object of wide emulation but which was often misinterpreted by its admirers.. Author:LAMBERTI, MARJORIE (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AT MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE, MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MECHANISMS OF CONVENTIONAL AND HIGH TC SUPERCONDUCTIVITY This study focuses on the phenomenon of induced superconductivity, which although manifested in conventional superconductors is particularly important in the field of high-Tc superconductors. The authors describe recent advances and link them with existing microscopic theory.. Author:KRESIN, VLADIMIR Z. (STAFF SCIENTIST, LAWRENCE BERKELEY LABORATORY, CALIFORNIA, USA) MORAWITZ, HANS WOLF, STUART A.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ENGLISH ARISTOCRATIC WOMEN, 1450-1550 This work, based on archival research, combines a collective portrait of aristocratic women with an analysis of the particular, class-specific form of patriarchy and gender relations that flourished among the upper classes in Yorkist and early Tudor England.. Author:HARRIS, BARBARA J. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AND WOMEN'S STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NONPROFIT SECTOR IN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE This is a collection of mostly original essays about the current picture of the international non-profit sector. It deals with the consequences of institutional choice in both industrialized and less-developed countries.. Author:JAMES, ESTELLE (PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, STONY BROOK, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SKELETON KEYS This textbook of human osteology focuses on both classroom and laboratory studies and field situations that physical anthropologists, archaeologists, and forensic pathologists routinely encounter. This should become the preferred text for human osteology courses.. Author:SCHWARTZ, JEFFREY H. (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PROBLEM OF SLAVERY IN WESTERN CULTURE A classic study of the history of slavery and men's changing attitudes to it, from antiquity to the early 1770s. This book won the 1967 Pulitzer Prize.. Author:DAVIS, DAVID BRION (STERLING PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, YALE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WINGS OF JUDGMENT This is a disturbing study of the strategy, outcome, and choices behind the American bombing policies of World War II. The author analyzes the explanation and moral arguments used by America's military leaders to justify the attacks on Dresden, Berlin and Hiroshima.. Author:SCHAFFER, RONALD (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CULTURE OF CRITICISM AND THE CRITICISM OF CULTURE The aim of this book is to challenge the assumptions made by the structuralist and post-structuralist schools of literary criticism. It defends and attempts to re-evaluate the kind of moral reflection associated with the critical legacy of such writers as Lionel Trilling and Edmund Wilson.. Author:GUNN, GILES (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : VIEW FROM NOWHERE Much philosophical debate has attempted to reconcile the human capacity to view the world both objectively and subjectively. Thomas Nagel's book tackles this fundamental issue, arguing that our divided nature is the root of a whole range of philosophical problems.. Author:NAGEL, THOMAS (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY AND LAW, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : NEW ENGLAND SOUL This analysis of preaching in colonial New England examines more than 2000 sermons, spanning five generations of ministers, in order to reconstruct the full import of the colonial sermon as a multi-faceted institution that served both religious and political purposes.. Author:STOUT, HARRY S. (PROFESSOR, YALE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FOUNDING OF ISRAELI DEMOCRACY, 1948-67 This study of the politics of the state of Israel in the first two decades of its existence addresses the question of how it has managed to remain a democracy despite all the adverse conditions.. Author:MEDDING, PETER Y.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SLAVE CULTURE In this study of Afro-American culture, Sterling Stuckey explains how different African peoples interacted during the 19th century to achieve a common culture. By examining anthropological evidence, the author arrives at a cross-cultural analysis of the formation of a black ethos.. Author:STUCKEY, STERLING (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OTHERWORLD JOURNEYS An examination of the strange feelings experienced by those who have come close to death and survived. Comparing recent near-death narratives with those of a much earlier period, the author finds both similarities and contrasts.. Author:ZALESKI, CAROL (LECTURER ON THE STUDY OF RELIGION, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : REFORMING SEX This study analyzes a mass movement of doctors and laypeople that demanded women's right to abortion and public access to birth control and sex education in Germany. Their story sheds light on current controversies about abortion and the role of doctors and the state in controlling women's rights.. Author:GROSSMAN, ATINA (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, HISTORY DEPARTMENT, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FRANKLIN AND BACHE The intense ideological conflict of the 1790s is illustrated in this study of the education and career of Benjamin Franklin Bache. Trained as a journalist by his grandfather, Benjamin Franklin, Bache became the leading polemical Jeffersonian journalist of the period.. Author:SMITH, JEFFERY A.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RUSSIA ABROAD A remarkable feature of the Great Russian Emigration which followed the Revolution is how the Russian communities abroad preserved a flourishing Russian culture. This is a comprehensive cultural history of this phenomenon.. Author:RAEFF, MARC (BAKHMETEFF PROFESSOR OF RUSSIAN STUDIES, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PLESSY CASE In 1896 the US Supreme Court upheld "equal but separate accommodations for the white and coloured races" on all passenger railways in Louisiana. This account traces the roots of that landmark case in post-Civil War America, focusing on its constitutional, legal and intellectual implications.. Author:LOFGREN, CHARLES A.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AMERICAN JUDICIAL TRADITION This newly revised and updated volume presents a series of portraits of some of the most famous appellate judges in American history, from John Marshall to the Burger court.. Author:WHITE, G.EDWARD (JOHN B.MINOR PROFESSOR OF LAW AND HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GREAT TRIUMVIRATE This is a joint biography of Daniel Webster, Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun, the most prominent of the second generation of American statesmen, from 1812 until 1850.. Author:PETERSON, MERRILL D. (THOMAS JEFFERSON FOUNDATION PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BIRTH OF THE MODERN MIND This book suggests that the origins of the thought and literature which is termed "modern" can be traced to the 13th-century Italian invention of the sonnet, the first literary form since classical times meant not for performance but for silent reading and introspection.. Author:OPPENHEIMER, PAUL (PROFESSOR OF COMPARATIVE MEDIEVAL LITERATURE AND POET-IN-RESIDENCE, CITY COLLEGE, NEW YORK, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PERILS OF THE NIGHT This book begins from the premise that the major conventions of the Gothic romance involve boundaries or barriers, which the Gothicist uses to play simultaneously on the fear of separateness and the fear of unity with some alien Other.. Author:DELAMOTTE, EUGENIA C.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BETTER RED This study contributes to efforts to promote working-class writing as a legitimate category of literary analysis. It demonstrates how the writing of Olsen and le Sueur anticipated many of the concerns of "second wave" feminists, and how their feminist ideals related to the American Communist Left.. Author:COINER, CONSTANCE (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, BINGHAMTON, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BOUNDARIES OF EROS Utilizing the records of Venetian courts that dealt with sex crimes, Ruggiero traces the evolution of both licit and illicit sexuality during the 14th and 15th centuries, and argues that the records reveal not only the nature of sexual behaviour, but also what society established as the norm.. Author:RUGGIERO, GUIDO (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FROM COTTON BELT TO SUNBELT A study of the effects of US federal government economic policies on the transformation of the American South from an area of depression and political conservatism to its present day position of political and economic power.. Author:SCHULMAN, BRUCE J. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WOMEN AND THE CITY In the 70 years between the Civil War and World War II, the women of Boston changed the city dramatically. From anti-spitting campaigns and demands for police mothers to patrol local parks, this book shows how they changed not only the manners of the city, but its physical layout as well.. Author:DEUTSCH, SARAH. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ANDREW JOHNSON AND RECONSTRUCTION This examination of the American Civil War challenges the myth that Andrew Johnson was a misunderstood statesman, and reveals him as a vindictive and stubborn man whose rigidity thwarted the post-war reunion of the North and South in the Reconstruction period of American history.. Author:MCKITRICK, ERIC L. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : STATES OF SIEGE The authors show how riots have evolved in the past twenty years in relation to America's changing penal system and society. They draw on in depth interviews with rioters, transcripts of post-riot investigations and results of a questionnaire about inmate disturbances in prisons in the USA.. Author:USEEM, BERT (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO, USA) KIMBALL, PETER (PHD CANDIDATE IN SOCIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PATRIOTIC PACIFISM This study examines the history of European peace movements from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to the beginning of World War I, analyzing their methods and influences, as well as exploring their ideologies and internal conflicts.. Author:COOPER, SANDI E. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ENTREPRENEURS AND POLITICS IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY MEXICO This work explores the complex political relationship between the Mexican state and leading businessmen from the 1920s to the present.. Author:CAMP, RODERIC A. (PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, DIRECTOR OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, CENTRAL COLLEGE, IOWA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ROMANCE OF FAILURE This book focuses on the intense intimacy between author and first-person narrator in these authors' fictions, in order to defend the beleaguered "I" in these works against the depersonalizing tendencies of post-structuralism.. Author:AUERBACH, JONATHAN (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : REFORM AND REGRET This volume provides a descriptive analysis of the campaign to achieve prison reform in Alabama through the federal courts.. Author:YACKLE, LARRY W. (PROFESSOR OF LAW, BOSTON UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONSTITUTIONS IN CRISIS With special reference to the experience of Britain and Germany, this book examines the dilemma faced by constitutional governments in trying to draft anti-terrorist laws while preserving civil liberties.. Author:FINN, JOHN E. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF GOVERNMENT, WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WILLIAM FRANKLIN A biography of Benjamin Franklin's illegitimate son, who served a long tenure as Governor of New Jersey, and was arrested and jailed for supporting the British during the American Revolution. The book sheds light on imperial issues and personalities during the Revolutionary period.. Author:SKEMP, SHEILA (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ASPIRATIONS AND ANXIETIES This study examines the thoughts and actions of the first generation of factory workers in New England. It explores the various ways in which the labourers handled their new experiences in the factories themselves, in the surrounding towns, and during strikes and political campaigns.. Author:ZONDERMAN, DAVID A. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DIVIDING REALITY This monograph identifies and explores a philosophical dilemma which the author calls "the division problem". This is defined as the problem of explaining why language divides up reality in one way rather than another, or the rational basis for languages to contain certain types of words.. Author:HIRSCH, ELI (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OFFICIAL LEADERSHIP IN THE CITY This work examines the roles of mayors, council members and administrators in the American urban governmental process and seeks to identify ways to improve the performance of these key figures.. Author:SVARA, JAMES H. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE OF U.S. ECONOMETRIC MODELS Each year, a number of different economic groups in the USA use their own econometric models to forecast what will happen to the economy in the coming year. This volume consists of chapters by distinguished economists comparing the different models now being used.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PHILIP'S PHOENIX A biography of Mary Sidney (1561-1621), Countess of Pembroke, sister of Sir Philip Sidney, based on primary sources such as account books, legal documents, letters, and diaries.. Author:HANNAY, MARGARET P. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, SIENA COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FALLEN FROM THE SYMBOLED WORLD This volume contains a selection of the readings of contemporary American poets, using the phenomenological approaches of Heidegger and Husserl.. Author:PRUNTY, WYATT (COLEMAN PROFESSOR, THE WRITING SEMINAR, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : READING ROMANTICS A series of essays which seek to reconnect Romantic literature with the motives from which it springs and the social relations within which it exists. Among the writers discussed are Wordsworth and Byron.. Author:MANNING, PETER J. (PROFESSOR AND CHAIRMAN, DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ECONOMIST This is a study of Thoreau's participation in the economic discourse of his time, when America underwent an unprecedented transformation in economic thinking and behaviour.. Author:NEUFELDT, LEONARD N. (PROFESSOR OF AMERICAN LITERATURE, PURDUE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TRANSPORTATION SAFETY IN AN AGE OF DEREGULATION The recent trend to deregulate industries has raised the question of whether deregulation means decreased safety. This book considers the question with regard to the airline and motor freight industries.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXYGEN CHEMISTRY Following an introduction to the the biological origins of dioxygen and the role of dioxygen in aerobic biology and oxidative metabolism, this text discusses the oxidation-reduction thermodynamics of oxygen species and the reactivities of specific oxygen compounds.. Author:SAWYER, DONALD T. (PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SISTERS IN TIME The 19th century, the great age of British novels, is also the age of the great heroines, and this book examines why.. Author:MORGAN, SUSAN (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, VASSAR COLLEGE). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONFLICTS OF LAW AND MORALITY This book deals with conscientious law-breaking - those instances in which individuals believe that they have sound moral reasons for breaking a particular law.. Author:GREENAWALT, KENT (CARDOZO PROFESSOR OF LAW, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY JEWRY ISRAEL - STATE AND SOCIETY, 1948-88 An up-to-date examination by specialists in this area of the issues and developments that have shaped the state and the people of Israel over the past 40 years.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DARWIN WITHOUT MALTHUS The first book in English to examine in detail the scientific work of 19th-century Russian evolutionists, and the first in any language to explore the relationship of their theories to their economic, political, and natural milieu.. Author:TODES, DANIEL P.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ALTERED EGOS This book is concerned with the "authority" of autobiography, seeing it as a shifting ground on which writers struggle for literary control over their lives against the constraints of genre, language, and society.. Author:COUSER, G.THOMAS (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PIANOS AND POLITICS IN CHINA During the Cultural Revolution the piano, the musical embodiment of Western culture, became the object of intense hostility. This book examines the evolution of China's ever-changing disposition towards European music and Western influences generally.. Author:KRAUS, RICHARD CURT (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW SCIENCE Examines the historical origins of sociology, especially in relation to the humanities and to economics.. Author:MAZLISH, BRUCE (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DIMENSIONS OF LAW IN THE SERVICE OF ORDER This study charts how a permanent income tax was enacted into law in the USA. Although a 3per cent tax on incomes in excess of $800 was enacted in 1861, it was declared unconstitutional in 1881 and remained so for 32 years. The author traces the political and legal history of the tax over half a century.. Author:STANLEY, ROBERT (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MAKING MUSIC MODERN This work sets the growth of American musical composition against parallel developments in American culture, provides a guide for understanding the music, and explores how the notion of the concert tradition, as inherited from Western Europe, was challenged and revitalized through contact with American popular song, jazz, and non-Western musics.. Author:OJA, CAROL J. (MARGARET AND DAVID BOTTOMS PROFESSOR OF MUSIC AND AMERICAN STUDIES, COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HUMAN NATURE, CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND THE FRENCH ENLIGHTENMENT This work re-examines several ideas long considered to be central tenets of the Enlightenment. Focusing on various ideas of human diversity, it challenges the prevailing view of the Enlightenment's supposedly rigid conception of human nature.. Author:VYVERBERG, HENRY (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, CARBONDALE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : THEORY OF THE COST-OF-LIVING INDEX This is a collection of eight published and two unpublished papers by a leading theorist, on the theories on index numbers, especially the cost of living index.. Author:POLLAK, ROBERT A. (CHARLES AND WILLIAM DAY PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TRUTH IN HELL AND OTHER ESSAYS ON POLITICS AND CULTURE, 1935-87 These essays by one of the pioneers of sociology are grouped in five categories: social theory, war and militarism, public opinion and propaganda, the history of literature, and "the present and the future".. Author:SPEIER, HANS (FORMERLY HEAD OF SOCIAL SCIENCE DIVISION, RAND CORPORATION, SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA) MACIVER, ROBERT (PROFESSOR OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RELIGION AND AMERICAN POLITICS A collection of essays in which 17 leading scholars of American religion examine the relation between politics and religion in the American experience. The essays examine how religious beliefs and practices have shaped political thought and behaviour before and after the Civil War.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ROAD TO MODERN JEWISH POLITICS This study explores the previously ignored antecedents to the political awakening of Jewish intellectuals and their break with the traditional, religion-centred culture.. Author:LEDERHENDLER, ELI. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BETRAYALS The massacre of English prisoners at Fort William Henry by Indians under French command during the American part of the Seven Years War created a powerful racist American folk memory. This challenging book tells the full story for the first time from original sources.. Author:STEELE, IAN K. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO, CANADA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ENABLING STATE Studies of the welfare state have formed an important part of public policy research in the USA since World War II. This volume examines and reconsiders the scope of social welfare transfers, how they are delivered, and whom they benefit.. Author:GILBERT, NEIL (PROFESSOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, USA) GILBERT, BARBARA (LEGAL ASSISTANT, ELLMAN, BURKE AND CASSIDY, SAN FRANCISCO, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JOB THE SILENT Originally published in 1991, a study of the book of Job and the understanding of how biblical texts evolve in the process of transmission. Zuckerman presents a thesis that the book of Job was intended as a parody and compares it to the Yiddish story "Bontshe Shvayg".. Author:ZUCKERMAN, BRUCE EDWARD (PROFESSOR OF RELIGION, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DIVIDED HEART A collection of essays which explore the impact of Protestantism on the social, political and religious life of Americans. Topics discussed include the influence of the American Enlightenment on the American Constitution, on presidents and statesmen, and on authors and literature.. Author:MAY, HENRY F. (PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LITERACY AND PAIDEIA IN ANCIENT GREECE This study traces the progress of literacy in Ancient Greece from its origins in the 8th century BC to the 4th century BC, when the major cultural institutions of Athens became totally dependent on alphabetic literacy.. Author:ROBB, KEVIN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CLOCK DRAWING Written by a multidisciplinary team of experts in neurobehaviour, this study takes a process-oriented approach to qualitative impairment. It discusses the drawing of clocks as a neuropsychological test instrument, describing the rationale for a number of time settings and clock conditions.. Author:FREEDMAN, MORRIS (DIRECTOR, BEHAVIORAL NEUROLOGY PROGRAM, BAYCREST CENTRE FOR GERIATRIC CARE, USA) LEACH, LARRY (DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, BAYCREST CENTRE FOR GERIATRIC CARE, USA) KAPLAN, EDITH (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, BOSTON. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BASEBALL THE EARLY YEARS In the first of two volumes, the history of baseball is traced from early English children's games to the formation in 1903 of the two present-day major leagues.. Author:SEYMOUR, HAROLD. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WISDOM OF THE SAINTS This selection of aphoristic sayings from the writings and recorded works of the Catholic saints covers 2000 years of ecclesiastical history. These quotations touch on such themes as faith, joy, hope, folly and death.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MUSINGS Winner of the 1988 Sonneck Society's Irving Lowens Award for distinguished contributions to scholarship in American music, the author brings together his writings on music and discusses the composition and performance of contemporary music, musical education and musical aesthetics.. Author:SCHULLER, GUNTHER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MORAL LIMITS OF THE CRIMINAL LAW HARM TO SELF This volume tackles the riddles associated with the commonly proposed principle called "legal paternalism". It evaluates (and rejects) the principle that it can be right to impose coercion on a person "for his own good", whatever his own wishes in the matter.. Author:FEINBERG, JOEL (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY AT UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, TUCSON, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JUST A HOUSEWIFE The author shows how the 19th century's "cult of domesticity" had invested the home with great importance - as the centre of republican virtue, as the source of religious values and as an area of heady female responsibilities.. Author:MATTHEWS, GLENNA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LASERS AND MASS SPECTROMETRY This volume focuses on the fundamentals of the technique of analyzing material based on the atomic weight of the species, using the power and definition of lasers to enable measurement of smaller quantities and more finely localized particles.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EMPIRICAL LABOUR ECONOMICS This volume defines the economics of search, which has become a part of the standard graduate curriculum. The concept deals with the costs and benefits to individual workers - either employed or unemployed - of seeking a job with the highest possible pay.. Author:DEVINE, THERESA J. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, USA) KIEFER, NICOLAS M. (PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, CORNELL UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONSCRIPTS AND DESERTERS This book challenges the notion of the French nation rushing to arms during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars by examining the massive rates of desertion and avoidance of service and their social, military, and political consequences.. Author:FORREST, ALAN (SENIOR LECTURER IN FRENCH HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONALISM David Richards here argues that the legal interpretation of the US constitution depends on an understanding of the liberal humanist principles which guided the Founders.. Author:RICHARDS, DAVID A.J. (PROFESSOR OF LAW, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : POLITICS OF SURVIVAL Tracing the rise and fall of the French artisans' political movement from the turn of the century to the 1960s, the author uncovers the reasons why the French petit bourgeoisie did not embrace fascism as their counterparts in other European countries did.. Author:ZDATNY, STEVEN M. (FLOYD SEWARD LEAR LECTURER IN FRENCH HISTORY, RICE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AWARENESS OF DEFICIT AFTER BRAIN INJURY Damage to the brain can produce deficits of perception, attention, memory, language or motor function, but remarkably some brain-damaged patients are unaware of these deficits. Designed for neurologists and cognitive psychologists, this study examines the phenomenon and rehabilitation techniques.. Author:PRIGATANO, GEORGE P. (CHAIRMAN, SECTION OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE) SCHACTER, DANIEL L. (PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LIAR This monograph purports to provide a solution to semantical paradoxes like "the liar". The authors base this solution on J.L.Austin's idea of truth, which is fundamental to situation semantics, and compare two models of language, propositions and truth.. Author:BARWISE, JON (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY) ETCHEMENDY, JOHN (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PHILOSOPHY OF LEIBNIZ This is a systematic account of the wide-ranging philosophical ideas of Leibniz. The author, a highly respected analytical philosopher, has brought his own abilities to bear on the unwieldy and inaccessible corpus of Leibniz's work.. Author:MATES, BENSON (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TOLERATION AND THE CONSTITUTION The author argues the relevance of philosophical and political theory for the interpretation of law, and especially for constitutional interpretation. He surveys all major contemporary theories of constitutional interpretation and concludes that interpretivism is invalid.. Author:RICHARDS, DAVID A.J. (PROFESSOR OF LAW, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PHILOSOPHY, "THE FEDERALIST" AND THE CONSTITUTION This book presents the first synoptic view of the major philosophical ideas in "The Federalist". Using the tools of philosophy and intellectual history, it examines the theories and disciplines used in different degrees by the founding fathers in defence of the constitution.. Author:WHITE, MORTON (PROFESSOR, INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHURCH AND STATE IN EARLY MODERN ENGLAND, 1509-1640 The establishment of the Anglican Church and the strengthening of the English monarchy during the 16th and early 17th centuries together served as the foundation of the modern British state. This text provides an overview of a crucial phase in English history.. Author:SOLT, LEO F. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, INDIANA UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ESTIMATION AND INFERENCE IN ECONOMETRICS Designed for graduates in econometrics, this study covers both basic and advanced topics and uses geometrical proofs throughout for clarity of exposition. The book offers a unified theoretical perspective, and emphasizes the practical applications of modern theory.. Author:DAVIDSON, RUSSELL (PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, UNIVERSITE D'AIX-MARSEILLE II & III, FRANCE) MACKINNON, JAMES MACKINNON, JAMES (PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY, KINGSTON, CANADA). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : NOMIC PROBABILITY AND THE FOUNDATIONS OF INDUCTION Dealing with the subject of probalilistic reasoning, this text attempts to make general philosophic sense of objective probabilities and explores their relationship to the problem of induction.. Author:POLLOCK, JOHN (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ESSENCE OF CREATIVITY This exploration of creativity has been designed to benefit graduate students and researchers in design (computer science and mechanical engineering) and psychologists interested in the analytical aspects of creativity.. Author:KIM, STEVEN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GREATER SYRIA Pan-Syrian nationalism - the dream of creating a Greater Syria out of what is now Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, and part of Turkey - has profoundly affected Middle Eastern politics since the World War I. This is an account of this issue.. Author:PIPES, DANIEL (DIRECTOR, FOREIGN POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LIFE IN RAGTIME As a composer and band leader at the height of ragtime, James Reese Europe had a strong influence on the first generation of jazz musicians who were to follow. This study of Europe's life and music reveals much about the role of black musicians in American culture.. Author:BADGER, REID (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF AMERICAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, TUSCALOOSA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHINA WITHOUT MAO The 2nd edition of this concise review of China's development since Mao's death has been substantially expanded to take into account the dramatic changes of recent years.. Author:HSU, IMMANUEL C.Y. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EVOLUTION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE Aimed at evolutionary biologists, ecologists and epidemiologists, this extended essay presents an evolutionary-biological perspective of human infectious disease.. Author:EWALD, PAUL W.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : KORLE MEETS THE SEA For centuries, Accra, the capital of Ghana, has been a linguistic anomaly that contains 44 indigenous languages, of which most members of its population speak at least two, Using linguistic, historical, and ethnographic techniques, Dakubu explores the origins and durability of this multilingualism and how it has affected Ghanaian society.. Author:DAKUBU, MARY ESTHER KROPP (PROFESSOR OF LINGUISTICS, DIRECTOR OF LANGUAGE CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF GHANA, LEGON, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GREAT DESIGN This introductory volume emphasizes an understanding of the fundamental forces - gravitation, electromagnetism - and the fundamental particles on which they act and which go to build atoms and molecules.. Author:ADAIR, ROBERT K.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SCHOOL OF HAWTHORNE This study examines the influence of the American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne on such writers as Melville, Howells, Faulkner and Henry James.. Author:BRODHEAD, RICHARD H. (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, YALE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RECONSTRUCTING WOMANHOOD Covering the period between the 1850s and the turn of the century, this study of 19th century narratives depicts an era of intense cultural and political activity when Afro-American women first began to emerge as novelists.. Author:CARBY, HAZEL V. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, HUMANITIES INSTITUTE, WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, CONNECTICUT, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : POETIC FORM AND BRITISH ROMANTICISM This study confronts the popular stereotype that the Romantics either accepted or rejected previously established literary genres, proposing rather that they adapted traditional poetic forms to suit their own democratic, secular, and sceptical ethos.. Author:CURRAN, STUART (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FIGURES IN BLACK A study which focuses on Afro-American literature.. Author:GATES, HENRY LOUIS (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND AFRICANA STUDIES, CORNELL UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FLESH MADE WORD Examining the works of such Victorian writers as the Brontes, Dickens, Eliot, and Hardy, this study discusses codes and taboos about the female body and explores how female sexuality was represented in Victorian literary and non-literary genres, such as painting, etiquette books and pornography.. Author:MICHIE, HELENA (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, MASSACHUSETTS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JAZZ AGE This lively account of the Roaring 20s' in America embraces all the major personalities in jazz and popular music - singers, composers and instrumentalists - together with a detailed discography and lists of songs and films.. Author:SHAW, ARNOLD (DIRECTOR OF THE POPULAR MUSIC RESEARCH CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JOHN MARSHALL HARLAN A biography of an American jurist who served on the US Supreme Court from 1955 until his retirement in 1971. The study provides an analysis of Harlan's judicial and constitutional philosophy.. Author:YARBROUGH, TINSLEY E. (PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SUBJECTIVITIES The thesis of this text is that, whereas bourgeois subjectivity resembles the central and developing self of such novels as "David Copperfield", working-class subjectivity consists of an attention to working environment and community that diminishes concern with self.. Author:GAGNIER, REGENIA (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FLUID DYNAMICS FOR THE STUDY OF TRANSONIC FLOW This text leads readers step-by-step through the physics involved in the transition from subsonic to supersonic flow, clearly explaining the complex theoretical principles involved.. Author:RAMM, HEINRICH J. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE SPACE INSTITUTE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ISLAMIC REFORM Examines Syria's religious, intellectual and political history during a period of transformation before World War I, focusing on an attempt to reform Islamic belief and practice at the turn of the century.. Author:COMMINS, DAVID DEAN (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, DICKINSON COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GERMAN ARMY LEAGUE Aimed at scholars and students of German history, this volume explores the origins and development of the Army League, founded in 1912, which was important in strengthening the resolve of those in Germany who wanted war.. Author:COETZEE, MARILYN SHEVIN (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, YALE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JUNK BONDS This study examines companies that use high yield ("junk") bond financing and compares their economic performances with industry averages. The book also traces the growth of junk bonds, and concludes with a chapter discussing the policy debate that surrounds this controversial method of finance.. Author:YAGO, GLENN (DIRECTOR, ECONOMIC RESEARCH BUREAU, HARRIMAN SCHOOL, SUNY, STONY BROOK, NEW YORK, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LETTERS, FICTIONS, LIVES This volume attempts to determine the early influence shared between William Dean Howells and Henry James by reconstructing and evaluating documentary evidence of their literary cross-fertilization. The 151 letters included represent each writer's most significant criticism of the other.. Author:JAMES, HENRY HOWELLS, W.D.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PATRIOTS AND PAUPERS Hamburg experienced enormous growth in the 18th century, and with it a dramatic increase in the urban poor population. This is a study of the city's response to these enormous changes in its political and social structure.. Author:LINDEMANN, MARY (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JUSTICE BROKER Commissioned by the US Department of Justice and aimed at practising lawyers and legal scholars, this is a detailed national study of the American civil justice system.. Author:KRITZER, HERBERT M. (PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TRIAL AND ERROR The teaching of Darwin's theories has been a controversial issue in American high schools for over a century. This study of the subject has been revised to include a chapter dealing with the continuation of the evolutionism versus creationism controversy in the 1980s.. Author:LARSON, EDWARD J. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AND LAW, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ANALECTS A translation of the Analects of Confucius, the fifth century BC Chinese sage whose influence on Chinese and other East Asian cultures is felt today. This translation is more literal than previous versions, and is accompanied by notes that explain unfamiliar terms and concepts and provide historical and cultural context.. Author:CONFUCIUS. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : THRESHOLD OF WAR This account of America's entry into World War II argues that Franklin D.Roosevelt was not the vacillating and disorganized leader he is often portrayed as, but a cautious, rational man. It shows how Roosevelt, Churchill and others struggled to shape American policy before Pearl Harbour.. Author:HEINRICHS, WALDO H. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WILHELM II AND THE GERMANS A study of Kaiser Wilhelm's development and personality, which reveals a man both anxiously insecure and brashly arrogant, flamboyant in public yet vacillating and ineffective in his political decisions.. Author:KOHUT, THOMAS (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, WILLIAMS COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : VISIONARIES AND PLANNERS Traces the Garden City movement - a system of town planning that emphasized green belts and the design of ideal communities - from its origins in mid-19th-century England through its subsequent development and elaboration in 20th-century America.. Author:BUDER, STANLEY (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, BARUCH COLLEGE, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : POWER OF LEGITIMACY AMONG NATIONS An authority on international law considers why it is that rules within the international system are for the most part obeyed, even though they are not usually enforced. The text uses practical examples to show how international law works successfully even without formal codes or laws.. Author:FRANCK, THOMAS M. (DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY JEWRY ART AND ITS USES - THE VISUAL IMAGE AND MODERN JEWISH SOCIETY This volume analyzes the levels of meaning present in a wide range of visual images, from high art by Jewish artists to Judaica, caricatures, and political propaganda.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SHARED TERRITORY In an effort to re-examine assumptions about written language development, the author views children's drawings and writing as the objectified workings of the human mind, and explores a new concept of the developing child as a "maker of works".. Author:HIMLEY, MARGARET (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, THE WRITING PROGRAM, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : READING TO WRITE This theoretical work focuses on the processes of reading (when one's purpose is to create a text of one's own) and writing (which includes a response to the work of others).. Author:FLOWER, LINDA STEIN, VICTORIA ACKERMAN, JOHN KANTZ, MARGARET J. MCCORMICK, KATHLEEN PECK, WAYNE C.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TIME AND THE VERB Tense and aspect, linguistic markers signifying relations in time, have been peculiarly resistant to linguistic classification and explanation. The aim of this study is to enable students, teachers and scholars to understand the use of verb forms in particular languages.. Author:BINNICK, ROBERT I. (PROFESSOR OF LINGUISTICS, SCARBOROUGH COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JAPAN'S SOFTWARE FACTORIES Analyzes a number of Japanese computer manufacturers and their efforts to compete successfully with US software companies. The text explores the concept of Japanese "software factories", in which large numbers of people are engaged in developing computer software in co-operative ways.. Author:CUSUMANO, MICHAEL A.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BEGINNING TO SPELL This study on the psycholinguistics of spelling supplies the theoretical framework necessary to understand how children's ability to write is related to their ability to speak a language. The importance of learning to spell is highlighted, and the findings presented outline the implications for how spelling should best be taught.. Author:TREIMAN, REBECCA (PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ENVIRONMENT, COGNITION AND ACTION How do human beings comprehend, evaluate and utilize the physical environments they inhabit? In this volume, psychologists, planners and architects discuss the present state of knowledge in environmental cognition, building and landscape assessment, aesthetics and decision-making.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RELIGION IN PSYCHODYNAMIC PERSPECTIVE An anthology of the writings of the late Paul Pruyser, an American psychologist concerned with the psychology of religion. The essays provide an overview of major themes in Pruyser's thought, and demonstrate his wide-ranging contributions to the field.. Author:PRUYSER, PAUL W.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Examines the transfer of technology from industrial nations to other countries that require the technology, but do not as yet have the means to develop and manufacture products on their own.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ADVANCES IN INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS This volume derives from a conference held in Sapporo, Japan, in July 1986, and covers advances in input-output analysis.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FOR PARTY OR COUNTRY This text explores how various pressure groups, such as the British Navy League, Tariff Reform League and the Anti-Socialism Union, forced the Conservative Party to adapt during the Edwardian period.. Author:COETZEE, FRANS (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, YALE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER FLOWS This text gives a simple view of the structure of the boundary layer, the instruments available for measuring its mean and turbulent properties, how best to make the measurements, and ways to process and analyze the data.. Author:KAIMAL, JAGADISH CHANDRAN FINNIGAN, JOHN JOSEPH (HEAD, CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MECHANICS, INSTITUTE FOR NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT, CSIRO). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COMMON WOMEN A "common woman" in medieval England was a prostitute, distinguished as such less for taking money for sex than for belonging to all men in common. This book tells the story of these women, their experiences, relations, and treatment under the law.. Author:KARRAS, RUTH MAZO (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DOMINOES AND BANDWAGONS A collection of essays on military defence strategy, which considers historical applications of the "domino theory", the psychological dynamics of the US-Soviet relationship vis-a-vis Eurasian boundaries. It also examines whether the USSR actually infers a lack of resolve from American retreats.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH MANAGEMENT A group of papers describing the preconditions, processes, and outcomes of well-managed interdisciplinary research projects from the USA, Canada, Israel, Japan, Brazil, West Germany and Romania.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SCIENCE AND REASON The author sets forth his views on a wide range of philosophical problems associated with the study and practice of science and mathematics, and gives a general overview of the philosophy of science. The text is aimed primarily at cognitive scientists and those working in artificial intelligence.. Author:KYBURG, HENRY E. (BURBANK PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AS MOSCOW SEES US Examines the prism through which Soviet analysts interpret American domestic and foreign politics, and the factors that shape continuity and change in the Soviet framework. The author analyzes this perspective by asking from the Soviet viewpoint such questions as - who rules America?. Author:MILLS, RICHARD M. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WAGING PEACE This text offers a comprehensive study of Eisenhower's "New Look" programme of national security - the groundwork for the next three decades of America's Cold War strategy. Though "containment" originated under Truman, Eisenhower developed the first strategy for the issues of the nuclear age.. Author:BOWIE, ROBERT (DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, HARVARD UNIVERSITY (EMERITUS), USA) IMMERMAN, RICHARD H. (PROFESSOR, CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF FORCE AND DIPLOMACY, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INTERNATIONAL BANKING, 1870-1914 Financial experts from various countries provide a comprehensive survey of the origins and growth of the modern international banking system in a critical period in the emergence of the modern world economy.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INVISIBLE WEAPON This text examines the political history of telecommunications between 1851, the year the first telegraph cable linked France and Britain, and the end of World War II. The author attempts to illustrate the political aspects of information technology, such as radio propaganda and cryptography.. Author:HEADRICK, DANIEL R. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TIMBER BUBBLE THAT BURST A study of the booming industry and subsequent recession in the timber industry of the north-west USA, which argues that it was not the widely-blamed actions of the Federal Reserve so much as the actions of the buyers themselves which caused the problem.. Author:MATTEY, JOE P. (ECONOMIST, BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM, WASHINGTON DC, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MIND OF THE TALMUD This study traces the development of the literary forms and conventions of the Balylonian Talmud, or Bavli. The most comprehensive of all the documents produced by rabbinic Jews in late antiquity, for some its opinions remain definitive today.. Author:KRAEMER, DAVID (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF TALMUD AND RABBINICS, JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OUT OF AFGHANISTAN The United Nations mediator for the Afghanistan conflict and a foreign policy analyst provide their own interpretations of the negotiations that helped to end the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. They describe how the ideological hard line taken by the Reagan administration prolonged the conflict.. Author:CORDOVEZ, DIEGO (FORMERLY FOREIGN MINISTER OF ECUADOR) HARRISON, SELIG S. (SENIOR ASSOCIATE, THE CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FLEETING MOMENTS A look at the relationship between nature and culture in American history to 1900, from the search for the Northwest Passage, through the expedition of Lewis and Clark, to a final section showing how nature was adapted to urban settings such as Central Park.. Author:BARTH, GUNTHER (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEITHER WOLF NOR DOG Focusing on three diverse native American groups - the Northern Ute, Hupa and Papago - this study explores the ways in which these peoples responded to social, subsistence and environmental changes brought about by their enforced settlement on reservations.. Author:LEWIS, DAVID RICH (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BECOMING A PHYSICIAN This comparative history of medical education in the West from 1750 to 1945 traces the social, political and intellectual background that fostered medical knowledge - especially in the USA, France, Germany and the UK - and indicates how this knowledge affected education.. Author:BONNER, THOMAS NEVILLE (DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AND HIGHER EDUCATION, WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ROMANTIC MEDICINE AND JOHN KEATS Addresses the fundamental intellectual issues of Romantic medicine as they were given expression in the works of Keats, who was a licensed apothecary and general practitioner of medicine.. Author:ALMEIDA, HERMIONE DE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WOMEN IN THE WORLD ECONOMY A study of the impact of the international economy on women in developing countries, examining the position of women in the labour force and their role in unpaid labour such as housework.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GEORGE KENNAN AND THE DILEMMAS OF U.S. FOREIGN POLICY This political biography examines Kennan's thoughts in the context of his many years of government service and his political counsel in the field of foreign policy.. Author:MAYERS, DAVID (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF POLITICS, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : IMPERFECT ART Relates the work of jazz artists such as Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Lester Young, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman to primitivism in the arts, neoclassicism, good and bad taste, improvization and recordings, and aesthetics in general.. Author:GIOIA, TED (LECTURER IN JAZZ STUDIES, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GAY, STRAIGHT AND IN-BETWEEN Synthesizing many years' investigation into sexual identity and orientation, this book presents Dr Money's formulation of how sexual preference is determined. It includes a review of long-term follow-up studies on pre-natal influences on sexual identity, and discusses gender differentiation in childhood.. Author:MONEY, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INTEGRATING DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE This collection of essays focuses on the development of strategic business capabilities through the use of design for manufacturability (DFM) tools and practices, the role of DFM in specific product development phases and the social, political and cultural context in which DFM is introduced.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : UNWRITTEN LAW This account of criminal justice in Victorian England examines the gap between the formal laws and the unwritten law of the community, and analyzes how law-breakers were treated differently according to class, gender and status.. Author:CONLEY, CAROLYN A. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, BIRMINGHAM, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FACES IN THE FOREST This study traces the natural history of the Muriqui monkeys from their scientific discovery in 1806 to their current, highly endangered status.. Author:STRIER, KAREN B. (PROFESSOR OF ANTHROPOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ESCAPE FROM THE HOLOCAUST Illegal Jewish immigration prior to the founding of the State of Israel forms one of the most fascinating chapters in the history of Zionism and modern Jewish history. This volume focuses on what has become known as the final phase in the history of the Holocaust.. Author:OFER, DALIA (SENIOR LECTURER, INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY JEWRY, HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM, ISRAEL). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ELIOT, JOYCE AND COMPANY This study explores the relations of T.S.Eliot and James Joyce with certain antecedents, such as Dante, Flaubert and Baudelaire; with contemporaries including Pound and Yeats; and with their readers, in order to illuminate the authors' historic mutual venture in English literature.. Author:SULTAN, STANLEY (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, CLARK UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PRIVATE PRISONS Examining various issues in the controversy over the privatization of the US prison system, the author establishes a strong case for the viability of proprietary prisons.. Author:LOGAN, CHARLES H.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CULTURE OF SENTIMENT This collection of critical essays endeavours to give fuller body and scope to the subject of 19th-century American sentimentality by examining it in light of the so-called "women's culture" and the issue of race.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DEATH OF THE IRREPARABLE INJURY RULE Drawing on an analysis of numerous cases, the author argues that the "irreparable injury" rule is defunct, since it no longer constrains a court's choice of remedy. He proposes new injury rules based on actual practice.. Author:LAYCOCK, DOUGLAS (ALICE MCKEAN YOUNG REGENTS CHAIR IN LAW, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CORPORATION OF THE 1990'S This is the final report of a major research programme conducted by MIT, which was initiated in 1984 to explore the influence of information technology on the way that organizations will be able to survive and prosper in the competitive environment of the 1990s and beyond.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RHETORIC AND IRONY This study synthesizes existing arguments about the perception of dialogue, writing and language in the ancient world. It examines specifically the work of four key figures: Plato, Aristotle, Cicero and Augustine.. Author:SWEARINGEN, C.JAN (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, ARLINGTON, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LANGUAGE VARIATION IN SOUTH ASIA This volume contains 12 essays on the languages of South Asia, written by a leading authority on the subject.. Author:BRIGHT, WILLIAM. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DIVORCE LAWYERS AND THEIR CLIENTS Based on over 100 lawyer-client conferences at which the authors were observers, this book charts the complicated and shifting relationships between the two as they work out the strategy and tactics of divorce. It also examines the nature of the marriage and why marriages fail, the nature of the legal process and the best way to resolve divorce.. Author:SARAT, AUSTIN FELSTINER, WILLIAM (VISITING PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MIND, BRAIN AND ADAPTATION IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY The author examines ideas of the nature and localization of the functions of the brain in the light of the philosophical constraints at work in the sciences of mind and brain in the 19th century. Particular attention is paid to phrenology, sensory-motor physiology and associationist psychology.. Author:YOUNG, ROBERT M. (PUBLISHER, FREE ASSOCIATION BOOKS). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : POWER AND PURITY Catharism was a popular medieval heresy based on the belief that the creation of humankind was a disaster in which angelic spirits were trapped in matter by the devil. This text explores its place in medieval Orvieto, studying the community's social makeup and the centrality of heresy.. Author:LANSING, CAROL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PLANT REPRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY This collection of reviews examines plant reproduction within a framework of evolutionary ecology. The contributors discuss conceptual issues, showing the importance of sex allocation, sexual selection and inclusive fitness, and the dimensions of paternity and maternity in plants.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FORKS, PHONOGRAPHS AND HOT AIR BALLOONS Drawing on hundreds of examples, this study of human ingenuity argues that all inventions are the result of the same basic principles rather than random inspiration. The author, a cognitive psychologist, reveals the mind's capacity for problem-solving from the Stone Age to the present day.. Author:WEBER, ROBERT J. (PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, STILLWATER, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BUDDHA IN THE CROWN Sri Lanka has one of Asia's most pluralistic religious cultures. From a study of the changing role played by one Buddhist deity in Sinhala religious culture, the author of this study develops a thesis about the mechanism of religious change.. Author:HOLT, JOHN CLIFFORD (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF RELIGION, BOWDOIN COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MOUNTAINS OF DEBT This text surveys the growth and decline of the economies of Renaissance Florence and of Victorian Britain, and relates their experiences to that of the USA in recent decades, a period notable for accumulating public debt.. Author:VESETH, MICHAEL (PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INEQUALITY AT WORK The author presents a detailed economic analysis of the rapidly growing Hispanic work force presently living in the USA.. Author:DEFREITAS, GREGORY (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COGNITIVE NEUROPSYCHOLOGY IN CLINICAL PRACTICE The goal of this text is to introduce cognitive neuropsychology to a broad audience of clinicians and researchers. The contributors describe how the vocabulary, theoretical framework and information-processing models of cognitive psychology are applied to disorders of higher cortical function.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : REUNION AND REACTION First published in 1951, this historical textbook has been reissued with a new introduction by the author. It discusses the American Reconstruction period, the history of the US Republican Party and the realignment of forces that fought the American Civil War.. Author:WOODWARD, C.VANN (EMERITUS STERLING PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, YALE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JAPANESE CORPORATION PHILANTHROPY This study explores the socio-cultural setting in which corporate philanthropy is conducted, the legal foundation of philanthropy, taxation, and the way the actual philanthropic system works in Japan.. Author:LONDON, NANCY R. (ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, TOKYO BRANCH, TOKYO, JAPAN). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GENETICS AND CONSERVATION OF RARE PLANTS Designed to focus particular attention on the population biology and genetics of rare species, this study of the conservation of rare plants includes an examination of the biological factors that influence their distribution and management in the wild.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : VIOLENCE IN AMERICA Aims to draw together what is known about violence in US society, and to lead the way towards involving health professionals in education, prevention and intervention. For a number of topics, it offers an analysis of issues in epidemiology, causal and risk factors, outcomes and interventions.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MARGINS OF CITY LIFE Focuses on the social margins of city life - the "faubourgs", or suburbs, where rural migrants and the labouring poor of French cities congregated in growing numbers in the first half of the 19th century. The text examines the cultural and social traditions which took root in these areas.. Author:MERRIMAN, JOHN M. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AND MASTER OF BRANFORD COLLEGE, YALE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PLATO'S "PARMENIDES" This treatise offers a new solution to the famous puzzle of the so-called "gymnastic" half of Plato's "Parmenides". The author shows that the work serves to introduce a metaphysics which had outgrown problems commonly associated with Plato's middle dialogues, creating a bridge to his later work.. Author:MEINWALD, CONSTANCE C. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : METCHNIKOFF AND THE ORIGINS OF IMMUNOLOGY A critical study of the work of Elie Metchnikoff, the founding father of modern immunology. It explores Metchnikoff's development as an embryologist, showing how it prepared him to propose his theory of host-pathogen interaction.. Author:TAUBER, ALFRED I. (PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE AND PATHOLOGY, BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, USA) CHERNYAK, LEON (RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MORALITY, POLITICS AND LAW This treatise explores the proper relationship of moral and religious beliefs to politics and law, focusing particularly on the USA, a country which, the author argues, is morally and religiously pluralistic.. Author:PERRY, MICHAEL J. (PROFESSOR OF LAW, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TURBULENCE IN THE AMERICAN WORKPLACE This study elaborates the many critical issues resulting from the impact of corporate restructuring on the American workforce.. Author:DOERINGER, PETER B. (PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, CENTER FOR APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCE, BOSTON UNIVERSITY, MASSACHUSETTS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : THERMODYNAMICS IN GEOCHEMISTRY This text outlines the fundamentals required to understand the science of thermodynamics and describes the applications of thermodynamics to geochemistry. A thorough review of the necessary mathematics is presented both as a refresher course and for newcomers to the field.. Author:ANDERSON, GREGOR M. (PROFESSOR OF GEOCHEMISTRY, DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA) CRERAR, DAVID A.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EXPERTS IN UNCERTAINTY This volume contains an extensive survey and critical examination of current views on the use of expert opinion in scientific inquiry and policy-making.. Author:COOKE, ROGER M. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS AND INFORMATICS, DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, THE NETHERLANDS). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : THEY NEVER SAID IT A reference work that sifts through hundreds of misquotations, wrong attributions, and blatant fabrications to reveal the origins of famous quotes.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MORAL LIMITS OF THE CRIMINAL LAW HARMLESS WRONGDOING The 4th and final volume in the series defines the philosophical basis for criminalizing so-called "victimless crimes", such as pornography and consensual sexual activity.. Author:FEINBERG, JOEL (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, TUCSON, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PRINTERS AND PRESS FREEDOM This study of the origins of the press clause of the First Amendment shows that American journalists of the time believed that government was not to be trusted and that the press needed broad protection to serve as a check on the abuse of power.. Author:SMITH, JEFFERY A. (PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PERSONS, RIGHTS AND THE MORAL COMMUNITY Presents the foundations of a liberal individualistic theory of rights, and explains what rights individuals have, why they have them, and the place of rights within the overall structure of morality.. Author:LOMASKY, LOREN E. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MISS MILES The only novel written by Charlotte Bronte's life-long friend, Mary Taylor, this is the story of the education and up-bringing of a group of young women, which emphasizes their friendship and their ability to maintain mental and economic well-being in straightened circumstances.. Author:TAYLOR, MARY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : UNDERSTANDING AND CONTROLLING THE GERMAN COCKROACH This study addresses issues of interest to entomologists and pest control specialists involving the German cockroach. Topics discussed include taxonomy and distribution, morphology, genetics and behaviour, as well as control technology and strategies.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NONREALITY OF FREE WILL This monograph offers an argument concerning free will and moral responsibility which identifies hierarchical compatibilism - a view espoused by such philosophers as Neely, Watson, Levin and Dennett - as the most plausible account of free will.. Author:DOUBLE, RICHARD (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TRANSFORMING ORGANIZATIONS This volume contains a series of essays which examine how business organizations should adapt to global markets in a world economy. It argues that systemic change must take place across the entire organization for policies to be successful.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JOHN NELSON, MERCHANT ADVENTURER The biography of a mid-17th century entrepreneur who acted as a middleman in several transactions between French Canada and New England, and who later led an uprising that forced the Royal Governor of Massachusetts out of office in 1689.. Author:JOHNSON, RICHARD R. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SEATTLE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CIVIL RIGHTS AND THE IDEA OF FREEDOM The author attempts to delineate the important ideas that developed from the political experience of the US Civil Rights Movement. He argues that the Movement was not so much about ending segregation, as having blacks recognized as individuals whose sense of self-worth could be enhanced.. Author:KING, RICHARD (PROFESSOR OF AMERICAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RUTH CRAWFORD SEEGER This study of Ruth Crawford Seeger and her music is aimed at scholars and students of 20th-century American music and women's studies.. Author:TICK, JUDITH. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RUDE HAND OF INNOVATION The Frank S. and Elizabeth D. Brewer Prize Eassy of the American Society of Church History. Based on original sources, it illuminates the social history of Albany, New York, seen as a case study to demonstrate the central role played by religion in the creation of American social life.. Author:HACKETT, DAVID G. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF RELIGION, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, GAINESVILLE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY AND COMPETITIVENESS Discussing the international decline in productivity since the end of World War II, this study contains essays on global perspectives, comparative studies of market economies, USA/international competitiveness and specific country studies (Japan, West Germany and China).. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WOMEN AND SOCIAL PROTEST Examines the role of women in social protest movements in many countries, concentrating on four categories of protest: those resulting from economic hardship; racial, ethnic, or nationalist struggles; humanistic, global causes; and feminist movements.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : POLITICS AND THE SCIENCES OF CULTURE IN GERMANY, 1840-1920 This study traces the roots of German imperialist ideology by examining the German cultural sciences of the 19th century and their relationship to politics.. Author:SMITH, WOODRUFF D. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JEWS IN CHRISTIAN AMERICA This study examines how American Jews contended with living in a fundamentally Christian state from colonial times to the present. Emphasis is placed on the manner in which Jewish actions have contributed to the development of a separation between Church and State in the USA.. Author:COHEN, NAOMI W. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, HUNTER COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RADICAL EXPRESSION This study explores a set of related themes dealing with popular radical expression in late 18th-and early 19th-century England. It re-examines the rhetoric of popular constitutionalism and the associated repertoire of constitutionalist mobilization.. Author:EPSTEIN, JAMES A.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INCREASING RETURNS AND EFFICIENCY This study analyzes increasing returns to scale using general equilibrium theory to take into account the interactions between production in the public and private sectors. It also explores how the redistribution of income has been effected by financing the private sector.. Author:QUINZII, MARTINE (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FOREST DYNAMICS This pack of book and diskette offers a fresh perspective on ecological phenomena by providing information on the author's simulation model of forest growth. It explains how the model can be used to analyze the effects of global warming, acid rain and commercial forest harvesting.. Author:BOTKIN, DANIEL B. (PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : POLITICAL WRITINGS OF SAMUEL PUFENDORF This work presents the basic arguments and fundamental themes of the political and moral thought of the 17th-century philosopher, Samuel Pufendorf - one of the most widely read natural lawyers of the pre-Kantian era. Selections from the texts of Pufendorf's two major works have been included.. Author:PUFENDORF, SAMUEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WILLIAM DORSEY'S PHILADELPHIA AND OURS Focusing on material collected by William Henry Dorsey, Philadelphia's first black historian, this study traces the development of one of America's largest black urban communities from the end of the American Civil War, when many blacks fled the South in search of an freedom.. Author:LANE, ROGER (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, HAVERFORD COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AMERICAN SALONS A study of the creation of the modernist tradition in American culture, which concentrates on the interchange of American and European ideas. The author discusses American precursors of modernism, the influence of US cities on modernism and the interaction of Americans with Europeans.. Author:CRUNDEN, ROBERT M. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AND DIRECTOR OF AMERICAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DEMOCRACY WITHOUT CITIZENS Focusing on the presidencies of Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, this study provides a critical analysis of why the interaction between the American news media and their audience failed to create the democratic potential expected.. Author:ENTMAN, ROBERT M. (PROFESSOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DISCOVERING EVE The everyday life of women in ancient Israel cannot be reconstructed from Biblical sources alone. This study uses archaeological and anthropological research to form a picture of women's status and way of life at this time.. Author:MEYERS, CAROL (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF RELIGION, DUKE UNIVERSITY, NORTH CAROLINA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SPORTS AND FREEDOM The development of inter-collegiate athletics in the USA is traced from the mid-19th to the early 20th centuries in this study, which examines in particular the influence of Harvard and Yale Universities.. Author:SMITH, RONALD A. (PROFESSOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION, PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HERO'S FAREWELL How a business replaces its chief executive is a vital issue for a firm's future. Illustrated with case histories taken from corporate boardrooms and fresh conceptual perspectives, this book describes the factors that affect executive succession.. Author:SONNENFELD, JEFFREY (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TRANSFORMATION OF GERMAN JEWRY, 1780-1840 This treatise argues that the emancipation of German Jews and their subsequent encounter with German culture led not to assimilation, but to the creation of a new Jewish identity and community - a subculture - that produced many of Judaism's modern movements, artists, scientists and academics.. Author:SORKIN, DAVID. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : UNWELCOME STRANGERS This social history describes the problems encountered by East European Jews following their emigration to Germany at the end of the 19th century. It examines their treatment at the hands of both German Jews and Gentiles and explores the effects and consequences of such a hostile reception.. Author:WERTHEIMER, JACK (DIRECTOR, ARCHIVES OF CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM, JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF AMERICA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LINKING ARMS TOGETHER In this book, Williams present a history of the legal ideas that American Indian peoples sought to apply in their relations with the West during the North American encounter era, 1600-1800.. Author:WILLIAMS, ROBERT A. (PROFESSOR OF LAW AND AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, TUCSON, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WORD IN BLACK AND WHITE This study aims to describe the ways in which white American authors constructed "race" in their work from the time of the first colonists up to the period of the Civil War. The book focuses on a number of texts that deal with the relations among Indians, blacks and whites.. Author:NELSON, DANE (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COHERENCE IN PSYCHOTIC DISCOURSE This monograph investigates ways of establishing coherence in the discourse of a thought-disordered patient, by analyzing two interviews - one where the patient is in an acute psychotic state, and the other where the same patient is considered fully recovered.. Author:RIBEIRO, BRANCA TELLES. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INTERLANGUAGE PRAGMATICS This is a collection of essays on topics in a field which studies how non-native speakers and listeners use their deficient communicative competence to cope with a variety of communication tasks.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COMPARATIVE METHOD REVIEWED This volume draws together previously unpublished papers by linguists engaged in historical reconstruction. The main subject of the work is regularity and irregularity in the comparative method. A number of language families are represented.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LIBERALISM, FASCISM OR SOCIAL DEMOCRACY An analysis of the political development of Western Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which argues that the evolution of nations into liberal democracies, social democracies or fascist regimes was attributable to a set of social and class alliances within the individual nations.. Author:LUEBBERT, GREGORY M.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CRIMES OF WRITING Eight essays that examine particular issues in the relations between subjectivity, authenticity, writing, speech and the law.. Author:STEWART, SUSAN (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN INTERACTION The edition is an updated account of the transfer of energy, matter and momentum between the atmosphere and the ocean. It covers atmospheric, oceanographic and climatological problems affected by air-sea interactions, and emphasizes an understanding of the physical processes involved.. Author:KRAUS, ERIC B. BUSINGER, JOOST A.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE SHERMAN ACT Published to mark the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the Sherman Antitrust Law, this volume examines the rich legislative history and political economy of the Act and the current debates which surround it.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : QUATERNIONIC QUANTUM MECHANICS AND QUANTUM FIELDS This monograph presents a new conceptualization of quantum mechanics, using quaternions instead of complex numbers. The author gives a systematic treatment of quaternionic quantum mechanics which parallels the standard textbook treatment of complex quantum mechanics.. Author:ADLER, STEPHEN L. (EINSTEIN PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS, INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY, PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RISE OF THE GUNBELT This monograph argues that America's economic landscape has undergone a profound transformation since 1945 as a result of the rise of the "military-industrial complex" and the formation of a new industry based on defence spending.. Author:MARKUSEN, ANN HALL, PETER (DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, NEW JERSEY, USA) CAMPBELL, SCOTT (INSTITUTE FOR URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, USA) DEITRICK, SABINA (INSTITUTE FOR URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT,. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PREDATORY SOCIETY How pervasive is deception in the American marketplace? In this study, Paul Blumberg not only reveals the extent to which fraud is practiced on the American consumer, but offers a penetrating analysis of its causes and social consequences. He examines 600 accounts by workers that provides evidence against employers.. Author:BLUMBERG, PAUL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BEYOND MINIMALISM This critical study of Samuel Beckett's plays analyzes the use of disjointed body imagery, masks, abstract monologue and experimentations in film and video. The text argues that Beckett has been responsible for a truly avant-garde departure from our concepts of the "theatrical".. Author:BRATER, ENOCH (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AND THEATER, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SLAVE'S NARRATIVE This textbook has been designed to confront a central issue in the study of 19th-century Afro-American literature - the question of how to analyse and evaluate the autobiographical tradition of ex-slaves.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SPATIAL VISION Designed to present neuroscientists, cognitive psychologists and ophthalmologists with an integrated view of how humans perceive the spatial relations in their visual world, this study covers anatomical, physiological, psychological and perceptual aspects.. Author:DEVALOIS, RUSSELL L. DEVALOIS, KAREN K.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : STONE COTTAGE Between 1913 and 1916, W.B.Yeats and Ezra Pound spent three winters together in a cottage in rural Sussex. This volume documents those years and attempts to show how the interaction of the two men was a seminal part of the rise of Anglo-American modernism.. Author:LONGENBACH, JAMES (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RITES OF EXECUTION This social history surveys the conflict over capital punishment which took place in the USA in the years between the American Revolution and the Civil War, and the way in which it transformed American culture.. Author:MASUR, LOUIS P. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COLLECTED BLACK WOMEN'S NARRATIVES Part of a series which highlights the works of 19th-century black female writers, these autobiographical narratives date from 1853 to 1902. They provide keen insights into the lives of four vastly different black women, in times of both slavery and emancipation.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MACULATE MUSE This edition of a textbook which offers a detailed discussion of obscenity in Ancient Greek comedy has been revised to include an introduction and updated with additional philological material.. Author:HENDERSON, JEFFREY (PROFESSOR OF CLASSICS, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : APPLIED DEMOGRAPHY FOR BIOLOGISTS The aim of this text is to introduce biologists and entomologists to population studies and demonstrate how demographic principles and techniques can be applied in research. The volume also serves as a graduate text in basic demography for advanced biology and ecology students.. Author:CAREY, JAMES R. (PROFESSOR OF ENTOMOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY JEWRY JEWS AND MESSIANISM IN THE MODERN ERA - METAPHOR AND MEANING This volume examines the significance and meaning of messianic metaphors, themes and ideals in modern Jewish history and culture.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF DNA SEQUENCES The objective of this volume is to survey the emerging field of molecular systematics of DNA sequences. It focuses on the topics of DNA sequence data acquisition, phylogenetic inference, congruence and consensus problems, limitations of molecular data and integration of molecular data sets.. Author:MIYAMOTO, MICHAEL (PROFESSOR OF ZOOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, USA) CRACRAFT, JOEL (PROFESSOR OF ANATOMY, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WITH THE OLD BREED A personal account of the vitality and bravery of the US Marines in the battles at Peleliu and Okinawa.. Author:SLEDGE, E.B. (PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO, ALABAMA, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LONDON CALLING Challenging the popular view that Naipaul is a literary mediator between First and Third World experience in the post-colonial era, this study argues that his work articulates a set of values that perpetuates political interests that have their origin in the Imperial age.. Author:NIXON, ROB (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ATHENIAN MYTHS AND INSTITUTIONS Provides an introduction to the critical interpretation of Athenian myths, which examines them from a variety of perspectives, including historical and literary critical interpretations, as well as the more modern approaches of anthropologists, feminist critics and French structuralists.. Author:TYRRELL, WILLIAM BLAKE (PROFESSOR OF CLASSICS, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, USA) BROWN, FRIEDA S. (PROFESSOR OF FRENCH, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ORIGINS OF THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY A study of the origins of the Judiciary Act of 1789, the legislation that established the federal court system of the USA. This volume of essays analyzes the Judiciary Act from political, economic and legal perspectives, bringing together insights from scholars in a number of fields.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SOFT COAL, HARD CHOICES Making use of economic theory and statistics, this study examines the economic lives of American coal miners in the early part of the 20th century. It emphasizes the competition among employers for labour, legal rights, the state of the labour market and the impact of trade unions.. Author:FISHBACK, PRICE V. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GREAT DISSENT This volume argues that Newman's religious philosophy developed as an attempt to salvage truth from the liberal scepticism prevalent in his day. It contends that Newman's strength lies in his theory of belief and his wish for liberal scholarship to reassess the role of belief in human affairs.. Author:PATTISON, ROBERT (PROFESSOR OF HUMANITIES, LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ANOLIS LIZARDS OF THE CARIBBEAN The author of this treatise uses the Anolis lizard to demonstrate the concept of ecology models - how ecological context supplies the natural selection that drives evolution and how evolutionary change among species in turn affects their ecological station.. Author:ROUGHGARDEN, JONATHAN (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ROLE OF INFLECTION IN SCANDINAVIAN SYNTAX This study presents a theory of the role which subject-verb agreement and case morphology plays in syntax, based mainly on a detailed comparison of the syntactic and inflectional properties of the Scandinavian languages.. Author:HOLMBERG, ANDERS (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LINGUISTICS, UNIVERSITY OF UMEA, SWEDEN) PLATZACK, CHRISTER (PROFESSOR OF SCANDINAVIAN LINGUISTICS, UNIVERSITY OF LUND, SWEDEN). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ETHICS IN NURSING Jointly written by a nurse and a philosopher, this study aims to combine some recurring problems found in nursing practice with the perspectives, methods and resources of philosophical ethics. Among the issues addressed are confidentiality, deception, nurse autonomy and compromise.. Author:BENJAMIN, MARTIN (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, USA) CURTIS, JOY (PROFESSOR OF NURSING, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PARTICLES AND WAVES This volume contains six published and two new essays, focusing on philosophical problems surrounding the postulation of unobservable entities such as light waves, molecules and electrons.. Author:ACHINSTEIN, PETER (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FANTASY AND REALITY IN HISTORY Integrating history, political psychology and psychoanalysis, this study examines the psycho-sexual conflicts of charismatic political leaders, including Gladstone and Zhirinovsky. It explores individual and social anxiety, racism and nationalism.. Author:LOEWENBERG, PETER (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHEMICAL CHANGE IN DEFORMING MATERIALS This study examines the unique changes that occur in materials when they are subjected to unequal compressions. It specifically explores the problem caused by cylindrical material, which is more strongly compressed along its length than its radius, and therefore in a state of nonequilibrium.. Author:BAYLY, BRIAN (PROFESSOR OF GEOLOGY, RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AMERICAN IDEAL This monograph argues that the institution of American literary scholarship enshrines a reactionary view of history and narrative and an unrealistic view of America itself. The author also examines contemporary debates about the methods and status of literary history in general.. Author:CARAFIOL, PETER (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY, OREGON, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : UNIVERSITY AND THE CITY This collection of essays examines the relationship between universities and their cities from the establishment of the first universities in Bologna and Paris at the beginning of the 13th century to the present state of urban universities in such places as New York City.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW ECONOMIC ROLE OF AMERICAN STATES An analysis of contemporary economics in the USA, which examines a number of individual states with differing economies. The text explores changing state roles, which are placed in historical perspective, and considers the implications of economic policies in the future.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONVERSATIONS WITH NIETZSCHE This collection of memoirs, anecdotes and informal recollections by a broad range of reporters reflects both the reality and the myths surrounding Nietzsche. They cover the entire span of his life and recount his views on historical figures who influenced his thought, such as Goethe and Napoleon.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : IMAGE ETHICS A collection of essays on the moral rights of the subjects of documentary film and television. It examines the conflicts between the subject's right to privacy, the public's right to know, and the film-maker's right as an artist.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COMPOSITION AS A HUMAN SCIENCE Although the subject of composition has firmly established itself in secondary schools and universities as one worthy of study, philosophical premises on composition have yet to be discussed. This collection of essays draws together the different philosophical viewpoints on the matter.. Author:PHELPS, LOUISE WETHERBEE (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AND DIRECTOR OF WRITING PROGRAM, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HOUSE OF BONDAGE, OR CHARLOTTE BROOKS AND OTHER SLAVES Setting out to correct the inadequacies of many written accounts of slavery, the 19th-century American social activist Octavia Albert added her own commentary to the personal narratives of former slaves, and called for the personal acceptance of responsibility for slavery's legacies and lessons.. Author:ALBERT, OCTAVIA V.ROGERS. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : THEORY CHANGE IN SCIENCE Examines the processes involved in the birth and development of new scientific ideas. The author has searched for strategies used by scientists for producing new theories, both those that yield a range of plausible hypotheses and ones that aid in narrowing that range.. Author:DARDEN, LINDLEY (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY AND HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CARE AND COMMITMENT . Author:BLUSTEIN, JEFFREY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AMBASSADORS AND AMERICA'S SOVIET POLICY Mayers analyses the entire history of American foreign relations with Russia and then the Soviet Union, using the drama of the lives of the men and women who worked at the American embassy in Moscow to tell his story. Particular attention is paid to the critical events of the twentieth century.. Author:MAYERS, DAVID (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENTS OF HISTORY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE, BOSTON UNIVERSITY, MASSACHUSETTS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ABSOLUTISM AND RULING CLASS A comprehensive examination of the Russian ruling elite and its political institutions during an important period of state building, from the emergence of Russia on the stage of world politics around 1700 to the consolidation of its position after the victory over Napoleon.. Author:LEDONNE, JOHN P. (FELLOW, HARVARD UNIVERSITY RUSSIAN RESEARCH CENTER, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE CORPORATION OF THE 1990'S This volume contains research studies that were conducted during a project at the Sloan School of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. The contributors focused on three areas: the information technology revolution, strategic options and the organization and management response.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ZEN AND THE WAY OF THE SWORD An examination of the heart of the samurai ethos known as the "cult of the sword" and its relationship to Zen Buddhism. Surveying the origins of the warrior class, Zen meditation techniques and aspects of the Japanese martial arts, the author explains how this unusual alliance came about.. Author:KING, WINSTON L. (PROFESSOR EMERITUS, DIVINITY SCHOOL, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ODYSSEY This is Lawrence's translation of Homer's epic, which was first published in 1932 under the pseudonym of T.E.Shaw, after George Bernard Shaw. Lawrence took over 4 years to write this version, which reads like a novel and met with considerable critical acclaim.. Author:HOMER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FEMALE PIETY IN PURITAN NEW ENGLAND This treatise documents the claim that, for Puritan men and women alike, the ideals of selfhood were conveyed by female images. It argues that these images taught self-control, shaped pious ideals and established the standards against which the moral character of real women was measured.. Author:PORTERFIELD, AMANDA (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF RELIGION, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : IRAN'S FIRST REVOLUTION An historical survey of the Iranian constitutional revolution of 1905-1909, which resulted in the establishment of Iran's first parliamentary democracy. The text aims to provide a context for an understanding of the country's religious revolution of 1978-1979.. Author:BAYAT, MANGOL (LECTURER ON ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION AND CULTURE, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ECHOES OF THE CALL Drawing on the life histories and testimonies of 100 missionaries to Ecuador, this study analyzes the social estrangement and cultural conditioning associated with this divine calling.. Author:SWANSON, JEFFREY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BIOPSYCHOLOGY OF MOOD AND AROUSAL Explores the interplay between physiological and psychological states in the light of increasing evidence that they exert subtle, long-term influences not only on mood, but also on perception, judgement and the cognitive processes.. Author:THAYER, ROBERT E. (PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CASE STUDIES IN OCCUPATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY Based on actual studies, this text surveys a broad range of disease outcomes, covering many topics of current interest in occupational health. It offers cohort studies, cross-sectional studies, proportionate mortality studies and surveillance and screening studies.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CANONS AND CONTEXTS The essays in this volume represent the author's effort to reconstruct American literature by establishing a theory of "canonical criticism", which aims to open up the canon of American literature to the works of women, minorities and working-class writers.. Author:LAUTER, PAUL (PROFESSOR OF AMERICAN STUDIES, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TOWARD A MORE PERFECT UNION Exploring acts drawn up by the First American Continental Congress in 1774, this sociocultural history examines such activities as gambling and theatre to illuminate the popular attitudes and American government policies that contributed to the move towards American Independence.. Author:WITHINGTON, ANN F. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OCEAN OPTICS Significant advances have been made recently in the field of optical oceanography, including the development of methods for in situ and remote sensing as well as theoretical advances in characterizing the underwater light field. This volume provides a survey of all new developments.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : THEIR FATHERS' DAUGHTERS Through an examination of the lives and selected works of two 18th-century writers, this study attempts to discover why these women identified so strongly with their fathers, whose conservative, patriarchal views advocated the repression of democracy and freedom of speech.. Author:KOWALESKI-WALLACE, ELIZABETH (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, SIMMONS COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : STRANGE POWER OF SPEECH This theoretical study argues that ideas about propriety, property and possession inform the images of literary authority, textual identity and poetic figuration that can be found in the works of Coleridge and Wordsworth.. Author:EILENBERG, SUSAN (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, BUFFALO, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ABYSS OF REASON A study from the American perspective of modern spiritualism, which flourished in the mid-19th century, and of surrealism, a movement that produced a major following between the two World Wars.. Author:COTTOM, DANIEL (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OLD AGE SECURITY IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE This sociological study compares the evolution of old-age security policy across a spectrum of industrialized nations and developing countries.. Author:WILLIAMSON, JOHN B. (PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY, BOSTON COLLEGE, MASSACHUSETTS, USA) PAMPEL, FRED C. (PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MULTIPLE AUTHORSHIP AND THE MYTH OF SOLITARY GENIUS A study which explores the implications of multiple authorship, using as examples the case of Keats and the assistants who aided him in the creation of "Isabella", the contributions of John Stuart Mill's wife to his autobiography, and the revisions to Wordsworth's "The Prelude".. Author:STILLINGER, JACK (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WAKING GIANTS This monograph's concern is with the way in which Modernism, named for its avant-garde propaganda, reveals itself to be dominated by a keen awareness of the possibilities of the past recurring in the present.. Author:SCHNEIDAU, HERBERT N. (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GARDEN OF PRIAPUS Using literary and feminist methodology, this study argues that an attitude of sexual aggressiveness in defence served as a model for Roman satire. The author suggests that aggressive sexual humour reinforced Roman aggressive behaviour on both the individual and societal levels.. Author:RICHLIN, AMY (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CLASSICS, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SANCTITY OF RURAL LIFE This is a study of rural social relationships in the eastern Prussian provinces during the Weimar Republic. Using the province of Pomerania as its primary example, it assesses the contributions of rural elites, particularly Junker landlords and Protestant clergymen.. Author:BARANOWSKI, SHELLEY (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF AKRON, OHIO, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INDI'N HUMOR . Author:LINCOLN, KENNTH (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AND AMERICAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SEARCHING FOR THE LIGHT These essays, selected from the writings of the author over a 20 year period, outline the recent evolution and transformation of Marxist thought into the current "post-Marxist" age.. Author:BIRNBAUM, NORMAN (UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER, WASHINGTON, DC, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MUSIC AND THE SILENT FILM Most people's view of silent film music is of a pianist playing old scores while watching the flickering screen. This title shows that there was much more to silent films and that often it was planned from the start as an integral part of the film. The author argues that film scores are a major and vibrant part of 20th century music.. Author:MARKS, MARTIN MILLER (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MUSIC, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : REMEMBERING THE PERSONAL PAST The impetus for this book is the belief that a comprehensive description of autobiographical memory in both form and function must be an interdisciplinary endeavour. The author examines motivation and emotion as components of human memory and assembles sources previously ignored by psychologists.. Author:ROSS, BRUCE M. (PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, LIFE CYCLE INSTITUTE, CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FUTURE OF THE PAST An American historian voices his opinion of contemporary attitudes towards history and historical study in this collection of essays, papers and major book reviews. Topics include the persistence of myths about the US white anti-slavery movement and the uses and abuses of comparative history.. Author:WOODWARD, C.VANN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JAZZ IN ITS TIME This collection of essays on the past, present and future of the jazz idiom includes profiles of Sidney Bechet, Ornette Coleman and Miles Davis, an assessment of jazz-rock fusion, and a look at the pressures placed on musicians and their music by commercialism.. Author:WILLIAMS, MARTIN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COSMOGENESIS This study of chaos and order in the universe aims to mark a new direction in the scientific approach to astrophysics. It draws physics, biology, chemistry and astronomy into a philosophy of order, which is able to accommodate the individual act and random event without causing breakdowns.. Author:LAYZER, DAVID (DONALD H.MENZEL PROFESSOR OF ASTROPHYSICS, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SENDING MY HEART BACK ACROSS THE YEARS An examination of the literature of American Indians, focusing on the tradition, past and present, of autobiography.. Author:WONG, HERTHA D. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHAPTERS INTO VERSE GENESIS TO MALACHI From John Milton to D.H. Lawrence, poets have found creative inspiration in the Bible. This is part of a two-volume work which surveys poetic works inspired by religion in varied forms. It offers an unusual format which presents the original biblical passage alongside each poem.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ALTERED STATES The historical background of 1945 to 1973 shows how the US transformed Japan from enemy to ally. Focuses on political, strategic, and economic relations, illuminating the connections between America's early trade policies and the desire to secure the country as a bulwark against Communism in Asia.. Author:SCHALLER, MICHAEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HYBRID ZONES AND THE EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS This volume summarizes the most current research on the phenomenon of hybrid zones - geographical areas in which the hybrid of two races are found.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MEMORY This book examines neuroplasticity. Chapters represent work on neuroplasticity at all levels: behavioural, neural, and molecular. They describe work on memory ranging from cellular morphological studies in invertebrates to research on the human brain made possible by advances in neuro-imaging technology.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : REMOVALS Addresses the relationship between the national debates on the establishment of a federal Indian policy in the first half of the 19th century and the simultaneous debates on the establishment of an unofficial policy governing the production of an American literature.. Author:MADDOX, LUCY (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NATURAL SELECTION Examining the mechanism and action of natural selection in evolution, the author offers his own synthesis of modern evolutionary theory, including discussions of the gene as the unit of selection, clade selection and macroevolution, diversity within and among populations, and other central issues.. Author:WILLIAMS, GEORGE C. (PROFESSOR OF ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, STONY BROOK, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NASSER'S BLESSED MOVEMENT A critical analysis of a key period in the formation of modern Egypt, the early years of military rule following the coup of 1952. It explores Nasser's emergence as the leader of the military junta and his programme of economic reform, which made Egypt a leader among developing nations.. Author:GORDON, JOEL (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ACOUSTIC SYSTEMS IN BIOLOGY This is a practical guide for researchers and advanced graduate students in biology and biophysics who need a quantitative understanding of acoustical systems such as hearing, sound production, and vibration detection in animals at the physiological level.. Author:FLETCHER, NEVILLE H. (CHIEF RESEARCH SCIENTIST, RESEARCH SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES, AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TELEVISION IN EUROPE Focusing on the breakdown of the monopoly control of national communication systems across Europe, this critical analysis surveys the contemporary state of television broadcasting on a country-by-country basis.. Author:NOAM, ELI (DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION STUDIES, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AMERICA'S SECRET POWER This study provides a detailed examination of the CIA, its primary aims, and its relations with other American institutions, including Congress, the White House, the media and the universities.. Author:JOHNSON, LOCH K. (PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RELIGION AND SOCIETY IN RUSSIA This study traces the evolution of religious attitudes in an important transitional period of Russian history. It reconstructs the main events of the age, such as the rise of miracle cults, and demonstrates how they foreshadowed the secularization of Russian society.. Author:BUSHKOVITCH, PAUL (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, YALE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JOAN OF ARC AND RICHARD III Joan of Arc and Richard III are prominent historical figures, but the myths surrounding them have always obscured their accomplishments. This study clarifies their historical contributions by combining traditional biography with original material on their social and political backgrounds.. Author:WOOD, CHARLES T. (DANIEL WEBSTER PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INSURING MEDICAL MALPRACTICE The cost of malpractice insurance to physicians has been increasing rapidly in recent years, and in some areas is not even available. This study describes and analyzes, in a non-technical manner, the workings of physicians' own liability insurance.. Author:SLOAN, FRANK A. (PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS AND DIRECTOR OF HEALTH POLICY CENTER, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, USA) BOVBJERG, RANDALL A. (RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, URBAN INSTITUTE, USA) GITHENS, PENNY B. (RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, HEALTH POLICY CENTER, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, U. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DIALOGUE AND LITERATURE Extending and modifying the works of Bakhtin, Gadamer, Ong and Foucault, this treatise constructs a theoretical model of dialogic romanticism and applies it to a range of Romantic texts. The author argues that dialogic forms and meanings are particularly pronounced during the Romantic epoch.. Author:MACOVSKI, MICHAEL S. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EQUALITY AND PARTIALITY Based on the John Locke Lectures which Thomas Nagel delivered at Oxford in 1990, this book addresses a fundamental problem in moral and political theory: the conflict between the claims of the group and those of the individual.. Author:NAGEL, THOMAS (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY AND LAW, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CITIES OF THE GODS This historical study of the theory of Utopian communism in ancient Greek thought identifies and assesses the reasons for the decline in Utopian traditions after 150 BC. The author examines the evidence of the survival of Utopian traditions; particularly their influence on early Christianity.. Author:DAWSON, DOYNE (INSTRUCTOR IN CLASSICS, EMERSON COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RELIGION AND MENTAL HEALTH This collection of papers represents a wide range of opinions concerning the mental health implications of religious belief and practice.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COST OF COMPETENCE Challenging assumptions about anorexic or depressed women, this study argues that it is time to examine more deeply the widespread prejudices within our society that lead thousands of young women to equate thinness with competence and success, and femininity with failure.. Author:SILVERSTEIN, BRETT (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK, USA) PERLICK, DEBORAH (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY, CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE, NEW YORK, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EMOTION AND ADAPTATION This work aims to provide a complete theory of the emotional processes, explaining how different emotions are elicited and expressed, and how the emotional range of individuals develops over their lifetime.. Author:LAZARUS, RICHARD S. (PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ELECTRONIC MEDIA AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF LAW This study explores the broad influence of computers and television on the evolution of the American legal process. The author asserts that the electronic media have an increasingly powerful impact on all facets of American law - its methods, values and societal role.. Author:KATSH, M.ETHAN (PROFESSOR OF LEGAL STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RESPONSE TIMES This volume provides treatment of the mathematical theory of human response time and the role it plays in understanding the mind's organization.. Author:LUCE, R. DUNCAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : APPRENTICESHIP IN THINKING A study of the mental development of children, which examines children's learning as an apprenticeship, a social activity mediated by parents and peers who support and challenge the child's understanding and skills.. Author:ROGOFF, BARBARA. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : SURVIVING THE SWASTIKA Based on previously untapped archival sources in the former East and West Germany, this is an account of scientific research under the Nazi regime. The study reveals how Nazi institutions were actually divided into rival power blocks which allowed the survival of important research.. Author:MACRAKIS, KRISTIE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RHETORIC, COMEDY AND THE VIOLENCE OF LANGUAGE IN ARISTOPHANES' "CLOUDS" An assessment of the power of argument and its effects as used within Aristophanes' play. This treatise attempts to provide insight into ancient Athenian thought and at the same time to examine the workings of a play which balances rhetoric with comedy.. Author:O'REGAN, DAPHNE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ARISTOCRATIC LIBERALISM This treatise links three 19th-century philosophers in a single intellectual and ideological tradition by identifying similarities in their thought. The author also attempts to correct prevalent misconceptions about 19th-century liberalism.. Author:KAHAN, ALAN (MELLON ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, RICE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : VISIONS OF MODERNITY Explores the impact of the USA on the German imagination in the critical interwar period of the 1920s, when the USA became Weimar Germany's model in a broad-based movement for economic reform and social modernization. The USA was seen as an intriguing vision for a new social order.. Author:NOLAN, MARY (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WALLACE STEVENS By examining a full range of Wallace Stevens's writing in the context of American political and intellectual history, this study reveals him as a poet who was not only aware of current events, but whose work was often inspired by those events.. Author:LONGENBACH, JAMES (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COMPANY TOWN A survey of those towns traditionally associated with textiles, mining or tool manufacturing, particularly those which sprang up during the Industrial Revolution. The text describes and compares the concurrent development of selected towns in Europe and North America.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COMPOSITION OF ARISTOTLE'S "ATHENAION POLITEIA" A critical analysis of Aristotle's historical document on Athenian democracy, which starts from the belief that the "Athenaion Politeia" does not fit any ancient genre. The author argues that Aristotle created a new genre and was not therefore inhibited by generic constraints of any kind.. Author:KEANEY, JOHN J. (PROFESSOR OF CLASSICS, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, NEW JERSEY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BIRTH OF JUDICIAL POLITICS IN FRANCE An historical survey of the French Constitutional Council, a judicial body created by the 5th Republic which functioned in obscurity for almost two decades before emerging during the 1980s as a focal point in the French policy-making process.. Author:STONE, ALEC (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CORPORATE BOARD Based on interviews with 70 company directors, this study of corporate governance and the role of the board of directors in modern multinational corporations examines the nature of the challenges faced and suggests ways to analyze and confront them.. Author:DEMB, ADA NEUBAUER, F. FRIEDERICH (BOTH OF INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT, LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PRINCIPLES AND PARAMETERS OF SYNTACTIC SATURATION This ambitious work represents the first full-scale attempt to provide a restrictive theory of parameters - the nature and limits of syntactic variation.. Author:WEBELHUTH, GERT. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN EUROPE Addressing the complicated economic and policy issues of telecommunications in Europe, this study discusses the evolution of central telephone networks, equipment supply, value-added networks and new telecommunications-related services on a country-by-country basis.. Author:NOAM, ELI (DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION STUDIES, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONSTITUTION AS POLITICAL STRUCTURE Martin Redish's innovative work explores the largely ignored relationship between constitutional law and governmental structure. The book argues that there should be aggressive judicial interpretation and enforcement of constitutional provisions concerning the structure of government.. Author:REDISH, MARTIN H. (LOUIS AND HARRIET ANCEL PROFESSOR OF LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MULTINATIONAL CHALLENGE TO CORPORATION LAW This volume reviews the challenge of multinational corporations to the legal systems of the world. The author argues that traditional concepts of the corporation, formulated centuries ago, no longer fully serve the needs of modern industrialized society.. Author:BLUMBERG, PHILLIP I. (DEAN AND PROFESSOR OF LAW AND BUSINESS, UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT LAW SCHOOL, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AMERICAN ARBITRATION LAW Although arbitration is a way of settling disputes without resorting to expensive litigation, it can frequently be manipulated to maintain inequitable relationships. This study examines American legislation that deals with conflict within arbitration practice.. Author:MACNEIL, IAN R. (WIGMORE PROFESSOR OF LAW, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DIALOGUE AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE This is a collection of previously unpublished essays, by both linguists and literary critics, on the relationship between spoken language and written text in the light of the thought of the influential Russian formalist Mikhail Bakhtin.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP This study explores the political world view of the individuals who created the American Revolution, focusing on their new conceptions of citizenship as expressed in the debates over the ratification in the USA of the 1787 Constitution.. Author:SINOPOLI, RICHARD (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COUNTEREXAMPLES IN PROBABILITY AND REAL ANALYSIS Ideas in mathematical science that might seem intuitively obvious may be proved incorrect with the use of their counterexamples. This monograph concentrates on counterexamples utilized at the intersection of probability and real analysis.. Author:WISE, GARY L. HALL, ERIC B.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RESPONSIVE REGULATION Drawing on empirical studies from the USA, the UK and Australia, this study explores the process of governmental deregulation. It attempts to transcend the current debates between those in favour of strong state regulation and those who call for complete deregulation.. Author:AYRES, IAN BRAITHWAITE, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HANS KREBS THE FORMATION OF A SCIENTIFIC LIFE, 1900-33 The biography of one of the world's foremost biochemists, which traces his scientific career and his discoveries of the urea cycle and the citric acid cycle. The text makes use of five years of interviews with Hans Krebs, and a complete set of Krebs' key laboratory notebooks.. Author:HOLMES, FREDERIC L. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY OF MEDICINE, YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EUNUCHS AND SACRED BOUNDARIES IN ISLAMIC SOCIETY The figure of the eunuch in non-Western cultures has long been an object of mystery and mystification to the West. The aim of this study is to go beyond sensationalism and stereotypes, to offer a sensitive reconstruction of the historical role of the eunuch in Islam.. Author:MARMON, SHAUN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ARTHUR J.GOLDBERG An account of the life and career of Arthur J. Goldberg, who played a leading role in American political life from World War II to the end of the 1960s. A prominent figure in the American labour movement, Goldberg became Secretary of Labor under President Kennedy and then a Supreme Court justice.. Author:STEBENNE, DAVID (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONSTITUTIONALISM AND DEMOCRACY Stanley Katz, Douglas Greenberg and a group of international scholars examine the state of constitutions around the world. The essays discuss the transition from authoritarian to democratic regimes, examining the obstacles to democracy and comparing the world-wide experiences of constitutionalism.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EXPLAINING BUYER BEHAVIOR This monograph attempts to apply the philosophy of social science to the study of buyer behaviour. It encompasses ideas from various disciplines, such as philosophy and psychology.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : STRATEGIC INDUSTRIAL SOURCING Explores the historical evolution of subcontracting in Japan and analyzes its current practice, outlining a new mode of contractual relations based on the principles of problem-solving collaborative manufacturing. This system strives towards continuous improvements in quality and cost reduction.. Author:NISHIGUCHI, TOSHIHIRO (DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT, THE WHARTON SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NATURE OF ALL BEING In this detailed study of Wittgenstein's modal theorizing, the author offers a radical interpretation of the philosopher's early thought.. Author:BRADLEY, RAYMOND (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SPRINGS OF ACTION This treatise explores some of the central problems of the philosophy of action. The author constructs an explanatory model for intentional behaviour, locating the place and significance of such mental phenomena as beliefs, desires, reasons and intentions in the etiology of intentional action.. Author:MELE, ALFRED R. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, DAVIDSON COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ATLAS OF DROSOPHILA GENES The common fruitfly, or drosophila, is the most extensively studied of all organisms from the standpoint of genetics and cytology. The aim of this reference is to summarize information about most of the drosophila genes for which the complete nucleotide sequence is known.. Author:MARONI, GUSTAVO (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AGGRESSION AND PEACEFULNESS IN HUMANS AND OTHER PRIMATES This study explores the role of aggression in primate social systems and its implications for human behaviour.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : KING HUSSEIN AND THE CHALLENGE OF ARAB RADICALISM This political history examines the formative years of the Jordanian state in an attempt to uncover the sources of its durability against forces seeking to alter fundamentally the traditional bases of Arab politics.. Author:DANN, URIEL (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY, ISRAEL). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BETWEEN PRISON AND PROBATION Across the country prisons are jammed to capacity, and in extreme cases, barges and mobile homes are used to stem the overflow. Probation officers in some cities have caseloads of 200 and more. In Between Prison and Probation, Norval Morris and Michael Tonry offer a strategy for alleviating these problems.. Author:MORRIS, NORVAL TONRY, MICHAEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PRIVACY, INTIMACY AND ISOLATION A treatise which defines a new theory on the nature and value of privacy, centred on the concept of intimacy.. Author:INNESS, JULIE (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BUSINESS AS A HUMANITY This volume contains contributions to the annual Ruffin Lecture series, in which researchers in business ethics addressed the question: can business, and business education, be considered one of the humanities, or is it in a class by itself?. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PHILOSOPHICAL INTERPRETATIONS A collection of the author's essays on the interpretation of philosophical texts, dealing with the works of Plato, Aquinas, Hume, Berkeley, Kant, Price, Hamilton and Wittgenstein. Although many of the selections were first published in journals, several are new to this volume.. Author:FOGELIN, ROBERT J. (SHERMAN FAIRCHILD PROFESSOR IN THE HUMANITIES, DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CULTURES IN ORGANIZATIONS A study of organizational culture which examines the subject from the differing perspectives of all members sharing a consensus of purpose (integration); frequent conflicts among group members (differentiation); and consensus co-existing with conflict (fragmentation).. Author:MARTIN, JOANNE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INVENTIVE MINDS Cognitive and social psychologists; social historians.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TECHNOLOGY AND THE FUTURE OF WORK This volume argues that automation in the workplace will require workers with greater skills, an assertion that contradicts the common assumption that automation will not only reduce the number of workers required to make a given product, but also require workers with fewer skills.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ALTERNATIVE PATHS A study of how Soviets and Americans searched for ways to effect meaningful interaction between their nations in the absence of formal diplomatic relations from the time of the Bolshevik Revolution to the definitive statement of American opposition to Russian communism in 1920.. Author:MCFADDEN, DAVID W. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : IRVING BERLIN Irving Berlin remains a central figure in American music, a lyricist/composer whose songs are still loved today. His first piece, "Marie from Sunny Italy", was written in 1907 and was followed by classics such as "God Bless America", "Blue Skies", "Always", "White Christmas" and "Easter Parade".. Author:HAMM, CHARLES (ARTHUR R. VIRGIN PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF MUSIC, DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DYNAMICS OF ORGANIZATIONAL POPULATIONS This study aims to broaden the general understanding of change in organizational populations by examining the dynamics of numbers of organizations in populations. The authors examine labour unions, newspapers, publishing, brewing firms, life insurance companies and banks.. Author:HANNAN, MICHAEL T. (SCARBOROUGH PROFESSOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCE, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCE, CORNELL UNIVERSITY, USA) CARROLL, GLENN R. (CORTESE PROFESSOR OF MANAGEMENT, HAAS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : KINGS AND PROPHETS This text presents a collection of published and unpublished essays focusing on the subject of kingship in the ancient world. They explore the ways in which centralized state power, as epitomized by the sacred king, encounters other oppositional forms of power, including religious discourse.. Author:GROTTANELLI, CRISTIANO (PROFESSOR OF ANCIENT WORLD HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF PISA, ITALY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM THE OCEAN Scientists and engineers around the world are striving to develop new sources of energy that have virtually unlimited potential. This study explores the prospects for one energy alternative, ocean thermal energy conversion.. Author:AVERY, WILLIAM H. WU, CHI. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ANXIETY IN EDEN The author uses Kierkegaard's thought, in particular his theory of anxiety, to complement a new reading of "Paradise Lost". He argues that, for Milton and Kierkegaard, the path both to sin and salvation lies through anxiety, and that both writers include anxiety within the compass of paradise.. Author:TANNER, JOHN S. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BONDED ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE STRAIN GAGE Experimental stress analysis is an important tool in the overall design and development of machinery and structures. This volume explores low-cost strain gauges, which are easily applied by trained technicians and require little investment in instrumentation.. Author:MURRAY, WILLIAM M. MILLER, WILLIAM R. (PROFESSOR EMERITUS, UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO, OHIO, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WICKED SISTERS This examination of the lives and poetic works of Emily Dickinson, Marianne Moore, Elizabeth Bishop, Adrienne Rich and Gwendolyn Brooks focuses on the historical struggles between women writers and feminists. It traces the conflict that has taken place through the generations.. Author:ERKKILA, BETSY (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEURAL PROSTHESES A review of recent developments in biomedical engineering and the neurosciences, which focuses on the control strategies required for the increasingly complex artificial neural systems that are being created.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MEASUREMENT OF PRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCY This work focuses on the measurement and explanation of producer performance. The contributors view performance as a function of the state of technology and economic efficiency. They explore ways to construct production frontiers and levels of efficiency.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : IN THE WAKE OF WAR This is a comprehensive study of the rebuilding of West Germany's cities following World War II. It presents a wealth of material on all aspects of reconstruction - from the bombing that caused the massive destruction and the clearing away of debris to urban planning and the new architecture.. Author:DIEFENDORF, JEFFRY M. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WHY AIRPLANES CRASH This study discusses how private and public policies can increase airline safety at a time when there is a general trend towards the deregulation of commercial airlines. The authors compare the American experience with that of other countries, particularly Canada.. Author:OSTER, CLINTON V. (ASSOCIATE DEAN, SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS, INDIANA UNIVERSITY, USA) STRONG, JOHN S. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY, USA) ZORN, C. KURT (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, INDIANA UNIVERSITY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS AND THE DIAGNOSTICS OF CULTURE Examines the development of Williams' poetics, focusing in particular on his continuing fascination with the effects of poetry and prose, and his lifelong friendship with the poet and critic Kenneth Burke.. Author:BREMEN, BRIAN (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ISLAMIC DA'WAH IN THE WEST An examination of Islamic evangelism, or da'wah, as it has been interpreted and practiced by Muslims in the West. Beginning with a history of Islamic expansionism, the author traces the concept of da'wah from the earliest followers of Islam to new missionary strategies in North America.. Author:POSTON, LARRY (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AND CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF MISSIOLOGY, NYACK COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SMOKING POLICY This title is an interdisciplinary collection of research essays which examine various aspects of smoking policy. Topics include tort cases against tobacco companies, how the political culture of different countries shapes smoking policy, the enforcement of anti-smoking regulations and more.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NATIVISM AND SLAVERY An examination of the Know-Nothing Party, founded in the USA in 1854 as a political protest against the granting of American citizenship to Catholic immigrants. It studies how such a party managed to elect eight governors and 100 Congressman, as well as thousands of local officials, by 1855.. Author:ANBINDER, TYLER GREGORY (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MASTERS OF SMALL WORLDS This social history describes the yeomanry (small farmers) in South Carolina before the US Civil War. It focuses on the relationship between these farmers and the planters, with whom they had strong ideological ties. The study also deals with issues of gender and class.. Author:MCCURRY, STEPHANIE (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PHOTOGRAPHIC SENSITIVITY In spite of the current novelty of magnetic imaging techniques, photographic film still provides the highest resolution. This study systematically describes the theory and mechanisms of photographic sensitivity, with topics stressing the characteristics of silver halide photography.. Author:TANI, TADAAKI. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COWBOY Using literary, historical and popular cultural sources as well as folklore, this volume explores the cowboy's role in the American West. It makes use of early oral poems recited by cowboys, as well as histories and autobiographies, to demonstrate the importance of the cowboy's presence.. Author:ALLMENDINGER, BLAKE (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : IN THE RINGS OF SATURN An entertaining account of the rise and fall of the Saturn plant, built by General Motors in Tennessee to produce an entirely new car that would reinvent the way American companies manufactured automobiles.. Author:SHERMAN, JOE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : KURT GODEL UNPUBLISHED ESSAYS AND LECTURES Kurt Godel was the greatest logician of this century. This third volume of his collected works consists of previously unpublished material, both essays and lectures.. Author:GODEL, KURT. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FEMALE EXPERIENCE This anthology of female experience in the USA draws on the letters, diaries, speeches and biographies of women from colonial times to the early days of the women's movement. There are chapters on childhood, marriage, motherhood, single life, housewifery, old age and death.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MATERIAL DREAMS A study of the origins and development of the California dream, which covers an era of larger-than-life individuals, from movie stars to grandiose town planners and business tycoons. The author explores how the 1920s established Los Angeles at the heart of the American myth.. Author:STARR, KEVIN (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AMERICAN LAWYERS Based on an extensive survey of historical, sociological and legal sources, this study traces the development of the US legal profession during the 20th century. It offers a disturbing portrait of the character, evolution and future of law in the USA.. Author:ABEL, RICHARD L. (PROFESSOR OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : KNOWLEDGE IS POWER Discusses how information moved through 18th- and 19th-century American society, mainly through the expansion of the printed word and its change from the possession of the learned and wealthy into a mass-audience market.. Author:BROWN, RICHARD D. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ORIGIN OF THE GODS After describing those aspects of psychoanalytic theory that are relevant to the understanding of Greek myth, this study interprets, using psychoanalytical methodology, the Greek myth of origin and succession, particularly as stated in Hesiod's "Theogony".. Author:CALDWELL, RICHARD (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CLASSICS, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ADOLESCENTS AT RISK This study of problems facing adolescents in the USA today focuses on four areas that have received a great amount of resources, public interest and social concern - delinquency, substance abuse, teenage pregnancy and school failure.. Author:DRYFOOS, JOY G. (ADJUNCT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JEWISH-CHRISTIAN DIALOGUE This study examines the Jewish-Christian relationship from both a philosophical and theological point of view. It strives to help Jews and Christians learn as much about their own traditions as each other's.. Author:NOVAK, DAVID (EDGAR M. BRONFMAN PROFESSOR OF MODERN JUDAIC STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LIBERATION THEOLOGY AT THE CROSSROADS A comprehensive study of "liberation theology", which originated in Catholic Latin America in the 1960s, examining its history, method, and doctrines, and the thought of the major liberation theologists.. Author:SIGMUND, PAUL E. (PROFESSOR OF POLITICS, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COUNTRY COMPETITIVENESS This monograph uses case studies to demonstrate that competition, whether amongst countries or firms, is driven by advantages that cannot easily be imitated or diffused. The main advantages discussed are the organizational practices of companies and relations between firms and other institutions.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WATER MANAGEMENT IN ANCIENT GREEK CITIES Examining the impact of technological developments on ancient Greek cities, this study draws on material from many disciplines to demonstrate how the water systems installed in ancient Greece contributed directly to the urbanization of the ancient Greek world.. Author:CROUCH, DORA P. (PROFESSOR EMERITUS, RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CREATION AND ABORTION A fresh attack on the view that if the foetus has the moral standing of a person it has a right to life and abortion is impermissible.. Author:KAMM, FRANCES MYRNA (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND REDESIGN This monograph explores how organizational performance is affected by changes in the organization's environment, strategies, structure and leadership, and how managerial effectiveness is affected by managerial demographics, team structure and communication processes.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MORALITY AND MORAL THEORY Contemporary philosophers have grown increasingly sceptical toward both morality and moral theory. This study attempts to respond to the arguments of both anti-morality and anti-theory sceptics.. Author:LOUDEN, ROBERT B. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ENCOUNTERING THE WORLD This text attempts to reorient modern psychology by finding a middle ground between the study of nerve cells and cultural analysis. It offers a psychology that combines ecological and experimental methods to demonstrate the ways in which people and animals make their way through the world.. Author:REED, EDWARD S. (WHITELY LABORATORIES, FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LISTENING TO SILENCES Interpreting or expanding on Tillie Olsen's "Silences", a group of distinguished feminist critics explores the subject of silence and silencing in literature and criticism. They interpret a debate which includes aspects of feminism, multiculturalism and literature.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FORMAL GRAMMAR The overall theme of this book is the relationship between the contents of grammatical formalisms and their real-time realizations in machine or biological systems. It has been designed to benefit theoretical and computational linguists, learning theorists and cognitive scientists.. Author:LEVINE, ROBERT (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LINGUISTICS, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS OF TICK-BORNE ZOONOSES The ecological relationships found to exist between tick vectors and pathogens in their zootic cycle can profoundly influence patterns of transmission and disease for humans and domestic animals. This study examines the ecological parameters affecting the regulation of tick-borne zoonoses.. Author:SONENSHINE, DANIEL E. (DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY, USA) MATHER, THOMAS N. (DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SEMANTICS, CULTURE AND COGNITION This study ranges across a wide variety of languages and cultures in an attempt to identify concepts which are truly universal and to explore whether certain words are culture-specific.. Author:WIERZBICKA, ANNA (READER, DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS, AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LITIGATION AND INEQUALITY Explores the relationship between legal and social change through a study of American litigation practice. The text examines changing litigation patterns in suits between individuals and corporations over tort claims for personal injuries and contract claims for insurance benefits.. Author:PURCELL, EDWARD A.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BEYOND INDIVIDUALISM An examination of the debate in political theory about the true concept of human nature. The author argues that current concepts of the liberal and communitarian self are unacceptable, and draws upon recent psychological research to develop a theory of compound individuality.. Author:CRITTENDEN, JACK (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CLASSIFICATION AND COGNITION Bases on the Fitts Lectures, this volume presents a core set of concepts and principles that proposes a unified interpretation of a wide variety of phenomena of memory, categorization and decision-making. These theories are then applied to issues in category-learning and recognition.. Author:ESTES, WILLIAM K. (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, MASSACHUSETTS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : UNION AND ITS MEMBERS This work explores three key topics in social psychology: the manner in which labour unions shape organizational behaviour; the organization of the union itself; and the way in which theories and methods of organizational psychology may assist labour organizations in achieving their goals.. Author:BARLING, JULIAN (PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY, ONTARIO, CANADA) FULLAGAR, CLIVE (PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, USA) KELLOWAY, K. KEVIN (PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY, ONTARIO, CANADA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JOYLESS ECONOMY Originally published in 1976, this work attempted to establish the legitimacy of understanding economic behaviour in psychological terms. This revised edition stresses the fact that economic abundance does not necessarily lead to satisfaction, and includes new material on contemporary applications.. Author:SCITOVSKY, TIBOR (PROFESSOR EMERITUS IN ECONOMICS, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SIMULATING HUMANS The author presents the results of his research on the problem of creating a synthetic or surrogate human form to be used by engineers and designers who are accustomed to computer-aided design techniques. His studies explore the simulation of human figures by graphics techniques.. Author:BADLER, NORMAN I. PHILLIPS, CARY B. WEBBER, BONNIE L.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SPONTANEOUS CURRENT SHEETS IN MAGNETIC FIELDS Expanding upon ideas first presented in the author's text "Cosmical Magnetic Fields", this is a detailed treatment of the magnetohydrodynamic theory of spontaneous magnetic discontinuities.. Author:PARKER, EUGENE N.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PREACHING IN THE LAST DAYS This is an exhaustive examination of an enigmatic passage in the Book of Revelation (11. 3-13) and its interpretation in medieval times and the Reformation.. Author:PETERSEN, RODNEY L. (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BOSTON THEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SHELLEY'S GODDESS The subject of this treatise is the importance of the mother-infant relationship in Percy Bysshe Shelley's poetry and life. However, it also uses Shelley as a touchstone by which to examine the rich historical and theoretical issues relevant to motherhood in the Romantic period.. Author:GELPI, BARBARA CHARLESWORTH. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SOROROPHOBIA This study takes the notion of "otherness" - as it has traditionally been applied by Simone de Beauvoir and other feminists - to describe women's relationships with each other and to explain how these relationships have been textually and culturally represented.. Author:MICHIE, HELENA (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, RICE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DOMESTIC ALLEGORIES OF POLITICAL DESIRE This study aims to uncover the political significance of black women's domestic fiction in the post-Reconstruction period. The author's cultural analysis draws upon a range of texts including works by Harriet Wilson, Pauline Hopkins, Katherine Tillman and Zora Neale.. Author:TATE, CLAUDIA (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ALE, BEER AND BREWSTERS IN ENGLAND In 1300, women brewed and sold most of the ale drunk in England, but by 1600 the industry was largely controlled by men. This work asks how, when, and why brewing ceased to be a woman's trade. In doing so, it sheds light on the effects of early capitalism on the status of women's work.. Author:BENNETT, JUDITH M. (PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH HILL, CHAPEL HILL, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EROSION OF AUTONOMY IN LONG-TERM CARE This volume is based on an observational study of two different types of settings which provide long-term care for the elderly.. Author:LIDZ, CHARLES W. FISCHER, LYNN ARNOLD, ROBERT M. (ALL OF UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AMY BEACH, PASSIONATE VICTORIAN This is a comprehensive biography of perhaps the first important American woman composer, Amy Marcy Beach. She enjoyed an international reputation in the early 20th century, especially for her symphonies. Many of her compositions have been performed and recorded.. Author:BLOCK, ADRIENNE FRIED. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FEMALE QUIXOTISM First published in 1801, this is a boisterous anti-romance and literary satire, in which Dorcasina sets out to discover for herself the passionate love affairs portrayed in her favourite novels. Issues of class, gender, race and isolationalism are dealt with in a manner still relevant today.. Author:TENNEY, TABITHA GILMAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ALFARABI, AVICENNA AND AVERROES ON INTELLECT Medieval Islamic, Jewish and Christian philosophers of the 16th century considered the distinction between the potential and the active intellect as a key to deciphering the nature of man and the universe. This study examines the manner in which three specific philosophers dealt with the issue.. Author:DAVIDSON, HERBERT A. (PROFESSOR OF NEAR EASTERN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SUBMITTING TO FREEDOM This is a new analysis and interpretation of the religious views of the 19th century American philosopher William James.. Author:RAMSEY, BENNETT (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF RELIGION, EMORY UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SECULARIZATION OF EARLY MODERN ENGLAND The author examines the onset of secularization in 16th-and 17th-century England, exploring how and why various aspects of life became divorced from religious values.. Author:SOMMERVILLE, C. JOHN (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ASIAN MONEY MARKETS This volume contains various original research contributions concerning the effect of government policy on the performance of money markets in East and South East Asia.. Author:COLE, DAVID C.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MIRCEA ELIADE'S VISION FOR A NEW HUMANISM This study argues that Mircea Eliade's idea of a "new humanism" for modern cultures was the motivating impulse behind much of his life's work on the history of religions.. Author:CAVE, JOHN DAVID (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, OSHKOSH, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : REGULATING TOXIC SUBSTANCES This treatise on the legal assessment of risks regarding toxic chemicals addresses the standards of evidence in legal proceedings and the regulatory decisions covering these chemicals.. Author:CRANOR, CARL F. (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COMPLETE WRITINGS This collection of the complete writings of Susanna Wesley, the mother of John, Charles and Samuel Wesley, the founding fathers of Methodism, should interest not only Methodists, but feminists and scholars of English social and religious history as well.. Author:WESLEY, SUSANNA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MAKING OF SAUDI ARABIA 1916-1936 This historical study describes how Saud, with British backing, expanded the Saudi state to embrace most of the Arabian peninsula and establish a family monarchy that survives to this day.. Author:KOSTINER, JOSEPH (LECTURER IN MIDDLE EASTERN HISTORY, TEL-AVIV UNIVERSITY, ISRAEL). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ANISOTROPIC ELASTICITY Elasticity is a property of materials which returns them to their original shape after forces applied to change the shape have been removed. This advanced text explores the problems of composite or anisotropic materials and their elasticity.. Author:TING, T.T.C. (PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY JEWRY A NEW JEWRY? - AMERICA SINCE THE SECOND WORLD WAR This volume of an annual publication focuses on the history and development of the life of Jews living in the USA from the end of World War II to the present day.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ARISTOCRATIC TEMPER OF GREEK CIVILIZATION This work is both a defence of the importance of aristocrats in Greek society and a reassessment of their social, cultural and political roles.. Author:STARR, CHESTER G. (BENTLEY PROFESSOR OF HISTORY EMERITUS, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COMPETITION POLICY IN AMERICA, 1888-1992 In this work, Peritz analyses how free competition has signified both freedom from oppressive government and freedom from private economic power. Peritz shows how these two complex yet distinct and sometimes contradictory images have influenced government policy and continue to inspire public debate over political economy in America.. Author:PERITZ, RUDOLPH (PROFESSOR OF LAW, NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TRANSFORMING PSYCHOLOGY A collection of previously published essays by a prominent feminist and psychologist. Riger attempts to challenge the underlying assumptions and methods of psychology as they are applied to the study of women.. Author:RIGER, STEPHANIE (PROFESSOR OF WOMEN'S STUDIES PROGRAM, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : POETS OF TIN PAN ALLEY This study examines the part played by lyricists in the Golden Age of American popular music (1920-1940), comparing their witty light verse with the comic prose of "Vanity Fair" and other American periodicals of the era.. Author:FURIA, PHILIP. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONCEPT OF IDENTITY A collection of the author's essays on various issues in philosophy, which focuses on identity in particular and metaphysics in general.. Author:HIRSCH, ELI (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SEARCHING THE HEART Conventional ideas of stuffy Victorian middle-class America are challenged by this study, based upon actual love letters of the period. The author examines middle-class ideas of love in terms of their contribution to the secularization of American life and to women's empowerment in the home.. Author:LYSTRA, KAREN (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LEVER OF RICHES A study of the value and meaning of technological advance. The author considers how past physical and social conditions have influenced the development and reception of new ideas, and shows how these trends can guide future industrial strategies as more countries compete for technical ingenuity.. Author:MOKYR, JOEL (PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : LEES OF VIRGINIA The descendants of Richard and Anne Lee have occupied a preeminent place in American history. Nagel chronicles seven generations of Lees, from the family founder Richard to General Robert E. Lee, covering over 200 years of American history, taking readers inside the great estates of the Old Dominion and the turbulent lives of the Lee men and women.. Author:NAGEL, PAUL C.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JAZZ REVOLUTION A cultural study of the meaning of jazz for America in the 1920s. Jazz made a tremendous impact on America at that time, becoming a subject of controversy as well as a major social influence.. Author:OGREN, KATHY (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : IMAGE OF PETER THE GREAT IN RUSSIAN HISTORY AND THOUGHT The image of Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia from 1689 to 1725, has been a central theme of Russian history, art and literature. This study draws on Russian historical accounts, folklore and the arts to demonstrate how the image of Peter has reflected the changing cultural values of Russian people.. Author:RIASANOVSKY, NICHOLAS V. (SIDNEY HELLMAN EHRMAN PROFESSOR OF EUROPEAN HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AMERICA IN 1857 This historical narrative covers the events of the year 1857, presenting all major crises while providing a portrait of American life in the mid 19th-century. Issues covered include the Mormon rebellion in Utah Territory and the split of the Democratic Party under President Buchanan.. Author:STAMPP, KENNETH M. (MORRISON PROFESSOR OF HISTORY EMERITUS, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NUR JAHAN A biographical study of one of the most powerful and influential women in Indian history, which not only attempts to revise the legends that portray Jahan as power-hungry, but also investigates the path to power available to women who lived inside the harem.. Author:FINDLY, ELLISON BANKS. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : UNIMOLECULAR REACTION DYNAMICS A description of energy selected reactions. It presents three major aspects of unimolecular reactions involving the preparation of the reactants in selected energy states, the rate of dissipation of the activated molecule, and the partitioning of the excess energy among the final products.. Author:BAER, THOMAS HASE, WILLIAM L.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BY THE GRACE OF GUILE This is an interdisciplinary work that reassesses the role and value of deception both in human society and in nature. It contrasts the human bias against deception with the natural world's evolutionary bias for it, and ultimately argues for the importance of deception in contemporary culture.. Author:RUE, LOYAL D.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : USABILITY The study addresses the subject of how automated systems can be designed to enhance the manner in which people use them.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MIXED RACE Focusing on the 18th century and colonial American values, this collection of essays explores the subject of ethnicity in the USA. Moving from questions of race and ethnicity to varieties of ethnic representation, it sheds light on the confrontations of ethnically different peoples.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GENEALOGY OF DISJUNCTION This is a study of the English word and the logical operators variously proposed to present its meaning. It examines the textbook myths that have clouded our understanding of "logical" vocabulary, and considers the historical conceptions of disjunction and its place in logic from ancient times.. Author:JENNINGS, R.E.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ESSAYS ON THE PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE OF RENE DESCARTES These essays by leading Descartes scholars, previously unpublished in English, represent an overview of contemporary research on Descartes' philosophy and science.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS AND ADVANCED INTERFACE DESIGN This collection of essays introduces the reader to the technology of virtual reality and examines the impact of this technology on humans. Among the topics discussed are eye-tracking, tactile and kinesthetic input, spatial displays, interface design, and applications in medicine and aerospace.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PSYCHOSOCIAL EFFECTS OF SCREENING FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND DETECTION As screening programmes for HIV, gene abnormalities and other risk factors continue to proliferate, questions are being raised about the impact of these programmes on the emotions and behaviour of participants. This text explores the psychosocial consequences of risk factor testing.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIA AND KINETICS IN SOILS This introductory text provides a comprehensive account of the chemical processes in soils that can be described by reactions. Chemical thermodynamics and kinetics are applied to soil systems, and the book addresses the limitations of these applications.. Author:SPOSITO, GAMSON. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COLLOQUY OF MONTBELIARD This study describes a theological debate which took place in 1586 between the Lutheran Jacob Andreae and the Calvinist Theodore Beza. The author reveals that the true motive of the conference was to unite Protestant forces in Europe against Rome and its papal allies.. Author:RAITT, JILL (CATHERINE PAINE MIDDLEBUSH PROFESSOR IN THE HUMANITIES, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CAPITALISTS IN SPITE OF THEMSELVES Lachmann offers a new explanation for the origins of nation-states and capitalist markets in early modern Europe. Comparing European regions and cities from the 12th to the 18th centuries, he shows how conflict among elites made the winners become capitalists to defend their privileges from rivals.. Author:LACHMANN, RICHARD (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, ALBANY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SUBORDINATION OR EMPOWERMENT? Through case studies of the cities of Chicago, Gary, Philadelphia and Atlanta in the USA, the author of this text explores why black people have won political empowerment in some areas and not others. He asserts that competition among white factions creates opportunities for black leaders.. Author:KEISER, RICHARD A.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CULTURE, SELF-IDENTITY AND WORK Aimed at business executives and students of business managerial and organizational courses, this volume focuses on how managerial practices influence work behaviour, and how these practices relate to the components of culture and self-identity.. Author:EREZ, MIRIAM EARLEY, P.CHRISTOPHER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FICTIVE PEOPLE This text aims to explode two notions that are commonplace in American cultural histories of the 19th century: that the spread of literature was a simple force for the democratization of taste, and that there was a body of 19th-century literature that reflected "a nation of readers".. Author:ZBORAY, RONALD J. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, ARLINGTON, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : QUEST FOR THE ORIGIN OF JOHN'S GOSPEL This is a controversial thesis concerning the composition of the Gospel According to John. It argues that more must be discovered about the source of John's material, and that John himself was an individual, and not the mouthpiece of a putative "Johannine Community".. Author:BRODIE, THOMAS L.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LIVING HIGH AND LETTING DIE Unger argues that our intuitions about ethical cases are generated not by basic moral values, but by certain distracting moral mechanisms that encourage deceptive reactions. He proposes a complex and novel metaethics arguing that we easily generate a lenient or tough context in which to make ethical assessments.. Author:UNGER, PETER (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ENVIRONMENTAL DIPLOMACY This study examines weaknesses in the existing system of environmental treaty-making and suggests key changes necessary both to confront emerging global environmental threats (such as climate change, loss of biodiversity and pollution) and to achieve sustainable development.. Author:SUSSKIND, LAWRENCE E.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RING LARDNER AND THE OTHER Not only examining the writings of a critically neglected American novelist of the early 20th century, this study also uses Ring Lardner both as the basis for a theoretical inquiry into language and literature, and as a study of men and masculinity at the turn of the century.. Author:ROBINSON, DOUGLAS (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND THE SECOND AMERICAN REVOLUTION The main argument of this collection of essays is that Abraham Lincoln was the main catalyst of the American Civil War, a revolution with consequences as dramatic and far-reaching as the French Revolution. The author offers unusual perspectives on Lincoln's involvement in the war.. Author:MCPHERSON, JAMES M.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RITUAL THEORY, RITUAL PRACTICE Arguing that the concept of ritual is overdue for a critical analysis, this study offers a close theoretical study of the recent explosion of ritual studies. The author concentrates on anthropology, sociology and the history of religion.. Author:BELL, CATHERINE (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF RELIGION, SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : PROPHETIC FIGURES IN LATE SECOND TEMPLE JEWISH PALESTINE This work examines the evidence from Josephus of prophetic figures in Jewish Palestine in the late Second Temple period, approximately 150 BC to AD 70.. Author:GRAY, REBECCA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS This study surveys the manner in which 17 different countries have evolved systems for technological innovation. Methods are compared not only in large, industrialized nations, but also in developing countries and smaller nations with high incomes.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PSEUDO-PHILO This is a systematic literary treatment of Pseudo-Philo DS, which is a reinterpretation of the Hebrew Bible by a Palestinian Jew of the 1st century AD, and an important source of information about Jews of that period. The volume includes a concordance of the original Latin text.. Author:MURPHY, FREDERICK J.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD SURVEYS IN EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY Part of a continuing series on evolutionary biology, this volume contains essays on morphology, symbiosis, co-evolution among competitors and the implications of DNA variations on human evolution, among other topics.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : QUANTITATIVE FISH DYNAMICS Intended as an advanced text in fisheries and their population dynamics, this book provides coverage of contemporary topics in quantitative fisheries science and emphasizes the link between biology and theory by explaining the assumptions inherent in the quantitative methods.. Author:QUINN, TERRANCE J. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, FISH POPULATION DYNAMICS, JUNEAU CENTER FOR FISHERIES AND OCEAN SCIENCES, USA) DERISO, RICHARD B.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BUSINESS GEOGRAPHY AND NEW REAL ESTATE MARKET ANALYSIS This work focuses on integrating land-use location science with the technology of geographic information systems (GIS). The text describes the basic principles of location decision and the means for applying them in orer to improve the real estate decision.. Author:THRALL, GRANT IAN (PROFESSOR OF GEOGRAPHY, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AIDS EPIDEMIOLOGY Confronting problems unique to AIDS research, this study focuses on the creation of methods for the design and analysis of epidemiological data, the natural history of AIDS, methods for tracking and projecting the course of the epidemic, and statistical issues on therapeutic trials.. Author:BROOKMEYER, RON (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF BIOSTATISTICS, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, USA) GAIL, MITCHELL H. (SENIOR INVESTIGATOR, NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SELECTED WRITINGS OF JAMES WELDON JOHNSON THE NEW YORK AGE EDITORIALS (1914-23) Johnson's unprecedented role as civil rights leader and literary artist was a dual one that has not been replicated since his time. This volume comprises editorials from the "New York Age" organized thematically, and an introduction discusses Johnson's role in the history of the black press.. Author:JOHNSON, JAMES WELDON. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SELECTED WRITINGS OF JAMES WELDON JOHNSON SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND LITERARY ESSAYS This volume is comprised of literary essays, political papers and song lyrics. The critical introduction places Johnson in relation to other black artists, the development of African-American literature and early integrationist movements.. Author:JOHNSON, JAMES WHELDON. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SPARE PARTS This study relates developments that have occurred in the field of organ transplantation during the 1980s and early 1990s, and the rise and fall of the popularity of the Jarvik-7 artificial heart during that period.. Author:FOX, RENEE C. (ANNENBERG PROFESSOR OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, USA) SWAZEY, JUDITH P. (PRESIDENT, THE ACADIA INSTITUTE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AMERICAN TRANSCENDENTALISM AND ASIAN RELIGIONS This study of the relationship between American transcendentalism and the Asian religions traces the history of the transcendentalist movement in the USA and the profound influence of Orientalism on the movement.. Author:VERSLUIS, ARTHUR (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, WASHBURN UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PSEUDO-DIONYSIUS An examination of the pseudo-Dionysian writings, named after the author of a body of early Christian texts, which offered a synthesis of Christian dogma and Neoplatonic thought. This study explores their profound influence on medieval theology.. Author:ROREM, PAUL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONNECTIONISM Part of a series on cognitive behaviour and science, based on a 1990 conference sponsored by the Cognitive Science Program and the Linguistics Department of Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MAKING MOVIES BLACK Surveys the involvement of Blacks in the American cinema from World War II to the 1950s, discussing the attention to black life in films such as "Cabin in the Sky", "Pinky" and "Intruder in the Dust". It also depicts the rise of black film stars such as Sidney Poitier.. Author:CRIPPS, THOMAS (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LAWYERS AND CITIZENS Argues that French lawyers of the ancient regime played a critical role in shaping the French Revolution. The author explores how these critics challenged the King and created discussion within the legal system itself, forming a kind of republic within the state.. Author:BELL, DAVID A.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PROGRESS AND PROSPECTS IN EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY An addition to the OXFORD SERIES IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION for all interested in evolutionary biology spanning the range of evolutionary studies: population genetics, ecology, ecological genetics, speciation, phylogenetics, genome evolution, molecular evolution and development. Empirical results are emphasised and put into context.. Author:POWELL, JEFFREY R. (DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, YALE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EZRA POUND, WYNDHAM LEWIS AND RADICAL MODERNISM This study examines the relation between the aesthetic convictions and political opinions of the Anglo-American modernists, focusing on the collaboration between Pound and Lewis. It attempts to account for their parallel movements towards the parties of European fascism.. Author:SHERRY, VINCENT (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY, PENNSYLVANIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : THERMODYNAMICS OF FLOWING SYSTEMS This monograph presents a new approach to the continuum modelling of systems with an internal microstructure, based on the description of the free energy and energy-dissipative processes.. Author:BERIS, ANTONY N. EDWARDS, BRIAN J.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GERMANIZATION OF EARLY MEDIEVAL CHRISTIANITY This study examines how Christianity changed in order to win the allegiance of the Germanic and Anglo-Saxon peoples. The author argues that these Northern peoples were far more resistant to conversion than the disaffected urban populace of the Roman Empire.. Author:RUSSELL, JAMES C. (FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, 1990). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WORKING WITHOUT A NET In this book, the author offers a major new theory of rationality. His aim is to escape the "doldrums of Descartes", by lowering the standard for what is rational from Descartes' impossibly demanding level of certainty.. Author:FOLEY, RICHARD (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, NEW JERSEY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FLUID PHYSICS IN GEOLOGY This fluid mechanics text for geologists provides an introductory treatment of the physical and dynamical behaviour of fluids, aimed at students who need to understand fluid behaviour and motion in the context of a wide variety of geological problems.. Author:FURBISH, DAVID JON (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF GEOLOGY, FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : POLITICS OF NATIONAL SECURITY Based on interviews with US Congress members and their staff, this study explains why Congress has taken an expanded role in the formulation of US national defence policies. The author describes how these changes came about and their consequences for American interests.. Author:BLECHMAN, BARRY M. (PRESIDENT, DEFENSE FORECASTS INC AND CHAIRMAN, HENRY L. STIMSON CENTER, WASHINGTON, DC, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : IN SEARCH OF HUMAN NATURE This reissued volume studies the effect of Darwin's biological theories on American society and thought.. Author:DEGLER, CARL N. (MARGARET BYRNE PROFESSOR OF AMERICAN HISTORY EMERITUS, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PHOENICIAN WOMEN Peter Burian and Brian Swann re-create Euripides' controversial play in a new translation accompanied by critical introductions, stage directions, a glossary of mythical Greek terms, and a commentary on difficult passages.. Author:EURIPIDES. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HELEN Outstepping the literal bounds of genre, this work has been referred to by scholars as both a tragedy and a comedy. This translation attempts to preserve Euripides' structure of subtlety and his comments on both the futility of war and the distinction between appearance and reality.. Author:EURIPIDES. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SPEECH, CRIME AND THE USES OF LANGUAGE Explores the three-way relationship between the idea of freedom of speech, the law of crimes, and the many uses of language, with particular reference to US constitutional law and the First Amendment.. Author:GREENAWALT, KENT (BENJAMIN N. CARDOZO PROFESSOR OF JURISPRUDENCE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BRAIN ORGANIZATION AND MEMORY This edited volume summarizes findings on the brain systems that underlie memory. The book reviews progress in understanding forms of memory in animals and humans and the interaction of cortical and sub cortical systems in the regulation of memory.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CREATIVE PEOPLE AT WORK Using their unique evolving systems approach and 12 cognitive case studies, the authors examine the work of such diverse people as Wordsworth, Einstein, Piaget, Anais Nin and Darwin, and dispel many popular notions about the creative act.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OTHER MARY SHELLEY This volume comprises 15 critical essays written by some of the most eminent Romantic scholars in academia. The essays survey the oeuvre of Mary Shelley as it developed beyond Frankenstein, and evaluate her career in terms of her intellectual and political accomplishments.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, JONATHAN EDWARDS AND THE REPRESENTATION OF AMERICAN CULTURE This is an interdisciplinary collection of comparative essays which looks at aspects of the thought of Edwards and Franklin and considers their places in American culture.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHRIST AND THE SPIRIT This is a study of Spirit-Christology DS, which is a contemporary theological model of the relationship between Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. The author measures this model against trinitarian theology and tests its viability.. Author:COLLE, RALPH DEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MELVILLE AND REPOSE This study offers a strong argument for the centrality of humour in Melville's novelistic career. Thorough research and scholarly readings of the oeuvre combine to make this text of benefit to the libraries of Melville scholars and enthusiasts.. Author:BRYANT, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AMERICA'S THEOLOGIAN A reassessment of Edwards' thought which argues that although he was very much a figure of the Enlightenment, he was also one of its most discerning critics, and able to use Enlightenment thought without yielding to its mechanistic and individualistic tendencies.. Author:JENSON, ROBERT W. (PROFESSOR OF RELIGION, SAINT OLAF COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MORALITY, MORTALITY DEATH AND WHOM TO SAVE FROM IT Firmly grounded in practical ethical issues, this study discusses a variety of views on death. In particular, the author explores the question of saving lives: whether it is better to save more lives at a lower level of happiness or fewer lives at a higher level.. Author:KAMM, FRANCES MYRNA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MARK TWAIN AND THE ART OF THE TALL TALE This study examines the oral genre of the tall tale as manipulated and embellished in the writing career of Mark Twain. Offering insight into the works of a major American author, the book also sheds light on an important American comic tradition.. Author:WONHAM, HENRY B. (INSTRUCTOR, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, CHARLOTTESVILLE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HUGO L.BLACK In this volume, Howard Ball explores Hugo Black's development from his childhood days growing up in Alabama to his 34 years on the United States Supreme Court. Ball illustrates who and what shaped this controversial judge to become known as one of the "ten greatest" US Supreme Court justices of American history.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JAZZ TRADITION A blend of musical history and criticism, this study of jazz includes chapters on King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton, John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman. In addition to an expanded essay on Count Basie, this edition includes pieces on Eric Dolphy, Bill Evans and the World Saxophone Quartet.. Author:WILLIAMS, MARTIN T.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CRITICAL ARCHITECTURE AND CONTEMPORARY CULTURE This volume, evolving from a recent symposium, brings together a group of prominent literary theorists and architects to discuss the entente between postmodernism and architecture.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TAMING THE SYSTEM Traces the history of attempts since the 1950s to control the discretionary powers in the US criminal justice system. The author synthesizes the findings of a large body of literature for the benefit of practitioners and interested students of the criminal justice system.. Author:WALKER, SAMUEL (PROFESSOR OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, OMAHA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MECHANISMS OF GOVERNANCE Offering a new economic perspective to organizational studies, this work shows that decision-makers in firms respond to economic factors that affect both the structure of the individual firm and the structure of the industry within which the organization operates.. Author:WILLIAMSON, OLIVER E.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SMALL FIRMS IN GLOBAL COMPETITION Written for the smaller business, this volume explores the nature of the international market and highlights ways in which a small firm can compete successfully.. Author:AGMON, TAMIR DROBNICK, RICHARD. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INHOMOGENEOUS SUPERCONDUCTORS This is a unified treatment of an important field of research - the theory of quantum fluctuations in inhomogenous superconductivity materials. It can be used as a main or supplementary text in graduate courses on superconductivity, many-body systems, phase transitions and surface science.. Author:SIMANEK, EUGEN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HEARING OURSELVES THINK A collected work of classroom-based, applied studies of writing instruction, which aims to help to bridge the gap between cognitive process research and the practice of teaching writing. It provides teachers with a summary of recent research on the processes of writing and reading.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EXECUTIVE'S BOOK OF QUOTATIONS Organized by subject and cross-indexed by authors and sources, this dictionary of business quotations stretches from ancient Chinese proverbs to the remarks and slogans of business leaders of today.. Author:VITULLO-MARTIN, JULIA MOSKIN, J.ROBERT. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DOWNSCOPING This study examines the relationship between a firm's diversification and its competitiveness.. Author:HOSKISSON, ROBERT E. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MANAGEMENT, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, USA) HITT, MICHAEL A. (BARLOW PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS OF THE WORLD THE ISSUES This study analyzes the principal issues of health care systems across individual countries. Topics discussed include the role of traditional healers, the scope of Ministries of Health, social security financing, commercial health insurance, primary health care, control of HIV and other subjects.. Author:ROEMER, MILTON I. (PROFESSOR EMERITUS, SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INEQUALITY This ethical study examines the concepts of quality and inequality and addresses the question: how can we judge between different types of inequality? The author examines inequality as applied to individuals and groups, and the standard measures in inequality employed by economists and others.. Author:TEMKIN, LARRY S. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, RICE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WARRANT Professor Plantinga is known for distinguished work in the fields of epistemology and philosophy of religion. In this book and its companion, "Warrant and Proper Function", Plantinga brings these two aspects of his work together.. Author:PLANTINGA, ALVIN (JOHN A. O'BRIEN PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WARRANT AND PROPER FUNCTION Professor Plantinga is known for distinguished work in the fields of epistemology and philosophy of religion. In this companion volume to "Warrant: The Current Debate", Plantinga develops an original approach to the question of what justifies true belief and makes it knowledge.. Author:PLANTINGA, ALVIN (JOHN A. O'BRIEN PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SUSAN GLASPELL'S CENTURY OF AMERICAN WOMEN An accomplished playwright and co-founder of the Provincetown Players, Susan Glaspell was an artist of formidable talent. This study seeks to combat the forces of literary obscurity that have nullified this American writer's reputation and to reinstate Glaspell as a literary force.. Author:MAKOWSKY, VERONICA (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, ENGLISH DEPARTMENT, LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ON CLIMATE CHANGE Examining theories and perceptions of climatic change, this study covers the era from the Enlightenment to the mid-20th century in both Europe and America. Fusing the history of science with cultural history, it explores the intellectual, social and cultural meanings of climate and climate change.. Author:FLEMING, JAMES R. (METEOROLOGIST AND HISTORIAN, COLBY COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN CHINA'S RURAL DEVELOPMENT A detailed study of rural reform in China, which comprehensively covers Chinese rural development before and after the Mao and Deng reform eras, focusing on the township of Dahe.. Author:PUTTERMAN, LOUIS (PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, BROWN UNIVERSITY, RHODE ISLAND, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : REALITY, REPRESENTATION AND PROJECTION A collection of essays on topics relating to realism and its rivals in metaphysics, logic, metaethics and epistemology. Although not primarily historical, there is discussion of philosophers from the Middle Ages to the present day, from Aquinas to Wittgenstein.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MORALITY, NORMATIVITY AND SOCIETY This treatise defends a form of naturalistic and relativistic moral realism. The guiding intuition is that any society needs to be characterized by a social moral code in order to enable its members to live together successfully.. Author:COPP, DAVID. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : THEOLOGY AND NARRATIVE This is a collection of essays by the late Protestant theologian Hans Frei, on the subject of biblical interpretation. The volume includes notes and comments in the hope of making Frei's views more accessible to theological students and scholars.. Author:FREI, HANS. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SELECTED WRITINGS OF JUDITH SARGENT MURRAY As a novelist, essayist, dramatist and poet, Judith Sargent Murray candidly and often humorously asserted her opinions about the social and political conditions of women in late 18th-century America. This volume includes selections from "The Gleaner", her major work, and other publications.. Author:MURRAY, JUDITH SARGENT. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MAKING A PLACE FOR OURSELVES This study describes the attempts by black physicians, government officials and health care organizations to create and maintain black hospitals in the USA. It emphasizes the central importance of black hospitals in the lives of black physicians.. Author:GAMBLE, VANESSA NORTHINGTON (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : REFUSING THE FAVOR This work unveils a method for understanding how Mexico's northern land, New Mexico, came under the authority of the United States and what role women played in the political game of takeover.. Author:GONZALEZ, DEENA J. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AND CHICANO/A STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SONGS OF ZION The work examines the relationship between the African Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States and its counterpart in South Africa from 1896 to the present day.. Author:CAMPBELL, JAMES T. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TRADE The four Pacific Basin countries (Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore) have emerged as dynamic and rapidly-growing economies. This study analyzes the economic factors that have led to this position.. Author:CHOW, PETER C.Y. KELLMAN, MITCHELL H. (BOTH PROFESSORS OF ECONOMICS, CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HUMAN LIBERTY AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH The author develops a liberty theory of freedom of speech, which is then contrasted with the currently dominant "marketplace of ideas" theory. The text re-examines the entire American school of thought on the meaning of the First Amendment.. Author:BAKER, C. EDWIN (NICHOLAS F. GALLICCHIO PROFESSOR OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW SCHOOL, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COURTS, CORRECTIONS AND THE CONSTITUTION The federal courts are now heavily involved in the reform of US prisons. This collection of essays provides an examination of the consequences of such judicial intervention. The author discusses general points to be drawn, proposes an agenda for future research, and offers policy recommendations.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MIRROR WORLDS This speculative and explanatory essay takes the reader on a tour of the computer technology of the near future. The author explains how the new software will be made and how it will allow humans to explore their world in unprecedented depth and detail.. Author:GELERNTER, DAVID (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING, YALE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SACRED BIOGRAPHY Modern historiography dismisses the medieval lives of saints about whom little was really known as "pious fiction". This study demonstrates that to characterize the genre as fiction is to misunderstand the intentions of medieval authors, who were neither credulous nor blinded by piety.. Author:HEFFERNAN, THOMAS J. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DISCOURSE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF SOCIETY This original work considers three modes of discourse - myth, ritual and classification - as effective instruments for the construction, deconstruction and reconstruction of society.. Author:LINCOLN, BRUCE (PROFESSOR OF COMPARATIVE STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RELIGION, SCIENCE AND MAGIC Every culture makes a distinction between what it perceives as "true religion" and "magic". These essays explore the history of this tradition in Judaism and Christianity. Topics include Babylonian witchcraft, Jesus the Magician, magic in Hassidism and Kabbalah, and magic in Anglo-Saxon England.. Author:NEUSNER, JACOB. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEOPATRIARCHY This study argues that the historical patriarchal authority structure of the Middle East has not succumbed to modernization and disappeared or even been fundamentally revised. Instead, it lives on as neopatriarchy: a patriarchal authority that has frozen political and social development.. Author:SHARABI, HISHAM (PROFESSOR OF INTELLECTUAL HISTORY, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ESCAPE FROM VIOLENCE This comprehensive study examines the refugee phenomenon originating in Latin America, Africa and Asia, and suggests the means by which the international community can assist those in greatest need.. Author:ZOLBERG, ARISTIDE R. SUHRKE, ASTRI AGUAYO, SERGIO. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : IDENTITY, CONSCIOUSNESS AND VALUE The topic of personal identity has prompted lively debates in recent philosophy. In a contribution to the discussion, the author of this treatise presents a psychologically aimed, but physically based, account of our identity over time.. Author:UNGER, PETER (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHODS IN MANUFACTURING Numerical simulation of manufacturing processes and its integration into the design cycle are the dual themes of this book. The computational method of choice here is the boundary element method (BEM). Detailed discussions of forming, casting, machining and grinding process modelling are included.. Author:CHANDRA, ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE, SUBRATA (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF THEORETICAL AND APPLIED MECHANICS, CORNELL UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FICTIONAL REPUBLIC Investigating the enduring quality of Horatio Alger's political theories, this historical study shows how his ideas of hard work tempered by virtue's rewards struck a chord during the economic transformations of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.. Author:NACKENOFF, CAROL (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, SWARTHMORE COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CORRESPONDENCE AND DISQUOTATION This treatise defends the correspondence theory of truth against the disquotational theory of truth, its current major rival. The description of the latter is extended to highlight its faults. The author then demonstrates that disquotationalism is not a tenable theory.. Author:DAVID, MARIAN (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DEMOSTHENES AND HIS TIME A study of the political history of Greece, particularly in relation to Athens, from 386 to 322 BC.. Author:SEALEY, RAPHAEL (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MATHEMATICS AND MIND Those inquiring into the nature of mind have long been interested in the foundations of mathematics. A better understanding of mathematical thought should clarify the conceptual foundations of mathematics. This study probes the link between conceptions of mind and mathematics from various angles.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PEDIATRIC PSYCHOONCOLOGY Psychologists are core members of treatment teams and findings from psychological research influence the nature and kinds of medical research undertaken. This book will bring together the empirical findings on paediatric psycho-oncology that have not only theoretical but applied significance.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LOGIC AND EXPERIENCE LaPiana revises our understanding of the origin of modern legal education. He places the changes at Harvard in the context of the broader movements of 19th century intellectual history and provides a new understanding of antebellum legal education.. Author:LAPIANA, WILLIAM P.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : APARTHEID'S RELUCTANT UNCLE Borstelmann argues that the USA aided and abetted the establishment of the apartheid regime in South Africa because, despite reservations about Nationalist racial policies, it viewed South Africa as a vital ally in the Cold War. The text interweaves race relations in both societies and shows how this affected policy.. Author:BORSTELMANN, THOMAS (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, CORNELL UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TECHNOLOGY AND STRATEGY This comprehensive handbook on technology management relates the strategy of developing new technologies to a firm's overall strategic plan.. Author:GOODMAN, RICHARD A. (PROFESSOR, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES, USA) LAWLESS, MICHAEL W. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ORIGINS OF ORDER This monograph extends the basic concepts of Darwinian evolution to accommodate recent findings and perspectives from the fields of biology, physics, chemistry and mathematics. It explains how complex systems, contrary to expectations, can spontaneously exhibit degrees of order.. Author:KAUFFMAN, STUART A.. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : NEW CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION This study examines the changing motives and patterns of conscientious objection as well as state policies toward objectors in the Western world.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COLD WAR CRITICISM AND THE POLITICS OF SKEPTICISM Claiming that a Cold War mentality has impaired the ability of literary theorists to talk about the politics of criticism effectively, the author of this treatise argues that modern criticism is a child of the Cold War.. Author:SIEBERS, TOBIN (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AND COMPARATIVE LITERATURE, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ELIZABETH BISHOP This study examines the American poet's rhetorical strategies as they shape the formal and thematic movements of her work. It focuses on a series of linguistic strategies designed to create the illusion of representation while resisting the romantic device of self-revelation.. Author:DORESKI, CAROLE KILER (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, DANIEL WEBSTER COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HYBRID FACTORY This study describes in detail the potential for the effective international transfer of Japanese management and production systems. It is the result of a ten-year research project by a joint US/Japanese study team.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GUIDE TO PHOSPHOLIPID CHEMISTRY An introduction to phospholipid chemistry. which explains the methodology for recovering lipids intact from cells and tissues. Additionally, the analytical methodology for the assay of phospholipids, together with a detailed description of the routes to their proof of structure is included.. Author:HANAHAN, DONALD J.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ROMANCES OF THE REPUBLIC The relations among sexual, political, and familial rhetoric in American writing from 1790 to the 1850s are discussed in this text. It also examines how the historical novel formalizes the features of the gothic novel and yet incorporates a sentimental vision of the family.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WORLD'S WRITING SYSTEMS A comprehensive reference describing all ancient and modern scripts of the world. The writings are illustrated with full explanation and grammatical analyses, and each discussion features a bibliography leading to more technical literature.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FRAMING IN DISCOURSE A study in linguistics which examines the "frame" of a given speech-act in its psychological setting. It is argued that both the speaker and the hearer have certain expectations based on their perceptions of the frame, which affect their choice of words and their understanding of what is said.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DIALOGUES OF THE WORD Following Bakhtin's theory of language as dialogue, Reed shows how the Hebrew Bible and the Christian New Testament dramatize a set of verbal encounters between God and his people. His analysis of dialogic patterns frames discussion of prophecy, wisdom and gospel as models of divine communication.. Author:REED, WALTER L. (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, EMORY UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ETHICS OF KILLING This work is a study of the ethics of killing, where the moral status of the individual is uncertain or controversial. Drawing on philosophical notions of personal identity and the wrongness of killing, McMahan looks carefully at a host of practical issues including abortion, infanticide, the killing of animals, assisted suicide and euthanasia.. Author:MCMAHAN, JEFF (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WITTGENSTEIN ON MIND AND LANGUAGE The book is an exposition of Wittgenstein's early conception of the nature of representation and how his later revision and criticism of that work led to a radically different way of looking at mind and language. It provides an overview of the development of his philosophy and brings to light aspects that have been almost universally neglected.. Author:STERN, DAVID G.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : IRRATIONALITY The author demonstrates that certain forms of irrationality - incontinent action and self-deception - which many philosophers have rejected as being logically or psychologically impossible, are indeed possible.. Author:MELE, ALFRED R. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, DAVIDSON COLLEGE, NORTH CAROLINA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHATTEL OR PERSON? Judith Wegner scrutinizes the Mishnah, the book of legal rules produced by Jewish sages in second-century Palestine, and determines its effect upon the image and status of women in the Jewish orthodox tradition.. Author:WEGNER, JUDITH ROMNEY (PROFESSOR OF RELIGION, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHILDREN TALK ABOUT THE MIND The authors chart the early developmental stages in a child's growing awareness and understanding of the mind. More than 12,000 conversations by children between the ages of two and six have been recorded, allowing a picture to develop of those first crucial stages of the development of the mind.. Author:BARTSCH, KAREN (PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, USA) WELLMAN, HENRY M. (CENTER FOR HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SACRED VESSELS This study traces the evolution of the battleship and its place in American naval history. The author demonstrates that the battleship was never actually an effective weapon of war, even before advances in submarine and aircraft technology rendered it impractical.. Author:O'CONNELL, ROBERT L. (SENIOR ANALYST, US ARMY INTELLIGENCE AGENCY FOREIGN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGICAL CENTER, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NATURAL REASONS Illustrating the continuity of the philosophy of mind with ethics and jurisprudence, this monograph is concerned with the rationality of decisions and actions. It brings Wittgenstein's and Davidson's arguments about interpretation to bear on decision and social choice theory.. Author:HURLEY, S.L. (BROCKHUES FELLOW AND LECTURER IN PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FRACTAL PHYSIOLOGY Fractal Physiology shows how measures of the fractal properties and chaotic dynamics of cells, tissues, organs and organisms can be applied in a practical, quantitative way to studies of human physiology.. Author:BASSINGTHWAITE, JAMES B. (PROFESSOR OF BIOENGINEERING, BIOMATHEMATICS AND RADIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, USA) LIEBOVITCH, LARRY S. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, CENTER FOR COMPLEX SYSTEMS, FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY, USA) WEST, BRUCE J.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LAW IN A DIGITAL WORLD This volume is about how the legal profession has been and will be revolutionized by technological change. Katsh examines the nature of the new technologies for communication and provides insights into what the legal future will look like.. Author:KATSH, M.ETHAN (PROFESSOR OF LEGAL STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NOBODY'S HOME In this broad-based study of American fiction, canonical and otherwise, Arnold Weinstein examines closely the strong ties between language, history and culture, with a particular focus on freedom of the self.. Author:WEINSTEIN, ARNOLD L. (HENRY MERRITT WRISTON PROFESSOR OF COMPARATIVE LITERATURE, BROWN UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FROM ABDULLAH TO HUSSEIN A study of the six-year period in modern Jordanian political history when the Hashemite kingdom was in crisis. Based on interviews and archival resources, it provides an examination of the early years of King Hussein's rule, when power rested in the hands of the King's advisors.. Author:SATLOFF, ROBERT B.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : IN THE LIGHT OF LOGIC This volume brings together a revised and annotated selection of Solomon Feferman's most important writings, covering the relation between logic and mathematics, proof theory, objectivity and intentionality in mathematics, and key issues in the work of Godel, Hilbert and Turing.. Author:FEFERMAN, SOLOMON (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY AND MATHEMATICS, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES ON SEX AND LOVE This study includes original essays and selections from recent journals and books. The topics covered are sexual roles, equality, and social policy; sexual norms and ethics; erotic love; and friendship and familial love. It is suitable for courses in applied moral and social philosophy.. Author:. Discounted by 3%

Oxford University Press : FATE OF LIBERTY The recipient of the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for History, this study addresses the controversy about Abraham Lincoln's record on the Constitution and individual rights during the American Civil War. It examines the issue of civil liberties, placing it in the context of its time.. Author:NEELY, MARK E.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DIVIDED HOUSES A collection of essays on gender in 19th-century USA, which explores specifically all major aspects of women's roles in the American Civil War.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONFLICTING STORIES This study examines the work of a wide range of American women writers at the turn of the 20th century, and looks at issues of race and gender in a firm historical context.. Author:AMMONS, ELIZABETH (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AND AMERICAN STUDIES, TUFTS UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : UNFINISHED UNIVERSE Drawing on the evidence and insights of biology, physics, astronomy and cosmology, this is an original vision of order and change in the universe. The author rejects the popular view that the universe will eventually collapse upon itself.. Author:YOUNG, LOUISE B.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ESSAYS IN QUASI-REALISM This volume collects together the author's pioneering essays on "quasi-realism", a philosophical position he first introduced in 1980 which has become a distinctive and much discussed option in metaphysics and ethics.. Author:BLACKBURN, SIMON (EDNA J. KOURY DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : THEORISTS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH FROM DAVID HUME TO THE PRESENT This is a survey of the contributions made by modern economic theorists, from Adam Smith and David Hume to those of the present day.. Author:ROSTOW, W.W. (PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, LYNDON B. JOHNSON SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PERPETUAL ENTERPRISE MACHINE This report presents the findings of a group set up to address the crisis in US manufacturing. Arguing that manufacturers must initiate projects which will lead to new products and processes, the contributors reveal how projects can be mechanisms for growth and learning within the firm.. Author:BOWEN, H. KENT (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, USA) CLARK, KIM B. HOLLOWAY, CHARLES A. WHEELWRIGHT, STEVEN C.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEGATION AND CLAUSAL STRUCTURE Every language has a syntactic means of distinguishing a negative from a non-negative sentence. Zanutti aims to show the range of variation in this ability by comparing the romance languages, and to reduce the differences to a constrained set of choices available to the grammar of these languages.. Author:ZANUTTINI, RAFFAELLA (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LINGUISTICS, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SELECTED TOPICS IN APPROXIMATION AND COMPUTATION This monograph provides a series of expositions of basic classical methods of approximation leading to popular splines and new explicit tools of computation, including sinc methods, elliptic function methods and positive operator approximation methods.. Author:KOWALSKI, MAREK A. SIKORSKI, KRZYSTOF A. (DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, USA) STENGER, FRANK (DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SCIENCE OF THE MIND This volume features a number of contributions from distinguished cognitive scientists, who write frankly about the future of their field. The topics discussed range from artificial intelligence and memory to gene splicing and cognitive development. The central theme is human cognition.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : UNIVERSAL BANKING IN THE UNITED STATES This volume studies the consequences of bank regulations in the United States as the topic relates to competition in international financial markets.. Author:SAUNDERS, ANTHONY M. WALTER, INGO (BOTH OF THE STERN BUSINESS SCHOOL, NEW YORK, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : POETICS OF FASCISM Examining the modernist poetics of Ezra Pound and T.S. Eliot, this study traces their influence on the current crisis in post-structuralist literary theory. The author reveals a continuity between that theory and high modernism's tendency towards fascism.. Author:MORRISON, PAUL (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GIDE'S BENT This study investigates the place of sexuality in the writings of Andre Gide. Focusing on his work in the 1920s and 1930s, the years in which Gide wrote most openly about his homosexuality, the text shows how Gide's sexuality reflected his political interests.. Author:LUCEY, MICHAEL (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF FRENCH AND COMPARATIVE LITERATURE, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ALGEBRAIC THEORY OF MOLECULES This monograph presents a fresh appraisal of the mathematics of the wave functions that provide the theoretical underpinnings for molecular spectroscopy.. Author:IACHELLO, F. (DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS, YALE UNIVERSITY, USA) LEVINE, R.D. (DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM, ISRAEL). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONJUNCTION, CONTIGUITY, CONTINGENCY This monograph comprises three intimately related studies on the grammar of hieroglyphic Egyptian and its linear descendant, Coptic, covering a period of 4000 years of language history.. Author:DEPUYDT, LEO (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF EGYPTOLOGY, BROWN UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FEMALE THERMOMETER A collection of the author's essays on the history and development of female identity from the 18th to the early 20th centuries. Throughout the book are woven themes which are constant in Castle's work: fantasy, hallucination, travesty, transgression and sexual ambiguity.. Author:CASTLE, TERRY (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PHILOSOPHY AFTER OBJECTIVITY This treatise discusses a range of central philosophical disputes about knowledge, objectivity, meaning, physicalism and practical rationality. Its explanations affect all areas of theoretical philosophy and challenge common assumptions about objectivity and realism.. Author:MOSER, PAUL K. (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MARGINS OF HINDU MARRIAGE This collection of essays explores the meanings of marriage in South Asian Hindu culture. Through the perspective of gender, it describes local practices, attitudes, ritual symbols and religious sensibilities as they impact on religion, gender and social life in the Hindu world.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FROM THE MARGINS OF HINDU MARRIAGE This collection of essays explores the meanings of marriage in South Asian Hindu culture. Through the perspective of gender, it describes local practices, attitudes, ritual symbols and religious sensibilities as they impact on religion, gender and social life in the Hindu world.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : IMPUNITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW AND PRACTICE This volume focuses on impunity and human rights violations, a topic that has become highlighted in recent years as governments have moved from repression to democracy. Roht-Arriaza explores the basis in international law to investigate past human rights violations, to persecute perpetrators, and to provide redress for victims.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE ON POLITICAL THOUGHT The author seeks to advance the role of biblical and theological values in the political lives of individual Christians and the public discourse of American society. He argues that Americans want to make choices in terms of standards of right and wrong, but tend to lack the formulation of a theory.. Author:MOTT, STEPHEN CHARLES (PROFESSOR OF CHRISTIAN SOCIAL ETHICS, GORDON-CONWELL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GENDER AND CONVERSATIONAL INTERACTION This volume contains a number of essays on gender-related differences in conversational interactions. The essays comprise much of the research underlying the author's earlier work, "You Just Don't Understand", and take a similar anthropological and sociolinguistic approach.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : KNOWLEDGE WORKS This text offers a close-up look at a factory in Japan. Like many Japanese factories, it is productive, efficient, and flexible. The author explains how Japanese culture and religion prepare employees, from shopfloor to management, for their role in creating and disseminating knowledge.. Author:FRUIN, W. MARK (PROFESSOR OF STRATEGY AND MANAGEMENT, INSEAD, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ENTROPY AND THE MAGIC FLUTE One of America's foremost experimental biologists comments on issues of science, technology, society, philosophy and the arts in a series of light essays aimed at the general reader.. Author:MOROWITZ, HAROLD J. (ROBINSON PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY AND NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ASCENT TO HEAVEN IN JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN APOCALYPSES This is a comparative study of the ancient Jewish and Christian views of the ascent into heaven. It places the ascent narratives in their cultural and historical context, and explores their relationship to the canonical apocalypses and to other Graeco-Roman literature of ascent and divinization.. Author:HIMMELFARB, MARTHA (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF RELIGION, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD COMPANION TO UNITED STATES HISTORY This text is a one-volume, alphabetically-arranged encyclopedia offering comprehensive coverage of US history from pre-contact Native Americans to the end of the 20th century.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MEMORY IN ORAL TRADITIONS This text applies the methods and theories of cognitive psychology to the study of oral traditions. The author elaborates on three structural devices that appear in oral traditions: those consisting of meaning; those using imagery; and those in which sound pattern is predominant.. Author:RUBIN, DAVID C. (PROFESSOR OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, DUKE UNIVERSITY, NORTH CAROLINA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RIGHTS, WELFARE AND MILL'S MORAL THEORY This volume collects David Lyons's essays on Mill's moral theory and includes an introduction which relates the essays to prior and subsequent philosophical developments. The essays defend the beneficiary theory of rights and develop new interpretations of Mill's moral thought.. Author:LYONS, DAVID. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LESBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL IDENTITIES OVER THE LIFESPAN This work provides critical reviews of core psychological issues related to the lives of lesbians, gay men, and bisexual women and men. The emphasis is on contemporary research findings and recommendations for future research.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RECURSION THEORY FOR METAMATHEMATICS In 1931, Princeton mathematician Kurt Godel startled the scientific world with his 'Theorem of Undecidability', which showed that some statements in mathematics are inherently 'undecidable'. This volume of the 'Oxford Logic Guides' is a sequel to Smullyan's Godel's 'Incompleteness Theorems' (Oxford Logic Guides No. 19, 1992).. Author:SMULLYAN, RAYMOND M.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PUBLIC PRINTS Traces the development of the first newspapers published in the American colonies, and sets their emergence against the history of the press in London and the English countryside. The book also explores how information once designed mainly for private transmission became public property.. Author:CLARK, CHARLES E.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : POWER OF BLACK MUSIC This study of the development of African-American music and its influence in America shows how African myths and ritual - especially the "ring-shout" dances that were ubiquitous in West Africa - underlie the development of all black musical forms in the USA.. Author:FLOYD, SAMUEL A. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, COLUMBIA COLLEGE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : STRUCTURES AND PROPERTIES OF RUBBERLIKE NETWORKS Rubber elasticity is an important sub-field of polymer science. This book is a sequel to the authors' previous, introductory book, "Rubberlike Elasticity: A Molecular Primer" (1988). It also places strong emphasis on molecular concepts and theories, and on equilibrium properties.. Author:ERMAN, BURAK (PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY, ISTANBUL, TURKEY) MARK, JAMES E. (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, UNIVERSITY OF CINCINATTI, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FRAMING THE MARGINS In this reassessment of postmodernism, the author contends that the fragmentation considered to be characteristic of the postmodern age can in fact be traced to the status of marginalized American and Afro-American writers of the 1930s to 1950s, such as West, Nin, Barnes, Allison and Brooks.. Author:HARPER, PHILLIP BRIAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JOHN WILLIAMSON NEVIN, AMERICAN THEOLOGIAN This post-modern analysis of the 19th-century thinker Nevin, presents him as an American thinker, rather than as a reactionary romantic; a public theologian - judging the development of American Christianity as a new religion that was fashioning its own disintegration and that of American culture.. Author:WENTZ, RICHARD E. (PROFESSOR OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : VIOLENCE IN THE BLACK IMAGINATION This collection of three short novels about major Afro-American leaders (Frederick Douglass's "The Heroic Slave", Martin Delany's "Blake" and William Wells Brown's "Clotelle"), along with critical essays by the editor, explores the issue of black revolutionary violence in modern America.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INVISIBLE GOD This treatise refutes the assumption that early Christians were opposed in principle to visual images and thus did not produce art. It shows that once Christians acquired legal status and were able to own property and places of worship, they started to produce art as decoration.. Author:FINNEY, PAUL CORBY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WHEN BROTHERS DWELL TOGETHER This study of siblings in the Hebrew Bible describes how the Bible develops some of its most memorable plots around sibling interaction. The author seeks an explanation for the Bible's preference for younger siblings, who tend to emerge triumphant in tales of sibling rivalry.. Author:GREENSPAHN, FREDERICK E.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FUNDAMENTALISM AND GENDER This is a collection of previously unpublished essays dealing with fundamentalist attitudes toward women. The contributors explore the views of Christians, Jews, Muslims and other groups, and reveal that control over women is central to the fundamentalist project.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RELIGION AND POWER This work contributes to the growing literature on the interaction between religion and power in antiquity. Edwards focuses on the eastern "Greek" provinces in the first and second centuries AD - when Christianity, Judaism, and numerous other religions and cults exploded across the Roman Empire.. Author:EDWARDS, DOUGLAS R. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF RELIGION, UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND, WASHINGTON DC, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HIGH AND LOW MODERNS This text considers the major modernist writers who are customarily treated as if they wrote in different eras and different worlds: the high modernists (such as Yeats and Woolf) and the low modernists (including Hardy and Wells). It bring these writers into critical proximity with one another.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : VITAL CIRCUITS A broad view of the workings and science of the circulatory system written in conversational style for the non-scientist and student of science. Uses everyday mechanisms and other animals as analogies to explore these workings in a clear and informative manner.. Author:VOGEL, STEVEN (PROFESSOR OF ZOOLOGY, DUKE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JAZZ SCENE This is an informal history of New Orleans jazz from the turn of the 20th century to the present day, as told by the musicians themselves in interviews conducted by the author.. Author:STOKES, W.ROYAL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PSYCHOLOGY OF ADOPTION This volume brings together a group of leading researchers from various disciplines to explore the complex, interdisciplinary subject of adoption. It takes an integrated approach, examining theoretical, empirical, clinical and social issues.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ECONOMICS AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE This study explores issues in the philosophy of science that relate to the methodology of economics.. Author:REDMAN, DEBORAH A. (LECTURER, TUEBINGEN UNIVERSITY, GERMANY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AESCHINES AND ATHENIAN POLITICS This is a detailed study of the Athenian politician Aeschines. Often overshadowed by his more famous rival Demosthenes, Aeschines played a major role in the events that marked the rise of Macedonian power in Greece and the transition from the classical to the Hellinistic period.. Author:HARRIS, EDWARD M. (PROFESSOR OF CLASSICS, BROOKLYN COLLEGE AND GRADUATE CENTER, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : VIRTUES IN MEDICAL PRACTICE This monograph constructs a virtue-based ethic for medicine and health care. Specific virtues such as trust, compassion, justice, courage and self-effacement are discussed. The text concludes by examining how a virtue-based ethic of medicine effects the analysis of health care problems.. Author:PELLEGRINO, EDMUND D. (PROFESSOR OF MEDICAL ETHICS, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, USA) THOMASMA, DAVID C. (DIRECTOR, MEDICAL HUMANITIES PROGRAM, LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BELFAST ENGLISH AND STANDARD ENGLISH The author of this treatise analyzes various syntactic constructions in Belfast English, and compares them with their Standard English counterparts to gain insight into both English syntax and general syntactic theory.. Author:HENRY, ALISON. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BRAIN AND MEMORY This volume focuses on several areas of the neurobiology of learning and memory in which there have been important developments in recent years. The areas of focus are emotion and memory, ageing and memory, cortical plasticity and memory, and LTP and memory.. Author:MCGAUGH, J.L. WEINBERGER, N.M. LYNCH, G. (ALL OF THE CENTER FOR THE NEUROBIOLOGY OF LEARNING AND MEMORY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RELIGIOUS MELANCHOLY AND PROTESTANT EXPERIENCE IN AMERICA This study traces the phenomenon of "religious melancholy" among American evangelicals, focusing on the period 1740-1850.. Author:RUBIN, JULIUS. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHAPTERS INTO VERSE GOSPELS TO REVELATION From John Milton to D.H. Lawrence, poets have found creative inspiration in the Bible. This is part of a two-volume work which surveys poetic works inspired by religion in varied forms. It offers an unusual format which presents the original biblical passage alongside each poem.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GOD OF ABRAHAM Drawing on a wealth of traditional and philosophical material, mainly from Jewish sources, this treatise shows how human values illuminate the idea of God, which in turn sheds light on our value concerns.. Author:GOODMAN, LENN E.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DREAM OF A RED FACTORY An examination of the enduring power of communism in China, which argues that China has retained its communist system despite the break-up of similar regimes in other parts of the world, due to peculiarities of the Chinese communist experience, which is a legacy of Stalinism.. Author:KAPLE, DEBORAH A.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LAW AND TRUTH This work applies the modern debate between realism and anti-realism to the question of the nature of law. Starting from the question "What is legal knowledge?" it examines the answers provided by theories of jurisprudence, concluding that they are all bound up with the nature of justification.. Author:PATTERSON, DENNIS (PROFESSOR OF LAW, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BERLIN JEWISH COMMUNITY This study investigates the relationship between the forces of Jewish modernization and the forces of assimilation and dissolution in the first major Jewish community to undergo the process. It presents a biography of the entire Jewish population of Berlin at the turn of the 19th century.. Author:LOWENSTEIN, STEVEN M. (ISADORE LEVINE PROFESSOR OF JEWISH HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM, LOS ANGELES, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ASRAMA SYSTEM A study of the Asrama system, a Hindu construct consisting of four legitimate ways of leading a religious life. The author traces its early history and explains how Asrama gradually established connections with other Hindu religious institutions to emerge as a central tenet of the Hindu dharma.. Author:OLIVELLE, PATRICK. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JEAN TOOMER READER This collection of Toomer's previously unpublished writings includes correspondence, poetry, short stories and essays.. Author:TOOMER, JEAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WORD IN THE DESERT Growing scholarly debate in recent years on the religious world of late antiquity has focused new attention on the quest for holiness by early Christian monks known as the desert fathers. This book explores the setting within which their early monastic movement emerged.. Author:BURTON-CHRISTIE, DOUGLAS (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES, SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BASIC CONCEPTS OF LEGAL THOUGHT This text provides a brief introduction to the major issues in legal philosophy. It is intended for use as a secondary text in law schools, and in graduate and undergraduate courses in philosophy of law, jurisprudence and legal issues.. Author:FLETCHER, GEORGE P. (BEEKMAN PROFESSOR OF LAW, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : THERAPEUTIC WAYS WITH WORDS This is a linguistic analysis of the discourse between therapist and client in psychotherapy sessions. Ferrara emphasizes the interactive nature of the discourse, and shows how language is mutually constructed as the participants interweave bits and pieces of their own and others' sentences, metaphors, and narratives into the discussion.. Author:FERRARA, KATHLEEN W.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LIFE OF LEARNING Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the American Council of Learned Societies, this volume contains lectures presented by ten of America's most distinguished scholars. Each lecture is a personal and intellectual glimpse into the "life of learning".. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SOFTWARE BY DESIGN This study examines the social factors that shape workplace technology design and provides case studies of the software design process.. Author:SALZMAN, HAROLD ROSENTHAL, STEPHEN R. (SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, BOSTON UNIVERSITY, MASSACHUSETTS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SENSE OF ADHARMA This is a study of the contrasting Hindu concepts of adharma (chaos) and dharma (order). The author uses a synthesis of phenomenological and anthropological approaches to study the structure of the imagination that produces such an apparently contradictory viewpoint.. Author:GLUCKLICH, ARIEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TOGETHER BOUND Challenging traditional views of God's transcendence, this study views God and the Christian community as distinct realities bound in a mutual relationship of reciprocal historical action. The author pursues the implications of this understanding for various theological problems.. Author:KIRKPATRICK, FRANK G.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LIAR SPEAKS THE TRUTH The concept of truth has been the focus of much attention in philosophical literature, but has resisted adequate explanation. This study explores a "deflationary" or "minimalist" account of truth that can account for the challenge posed by semantic paradoxes such as the liar.. Author:YAQUB, ALADDIN M. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TRAGEDY'S END This work argues that artificial endings in Euripides reinforce innovations in plot and ending. After exploring the playwright's novel closing gestures, the book offers readings of plot, ending and generic innovation in six of Euripides' plays.. Author:DUNN, FRANCIS M. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF CLASSICS, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JAZZ CHANGES A collection of jazz articles written over a 30-year period, including narrative accounts of recording sessions, rehearsals and performances, liner notes, and profiles of musicians such as John Coltrane, Jelly Roll Morton, Billie Holliday and Thelonious Monk.. Author:WILLIAMS, MARTIN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GERONIMO CAMPAIGN Based on fresh evidence - including depositions from old soldiers and scouts, official documents, articles, letters and photographs - this study examines the campaign that the US Army waged against the Apache tribe, led by its great chieftain, Geronimo, and assesses the outcome of the bloodshed.. Author:FAULK, ODIE B. (PROFESSOR EMERITUS, NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LOPSIDED APE This detailed account of human language and evolution, reconciling the apparent dichotomy between humans and all other animals, focuses on the speculative presence of a Generative Assembly Device (GAD), unique to Homo sapiens.. Author:CORBALLIS, MICHAEL C.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LOVE AND POWER This study examines the uses of religious ideas in political discourse in a liberal democracy.. Author:PERRY, MICHAEL J. (HOWARD J. TRIENANS PROFESSOR OF LAW, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FALL RIVER . Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SOCIOLINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVES ON REGISTER A collection of research papers on variation in language according to the occasion of use, which is variously known as register, register variation or style variation. The contributors aim to point the way towards a unified approach to the subject.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BECOMING SOUTHERN By exploring Warren County's history, Morris traces the evolution of Old South society from its pioneer origins to the onset of the Civil War. This is a study of a society's development, a snapshot of a community in crisis, which challenges many traditional notions about the American South.. Author:MORRIS, CHRISTOPHER (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HOW TO READ KARL BARTH Using a fresh reading of Barth's "Church Dogmatics", the author of this text advances a new interpretation of the Protestant theologian's work, and places it in relation to contemporary discussions of truth, justified belief, double agency and religious pluralism.. Author:HUNSINGER, GEORGE (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF THEOLOGY, BANGOR THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, MAINE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PLEASURES OF BABEL Offering an explication of the often stormy relationship between contemporary American literature and criticism, this study examines systematically the movements of the last two decades - deconstruction, feminism - and engages theories of narrative by applying them to recent literary works.. Author:CLAYTON, JAY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE This second edition of a major work on the history of the built environment has been updated with a concluding chapter on designing the fin-de-siecle. Other chapters have also been revised to review architectural practice during and after the World Wars.. Author:KOSTOF, SPIRO. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : CLAUSEWITZ IN ENGLISH This work examines the reception of Carl von Clausewitz's military theories in Britain and the USA until 1945. The author argues that the impact of Clausewitzian theory - particularly the classic "On War", published in 1832 - has been underestimated.. Author:BASSFORD, CHRISTOPHER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AUXILLIARIES This is a comprehensive study of the linguistic concept of auxiliaries, which offers a new perspective on language structure in general. It also provides an introduction to recent work in grammaticalization theory.. Author:HEINE, BERND. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONVERGENCE OF PRODUCTIVITY This collection of original articles reviews the current state of knowledge concerning the convergence hypothesis. This hypothesis asserts that the productivity and living standards of a restricted set of countries are undergoing a process that brings them increasingly close to one another.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : VERB MOVEMENT AND EXPLETIVE SUBJECTS IN THE GERMANIC LANGUAGES This is a study of two different kinds of variation across the Germanic languages. One involves the position of the finite verb, and the other the possible positions of the "logical" subject in constructions with expletive (or "dummy") subjects.. Author:VIKNER, STEN (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF GERMAN LINGUISTICS, UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART, GERMANY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HISTORY AND MEMORY IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURE The relation between history and memory has become an object of increasing attention among historians and literary critics. This volume offers a picture of the dynamic ways in which an African-American historical identity transmits itself through books, art, performance and oral histories.. Author:FABRE, GENEVIEVE O'MEALLY, ROBERT. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : POETICS OF COLONIZATION Using anthropological and literary theory, this study explores how the ancient Greeks recounted tales of their colonization of foreign lands. The perceptions of the Greeks are explored through explicit comparison with later European narratives of New World colonization.. Author:DOUGHERTY, CAROL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WAR OF THE FISTS This social history explores early-modern Venetian society through the lens of the festive combat which involved all classes, particularly the city's labourers. It describes the response of the Venetian patriciate, government and police to this largely uncontrollable, plebeian entertainment.. Author:DAVIS, ROBERT C.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FERAL PIGEONS Feral pigeons, a major urban pest species, have developed from domestic pigeons yet display the characteristics of highly adapted wild birds. This study focuses on their population biology and behavioural ecology.. Author:JOHNSTON, RICHARD F. (PROFESSOR EMERITUS, MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND DEPARTMENT OF SYSTEMATICS AND ECOLOGY, USA) JANIGA, MARIAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MAKING CIVIL RIGHTS LAW This is a chronological narrative history of the legal struggle that preceded the political battles for American civil rights in the early 20th-century, waged by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and its leader, Thurgood Marshall.. Author:TUSHNET, MARK V.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : YOU DON'T HAVE TO SUFFER Starting with a review on why cancer pain is still an everyday tragedy when modern medical techniques can relieve it in almost every case, this book teaches families everything they need to know about cancer pain and its treatments.. Author:LANG, SUSAN S. PATT, RICHARD B.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBALISM Examining 400 years of contact between North American Indians and Western civilization, this study explains how the Indians have managed to remain an ethnic and cultural enclave within American and Canadian society from colonial times to the present day.. Author:MCNICKLE, D'ARCY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SCANDAL OF THE GOSPELS This study argues that the gospels are in an important sense "occasions for offence", and that the Jesus of the gospels is a scandal ("skandalon" in the original Greek) and never more scandalous than when he speaks in parables. It seeks to recover the gospels' narrative sense of Jesus as skandalon.. Author:MCCRACKEN, DAVID. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GOOD NEWS Mass media ethics and the classical liberal ideal of the autonomous individual are historically linked and professionally dominant - yet the authors of this work feel this philosophy is intrinsically flawed. They study the morality of contemporary journalistic coverage.. Author:CHRISTIANS, CLIFFORD G. FERRE, JOHN P. FACKLER, P. MARK. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AGAINST THE PROTESTANT GNOSTICS This study finds disturbing parallels between gnosticism and the current state of belief and practice in North American Protestantism. The author attacks both conservatives and liberals as he explores the current state of religion and its impact on the values of society.. Author:LEE, PHILIP J. (PRESBYTERIAN PARISH MINISTER, CHURCH OF ST JOHN AND ST STEPHEN, ST JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SOCIETY OF THE MUSLIM BROTHERS Orignally published in 1969, this monograph has become known as a standard source for the history of the revivalist Egyptian movement, the Muslim Brethren, up to the time of Nasser. The work has been reissued for those scholars and students interested in the Muslim revival.. Author:MITCHELL, RICHARD P. (FORMERLY PROFESSOR OF NEAR EASTERN HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FRACTALS IN MOLECULAR BIOPHYSICS This book discusses applications of fractal geometry to complex problems in molecular biophysics. It provides a treatment of fractal aspects of protein and structure dynamics, fractal reaction kinetics in biochemical systems, sequence correlations in DNA, and descriptors of chaos in enzymes.. Author:DEWEY, T.GREGORY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRDS This volume assesses the current status of neotropical migratory birds in the USA, and analyzes the methods and strategies for conserving migrant populations.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MORALITY, MORTALITY RIGHTS, DUTIES AND STATUS This volume continues the examination of issues of life and death which F.M. Kamm began in 'Morality, Mortality,' Volume I (1993). Kamm continues her development of a non-consequentialist ethical theory and its application to practical ethical problems.. Author:KAMM, F.M. (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF LAW, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LEIBNIZ This book presents an interpretation in depth of three important aspects of Leibniz's metaphysics: the metaphysical part of Leibniz's philosophy of logic; his essentially theological treatment of the central issues of ontology; and his theory of substance (the famous theory of monads). The discussion is thoroughly grounded in the texts.. Author:ADAMS, ROBERT MERRIHEW (PROFESSOR AND CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY, YALE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PERCEPTION This study examines the problem of depth perception, the interaction of perception and memory, the perception of time, and the principles of vision. Throughout the text, fundamental questions concerning the nature of visual perception are addressed.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS AND MATHEMATICAL PRACTICE IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY The 17th century saw a dramatic development in mathematical theory and practice. This is an account of the foundational issues raised in the relationship between mathematical advances of the period and the philosophy of mathematics.. Author:MANCOSU, PAOLO (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY, YALE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INTERPLANETARY MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS Information obtained from spacecraft reveals the interstellar medium to be a remarkable physical system, which has served as a laboratory for the study of turbulent, supersonic magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flows. The results of these studies, and theoretical models created, are revealed in this text.. Author:BURLAGA, LEONARD F. (ASTROPHYSICIST, SENIOR FELLOW, NASA/GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PROBLEM OF HELL This treatise argues that the traditional Christian understanding of hell fails to solve the problem of hell from a philosopher's viewpoint, as it has been constructed from a retributive model. The author develops a philosophical account of hell which does not depend on the retributive model.. Author:KVANVIG, JONATHAN L.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MOORE AND WITTGENSTEIN ON CERTAINTY The philosophical relationship between Wittgenstein and G.E. Moore and their overlapping, but nevertheless differing, views are the subject of this book. It provides a critical analysis of their differing approaches to a set of fundamental epistemological problems.. Author:STROLL, AVRUM. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : STATUS AND SACREDNESS Challenging the view that the caste system of India is a unique phenomenon, this study contends that caste distinctions which appear to be singular or exotic are actually similar to customs elsewhere - a theory that highlights the methods by which society is organized around status.. Author:MILNER, MURRAY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COUPLING CONVENTION Spanning the period 1853 to 1948, this study explores the nascence of literary activity among American black women and goes on to investigate the cultural climate which led some of the most prominent to use the marriage convention as a means of exploring questions of sexuality and relationships.. Author:DUCILLE, ANN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO THEORETICAL ECOLOGY This title is a primer of theoretical ecology with problem sets and illustrations in two colours. It reviews empirical evidence for and against model assumptions and then explores the implications of the models in applied conservation and resource management.. Author:CASE, TED J.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INNOCENCE LOST Our lives are such that moral wrongdoing is sometimes inescapable for us, for we have moral responsibilites to persons which may conflict and which are wrong to violate even when they do conflict. This text argues that we must accept this conclusion if we are to make sense of our moral experiences.. Author:GOWANS, CHRISTOPHER W. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONVECTION AND SUBSTORMS Convection and substorms are magnetospheric phenomena used as paradigms for the study of the magnetosphere. This study presents a synthesis of the literature on convection and substorms, an analysis of their interactions, and proposals for a new reconnection model.. Author:KENNEL, CHARLES F.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AUTONOMY AND INTERVENTION This philosophical treatise explores the place of paternalism in caring for others. It provides guidelines for balancing respect for the recipients' autonomy with the good that can be provided by intervening in their lives.. Author:KULTGEN, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NATIONAL SECURITY LAW AND THE POWER OF THE PURSE This volume addresses the recurring legal and constitutional questions about the congressional power of the purse, focusing on the use of this power during the Vietnam War and the Iran-Contra affair.. Author:BANKS, WILLIAM C. RAVEN-HANSEN, PETER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : STANDING AGAINST THE WHIRLWIND This study shows that, contrary to common belief, the 19th-century American Episcopal Church contained a large evangelical party that was deeply indebted and closely related to both Anglican and early American interdenominational evangelicalism.. Author:BUTLER, DIANA HOCHSTEDT (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES, WESTMONT COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GEOMETRIC METHODS FOR DISCRETE DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS This reference is intended for mathematicians, scientists and engineers studying dynamical systems. Dynamics is viewed as an iteration process where the output of a function is fed back as input to determine the evolution in time of the initial state. Errors which may arise are incorporated.. Author:EASTON, ROBERT W. (PROFESSOR, PROGRAM IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, BOULDER, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PROSODY OF GREEK SPEECH This study interprets ancient Greek verse texts and musical settings in the framework of a theory of prosody based on cross-linguistic evidence and experimental phonetic and psycholinguistic data. It reconstructs the syllable structure, rhythm, accent, phrasing and intonation of Greek speech.. Author:DEVINE, A.M. STEPHENS, LAURENCE D. (BOTH PROFESSORS OF CLASSICS, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FROM BIRDLAND TO BROADWAY An anecdotal autobiography of Bill Crow's career in jazz, from his arrival in New York City in the 1950s to his professional life as a jazz bassist, playing with the likes of Benny Goodman, Gerry Mulligan, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Marian McPartland.. Author:CROW, BILL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : UNITED STATES AND THE END OF THE COLD WAR A collection of essays by a leading American authority on US foreign policy, which discusses the American style of diplomacy of the 20th century, the ambiguous nature of morality in American foreign policy, various aspects of Cold War diplomacy and the end of the Cold War itself.. Author:GADDIS, JOHN LEWIS (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, OHIO UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FANNY BRICE An all-round entertainer, Fanny Brice was one of the great names of American theatre in the early 20th century, yet her legacy has been distorted by unrealistic American films. This biography surveys Brice's strength as an entertainer and her complex and difficult private life.. Author:GOLDMAN, HERBERT G.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ELLIS ISLAND TO EBBETS FIELD A general study of Jewish participation in American sports, which focuses specifically on baseball, boxing and basketball. The author refutes the assumption that Jewish tradition has not been positive about sporting activities.. Author:LEVINE, PETER (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HARD BOP Devoted to the history of this jazz movement, the study combines a narrative of the evolution of hard bop - from its beginnings as an amalgam of bebop and rhythm and blues to its experimental breakthroughs in the 1960s - with close analyses of the musicians' styles and recordings.. Author:ROSENTHAL, DAVID H.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MUSLIMS OF AMERICA This collection of essays discusses the history, organization, challenges, responses, outstanding thinkers and future prospects of the Muslim community in the USA and Canada.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ETHICS WITH ARISTOTLE Sarah Broadie gives a close and comprehensive analysis of the main themes of Aristotle's ethics. She concentrates on his discussions of happiness, virtue, voluntary agency, practical reason, incontinence, pleasure, and the place of theories in the best life. The book makes a major contribution toward the further understanding of Aristotle's ethics.. Author:BROADIE, SARAH. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AMERICAN PACIFIC This study examines two centuries of American involvement in Asia, from the 18th-century China trade through to Vietnam and the challenge of Japan.. Author:DUDDEN, ARTHUR POWER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : KANT'S TRANSCENDENTAL PSYCHOLOGY In this innovative study, the author argues that we can only understand the deduction of the categories in Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason" in terms of his attempt to fathom the psychological prerequisites of thought.. Author:KITCHER, PATRICIA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HUMAN MORALITY This book by Samuel Scheffler, one of the most prominent philosophers working today, investigates morality's content, scope, authority, and deliberative role, and in so doing offers an interpretation of the place of moral concerns in our lives.. Author:SCHEFFLER, SAMUEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FREEDOM WITHIN REASON This treatise charts a course between incompatibilism, or the notion that freedom and responsibility require causal and metaphysical independence from the forces of nature, and compatibilism, or the notion that people are free and responsible as long as their actions are governed by their desires.. Author:WOLF, SUSAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FUTURE OF THE ENVIRONMENT This study examines the effect of technology on the environment from the perspective of economic development. It argues that major changes in the use of technology must be implemented, in order to avoid environmental degradation, particularly in developing countries.. Author:DUCHIN, FAYE LANGE, GLENN-MARIE (BOTH OF INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ANTHROPOLOGY, SPACE AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS Major advances in the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have been made in both anthropology and archaeology. This book brings together users of GIS in these fields to describe research that was either too difficult, or impossible, to achieve using any other tools.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RUSH TO GERMAN UNITY An historical event of the first magnitude, German unification has transformed the face of Europe. This historical reconstruction of the momentous event provides informed analyses for both students of German history and historians requiring more information on the reunification process.. Author:JARAUSCH, KONRAD H.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OCCIDENTALISM The author argues that the appropriation of Western discourse - what she calls "Occidentalism" - can have a socially liberating effect in contemporary non-Western culture. Using China as a focus for analysis, she examines the cultural and political relations between East and West.. Author:XIAOMEI CHEN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COLERIDGE AND TEXTUAL INSTABILITY This treatise establishes and documents the existence of different authoritative versions of Coleridge's best-known poems: 16 or more of "The Eolian Harp", for example, 18 of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", and comparable numbers for "This Lime-Tree Bower My Prison".. Author:STILLINGER, JACK. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EVOLUTIONARY DYNAMICS OF ORGANIZATIONS This text presents the latest research and theory about evolutionary change in organizations. It brings together the work of organizational theorists who have challenged the orthodox adaptation views that prevailed until the beginning of the 1980s and emphasizes multiple levels of change.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LIMITS TO PARALLEL COMPUTATION This monograph focuses on one important topic of parallel computation: the complexity of problems that appear to be difficult to parallelize. The authors present in one reference all of the current definitions and research results in the area.. Author:GREENLAW, RAYMOND (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, USA) HOOVER, H. JAMES (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, CANADA) RUZZO, WALTER L. (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF COMP. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COMPUTERS IN GEOLOGY This volume consists of research papers written by leading practitioners of mathematical geology worldwide. The papers cover applications of computers, statistics and mathematics in all branches of the geological sciences, including stratigraphic analysis, modelling and petrography.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MYTH OF PROPERTY This treatise focuses directly on the concept of ownership, on the complex structure of property rights, and the relation between that structure and distributive justice.. Author:CHRISTMAN, JOHN (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HOW TO KILL A DRAGON A demonstration of the continuity of poetic formulae in Indo-European languages from Old Hittite to medieval Irish. Using the comparative method, the traditional poetic formulae can be reconstructed back to the original common languages, thus revealing the tenacity of the poetic tradition.. Author:WATKINS, CALVERT (PROFESSOR OF LINGUISTICS AND CLASSICS, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONSUMING ANGELS This is a major study of the manner in which Victorian advertisements shaped social values and ideals. It demonstrates how advertisements reflected hedonistic patterns, glorified the culture's consumerism, and mythologized a middle-class life which offered prosperity for all.. Author:LOEB, LORI ANNE (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LIBERAL PROFESSIONS AND ILLIBERAL POLITICS Examines the struggle that took place between liberal and anti-Semitic policies in the professional groups - doctors, lawyers and engineers - in Hungary from 1867 to 1945. Emphasis is placed on the interwar period, when previously liberal policies of equal opportunity were suppressed.. Author:KOVACS, MARIA M. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : REVELATION, REDEMPTION AND RESPONSE Most Calvin scholars have seen a dialectical opposition between God and humanity as fundamental to Calvin's thought. Butin's study upsets this understanding by addressing Calvin's views on the doctrine of the Trinity and his understanding of the divine-human relationship.. Author:BUTIN, PHILIP WALKER (PASTOR, SHEPHERD OF THE VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LAW AND PROVIDENCE IN JOSEPH BELLAMY'S NEW ENGLAND This study of religious thought and social life in early America focuses on the career of Joseph Bellamy (1719-1790), a Connecticut minister noted chiefly for his role in the New Divinity - the influental theological movement that evolved from the writings of Jonathan Edwards.. Author:VALERI, MARK (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES, LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GOING THROUGH THE STORM This collection of essays explores folk art and literary criticism in relation to slavery and freedom in North American history.. Author:STUCKEY, STERLING. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : POLEMICS OF RACHEL SPEGHT Rachel Speght (1597-?) was the first Englishwoman to identify herself as a polemicist and critic of contemporary gender ideology. This study discusses both her tract, "A Mouzell for Melastomus" (1617) and her volume of poetry, "Mortalities Memorandum, with a Dreame Prefixed" (1612).. Author:SPEGHT, RACHEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY JEWRY MODERN JEWS AND THEIR MUSICAL AGENDAS The essays contained in this yearbook examine the place of music in the process of Jewish assimilation into modern Europe, the role assigned to music in forging a new Jewish-Israel national identity, and the role of music in preserving a traditional Jewish lifestyle.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AFRICAN IMAGINATION This collection of Abiola Irele's essays examines African literary traditions in the broad sense, and places the work of individual authors in context. Irele presents critical readings of the works of Chinua Achebe, Kamau Braithwaite, Amadou Hapae Ba, and Amadou Kourouma, among others.. Author:IRELE, F. ABIOLA (PROFESSOR OF AFRICAN, FRENCH, AND COMPARATIVE LITERATURE, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COOPERATION AMONG ANIMALS This study outlines four different categories of co-operation among animals - reciprocal altruism, kinship, group-selected co-operation, and by-product mutualism - and ties them together in a single framework. Studies on co-operation in insects, fish, birds and mammals are then reviewed.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CLAUSE STRUCTURE AND LANGUAGE CHANGE A collection of previously unpublished papers on a specific topic in historical linguistics - clause structure. These papers testify to the recent renewal of interest in diachronic syntax, a consequence of the new emphasis on comparative issues in the principles and parameters framework.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONTEMPORARY EAST EUROPEAN POETRY This anthology features 130 poets, translated into English from 15 languages including Polish, German, Hungarian, Latvian and Yiddish. The text includes an introduction to the poetry of each Eastern European country, plus a short biography of each poet.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BIOTIC FEEDBACKS IN THE GLOBAL CLIMATIC SYSTEM Global warming is among the more pressing issues in ecology and environmental science. This volume contains a collection of essays describing the current scientific understanding of the role of biotic feedback in global warming.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PLATO'S ETHICS This book traces the development of Plato's moral philosophy, from the Socratic dialogues to its fullest exposition in the Republic. It discusses Plato's reasons for abandoning or modifying some aspects of Socratic ethics, and for believing that he preserves Socrates' essential insights.. Author:IRWIN, TERENCE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BETWEEN UNIVERSALISM AND SKEPTICISM This treatise defends a middle ground between the view that there is a set of standards binding all rational beings (universalism), and the view that differences in morals reduce ultimately to matters of taste (skepticism). It begins with a sustained critique of universalist moral thories.. Author:PHILIPS, MICHAEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY THE TRIUNE GOD Jensen begins this first of two volumes with an extended discussion of the nature and norms of theology. He then devotes the rest of the work to the identity and being of the biblical God, including classic Christological and soteriological questions most systems take up elsewhere.. Author:JENSON, ROBERT W. (DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR CATHOLIC AND EVANGELICAL THEORY, NORTHFIELD, MINNESOTA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY THE WORKS OF GOD This is the second and concluding volume of "Systematic Theology" and considers the works of God, examining such topics as the nature and role of the Church, and God's works of creation.. Author:JENSON, ROBERT W.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GALESIA TRILOGY AND SELECTED MANUSCRIPT POEMS OF JANE BARKER Novelist, religious convert, political poet and sometime Jacobite spy, Barker wrote prolifically on a remarkable variety of subjects. "A Patch-Work Screen for the Ladies" (1723) and "The Lining of the Patch-Work Screen" (1726) achieved immense popularity upon first appearance.. Author:BARKER, JANE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MIDWIVES BOOK When midwife Jane Sharp wrote "The Midwives Book" in 1671, she became the first British woman to publish a midwifery manual. Drawing on works by male contemporaries and weaving together medical information and lively anecdote, she produced a lively book that is instructive, accessible and witty.. Author:SHARP, JANE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BORDERING ON THE BODY Argues that many major texts of 20th-century literature revolve around the concept of the mother figure. Examining novels of the Harlem Renaissance and Modernism and drawing upon the history of eugenics and anthropology, this study shows how mother figures represent symbols of race and ethnicity.. Author:DOYLE, LAURA ANNE (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GEORGE ELIOT AND THE POLITICS OF NATIONAL INHERITANCE The study examines Eliot's use of the theme of inheritance as a metaphor for politics - linking generations in the kindred family and providing bonds of sympathy for the wider family of the nation. It describes the stress of Eliot's novels on the political traditions and culture of the nation.. Author:SEMMEL, BERNARD. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FAR, FAR FROM HOME This is a selection of the wartime letters of Dick and Tally Simpson, two Confederate soldiers, during the American Civil War. It traces their wartime experiences.. Author:SIMPSON, DICK SIMPSON, TALLY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : VIRGIN OR VAMP This study examines the press treatment of four notorious American sex crimes, demonstrating how the victims are labelled either as virgins or vamps, a practice the author condemns as misleading and harmful.. Author:BENEDICT, HELEN (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JOYS OF HEBREW This study celebrates the Hebrew language by bringing together a generous selection of the best-known words and sayings, in English transcription, and illustrating them with excerpts from the Bible, Talmud, folklore and other Jewish literature.. Author:GLINERT, LEWIS (LECTURER IN HEBREW AND JEWISH STUDIES, SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL AND AFRICAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HER SHARE OF THE BLESSINGS This examination of women's religions in Greco-Roman antiquity recreates the religious lives of early Christian, Jewish and pagan women based on epitaphs and public inscriptions, letters and personal documents, references in literary works, and anthropological studies.. Author:KRAEMER, ROSS SHEPARD. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PRESBYTERIAN CONTROVERSY Explores a bitter theological controversy that wracked the American Presbyterian Church in the 1920s and 1930s. By examining the lives and thought of the major protagonists, it seeks to provide an understanding of the religious and cultural issues at stake.. Author:LONGFIELD, BRADLEY J.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : VOICES OF THE VIETNAM POWS Exploring a wide range of memoirs, biographies and group histories published since American prisoners of war returned from Vietnam, this study describes how the captives drew upon their national heritage to compose a collective history while still in prison.. Author:HOWES, CRAIG. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHURCH AND STATE IN THE MODERN AGE This is a collection of documents on church-state relations in modern history. All material is associated with the evolution of the post-Reformation churches - Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox - in their relationship to the simultaneously developing modern Western state.. Author:MACLEAR, J.F.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DISTAFF SIDE This study examines the different representations of women in the Odyssey and their significance within the context of the poem and Greek culture. A central theme of the book is the visualisation of the Odyssey's female characters by ancient artists.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ROOTS OF AMERICAN RACISM This collection of essays focuses principally on ethnic relations in colonial America. While the principal concern of the book is the interaction of culture and races, its more specific focus is on the evolution of colonial policies that arose from European perceptions of native Americans.. Author:VAUGHAN, ALDEN T.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SOUTHERN CROSSING This work represents an abridgement of Edward L. Ayers's "The Promise of the New South" which offered a history of the American South between the 1870s and the 1900s. This book shows a society suddenly confronted with the promises, costs and consequences of modern life.. Author:AYERS, EDWARD L. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WHITE WOMEN'S RIGHTS A reinterpretation of the history of the American women's movement. The book traces the intellectual roots of the women's movement, revealing how it took on racial overtones and demonstrating that white, middle-class women laid the intellectual groundwork for the social movements that followed.. Author:NEWMAN, LOUISE MICHELLE (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AMERICAN ORIGINAL This biography of Will Rogers provides an insight into 20th-century American history.. Author:ROBINSON, RAY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS This text analyzes southern Democrats as a force in American politics since the 1960s. Drawing on interviews with many southern politicians, it traces the history of the Democratic Party in the South from the erosion of their national influence in the early 1960s to Clinton's election in 1992.. Author:RAE, NICOL C. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : REDESIGNING THE FIRM Featuring contributions from the faculty of the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, this study explores how best to organize a firm. It considers the various strategies used to compete in the changing world market, owing to innovations and new principles of organization developed in Japan.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PRISONER OF HISTORY Aspasia of Miletus, next to Sappho and Cleopatra, is one of the best known women of the classical world. This study traces the construction of Aspasia's biographical tradition and shows how it has prevented her from taking her rightful place as a contributor to the ancient world.. Author:HENRY, MADELEINE M.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INFORMATION MODELING This discussion of information modelling is combined with a description of the EXPRESS information model specification language. It should interest data modellers in both universities and businesses, especially those concerned with object-oriented systems.. Author:SCHENCK, DOUGLAS A. WILSON, PETER R.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PROPHETIC WRITINGS OF LADY ELEANOR DAVIES Eleanor Davies was one of the most prolific women writing in early - 17th-century England. This volume includes 38 of her tracts, revealing her experiences as a woman and exhibiting her extraordinary intellect, extensive education and fascination with words.. Author:DAVIES, ELEANOR. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LETTERS OF LADY ARABELLA STUART Lady Arbella Stuart, claimant to the English throne, traditionally has been portrayed as either a hero or fool for marrying against King James's edict and attempting to flee from France. This is Stuart's story as told in the more than 100 letters she wrote to her husband, relatives and friends.. Author:STUART, ARBELLA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONTINUATION OF SIR PHILIP SIDNEY'S "ARCADIA" Anne Weamys's novel is a woman's contribution to one of the dominant genres of her sex's readership in the 17th century: the heroic romance. It elaborates on the genre's strengths while not sacrificing its capacity for political statement.. Author:WEAMYS, ANNE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHRISTIANIZING HOMER This study focuses on the apocryphal "Acts of Andrew" (200 AD), which purport to tell the story of the travels, miracles and martyrdom of the apostle Andrew. Breaking with tradition that concludes the Acts came from scripture, the author investigates classical literature to find the sources.. Author:MACDONALD, DENNIS RONALD. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SEVEN THEORIES OF RELIGION This text offers brief introductions to seven classic theories of religion. It includes chapters on Freud, Durkheim, Marx and Eliade.. Author:PALS, DANIEL L.. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : DEMOCRATIC CORPORATION This study describes the organizational and managerial ways in which firms can overtake and pass other companies. It stresses the concept of "quality of life" within an organization, and outlines three major ways that this can be achieved.. Author:ACKOFF, RUSSELL L.. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RELIGIOUS IMAGINATION AND THE BODY Offering a feminist perspective on the significance of the body in the context of religious life and practice, this treatise examines the evidence, ranging from the novels of Toni Morrison to the paintings of Frida Kahlo.. Author:COOEY, PAULA M. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF RELIGION, TRINITY UNIVERSITY, TEXAS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JAMES JOYCE AND THE LANGUAGE OF HISTORY Tracing Joyce's historiographic art to its formative contexts, from his sojourn in Rome in 1906 to the completion of "Ulysses" in 1922, this study reveals a modernist author passionately engaged with the problem of history, forging a new language that both dramatizes and redefines that problem.. Author:SPOO, ROBERT. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PASSION AND REASON Passion and Reason draws on four decades of research to bring readers the first book to move beyond both clinical jargon and 'feel-good' popular psychology to explain how emotions are aroused, how they are managed, and how they critically shape views of ourselves and the world around us.. Author:LAZARUS, RICHARD S. (PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF PSYCHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, USA) LAZARUS, BERNICE N.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WRITING AFTER WAR This treatise develops a theory of the relationship of war in general to literature in general, to make sense of American literary history in particular. "The Iliad", argues the author, inaugurates literary history on the failure of war to be formally beautiful.. Author:LIMON, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF JAPAN, KOREA AND TAIWAN This comparative study analyzes the evolution of the financial systems in Japan, Korea and Taiwan in relation to their emergence as world economic powers.. Author:PATRICK, HUGH T. PARK, YUNG CHUL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WHY FIRMS SUCCEED This adaptation for American readers of the author's book, "Foundations of Corporate Success", uses the tools of modern economics to analyze the ways that firms can exploit their individual skills and unique capabilities.. Author:KAY, JOHN (BUSINESS CONSULTANT, PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DOUBLE CASE This volume contains a collection of previously unpublished essays on an unusual and little-known pattern of case agreement in the noun phrase. The contributors examine the pattern as it occurs in a wide variety of languages.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DISORDERLY DISCOURSE This volume contains eight essays that are at the intersection of two important areas within linguistics: conversational analysis, and the use of narrative in the creation, mediation and resolution of conflict. The contributors explore these issues in a variety of cultures and languages.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DISORDERLY DISCOURSE This volume contains eight essays that are at the intersection of two important areas within linguistics: conversational analysis, and the use of narrative in the creation, mediation, and resolution of conflict. The contributors explore these issues in a variety of cultures and languages.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PRESS IN THE ARAB MIDDLE EAST Middle Eastern newspapers evolved in the 19th century and were shaped during a period of accelerated change into a unique political, social and cultural role. Drawing on a wealth of sources, this study explores the press as a fundamental Middle Eastern institution.. Author:AYALON, AMI (CHAIRMAN, DEPARTMENT OF MIDDLE EASTERN AND AFRICAN HISTORY, TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY, ISRAEL). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GOOD FOOD FOR BAD STOMACHS Everywhere we look we see conflicting opinions about the relationship of food and health. This study sets out to separate fact from fiction, and to suggest a sensible diet from those of us who have gastrointestinal complaints as well as for those of us who don't.. Author:JANOWITZ, HENRY D. (CLINICAL PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE, EMERITUS, MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, NEW YORK CITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PARAMETERS AND FUNCTIONAL HEADS This collection of linguistic essays examines functional heads using the "principles and parameters" approach. The main focus is on the general theory of head movement, the properties of derived structures and their parametrization.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TRANSPLANTED EXECUTIVE This text provides a guide to management in different cultures.. Author:EARLEY, P.CHRISTOPHER EREZ, MIRIAM (FACULTY OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT, TECHNION-ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ISRAEL). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EXPLORING THE DOMAIN OF ACCIDENT LAW This work reviews empirical evidence relating to five major categories of accidents; automobile accidents; medical malpractice; product related accidents; environmental injuries; and workplace injuries. The authors also offer recommendations for revisions in the tort system.. Author:DEWEES, DONALD. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SONG IN THE DARK Covering the history of early film-making, this text looks at the birth of the musical film.. Author:BARRIOS, RICHARD. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PHILODEMUS AND POETRY Designed to offer a critical survey of trends and developments in recent scholarship on Philodemus of Gadara and Hellenistic literary theory, the essays in this volume examine the papyrus texts of Philodemus' treatises on poetry and the related subjects of rhetoric and music.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EVOLUTION BY ASSOCIATION Our evolution and that of all plants and animals is not thought to be due solely to the gradual accumulation of gene changes within species. Symbiosis is at the root of our being. This book is a systematic history of this emerging field and gives an account of the growth of a biological idea.. Author:SAPP, JAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HISTORY OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL CONCEPTS This text outlines and illustrates a new approach to intellectual history, the history of "concepts". In contrast with to the study of more traditional units of analysis, conceptual history stresses historical contexts, seeking to combine the history of ideas and language with social history.. Author:RICHTER, MELVIN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PHILOSOPHY AND ECONOMICS OF MARKET SOCIALISM This treatise offers a comparative evaluation of market socialism and free enterprise systems. It argues that a market socialist system would be responsible for widespread and systematic exploitation that is precluded or minimized in a free enterprise system.. Author:ARNOLD, N.SCOTT. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : STRUGGLES IN THE PROMISED LAND Recent flashpoints in Black-Jewish relations suggest how wide the gap has become in the fragile coalition formed during the Civil Rights movement. This collection of essays seeks not to offer quick fixes to the crisis but to provide a clarifying historical framework from which solutions may emerge.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DISCOURSE CONFIGURATIONAL LANGUAGES This volume contains 12 case studies of languages in which either topic or focus are configurationally encoded - languages in which those notions are controlled by the syntactic structure of the language, if at all. The papers characterize the wide range of variation in this area of syntax.. Author:KISS, KATALIN E.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : UNDERSTANDING CULTURES THROUGH THEIR KEY WORDS This work demonstrates that every language has its "key concepts" (expressed in key words) and that these concepts reflect the core values of the culture in question. It shows that cultures can be revealingly studied, compared and explained to outsiders through their key concepts.. Author:WIERZBICKA, ANNA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MOTHER TOWN Examines the ceremony known as "The Common Ridings", which occurs in the Scottish border towns, exploring its religious and ritual implications. It shows how the ceremony makes a dramatic statement about the town in question, engaging themes and symbolism related to local conditions.. Author:NEVILLE, GWEN KENNEDY (ELIZABETH ROOT PADEN PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY, SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AGAINST CAPITAL PUNISHMENT This is a full account of anti-death penalty activism in America during the years since the ten-year moratorium on executions ended in 1976. It traces the successful assault on capital punishment during the 1960s, and the struggle of abolitionists against the backlash since the mid-1970s.. Author:HAINES, HERBERT H. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, CORTLAND, NEW YORK, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WAR COMES AGAIN This comparison of the American Civil War and World War II points out the many similarities between the two conflicts in terms of military strategy and operations.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ENDLESS CRUSADE Through an examination of the careers of the first four women in the USA to be trained as social scientists, this study examines the impact of late 19th-century social science on reform and finds that the research universities were important intellectual determinants of the welfare state.. Author:FITZPATRICK, ELLEN (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, MASSACHUSETTS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PARALLEL COMPUTING USING THE PREFIX PROBLEM This is an introduction to those aspects of parallel programming and parallel algorithms that relate to a single topic: the prefix problem. This approach provides intense development of a single computational tool used in many parallel computations, showing and discussing its techniques. The text may be used for graduate courses.. Author:LAKSHMIVARAHAN, S. (PROFESSOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, USA) DHALL, S.K. (PROFESSOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MONTE CARLO MODELING FOR ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS This is a practical guide to the use of Monte Carlo simulation techniques for the study of electron solid interactions in the electron microscope. Programs, optimized for use on personal computers, are developed to deal with typical applications.. Author:JOY, DAVID C.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DRAMA IN THE TEXT This treatise argues that Samuel Beckett's late fiction, like his radio plays, demands to be read aloud, since much of the emotional meaning lodges in its tonality. The book provides recognition, insight and accessibility to Beckett's difficult yet compelling vocabulary.. Author:BRATER, ENOCH (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AND THEATER, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MODERN TRINITARIAN PERSPECTIVES Provides a survey of modern thought on the doctrine of the Trinity, which has recently enjoyed a revival of interest. The author examines the work of important theologians and their views on the relationship of the trinitarian doctrine to Scripture, the Church, philosophy, politics and society.. Author:THOMPSON, JOHN R. (PROFESSOR OF SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY, UNION THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE, BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RESPONSES TO SUFFERING IN CLASSICAL RABBINIC LITERATURE The author examines classical Jewish literature to see how Rabbis answered questions arising from the existence of suffering. Responses to events such as the defeat of Palestine by Rome and the destruction of the Temple at Jerusalem are shown as relevant to the theological problem of suffering.. Author:KRAEMER, DAVID (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF TALMUD AND RABBINICS, JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF AMERICA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JUDICIAL POWER AND AMERICAN CHARACTER This work examines judicial power as an integral part of America's increasingly anxious and intolerant society. Nagel argues that judicial decisions are often an effort to stifle disagreement and to censor important beliefs and important traditions. Covering controversial topics, the analysis crosses conventional political and philosophic lines.. Author:NAGEL, ROBERT F. (IRA ROTHGERBER JR PROFESSOR OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MADE FOR EACH OTHER An account of the symbiotic relationship between pine trees and jays. A cycle of dependency has progressed for several million years as birds have effectively planted the trees that sustain them by dispersing the seeds.. Author:LANNER, RONALD M. (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF FOREST RESOURCES, UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WORKERS OF NATIONS The international economy is a key factor shaping relations between employers, unions and governments in the world's advanced industrial societies. This study reports how globalization affects the contemporary workplace and how workplace policies can make nations more internationally competitive.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BRAVE NEW MIND A historical and critical account of the development of the computational metaphor on the mind. According to this metaphor, the mind is viewed simply as an "outgrowth" or "emergent property" of the brain, a mere "epiphenomenon". The author argues against this standard model.. Author:DODWELL, PETER C. (EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF KINGSTON, ONTARIO, CANADA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AUTHORITY AND SEXUALITY IN EARLY MODERN BURGUNDY (1550-1730) This study argues that, in the aftermath of the French religious wars, French authorities sought to create a new order in which prescriptions and the disposition of the body worked to discipline and kept individuals confined within a variety of institutions, from the church to the family.. Author:FARR, JAMES R. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, PURDUE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : THESEUS AND ATHENS This work explores what Theseus, the greatest Athenian hero, meant to the Athenians at the height of their city-state in the 5th century BC. Assembling material scattered throughout the classical literature, the author examines the evidence for the development of the cult of Theseus.. Author:WALKER, HENRY J. (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICS, BATES COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GENES FOR SALE This text details a solution to species loss: the privatization of genetic information. It makes the case that the world should abandon the doctrine of "the common heritage of mankind" and create private property rights over genes.. Author:VOGEL, JOSEPH HENRY (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, FACULTAD LATINOAMERICANA DE CIENCIAS SOCIALES, QUITO, ECUADOR). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LINCOLN, THE WAR PRESIDENT First published individually as pamphlets but now edited and incorporated into one volume, this is a series of lectures on President Abraham Lincoln and the American Civil War, delivered at Gettysburg College on the anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NATURE OF SUFFERING AND THE GOALS OF MEDICINE This study examines the stated philosophy of modern medical practice and contrasts it with the types and quality of care actually delivered.. Author:CASSELL, ERIC J.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WAS HUCK BLACK? In a piece of controversial research, the author of this treatise provides evidence that the voice of Mark Twain's most famous literary creation, Huckleberry Finn, was based on that of a black child whom he met in 1870.. Author:FISHKIN, SHELLEY FISHER (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF AMERICAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : UNCOVERING THE PAST This study focuses on the development of archaeology as a discipline, tracing the milestones in the evolution of systematic excavation. It covers the entire history of archaeology from the "heroic age" (1450-1925), to the advanced stages of archaeology beginning in the 1960s.. Author:STIEBING, WILLIAM H. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WAR OF ANOTHER KIND This social history studies the inhabitants of a North Carolina county during the American Civil War period.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PRO-CHOICE MOVEMENT Abortion rights are a contentious issue in American politics, and the cause of great debate and controversy. This study traces the creation and development of the American pro-choice movement, whose members demand the freedom of choice over these rights.. Author:STAGGENNBORG, SUZANNE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WORD IN BLACK AND WHITE The author provides a study of the ways in which American authors constructed "race" in their works from the time of the first British colonists through the period of the Civil War. She focuses on a number of texts that deal with the relations among native, Afro- and Anglo-Americans.. Author:NELSON, DANA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONFRONTATIONS WITH THE REAPER Presenting a clear discussion of the philosophical questions surrounding death, the author investigates in a cohesive and comprehensive manner the great metaphysical and moral problems of death.. Author:FELDMAN, FRED. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ACCEPTABLE EVIDENCE Discussions of science and values in risk management often focus on how values enter into arguments about risk. This volume concentrates instead on how values enter into the collection, interpretation, communication and evaluation of the acceptability of the evidence of risk.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INTERFACIAL ELECTROCHEMISTRY This monograph gives the background necessary to follow current research in the electrochemistry of metal-solutions, semiconductor solutions and liquid-liquid interfaces. It is divided into three parts which cover the fundamentals, experimental methods and important theoretical problems.. Author:SCHMICKLER, WOLFGANG. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PLUTONIUM AND THE RIO GRANDE This illustrated study traces the movement of plutonium dumped from the Los Alomos National Laboratory into canyons draining into the Rio Grande. The analytical methods which are exploited here may be applied to other studies where the tracing of nuclear materials is of vital importance.. Author:GRAF, WILLIAM L.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SOFTWARE GOES TO SCHOOL The focus of this book is education in science, mathematics, and computing. Part I explores the nature of understanding; Part II focuses on technology's role in teaching for understanding, examining in particular the way software can construct "ramps" from the concrete to the abstract; Part III connects educational research to practice.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BEYOND THE DOUBLE BIND This study traces how women have overcome a series of conundrums which would seem to block them from success no matter what they do. The author delivers a rousing and empathetic denouncement of victim feminism and illustrates how women have steadily advanced in our society.. Author:JAMIESON, KATHLEEN HALL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : POSTWAR JAPANESE SYSTEM A critical examination of Japan's recent economic success, which places the country's post-war "miracle" within a broader social and political framework. It argues that the political and social arrangements that allowed Japan to succeed are now eroding.. Author:TABB, WILLIAM K.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NOVEL AND THE GLOBALIZATION OF CULTURE This text analyzes the emergence of the modern novel and the manner in which it mirrors the underlying process of the globalization of culture. It focuses on Hardy's "The Mayor of Casterbridge", Conrad's "Lord Jim", Achebe's "Things Fall Apart" and Vargas Llosa's "The War at the End of the World".. Author:MOSES, MICHAEL VALDEZ (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, DUKE UNIVERSITY, NORTH CAROLINA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MIGRATION This critical treatment of the most dramatic of all animal behaviours shows how comparisons across taxa can illuminate migratory life cycles and the relation of migration to other movements. The book takes an integrated ecological perspective and focuses on migration as a biological phenomenon.. Author:DINGLE, HUGH (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RESISTING REPRESENTATION Through her readings of texts by Hardy, Beckett, Boethius, Thackeray and others, the author examines the ability of language to accommodate conceptions of truth and cognition. She also analyzes phenomena such as physical pain and physical labour.. Author:SCARRY, ELAINE (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FACES OF THE GODDESS Many contemporary feminists believe that early humans worshipped a nurturing Mother Goddess, who was displaced by autocratic male deities. This book examines the maternal deities of various cultures and religions but finds no signs of a common origin for a primordial "Great Mother.". Author:MOTZ, LOTTE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PARAMETERS OF SLAVIC MORPHOSYNTAX This study develops parametic solutions to related constructions among the Slavonic languages. It serves as a description of government and binding (GB) theory for Slavonic linguists, as well as an introduction to Slavonic languages for scholars of syntax.. Author:FRANKS, STEVEN (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LINGUISTICS, INDIANA UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PRIVATIZING PUBLIC LANDS This work critically examines the thesis that public lands would be more productive if they were private, or, failing that, managed as if they were private. The discussion includes background chapters on US federal lands, management agencies, economics and ethics.. Author:LEHMANN, SCOTT (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AS THE ROMANS DID A second revised edition of this sourcebook on Roman social history with selections drawn from letters, manuals, recipes, graffitti and inscriptions as well as literary sources; which offer a glimpse into topics such as: family life, housing, entertainment, health, education, and religion.. Author:SHELTON, JO-ANN. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : GENDER AND DISCOURSE Tannen collects five of her essays on gender and language, which provide a background as well as a response to her popular work "You Just Don't Understand" (1990). Her introduction discusses the reactions to that book and explains how these essays deal with questions raised by the book's critics.. Author:TANNEN, DEBORAH. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SCENES OF SUBJECTION Hartman shows how the violence of captivity and enslavement was embodied in the performance practices that grew from slave culture in antebellum America. Using anthropology, history and literary criticism, this book examines material such as songs, dance, stories, diaries, narratives, and journals.. Author:HARTMAN, SAIDIYA V. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SOUNDS LIKE LIFE A study of the occurrence of sound-symbolic words - words that bear resemblance to phenomena they attempt to describe - in an Ecuadorian dialect of Quechua, a major South American language. The author explores how native speakers describe everyday experiences.. Author:NUCKOLLS, JANIS B. (PROFESSOR OF ANTHROPOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, BIRMINGHAM, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PYRRHONIAN REFLECTIONS ON KNOWLEDGE AND JUSTIFICATION This work examines contemporary theories in knowledge and justification. It presents an analysis of ordinary knowledge claims, showing that they are philosophically unproblematical. It then asks whether theories of justification meet the challenges raised by Empiricus' "Outlines of Pyrrhonism".. Author:FOGELIN, ROBERT J. (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY AND SHERMAN FAIRCHILD PROFESSOR IN THE HUMANITIES, DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ANATOMY OF AN INTERNATIONAL MONETARY REGIME This historical analysis of the gold standard from 1880-1914 focuses on the origins and workings of the gold standard as an international system. It describes how the system functioned smoothly until the onset of World War I, when the foundations began to weaken.. Author:GALLAROTTI, GUILIO M. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF GOVERNMENT, WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FRONTIERS OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY Developmental psychopathology is a multidisciplinary approach to the study of process mechanisms involved in the emergence of psychopathology. This volume explores current research in schizophrenia, autism, depression, eating disorders and antisocial behaviour.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HUMAN GROSS ANATOMY This text presents gross anatomy in an expanded outline format. Its concise, logical organization permits easy previewing of the subject matter before a lecture or laboratory, as well as efficient learning and reviewing of the material before an examination.. Author:LEONARD, ROBERT J.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHEMICAL REACTIONS IN CLUSTERS This work covers important new developments since 1990 in the area of cluster chemistry. The cluster reactions reviewed in this work include electron and proton transfer reactions, hot atom reactions, vibrational predissociation, radical reactions and ionic reactions.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EVANGELICAL RHETORIC OF RAMON LLULL This is a critical analysis of the rhetorical and preaching theories of the 13-century Spanish philosopher and theologian, Ramon Llull. It demonstrates how Llull adapted commonplace ideas of courtly speech and popular sermons in order to create a unitary art of secular and sacred eloquence.. Author:JOHNSTON, MARK D.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OTHER MINDS A collection of previously published essays and reviews, containing writings on the philosophy of mind, ethics and political philosophy from the past 25 years.. Author:NAGEL, THOMAS (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY AND LAW, SCHOOL OF LAW, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COMPUTATION, DYNAMICS AND COGNITION This work elaborates a picture of the application of dynamical methods to the study of cognition. It argues that both computational systems and connectionist networks are special types of dynamical systems, and shows how this dynamical approach can be applied to problems of cognition.. Author:GIUNTI, MARCO (FORMERLY RESEARCH ASSOCIATE IN HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, INDIANA UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ECOLOGIES OF THE HEART A treatment of the ways that humans process information in relation to resource management. It aims to answer the question of why people hold beliefs about the environment that is counterfactual to modern scientists.. Author:ANDERSON, EUGENE N. (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HYDROGEN BONDING This book digests and explains the vast literature in which the fundamental characteristics of hydrogen bonds have been probed by quantum chemical methods over the years. Extensive regions of the potential energy surface are examined, as is the underlying nature of the co-operativity associated with a chain hydrogen bonds.. Author:SCHEINER, STEVE (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FORCED JUSTICE After 25 years of experience and research concerning desegregation, Armor considers where desegregation policy has failed, where it has succeeded, and where it may be headed. Armor shows how he arrived at his conclusions by reviewing major social science studies and drawing on extensive case materials.. Author:ARMOR, DAVID J. (PROFESSOR, INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY, GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COMPETING IN THE INFORMATION AGE This text synthesizes a body of research and theories relating to the way firms can undergo transformation in order to remain competitive in a changing business environment. It emphasizes the co-ordination and alignment of a firm's business strategy.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GERSHWIN STYLE George Gershwin is one of America's composers. The issues in this collection about Gershwin, touch on such topics of research as biography, source studies, analysis, and reception, and reflect the diversity of scholarship and thought regarding the Gershwins.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : THEM DARK DAYS This is a detailed study of slavery in the rice plantations of pre-Civil War South Carolina and Georgia. The author provides insights into the institution of American slavery and the relationship between blacks and whites.. Author:DUSINBERRE, WILLIAM (SENIOR LECTURER IN AMERICAN HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FOR CAUSE AND COMRADES Drawing on letters written by over 1000 soldiers, both Union and Confederate, during the American Civil War, this book recreates the war and its battles. It finds the men to be idealistic about the cause for which they fought, regardless of the obstacles and deprivations that they faced.. Author:MCPHERSON, JAMES M.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RIGHTS REVOLUTION In this work, Samuel Walker details the history of the rise of rights in American society, from the birth of the civil rights movement to today, and provides a spirited defence of its success in actually enlarging and enriching our sense of community in the USA.. Author:WALKER, SAMUEL (KIEWIT PROFESSOR OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LANGUAGE CHANGE IN CHILD AND ADULT HEBREW Tracing the language development in Hebrew-speakers from childhood to adulthood, this study focuses on inflectional morphology (the grammatical form of words). It explores strategies of language acquisition in speakers of different ages and socioeconomic backgrounds.. Author:RAVID, DORIT DISKIN (LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS, TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY, ISRAEL). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : THEORY-BASED ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF SEXUAL AGGRESSION The author of this monograph offers suggestions for the effective assessment and treatment of sexual aggression, based on scientific theory and research. He proposes a series of new, preventive interventions for the potential perpetrators of sexual aggression.. Author:HALL, GORDON C. NAGAYAMA (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, OHIO, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RISE OF PUBLIC WOMAN A narrative that traces the antecedents of today's movement of women into places of visible leadership. Spanning the colonial era to the modern day, the book recounts the lives of those pioneering American women who were placed in positions of public authority.. Author:MATTHEWS, GLENNA (AFFILIATED SCHOLAR WITH THE BEATRICE BAIN RESEARCH GROUP, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TALES OF THE EARTH Aimed at the general reader, this book is an account of natural catastrophes and oddities, as well as man-made accidents. With first-hand accounts and commentary, the authors offer scientific explanations for these events.. Author:OFFICER, CHARLES BRAND (PROFESSOR, EARTH SCIENCES DEPARTMENT, DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, USA) PAGE, JAKE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WOMEN WRITERS IN THE UNITED STATES This chronology of US women's writing and social history catalogues authors of fiction and non-fiction across a wide range of genres including novels, poetry, cookbooks and songs. This resource celebrates the many forms of works, both written and social, produced by American women.. Author:DAVIS, CYNTHIA J. WEST, KATHRYN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FAMILY IN THE WESTERN WORLD FROM THE BLACK DEATH TO THE INDUSTRIAL AGE Explores the social history of Europe and Colonial America from the onset of the Black Death to the beginning of the Industrial Age, shedding light on the similarities and differences between families of the past and those of today.. Author:GOTTLIEB, BEATRICE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RISE OF GOSPEL BLUES Tracing the origin of gospel blues music in the USA, this study outlines the controversy that developed during the 1930s between two church factions: one using the music to nurture a distinct Afro-American culture; the other wanting only assimilation with the dominant Anglo-American culture.. Author:HARRIS, MICHAEL W. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN WORLD STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SAMUEL BARBER This comprehensive study of Barber's life and work examines the social context in which a major composer developed his craft and built his career, the evolving musical tastes of American audiences, and his relationship to musical giants like Arturo Toscanini and Serge Koussevitsky.. Author:HEYMAN, BARBARA B.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SPIRAL OF CYNICISM This work provides evidence that the way the American news and broadcast media cover political issues and events causes increased voter cynicism and non-participation. It examines how the media covers political campaigns and significant legislation, such as the passage of health care reform.. Author:JAMIESON, KATHLEEN HALL (DEAN OF THE ANNENBERG SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, USA) CAPPELLA, JOSEPH N. (PROFESSOR AT THE ANNENBERG SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GOVERNING THE TONGUE This study explores why the spoken word assumed such importance in the culture of early New England. The author re-examines such famous Puritan events as the Salem witch trials and the banishment of Anne Hutchinson to expose the ever-present fear of what the Puritans called "sins of the tongue.. Author:KAMENSKY, JANE (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MICROSTRUCTURES IN ELASTIC MEDIA This monograph describes various methods for solving deformation problems of particulate solids, taking the reader from analytical to computational methods. A primary function of the book is the presentation of linear elasticity in a mathematical language familiar to mechanical engineers.. Author:KIM, SANGTAE (WISCONSIN DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, USA) NHAN PHAN-THIEN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PRACTICAL GUILT This treatise argues that dilemmas may be regarded as possible consequences of a set of social rules designed to be simple enough to be teachable. The author shows how emotional capacities can affect the very content of morality by providing its motivational force.. Author:GREENSPAN, P.S.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DESTRUCTION OF SODOM, GOMORRAH AND JERICHO The story of the destruction of Sodom, Gomorrah and Jericho in the Dead Sea region is the oldest such description in human history. Now, more than 4000 years later, employing modern geological science in a forensic manner, this book sheds new light on these occurrences.. Author:EMERY, K.O. (SCIENTIST EMERITUS, WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION, USA) NEEV, DAVID (GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COMMERCIAL CULTURE This critique of the American commercial media comes from a writer who has wide experience in both the media business and in academia. Bogart explores how commercial demands affect the substance and form of American media, and argues that the future of the media should not be left to market forces.. Author:BOGART, LEO. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EMERGENCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF SVO PATTERNING IN LATIN AND FRENCH This treatise argues that there has been an evolution in Romance syntax and morphology from left-branching structures (subject-object-verb) to right-branching structures (subject-verb-object). It uses data from child language acquisition studies to back up this claim.. Author:BAUER, BRIGITTE L.M.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HONORING THE ANCESTORS Using "The Negro Spiritual" as a source material, this volume analyzes the methods employed by social scientists, historians and literary critics in studying African-American religion, and makes its own theological statement regarding African-American religion.. Author:MATTHEWS, DONALD HENRY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ROUSSEAU'S LEGACY This study focuses on the emergence, with Jean Jacques Rousseau, of a new and influential type of writer who specialized in revolutionary, sociopolitical critique. Close readings of the work of a number of major French writers are described.. Author:PORTER, DENNIS (GERMAIN BREE PROFESSOR OF FRENCH STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : YOUNG TURKS IN OPPOSITION A detailed study of the Turkish secret society known as CUP (Committee of Union and Progress), a movement which continues to influence the thinking of Turkish intellectuals. It also provides insights into diplomatic relations between the Ottoman Empire and Europe in the early 20th century.. Author:HANIOGLU, M.SUKRU. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PATRIOTIC GAMES This study of sporting traditions in the American imagination, from 1876 to 1926 is aimed at sports historians and those interested in American history and cultural studies.. Author:POPE, STEVEN W. (INSTRUCTOR, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PARTICLES In this title, the author investigates the distribution and placement of verbal particles, which are words that do not change their form through inflection and do not fit easily into the established system of parts of speech. He analyses data from Norwegian, English, Dutch, German, and other languages.. Author:DIKKEN, MARCEL DEN (PROFESSOR OF LINGUISTICS, VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT, AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ARISTOCRACY OF EVERYONE An examination of the state and values of the American educational system, that suggests the greatest crises facing American students is their inability to learn about democracy and self-governance. The author argues that democracy and education in America are inextricably linked.. Author:BARBER, BENJAMIN R.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : QUANTUM FIELD THEORY This introductory textbook with over 260 exercises, on the modern approach to quantum field theory, is intended for a graduate course on the subject. It includes discussions of topics that have become vital to a modern treatment of GFT, such as critical phenomena, lattice gauge theory, supersymmetry, quantum gravity, supergravity, and superstrings.. Author:KAKU, M.. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : BEYOND PROGRAMMING Providing an examination of the software development process, this study describes a set of core concepts for understanding the research and development challenges that will confront computer technology in the next century.. Author:BLUM, BRUCE I. (PROFESSOR, APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CALVIN IN CONTEXT This accessible general introduction to Calvin's thought uses a wide range of primary sources to place Calvin in the context of the theological and exegetical traditions that influenced him.. Author:STEINMETZ, DAVID (PROFESSOR, HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY, DUKE DIVINITY SCHOOL, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CALVIN IN CONTEXT This accessible general introduction to Calvin's thought uses a wide range of primary sources to place Calvin in the context of the theological and exegetical traditions that influenced him.. Author:STEINMETZ, DAVID C. (PROFESSOR, HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY, DUKE DIVINITY SCHOOL, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : KEEPERS OF THE COVENANT Challenging the traditional interpretation of the decline of the Congregationalists in the USA, this study overturns many generalizations about these aggressive frontier evangelists and refutes conventional wisdom about church growth and religious declension.. Author:ROHRER, JAMES R.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LIMITS OF LOCKEAN RIGHTS IN PROPERTY A comprehensive interpretation of Locke's argument for the legitimacy of private property, and a critical assessment of that argument, including an exploration of its defensibility in modern terms, as well as its limits.. Author:SREENIVASAN, GOPAL (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ROBERT SCHUMANN This work focuses on the work of the romantic composer Robert Schumann.. Author:DAVERIO, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ELLIPSIS This treatise elaborates a theory of ellipsis which brings the phenomenon under the aegis of very general and universal principles. It argues that the Empty Category Principle (ECP) constrains the distribution of ellipsis, just as it constrains the distributions of traces and null pronouns.. Author:LOBECK, ANNE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SPOKEN NATURAL LANGUAGE DIALOG SYSTEMS This study addresses the dialogue issues that must be resolved in building systems where both the human and computer interact via spoken natural language. The authors present a theoretical and practical architecture for this system as well as experimental results to support the system.. Author:SMITH, RONNIE W. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS, EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, USA) HIPP, D. RICHARD (CO-FOUNDER AND HEAD OF RESEARCH, HIPP, WYRICK AND COMPANY INC, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PROMOTING THE HEALTH OF ADOLESCENTS To influence adolescents' behaviour, health providers need an understanding of the psychological, cognitive, environmental, and physiological factors in the world of the adolescent. This volume provides a compilation of research, addresses, problem areas and identifies promising avenues for health promotion.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RELIGIOUS THOUGHT OF CHU HSI Recognized as one of the greatest philosophers in classical China, Chu Hsi (1130-1200) is known in the West through translations of one of his many works, the Chin-ssu Lu. This study offers an examination of Chu Hsi's religious thought, based on readings of both primary and secondary sources.. Author:CHING, JULIA (UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR AND R.C. AND E.Y. LEE CHAIR PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, CANADA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AMERICA DIVIDED Arguing that the 1960s marked the end of the country's two century long ascent toward widespread affluence, domestic consensus and international hegemony, the authors examine the turbulent decade, exploring what did and did not change, and why American culture and politics have never been the same.. Author:ISSERMAN, MAURICE KAZIN, MICHAEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TENSE AND ASPECT The authors bridge the gap between the semantic and syntactic properties of verb tense and aspect, suggest a unified account of tense and aspect using Chomsky's Principles and Parameters Framework and compare tense and aspect systems in Romance languages with Germanic ones. In the OXFORD STUDIES IN COMPARATIVE SYNTAX series.. Author:GIORGI, ALESSANDRA (PROFESSOR OF MODERN PHILOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA, ITALY) PIANESI, FABIO (PROFESSOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH, TRENTO, ITALY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LOGIC OF RELIABLE INQUIRY This illustrated work searches for the answers to such questions as whether standard methodological recommendations help or hinder the reliability of inquiry. It uses techniques and concepts drawn from formal learning theory, topology and the theory of computability.. Author:KELLY, KEVIN T. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY, CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ELIJAH'S VIOLIN AND OTHER JEWISH FAIRY TALES With this collection, the author retells 36 Jewish fairy tales that are at once otherworldly and earthy, pious and playful. Drawn from around the world, the stories are characterized by their infusion of traditional Jewish characters or by their treatment of Jewish religious themes.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : YOUTH GANG PROBLEM This systematic analysis of the youth gang problem in the USA focuses on current patterns of gang behaviour, with reference to historical and cross-cultural dimensions. The author integrates his own theory and practices with material on research programmes set up to address the problem.. Author:SPERGEL, IRVING A.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SCANNING FORCE MICROSCOPY This revised edition has been updated to include important new research in scanning force microscopy since the publication of the original edition in 1991. The bibliography has been thoroughly revised. Basic theory, instrumentation and applications are discussed.. Author:SARID, DROR (PROFESSOR, OPTICAL SCIENCES CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : YAHWIST'S LANDSCAPE This comprehensive examination of the ideology of the biblical author J. (the Yahwist), writer of the oldest narrative sections of Genesis, Exodus and Numbers, explains how the ancient viewpoint is relevant to modern attempts to frame a theology of ecology.. Author:HIEBERT, THEODORE (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF THE OLD TESTAMENT, HARVARD DIVINITY SCHOOL, MASSACHUSETTS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ZIONISM AND THE CREATION OF A NEW SOCIETY This volume traces the history of the development of the Jewish State from the early idea of Jewish nationalism and the Zionist movements in the late-19th century to the establishment of Israel in 1948. The author demonstrates the continuity of the principles and practices of the early movements.. Author:HALPERN, BEN (LATE RICHARD KORET PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF NEAR EASTERN AND JUDAIC STUDIES, BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, USA) REINHARZ, JEHUDA (PRESIDENT, BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PHYLOGENIES AND THE COMPARATIVE METHOD IN ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR Considers the impact of phylogenetic comparative methods on the study of animal behaviour. The book discusses the issues that need to be considered in design and analysis of a comparative study, and possible differences between the evolution of behaviour and the evolution of morphology.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CLASSIFICATORY PARTICLES IN KILIVILA This study examines the system of classificatory particles - the divisions of the noun lexicon into distinct classes - in Kilivila, the Austronesian language of the Trobrian Islanders of Papua New Guinea. The author uses data gathered in field research.. Author:SENFT, GUNTER (SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW, MAX-PLANK INSTITUTE, GERMANY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF COGNITION This volume examines the role of logic in cognitive psychology in light of recent developments, such as Gonzalo Reyes's new semantic theory. Chapters reveal the prospects of applying these new theories to cognitive psychology, cognitive science, linguistics, the philosophy of language and logic.. Author:MACNAMARA, JOHN REYES, GONZALO E. (DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS, UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LEADERSHIP TRIAD This management guide describes the essential keys for effective leadership.. Author:ZAND, DALE E.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DECOMPOSITION OF SOCIOLOGY This controversial treatise argues that sociology has declined as an academic discipline. The author describes how sociologists have become more involved in ideological critiques of modern society and, in the process, have abandoned the objective approach which was a mainstay of the field.. Author:HOROWITZ, IRVING LOUIS. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AUTHORITY WITHOUT POWER This title argues that the weakness of legal controls throughout Japanese history has assured the development and strength of informal community controls based on custom and consensus to maintain order - an order characterized by remarkable stability with an equally significant degree of autonomy for individuals, communities, and businesses.. Author:HALEY, JOHN OWEN (PROFESSOR OF LAW AND EAST ASIAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SEATTLE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : METAPHYSICS OF VIRTUAL REALITY An analysis of the increasing presence of computer technology in everyday life. The book focuses on such topics as word processing, hypertext, and the effect of virtual reality on the way we define reality itself.. Author:HEIM, MICHAEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TRANSFORMATION OF AMERICAN LAW, 1870-1960 An examination of the conflict between the entrenched legal orthodoxy and the Progressive movement. Horwitz traces the crystallization of progressive thought, and in so doing, charts the modern development of American Law.. Author:HORWITZ, MORTON J. (CHARLES WARREN PROFESSOR OF AMERICAN LEGAL HISTORY, HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, MASSACHUSETTS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHICAGO JAZZ Charts the development of jazz in Chicago before, during and after World War I. In addition to detailing the technical aspects of the jazz form that evolved during this time, the author describes the social and political ramifications of early urban jazz.. Author:KENNEY, WILLIAM HOWLAND (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AND AMERICAN STUDIES, KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD BOOK OF AMERICAN SHORT STORIES This volume offers a survey of American short fiction in 59 tales that combine classic works with "different, unexpected gems", which invite readers to explore a wealth of important pieces by women and minority writers. Authors include: Amy Tan, Alice Adams, David Leavitt and Tim O'Brien.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : MATTY: AN AMERICAN HERO This is the story of one of America's greatest athletes, Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants. It draws on rare interviews, press clippings, and eyewitness accounts to tell the story of baseball's Golden Age at the turn of the century, and that of one of its best players.. Author:ROBINSON, RAY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WEALTH OF NATURE This study examines the interaction of American civilization, the environment and the history this relationship has produced. The author argues that America's attitude towards the land has created a double-edged legacy: a deep love of nature and a mistaken sense of nature's invulnerability.. Author:WORSTER, DONALD (HALL DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF AMERICAN HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CITY IN SLANG Irving Lewis Allen provides an insightful history of the rise of New York as a metropolis and the accompanying slang that surrounded it. Anecdotal and at times analytical, this book is both a lexicon of slang and a history of recent casual language.. Author:ALLEN, IRVING LEWIS (PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MARGARET FULLER A modern biography of this paradigmatic avant-garde writer's life, which draws on first-hand sources to paint a compelling portrait of the private life of the editor of "The Dial" and an important figure in early American literature.. Author:CAPPER, CHARLES (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INSIDIOUS FOES The study explores "the case of national jitters" that occurred in the United States in the years 1938 to 1942 following rumours of the existence of a German Fifth Column movement. It relates how both government and citizens exaggerated what was actually a modest German effort.. Author:MACDONNELL, FRANCIS (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, YALE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : KNOWLEDGE-CREATING COMPANY The consensus as to the reason for Japan's business success has been that although the Japanese are not innovative, they are exceptionally skilful at imitation, at improving products that already exist. The authors oppose this view, showing Japan's innovation through a number of case studies.. Author:NONAKA, IKUJIRO TAKEUCHI, HIROTAKA. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : CAUSES OF MOLECULAR EVOLUTION This work provides a unified theory that addresses the important problem of the origin and maintenance of genetic variation in natural populations. The author uses his background in biomathematics, genetics and evolutionary research to present an overview of the causes of molecular evolution.. Author:GILLESPIE, JOHN H. (PROFESSOR AT CENTER FOR POPULATION BIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL THEORY OF ATOMS AND MOLECULES This title provides an account of the fundamental principles of the density-functional theory of the electronic structure of matter and its applications to atoms and molecules. It provides an introduction to this technique that is accessible to graduate students and theorists interested in applying this method to their own research.. Author:PARR, ROBERT G. YANG WEITAO. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GENDER IN PRACTICE This work analyses the current status of women in the law, drawing on two major studies in Canada in 1985 and 1990, and relating the findings to women and the legal profession in the United States. One of the largest studies of women lawyers yet undertaken, this book offers insights based on empirical data into the status of women in the law.. Author:HAGAN, JOHN KAY, FIONA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AT WAR WITHIN This layman's guide to the workings of the immune system uses stories and examples to emphasize exactly what occurs in such immunological disorders as hypersensitivity and allergy, autoimmune diseases, immunodeficiency, AIDS, transplantation and cancer.. Author:CLARK, WILLIAM R. (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BUZZ Drawing on the latest research findings, "Buzz" vividly explains what happens in the brain and body when alcohol or caffeine are consumed. This often surprising story is laced throughout with anecdotes and lore as ancient as Aristotle's musings on wine and as recent as David Letterman's views on the utility of caffeine.. Author:BRAUN, STEPHEN (MEDIA DIRECTOR, NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SOCIOLINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVES This is a collection of the most influential work of the distinguished sociolinguist Charles A. Ferguson, ranging from studies of baby talk across cultures, to analyses of the impact of literacy and religion on nations across the world.. Author:FERGUSON, CHARLES A. (EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF LINGUISTICS, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GREEK COMEDY AND IDEOLOGY This study analyzes how the structure of ancient Greek comedy betrays and responds to cultural tensions in the society of the classical city-state. Individual chapters treat Aristophanic and Menandrean comedies.. Author:KONSTAN, DAVID (PROFESSOR OF CLASSICS AND COMPARATIVE LITERATURE, BROWN UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ALGEBRAIC AND DIFFERENTIAL TOPOLOGY OF ROBUST STABILITY This book brings together the seemingly unrelated fields of algebraic topology and robust control. It develops algebraic/differential topology from an application-oriented point of view. It should be suitable for students in engineering and/or applied mathematics and academic researchers.. Author:JONCKHEERE, EDMOND A. (DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SYSTEMS, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HOMOSEXUALITY IN MODERN FRANCE This volume explores homosexuality in France from the 18th to the 20th centuries. The essays examine the evolution of behaviour, identities and representation in the period when homosexuality emerged, and outline the growth of homosexual subcultures and patterns of sexual repression and liberation.. Author:MERRICK, JEFFREY (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE, USA) RAGAN, BRYANT T. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GOD This is an examination of the god archetype from Palaeolithic time to the present day. The essays gathered here relate issues of myth and gender to the use of the male as a metaphor for the great mystery of existence. The evolution of the male god is traced from servant of the goddess to patriarch.. Author:LEEMING, DAVID (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AND COMPARATIVE LITERATURE, UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, USA) PAGE, JAKE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : POLYSYNTHESIS PARAMETER This study argues that polysynthetic languages - in which verbs are built up of many parts and where one verb can act as a whole sentence - are more than an accidental collection of morphological processes; rather they adopt a systematic way of representing predicate-argument relationships.. Author:BAKER, MARK C. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LINGUISTICS, MCGILL UNIVERSITY, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GENTLEMAN AND AN OFFICER This work presents a collection of letters written by James B. Griffin, a wealthy planter from Edgfield, South Carolina, during the American Civil war. The book recounts an officer's experiences to provide both a social and military history.. Author:GRIFFIN, JAMES B.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GENTLEMAN AND AN OFFICER . Author:GRIFFIN, JAMES B. MCARTHUR, JUDITH N. BURTON, ORVILLE VERNON. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MAKING CONSTITUTIONAL LAW Following on from 'Making Civil Rights Law', which covered Thurgood Marshall's career from 1936 to 1961, this book focuses on Marshall's career on the Supreme Court from 1961 to 1991, where he was the first Afro-American Justice.. Author:TUSHNET, MARK (ASSOCIATE DEAN AND PROFESSOR OF LAW, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EMOTIONS IN PSYCHOPATHOLOGY This text, on the research into emotions and psychopathology, examines the state of research and the relationship between emotions and psychopathology. It uses theoretical and research perspectives from disciplines, such as clinical developmental, psychology, psychiatry, and philosophy.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ETUDES FOR PIANO TEACHERS This collection of essays reflects on the piano teacher's art and the many challenges involved in piano teaching and performance. The topics range from the role of the piano teacher in contemporary society to basic skills such as inner hearing, improvization and sight-reading.. Author:GORDON, STEWART (PROFESSOR OF KEYBOARD STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CORPORATION ON A TIGHTROPE Modern business firms face many problems resulting from changes in their competitive environment and the growth of new technologies. This book finds answers to these problems. The authors show how small changes in leadership, governance and technology can have huge consequences in an organization.. Author:SIFONIS, JOHN G. GOLDBERG, BEVERLY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : POETRY INTO SONG Focusing on the music of the great song composers - Schubert, Schuman, Brahms, Wolf and Strauss, this work offers a systematic introduction to the performance and analysis of Lieder. The volume features poetic texts, as well as a core repertory of songs.. Author:STEIN, DEBORAH SPILLMAN, ROBERT SPILLAN, ROBERT (PROFESSOR AND CHAIR OF KEYBOARD, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, BOULDER, USA) AMELING, ELLY LARSEN, MAX DEEN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : UNPUBLISHED OPINIONS OF THE REHNQUIST COURT This work is a companion volume to Schwartz's 'The Unpublished Opinions of the Warren Court' (1984) and 'The Unpublished Opinions of the Burger Court' (1987). Like those volumes, this book contains the draft opinions prepared by Justices in key cases during the Rehnquist Court, each prefaced by a short history and commentary.. Author:SCHWARTZ, BERNARD (PROFESSOR OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF TULSA, OKLAHOMA AND PROFESSOR EMERITUS, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HOW IS QUANTUM FIELD THEORY POSSIBLE? This unique philosophical analysis of quantum field theory addresses the subjects of space-time, quantum mechanics and interacting systems in a unified framework. The conceptual structure of quantum field theory is articulated in common terms, and compared to traditional philosophical categories.. Author:AUYANG, SUNNY Y.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HOW IS QUANTUM FIELD THEORY POSSIBLE? This philosophical analysis of quantum field theory addresses the subjects of space-time, quantum mechanics and interacting systems in a unified framework. The conceptual structure of quantum field theory is articulated in common terms, and compared to traditional philosophical categories.. Author:AUYANG, SUNNY Y.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BREAKING BOUNDS This collection of essays on Walt Whitman rejects the persistent tendency in Whitman studies to isolate his sexuality from his politics, and his poetry from both. The issue of his sexuality is instead brought into contact with a range of topics, from nationalism to gender.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DIVINE INSPIRATION The Bible is a leading source of inspiration for Western literature, and in particular, the life of Jesus has drawn the attention of artists and writers throughout the ages. This volume present 280 poems from world literature focusing on Jesus's life and teaching.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BROKEN LADDERS A comprehensive overview of how the role of managers in organizations is changing.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW DICTIONARY OF EPONYMS This dictionary explores the origins of hundreds of words. Written in anecdotal style, the book includes brief biographies of those individuals whose names have become associated with particular items or concepts, as well as information on how or when the name entered the language.. Author:FREEMAN, MORTON S.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY JEWRY RESHAPING THE PAST - JEWISH HISTORY AND THE HISTORIANS This collection of essays examines the dialogue between Jewish history and historiography in terms of changing national and popular myths, folk memory and the hidden consciousness of Jews in modern times.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MAJESTIC INDOLENCE This study examines the theme of indolence in Romantic poetry and demonstrates the rich variety of experimental forms used by a quartet of poets: Wordsworth; Coleridge; Shelley; and Keats.. Author:SPIEGELMAN, WILLARD (HUGHES PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PRESERVING HISTORIC NEW ENGLAND Examining the work of New England's Preservation Movement, this study focuses on the complex battle that pitched tradition-bound Yankees not only against immigrants and radicals but against the "fakery" of machined Colonial Revival forms. It explores the meaning of preserved artefacts and sites.. Author:LINDGREN, JAMES MICHAEL (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MEMORY OF THE MODERN A multidisciplinary work which examines how individuals and institutions shaped memory in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The book studies diverse "memory-sites" to show how memory and history are fought over, shaped, and put to personal and ideological use.. Author:MATSUDA, MATT K. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ELEMENT OF RISK Questioning the US government's handling of the radon issue, this study explores the US Environmental Protection Agency's risk-cost assessment of radon levels in language that is easily accessible to the lay person. The author's own solutions to the problem of radon are then detailed.. Author:COLE, LEONARD A. (PROFESSOR, PROGRAM IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, NEW JERSEY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EPIC IN REPUBLICAN ROME 'Epic in Republican Rome' discusses authors of now-fragmentary epic poetry not simply as predecessors of Vergil, but as pioneers and poets in their own rights.. Author:GOLDBERG, SANDER M. (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICS, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EUROPEAN SOCIALISTS RESPOND TO FASCISM Triggered into action by the shock effect of the Nazi rise to power in Germany, socialists throughout Western Europe entered an unusually active period of reorientation and debate over political strategy which helped determine the contours of European politics up to the outbreak of WWII and beyond.. Author:HORN, GERD-RAINER (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, WESTERN OREGON STATE COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INTELLIGIBLE CONSTITUTION This volume is an examination of the Constitution and the manner in which the Supreme Court has failed to communicate its opinions to the public in a comprehensible manner.. Author:GOLDSTEIN, JOSEPH. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RESPONSIVE REGULATION This study attempts to transcend current debates on government regulation by outlining how regulations can be a fruitful combination of persuasion and sanctions. The authors draw on empirical studies and game theory to illustrate innovative solutions to this problem.. Author:AYRES, IAN (RESEARCH FELLOW, AMERICAN BAR FOUNDATION AND PROFESSOR OF LAW, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, USA) BRAITHWAITE, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS FREE SPEECH Contains the author's investigations of issues in literary and legal theory, offering insights into diverse matters ranging from politics and education to literature and culture.. Author:FISH, STANLEY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LIVING WITHIN LIMITS This often controversial study tackles the problem of overpopulation, suggesting radical approaches to population control and considering the consequences of such measures.. Author:HARDIN, GARRETT (PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF HUMAN ECOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DEFIANCE . Author:TEC, NECHAMA (PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FROM MORALITY TO VIRTUE Advocating a particular form of virtue ethics for its intuitive and structural advantages over Kantianism, utilitarianism, and common-sense morality, Slote argues that a contemporarily plausible version of virtue ethics can be achieved only by abandoning specifically moral concepts for general aretaic notions like virtue.. Author:SLOTE, MICHAEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BIOLOGICAL ROOTS OF HUMAN NATURE This treatise explores the relevance of biological evolution to the study of behaviour. It argues that the study of human social behaviour must take into consideration the physiology, biochemistry and social mechanisms of behaviour, in addition to the evolution of behavioural traits.. Author:GOLDSMITH, TIMOTHY H. (PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY, YALE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TELECOMMUNICATIONS, MASS MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY This study examines a critical point in US broadcasting, when a strong opposition emerged to challenge network-dominated, advertising-supported media such as radio.. Author:MCCHESNEY, ROBERT W.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TOWARD UNITY AMONG ENVIRONMENTALISTS The focus of this treatise is the distinction between objectives and values in developing environmental policies. The author argues that environmentalism is a coalition of many groups working toward common objectives, but unlike other social movements, it does not have shared moral principles.. Author:NORTON, BRYAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MAX WEBER'S SOCIOLOGY OF INTELLECTUALS The social role of intellectuals was a pervasive motif in Weber's thought, particularly in his works on religion and politics. Comprehensively examining and extending Weber's work on the subject, this study provides a new perspective on the intelligentsia and its role in society.. Author:SADRI, AHMAD. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SCARS OF CONQUEST/MASKS OF RESISTANCE Examining in detail the dramas of Baraka, Soyinka, Walcott and Shange, this study describes how these black writers are preoccupied with the invention of a postimperial cultural identity. It charts the foundations of an important aesthetic form, the drama of the African diaspora.. Author:OLANIYAN, TEJUMOLA (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PLASTIC GLASSES AND CHURCH FATHERS Presents a comprehensive understanding of the process by which we use words in speech to refer to things in the world. The text aims to develop a theory of the semantics of natural language which can account adequately for native speakers' intuitions regarding word meanings and their word usage.. Author:KRONENFELD, DAVID (PROFESSOR OF ANTHROPOLOGY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ROLE OF THE SUN IN CLIMATE CHANGE Using recently obtained satellite measurements, this work revives the 19th-century idea that the sun is able to effect climatic change. It offers both an overview of the history of the idea and the background to the physics involved.. Author:HOYT, DOUGLAS V. SHATTEN, KENNETH H.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WAVELETS This is a collection of chapters written by the five lecturers of a short course co-sponsored by the Institute of Computer Applications in Science and Engineering (ICASE). It discusses wavelets, spatially localized functions whose amplitude drops off exponentially outside a small "window".. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MONTE CARLO AND MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS IN POLYMER SCIENCE This volume has chapters contributed by leading experts on the various computer simulation techniques used for macromolecular materials. It describes how to use simulation to explain experimental data and gain insight into structure and dynamic properties of polymeric systems.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JUSTIFICATORY LIBERALISM Drawing on current work in epistemology and cognitive psychology, this treatise develops a theory of personally justified belief. Building on this, it then advances an account of public justification that is more normative and less "populist" than the views of political liberals.. Author:GAUS, GERALD F. (PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : UNIT, SYMBOLS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR PLANT PHYSIOLOGY This study shows a move towards a concensus on units, symbols and terminology in the plant sciences. Written by specialists, each discussion is condensed for easy reference. Some chapters include formulas and definitions of specialized terms, while others include recommendations for suitable units.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ION "Ion" is an enactment of the changing relations between the human and divine orders, and the way in which our understanding of the gods is mediated and re-visioned by myths. It contains near disasters, poorly informed actions and misdirected intentions that almost result in catastrophe.. Author:EURIPIDES. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : KANTIAN CONSEQUENTIALISM This title attempts to derive a strong consequentialist moral theory from Kantian foundations. It thus challenges the prevailing view that Kant's moral theory is hostile to consequentialism, and brings together the two main opposing tendencies in modern moral theory.. Author:CUMMISKEY, DAVID (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, BATES COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AUTONOMOUS AGENTS In this study of self-control and individual autonomy, the concept of self-control, and its bearing on human behaviour, is examined, as well as its relationship to personal autonomy and autonomous behaviour.. Author:MELE, ALFRED R. (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY, DAVIDSON COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TEXT AND ACT This collection of essays and reviews offers an evaluation of the early music movement, in an attempt to transform the debate about "early music" and "authenticity".. Author:TARUSKIN, RICHARD. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BIOLOGICAL NMR SPECTROSCOPY This text presents a critical assessment of progress on the use of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to determine the structure of proteins, including brief reviews of the history of the field along with coverage of current clinical and in vivo applications.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL SPECTRAL MODELING This is an introductory text on numerical weather prediction (numerically modelling the general circulation of the atmosphere), utilizing the spectral transform method. It covers infinite difference methods and time-differencing schemes; the theoretical development of the spectral transform method; physical processes; data analyses and more.. Author:KRISHNAMURTI, T.N. (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY, FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, USA) BEDI, H. S. HARDIKER, V. M.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GEOCHEMICAL REACTION MODELING An overview of the use of numerical methods to model reaction processes in the Earth's crust and on its surface. The theoretical foundations of the field are discussed, together with examples and case studies demonstrating the techniques that can be applied to scientific and practical problems.. Author:BETHKE, CRAIG M.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TELLING OUR SELVES This text examines ethnicity and discourse in Southwestern Alaska, and should be of interest to linguists and anthropologists.. Author:HENSEL, CHASE (VISITING SCHOLAR, SCOTT POLAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CAMBRIDGE). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PRINCIPLES OF CASE TOOL INTEGRATION This study addresses increasing research within the software engineering community for automated support in the software development process. The authors integrate computer aided software engineering tools into the overall software life cycle.. Author:BROWN, ALAN J. CARNEY, DAVID J. MORRIS, EDWIN J. SMITH, DENNIS B. ZARRELLA, PAUL F. (ALL OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE, CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHARGING AHEAD A group of MIT students started an electric car company in 1989 that today produces the cleanest car in America. This book chronicles the evolution of Solectria into a small but significant player in the world market for clean cars.. Author:SHERMAN, JOE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SPEAKING OF SADNESS 'Speaking of Sadness' explores depression as a human experience, not just a disease. Each of the pieces of the depression puzzle is examined, including interactions with family and friends, experiences with anti-depressant drugs, and the interplay of biology, family and society in depression's definition and treatment.. Author:KARP, DAVID A.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DIFFERENT GAMES, DIFFERENT RULES An analysis of the problems of communication between the Japanese and American people in the twentieth century. Yamada contrasts the American directness with the subtle nuances of meaning in Japanese business and social language to show how misinterpretation can lead to difficulties in interaction between the two races.. Author:YAMADA, HARU. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MORAL SEX This textbook deals with a question that currently has a great deal of resonance among historians, feminists and literary scholars: how was the nature of woman redefined and debated during the French Enlightenment?. Author:STEINBRUGGE, LIESELOTTE (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ROMANCE LANGUAGES, FREIE UNIVERSITAET, GERMANY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : POLITICS OF THE UNPOLITICAL This treatise attempts to answer a controversial question: are political writers obliged to show political engagement in their works? It studies 10 German writers, among them Goethe, Schiller, Kleist and Heine, and finds that these "unpolitical" writers were indeed engaged in political activity.. Author:CRAIG, GORDON A. (J.E. WALLACE STERLING PROFESSOR OF HUMANITIES, EMERITUS, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : REAL RIGHTS Providing a fresh theory of grounds for legal and moral rights, this treatise argues that only agents can be right-holders, that children and the mentally incapacitated have only limited rights, and that foetuses, the dead, and groups can have none.. Author:WELLMAN, CARL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FREEDOM AND MORAL SENTIMENT David Hume is generally credited with the classic statement of the "compatibilist" position in the free will dispute. In this study it is argued that Hume's views on this subject, although largely influential, have nevertheless been seriously misrepresented.. Author:RUSSELL, PAUL (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EMERGENT FORMS This study describes how familiar human acts, such as eating, walking and manipulating objects, emerge during infancy as a consequence of both physical laws and the biological processes of morphogenesis and selection.. Author:GOLDFIELD, EUGENE C. (RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY, CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : STRESS AND DEFORMATION This text of problem sets and answers, based on notes for a graduate-level course in structural geology, reviews the mathematics of vectors and of stress and strain, including finite strain.. Author:OERTEL, GERHARD. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AMERICAN LITERARY HISTORY A compilation of articles from the journal "American Literary History", representing the full range of literary criticism. This collection shows how the journal has helped to shape the manner in which American literature is currently studied.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : STUDIES IN SOUTH ASIAN LINGUISTICS This volume of 29 published and unpublished papers by the linguist James Gair, considers issues in a range of Indian languages covering morpho-syntactic questions, and questions regarding historical and linguistics, especially language contact and diglossia, and language acquisition.. Author:GAIR, JAMES W. (PROFESSOR OF LINGUISTICS, CORNELL UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MOLECULAR GENETIC APPROACHES IN CONSERVATION Molecular techniques are becoming a necessity for biologists in many areas, especially for those in such fields as ecology, conservation biology and evolutionary biology. This book lays out the molecular tools for addressing issues in conservation and presents case study examples.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EXULTET The Exultet rolls are parchment scrolls containing text and music for the blessing of the great Easter candle. This guide considers the cultural and liturgical context in which they were made and looks at the place of the Exultet in changing ceremonial practices.. Author:KELLY, THOMAS FORREST. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CELL CYCLE This a detailed account of the new philosophy of normal cellular reproduction, which explains how the theory emerged. It describes important breakthroughs in their historical and experimental context, and demonstrates the theory's relevance to other areas of modern biology.. Author:MURRAY, ANDREW HUNT, TIM (ICRF CLARE HALL LABORATORIES, SOUTH MIMMS, POTTER'S BAR, HERTFORDSHIRE). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY OF AGEING The author of this monograph proposes an evolutionary theory of senescence - that the force of natural selection declines proportionally with age after the onset of reproduction. He elaborates with evidence from cell biology, physiology and gerontology.. Author:ROSE, MICHAEL R.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OUT OF TOUCH Why do parents stop having contact with their children after separation and divorce? This book explores what the loss of contact means to parents as well as to their children. It also discusses the emotional, legal and public policy issues involved for divorced parents and their children.. Author:GREIF, GEOFFREY L. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SOCIAL WORK, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LAST STAND Tropical rain forests have been reduced to half of their original area, with a consequent loss of biodiversity. This work looks at how this has happened and what the consequences may be. It emphasizes strategies that have been successful in stemming the loss of plant and animal inhabitants.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ENGINEERED IN JAPAN This volume provides a range of empirical studies that compare how Japanese and American firms manage critical aspects of technology development and deployment. Among the industries discussed are electronics, pharmaceuticals and automobiles.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FEMINISM AND BIOETHICS Bioethics tackles the most vexing problems in health care and the biological sciences: from reproductive technologies to euthanasia, the AIDS epidemic, mapping the human genome, human subjects research, and health care reform.. Author:WOLF, SUSAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SMALL SACRIFICES This ethnographic study shows how the Ngaju Dyaks, rain forest dwellers of Central Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo) are responding to modernity. It depicts how they are attempting to fashion a modern identity for themselves, especially by remodelling their indigenous religion.. Author:SCHILLER, ANNE (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ANTHROPOLOGY, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : REPRESENTATION AND THE MIND-BODY PROBLEM IN SPINOZA This study of Spinoza's philosophy of mind concentrates on two problems: the requirements for having a thought about a particular object, and the problem of the mind's relation to the body. Its exploration of these two problems provides an illuminating perspective on Spinoza's philosophy.. Author:ROCCA, MICHAEL DELLA (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, YALE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PUBLIC HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF DISASTERS This book summarizes the most recent and useful information about the public health impact of natural and man-made disasters. It emphasizes the uses of epidemiologic knowledge about different types of disasters. Each chapter is based on a variety of experiences and literature drawn from both developing and industrialized countries.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PARTS AND WHOLES IN SEMANTICS This text develops a unified account of expressions involving the notions of "part" and "whole " in which principles of the individuation of part structures play a central role. It presents a range of empirical generalizations with data from English and a variety of other languages.. Author:MOLTMANN, FRIEDERIKE (VISITING SCHOLAR, DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS, CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK, GRADUATE CENTER, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HERETICS OR DAUGHTERS OF ISRAEL? Between 1391 and the end of the 15th century, many Spanish Jews were forced to convert to Christianity, though many maintained clandestine ties to Judaism. This study demonstrates the role played by the crypto-Jewish women of Castile in the perpetuation of crypto-Jewish traditions and culture.. Author:MELAMMED, RENEE LEVINE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY This study examines how the basic constitutional structure of a government affects what it can accomplish. It also examines the links between the structure of democratic government and the outcomes it achieves, by drawing comparisons between the American system and other forms of government.. Author:MUELLER, DENNIS C.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BANGS, CRUNCHES, WHIMPERS AND SHRIEKS This monograph covers the relevant technical issues of general relativity theory and discusses how these issues bear upon philosophical problems about the nature of space and time, causality and the laws of nature. An overview of the reference literature is provided.. Author:EARMAN, JOHN (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CULTURE IN MIND This ethnographic portrait of the human mind uses case studies from both industrialized and developing societies to argue that "cultural models" are necessary to the functioning of the human mind.. Author:SHORE, BRAD (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY, EMORY UNIVERSITY, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ALEC WILDER IN SPITE OF HIMSELF This is a biography of Alec Wilder, who made an impact as a major writer of American popular songs in the 1940s and had a strong influence on the careers of Frank Sinatra and Mabel Mercer. Wilder was a great eccentric who lived a nomad's life and wrote music for unusual combinations.. Author:STONE, DESMOND. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TROPICAL FOREST ECOLOGY Synoptic comparison of tropical forests, based on a detailed understanding of one particular tropical forest, Barro Colorado Island. Covers various aspects of tropical forest biology including natural history, tree architecture and forest physiognomy, ecosystem dynamics, community ecology, niche differentiation and species diversity.. Author:LEIGH, EGBERT G. (SMITHONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, BARRO COLORADO ISLAND). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CLAIMING POWER IN DOCTOR-PATIENT TALK On the basis of taped interviews with male and female doctors in a private practice setting, the author of this book demonstrates how patients (and doctors) can wield considerable influence in interactions. She shows their employment of verbal strategies to construct power in medical discourse.. Author:AINSWORTH-VAUGHN, NANCY (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MERCY, MERCY ME This study argues that American artistry in the 1960s can be understood as one of the most vital and compelling interrogations of modernity. The author posits that the legacy of slavery has made African-Americans among the most incisive critics and celebrants of the "Enlightenment inheritance".. Author:HALL, JAMES C. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TWISTED MUSE This study of musicians and their music in the Third Reich is aimed at scholars of German history, politics and music.. Author:KATER, MICHAEL H. (DISTINGUISHED RESEARCH PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, YORK UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : READING THE RABBIS This work uses the tools developed in the study of other literatures, particularly rhetorical and reader-response criticisms, to show previously unnoticed levels of meaning in the Talmud. It offers an understanding of the complexity of Rabbinic Judaism and a new model of Rabbinic piety.. Author:KRAEMER, DAVID (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF TALMUD AND RABBINICS, JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BOO! Simons uses the startle reflex as a revealing model for covering how evolved neurophysiology shapes personal experience, patterns of recurrence in actions, and the systems of meaning people collectively create and transmit. Using diverse sources, Simons observes how biology is expressed in culture.. Author:SIMONS, RONALD C. (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, EAST LANSING, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CRISIS OF MEANING This volume explores how gay men are facing up to and finding meaning in the AIDS crisis.. Author:SCHWARTZBERG, STEVEN (INSTRUCTOR IN PSYCHOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY, HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FEMINISM, MEDIA AND THE LAW This work aims to explore how the media represent and construct gender, law, and feminism. It explores depictions of women and legal issues by bringing together discussions from a range of disciplines, focusing on the issues in relation to the media's interaction with feminism and law.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JAZZ More than a chronological history of a unique musical form, this study examines how jazz influenced American society. The author argues that jazz both reflects and celebrates a uniquely American world view.. Author:COLLIER, JAMES LINCOLN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : UNCOMMON SENSE An innovative and lively examination of science and its historical development as an "unnatural" mode of thought. The author explores the reasons behind the development of science in the West, and describes the sociological implications of scientific thought.. Author:CROMER, ALAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BEGINNING AGAIN A leading writer on environmental issues examines the prevention of future damage to the Earth in this text, which calls for a more enlightened relationship with the natural world. It considers the often detrimental influence exerted by certain social, economic and political forces.. Author:EHRENFELD, DAVID (PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY, COOK COLLEGE, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, NEW JERSEY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DIVIDING PATHS Focuses on the American Cherokee people and the South Carolina settlers in the years 1608, when Charleston was established as the main town in the region, until 1785, when a treaty effectively removed the Cherokees from the region.. Author:HATLEY, TOM (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CATSKILL CENTER FOR CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS This biography of jazz legend Art Tatum is based on numerous interviews with Tatum's friends, family and fellow musicians. Tatum's musical career is traced from humble beginnings in Toledo, Ohio, to the seminal jazz clubs of America.. Author:LESTER, JAMES. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LINCOLN IN AMERICAN MEMORY In tracing the changing image of Abraham Lincoln over the decades, this wide-ranging study offers insight into the evolution and struggles of American politics and society.. Author:PETERSON, MERRILL D. (EMERITUS JEFFERSON PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MEDICINE, MONEY AND MORALS This systematic examination of financial conflicts of interest in medicine examines the evolution of those medical practices and institutions that left the profession open to conflicts of interest, and makes clear suggestions for reform.. Author:RODWIN, MARC A.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DADDY'S GONE TO WAR An exploration of one generation's odyssey from childhood to middle age--through letters of 2,500 men and women across the country now in their fifties and sixties--reveals the fears, frustrations, and upheavals of growing up during World War II. Reprint. NYT. UP.. Author:TUTTLE, WILLIAM M.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHRISTIANITY IN THE TWENTY FIRST CENTURY This contribution to religious reflections at the end of the 20th century offers a sobering, realistic and ultimately hopeful assessment of the present state of the Christian church, and its role in the future.. Author:WUTHNOW, ROBERT (DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF AMERICAN RELIGION, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE Reflections on the growth of scientific knowledge have inspired historians, sociologists and philosophers to contend that scientific objectivity is a myth. Kitcher explores notions of objectivity and progress by identifying the limitations of idealized treatments of the growth of knowledge and overreactions to philosophical idealizations.. Author:KITCHER, PHILIP. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHARACTER Politicians and the clergy speak often of "character"; psychologists study "personality". This philosophical treatise attempts to provide an understanding of character and to re-focus ethical philosophy so that the study of character is a central issue.. Author:KUPPERMAN, JOEL J. (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SEXUALITY IN THE CONFESSIONAL Drawing upon a wealth of actual cases and trial evidence left by the Spanish Inquisition, this work documents the eroticizing of the confessional between 1530 and 1819. It argues that the Counter-Reformation Church actually helped to foster sexual solicitation in the confessional.. Author:HALICZER, STEPHEN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MODALITIES A collection of Marcus's essays which includes her earlier axiomatizations of quantified modal logic, and explores such topics as the necessity of identity, the directly referential role of proper names as "tags", and the interplay of possibility and existence.. Author:MARCUS, RUTH BARCAN (REUBEN POST HALLECK PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, YALE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SCHOOLHOUSE DOOR . Author:CLARK, E. CULPEPPER (EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ORESTES This is a translation of Euripides's 'Orestes' by Peck, a poet, and Nisetich, a classicist, with introduction, glossary, and full stage directions.. Author:EURIPIDES. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INTRODUCTION TO NONLINEAR CHEMICAL DYNAMICS Assuming no more than an undergraduate knowledge of chemistry, the authors take the reader through the necessary mathematical and theoretical background of oscillating reactions, chaos and chemical waves to advanced topics of current research interest in chemical systems.. Author:EPSTEIN, IRVING R. (HELENA RUBINSTEIN PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY POJMAN, JOHN A. (PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI, USA) PROVOST, BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : VALUES, NATURE AND CULTURE IN THE AMERICAN CORPORATION This text attempts to bridge the gap between two schools of thought on business ethics: one which believes that businesses are overregulated and unnecessarily constrained; and one which believes that businesses are in need of constraint. The ethical issues facing business managers are explored.. Author:FREDERICK, WILLIAM C. (PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, KATZ SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RUSSIAN CORPORATE CAPITALISM FROM PETER THE GREAT TO PERESTROIKA Covering 200 years of corporate capitalism in Russia, from the Tsarist period through perestroika, this work demonstrates the historical obstacles that have confronted Russian corporate entrepreneurs and the continuity of Russian attitudes towards corporate capitalism.. Author:OWEN, THOMAS C.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DRAWN WITH THE SWORD This series of essays reflects on topics such as the origins of the Civil War, the war and American society, why the North won the war, Lincoln's enduring image, and the question of historians and their audiences.. Author:MCPHERSON, JAMES M.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CENTURY OF TASTE This is a critical account of such central figures in the early development of the modern philosophy of art as Hutcheson, Gerard, Alison, Kant and Hume. It traces the development of the modern theory of artistic taste from its origin to its refinement and complete expression.. Author:DICKIE, GEORGE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MORAL DILEMMAS AND MORAL THEORY The essays in this work focus on the theoretical significance of moral dilemmas. The contributors, many of them philosophers who have shaped the current debate, shed light on standing controversies in moral philosophy.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PSYCHOANALYSIS AND BLACK NOVELS Psychoanalytic theory is one of the most important tools in contemporary literary criticism, and this text argues that psychoanalytic paradigms can produce rich readings of African-American desire, alienation and subjectivity. It examines figures such as Freud and Lacan.. Author:TATE, CLAUDIA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MAWDUDI AND THE MAKING OF ISLAMIC REVIVALISM This work addresses the making of Islamic revivalism.. Author:NASR, SEYYED VALI REZA (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SELF EXPRESSIONS A collection of the author's essays on such topics as the scientific explanation of consciousness, the moral socialization of children, and the nature and issues of psychological phenomena such as multiple personality disorder and false memory syndrome.. Author:FLANAGAN, OWEN (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, DUKE UNIVERSITY, DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MYSTICISM AND SACRED SCRIPTURE This is the fourth in a series, presenting a basic re-evaluation of the nature of mysticism. Each presents solicited papers by experts in the study of religion. This volume explores how the great mystics and mystical traditions use, interpret, and reconstruct their sacred scriptures.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LANGUAGE OF OUR OWN The Michif language - spoken by descendants of French Canadian fur traders and Cree Indians in western Canada - uses French for nouns and Cree for verbs, and has two sets of grammatical rules. Bakker uses historical research and fieldwork data to present an analysis of how it came into being.. Author:BAKKER, PETER (RESEARCHER, ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, NETHERLANDS). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LANGUAGE OF OUR OWN The Michif language is considered "impossible" as it uses French for nouns and Cree for verbs, and utilizes two sets of grammatical rules. This study uses historical research and fieldwork data to analyze the language, spoken by the descendants of French Canadian fur traders and Cree Indians.. Author:BAKKER, PETER (RESEARCHER, UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS, DENMARK). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OPTICAL RHEOMETRY OF COMPLEX FLUIDS This is a self-contained presentation of the optical methods used to measure the structure and dynamics of complex fluids subject to the influence of external fields. Such fields (hydrodynamic, electric and magnetic) are commonly encountered in academic and industrial research.. Author:FULLER, GERALD G. (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COGNITION AND COMMITMENT IN HUME'S PHILOSOPHY It is argued that David Hume wrote carelessly and contradicted himself, and that no sound philosophy emerges from his writings. This work argues that such criticism of Hume is without basis. Offering solutions to problems in Hume studies, it shows the continuing relevance of Hume's philosophy.. Author:GARRETT, DON (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS IN MOLECULAR BIOPHYSICS AND ENZYMOLOGY This edited monograph explores the use of high pressure in connection with spectroscopy as a research tool in biophysics and biochemistry.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : VIRAL SEX Viral Sex illuminates the origins and nature of the world's most lethal disease. It provides an eyewitness account of science's effort to understand and control the spread of this deadly virus.. Author:GOUDSMIT, JAAP. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HUMAN JUDGMENT AND SOCIAL POLICY This work focuses on how social policy grows out of the policymaker's judgment about what to do, what can be done, and what ought to be? Answers necessarily emerge from human judgment, and from human error and the unavoidable uncertainty in the world.. Author:HAMMOND, KENNETH R. (CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON JUDGMENT AND POLICY, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, BOULDER, COLORADO, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHEMISTRY OF VARIABLE CHARGE SOILS This text explains the difference between the variable charge soils of tropical and subtropical regions, and the constant charge soils of temperate regions. It focuses on the chemical properties of the variable charge soils - properties which have an important bearing on soil management practices.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MIND-SET MANAGEMENT This study examines why employees often resist organizational change. It explains how managers can overcome this resistance by understanding the psychology of their staff and alleviating their fears.. Author:CULBERT, SAMUEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FRAMING PIECES In this volume, the author recovers and explores drafts, notes, glosses, essays and guides that modernists, such as Joyce, Woolf, Eliot and Pound generated in order to interpret their own work. The material reveals a complex picture of how the works were annotated and framed by their authors.. Author:WHITTIER-FERGUSON, JOHN (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : VISIONS OF JESUS In this text, the author recounts modern visions of Jesus, as described to him by 30 contemporary visionaries, reviewing recent biblical scholarship on the subject and examining the current literature on the psychology and neurology of visual hallucinations.. Author:WIEBE, PHILLIP H.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY IN ENVIRONMENT CHEMISTRY The text aims to provide a bench-mark for the current application of NMR spectroscopy to research problems in environmental science and technology, and also to demonstrate the diversity and breadth of environmental research problems that NMR spectroscopy can address.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FREE PUBLIC REASON This study examines the idea of public justification, stressing its importance but also questioning the coherence of the concept itself. D'Agostino shows that the concept is composed of various values, interests and notions regarding the common good.. Author:D'AGOSTINO, FRED. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FUTURE OF SOUTHERN LETTERS The editors have assembled a team of scholars and writers to examine the South's contemporary literature. Addressing topics such as humour, the weight of the past, ethnicity and female oral tradition, they try to define Southern culture today and ask who will be writing its literature tomorrow.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DO LEMMINGS COMMIT SUICIDE? This work is a personal history and apology, written by a small mammal ecologist, for a life spent working on problems for which no dramatic conclusion was reached. The book includes anecdotes and history about Charles Elton and the work at the Bureau of Animal Population at Oxford University.. Author:CHITTY, DENNIS (PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BAD KIDS An examination of the social and legal changes that have transformed the juvenile court since the 1970s. The book explores the complex relationship between race and youth crime to explain both Supreme Court decisions and a political impetus to "get tough" on young offenders.. Author:FELD, BARRY C.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WOMEN OF FIRE AND SPIRIT Looking at the African Christian Roho religion, or Holy Spirit movement, in Western Kenya, this book uses oral histories and life narratives to provide a counterweight to existing historical literature, and also brings to the fore the role of women in the evolution and expansion of the Church.. Author:HOEHLER-FATTON, CYNTHIA (LECTURER IN AFRO-AMERICAN AND AFRICAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : X-RAY CHARGE DENSITIES AND CHEMICAL BONDING This work deals with the electron density distribution in molecules and solids as obtained experimentally by X-ray diffraction. It is a comprehensive treatment of the methods involved, and the interpretation of the experimental results in terms of chemical bonding and intermolecular interactions.. Author:COPPENS, PHILIP. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CLIFFORD ALGEBRAS This advanced textbook, aimed at beginning graduate students in physics and mathematics, introduces the techniques of Clifford algebras.. Author:SNYGG, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONTENDING WITH MODERNITY A detailed history of Catholic higher education in the USA, which emphasizes the intellectual and institutional dimensions of the subject.. Author:GLEASON, PHILIP (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ORGANIZATION THEORY This edition contains a new article by Oliver Williamson, entitled "Transaction Cost Economics and Organization Theory".. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LOYALTY This volume contributes to the public debate on morality, politics and US law. It offers a critical exploration of loyalty and its role in American personal and national identity.. Author:FLETCHER, GEORGE P. (BEEKMAN PROFESSOR OF LAW, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LAW AND OBJECTIVITY Greenawalt addresses the question of whether law is objective, and indeed, whether it should be. He then considers the controversial issues surrounding this question of objectivity in the framing and application of the law.. Author:GREENAWALT, KENT (BENJAMIN N. CARDOZO PROFESSOR OF JURISPRUDENCE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LINGUISTICS WARS This is an account of the schism that developed in linguistics during the 1960s and 1970s between Noam Chomsky, with his revolutionary ideas about mental structure and universal grammar, and his disciples, who took his ideas in a totally different direction.. Author:HARRIS, RANDY ALLEN (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO, ONTARIO, CANADA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : REAL WAR WILL NEVER GET IN THE BOOKS This volume brings together the thoughts and considerations of 14 of America's most sensitive writers of the Civil War era. Taken from essays, journal entries and diaries, these writings present an interior view of the war.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SELLING GOD Tracing the history of religion in America as it appropriated (and was appropriated by) commercial culture, this work reveals the centrality of religion, and the marketplace, in American popular culture.. Author:MOORE, R.LAURENCE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EQUALITY AND PARTIALITY These essays address the conflict between the claims of the group and those of the individual. Nagel attempts to clarify the nature of the conflict - one of the most fundamental problems in moral and political theory - and concludes that its reconciliation is the essential task of any legitimate political system.. Author:NAGEL, THOMAS (PROFESSOR OF LAW AND PHILOSOPHY, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WAR IN THE HEBREW BIBLE Dealing with a wide spectrum of war ideologies in the Hebrew Bible, this study seeks to discover why and how these views might have made sense to biblical writers. It challenges the stereotype of the "violent" Old Testament.. Author:NIDITCH, SUSAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NIETZSCHE'S SYSTEM This title challenges the popular recent view of Nietzsche as an anti-systematic, anti-traditional thinker, and argues that his work is in fact highly systematic, and therefore congruent with the main traditions of western philosophy.. Author:RICHARDSON, JOHN (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MURDER IN OUR MIDST This text analyzes the ways in which the Holocaust has been represented in various mediums - academic histories, literature, poetry, art, cinema and museums. It addresses such issues as how different cultures have come to terms with the Holocaust and with what effects in times of peace and war.. Author:BARTOV, OMER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RESPONDING TO TROUBLED YOUTH An overview of the dominant philosophical approaches and practices used in handling status offenders - youths who habitually resist the control of their parents and schools. The three basic social philosophies in responding to these youths are the treatment, deterrence and normalization rationales.. Author:MAXSON, CHERYL L. KLEIN, MALCOLM W.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LIVING IN TIME In this critical study of the work of C. Day Lewis, the author argues much of his best poetry was written during and after the war in the 1940s and in his last years, rather than in the 1930s as is usually contended. The book serves as an introduction to the poet's oeuvre and his abiding import.. Author:GELPI, ALBERT (COE PROFESSOR OF AMERICAN LITERATURE, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DIVERGENT PATHS This study of North American economic history argues that culture and institutions play an integral role in determining economic outcome. It focuses its examination on the eight colonies of the North, five colonies of the South (which together made up the original 13 states) and French Canada.. Author:EGNAL, MARC (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, YORK UNIVERSITY, TORONTO, CANADA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LIVELY ARTS This work traces significant changes in 20th-century American culture through the career of Gilbert Seldes. Seldes' book "The Seven Lively Arts" produced a wide debate among intellectuals about the so-called "popular arts" (film, broadcasting, cartoons) and their importance to American culture.. Author:KAMMEN, MICHAEL (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, CORNELL UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : STIR IT UP In this second collection of his essays, author Santoro explores how, as music criss-crosses the globe with ever-greater speed, musicians seize what is useful to them and expand their idioms more rapidly. His subjects include: Jimi Hendrix; Paul Simon; Charles Mingus; and Thelonius Monk.. Author:SANTORO, GENE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MOLECULAR ORBITAL CALCULATIONS FOR BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS This is a guide for the growing number of researchers in organic chemistry, biochemistry and molecular biology who would like to augment their experiments with theoretical calculations. The book teaches the use of quantum chemical computer programs while side-stepping the complex mathematics.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SEQUENCE ANALYSIS PRIMER This guide aims to enable researchers to understand and maximize the use of computerized sequence analysis in biotechnological research. Compatible with most sequence analysis programs, the primer covers basic data manipulation, and offers advice for overcoming common problems.. Author:GRIBSKOV, MICHAEL DEVEREUX, JOHN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LEARNING TO CARE The author, a noted sociologist of religion, attempts to ascertain what determines the qualities of kindness and caring in modern society. He examines a cross-section of American youth to discover how the habit of caring is developed, and how parents and organizations instill morals in the young.. Author:WUTHNOW, ROBERT (ANDLINGER PROFESSOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCE, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CITY IN ROMAN PALESTINE This work uses rabbinic texts, classical sources, and archaeological evidence to describe what a typical Palestinian city looked like, and how it operated. It provides a background for understanding everyday life in the urban environment of the New Testament.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BETWEEN THE BABYLONIAN AND PALESTINIAN TALMUDS This work addresses the the genesis of halakhic (legal) divergence between the Talmuds produced by the Palestinian rabbinic community (c. AD 370) and the Babylonian rabbinic community (c. AD 650). It analyzes selected divergences between parallel passages of the two Talmuds.. Author:HAYES, CHRISTINE ELIZABETH. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ROCKING THE CLASSICS This study looks at the music and history of progressive rock, a genre criticized for its privileged, upper-middle class roots. By using an interdisciplinary approach it shows how progressive rock served as a vital cultural expression of the counterculture of the late 1960s and 1970s in England.. Author:MACAN, EDWARD L. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MUSIC, COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS, CALIFORNIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FACES IN THE CLOUDS This study contends that religion can best be understood as systematic anthropomorphism. The author offers an array of examples to show how this strategy pervades secular life and how it characterizes religious experience.. Author:GUTHRIE, STEWART. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : KIDS TALK This collection of essays offers a cross-disciplinary perspective on the skilful and varied ways in which young people of different ages, classes and ethnicities construct their world through language. There are contributions from sociolinguists, anthropologists and sociologists.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WORLD ECONOMIC PRIMACY This study examines how certain countries have achieved, at some period in their history, economic superiority over other nations. The author explores not only the factors that lead to this primacy, but also the circumstances that bring the primacy to an end.. Author:KINDLEBERGER, CHARLES P. (FORD INTERNATIONAL PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, EMERITUS, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GOSPEL OF JOHN IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY A study of Johannine exegesis in the 16th century, centered on the John commentary of Wolfgang Musculus, a leader of the Protestant Reformation. It compares Musculus's exegesis of the Johannine miracle stories with that of other 16th-century commentators, and also with medieval commentaries.. Author:FARMER, CRAIG S. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AND HUMANITIES, MILLIGAN COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EROTICS OF TALK A rereading of the American feminist criticism of the past two decades and the literary canon which it has constructed as its foundation. It reads a group of feminist classics focusing on how each work represents talk and how feminist criticism has talked about these representations.. Author:KAPLAN, CARLA (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, YALE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COMPETING BY DESIGN One of the defining goals of modern-day business is the search for competitive advantage. Intended for managers and graduate students, this work discusses why and how to harness the power of organizational architecture to unleash the competitive strengths embedded in each organization.. Author:NADLER, DAVID A. TUSHMAN, MICHAEL L. (HETTLEMAN PROFESSOR OF MANAGEMENT, COLUMBIA BUSINESS SCHOOL, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : COMPOSERS OF THE NAZI ERA How does creativity thrive in the face of fascism? How can an artistic individual function professionally in so threatening a climate? This text provides a detailed study of the often interrelated careers of eight outstanding German composers who lived and worked amid the Third Reich.. Author:KATER, MICHAEL H.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RISE OF THE BOURGEOISIE, DEMISE OF EMPIRE Examining the process of Westernization and social change during the 18th and 19th centuries in the Ottoman Empire, this study uses archival documents and historical chronicles to argue that social change precedes and contributes to the process of Westernization.. Author:GOCEK, FATMA MUGE (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ETHNICITY AND SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE This volume offers a broad conceptual model of ethnic identity which enables social workers to practice effectively with clients of all ethnic and racial groups. It addresses all areas of social work practice and includes separate chapters on social services, health care and social planning.. Author:COX, CAROLE B. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR) EPHROSS, PAUL H.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : STRETCHING THE IMAGINATION In this first volume in the 'Counterpoints' series, the relationships between perception and mental imagery have given rise to one of the most vigorously debated areas in psychology. Research in this area has generated an abundance of theory together with contrasting positions and heated discussion.. Author:CORNOLDI, CESARE (PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF PADUA, ITALY) LOGIE, ROBERT H. BRANDIMONTE, MARIA A. KAUFMANN, GEIR REISBERG, DANIEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HIV, AIDS AND CHILDBEARING The child-bearing decisions of HIV-infected women raise many ethical, social, legal and medical questions. This study examines the problems to be faced and makes recommendations for clinical practice and public policies. Interviews with women facing the dilemma are the central core of the text.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DONORS, DEVOTEES AND THE DAUGHTERS OF GOD Through the use of epigraphical evidence, Leslie C. Orr brings into focus the activities and identities of the temple women (devadasis) of medieval South India, and suggests new ways of understanding the character of the temple woman -- and of the role of women in Indian religion and society.. Author:ORR, LESLIE C. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF RELIGION, CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, QUEBEC, CANADA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WORLD WAR II, FILM AND HISTORY This study argues that the immediacy and perceived truth of the visual image, and film and television's ability to propel viewers into the past, has placed the historical film in a unique position: one where war films have established the prevailing public image of war in the 20th century.. Author:CHAMBERS, JOHN WHITECLAY (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, USA) CULBERT, DAVID. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SERENE COMPASSION This overview and evaluation of Buddhist thought and practice examines concepts from a Christian perspective. It focuses on Buddhist ideas of holiness and how they compare to similar values in Christianity.. Author:CARMODY, DENISE LARDNER (PROFESSOR OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES, SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY, USA) CARMODY, JOHN TULLY (SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW IN RELIGION, SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WHY ASK MY NAME? Anonymous characters, such as Lot's wife, are common in the Hebrew Bible, appearing in a variety of roles. This book examines whether there is a "poetics of anonymity", if so, what its contours are, and how anonymity affects readers' responses to unnamed characters, particularly female characters.. Author:REINHARTZ, ADELE (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF BIBLICAL STUDIES, MCMASTER UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS IN THEORY AND PRACTICE This is a comparison of the three most prominent representatives of evolutionary algorithms: genetic algorithms; evolution strategies; and evolutionary programming. These are all computational methods at the border between computer science and evolutionary biology.. Author:BACK, THOMAS (INFORMATIK CENTRUM, DORTMUND, GERMANY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LIFE LINES This text is intended for sociologists and anthropologists interested in ethnicity, community and integration amongst Asian Indian immigrants.. Author:BACON, JEAN (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY, WILLIAMS COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NATURAL HYBRIDIZATION AND EVOLUTION This study includes data from sources which support the paradigm of natural hybridization as an important evolutionary process. It presents evidence of a significant role for natural hybridization in furthering adaptive evolution and evolutionary diversification in both plants and animals.. Author:ARNOLD, MICHAEL L. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EPIGRAMS OF PHILODEMUS This edition collects the epigrams attributed to Epicurean philosopher and poet Philodemos of Gadara (c.110-40 BC). In addition to his life, use of meter, the epigrammatic tradition, and their place in the Greek Anthology - it considers the relationship between his philosophy and poetry.. Author:PHILODEMUS SIDER, DAVID (FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INDIAN EPIGRAPHY This text surveys all the inscriptional material - documents written in ink on various surfaces, or carved into stone and metal, as well as seals - in the Indo-Aryan languages. It presents the corpus of these inscriptions in a way which should be accessible to both specialists and non-specialists.. Author:SALOMON, RICHARD (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SOUTH ASIA STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RAPE, RACE AND LYNCHING In the 19th entury, the stereotype of the black male as sexual beast functioned as an externalized symbol of social chaos. This work describes American literary encounters with the conditions, processes and consequences of this and other stereotypes in mediating moments of white social crisis.. Author:GUNNING, SANDRA (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF AMERICAN STUDIES, COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SUN TZU AND THE ART OF BUSINESS This work applies the ancient art of Sun Tzu to the world of business. It is intended for business managers.. Author:MCNEILLY, MARK R.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COMPUTATIONAL STATISTICS IN CLIMATOLOGY Study of the climate has been based on meteorological values from around the world. It is thought these averages should be used with statistics showing spatial and temporal variability. This book is based on computational statistics arising from software designed for the study of climate change.. Author:POLYAK, ILYA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : UNDERSTANDING ROCK This text brings together essays by several of musicology and music theory's young scholars, who take a music-analytical perspective of rock music. Each essay explores the often complex musical structure of rock music and attempts to expand our understanding of the musical experience generally.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BOUNDARYLESS CAREER This text explores the ways that careers have changed for workers as their firms reorganize to meet global competition. More and more firms are laying off workers to reduce costs and this book analyzes the implications for these workers, who now have "boundaryless careers".. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DISCOURSE OF CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING This work on the discourse of classified advertising is suitable for sociolinguists.. Author:BRUTHIAUX, PAUL (HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NECESSARY MADNESS This work offers an examination of the ways humour was used by major fiction writers in 19th-century America. It argues that humour served as an important tool to manage the ideology of domesticity so prevalent at the time, and shows how gender comes to bear upon comic techniques and sensibilities.. Author:CAMFIELD, GREGG (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WHITE IMAGE IN THE BLACK MIND Historical studies of white racial thought have focused on white ideas about the "Negroes". Bay's study examines the reverse - black ideas about whites, and, consequently, black understandings of race and racial categories.. Author:BAY, MIA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RECORDED MUSIC IN AMERICAN LIFE This title examines the interplay between recorded music and social, political, and economic forces in the US in the era of the phonograph's rise and decline as the dominant medium of popular recorded sound, from the appearance of first commercial recordings to the postwar years when the industry yielded its primacy to newer forms of mass media.. Author:KENNEY, WILLIAM HOWLAND (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW SIGNIFICANCE These essays represent a reinterpretation of the American West in terms of the issues and subjects of late 20th century America. The emphasis is on younger scholars. The result is a basic book on the state and direction of Western history.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : YOUNG AMERICA This study examines the rise and subsequent disintegration of a US literary-political movement of the 1840s. "Young America" found a mouthpiece in "The Democratic Review", a magazine which had sponsored such writers as Hawthorne and Whitman, and influenced Melville, before the Mexican-American war.. Author:WIDMER, EDWARD L. (LECTURER IN HISTORY OF AMERICAN CIVILIZATION, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INTERPRETING ISLAM This work presents in English a seminal text of Arab modernism. Jawzi's book "The History of Intellectual Movements in Islam" offered a Marxist interpretation of the development of Islamic thought, arguing that Muslim society in the industrial age must adopt a socialist economic system.. Author:JAWZI, BANDALI. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RELATIONS OF LANGUAGE AND THOUGHT This volume considers the extent to which the use of sign language affects the course and character of cognitive development. The understanding of the relationship between language and cognition has occupied psychologists and linguists for centuries, and may be enhanced by the study of signing.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE At the century's end, many societies are moving from authoritarian rule to democracy, and the question arises: should a society punish its ancien regime? Ruti Teitel explores the recurring question of how regimes should respond to evil rule, arguing against the view favouring punishment.. Author:TEITEL, RUTI (ERNST C. STIEFEL PROFESSOR OF COMPARATIVE LAW, NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TRAUMA AND MEMORY This book is a guide to the controversies swirling around recovered memories of trauma, especially childhood sexual abuse. The contributors provide a road map to the research on memory, including ways in which it is affected by trauma. Therapeutic approaches to patients suffering the after effects of trauma are considered in detail.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : METER AS RHYTHM This work presents a theory of musical duration. Drawing on insights from modern "process" philosophy, it advances a fully temporal perspective in which metre is released from its mechanistic connotations and recognized as a concrete, visceral agent of musical expression.. Author:HASTY, CHRISTOPHER F. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MUSIC, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CENTRAL EUROPE This work is intended for students of Eastern and Central European history. It explores the complexity of the relationships - those of enemies, neighbours and friends - that bind and divide European nations.. Author:JOHNSON, LONNIE R.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ORGANIZATIONAL ETHICS AND THE GOOD LIFE This text argues that ethical principles should not derive from abstract theory, but from the real world of experience in organizations. It shows how ethical principles derive from what workers learn in their communities and that an ethical firm is one that creates a good life for its workers.. Author:HARTMAN, EDWIN M. (PROFESSOR IN THE FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ENSURING INEQUALITY This text analyzes the evolution of the contemporary African-American family from historical, cultural and social policy perspectives to show why marital ties have weakened among poor African-Americans and why mother-only families have increasingly become a normal feature of ghetto poverty.. Author:FRANKLIN, DONNA L. (JOHN MILNER CHILD WELFARE PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DREAM ENDURES In this fifth volume of Starr's history of California life and culture, the focus is on the positive aspects of California life during the 1930s - especially how the state developed a style of life that would greatly influence American society as a whole.. Author:STARR, KEVIN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ENDANGERED DREAMS This examination of Californian life and culture focuses specifically on events in the state during the decade of the Great Depression. The author concentrates on political occurrences, labour disputes and major construction projects.. Author:STARR, KEVIN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DECONSTRUCTING THE MIND A look at the debate over the viability of common-sense psychology. The author argues against the idea that advances in cognitive science and neuroscience will ultimately justify a rejection of our "folk" theory of the mind. An analysis of the different notions of folk psychology is also given.. Author:STICH, STEPHEN P. (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCE, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, NEW BRUNSWICK, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LEGAL REASONING AND POLITICAL CONFLICT This work on legal reasoning and political conflict is suitable for students of legal matters, legal academics, and those interested in legal philosophy and political philosophy.. Author:SUNSTEIN, CASS R. (KARL N. LLEWELLYN DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF JURISPRUDENCE, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MODELS OF VISUOSPATIAL COGNITION Theories and research relating to visuospatial cognition have been of interest to a broad range of psychologists. This second volume in the 'Counterpoints' series considers visuospatial cognition from the perspectives of three of the most recognized investigators in the field, Michel Denis, Margaret Intons-Peterson and Philip Johnson-Laird.. Author:VEGA, MANUEL DE INTONS-PETERSON, MARGARET JEAN JOHNSON-LAIRD, PHILIP N. DENIS, MICHEL MARSCHARCK, MARC. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GRANT US COURAGE This sequel to the author's "Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory" consists of 12 profiles of "mainline" Protestant churches in the USA. The descriptions of these congregations raise hope for the future of Protestant worship in America, while not omitting to analyze persistent problems.. Author:BALMER, RANDALL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DILEMMAS IN ECONOMIC THEORY This text compares the economic theory of the early neoclassical economists with the theory of value of the post-World War II period, and in particular the Arrow-Debreu model of general equilibrium.. Author:MANDLER, MICHAEL (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HABITS OF LEGALITY This work provides a broad summary of American criminal justice in a time of great concern about solutions to the current crime epidemic. Allen suggests that the way to a more effective penal policy can be found by a closer adherence to the law rather than the current trend to bypass certain laws in the name of the "war on crime".. Author:ALLEN, FRANCIS A. (PROFESSOR OF LAW AND HUBER C. HURST EMINENT SCHOLAR, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : STRONG ARTS, STRONG SCHOOLS This work argues that studying the arts is an important and valuable component of general education and of society and American culture. It confronts complicated matters of curriculum and discusses the varying philosophies amongst arts advocates and educators themselves.. Author:FOWLER, CHARLES. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SECRET AND SANCTIONED This text challenges the idea that covert operations are a 20th-century phenomenon by recounting a wide array of operations sanctioned by America's Founding Fathers. It questions the conclusion that America's Cold War presidents broke faith with the Founding Fathers.. Author:KNOTT, STEPHEN F. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WORKING MEMORY AND HUMAN COGNITION The purpose of this contribution to the Counterpoints series is to compare and contrast different conceptions of working memory. This book presents three dominant views of working memory.. Author:RICHARDSON, JOHN T.E. (BRUNEL UNIVERSITY) ENGLE, RANDALL W. HASHER, LYNN LOGIE, ROBERT H. STOLTZFUS, ELLEN R. ZACKS, ROSE T.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : KING OF RAGTIME This biography of Scott Joplin provides insight into the musician, teacher and composer who defined the ragtime music world.. Author:BERLIN, EDWARD A.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MONKEY WARS The use of primates in research is an ongoing controversy. In this book, Deborah Blum gives a human face to the often caustic debate between animal rights activists and the scientists who use animals as subjects in their research. Blum criss-crosses America to show us first-hand the issues and personalities involved.. Author:BLUM, DEBORAH. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LINCOLN'S GENERALS A team of historians probe behind the popular myths concerning the American Civil War to offer a factual account of the interaction between President Abraham Lincoln and five of his key generals.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ANTISEMITISM IN AMERICA This is a comprehensive history of antisemitism in the USA. The author charts the history of this form of bigotry from colonial times to the present day.. Author:DINNERSTEIN, LEONARD. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PERFECTIONISM Hurka gives an account of perfectionism, which holds that certain states of humans, such as knowledge, achievement and friendship are good apart from any pleasure they may bring, and that the morally right act is always the one that most promotes these states.. Author:HURKA, THOMAS. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FIRST AMONG FRIENDS This biography of George Fox (1624-91), an important Reformation leader and founding organizer of the Religious Society of Friends, is grounded in archival material. It is an original study which reveals hitherto hidden facets of the man known to all Quakers as "First Among Friends".. Author:INGLE, H. LARRY (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, CHATTANOOGA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SECOND THOUGHTS This volume contains essays on topics in economic history that have a direct relevance to present policy debates. The contributors discuss banking regulations, immigration and Third World development policies. Each essay explores the role of government policies in the outcome of events.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DEMAND SYSTEM SPECIFICATION AND ESTIMATION This study of demand analysis links economic theory to empirical analysis. It demonstrates how theory can be used to specify equation systems suitable for empirical analysis, and discusses demand systems estimation using both per capita time series and household budget data.. Author:POLLAK, ROBERT A. WALES, TERENCE J.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DANCING IN YOUR HEAD This work gathers together Gene Santoro's wide-ranging essays on music that have appeared in "The Nation" and "The New York Times", as well as other journals.. Author:SANTORO, GENE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SOMEWHERE I HAVE NEVER TRAVELLED Exploring the hero's journey as a metaphor for spiritual evolution, this work offers a close reading of three major works of epic poetry: the "Epic of Gilgamesh", Homer's "Iliad" and Virgil's "Aeneid". It serves as an introduction to the central themes and historical development of the epic form.. Author:NORTWICK, THOMAS VAN (PROFESSOR OF CLASSICS, OBERLIN COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JUSTICE OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES This volume provides a complete biography of Oliver Wendell Holmes which shows the relationship between his 19th-century Boston Brahmin upbringing and his 20th-century legal innovation. By examining Holmes's colourful life, White shows the connection between legal thought and cultural change.. Author:WHITE, G. EDWARD (JOHN B. MINOR PROFESSOR OF LAW AND HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW SCHOOL, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WILLIAM FAULKNER AND SOUTHERN HISTORY William Faulkner was a writer deeply rooted in the American South, one who drew strongly on Southern themes, attitudes and atmosphere in creating the mythical Yoknapatawpha County. This study explores the ancestors and Southern society that formed the basis of Faulkner's fiction.. Author:WILLIAMSON, JOEL (LINEBERGER PROFESSOR IN THE HUMANITIES, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TOWARD A MORE PERFECT UNION . Author:WITHINGTON, ANN FAIRFAX (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : VOTING HOPES OR FEARS? Through experimental studies, this book provides fresh empirical evidence that the issue of race still pervades the consciousness of American society and prevents blacks from winning elections in districts where whites comprise a majority of the electorate.. Author:REEVES, KEITH (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PUBLIC POLICY, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHANGING CHANNELS A close examination of the role of television in the political transition from communism to democracy in Russia. Based on first-hand interviews and extensive field research, this study aims to shed light on the Russian political landscape, and on the role of television in politics.. Author:MICKIEWICZ, ELLEN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LITERACY AND SCRIPT REFORM IN OCCUPATION JAPAN Japanese writing intermingles three different sets of characters, making it difficult to adapt to new technology. This book looks at why the Japanese have not reformed their orthography and why the efforts at script reform that took place after World War II were defeated.. Author:UNGER, J. MARSHALL (PROFESSOR OF EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INTRODUCTION TO MESOSCOPIC PHYSICS This volume can be used as the main text in a course on mesoscopic physics or as a supplementary text in electronic devices, semiconductor devices, and condensed matter (or "solid state") physics courses.. Author:IMRY, YOSEPH (PROFESSOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, WEIZMAN INSTITUTE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : POSTHUMOUS MEMOIRS OF BRAS CUBAS Machado de Assis (1839-1908) is considered the pre-eminent writer of Brazil. This text is a translation of his memoirs.. Author:ASSIS, JOACHIM MARIA MACHADO DE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MODERN POETRY AFTER MODERNISM Offering an account of 40 years of American poetry, the author argues that the work of Robert Lowell and those who followed his reflective style should not now be viewed as a "breakthrough" narrative, due to changing concepts of what constitutes modernism and the over-use of the term "post-modern".. Author:LONGENBACH, JAMES. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LIFE IN THE BALANCE Sudden death events happen thousands of times a day. Ambulances, paramedics, and CPR, all of which are relatively new medical inventions, are taken for granted. In this book, Mickey Eisenberg retells this medical detective story, piecing together a history that begins around 1760 and culminates in 1960 with the first successful resuscitation.. Author:EISENBERG, MICKEY S. (DIRECTOR, EMERGENCY MEDICINE SERVICE, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : VIPER ON THE HEARTH Nineteenth-century American writers cast the Mormon as a villain in fictional genres. The Mormons were depicted as a violent people who sought to violate the domestic sphere of the mainstream. This work shows how popular fiction constructed an image of the Mormon as a religious and social "other".. Author:GIVENS, TERRYL (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LINGUISTIC INDIVIDUAL An examination of various discourse genres, showing how choices among linguistic resources are mediated by self-expressive choices. Linguistic consistency across various situations is discussed with the question of how, if language is fundamentally idiosyncratic, people can understand one another.. Author:JOHNSTONE, BARBARA (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LINGUISTICS, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : UNTYING THE KNOT This collection contains 18 essays on the riddle - a genre of discourse found in almost every human culture. The authors seek to understand the expressive power of the riddle and the cultural logic of its particular uses. They also scrutinize its logical structure and linguistic strategies.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DYNAMIC ECONOMICS This work presents the optimization framework for dynamic economics and treats a number of topics in economics, including growth, macroeconomics, microeconomics, finance and dynamic games. The book also teaches by examples, using concepts to solve simple problems, moving on to general propositions.. Author:CHOW, GREGORY C.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : REFLECTIONS ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT This work is based upon lectures and papers presented by the author in recent years. It stresses the importance of establishing a new international dialogue on topics central to human development, such as a peace agenda for the Third World.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : REBUILDING ZION During and after the Civil War, Southern evangelicals remained convinced that their cause was both Christian and just, becoming more entrenched as Northern evangelicals entered the South after the war, aiming to save freed men. This work plots the resulting conflict during reconstruction.. Author:STOWELL, DANIEL W. (ASSITANT EDITOR, THE LINCOLN LEGAL PAPERS, ILLINOIS HISTORIC PRESERVATION AGENCY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : THERE ARE NO SLAVES IN FRANCE This study examines the paradoxical emergence of political antislavery and institutional racism in the 18th century prior to the French Revolution. It shows how the political culture of late Bourbon France created ample opportunities for contestation over the meaning of freedom.. Author:PEABODY, SUE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : THEORIZING COMMUNICATION An intellectual history of communication study over the last century. The book looks at the relationship between early communication theory and contextualizing social and economic changes, and finds that the dualism between intellectual and manual labour became embedded in the work of theorists.. Author:SCHILLER, DAN (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, CANADA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN AFRICA Telecommunications is becoming an essential infrastructure in the global economy. The electronic flow of information around the world favours those nations that have invested in the technology to participate in this global commerce. This text looks at the telecommunications of African countries.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING CAPABILITY The authors of this book provide the tools for organizations to improve the way that they manage organizational learning. They focus on the capability that an organization develops in order to manage learning.. Author:YEUNG, ARTHUR K. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, USA) ULRICH, DAVID O. (PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, USA) NASON, STEPHEN W. GLINOW, MARY ANN VON (PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS, FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : POSTCARDS FROM THE TRENCHES This work offers a portrait of the relationship between British First World War culture and modernist writings. It shows that modernist writers and combatants shared a concern with the divide between language and experience. The analysis extends to memorials, posters and architecture.. Author:BOOTH, ALLYSON (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, US NAVAL ACADEMY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LITTERY MAN As Mark Twain, Samuel Clemens became one of America's first modern celebrities. This work examines Twain's writings to show how the writer strove to establish his authority over the course of his career and argues that Samuel Clemens' supreme fiction performance was Mark Twain.. Author:LOWRY, RICHARD S. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF AMERICAN STUDIES, COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GOD AT WAR An examination of Israel's changing views of divine power through an interpretation of plot and character in the Exodus story. It is stressed that the exercise of divine power in holy war is one open to critical evaluation and dynamic reformulation.. Author:DOZEMAN, THOMAS B. (PROFESSOR OF OLD TESTAMENT, UNITED THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ANY CHILD CAN READ BETTER This guide helps children to enter the world of reading by providing detailed instructions on the manner in which parents can use conversation, games, and exercises with pictures to help children draw meaning out of written material.. Author:WIENER, HARVEY (VICE PROVOST FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS, ADELPHI UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TOPICS IN PALLIATIVE CARE Covers four topics in the field of palliative care: paediatric palliative care; the management of bone pain; psychopathology in patients with cancer; and skin disorders and their management. The book evaluates existing data and provides a context drawn from both clinical and research settings.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COGNITIVE FOUNDATIONS OF GRAMMAR The author argues that, as the main function of language is to convey meaning, language structure must be considered with reference to this function. A treatment is provided of the ways in which structure and usage can be explained with reference to the processes underlying human conceptualization.. Author:HEINE, BERND (PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE FOR AFRICAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE, GERMANY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GIFTING GOD Theories of generosity, or gift giving, are becoming increasingly important in recent work in philosophy and religion. Stephen Webb seeks to build on this interest by surveying a distinctively modern and postmodern approach to the issue of generosity and developing a theological framework for it.. Author:WEBB, STEPHEN H. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY, WABASH COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ENTANGLED VOICES This work attempts to understand how the concepts of "voice" and "genre" function in texts, especially religious texts. The theory given is applied to five specific literary texts, detailing the ways in which a text constructs a voice, and in the process, a self.. Author:RUF, FREDERICK J. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF THEOLOGY, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : IN THE THEATER OF CONSCIOUSNESS Understanding consciousness is perhaps the most difficult puzzle facing the sciences today. In the Theatre of Consciousness offers an introduction to the field, weaving together the various theories that have emerged as scientists continue their quest to uncover the profound mysteries of the mind - and of human nature.. Author:BAARS, BERNARD J. (PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, WRIGHT INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CZECHOSLOVAKIA BETWEEN STALIN AND HITLER A diplomatic history of events leading up to the Munich crisis in 1938 in which Great Britain and France decided to appease Hitler's demands to annex the Sudentenland. The book aims to integrate a full understanding of the Czech role with wider events.. Author:LUKES, IGOR (ASSOCIATE UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, BOSTON UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MICROECONOMIC THEORY Intended for a graduate-level course on microeconomic theory, this text includes chapters on: competitive markets; externalities and public goods; market power; adverse selection; signalling and screening; and the principal-agent problem.. Author:MAS-COLELL, ANDREU WHINSTON, MICHAEL D. GREEN, JERRY R.. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE This introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) is aimed at junior and senior undergraduate- and graduate-level students. The book weaves a unifying theme among the core concepts underlying AI using Prolog as its primary programming language, although a Lisp-like pseudocode can be substituted.. Author:POOLE, DAVID MACKWORTH, ALAN GOEBEL, RANDY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FREE MARKETS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE In this title, Sunstein presents a wide-ranging analysis of free markets and their limits, and discussion of law and economics as a field. He explores "free markets" and social justice in three main parts. The book raises a number of questions about economic analysis of law in its conventional form.. Author:SUNSTEIN, CASS R. (KARL N. LLEWELLYN DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF JURISPRUDENCE, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW SCHOOL, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RELIGION AND THE ORDER OF NATURE Nasr argues that the current ecological crisis has been exacerbated by the reductionist view of nature that has been advanced by modern secular science. What is needed, he believes, if the recovery of the truth to which the great enduring religions all attest: that nature is sacred.. Author:NASR, SEYYED HOSSEIN (UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR OF ISLAM STUDIES, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SELDOM ASK, NEVER TELL Puckett takes a new look at the relationship between language, society, and economics, by examining how people talk about work in a rural Appalachian community. Through analysis of conversations in casual yet commercial contexts, she finds that the construction and maintenance of this discourse is essential to socio-economic relationships.. Author:PUCKETT, ANITA (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF APPALACHIAN STUDIES, VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONJURING CULTURE . Author:SMITH, THEOPHUS H. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF RELIGION, EMORY UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DREAM THAT FAILED Walter Laqueur, one of the great historians of the modern era, here turns his analysis to the rise and fall of the Communist state in the Soviet era as well as the Western failure to understand its true status.. Author:LAQUEUR, WALTER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FERAL CHILDREN AND CLEVER ANIMALS Weaving together diaries, contemporary newspaper accounts, and his own enlightening commentary, Candland brings to life a series of extraordinary stories of nonspeaking humans and animals who were thought to be able to speak.. Author:CANDLAND, DOUGLAS KEITH. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MAKING MALCOLM This study examines the cultural legacy of Malcolm X's life and career. From sexism and "gangsta" rap to the painful predicament of black males, Malcolm's legacy is felt, and often marketed, throughout the world.. Author:DYSON, MICHAEL ERIC. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : VISIONS OF THE FUTURE Based on lectures originally delivered at the New York Public Library, Robert Heilbroner puts forward a theory of history distinctive for its simplicity and breadth. The book should be of interest to undergraduate history and political science students.. Author:HEILBRONER, ROBERT (NORMAN THOMAS PROFESSOR EMERITUS, NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CATS OF ANY COLOUR This study looks at the pervasiveness of racism in jazz's past and present - both the white racism that long ghettoized the music and generations of talented black musicians, and the increasingly virulent reverse racism aimed at white jazz musicians.. Author:LEES, GENE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : UNBOUNDED MIND This controversial treatise argues that colleges and universities fail in their basic mission to teach students to analyze and solve the types of complex problems and situations that they will encounter in today's business world.. Author:MITROFF, IAN LINSTONE, HAROLD (UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE, PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY, OREGON, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LORENZ HART This book presents the public triumphs of a true genius of the American musical theatre, Lorenz Hart, and the personal tragedies of a man never known by many.. Author:NOLAN, FREDERICK. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WITCHES AND JESUITS The author analyzes Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in the politically and emotionally charged atmosphere of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot.. Author:WILLS, GARRY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION This reissued work is concerned with the interaction of solar electromagnetic energy with planetary atmospheres, the subsequent redistribution of this energy, and its ultimate return to space as terrestrial thermal radiation.. Author:GOODY, R.M. (PROFESSOR OF APPLIED AND PLANETARY PHYSICS, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, USA) YUNG, Y.L. (PROFESSOR OF PLANETARY SCIENCE, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FATAL TRADEOFFS Examining issues related to the social regulation of risk, this volume contains essays on the value of life, empirical estimates of the value of life, the rationality of individual responses to risk, the effect of government risk regulation efforts, and the role of the courts and insurance.. Author:VISCUSI, W.KIP. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BEYOND CHARITY This text addresses international co-operation and the global refugee crisis, and should be of interest to refugee and human rights practitioners, policy-makers and specialists.. Author:LOESCHER, GIL (PROFESSOR OF GOVERNMENT AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHAPTERS OF BRAZIL'S COLONIAL HISTORY, 1500-1800 In this text, Capistrano de Abreu creates an integrated history of Brazil. He offers an analysis of the past, based on the role of the economy, settlement and the occupation of the interior.. Author:ABREU, JOAO CAPISTRANO DE DE ABREU, CAPISTRANO. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FUNDAMENTAL WISDOM OF THE MIDDLE WAY Garfield translates Nagarjuna's 'Mulamadhyamakakarika' and provides a philosophical commentary. 'Mulamadhyamakakarika' is the foundational text for all Mahayana Buddhism and is one of the most influential works in the history of Indian philosophy.. Author:NAGARJUNA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MAKING CAPITALISM IN CHINA This work introduces the complex subject of evolving Chinese capitalism by concentrating, though not exclusively, on Taiwanese investment in mainland China.. Author:HSING YOU-TIEN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHANGE AT WORK This work shows how the widespread restructuring of American firms - usually resulting in a reduction of the workforce to cut costs - has had a profound impact on the lives of workers. The book explains how the new relationship requires high skill levels, but does not provide training for them.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONCERTO A companion to his "The Symphony: A Listener's Guide" (OUP USA 1995), Steinberg's text covers the orchestral concerto repertoire from Bach to the present, and features all instruments.. Author:STEINBERG, MICHAEL P.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY JEWRY VALUES, INTERESTS AND IDENTITY - JEWS AND POLITICS IN A CHANGING WORLD Drawing upon original essays by such notable historians and political scientists as Michael Walzer, this collection confronts the often conflicting role of values, interests, and identity in contemporary Jewish politics.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FUTURE OF THE COGNITIVE REVOLUTION The model of the mind developed during the twentieth century's so-called "cognitive revolution" has lost its once unquestioned pre-eminence. This book presents judgments on the future course for this intellectual movement.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SACRED TRUST The Church dominated society in the Middle Ages and functioned as a quasi-government, providing public and private goods. This book examines specific institutions in the Church in the Middle Ages in economic terms. The focus is on marriage, usury, heresy, the crusades, and the monasteries.. Author:EKELUND, ROBERT B. (LOWDER EMINENT SCHOLAR, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS, AUBURN UNIVERSITY, USA) HEBERT, ROBERT F. TOLLISON, ROBERT D. (DUNCAN BLACK PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY, VIRGINIA, USA) ANDERSON, GARY M. (PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, UNI. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SURGICAL ETHICS A practical, clinically comprehensive guide to ethical issues in surgical practice, research and education. The authors cover the surgeon-patient relationship, the range of surgical patients, surgical education and research, and surgery and managed care, dealing directly with everyday concerns.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MONDAYS ON THE DARK NIGHT OF THE MOON Narayan presents 21 stories learned and told orally by one woman, Urmila Devi, in Kangra, North India. Included are stories told for worship and stories told for entertainment. It offers arguments about oral traditions and performance, as well as about North Indian families and folklore.. Author:NARAYAN, KIRIN (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ANTHROPOLOGY AND SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON, USA) SOOD, URMILA DEVI. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : STATES OF MIND This volume takes advantage of recent political events to study the ways in which two major world powers have defined contemporary psychological issues. It explores areas of psychology that are important at this time in history, and addresses these topics from post-Soviet and American perspectives.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HARD-BOILED This anthology collects together short stories from the crime and detective genres.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EVOLUTIONARY MEDICINE Collecting work from leaders in the field, this volume describes approaches to human health that are based on an appreciation of our long evolutionary history.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MEN AND WOMEN IN INTERACTION This is a critical review and re-evaluation of the empirical literature on men and women in conversational interaction, in the light of recent debates about gender differences. It contends that gender differences have been greatly exaggerated.. Author:ARIES, ELIZABETH. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RELIGION, FEDERALISM AND THE STRUGGLE FOR PUBLIC LIFE A comparative study of India, Germany and the USA, examining the roles of religious traditions in the development of modern federal republicanism. The author argues that a better grasp of political and religious dynamics is essential to our understanding of world federal republican governance.. Author:EVERETT, WILLIAM JOHNSON. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RETURN TO ARMAGEDDON During the Reagan, Bush and Clinton administrations, the United States, through its victory in the Cold War, led the world away from the brink of nuclear annihilation, and then slowly became aware of the increased threat of nuclear confrontation in a world more splintered than ever before.. Author:POWASKI, RONALD E. (INSTRUCTOR AND ADJUNCT PROFESSOR, ASHLAND UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ECONOMICS OF THE LAW The field of law and economics has matured to a point where scholars employ economic methods to understand the nature of legal rules and guide legal reform. This text is a broad survey of that scholarship as it has been applied to problems in tort, contracts, property and litigation.. Author:MICELI, THOMAS J. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MORALITY OF NATIONALISM This volume addresses the the ethics of nationalism. Rather than analyzing the descriptive and prescriptive themes and issues of policy, this collection focuses on the deeper moral issues that must be addressed if a policy prescription is to be well grounded.. Author:MCMAHAN, JEFF (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA, USA) MCKIM, ROBERT (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LOGIC OF MARKEDNESS This work studies the concept of markedness in the Prague School structuralism of Roman Jakobson, its importation into generative linguistics and its development in Chomsky's "principles and parameters" framework. It traces how structuralist and generative linguistics have drawn on the concept.. Author:BATTISTELLA, EDWIN L. (PROFESSOR OF LINGUISTICS, WAYNE STATE COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : UPHOLDING MYSTERY Featuring only poets who are currently writing, this anthology provides selections of poems that are notable both for the stature of their verse and for their illumination of the Christian ethos. Brief introductions highlight the specifically Christian concerns of the poems.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONJUGAL UNION Arguing that gender and sexuality have always played a role in questions of black national identity, the author identifies the origins of a "national" African-American literature in 1827 and the beginnings of a novelistic tradition. He shows how various forces shaped the ideal of the black family.. Author:REID-PHARR, ROBERT F.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PRIMITIVIST-MODERNISM Lemke's book offers a new account of the origins of modernism. By focusing on cubism, primitivist-modernism, jazz and Josephine Baker's performance, he demonstrates that black art exerted a crucial, if masked, presence in both Euro-American high art and popular culture.. Author:LEMKE, SIEGLINDE (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF AMERICAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF BERLIN, GERMANY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LITERARY MIND This text is aimed at scholars of linguistics and of cognitive science.. Author:TURNER, MARK. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DEMOCRATIC RELIGION This text focuses on the role and religious authority of the Baptists in relation to democracy in America. It examines how individualists embraced an exclusivist spirituality that continues to shape Southern Baptist churches in contemporary conflicts between moderates and conservatives.. Author:WILLS, GREGORY A. (ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF CHURCH HISTORY, SOUTHERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PROJECTIONS AND INTERFACE CONDITIONS This collection of papers explores the implications of Chomsky's minimalist framework for the modularity of grammar.. Author:SCIULLO, ANNA-MARIA DI (PROFESSOR OF LINGUISTICS, UNIVERSITY OF QUEBEC, MONTREAL, CANADA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EVERYONE CAN WRITE This collection of essays brings together Elbow's theories on teaching writing. The volume includes sections on voice, the experience of writing, teaching, and evaluation.. Author:ELBOW, PETER. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ELIOT'S DARK ANGEL This critical study draws upon various materials and aims to show how T.S. Eliot's personal voice works through the sordid, the bawdy, the blasphemous and the horrific to create a unique moral world and the only theory of moral criticism in English literature.. Author:SCHUCHARD, RONALD (GOODRICH C. WHITE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, EMORY UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SOCIAL SECURITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY If the social security programme in the US is to survive into the 21st century it may need significant reforms. This text offers an introduction to the basic economic, demographic, and political aspects of social security, and addresses issues such as gender and discrimination and the future.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LOGICAL REASONING WITH DIAGRAMS Information technology has lead to an increasing need to present information visually. This volume addresses the logical aspects of the visualization of information. Properties of diagrams, charts and maps are explored and their use in problem solving and teaching reasoning skills discussed.. Author:ALLWEIN, GERARD (ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, VISUAL INFERENCE LABORATORY, INDIANA UNIVERSITY, USA) BARWISE, JON. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : STREET FOODS Street foods are sold in almost every country in the world. This text explores the role of this food in developing countries. Research conducted by the authors with vendors, local community leaders and public health officials worked not only to collect data, but to raise the hygiene of the food.. Author:TINKER, IRENE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WARREN COURT A judge-made revolution? This seeming oxymoron is exactly what the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren achieved. This book provides a retrospective on the Warren Court - a detailed analysis of the Court's accomplishments by well-known judges, professors, lawyers and popular writers.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WHAT THE FACE REVEALS This text examines research on how the face reveals internal emotional states, deception, psychopathology, and aspects of physical health. It is intended for professors of psychology, clinicians, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, and specialists in non-verbal communication.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PLAIN ENGLISH AT WORK The author brings together a new edition of "Plain English Approach to Business Writing", with his text on business speaking. The resulting handbook for the reference market includes information on writing with computers, computer graphics, layout and typography, as well as references and examples.. Author:BAILEY, EDWARD P. (PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS, MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GRIEF OF GOD Between the 13th and 15th centuries images of a wounded and bloody Christ proliferated in England. This work finds that in their encounters with the wounded Jesus - the Saviour whose blood nurtures, feeds, and heals human persons - medieval believers found a God of mercy and love.. Author:ROSS, ELLEN M. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF RELIGION, SWARTHMORE COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TAKING HEAVEN BY STORM In this work, the author explores the rapid growth of American Methodism following the Revolutionary War. He argues that Methodism's style, tone and agenda became part of the fabric of American life, influencing all other mass religious movements and areas unconnected to the church as well.. Author:WIGGER, JOHN H. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, COLUMBIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DECENTERING MUSIC By linking the institutions that support musical research, including professional associations and universities, to historical changes such as globalization and the commodification of knowledge, Korsyn undertakes a critique of musical scolarship as an institutional discourse, while contributing to a general theory of disciplinary structures.. Author:KORSYN, KEVIN (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MUSIC, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : POLICE FOR THE FUTURE This work is the result of David Bayley's study of policing in Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Japan, and the United States. Bayley set out to examine the police as a whole, to work out whether police do what the citizens of democratic societies require and expect, and to formulate a future policy for the role of police in crime prevention.. Author:BAYLEY, DAVID H. (PROFESSOR OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, ALBANY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PRIVACY, INTIMACY AND ISOLATION Undermining privacy scepticism, this title theoretical foundation for many of our everyday and legal privacy claims argues that intimacy is the core of privacy, including privacy appeals in tort and constitutional law. It explores the myriad of debates and puts forth an intimacy and control-based account of privacy which escapes these criticisms.. Author:INNESS, JULIE C. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONSTITUTION IN THE COURTS This work analyses the contemporary legal debates which are at the centre of the current controversies over the Supreme Court. Perry stakes out a middle ground, saying that there is an original meaning to the Constitution and that it authorized broad judicial discretion.. Author:PERRY, MICHAEL J. (HOWARD J. TRIENENS CHAIR IN LAW, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, ILLINOIS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EPISCOPAL WOMEN The opening of the ministry to women has created a new situation within Protestant denominations. This work studies the impact of these gender changes and includes essays on Episcopal theology and women's spirituality, the urban church, ageing and the church, women's organizations.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GERMANIZATION OF EARLY MEDIEVAL CHRISTIANITY An exploration of the degree of Germanic influence in the development of early medieval Christianity. This work argues for a fundamental Germanic reinterpretation of Christianity. A general model of religious transformation is developed and applied to the Germano-Christian scenario.. Author:RUSSELL, JAMES C.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PRIESTESS, MOTHER, SACRED SISTER This study examines the critical social impact of motherhood on women's religions. It explores the shared experiences of women across great cultural divides and offers an understanding of the role gender plays in determining how individuals grapple with the ultimate questions of existence.. Author:SERED, SUSAN STARR (SENIOR LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY, BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY, ISRAEL). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MAKING CIVIL RIGHTS LAW This guide to civil rights law is of interest to students and scholars of American legal history and the history of the civil rights movement in the United States.. Author:TUSHNET, MARK V. (ASSOCIATE DEAN AND PROFESSOR OF LAW, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : QUEERLY PHRASED This text examines the relationship between language and the construction of gender and sexuality. The contributors draw on traditional models of language analyses as well as developments in queer theory to show how language plays a crucial role in the creation of culture and its representation.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HITLER'S ENFORCERS This socio-organizational history of the Gestapo, the SS and the regular detectives of the Third Reich, 1932-1937, explores the roots of their roles in police terror and programs of mass murder. The book is based on research at 34 archives in Germany and the United States.. Author:BROWDER, GEORGE C.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EMERGING VIRUSES New epidemics such as AIDS and mad cow disease have dramatized the need to explore the factors underlying rapid viral evolution and emerging viruses. Now available in paperback, this text explores the multifaceted field of virological research.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ANTISEMITISM AND XENOPHOBIA IN GERMANY AFTER UNIFICATION Since unification, Germany has undergone profound changes, including the reawakening of xenophobic hate crime, anti-Semitic incidents and racist violence. This book presents the findings on German public opinion, private attitudes, official policies and right wing political developments.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION BIOLOGY Using data collected in the course of their fieldwork on mating systems, foraging behaviour, or habitat preferences, or simply by working on an endangered species, behavioral ecologists apply their findings to models of population growth and effective population size, hands-on management, and developing conservation strategies.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AMERICAN CORPORATION TODAY This study examines the many aspects of the large business corporation including its historical evolution, its relation to the law, its financing, its contribution to technology, its role as employer, race and gender issues within it and its role as political actor.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PROBLEMS OF VISION In this text Gerald Vision argues for a new causal theory, one that engages provocatively with direct realism and makes no use of a now discredited subjectivism. This is intended for scholars and students of philosophy, particularly of metaphysics, and perception and causal theory.. Author:VISION, GERALD. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : REIMAGINING THE BIBLE This work explores how each successive phase of Jewish literature has drawn upon and reimagined the previous ones. Arguing that there is a continuity in Jewish literature which extends from the biblical era to our own times, this serves as a guide to the history of that literature and its genres.. Author:EILBERG-SCHWARTZ, HOWARD. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES Survey of the principle chemical cycles that control the present composition and past history of planetary atmospheres. Eleven atmospheres are included for detailed study, four of the great planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune), four of the smaller bodies (IO, Titan, Triton and Pluto) and three terrestrial planets (Mars, Venus and Earth).. Author:YUNG, YUK L. (PROFESSOR, DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL AND PLANETARY SCIENCES, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, USA) DEMORE, WILLIAM B. (SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST, JET PROPULSION LABORATORY, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MANUFACTURING RELIGION Offering a critique of traditional religion scholarship, this work focuses on multiple interrelated targets. It covers the history of religions as a discipline, and examines the ideological basis for, and service of, the "sui generis" argument.. Author:MCCUTCHEON, RUSSELL T. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF RELIGION, SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BRAIN ARCHITECTURE What are the brain's major parts and how are they interconnected to generate thinking, feelings, and behaviour? This book surveys 2500 years of scientific thinking about these important questions from the perspective of fundamental architectural principles.. Author:SWANSON, LARRY W.. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : UTILITARIANISM, INSTITUTIONS AND JUSTICE This text advances utilitarianism as the basis for a viable public philosophy, rebutting charges that, as moral doctrine, utilitarian thought permits cruel acts, justifies unfair distribution of wealth, and demands too much of moral agents. The author defends utilitarianism using game theory.. Author:BAILEY, JAMES WOOD (LECTURER IN POLITICS). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GREEK WRITING FROM KNOSSOS TO HOMER This text examines the origin of the Greek alphabet, treating the advent of the script as a point along an unbroken continuum of Greek literacy. It argues that those responsible for adapting the Phoenician consonantal script were used to writing Greek with the syllabic script of Cyprus.. Author:WOODARD, ROGER D. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CLASSICS AND LINGUISTICS, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OUR LADY OF THE EXILE This study of Cuban-American popular Catholicism, focuses on the shrine of Our Lady of Charity in Miami, which is the sacred centre of the Cuban community in exile. Tweed uses historical and ethnographic methods to discover why the shrine attained so much importance and what it says about larger issues of religion, identity and place. Author:TWEED, THOMAS A. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SELECTED WRITINGS OF ANDRES BELLO Andres Bello played a role in shaping the national identities of independent Latin American countries. This text explores such subjects as grammar and philology, the aims of education, international relations, historiography, Latin and Roman Law, government and society, and many others.. Author:BELLO, ANDRES. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COLOR BY FOX Offering an examination of the explosion of black television programming in the 1980s and 1990s, this book provides, an interpretation of black TV based in both journalism and critical theory. It incorporates interviews with executives, producers, and stars such as Sinbad and Quincy Jones.. Author:ZOOK, KRISTAL BRENT. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SIGNIFICANCE OF FREE WILL Kane offers an account of the issues surrounding free will and moral responsibility. He presents a version of the "incompatibilist" or "libertarian" view of free will, defending the classic view of free will as "the power of agents to be the ultimate creators and sustainers of their own ends and purposes" against a range of modern critics.. Author:KANE, ROBERT (DISTINGUISHED TEACHING PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : KOROWAI OF IRIAN JAYA A compilation of basic linguistic and anthropological information about a tribe in Irian Jaya (the western half of New Guinea). Untouched by the modern world, they are threatened by the larger Indonesian society. This work systematically examines their language, oral literature and ethnography.. Author:ENK, GERRIT J.VAN VRIES, LOURENS DE (LECTURER IN LINGUISTICS, UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LOOSE WOMEN, LECHEROUS MEN Using the tools of contemporary analytic philosophy, the author of this text offers a way of thinking and talking about women's sexual pleasures, preferences and desires. She discusses methods for mediating the tensions in feminist perspectives on women's sexuality.. Author:LEMONCHECK, LINDA J. (ADJUNCT LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COMMUNITY POLICING, CHICAGO STYLE USA police departments are "reinventing" themselves, adopting a style known as "community policing". Police departments that succeed in adopting this stance have a different relationship to the public. Chicago made the transition. This book examines why it did, how it did it and how well it worked.. Author:SKOGAN, WESLEY G. (PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND URBAN AFFAIRS, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, USA) HARTNETT, SUSAN M.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LANGUAGE IDEOLOGIES "Language ideologies" refers to the representation (explicit or implicit) of the intersection of language and human beings in a social world. These essays examine definitions and conceptions of language focusing on how such activity organizes individuals, institutions and their interrelationships.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FEMINIST THOUGHT OF SARAH GRIMKE A collection of the essays, documents and letters of Sarah Grimke, who together with her sister Angelina was one of the leading figures in the abolitionist and early feminist movements in the USA. Lerner provides a commentary on the pieces and asserts the importance of Grimke as feminist theorist.. Author:GRIMKE, SARAH. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RACE, LAW AND CULTURE Current debates about affirmative action, multiculturalism, and racial hate speech reveal persistent uncertainty about the meaning of race in American culture and the role of law in guaranteeing racial equality. This book takes the continuing controversy about race as an invitation to revisit Brown.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OPTICAL ELECTRONICS IN MODERN COMMUNICATIONS This work introduces the first principles description of phenomena and devices important in the practice of laser physics, and applications based on lasers with emphasis on optic fibre communications.. Author:YARIV, AMNON (PROFESSOR OF ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CIVIC VIRTUES Part of the OXFORD POLITICAL THEORY series discussing political rights and arguing for a republican liberalism that, while celebrating the liberal heritage of autonomy and rights, solidly places these within social relations and obligations which are often obscured and forgotten.. Author:DAGGER, RICHARD (PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SIMULATION AND MODELING OF TURBULENT FLOWS This guide provides an overview of turbulent flow research in the areas of simulation and modelling. The book reviews spectral dynamics of homogenous and inhomogenous turbulent flows, with numerical simulation techniques, renormalization group methods and turbulent closure modelling also discussed.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COMMON MIND This work argues for an original way of marking off thinking subjects, in particular human beings, from other intentional systems, both natural and artificial.. Author:PETTIT, PHILIP. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MADAME JAZZ This volume provides a history of women in jazz, focusing primarily on the 1970s to the vanguard of the 1990s in New York City and the West Coast of the USA. The book discusses the history these musicians are making now and explores the stress of combining marriage and motherhood with this career.. Author:GOURSE, LESLIE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ADMITTING THE HOLOCAUST A collection of Langer's essays which represent his efforts to see the Holocaust as it really was. The essays examine the ways in which accounts of the Holocaust - in history, literature, film and theology - have extended and sometimes limited our insight into this event.. Author:LANGER, LAWRENCE L.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BEBOP An exploration of the music, players, and recordings that changed American culture. Vivid portraits of bebop's personalities - among them Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles Davis - are combined with an instrument-by-instrument look at the key players and their innovations.. Author:OWENS, THOMAS (PROFESSOR OF MUSIC, EL CAMINO COLLEGE, TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HANNAH'S HEIRS In 'Hannah's Heirs', Dr Pollen tells the story of Hannah's family and their monumental contributions to the fight against Alzheimer's disease.. Author:POLLEN, DANIEL A.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FACING FACTS This is a study of realism in America, starting in the mid-19th century and culminating in the early 20th century. The author concentrates on literature and art, and puts the development of realism within a broad cultural and social context.. Author:SHI, DAVID E. (PRESIDENT, FURMAN UNIVERSITY, GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HIDDEN ATTRACTION A history of the magnet, from the first discovery in Greece through to current theories of magnetism. Explores the role of experimenters in the development of knowledge, and the debunking of superstition surrounding the magnet.. Author:VERSCHUUR, GERRIT L. (RESEARCH PROFESSOR OF ASTRONOMY, RHODES COLLEGE, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CROWNS OF GLORY, TEARS OF BLOOD This text explores the 1823 slave rebellion in Demerara (now Guyana) - one of the largest in history. The 60,000 black slaves who rose up against their British masters were brutally put down. The book looks at the conflict which gave the rebellion life and the forces which finally ended slavery.. Author:COSTA, EMILIA VIOTTI DA (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, YALE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : IMPLICIT LEARNING AND TACIT KNOWLEDGE This work gives an account of the various lines of research on the general problem of implicit, unconscious acquisition of knowledge. "Implicit knowledge" is acquired independent of conscious attempts to learn and generally without the capacity to communicate what has been acquired.. Author:REBER, ARTHUR S. (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, BROOKLYN COLLEGE, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HISTORIC HOUSE MUSEUMS An examination of the problems experienced by house museums, this book offers practical advice and solutions which can easily be implemented. Its useful "lessons" include governance, where to find help and care of collections.. Author:BUTCHER-YOUNGHANS, SHERRY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JUDICIAL POWER AND AMERICAN CHARACTER This work examines judicial power as an integral part of our increasingly anxious and intolerant society. Nagel argues that judicial decisions are often an effort to stifle disagreement and to censor important beliefs and important traditions. Ranging over controversial topics, the analysis crosses conventional political and philosophical lines.. Author:NAGEL, ROBERT F. (IRA ROTHGERBER JR. PROFESSOR OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RECEPTORS This is an analysis of receptor-mediated cell phenomena and their relationship to cell function, emphasizing mathematical models and quantitative experiments. It seeks to explain biomedical engineering approaches to cell biologists and conversely to introduce biological problems to engineers.. Author:LAUFFENBURGER, DOUGLAS A. LINDERMAN, JENNIFER (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MAKING SENSE OF THE MOLLY MAGUIRES A group of 20 Irish immigrants, suspected of comprising a secret terrorist organization called the "Molly Maguires", were executed in Pennsylvania in the 1870s for the murder of 16 men. This work offers a new interpretation of their dramatic story, tracing the origins of the group.. Author:KENNY, KEVIN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEWS REVOLUTION IN ENGLAND News became a commodity with the birth of the commercial periodical. What constituted news, how it was presented and how people responded to it changed markedly. This work demonstrates how commercial news left its permanent imprint not only on what we think about, but how we think.. Author:SOMMERVILLE, C. JOHN (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BUTTERFLIES THROUGH BINOCULARS THE EAST: A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BUTTERFLIES OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA This field guide covers the butterflies of the eastern USA, to a western boundary running from the eastern Dakotas to east Texas. It identifies butterflies in their habitat and includes information on flight patterns, ranges, seasonal abundance and food plants along with colour illustrations.. Author:GLASSBERG, JEFFREY. Discounted by 3%

Oxford University Press : SOUL OF DEVELOPMENT This text examines the influence of religion and culture on a society's (or an individual's) economic prospects, in reference to the "explosion" of Protestantism in Latin America. It offers evidence that, in Guatemala and throughout the region, religious world-views influence economic life.. Author:SHERMAN, AMY L. (VISITING FELLOW, ETHICS AND PUBLIC POLICY CENTER, WASHINGTON, DC, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : QUINCAS BORBA . Author:ASSIS, MACHADO DE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ORAL TRADITIONS OF ANUTA Feinberg compiles historical narratives from the island of Anuta, an isolated and largely traditional community in the eastern Solomon Islands. He includes both the original texts and the translations, and his annotations provide essential ethnographic and historical context that clarify linguistic and cultural issues.. Author:FEINBERG, RICHARD (PROFESSOR OF ANTHROPOLOGY, KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SPARKS AMIDST THE ASHES For many years, Poland served as the epicentre of Jewish life but became a "Jewish Atlantis" after the Holocaust. This book shows how the works of intellect produced during the Jewish "Golden Age" in Poland can provide today's Jews with the resources required to ensure future Jewish continuity.. Author:SHERWIN, BYRON L.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FEMINIZATION OF THE CLERGY IN AMERICA Recent years have seen the entry of large numbers of women into the ordained clergy of Protestant churches. Nesbitt here analyzes the extent to which the large-scale entry of women into the ministry has affected the occupation.. Author:NESBITT, PAULA D. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION, ILIFF SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY, DENVER, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ELOQUENCE IN TROUBLE A study of the complaints of medical patients in rural Bangladesh, and how they are connected to and reveal the patient's social world, social relations, sense of self, ideology of language and his/her relation to power. It also focuses on the troubles besetting genres of complaint in Bangladesh.. Author:WILCE, JAMES M. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ANTHROPOLOGY, NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SPECTACULAR POLITICS This study examines Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte's use of public spectacle to dazzle the French population after the inception of universal male suffrage in 1848. Drawing on newspapers, archival sources and memoirs, Truesdell argues that Louis-Napoleon pioneered the manipulation of a mass electorate.. Author:TRUESDELL, MATTHEW (PROFESSOR, COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OPTIMAL SOLUTION OF NONLINEAR EQUATIONS Designed to provide an overview of optimal computational methods for the solution of nonlinear equations, fixed points of contractive and noncontractive mapping, and for the computation of the topological degree. Chapters end with exercises, including companies and open-ended research-based work.. Author:SIKORSKI, KRZYSZTOF A. (DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, SALT LAKE CITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MARTIN RIVAS The story of a youngster who is entrusted to the household of a member of the Santiago elite. While living there he falls in love with his guardian's daughter, and their love provides a commentary about the mores of Chilean society. Author:GANA, ALBERTO BLEST. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BEYOND ALL REASON This title is an appraisal of the impact of multiculturalism on legal scholarship. Far from making society more humane and less oppressive, radical multiculturalism is destructive of dialogue and community. Worse, the authors contend, radical multiculturalism has deep structural links to anti-Semitism and other forms of racism.. Author:FARBER, DANIEL A. (HENRY J. FLETCHER PROFESSOR OF LAW AND ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR RESEARCH, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, USA) SHERRY, SUZANNA (EARL R. LARSON PROFESSOR OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RELIGIOUS WORLD OF KIRTI SRI This inderdisciplinary inquiry seeks to uncover how Buddhism was expressed during the waning years of indigenous political power in Asia's oldest continuing Buddhist culture. It focuses on King Kirti Sri Rajasinha and how he successfully revised Sinhalese Theravada Buddhism.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : METAPHILOSOPHY AND FREE WILL In this text, the author looks at the contending schools of thought on the problem of free will. He argues that the free will problem is intractable because free will theorists are separated by metaphilosophical differences in the way they view the philosophical enterprise itself.. Author:DOUBLE, RICHARD (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DILEMMA OF FREEDOM AND FOREKNOWLEDGE This text examines the three traditional solutions to the dilemma of divine foreknowledge and human free will. It rejects those from Boethius, Ockham, and from Molina, and proposes three new solutions, concluding that divine foreknowledge is compatible with human freedom. Author:ZAGZEBSKI, LINDA TRINKAUS (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WHAT GOD HAS JOINED TOGETHER Since Vatican II, there has been a sizeable increase in the number of Catholic marriage annulments in the USA - previously a rarity. This text offers a study of this annulment "American-style", exploring how and why the American system has become geared to the mass-production of annulments.. Author:VASOLI, ROBERT H. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (EMERITUS), USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MEASURING THE INTENTIONAL WORLD Advances scientific realism as a behavioural science. The book introduces "measured realism" which characterizes uneven but indisputable theoretical progress in social and psychological sciences, and proposes a theory of measurement connecting natural, psychological and social scientific inquiry.. Author:TROUT, J.D.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SIGNS OF DIASPORA/DIASPORA OF SIGNS This text looks at the roots of African-American reading and writing from the perspective of vernacular activities and creolization. It demonstrates that African-Americans, while utilizing the conventions and canons of Euro-America, drew on knowledge of their own to make oppositional meanings.. Author:GUNDAKER, GREY (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF AMERICAN STUDIES AND ANTHROPOLOGY, COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BEYOND ENGINEERING In the SLOAN FOUNDATION TECHNOLOGY BOOKS series this volume explores the forces that drive technological development along specific paths, using the nuclear power industry as a case study but drawing in other technologies where appropriate, to demonstrate the general applicability of the findings presented.. Author:POOL, ROBERT. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COLONIAL NEW YORK This modern history of New York includes all of the political, social, economic, cultural, and religious aspects of New York's formative centuries. It also looks at some of the personalities who had impact on the social and political adjustments necessary to the colony's continued growth.. Author:KAMMEN, MICHAEL (NEWTON C. FARR PROFESSOR OF AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE, CORNELL UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AM I CRAZY, OR IS IT MY SHRINK? With over 400 types of psychotherapy available, the task of choosing a therapist can seem daunting. The authors of this text seek to provide all the necessary information to get the most effective help and to know when therapy is working or when it's time for a change.. Author:BEUTLER, LARRY E. BONGAR, BRUCE (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, USA) SHURKIN, JOEL N.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CROSSING SWORDS This work provides a examination of the role of Catholicism in Mexican society and the increasing political activism of the Catholic church and clergy. It also analyzes church-state relations in Latin America, incorporating interviews with bishops, clergy and leading politicians.. Author:CAMP, RODERIC AI. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SENTENCING REFORM IN OVERCROWDED TIMES A collection of articles on sentencing reform in the United States, other English-speaking countries, and Western Europe, by national and international authorities. The articles originally appeared in "Overcrowding Times", and include issues such as sentencing policy, practice, and institutions.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CAUSATION AND PERSISTENCE The author shows the inadequacy of received theories of causation, and, introducing conceptual devices of his own, provides an account of causation as the persistence over time of individual properties or "tropes.". Author:EHRING, DOUGLAS (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OXFORD HISTORY OF ISLAM This illustrated volume begins in the pre-Islamic world and details the birth, development and growth of Islam through to the present. It is arranged both thematically and chronologically, tracing the growth of Islamic faith, laws science, art and philosophy through time and across the world.. Author:. Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES This is a social history of the families of the Keweenaw Peninsula area of Upper Michigan, from 1840 to 1875 when the district's main industry was copper mining. It is the story of these "reluctant pioneers", who survived in what was, in many ways, a hostile environment.. Author:LANKTON, LARRY D.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LECTURES ON GEOPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS This text offers an introduction to several topics in theoretical geophysical fluid dynamics, including the theory of large-scale ocean circulation, geostrophic turbulence, and Hamiltonian fluid dynamics. Each chapter is self-contained and can therefore be studied in isolation.. Author:SALMON, RICK. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INVESTMENT SCIENCE Designed for those individuals interested in the current state of development in the field of investment science, this book emphasizes the fundamental principles and how they can be mastered and transformed into solutions of important and interesting investment problems.. Author:LUENBERGER, DAVID G. (PROFESSOR IN ENGINEERING-ECONOMICS SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT, STANFORD UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : EAST AFRICAN ECOSYSTEMS AND THEIR CONSERVATION An analyisis of ecosystems in East Africa. Each chapter uses case studies to analyze a given ecosystem type, taking the reader through the basics of its ecology, its historical use (and misuse) by humans, and its prospects for conservation. Linkages and similarities among ecosystems are emphasized.. Author:MCCLANAHAN, TIM (ASSOCIATE RESEARCH ECOLOGIST, THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY) YOUNG, TRUMAN P. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, LOUIS CALDER CENTER, FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CITY OF LIGHT This work presents the history of the development of fibre optic technology, explaining the scientific challenges that needed to be overcome, the range of applications and future potential for this fundamental communications technology.. Author:HECHT, JEFF. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ADMAN IN THE PARLOR Reading the turn-of-the-century magazine, this book resituates the writing of Chopin, Cather, Howells, and numerous unknown writers in relation to commercial as well as literary culture. It investigates readers' responses to the magazines and the reading practices that develop around them.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RENAISSANCE OF AMERICAN STEEL This study aims to provide an understanding of how the American steel industry - once thought to be dying - has transformed itself into a world competitor.. Author:AHLBRANDT, ROGER S. FRUEHAN, RICHARD J. (PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR IRON AND STEEL MAKING RESEARCH, CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, USA) GIARRATANI, FRANK (PROFESSOR AND CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PRIMITIVISM, RADICALISM AND THE LAMB'S WAR The mid-17th century saw both the expansion of the Baptist sect and the rise of Quakerism. At first, the Quaker movement attracted some Baptist converts, but relations between the two groups soon grew hostile. However, this book contends that Quakers and Baptists had much in common with each other.. Author:UNDERWOOD, TED LEROY (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MORRIS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION This text proposes a different approach to computer interface design. It explains why the user-friendly interface is treated with such derision, and argues that software and hardware designers should consider such language concepts as meaning, context, function, variety, and equivalence.. Author:HULME, AGNES KUKULSKA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GOD INSIDE-OUT Siva, a Hindu god, plays dice with his wife, to whom he habitually loses. The result of the game is our world, which turns the god inside-out and changes his internal composition. This book aims to show the logic implicit in this theology of play, fragmentation, divine self-knowledge and love.. Author:HANDELMAN, DON SHULMAN, DAVID (PROFESSOR OF INDIAN STUDIES AND COMPARATIVE RELIGION, HEBREW UNIVERSITY, JERUSALEM, ISRAEL). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SELECTED FICTION AND DRAMA OF ELIZA HAYWOOD This edition provides representative texts from Eliza Haywood's career, which overlaps that of Daniel Defoe, Samuel Richardson, and Henry Fielding. The six fictions and two plays provided here illustrate the many kinds of writing she produced, and the ways she treated important themes and issues.. Author:HAYWOOD, ELIZA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ETHICS THROUGH CORPORATE STRATEGY This work argues that corporate strategy needs rethinking as a way of talking about ethics and business, and discusses some ethical truths. It shows that how we talk about others influences how we act towards them and how we talk about others can influence how our audiences will act towards them.. Author:GILBERT, DANIEL R. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MANAGEMENT, BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DOMESTIC ALLEGORIES OF POLITICAL DESIRE Why did African-American novelists use stories of bourgeois marriage to mount arguments on social reform during the 1890s, when racism conditioned the lives of black Americans? This study examines the novels of Pauline Hopkins, Emma Kelley, Amelia Johnson, Katherine Tillman and Frances Harper.. Author:TATE, CLAUDIA (PROFESSOR OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND AMERICAN LITERATURE, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DHAMMAPADA An English translation of the most popular text in the Theravada Buddhist tradition. The book includes a translation (with transliteration) of the Pali commentary on the verses, as well as the translators' own notes and commentary.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : IN NATURE'S INTERESTS? A criticism of the view that animal rights philosophies and anthropocentric ideals are antithetical to sound environmental policy in the ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS AND SCIENCE POLICY series. The author defends a biocentric individualist stance, claiming that this view can also support the goals on the environmentalist agenda.. Author:VARNER, GARY E. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CLAUSE STRUCTURE AND WORD ORDER IN HEBREW AND ARABIC Looking at the grammars of Hebrew and several varieties of Arabic, Shlonsky examines clausal architecture and verb movement and the role of agreement in natural language, using Chomsky's Government and Binding approach.. Author:SHLONSKY, UR (LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL LINGUSITICS, UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA, SWITZERLAND). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CLAUSE STRUCTURE AND WORD ORDER IN HEBREW AND ARABIC Looking at the grammars of Hebrew and several varieties of Arabic, Shlonsky examines clausal architecture and verb movement and the role of agreement in natural language, using Chomsky's Government and Binding approach.. Author:SHLONSKY, UR (LECTURER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL LINGUISTICS, UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA, SWITZERLAND). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LIFE BEFORE BIRTH This volume provides a framework for thinking clearly and coherently about the unborn and explores the moral and legal aspects of a wide range of issues. These centre on the inconsistency of the status of foetuses. Are they part of the pregnant woman, or are they people in their own right?. Author:STEINBOCK, BONNIE (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, ALBANY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MAKING MORTAL CHOICES This text examines the usefulness of "casuistry", or "the method of cases" in arriving at moral decisions. It seeks to teach something about how we actually reason concerning life and death situations, and how we ought to reason if we wish both to be consistent and properly respect human life.. Author:BEDAU, HUGO ADAM (AUSTIN FLETCHER PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, TUFTS UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : END OF MAGIC This text discusses the definition and understanding of magic. It reviews the major theories that have explained (or explained away) magic over the last century. It argues that all of these theories leave out something critical, namely "magical consciousness".. Author:GLUCKLICH, ARIEL (PROFESSOR OF RELIGION, ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : VALPERGA Shelley's second novel, focuses on the intricate details of 13th-century Tuscan politics, with a resolute filtering of the bloody heroics of the age through the sensibilities of two women who are destroyed by them. A feminist perspective so conspicuously missing from "Frankenstein" is revealed.. Author:SHELLEY, MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : VALPERGA Mary Shelley's second novel, "Valperga" was unsuccessful when first published. Her subject matter and unconventional approach to historical fiction may now delight 20th-century readers where it failed with those in the Romantic era.. Author:SHELLEY, MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SPEAKING THROUGH THE SILENCE Uncovering the structures and functions of conversational narratives uttered within natural social networks, the author shows how working-class Javanese women discursively construct identity and meaning within the constraints of a hierarchical social order through silences, or the "unsaid".. Author:BERMAN, LAINE A. (LECTURER, SCHOOL OF AUSTRALIAN AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, DEAKIN UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CALIFORNIA AND THE FICTIONS OF CAPITAL Essays on California's economy, culture, and literature from the 1880s to the 1920s, showing how rural places were made over in the image of capital. They examine the geography and political economy of agrarian capitalism and literature before John Steinbeck redefined the scene in the 1930s.. Author:HENDERSON, GEORGE L. (PROFESSOR OF GEOGRAPHY, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CANONS IN CONFLICT This text examines current literary theory and theological discussions and then applies these theories to a consideration of true and false biblical prophecy to reach an integrative resolution of authority and canon in a pluralistic context.. Author:BRENNEMAN, JAMES E. (ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF OLD TESTAMENT, EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY AT CLAREMONT, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SHADOWS IN THE FIELD This work, written by ethnomusicologists, considers fieldwork as an issue-laden practice, rather than as a methodology requiring a prescriptive manual. The book ranges widely through the history of the discipline of ethnomusicology and the key theoretical issues to be addressed.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FROM EMERSON TO KING This work explores Emerson's contribution to the debate on democracy, race and social reform. Emerson's writings, it argues, reveal a pattern of contradiction between fundamental individual rights and race as a factor impossible to dismiss in a consideration of democratic values.. Author:PATTERSON, ANITA HAYA (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SELECTIONS FROM THE "FEMALE SPECTATOR" In the 1740s and 50s Eliza Haywood, novelist, edited several serial newspapers, including "The Female Spectator", which was written with a markedly female audience in mind. This text contains selections of this modern periodical both written by a woman and addressed to a female audience.. Author:HAYWOOD, ELIZA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LANGUAGE IN TIME The authors promote the reintroduction of temporality into the description and analysis of spoken interaction. They argue that spoken words are, in fact, objects and that unless linguists consider how they are delivered within the context of time, they will not capture the full meaning of situated language use.. Author:AUER, PETER COUPER-KUHLEN, ELIZABETH (PROFESSOR OF LINGUISTICS, UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ, GERMANY) MULLER, FRANK (PROFESSOR OF ROMANCE LINGUISTICS, UNIVERSITY OF MANNHAIM, GERMANY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ATOMIC PHYSICS IN HOT PLASMAS The aim of this text is to provide the reader with a coherent and updated comprehensive treatise on the field of atomic physics in hot plasmas, which can be used both for tutorial and professional purposes, and which summarizes the central subjects in the field.. Author:SALZMANN, DAVID (SENIOR SCIENTIST, SOREQ NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER, ISRAEL). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : YANKEYS NOW This book describes and explains the changes in location, occupation, and wealth of immigrants arriving in the first great wave of 19th century migration to the United States.. Author:FERRIE, JOSEPH P. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : KINSHIP FOSTER CARE Assembling the thinking and research of experts from several fields, this book examines what has become the fastest growing type of substitute care for children by the state. The editors have contributed the initial and concluding chapters of the book, and the lead chapter in all sections.. Author:HEGAR, REBECCA L. SCANNAPIECO, MARIA (BOTH ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS OF SOCIAL WORK, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SOCIAL WELFARE OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN WITH HIV AND AIDS The rise in HIV infection, particularly among heterosexual women and children, is forcing social workers and other service providers to confront a wide range of new public policy problems. Stein provides an overview of public policy and legislation regarding these issues, including federal and state statutes governing public services.. Author:STEIN, THEODORE J. (PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WELFARE, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, ALBANY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CULTURAL CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY This volume provides an integration of cross-cultural psychology and clinical psychology. The chapters address cultural and clinical psychology in the context of major psychopathological conditions, health, and special groups.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CULTURAL CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY Provides an integration of cross-cultural psychology and clinical psychology and addresses these two in the context of major psychopathological conditions (anxiety disorders, eating disorders, depression, substance abuse, and schizophrenic disorder, health (pain and family violence) and special groups (children, refugees, and the deaf)).. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OF GOOD AND ILL REPUTE A collection of essays exploring the roles that community, family and society played in maintaining social control in medieval England. Focusing on gender, criminal behaviour, law enforcement, and cultural rituals, this book exmines medieval legal and cultural history and women's cultural studies.. Author:HANAWALT, BARBARA A.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BOOK OF LEGAL LISTS The first Book of Legal Lists -- the 10 Bests and Worsts in American law, from the Greatest and Worst Supreme Court Justices to the Greatest Legal Movies.. Author:SCHWARTZ, BERNARD. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE AND THOUGHT Our understanding of the nature and processing of figurative language is central to issues in cognitive science, including the relationship of language and thought, how we process language, and how we comprehend abstract meaning. Points on these and related questions are raised and argued by experts in the area of figurative language.. Author:KATZ, ALBERT N. (PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, USA) CACCIARI, CRISTINA GIBBS, RAYMOND W. TURNER, MARK. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NAMES OF GOD This text is intended for scholars of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament).. Author:BRICHTO, HERBERT CHANAN (PROFESSOR OF BIBLICAL STUDIES, HEBREW UNION COLLEGE, JEWISH INSTITUTE OF RELIGION, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AMERICAN LEGAL THOUGHT FROM PREMODERNISM TO POSTMODERNISM American legal thought has progressed remarkably quickly from premodernism to modernism and into postmodernism in little over 200 years. This text tells the story of this mercurial journey of jurisprudence by showing the development of legal thought through these three intellectual periods.. Author:FELDMAN, STEPHEN M. (PROFESSOR OF LAW AND POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF TULSA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MORMONS AND THE BIBLE This work attempts to define the place of Mormonism within the framework of American religion. Examining key Mormon writings, it analyzes their approaches to the Bible and compares them with those of other American Protestants. It shows Mormon attitudes to be more diverse than previously thought.. Author:BARLOW, PHILIP L.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CLASSIFICATION AND COGNITION Based on Estes's Fitts lectures, this volume details a set of psychological concepts and principles that offers a unified interpretation of a wide variety of memory, categorization and decision-making phenomena. This book is a culmination of more than ten years of research in the field.. Author:ESTES, W.K. (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : POWER OF BLACK MUSIC This study offers a means of listening to the music of black America and appreciating its contribution to other American music.. Author:FLOYD, SAMUEL A. (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, COLUMBIA COLLEGE, CHICAGO, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PROBLEM OF PURE CONSCIOUSNESS This introduction to mysticism and philosophy is aimed at students of mysticism, religion and philosophy.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CONTEXTS FOR LEARNING Representing landmark research concerning childhood psychological development, this volume examines the complex mechanisms by which children acquire the cultural and linguistic tools to carry out cognitive activities, and explores the implications of this research for education.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BLACK LIBERATION This text offers an account of how blacks in the United States and South Africa came to grips with the challenge of white supremacy.. Author:FREDRICKSON, GEORGE M. (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NAMING THE ANTICHRIST This study begins by offering a brief history of the idea of the Antichrist and its origins in the apocalyptic thought in the Judeo-Christian tradition. It then traces the eventual migration of the Antichrist legend across the Atlantic.. Author:FULLER, ROBERT C. (PROFESSOR OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES, BRADLEY UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHRISTMAS IN AMERICA Describing the evolution of Christmas celebrations in America, this study describes how holiday traditions such as Santa Claus, Christmas trees and gift-giving came about. The book also explores the impact of popular entertainment and culture on the Yuletide season.. Author:RESTAD, PENNE LEE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : IMPOLITIC BODIES An examination of the work of English Augustinian friar Osbern Bokenham which explores the relation of history and literature through the Wars of the Roses and the Hundred Years War and considers Legends of Holy Women, a collection of all female saints' lives written by Bokenham between 1443 and 1447.. Author:DELANY, SHEILA (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY, BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CLOSE LISTENING Contains 17 original essays, commissioned for this volume, on the reading of poetry, the sound of poetry, and the visual performance of poetry. Opens new avenues for the critical discussion of the sound and performance of poetry, and offers a critical base for understanding language and its performance.. Author:BERNSTEIN, CHARLES. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TROPICAL FOREST CONSERVATION National parks, like those found in wealthy nations, have proven difficult to establish in Africa, Asia, and South and Central America, where inhabitants are resistant to change. This text explores the alternative of integrated conservation and development projects (ICDPs) and related initiatives.. Author:SOUTHGATE, DOUGLAS (PROFESSOR OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND NATURAL RESOURCES, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FROM SELMA TO APPOMATTOX This history of the Jeff Davis artillery should appeal to general readers with an interest in Civil War studies, American history and military history.. Author:LABODA, LAWRENCE R.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INSIDE BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE This is a study of Bartok's opera "Bluebeard's Castle". It adopts a broad approach to the study of opera by introducing, in addition to the expected music-dramatic analysis, topics of an interdisciplinary nature that are new to the field of Bartok studies including a literary study of the libretto.. Author:LEAFSTEDT, CARL S. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MUSIC, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-GREENSBORO, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ALONE TOGETHER Marriage involves complex notions of connection and freedom. This book explores the ways in which law seeks to accommodate tensions between commitment and freedom in marriage, suggesting that only close attention to context can decide what weight to assign to each dimension of spousal identity.. Author:REGAN, MILTON C.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TORN FROM THE NEST A young couple arrive in a Peruvian province where the Indians are exploited by landowners and public officials and the women are especially abused by local priests. The idealistic couple attempt the difficult task of improving the lives of the Indians.. Author:TURNER, CLORINDA MATTO DE CARNEJO-POLAR, ANTONIO. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FACE, HARMONY AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE This volume continues the author's investigations into the differences among people within organizations in different cultures. The work represents a theory of self-presentation and face within a cross-cultural context and an approach ranging from the individual to the organization and society.. Author:EARLEY, P. CHRISTOPHER (PROFESSOR OF MANAGEMENT AT THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MODERN DIGITAL AND ANALOG COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS This text presents basic- and intermediate-level treatment of modern digital and analog communication systems. The basics are introduced first, without using probabilistic concepts, with the intention that students will be ready to master probabilistic concepts introduced in later chapters.. Author:LATHI, B.P. (PROFESSOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : GEOPOLITICS AND THE GREEN REVOLUTION Perkins explores why four countries each sought to develop high yielding wheat production. National security concerns and management of foreign exchange were prime motivators of the new technologies, a relationship that has not been previously developed in studies of agricultural modernization.. Author:PERKINS, JOHN H.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CRISIS IN THE CHURCHES This text examines the crises in America's churches. Pointing to both the failure of the clergy to confront their financial problems head-on, and their neglect of the real spiritual needs of their predominantly middle-class congregations, it offers suggestions for more effective ministry.. Author:WUTHNOW, ROBERT. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHURCH HISTORY OF RUFINUS OF AQUILEIA Amidon offers an English translation of Books ten and 11 of Rufinus' Church History; books one to nine comprise a Latin translation of Eusebius' history; books ten and 11 are Rufinus' own continuation, covering the period 325-395. This book is intended for scholars and students of church history.. Author:RUFINUS, TYRANNIUS. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GOLDEN RULE This work offers a survey of the history of the rule, "Do unto others as you want others to do unto you". It traces the rule's history in contexts as diverse as the writings of Confucius and the Greek philosophers, the Bible, modern theology and philosophy, and the American "self-help" context.. Author:WATTLES, JEFFREY (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION, KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE This text presents a cognitive perspective on social work clinical practice that emphasises the role of the environment in shaping personal meaning. This perspective combines cognitive psychology's internal focus on how people think about themselves with a look outwards.. Author:BERLIN, SHARON B. (PROFESSOR SOCIAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATION, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AVIAN BROOD PARASITES This book discusses the world's nearly 100 species of obligatory brood parasites - those birds that reproduce only by laying their eggs in the nests of other species - and the ecological and evolutionary aspects of this remarkable behavioural adaptation.. Author:JOHNSGARD, PAUL A. (FOUNDATION PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MENDELSSOHN While seen as a prodigy and genius, Mendelssohn is most famous as the composer of "The Wedding March" and other "lightweight" music. Noted musicologist R. Larry Todd rights that record, re-examines his major compositions and looks at the related compositions of Mendelssohn's sister, Fanny Hensel.. Author:TODD, R. LARRY (PROFESSOR OF MUSIC, DUKE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : RITUAL This work offers a practical introduction to ritual and its study. It presents comprehensive overviews of the most influential theories of religion and ritual, the major categories of ritual activity, and develops its own distinctive position regarding the nature of ritual.. Author:BELL, CATHERINE (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES, SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BLACK HUNGER The creation of the Aunt Jemima trademark from an 1889 performance of a play called "The Emigrant" helped codify a pervasive connection between African-American women and food. This work demonstrates how this connection has operated as a central structuring dynamic in 20th-century America.. Author:WITT, DORIS. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : VIRTUES OF THE VICIOUS In this study, the author demonstrates how, in the last decade of the 19th century, the slum became a source of spectacle as never before - in newspapers, photographs and literature. With close readings of texts by Crane and Riis, he argues that this amounted to a revolution of ethics.. Author:GANDAL, KEITH (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, MOUNT SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ANGELS AND ANGELOLOGY IN THE MIDDLE AGES Angels have made a remarkable comeback in the popular imagination; their real heyday, however, was the Middle Ages. This text offers a study of angels and angelology in the Middle Ages, seeking to discover how and why angels became so important in medieval society.. Author:KECK, DAVID (VISITING PROFESSOR OF HISTORY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EAST GERMAN CHURCH AND THE END OF COMMUNISM Burgess addresses the role of religion in the massive political changes that took place in Eastern Europe in 1989, focusing particularly on the role played by the East German church in that country's bloodless revolution.. Author:BURGESS, JOHN P. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF THEOLOGY, CONGREGATIONAL MINISTRIES DIVISION, PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SCRIPTURE AND ETHICS Siker brings together the history of biblical interpretation and the study of uses of the Bible in Christian ethics, to examine how the Bible has actually been used in Christian theological ethics - and in the process profiling eight influential twentieth-century theologians.. Author:SIKER, JEFFREY S. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF THEOLOGY, LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SONGS IN THEIR HEADS Dr Campbell explores the musical interest and needs of children. This text examines songs they sing, rythyms they make, and the roles that music plays. It demonstrates how music is personally and socially meaningful to children and the values they place on particular styles, songs and functions.. Author:CAMPBELL, PATRICIA SHEHAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PREPOSITIONS AND PARTICLES IN ENGLISH A discourse-functional account of the categories preposition and particle in English. Explaining why certain words have membership in both categories and solving puzzles associated with the syntax and semantics of these words. The author provides new insights into how prepositions and particles are used and how their meaning can change.. Author:O'DOWD, ELIZABETH M. (PROFESSOR OF TESL, ST MICHAEL'S COLLEGE, VERMONT, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : EMOTION AND THE ARTS This collection of essays addresses emotion in relation to the arts, and considers such topics as the paradox of fiction, emotion in the pure and abstract arts, and the rationality and ethics of emotional responses. It is aimed at students and scholars of philosophy, literary studies, and art.. Author:HJORT, METTE LAVER, SUE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JUDGMENT MISGUIDED People often follow intuitive principles of decision making, ranging from group loyalty to the belief that nature is benign, treating them as absolutes and ignoring the consequences of following them blindly. The author explores these deeply felt intuitions and their effect on the public domain.. Author:BARON, JONATHAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MOTHER'S JOB Using Philadelphia as a case study, this title explores the history of day care from the perspective of families who used it, tracing day care's transformation from a charity for poor single mothers in the early 20th century to a culturally accepted social need for ordinary families - and a potential responsibility of government - by the 1950s.. Author:ROSE, ELIZABETH (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HORN OF DARKNESS Addresses the future for the African black rhino, and describes the author's own experiences of ecological fieldwork in Africa while accompanied by a small child. The text displays a mixture of practical conservation issues, economic considerations and personal commitment.. Author:CUNNINGHAM, CAROL (DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO, USA) BERGER, JOEL (DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION, AND CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DERIVATIONAL APPROACH TO SYNTACTIC RELATIONS Exploring the central concept of "syntactic relation", this text argues that certain fundamental relations such as c-command, dominance and checking relations can be explained within a derivational approach to structure-building, resulting in a level-free model of syntax.. Author:EPSTEIN, SAMUEL DAVID. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DERIVATIONAL APPROACH TO SYNTACTIC RELATIONS This text explores the concept of "syntactic relation" arguing certain relations such as c-command, dominance and checking relations can be explained within a derivational approach to structure-building. Resulting in a model of syntax where derivations undergo aemantic/phonological interpretation.. Author:EPSTEIN, SAMUEL DAVID GROAT, ERICH M. KAWASHIMA, RURIKO KITAHARA, HISATSUGU. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NARRATING NATIONALISMS Rereads five works by John Okada, Louis Chu, Frank Chin, and Maxine Hong Kingston in order to reconceptualize the relationship between the past and present of post-World War II Asian-American literary history.. Author:LING, JINQI. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING INSTRUCTOR'S MANUAL This instructor's manual accompanies the text "Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering, Second Edition", by Leonard S. Bobrow. This manual includes solutions to problems in the main text as well as additional problems with solutions.. Author:BOBROW, LEONARD S.. Discounted by 3%

Oxford University Press : WHY SHOULD JEWS SURVIVE? This study argues that a "cult" of the Holocaust exists that is destructive to Jewish identity. It postulates that, within the context of Holocaust-shaped Judaism, the God of the Jews - and the key part of Jewish identity - has been replaced by a sense of victimization and survival at any cost.. Author:GOLDBERG, MICHAEL (FORMERLY PROFESSOR OF JEWISH STUDIES, COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SAINT FOUCAULT Offering a rebuke to recent criticism of Foucault, this text is a defence of the late French philosopher and historian. It shows Foucault as a galvanizing thinker who serves as a model for gay intellectuals and activists. This should be of value to scholars and students of gay and lesbian studies.. Author:HALPERIN, DAVID M. (PROFESSOR OF LITERATURE, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHASING DIRT The American pursuit of cleanliness has often been described as a national obsession. Charting the development of this trait, this study stresses the influence of women, the recognition of the need to fight disease, and the manner in which cleanliness became an American middle-class fixation.. Author:HOY, SUELLEN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TELEVISION TODAY AND TOMORROW This study of the media and how it makes use of television has been written by two men who have achieved over 60 years of experience in the medium. It also looks at where the future of television is heading.. Author:JANKOWSKI, GENE F. FUCHS, DAVID C.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SUPREME COURT REBORN This volume contains a number of interpretive studies of the constitutional crisis that occurred between the Roosevelt administration and a recalcitrant Supreme Court, a battle Roosevelt would eventually win.. Author:LEUCHTENBURG, WILLIAM E. (WILLIAM RAND KENAN PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ENTROPY AND THE MAGIC FLUTE This text is intended for general readers with an interest in everything from life's origins to global ecosystems.. Author:MOROWITZ, HAROLD J.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FORCED JUSTICE In 'Forced Justice', David J. Armor explores the entire range of controversial issues in school desegregation policy, including evolving Supreme Court doctrines, the educational and social impacts of desegregation, and the effectiveness of mandatory versus voluntary desegregation methods, including magnet schools.. Author:ARMOR, DAVID J. (RESEARCH PROFESSOR AT THE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY, GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WHEN THE OLD LEFT WAS YOUNG This text explores the first mass student movement in American history - a crusade led largely by young Communists in the Depression era. Caused by the economic crisis of the 1930s, it was both an anti-war campaign and a movement championing an egalitarian vision of the welfare state.. Author:COHEN, ROBERT (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : AMERICAN POLITICAL CULTURES This work demonstrates that American history is best understood as a contest between five rival political cultures: egalitarian community, competitive individualism, hierarchical collectivism, atomized fatalism, and autonomous hermitude.. Author:ELLIS, RICHARD J. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MAGIKA HIERA This collection of essays looks at an area of Greek religion traditionally called "magical practices". Focusing on the relationship between magical and religious ritual, it aims to remedy the tendency for neglect in this area.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TEXTURE OF INDUSTRY This study looks at the industrialization of North America from the perspective of the industrial archaeologist. Using material evidence, it examines manufacturing technology, transportation systems and the effects of industrialization on the land.. Author:GORDON, ROBERT B. (PROFESSOR OF GEOPHYSICS AND APPLIED MECHANICS, YALE UNIVERSITY, USA) MALONE, PATRICK M.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DIVIDING REALITY The author of this text identifies and explores a "new" philosophical problem referred to as "the division problem". Why does our language divide up reality in one way rather than another, and what is the rational basis for our language to contain certain kinds of general words rather than others?. Author:HIRSCH, ELI. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MOLECULAR VISION OF LIFE This text argues that molecular biology did not "evolve" in a random fashion but was an expression of systematic efforts by scientists and the foundations they relied upon for financial support to direct the development of biological research toward a shared vision of science and society.. Author:KAY, LILY E.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RECLAIMING DIETRICH BONHOEFFER This work offers a reappraisal of Bonhoeffer's theology and attempts to reclaim his promise for contemporary theological inquiry. It examines Bonhoeffer's work in the context of the German philosophical tradition from Kant to Heidegger, as well as its relationship to Karl Barth.. Author:MARSH, CHARLES (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF THEOLOGY, LOYOLA COLLEGE, MARYLAND, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : OLD SHIP OF ZION Following the author's fieldwork in black Baptist churches in Texas, he retraces the African origins of African-American forms of worship. His historical comparisons and linguistic analyses uncover striking parallels between "Afro-Baptist" services and religious rituals in West and Central Africa.. Author:PITTS, WALTER F. (LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WITTGENSTEIN ON MIND AND LANGUAGE This work argues that Wittgenstein's views are often more simple (and more radical) than previously thought. Drawing on research on the unpublished Wittgenstein papers, it investigates what motivated Wittgenstein's philosophical writing and reveals aspects of his thought that have been neglected.. Author:STERN, DAVID G.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INEQUALITY Temkin examines the concepts of equality and inequality, and addresses one problem in depth: when is one inequality worse than another? He shows that there are many factors underlying and influencing our egalitarian judgments, and presents a way of thinking which challenges previous assumptions.. Author:TEMKIN, LARRY S. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, RICE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SELLING WAR This study of the British propaganda campaign against American "neutrality" in World War II is aimed at general readers and historians, political scientists and communications specialists.. Author:CULL, NICHOLAS JOHN (LECTURER, UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : UNDERSTANDING TRUTH Soames illuminates the notion of truth and the role it plays in ordinary thought and scientific theories. The questions investigated include: "Why do we need a truth predicate at all?", "What theoretical tasks does it allow us to accomplish?" and "How must we understand the content of any predicate capable of accomplishing these tasks?". Author:SOAMES, SCOTT (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MATERNAL EFFECTS AS ADAPTATIONS Phenotypic variation is influenced by both genetic and environmental variation. One important source of environmental variation is the maternal effect: influences of the maternal environment on offspring phenotype.. Author:MOUSSEAU, TIMOTHY A. FOX, CHARLES W.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INTRODUCTION TO CLASSICAL ECONOMETRIC THEORY This graduate textbook is meant to fill a gap between introductory texts, written for undergraduates, and more advanced texts for those who plan concentrations in the field.. Author:RUUD, PAUL A. (PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, USA). Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : INFORMATION ECOLOGY Information technology spending in the US over the last decade is estimated at 3 trillion dollars, yet, by many accounts, has not worked. In this text, the author proposes a way of looking at information management which takes into account the total information environment within an organization.. Author:DAVENPORT, THOMAS H. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN, USA) PRUSAK, LAURANCE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : THERAPEUTIC CORPORATION A growing number of contemporary organizations have management structures that are less centralized and hierarchical than the traditional bureaucratic model. This book takes a close look at an employee-owned manufacturing corporation, examining how conflicts are handled when bureaucracy is reduced.. Author:TUCKER, JAMES (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CAPITALIST REVOLUTION IN LATIN AMERICA This work looks at what is happening in Latin America and what it will mean to countries outside the region, especially the USA. It takes an optimistic view of the future of Latin America and criticizes institutions like the World Bank and the IMF for subsidizing the old regime.. Author:ROBERTS, PAUL CRAIG (OLIN FELLOW, INSTITUTE FOR POLITICAL ECONOMY, USA) ARAUJO, KAREN LAFOLLETTE (RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, INSTITUTE FOR POLITICAL ECONOMY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TOBIN TAX This guide to coping with financial volatility should be of interest to academics and economists with interest in finance and international development.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NATURAL HISTORY OF THE LONG EXPEDITION TO THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS (1819-20) Acquiring the Louisiana Territory almost doubled the size of the USA, adding 800,000 square miles of land scarcely explored or mapped. This text offers a history of the 1819 expedition - the first scientific exploration of the territory to be accompanied by trained naturalists and artists.. Author:EVANS, HOWARD ENSIGN (PROFESSOR EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY, COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WALL STREET POLICES ITSELF Examines how firms in the securities industry practice self-regulation, looking at three elements of the system which determine success or failure: a combination of the industry's technological, economic, competitive and legal conditions, why effective self-regulation varies between firms, and how the industry and government can facilitate it.. Author:MCCAFFREY, DAVID P. HART, DAVID W. (BOTH AT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, UNIVERSITY OF ALBANY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : APPLIED EPIDEMIOLOGY This text focuses on areas of public health practice in which the systematic application of epidemiological methods can have a large and positive impact. It provides a bridge between traditional epidemiology and "real-world" applications in public health and health services research.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : APOCALYPTIC YEAR 1000 The essays in this volume challenge prevailing views on the way in which apocalyptic concerns contributed to larger processes of social change at the first millennium. They should provoke new interest in and debate on the nature and causes of social change in early medieval Europe.. Author:VAN METER, DAVID. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GOSPEL WORKING UP This volume offers a history of three generations of Baptist and Methodist clergymen in 19th-century Virginia and, through them, of the congregations and communities in which they lived and worked.. Author:SCHWEIGER, BETH BARTON. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : POWER SHARING This text challenges theories on the nature of social stratification. The author went to Pohnpei and studied how people use language and other semiotic codes to reproduce and manipulate status differences. The result is this view of how language works to create power and social inequality.. Author:KEATING, ELIZABETH (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ANTHROPOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SIXTH EZRA A short, oracular writing, 6 Ezra is included in the biblical Apocrypha as the final two chapters of 4 Ezra or 2 Esdras. Cast as the words of God mediated through an unnamed prophet, little has been written about it since the 19th century. This work offers an analysis of the text and its context.. Author:BERGREN, THEODORE A. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF RELIGION, UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CHARACTER OF GOD In this work, the author maintains that theology became boring because the depiction of God as a "character" became boring, fashioned according to theologians' notions of character, derived from contemporary literature. He considers why a romantic characterization of God was problematic.. Author:JENKINS, THOMAS E. (VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY JEWRY LITERARY STRATEGIES - JEWISH TEXTS AND CONTEXTS This volume of this series deals with Jewish identity in literature. Particular attention is paid to changing national and popular myths, folk memory, and the historical consciousness of Jews in modern times.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW DIRECTIONS IN AMERICAN RELIGIOUS HISTORY . Author:STOUT, HARRY S. HART, D.G.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ANXIETY OF INFLUENCE A study of the Romantic poets and the relation between tradition and the individual artist. For this second edition Bloom offers a new introduction which explains the genesis of his thinking and the subsequent influence of the book on literary criticism.. Author:BLOOM, HAROLD. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : TRADITION AND MODERNITY This work offers a philosophical interpretation and critical analysis of the African cultural experience in modern times. Gyekye attempts to show the usefulness of Western philosophical concepts in addressing a range of specifically African problems.. Author:GYEKYE, KWAME. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PLEISTOCENE AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES IN BRITAIN AND EUROPE The Pleistocene epoch is characterized by striking climatic oscillations and sea level fluctuations. This book discusses the Pleistocene amphibians and reptiles in Britain and the European continent eastward through present-day Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, the Yugoslav republics and Greece.. Author:HOLMAN, J. ALAN (PROFESSOR OF ZOOLOGY AND GEOLOGY, CURATOR OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ISLAM Third revised edition, previously published in 1992, of an introduction to the faith, belief and practice of Islam, from its earliest origins up to its contemporary resurgence. This edition contains new material to reflect more accurately the true diversity of Muslim cultures. A study of Pakistan and a section on Islam in the West have been added.. Author:ESPOSITO, JOHN L. (DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR MUSLIM-CHRISTIAN UNDERSTANDING, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : HOW NATIONS GROW RICH An argument that protectionism is a threat to economic prosperity. The case for free trade is presented along with the errors of protectionist thinkers. Immigration policy, foreign aid, regionalism, development policy and issues of national competitiveness as they relate to open markets between countries are also discussed.. Author:KRAUSS, MELVYN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BETTER WAY TO THINK ABOUT BUSINESS This work on business ethics for managers is structured around three themes including: the idea that how we perceive and think about organizations we work for is a major factor in the framing and atmosphere of those organizations; and the various business virtues and vices and their role in the daily practice of business.. Author:SOLOMON, ROBERT C. (QUINCY LEE CENTENNIAL PROFESSOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DEVIL'S LANE Land contested over by settlers in the early South was named "the devil's lane" with violence often befalling those who ventured there. These essays on sexuality, race and gender in the South from the 17th to 19th century, explore legal history through race, crime, punishment and slander.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DEVIL'S LANE . Author:CLINTON, CATHERINE GILLESPIE, MICHELE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : REPAINTING THE LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE 'Repainting the Little Red Schoolhouse' is an English-language study of GDR education that traces the full history of eastern German education from 1945 through the 1990's. It traces the full history of the GDR's attempt to create a new Marxist nation by means of educational reform.. Author:RODDEN, JOHN G. (ADJUNCT PROFESSOR IN SPEECH COMMUNICATION, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NUMERICAL COMPUTATION IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING This text on scientific and engineering numerical computation is intended for the non-expert student or researcher. The author discusses the fundamental and practical issues involved in a numerical computation in a unified manner with relevant theory and demonstrates their practical implementation.. Author:POZRIKIDIS, C. (PROFESSOR OF APPLIED MECHANICS AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, USA). Discounted by 3%

Oxford University Press : BLACK ZION This is an exploration of the interaction between African American religions and Jewish traditions, beliefs, and spaces. The collection's argument is that religion is the missing piece of the cultural jigsaw, and black-Jewish relations need the religious roots of their problem illuminated.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COMPARATIVE APPROACH TO AMERICAN HISTORY Asked to organise a program of broadcast lectures for the 'Voice of America', Woodward commissioned twenty-two noted scholars to cover classic topics in American history by relating them to developments elsewhere in the world, an approach that has found new popularity among contemporary historians. Originally published by Basic Books in 1968.. Author:WOODWARD, C.VANN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RACE AND THE WRITING OF HISTORY This study examines the role of race in the construction of history. Using the historical inquiries of African American and African intellectuals, Keita analyzes the writing of history in America. Ranging from 1700 BCE to the 1990s, he offers the challenge of building new historiographies.. Author:KEITA, MAGHAN (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AFRICANA STUDIES, VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST William Randolph Hearst is one of the most influential figures in American journalism. This is a biography of Hearst's early newspaper days and his truncated political career - which involved running unsuccessfully for New York Mayor and Governor and for US President.. Author:PROCTER, BEN (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DEUTERONOMY AND THE HERMENEUTICS OF LEGAL INNOVATION Positioned at the boundary of traditional biblical studies, legal history, and literary theory, 'Deuteronomy and the Hermeneutics of Legal Innovation' shows how the legislation of 'Deuteronomy' reflects the struggle of its authors to renew late seventh-century Judean society.. Author:LEVINSON, BERNARD M. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF NEAR EASTERN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES, INDIANA UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS This work is a comprehensive guide to planning and executing successful mergers and acquisitions.. Author:HITT, MICHAEL A. (ROBERTSON CHAIR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, USA) HARRISON, JEFFREY S. IRELAND, R. DUANE (HANKAMER CHAIR OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP, HANKAMER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, BAYLOR UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 27%

Oxford University Press : PRACTICAL ETHICS This volume reintroduces the work of English philosopher and educator Henry Sidgwick (1838-1900). First published in 1898, it collects nine essays in which Sidgwick discusses ethical issues including the use of animals in research and whether public officials may ever be justified in lying.. Author:SIDGWICK, HENRY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : GENDER DIFFERENCES IN HUMAN COGNITION In the COUNTERPOINTS series, this volume summarizes and addresses the validity, or invalidity, of research into gender differences and questions the ideology behind this research and its consequences.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : REVIVAL OF 1857-58 The Revival of 1857-58 was a widespread religious awakening, most famous for urban prayer meetings in major metropolitan centres across the United States. This is a critical analysis of the revival which has often been overshadowed by earlier "great awakenings".. Author:LONG, KATHRYN TERESA (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, WHEATON COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TRANSFORMING POWER OF THE NUNS Challenging widely-held assumptions of 19th-century social history in Ireland, this book examines the influence of Irish nuns on the Irish Catholic cultural revolution. It claims they were not merely passive servants, but educated women at the centre of the creation of a devout Catholic culture.. Author:MAGRAY, MARY PECKHAM (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, WESLEYAN COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ROMAN HOMOSEXUALITY This study of Roman sexuality and the ideologies of masculinity discusses a range of ancient texts, arguing that Roman concepts of masculinity did not rely on the distinction between homosexuality and heterosexuality, but were structured around such antitheses as free versus slave.. Author:WILLIAMS, CRAIG A. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF CLASSICS, BROOKLYN COLLEGE, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MARY LYON AND THE MOUNT HOLYOKE MISSIONARIES This work looks at the life and work of Mount Holyoke founder Mary Lyon, and the missionary women trained by her. Their activities in various parts of the world made major contributions to cultural change and the development of new cultures, and enabled women to break into public life.. Author:PORTERFIELD, AMANDA (PROFESSOR OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES, INDIANA UNIVERSITY AND PURDUE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PRINCIPLES OF PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES This text covers both design and implementation issues. It goes beyond basic topics to cover descriptive tools as well as historical precedents so that design issues can be communicated and viewed in their historical context. Principles are emphasized, rather than the details of language syntax.. Author:MACLENNAN, BRUCE J.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FEEDING A WORLD POPULATION OF MORE THAN EIGHT BILLION PEOPLE This text, based on the proceedings of the 10th International Symposium sponsored by the Nutrition Committee and the Trustees of the Rank Prize Funds in 1996, addresses the question of how to feed a projected world population of 10 billion people a generation from now.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CAUSE LAWYERING The essays in this text represent a cross-national portrait of lawyers compelled to sacrifice financial gain so as to use their legal skills in the promotion of a more just society. The essays explore the relationship between cause lawyering and the organized legal professions of many countries.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SACRED COMPANIES In the RELIGION IN AMERICA series this book addresses the organizational aspects of religion. Topics covered include the historical sources and patterns of US religious institutions, contemporary patterns of denominational authority and the interface between religious and secular institutions.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DOCTORING A discussion of the new generalism approach to medical training and its effects on doctoring, examining the skills that physicians-in-training must be taught to practice the art which centres on the person rather than a disease or organ system, and also looks at the relationship between the physician and the individual.. Author:CASSELL, ERIC J. (CLINICAL PROFESSOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH, CORNELL UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JUAN DE LA ROSA: MEMOIRS OF THE LAST SOLDIER OF THE INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT Nataniel Aguirre (1843-1888) was a statesman and active participant in shaping Bolivian politics and economics. His novel functionalizes the memories of the last soldier of the Wars of Independence. The story is told as the reminiscences of Colonel de la Rosa.. Author:AGUIRRE, NATANIEL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CARTESIAN TRUTH Arguing that science and metaphysics are closely and inseparably interwoven in the work of Descartes, so that the metaphysics cannot be understood without the science and vice versa, Vinci offers a philosophical reconstruction of central parts of Descartes' metaphysics and of his theory of perception, considered in relation to his epistemology.. Author:VINCI, THOMAS C. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : COGNITION AND EMOTION 'Cognition and Emotion', in the 'Counterpoints' series, provides readers with a debate over the precise relationship between 'fast and messy' emotional processes and 'slow and analytic' cognitive processes. The links between emotion and memory, learning, perception, categorization, social judgments, and behaviour are addressed.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WELFARE AS WE KNEW IT This book explains why the US welfare state does less than other Western welfare states to help people in need. It shows how deeply-rooted structural, institutional, and organizational factors limit the possibilities for change, and suggests what social reformers might do about it.. Author:NOBLE, CHARLES. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : IDEOLOGY IN THE LANGUAGE OF JUDGES Studying the language of judges in courtrooms, the author of this text demonstrates that they are not impartial arbiters of due process, but are influenced by their own political-ideological stance and interpretation of the law. The effect on their interaction with defendants is shown.. Author:PHILIPS, SUSAN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MAKING OF AN AMERICAN THINKING CLASS This is a reinterpretation of the political and intellectual history of Puritan Massachusetts, envisioning the Bay colony as a 17th-century one-party state. The author argues that ideologies, as well as ideological politics, are produced by self-conscious and class-conscious thinkers.. Author:STALOFF, DARREN (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BEYOND CONSENT This volume examines the concept of justice, and its application to human subject research, through the different lenses of various research populations: children, the vulnerable sick, captive and convenient populations, women, people of colour and subjects in international settings.. Author:. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MINDS AND BODIES A collection of nearly 40 review essays written over the past 20 years for non-specialized publications. The essays cover biography, particularly of Russell and Wittgenstein; the philosophy of mind, especially consciousness; and ethics, with an emphasis on applied ethics.. Author:MCGINN, COLIN. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TENACIOUS OF THEIR LIBERTIES This study approaches the Puritan experience in church government from the perspective of both the pew and the pulpit. The author has immersed himself in local manuscript church records and these previously untapped documents provide a glimpse of lay-clerical relations in colonial Massachusetts.. Author:COOPER, JAMES F. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JOHN SCOTTUS ERIUGENA This is an introduction to the 9th-century philosopher and theologian John Scottus Eriugena, perhaps the most important philosophical thinker in Latin Christendom in the period between Augustine and Anselm. Eriugena was known as the interpreter of Greek thought to the Latin West.. Author:CARABINE, DIERDRE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NOVEL DEFENSE OF SCIENTIFIC REALISM Attempting to reinstate the common-sense idea that theoretical knowledge is achievable, the author of this text accounts for the genesis of the sceptical position, then introduces his argument for Minimalist Scientific Realism.. Author:LEPLIN, JARRETT. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RELIGION AGAINST THE SELF This study, based on the author's fieldwork among rural Tamil villagers in South India, focuses on the ways in which people in this society interact with the supernatural beings who play such a large role in their personal and corporate lives.. Author:NABOKOV, ISABELLE (VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ANTHROPOLOGY, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : CASSIAN THE MONK This is a study of the life, work and spiritual theology of John Cassian (c.365-430) whose writings were the bridge between eastern monasticism and the developing Latin monasticism of Southern Gaul. He exerted a major influence on the rule of Benedict and the theology of Gregory the Great.. Author:STEWART, COLUMBA ANDREW (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF THEOLOGY, ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY, MINNESOTA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : FACES OF POVERTY This study aims to dispel the misconceptions and myths about welfare and the welfare population that have clouded the true picture of poverty in America. It offers insights into each of the reforms under consideration and demonstrates their implications for poor women and children.. Author:BERRICK, JILL DUERR. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WAGES OF GLOBALISM This volume looks at Lyndon Johnson's control of international relations, putting his handling of Vietnam in the context of the many other crises he confronted. The resulting portrait of a politician at work illuminates the outdated policies of containment he was expected to uphold.. Author:BRANDS, H.W. (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : REGULATING TOXIC SUBSTANCES The author of this text argues that the criteria used to determine substance toxicity are too rigorous and time-consuming for use in tort cases and for regulation. This results in under-regulation and under-compensation of plaintiffs in tort cases. He proposes a re-evaluation with the law in mind.. Author:CRANOR, CARL F.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : UNCOVERING LIVES This work argues that psychobiography can rival traditional biography in the insights it offers. Elms makes a case for the value of psychobiography, arguing in part from his own case studies of over a dozen prominent figures. It also offers tips for anyone interested in writing in this genre.. Author:ELMS, ALAN C.. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WHITMAN THE POLITICAL POET A study of Walt Whitman's work within the socio-political context of his times, combining a formalist and an historic approach. The author's aim is to repair the split between the private and the public that has governed the analysis of Whitman's work in the past.. Author:ERKKILA, BETSY (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, PENNSYLVANIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : INVISIBLE GOD In this text, the author refutes the traditional assumption that early Christians were opposed in principle to visual images and thus produced no art. He asserts that once Christians acquired legal status and were able to own property and places of worship, they produced art to decorate them.. Author:FINNEY, PAUL CORBY (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ANCIENT HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : VOICES THAT ARE GONE Presenting a guided tour of topically arranged popular songs, the author of this text views the mores and values of 19th-century Americans as seen therein. He points out important landmarks and lesser sights providing colour and context.. Author:FINSON, JON W. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MUSIC, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ELIZABETH I A study of Elizabeth I which focuses on her difficulty in building up power in a patriarchal society. The author uses literary and historical examination of three crises in her reign to trace the queen's struggle to retain control over the iconography of both her physical self and her political domain.. Author:FRYE, SUSAN (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TURNING POINT This volume explains the biology of menopause in straightforward, everyday terms, offering women a clear picture of what happens to their bodies during this period, the many strange symptoms that can accompany menopause, and what can be done to alleviate them.. Author:FURMAN, C.SUE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW KIND OF WAR This work explores the Truman administration's involvement in the civil war in Greece in the aftermath of World War II. America's fear of Soviet world domination resulted in the establishment of an American military presence on Greek soil and regular arms shipments as part of a containment policy.. Author:JONES, HOWARD. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : UNITY OF REASON In studying Kant's account of reason, the author of this text argues that his philosophy reconceives the nature of reason and provides a basis for the unity of theory and practice. The role of reason in Kant's accounts of science, morality, religion and philosophy is explored from this perspective.. Author:NEIMAN, SUSAN (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY, ISRAEL). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RUNNING TO PARADISE This is a thorough but readable, critical look at one of the greatest English-language poets of the 20th century, W.B. Yeats.. Author:ROSENTHAL, M.L. (EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PARDONS This text explores the issues surrounding acts of clemency - what justifies pardoning, who should be pardoned, and the definition of an unforgivable crime. Several historical case studies are taken as examples of the use and misuse of clemency.. Author:MOORE, KATHLEEN DEAN (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : LEIBNIZ AND CLARKE The correspondence between Leibniz and Clarke during 1715-16 focused on the clash between Newtonian and Leibnizian world systems. This text provides an overview and commentary on the dispute, which involved physics, theology and metaphysics. The views are placed in the context of other writings.. Author:VAILATI, EZIO (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, EDWARDSVILLE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : METHODISM AND THE SOUTHERN MIND, 1770-1810 This study analyses the conflicts between Methodists and their opponents in the Revolutionary and early national American South, showing how by condemning pride, violence and slavery, Methodists fashioned an ethic radically at odds with that of the southern elites and the masculine culture of honour. In the RELIGION IN AMERICA series.. Author:LYERLY, CYNTHIA LYNN (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, BOSTON COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BIOETHICS This is a fundamental account of medical ethics grounded in an explicit discussion of common morality. It provides detailed analyses of the central concepts of bioethics - competence, consent and confidentiality - as well as pressing issues like euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide.. Author:GERT, BERNARD (EUNICE AND JULIAN COHEN PROFESSOR OF ETHICS AND HUMAN VALUES, DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, USA) CULVER, CHARLES M. (PROFESSOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, BARRY UNIVERSITY, USA) CLOUSER, K. DANNER (PROFESSOR OF HUMANITIES, PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY COLL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : NEW DIRECTIONS FOR ORGANIZATION THEORY This is a comprehensive analysis of the present state of organization theory. The author traces the evolution and particularly the more recent history of the field, and its scope and content. He then considers the relevant literature organized by major issues and concepts.. Author:PFEFFER, JEFFREY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : PREDICATES AND TEMPORAL ARGUMENTS A distinction is made in formal semantics between predicates that describe the general state of a noun, and predicates that specify the specific properties of a noun. The author investigates various contexts in which this distinction is traditionally said to come into play.. Author:FERNALD, THEODORE B. (PROFESSOR OF LINGUISTICS, SWARTHMORE COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : RED ARCTIC This text explores Stalinist Russia's campaign to develop its Northern territories during the 1930s. The author exposes the reality behind the polar expeditions, and traces the development of the polar-based popular culture of the decade, making use of memoirs and other cultural ephemera.. Author:MCCANNON, JOHN (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF NORWICH). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : THEOLOGIANS OF A NEW WORLD ORDER Warren shows how a group of Protestant theologians forged a theology of international engagement for America in the 1930s and 40s which informed the public rationale for the United States participation in World War II and which stimulated American leadership in establishing organisation which promoted world order.. Author:WARREN, HEATHER A. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SADDAM'S WORD Seeking to understand modern Iraq through its political discourse, this study examines political terms, concepts and idioms as disseminated through official Iraqi mouthpieces. The author illuminates Iraq's political culture and the events that these expressions both reflected and shaped.. Author:BENGIO, OFRA. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HUMAN RIGHTS AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE AIDS PANDEMIC This is a more practical than theoretical book about the relationship between public health and human rights in HIV/AIDS. Using a human rights impact assessment method, the authors provide a critical evaluation of public health policies on many troublesome issues like testing, partner notification, isolation, and criminalization.. Author:GOSTIN, LAWRENCE O. LAZZARINI, ZITA (LECTURER, HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HATE CRIMES An in-depth critique of the USA's dominant political and legal response to hate crime in the STUDIES IN CRIME AND PUBLIC POLICY series. The fallacious construction of hate crime epidemics by politicians and the media is considered, and it is argued that the laws created in response to such prejudicial views can be regarded as symbolic politics.. Author:JACOBS, JAMES B. POTTER, KIMBERLY. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : ROBERT GROSSETESTE Grosseteste was the initiator of the English scientific tradition, an early chancellor of Oxford University, and a famous teacher and commentator on the newly discovered works of Aristotle. McEvoy's translations of his writings provide an overview of the range of his intellectual achievement.. Author:MCEVOY, JAMES (DEAN, FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY, SAINT PATRICK'S COLLEGE, IRELAND). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : TENDER YEARS This work offers an overview of child welfare systems. It examines child abuse reporting patterns and discusses placement in foster care, reunification, and adoption. It also looks at public child welfare practice, and features examples of the children and families served by this system.. Author:BERRICK, JILL DUERR NEEDELL, BARBARA (SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST, CHILD WELFARE RESEARCH CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, USA) BARTH, RICHARD P. (HUTTO PATTERSON PROFESSOR (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, GEORGE WARREN BROWN SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, WASHINGTON. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : KNOWLEDGE-DRIVEN WORK Intended for academics and managers, this volume covers the cross-cultural diffusion of Japanese and US work practices.. Author:CUTCHER-GERSHENFELD, JOEL (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, USA) NITTA, MICHIO (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE, TOKYO UNIVERSITY, JAPAN) BARRETT, BETTY J. ET AL. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MORAL KNOWLEDGE AND ETHICAL CHARACTER A unified collection of published and unpublished papers by Robert Audi which present a wide-ranging position in moral epistemology and a related account of reasons for action and their bearing on the justification of moral judgments and the structure of moral character.. Author:AUDI, ROBERT (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DERIVATIVES Because of increasing interest in the use (and misuse) of derivative securities in portfolio management, new courses have emerged that are called "risk management," but are primarily based on valuation and application of derivatives. This text is intended for such courses.. Author:DUBOFSKY, DAVID A. (VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, USA) MILLER, THOMAS W.. Discounted by 12%

Oxford University Press : LUTHERANISM, ANTI-JUDAISM AND BACH'S "ST.JOHN PASSION" Designed for general readers and scholars, this study explores the Lutheran commentary in Bach's St. John Passion and suggests that fostering hostility to Jews is not its subject or purpose. Included are a literal, annotated translation of the libretto and an appendix on anti-Judaism and Bach's other works.. Author:MARISSEN, MICHAEL (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MUSIC, SWARTHMORE COLLEGE, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MORAL APPRAISABILITY Explores a central question of moral philosophy, addressing whether we are morally responsible for certain kinds of actions, intentional omissions and the consequences deriving therefrom. Haji distinguishes between moral responsibility and a more restrictive category, moral appraisability.. Author:HAJI, ISHTIYAQUE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WHEN ASENETH MET JOSEPH This is a study of an anonymous ancient work, originally composed in Greek, titled "Joseph and Aseneth". Although relatively unknown outside of scholarly circles, the story is remarkable because of its focus on a female character and its lack of overt misogyny.. Author:KRAEMER, ROSS SHEPARD. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : SHAME One of the most commonly reported emotions in people seeking psychotherapy is shame, and this emotion has become the subject of intense research and theory over the last 20 years. This book examines the effect of shame on social behaviour, social values, and mental states.. Author:GILBERT, PAUL ANDREWS, BERNICE. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : WHAT WOMEN WANT, WHAT MEN WANT Reports on the results of interviews with over 2000 university undergraduates, law and medical students about their sexual behaviour, and of an additional 200 personal interviews with adults aged 25-60. Concludes that the sexes are still swayed by evolutionary constraints and emotional alarms that remind them of how to make mating choices.. Author:TOWNSEND, JOHN MARSHALL (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ANTHROPOLOGY, THE MAXWELL SCHOOL, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : HOW LONG? HOW LONG? Retelling the story of the civil rights movement from the perspective of its African-American women participants, Robnett argues that chroniclers have egregiously neglected the most important leaders of the movement, African-American women, in favour of higher profile African-American men and white women.. Author:ROBNETT, BELINDA (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : JEWISH MESSIAHS Explores the history of Jewish messianism, looking at all the Jewish messiahs about whom anything is known, introducing each of these in turn and offering excerpts of the original texts that tell their stories. By examining the messianic idea in the tradition which gave rise to it, Lenowitz sheds light on this aspect of Jewish history.. Author:LENOWITZ, HARRIS. Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : BEING THERE This text offers a view of theological education in the USA. The authors' goal is to understand the way in which institutional culture affects the outcome of the educational process. They undertake ethnographic studies of two seminaries - one evangelical and one mainline Protestant.. Author:CARROLL, JACKSON W. WHEELER, BARBARA G. (PRESIDENT, AUBURN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, USA) ALESHIRE, DANIEL O. MARLER, PENNY LONG (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF RELIGION, SAMFORD UNIVERSITY, USA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : DEVIL'S MOUSETRAP This text explores the thought of three colonial New England divines - Increase Mather, Jonathan Edwards and Edward Taylor - from a literary theory perspective. The author focuses on the background of the men's ideas, exploring the construction of Puritan theology.. Author:MUNK, LINDA (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, ERINDALE COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, CANADA). Discounted by 0%

Oxford University Press : MAGIC LANTERN Jose Tomas de Cuellar (1830-1894) was a Mexican writer noted for his sharp sense of humour and gift for caricature. "Having a Ball" and "Christmas Eve" are two novellas written in the costumbrista style, made popular in the mid-19th century by the periodical press.. Author:CUELLAR, JOSE TOMAS DE. Discounted by 0%

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