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Roger Scruton
Beauty: A Very Short Introduction

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Beauty can be consoling, disturbing, sacred, profane; it can be exhilarating, appealing, inspiring, chilling. It can affect us in an unlimited variety of ways. Yet it is never viewed with indifference. I…

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Graham Priest
Logic: A Very Short Introduction

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Graham Priest shows that formal logic is a powerful, exciting part of modern philosophy -- a tool for thinking about everything from the existence of God and the reality of time to paradoxes of probabilit…

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Lucas A. Powe Jr.
Media Law: A Very Short Introduction

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Between 1964 and 1989, the US Supreme Court largely rewrote the constitutional law of the media. In doing so the Court protected virtually all materials from laws that penalized dissemination. But simulta…

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Keith Humphreys
Addiction: A Very Short Introduction

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Addiction is a subject which straddles public and personal interests, societal and criminal justice concerns, and social and medical responses. This Very Short Introduction is an accessible introduction t…

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Joshua Landy
Marcel Proust: A Very Short Introduction

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100 years after Proust's death, In Search of Lost Time remains one of the greatest works in World Literature. At 3,000 pages, it can be intimidating to some. This short volume invites first-time readers a…

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Prof Frank Close (Professor Emeritus of Physics, Professor Emeritus of Physics, Oxford University)
Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction

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Very Short Introductions : Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Following the discovery of the Higgs boson, Frank Close has produced this major revision to his classic and compelling introduction to the fundamenta…

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James Binney
Entropy

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Entropy is an idea that is no less important than energy, but it is not widely understood. We are surrounded by free energy: what we value is energy that's not too polluted with entropy. This book explain…

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Yelena Baraz
Cicero

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Cicero was one of the leading figures at a time of great historical significance, the late Roman republic. This book presents a concise and accessible account of his life and work and shows connections be…

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Edith Hall
Sophocles

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Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring This Very Short Introduction introduces the life, work, and influence of one of the greatest dramatists of all time, Sophocles the Athenian.Placing hi…

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Peter Marshall
Thomas More

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringThomas More is an enduringly fascinating and profoundly controversial figure. A brilliant scholar, his Utopia of 1516 dared to imagine how society migh…

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Patricia Aufderheide
Documentary Film

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringIn this Very Short Introduction , Patricia Aufderheide takes readers along the diverse paths of documentary history and charts the lively, often fierce…

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Eli Zaretsky
Walter Benjamin

Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) is now generally recognized as one of the most influential thinkers of the last century. This Very Short Introduction explores his extraordinary life and thought. His complex s…

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Nancy A. Moran
Symbiosis

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Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringSymbiosis, the sustained and intimate associations between unrelated life forms, is now recognized as a ubiquitous phenomenon, one that has shaped evol…

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Rana Mitter
Modern China

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This Very Short Introduction addresses the themes, developments, and controversies that have shaped Modern China. Covering a range of social issues, Rana Mitter provides a contemporary view of the world's…

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Nick Jelley
Renewable Energy

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Energy is vital for a good standard of living and affordable sources of power that do not cause climate change or pollution are crucial. Renewable energy is acknowledged to provide the answer, and this bo…

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Juliette Atkinson
George Eliot

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Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringGeorge Eliot pushed the boundaries of fiction and of Victorian society. She was an extraordinary woman whose unconventional life meant that she was jud…

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Stephen Thomson
Administrative Law

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This Very Short Introduction provides a clear and concise guide to administrative law, explaining its key features in an accessible and practical way for students, journalists, government officials, and e…

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Gill Plain
Agatha Christie

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Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Agatha Christie is a global bestseller. Her work has been translated into over 100 languages and adapted for stage and screen. Christie's writing life…

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Dinah Birch
Anthony Trollope

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Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringAnthony Trollope is among the best-loved novelists in the English language. His strongly drawn characters and skilful plots are compelling, while his m…

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Pamela Hill
Environmental Justice

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Environmental justice recognizes that environmental benefits and burdens should be distributed fairly, and that the people making policy decisions should incorporate the views of those most often harmed: …

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