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SUPERCONDUCTIVITY by Blundell Stephen
$22.95 AUD
Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
Superconductivity--the flow of electric current without resistance in certain materials as temperatures near absolute zero--is one of the greatest discoveries of 20th century physics, but it can seem impenetrable to those who lack a solid scientific background. Outlining the fascinating history of how s ...Show more
Science and Religion (A Very Short Introduction) by DIXON THOMAS
$23.95 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
The debate between science and religion is never out of the news: emotions run high, fuelled by polemical bestsellers like The God Delusion and, at the other end of the spectrum, high-profile campaigns to teach "Intelligent Design" in schools. Yet there is much more to the debate than the clash of these ...Show more
Science and Religion: a Very Short Introduction by Thomas Dixon; Adam Shapiro
$19.95 AUD
Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Debates about science and religion are rarely out of the news. Whether it concerns what's being taught in schools, clashes between religious values and medical recommendations, or questions about how to address our changing global environment, emotio ...Show more
Spanish Literature : A Very Short Introduction by Jo Labayni
$14.95 AUD
Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Very Short Introductions
Spanish literature has given the world the figures of Don Quixote and Don Juan, and is responsible for the 'invention' of the novel in the 16th century. The medieval period produced literature in Castilian, Catalan, Galician, Latin, Arabic, and Hebrew, and today there is a flourishing literature in Cata ...Show more
Spinoza: a Very Short Introduction by Roger Scruton
$26.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
Father of the Enlightenment and the last guardian of the medieval world, Spinoza made a brilliant attempt to reconcile the conflicting moral and intellectual demands of his epoch and to present a vision of man as simultaneously bound by necessity and eternally free. Ostracized by the Jewishcommunity in ...Show more
Stars: A Very Short Introduction by Andrew King
$14.95 AUD
Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Very Short Introductions
Every atom of our bodies has been part of a star. Our very own star, the Sun, is crucial to the development and sustainability of life on Earth. This Very Short Introduction presents a modern, authoritative examination of how stars live, producing all the chemical elements beyond helium, and how they di ...Show more
The Apocryphal Gospels by Paul Foster
$23.95 AUD
Category: Mythology, Spirituality & Religion | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
This Very Short Introduction offers a clear, accessible, and concise account of the apocryphal gospels--exploring their origins, their discovery, and discussing how the various texts have been interpreted both within and outside the Church. Looking at texts ranging from the Gospels from Nag Hammadi to t ...Show more
The Cell: A Very Short Introduction by Terence Allen
$14.95 AUD
Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Very Short Introductions
In this Very Short Introduction, Terrence Allen and Graham Cowling describe the nature of cells - their basic structure, their varying forms, their division, their differentiation, their signalling, and programmed death. Cells are the basic constituent of life, and understanding cells and how they work ...Show more
The Computer by Darrel Ince
$27.00 AUD
Category: Special Orders | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
What is the basic nature of the modern computer? How does it work? How has it been possible to squeeze so much power into increasingly smaller machines? What will the next generations of computers look like? In this Very Short Introduction, Darrel Ince looks at the basic concepts behind all computers, t ...Show more
The Enlightenment: A Very Short Introduction by John Robertson
$19.95 AUD
Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Very Short Introductions
A foundational moment in the history of modern European thought, the Enlightenment continues to be a reference point for philosophers, scholars and opinion-formers. To many it remains the inspiration of our commitments to the betterment of the human condition. To others, it represents the elevation of o ...Show more
The First World War by Michael Howard
$22.95 AUD
Category: History | Series: Very Short Introductions
By the time the First World War ended in 1918, eight million people had died in what had been perhaps the most apocalyptic episode the world had known. This very short introduction provides a concise and insightful history of the 'Great War', focusing on why it happened, how it was fought, and why it ha ...Show more