Provides a wide-ranging introduction to modern Australia, examining its history, geography, and culture
Focuses on the distinctive features of Australian life by considering the historical perspe ... Read more
Jonathan P. Wyatt; Robin N. Illingworth; Colin A. Graham; Kerstin Hogg; Colin Robertson; Michael Clancy
Pub date
Feb 2012
Series
Oxford Medical Handbooks
Fully revised and updated, the Oxford Handbook of Emergency Medicine is the definitive, best-selling guide for all of the common conditions that present to the emergency department. Whether you work i ... Read more
Explores the historical impact of the plague over the centuries, focussing on how people coped with the disease and how governments fought it
Examines the impact of plague on settlements, local his ... Read more
many men compete in digging and kicking but no one at all in the pursuit of human excellence.'
Diogenes the Cynic is best remembered today for having lived in a storage-jar, and walking the street ... Read more
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Written by one of the most eminent scholars and writers on spirituality
Looks at the impact of spirituality on religion and philosophy, but also on anthropology and psychology
Considers the his ... Read more
Wide-ranging account of the impact of rivers on land, human history, animal and plants, and in artistic expression
Explores the cultural resonances of rivers with their own myths and romance
Co ... Read more
Ideal for anyone wishing to know more about one of the most defining figures of the 20th century Asian history
Fascinating story of Mao's life - from his childhood to his time as leader of China
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Explores ideas of probability and the different philosophical approaches to it
Provides a brief account of the history of development of probability theory
Considers the work of some of the big ... Read more
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Robert Wilkins; Simon Cross; Ian Megson; David Meredith
Pub date
Sep 2011
Series
Oxford Medical Handbooks
Written by biomedical scientists and clinicians, with the purpose of disseminating the fundamental scientific principles that underpin medicine, this new edition of the Oxford Handbook of Medical Scie ... Read more
A new edition of Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic tale of redemption and renewal that continues to speak to modern readers 100 years after it first appeared.
Includes a fascinating introduction ... Read more
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