Paul Leeson; Andrew R. J. Mitchell; Harald Becher; Daniel Augustine
Pub date
Oct 2012
Series
Oxford Specialist Handbooks in Cardiology
Released in 2007 and the first handbook-sized practical training guide to provide easily accessible, detailed information on how to get good images, make key measurements and report findings, the firs ... Read more
Offers a comprehensive and concise account of the Enlightenment intellectual movement
Emphasises the geographical reach of the Enlightenment, while doing justice to the central role of French thi ... Read more
Written by leading economist and biographer Lord Robert Skidelsky
Provides a short insight into the life and works of one of the most influential economic thinkers of the twentieth-century
Cons ... Read more
Introduces the tactics, strategies, and weaponry used in the wars
Discusses the social, political, and institutional aspects of warfare in the Napoleonic era
Addresses the controversy as to how ... Read more
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Considers our definitions of happiness, and its importance
Provides an overview of contemporary and historical thinking about happiness
Looks at both the philosophical and psychological aspects ... Read more
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Provides the basic facts about the world's major families of spoken languages and their distribution around the globe
Relates to some of the big social issues facing the world today, such as bio- ... Read more
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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