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
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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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Considers the basic elements of network theory and its applications
Uses examples from everyday life - from nature, technology, society, and history - to explain the basic theory
An engaging in ... Read more
Magic is a topic of constant fasciation and interest which can described in various ways - supernatural, superstition, simple illusion, religious miracles, and fantasies of the imagination
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Answers all of the pertinent questions - what is sleep? why do we need sleep? how much sleep is enough? what happens when we don't get enough sleep?
Explores sleep changes in relation to pregnanc ... Read more
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She liked lies...To lie readily and cleverly, recklessly and yet successfully, was, according to the lessons which she had learned, a necessity in a woman'
Lizzie Eustace is young, beautiful, and w ... Read more
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A Dictionary of Mechanical Engineering is one of the latest additions to the market leading Oxford Paperback Reference series. In over 8,500 clear and concise A to Z entries, it provides definitions ... Read more
