Authors:B. Kovner, Jacob Adler,
Publisher: Ayer Co Pub
Keywords: short, laugh, humorous, stories, series, reprint, index, story, jew
Number of Pages: 187
Published: 1936-06
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 083693427X
ISBN-13: 9780836934274

Author: John Polkinghorne
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: short, introductions, introduction, quantum, theory
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2002-07-15
List price: $11.95
ISBN-10: 0192802526
ISBN-13: 9780192802521

Quantum Theory is the most revolutionary discovery in physics since Newton. This book gives a lucid, exciting, and accessible account of the surprising and counterintuitive ideas that shape our understanding of the sub-atomic world. It does not disguise the problems of interpretation that still remain unsettled 75 years after the initial discoveries. The main text makes no use of equations, but there is a Mathematical Appendix for those desiring stronger fare. Uncertainty, probabilistic physics, complementarity, the problematic character of measurement, and decoherence are among the many topic

Author: Harry Sidebottom
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: short, introductions, introduction, ancient, warfare
Number of Pages: 166
Published: 2005-06-02
List price: $11.95
ISBN-10: 0192804707
ISBN-13: 9780192804709

Greek and Roman warfare was unlike that of any other culture before or since. The key difference is often held to be that the Greeks and Romans practiced a "Western Way of War," in which the aim is an open, decisive battle--won by courage instilled, in part, by discipline. Here, Harry Sidebottom looks at how this Western Way of War was constructed and maintained by the Greeks and Romans and why this concept is so prevalent today. All aspects of ancient warfare are thoroughly examined--from philosophy and strategy to the technical skills needed to fight. Sidebottom examines war in the wider con

Author: Simon Critchley
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: short, introductions, introduction, continental, philosophy
Number of Pages: 168
Published: 2001-06-07
List price: $11.95
ISBN-10: 0192853597
ISBN-13: 9780192853592

In this enlightening new Very Short Introduction, Simon Critchley shows us that Continental philosophy encompasses a distinct set of philosophical traditions and practices, with a compelling range of problems all too often ignored by the analytic tradition. He discusses the ideas and approaches of philosophers such as Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Habermas, Foucault, and Derrida. He also introduces key concepts such as existentialism, nihilism, and phenomonology, by explaining their place in the Continental tradition. The perfect guide for anyone interested in the great p

Author: Jonathan Culler
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: short, introductions, introduction, literary, theory
Number of Pages: 152
Published: 2000-06-15
List price: $11.95
ISBN-10: 019285383X
ISBN-13: 9780192853837

What is literary theory? Is there a relationship between literature and culture? In fact, what is literature, and does it matter? These questions and more are addressed in Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction, a book which steers a clear path through a subject which is often perceived to be complex and impenetrable. Jonathan Culler, an extremely lucid commentator and much admired in the field of literary theory, offers discerning insights into such theories as the nature of language and meaning, and whether literature is a form of self-expression or a method of appeal to an audience. Con

Author: Christopher Kelly
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: short, introductions, introduction, roman, empire
Number of Pages: 168
Published: 2006-09-14
List price: $11.95
ISBN-10: 0192803913
ISBN-13: 9780192803917

The Roman Empire was a remarkable achievement. It had a population of sixty million people spread across lands encircling the Mediterranean and stretching from northern England to the sun-baked banks of the Euphrates, and from the Rhine to the North African coast. It was, above all else, an empire of force--employing a mixture of violence, suppression, order, and tactical use of power to develop an astonishingly uniform culture.Here, historian Christopher Kelly covers the history of the Empire from Augustus to Marcus Aurelius, describing the empire’s formation, and its political, religio

Author: William Doyle
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: short, introductions, introduction, french, revolution
Number of Pages: 152
Published: 2001-12-06
List price: $11.95
ISBN-10: 0192853961
ISBN-13: 9780192853967

Beginning with a discussion of familiar images of the French Revolution, garnered from Dickens, Baroness Orczy, and Tolstoy, as well as the legends of let them eat cake, and tricolours, Doyle leads the reader to the realization that we are still living with developments and consequences of the French Revolution such as decimalization, and the whole ideology of human rights. Continuing with a brief survey of the old regime and how it collapsed, Doyle continues to ellucidate how the revolution happened: why did the revolutionaries quarrel with the king, the church and the rest of Europe, why thi