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  2. List of Very Short Introductions books - Wikipedia

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    Dreaming: An Introduction to the Science of Sleep, 2002: Psychology 128: Dinosaurs: David Norman: 28 July 2005 28 December 2017 (2nd ed.) biology/Earth Sciences and Geography 129: Renaissance Art: Geraldine A. Johnson: 21 April 2005: Art 130: Buddhist ethics: Damien Keown: 23 June 2005 25 June 2020 (2nd ed.) Religion 131: Tragedy: Adrian Poole ...

  3. Very Short Introductions - Wikipedia

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    Very Short Introductions (VSI) is a book series published by the Oxford University Press (OUP). The books are concise introductions to particular subjects, intended for a general audience but written by experts. Most are under 200-pages long.

  4. Stoicism: A Very Short Introduction - Wikipedia

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    Stoicism: A Very Short Introduction is a 2018 philosophy book by Brad Inwood. As part of the Very Short Introductions series published by Oxford University Press , it is aimed at the lay reader. Contents

  5. The History of Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction

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    The History of Mathematics consists of seven chapters, [1] featuring many case studies. [2] [3] Its first, "Mathematics: myth and history", gives a case study of the history of Fermat's Last Theorem and of Wiles's proof of Fermat's Last Theorem, [4] making a case that the proper understanding of this history should go beyond a chronicle of individual mathematicians and their accomplishments ...

  6. Que sais-je? - Wikipedia

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    The aim of the series is to provide the lay reader with an accessible introduction to a field of study written by an expert in the field. As such, they are a good example of haute vulgarization (high popularization). The phrase "Que sais-je?" is taken from the works of French essayist Michel de Montaigne and means, "What do I know."

  7. Talk:List of Very Short Introductions books - Wikipedia

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    A very short introduction by Jonathan Barnes. 59.182.68.8 16:37, 16 September 2024 (UTC) This page was last edited on 16 September 2024, at 16:37 (UTC). Text is ...

  8. Linguistics: A Very Short Introduction - Wikipedia

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    The book was reviewed by Ute Römer of the University of Hanover, who wrote that Matthews "has performed the very difficult task of compressing a wealth of material and presenting it in a most accessible way", [1] and by Cheryl Eason of Central Missouri State University, who wrote "I would... suggest that a number of the ideas in the text be illustrated with examples from morphology or syntax ...

  9. Complete Idiot's Guides - Wikipedia

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    Alpha Books, publisher of the Complete Idiot's Guides, is a member of Penguin Group. It began as a division of Macmillan. Pearson Education acquired Macmillan General Reference (MGR) from Simon & Schuster in 1998 and retained the line while the rest of MGR was sold to IDG Books. [1] Alpha moved from Pearson Education to Penguin Group in 2003 ...