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Based on the authoritative Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea, this comprehensive illustrated guide offers concise entries on more than 1,275 international terms used in yachting and...

Working its way through the fascinating creation story and cultural footprint of the WipEout game series, WipEout Futurism offers unprecedented access to the game's visual archives and reveals the...

With over 550 entries ranging from Abba to Zwingli composed by leading contemporary theologians from around the world, The Cambridge Dictionary of Christian Theology represents a fresh, ecumenical...

An accessible and innovative look at Irish history by some of today's most exciting historians of IrelandThis book brings together some of today's most exciting scholars of Irish history to chart the...

This collection of essays investigates histories in the ancient world and the extent to which the producers and consumers of those histories believed them to be true. Ancient Greek historiographers...

Selections from one of the greatest essayists of the Graeco-Roman worldPlutarch used an encyclopedic knowledge of the Roman Empire to produce a compelling and individual voice. In this superb...

The essential insider’s guide for ecologists at all career stages—now completely updated and expandedMost books and courses in ecology focus on facts and concepts but do little to explain the process...

Written for the distinguished retiring President of the International Law Association, this is a collection of papers by prominent lawyers in Great Britain and abroad.

This book examines the effects of environmental heterogeneity, or patchiness, on populations of plants and animals. The factors explored include variations in space, time, climactic conditions, food...

Now in its third edition, this dynamic textbook analyses the traits fundamental to human personality: what they are, why they matter, their biological and social foundations, how they play out in...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and...

For decades, commentators have acknowledged Andy Warhol's phenomenal impact on contemporary art. Unlike the many existing books about the artist, Regarding Warhol: Fifty Artists, Fifty Years is the...

How medieval Dutch society laid the foundations for modern capitalismThe Netherlands was one of the pioneers of capitalism in the Middle Ages, giving rise to the spectacular Dutch Golden Age while...

This story of the theft of the Nazis' hoard of more than $2.5 billion in gold, currency, and jewels reveals, after a nine-year investigation, how the gold was moved, how it vanished, and who dipped...

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the human, social and economic aspects of science and technology. It examines a broad range of issues from a variety of perspectives, using examples...