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Derrida: A very short introduction by Simon Glendinning
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: Very Short Introductions
Jacques Derrida, the French philosopher, developed his critical technique known as 'deconstruction'. His work is associated with ideas surrounding both post-structuralism and post-modern philosophy, and he was known to have challenged some of the unquestioned assumptions of our philosophical tradition. ...Show more
Detransition - Beyond Before and After by Max Robinson
Category: Culture | Series: Spinifex Shorts Ser.
I experienced my transition as a form of resistance, but in reality it only affirmed the same stereotypes that had done me harm to begin with. Trying to prevent myself from committing suicide by becoming less recognizably female was an attempt at resistance that, politically, functioned in many ways as ...Show more
Dinosaurs: a Very Short Introduction by David Norman
Category: History | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
Dinosaurs are fascinating creatures and their popularity seems never ending, fueled by films such as Jurassic Park and documentaries such as Walking with Dinosaurs. Yet dinosaurs (or more precisely non-avian dinosaurs) last trod the Earth 65 million years ago. All we know of them today are their fossili ...Show more
Diplomacy by Joseph M. Siracusa
Category: Reference | Series: Very Short Introductions
Like making war, diplomacy has been around a very long time, at least since the Bronze Age. It was primitive by today's standards, there were few rules, but it was a recognizable form of diplomacy. Since then, diplomacy has evolved greatly, coming to mean different things, to different persons, at diffe ...Show more
Dogs in Heaven and Other Animals by Jacky Newcomb
Category: Animals & Nature | Series: HarperTrue Fate - A Short Read
Dreaming - A Very Short Introduction by J. Allan Hobson
Category: Fiction | Series: Very Short Introductions
What is dreaming, and what causes it? Why are dreams so strange and why are they so hard to remember? Replacing dream mystique with modern dream science, J. Allan Hobson provides a new and increasingly complete picture of how dreaming is created by the brain. Focusing on dreaming to explain the mechanis ...Show more
Early Music by Thomas Forrest Kelly
Category: Performing Arts | Series: Very Short Introductions
The music of the medieval, Renaissance, and baroque periods have been repeatedly discarded and rediscovered ever since they were new. An interest in music of the past has been characteristic of a part of the musical world since the early 19th century. The revival of Gregorian chant in the early 19th cen ...Show more
Earth System Science: a Very Short Introduction by Tim Lenton
Category: Science | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
When humanity first glimpsed planet Earth from space, the unity of the system that supports humankind entered the popular consciousness. The concept of the Earth's atmosphere, biosphere, oceans, soil, and rocks operating as a closely interacting system has rapidly gained ground in science. This new fiel ...Show more
Easter Stories (Springtime Stories) by Enid Blyton
Category: Childrens | Series: Bumper Short Story Collections
Delight in this collection of 30 short stories, full of the buzz and excitement of spring - the perfect Easter present! Head off on a sparkling springtime adventure with the world's best-loved storyteller. From the little boy who helps a lamb in trouble to the fairies hidden inside Easter Eggs, excitem ...Show more
Ecology A Very Short Introduction by Ghazoul Jaboury
Category: Animals & Nature | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
Understanding how our living environment works is essentially a study of ecological systems. Ecology is the science of how organisms interact with each other and with their environment, and how such interactions create self-organising communities and ecosystems. This science touches us all. The food we ...Show more
Economics : a Very Short Introduction by Partha Dasgupta
Category: Business | Series: Very Short Introductions S.
Economics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life, and offer solutions to them too. Combining a global approach with examples from everyday life, Partha Dasgupta describes the lives of two children who live very different lives in different parts of t ...Show more
Egyptian Myth : A Very Short Introduction by Geraldine Pinch
Category: History | Series: Very Short Introductions