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SHAKESPEARES TRAGEDIES A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION by WELLS STANLEY
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
Tragedy, including grief, pain and suffering, is a common theme in Shakespeare's plays, often leading to the death of at least one character, if not several. Yet such themes can also be found in Shakespearian plays which are classed as comedies, or histories. What is it which makes a Shakespearian trage ...Show more
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE COLLECTION by ZZZ
Category: Children's | Series: Strawberry Shortcake Ser.
Meet Strawberry Shortcake and her berry best friends in this sweet story collection. Join them for seven scrumptious adventures in Berry Bitty City!
Sailor Moon short stories (#1) by Naoko Takeuchi
Category: Young Adult | Series: Sailor Moon Short Stories Ser.
In this first of two collections of short stories, we find our favorite Sailor Guardians and their friends encountering new mysteries, enemies, allies, and once more saving the day. After the daughter of a foreign diplomat transfers to her school, Chibi-Usa's male classmates suspiciously stop attending ...Show more
Samurai : a Very Short Introduction by Michael Wert
Category: No Category | Series: Very Short Introduction Ser.
The idea of the sword-wielding samurai, beholden to a strict ethical code and trained in deadly martial arts, dominates popular conceptions of the samurai. As early as the late seventeenth century, they were heavily featured in literature, art, theater, and even comedy, from the Tale of theHeike to the ...Show more
Schopenhauer by Christopher Janaway
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
Schopenhauer is considered to be the most readable of German philosophers. This book gives a succinct explanation of his metaphysical system, concentrating on the original aspects of his thought, which inspired many artists and thinkers including Nietzsche, Wagner, Freud, and Wittgenstein. Schopenhauer' ...Show more
Science and Religion (A Very Short Introduction) by DIXON THOMAS
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
The debate between science and religion is never out of the news: emotions run high, fuelled by polemical bestsellers like The God Delusion and, at the other end of the spectrum, high-profile campaigns to teach "Intelligent Design" in schools. Yet there is much more to the debate than the clash of these ...Show more
Scotland by Rab Houston
Category: History | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
Since Devolution in 1999 Scotland has become a focus of intense interest both within Britain and throughout the wider world. In this iVery Short Introduction/i, Rab Houston explores how an independent Scottish nation emerged in the Middle Ages, how it was irrevocably altered by Reformation,links with En ...Show more
Second Variety by Philip K. Dick
Category: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Fiction | Series: Collected Short Stories of Philip K. Dick
The stories within SECOND VARIETY were written between 1952 and 1955, while America was in the grip of McCarthyism. The concerns of the time are reflected in stories such as ?Second Variety?, which tells of an endless war fought by ever more cunning and sophisticated robots, or ?Imposter? where a man ac ...Show more
Seriously Spooky Stories by Chris Powling
Category: Children's | Series: Super Shorts
A collection of nine spooky stories, this book is sure to enthrall and entertain every young reader. There are thrills and chills aplenty, but also lots of laughs in this winning combination of contemporary original stories and retellings of traditional tales.
Sharpshooters: Marksmen Through the Ages by Gary Yee
Category: Military History | Series: Casemate Short History
From the Middle Ages on the most precise shooters have been employed as marksmen or sharpshooters, and equipped with the best available weapons. The German states made the first serious use of sharpshooters on the battlefield during the Seven Years War. Some of these talented riflemen were then employed ...Show more
Short Blacks Gift Boxset by Various
Category: Fiction | Series: Short Blacks
Short Blacks are gems of recent Australian writing - brisk reads that quicken the pulse and stimulate the mind. The boxset includes: 1.Richard Flanagan - The Australian Disease: the decline of love and the rise of non-freedom. 2.Karen Hitchcock - Fat City. 3.Noel Pearson - The War of the Worlds. 4.Helen ...Show more
Short Cuts: Psychology: Navigate Your Way Through Big Ideas by Jennifer Wild
Category: Health and Wellbeing | Series: Short Cuts
What with visual illusions and misinformation, positive mindsets and negative thoughts, social anxiety and personal constructs, the modern landscape of the human mind is an intriguing place to explore. But how are you expected to navigate this hidden world?