Oxford University Press

Provides a comprehensive overview of the gender rules encountered in Europe in the period between approximately 500 and 1500 C.E....

The pendulum is a unique physical system which exhibits remarkably varied and complex behavior under many different conditions. Seven 'tales', detailing different important facets of the pendulum, show the exciting diversity of the science of the pendulum, and its untold significance in the history of human intellectual development....

Using Evidence, Visualization and Statistical Thinking to Improve HealthcareThirteen contemporary medical topics are used to illustrate how modern tools of statistical thinking and statistical graphics can illuminate them. The book aims to solve some vexing problems that seem perplexing, and make the problems and their solutions clear for the...

A Pianist&'s Guide to Musical InterpretationPlaying Beyond the Notes: A Pianist&'s Guide to Musical Interpretation demystifies the complex concepts of musical interpretation in Western tonal piano music by boiling it down to basic principles in an accessible writing style. Author and veteran piano instructor Deborah Rambo Sinn tackles a different...

Why do we look to lawyers to lead, and why do so many of them prove to be so untrustworthy and unprepared? In Lawyers as Leaders, eminent law professor Deborah Rhode not only answers these questions but crafts an essential manual for attorneys who need to develop better leadership skills....

The Cognitive and Biological Basis for Linguistic StructuresThis book traces the lines of research that grew out of Thomas Bever's "e;The Cognitive Basis of Linguistic Structures"e;. Leading scientists review over 40 years of debates on the factors at play in language comprehension, production, and acquisition; the current status of...