Oxford University Press

A LifeA comprehensive new biography exploring the greatness and limits of the 'Iron Chancellor', Otto von Bismarck: a political genius who remade Europe and united Germany between 1862 and 1890 by the sheer power of his great personality....

Human beings have the unique ability to view the world in a detached way, but at        the same time each of us is a particular person in a particular place, each with his        own "e;personal"e; view of the world. Thomas Nagel's ambitious and lively book tackles        this fundamental issue, arguing that our divided nature is the root...

An Introduction to Behavioral FinanceThe Efficient Markets Hypothesis has been the central proposition of finance for        nearly thirty years. This book, by one of the foremost US economists, presents an        alternative view of financial markets: behavioral finance. Shleifer demonstrates the        oversimplification of EMH both in the common...

This is a book about acquisitions and their performance. It looks at the different ways in which companies from the major acquiring countries (UK, USA, Japan, Germany, and France) set about integrating the acquisitions they make in the UK. The book illustrates different national styles at work, but also shows how common many management practices...

Polls and election results show Americans sharply divided on same-sex marriage, and the controversy is unlikely to subside anytime soon. Debating Same-Sex Marriage provides an indispensable roadmap to the ongoing debate. Taking a "e;point/counterpoint"e; approach, John Corvino (a philosopher and prominent gay advocate) and Maggie Gallagher...

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