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A Natural History of VirusesThis fascinating book shows how viruses, with their amazing ability to mutate, have caused devastating diseases in the past, and continue to provide one of the greatest challenges to science. With viruses often over-dramatised in the media, the author seeks to provide an accurate account of these nimble parasites, and to...

The Cartography of Syntactic Structures, Volume 7The cartographic project considers evidence for a functional head in one language        as evidence for it in universal grammar. In this volume, some of the most        influential linguists who have participated in this long-lasting debate offer their        recent work in short, self contained...

Behind the Curtain examines the musicians who were composers, arrangers, assistants and studio performers in the Bollywood studios from the 1930s until the present. It offers a musical, technological, industrial, and social history of India's hegemonic popular music industry from the perspectives of the musicians and others who experienced it. It...

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A Very Short IntroductionWritten by a leading expert on the Puritans, this brief, informative volume offers a wealth of background on this key religious movement. This book traces the shaping, triumph, and decline of the Puritan world,...