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The molecule that made the worldOxygen has had extraordinary effects on life. Three hundred million years ago, in Carboniferous times, dragonflies grew as big as seagulls, with wingspans ofnearly a metre. Researchers claim they could have flown only if the air had contained more oxygen than today -probably as much as 35 per cent. Giant spiders,...

A Very Short IntroductionThe concept of law lies at the heart of our social and political life, shaping the character of our community and underlying issues from racism and abortion to human rights and international war. But what actually is law? Is it just a set of rules, or something much more than that? And what is its role in...

The Oxford Handbook of Urology Second edition provides an excellent, informative        and comprehensive overview of urology....

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A Very Short IntroductionWhat do we mean by 'tragedy' now? When we turn on the news, does a report of the latest atrocity have any connection with Sophocles and Shakespeare? Addressing questions about belief, blame, revenge, pain, witnessing and ending, this book demonstrates the enduring significance of attempts to understand terrible suffering....

The Year of Four Emperors, so the ancient sources assure us, was one of the most        chaotic, violent and frightening periods in all Roman history: a time of        assassinations and civil wars, of armies so out of control that they had no qualms        about occupying the city of Rome, and of ambitious men who seized power only to...