Oxford University Press

Human progress and prosperity depend on a peaceful environment, and most people        have always sought to live in peace, yet our perception of the past is dominated too        often by a narrative that is obsessed with war. In this ground breaking study,        former Guardian journalist John Gittings demolishes the myth that peace is dull...

The Jungle Books can be regarded as classic stories told by an adult to children. But they also constitute a complex literary work of art in which the whole of Kipling's philosophy of life is expressed in miniature. They are best known for the `Mowgli' stories; the tale of a baby abandoned and brought up by wolves, educated in the ways and secrets...

In this fully revised and updated second edition of his accessible account of        systematic Christology, Gerald O'Collins continues to challenge the contemporary        publishing trend for sensationalist books on Jesus that are supported neither by the        New Testament witness nor by mainline Christian beliefs.This book...

BL A unified presentation of chemistry of non-stoichiometric compounds BL Describes modern examples and applications The concept of non-stoichiometry is crucial to the understanding of the properties of inorganic compounds. An understanding of the chemical and physical properties of inorganic compounds is indispensable to the progress of materials...

Ordinary Nazis and the HolocaustThe story of a small town near Auschwitz and of its local Nazi administrator. An ordinary functionary and family man without whose help, and those of thousands like him, the murderous plans of the Nazi elite could never have been fully realized....

Harvey Cheyne is the over-indulged son of a millionaire. When he falls overboard from an ocean liner he is rescued by a Portuguese fisherman and, initially against his will, joins the crew of the We're Here for a summer. Through the medium of an exciting adventure story, Captains Courageous (1897) deals with a boy who, like Mowgli in The Jungle...