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Pioneer of the Information AgeIn the centenary of Alan Turing's birth, we celebrate the life and work of one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century. Best known for the role he played in cracking German secret code Enigma during World War Two, and the personal tragedy of his death aged only 41, this is an insight into to the man, his work,...

The Oxford Handbook of General Practice is an essential lifeline for the busy GP.          It includes hands-on advice to help with any day-to-day problems which might arise        in general practice. Revised and updated throughout, this new edition includes        several new chapters and expanded material on the new GP contract...

The breathtaking final part of the acclaimed 'Companions Quartet'...

Technology: A World History offers a brilliant history of invention around the globe. Historian Daniel R. Headrick ranges from the Stone Age and the beginnings of agriculture to the Industrial Revolution and the electronic revolution of the recent past. In tracing the growing power of humans over nature through increasingly powerful innovations, he...

Books 6-10In Books 6 to 10 of his monumental history of Rome, Livy deals with the period in which Rome recovered from its Gallic disaster to impose mastery over almost the entire Italian peninsula in a series of ever greater wars. Vivid portrayals of personalities, politics, warfare, and religion bring 4th-century Italy vividly alive in this new...

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