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Captain Scott's own account of his tragic race with Roald Amundsen for the South Pole thrilled the world in 1913. This new edition of his Journals publishes for the first time a complete list of the changes made to Scott's original text before publication....

Volume OneThis is the first volume of a major work in moral philosophy, the long-awaited follow-up to Parfit's classic Reasons and Persons, a landmark of 20th-century philosophy. Parfit presents a powerful new treatment of reasons and a critical examination of the most prominent systematic moral theories, leading to his own ground-breaking...

The story of human history has been inextricably entwined with the story of microbes. Combining tales of devastating epidemics with accessible science and fascinating history,    Deadly Companions reveals how closely microbes have evolved with us over the millennia, shaping human culture through infection, disease, and deadly pandemic....

The Broadway Musical from &'Show Boat&' to Sondheim and Lloyd WebberThis new second edition of Enchanted Evenings offers theater lovers an illuminating behind-the-scenes tour of some of America&'s best loved, most admired, and most enduring musicals.     Readers will find such all-time favorites as Show Boat, Carousel, Kiss Me, Kate, Guys and...

A Very Short Introduction n/eRoland Barthes was the leading figure of French Structuralism, the theoretical movement of the 1960s which revolutionized the study of literature and culture, as well as history and psychoanalysis. But Barthes was a man who disliked orthodoxies. His shifting positions and theoretical interests make him hard to grasp and...

In the last twenty years, systems integration has become a key factor in the        operations, strategy, and competitive advantage of major corporations in a wide        variety of sectors. 'Systems Integration' refers to an emerging model of industrial        organization whereby firms and groups of firms combine different types of...