Oxford University Press

A self-contained and widely accessible text, with almost no prior knowledge of mathematics required, this book presents a comprehensive introduction to the role that cryptography plays in providing information security for technologies such as the Internet, mobile phones, payment cards, and wireless local area networks....

The Familiar Enemy examines the linguistic, literary, and cultural identities of England and France during the Hundred Years War. It explores works by Deschamps, Charles d'Orleans, and Gower, as well as Chaucer who, the book argues, must be resituated within the context of the multilingual cultural geography of medieval Europe....

The new edition of this bestselling handbook provides an accessible overview of        key surgical principles, techniques and procedures. Fully revised to include a wide        range of new topics and presentations, it covers core anatomy and physiology and new        information on emergencies with an increased focus on...

A Very Short IntroductionThe collapse of communism was one of the most defining moments of the twentieth century. This     Very Short Introduction examines the history behind the political, economic, and social structures of communism as an ideology....

Prehistory-1600 A History of US Book 1Thousands of years--way before Christopher Columbus set sail--wandering tribes of hunters made their way from Asia across the Bering land bridge to North America. They didn't know it, but they had discovered a New World. The First Americans is a fascinating re-creation of pre-Columbian Native American life, and...

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