Oxford University Press

Lyndon Johnson and His Times, 1908-1960From the antiwar movement to Robert Caro's recent book, LBJ has been denounced as        the self-serving villian of American politics. But the truth, as Bancroft        prize-winner Robert Dallek writes in this unequalled account of Johnson's life, was        far more complex--and far more interesting. Based...

This book addresses one of the most debated and least understood revolutions in the history of our species, the change from hunting and gathering to farming. Graeme Barker takes a global view, integrating an array of information from archaeology and other disciplines including anthropology, botany, climatology, genetics, linguistics, and zoology....

Hinduism is practised by eighty per cent of India's population, and by thirty        million people outside India. In this Very Short Introduction, Kim Knott combines a        succinct and authoritative overview of a major religion with an analysis of the        challenges facing it in the twentieth century. She discusses key preoccupations...

Punctuation can make all the difference between a good piece of writing and a superb piece of writing. In The Art of Punctuation, Noah Lukeman demystifies each punctuation mark: from the punchiness of the full stop to the unacknowledged flexibility of the question mark, the manifold powers of punctuation are revealed in this practical yet engaging...

John Ferling's masterful John Adams: A Life is a singular biography of the man who succeeded George Washington in the presidency and shepherded the fragile new nation through the most dangerous of times....

After a dramatic accident Kit and his parents find themselves washed up on a small island. But there is no sanctuary here. The local community is hostile and menacing. Soon Kit's life is in danger and he is forced to face not just the inhabitants but a disturbing new arrival whose presence on the island terrifies the community. In his struggle...