Oxford University Press

A Very Short IntroductionIn a world of growing political tension and unease, this    Very Short Introduction covers essential topics ranging from foreign policy, democracy, and terrorism, to the environment and globalization. Showing how many disciplines come together in the study of international relations, it explains the underlying theories and...

Michael Ward argues convincingly that medieval cosmology, a subject which fascinated Lewis throughout his life, provides the imaginative key to the seven novels. Drawing on the whole range of Lewis's writings (including previously unpublished drafts of the    Chronicles), Ward shows that the Narnia stories were designed to express the...

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In offices across America, the Masters of Gobbledygook are hard at work. They&'re bombarding in-boxes with those long, confusing memos that colleagues don&'t have the patience to read--and bosses don&'t have the time to rewrite. They use words like "e;commence"e; or "e;prior to"e; instead of "e;begin"e; or...

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What It Is and Why It MattersRoger S. Gottlieb provides a lucid and accessible overview of what spirituality is, enabling a clear-eyed understanding of the concept, its manifold connections to other aspects of personal and social life, its role as a positive psychological and social phenomenon, and some of the risks that attend it....