Oxford University Press

This is a book for adolescents who have contemplated suicide, or who may be at risk for doing so. As a teenager, author DeQuincy Lezine was one of the many young people each year who attempt suicide. Instead, he sought psychiatric help and went on to found the first ever campus-based chapter of the Suicide Prevention Action Network USA. In Eight...

An upbeat, funny and positive story which deals with the problem of bullying in a life-affirming way...

The Politics of Human Rights provides an engaging and systematic introductory        overview of the nature and development of human rights....

Why is the number seven lucky--even holy--in almost every culture? Why do we speak of the four corners of the earth? Why do cats have nine lives (except in Iran, where they have seven)? From literature to folklore to private superstitions, numbers play a conspicuous role in our daily lives. But in this fascinating book, Annemarie Schimmel shows...

A LifeThe late Abraham Pais wrote the definitive biography of Albert Einstein, "e;Subtle is the Lord,"e; which won an American Book Award. As a distinguished physicist and Einstein&'s colleague, Pais combined a sophisticated understanding of physics with first-hand knowledge of this notoriously private individual, offering rare insights...

How to Reach Key Audiences to Advance Your WorkExplaining Research is the first comprehensive communications guidebook for scientists, engineers, and physicians. Drawing on knowledge gleaned from a forty-year career in research communications, Dennis Meredith maps out how scientists can utilize sophisticated tools and techniques to disseminate...