Oxford University Press

The Dhammapada is one of the most popular texts in the Buddhist Pali canon. It recalls the utterances of the Buddha himself, and is seen as an essential guide to those who wish to follow him on the path towards enlightenment. This book presents the first comprehensive edition of the Dhammapada, allowing readers a unique appreciation of the verses...

Race, Culture, and Inequality in U.S. and South African SchoolsWhat are the features of the school environment that make students' of color        incorporation greater at some schools than at others? Prudence L. Carter seeks to        answer this basic but bedeviling question through a rich comparative analysis of the        organizational and...

Carpe diem i.e. seize the day! Which means utter experimenting as far as snogging is concerned. Am never going to find the ONE if just keep having accidental liaisons with Jack or ill-advised flirtations with Justin. The ONE is out there somewhere. Maybe even right under my nose. I just need to be open-minded. And open-armed. And possibly...

An examination of the importance attached to preserving the memory of the dead in the Roman world, and an exploration of the ways in which funerary inscriptions can be used to reconstruct Roman lives. The valuable source material is extensively reproduced, and the discussion is accessible to non-specialists....

This book defines, for the first time, the rules for predicting H-bond energies and geometries from the properties of the interacting molecules. This new knowledge is used to investigate the molecular mechanisms in systems relevant to chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology, crystallography, and material sciences....

Winning with ProbabilityWhat are the odds against winning the Lottery, making money in a casino, or backing the right horse? Every day, people make judgements on these matters and face other decisions that rest on their understanding of probability: buying insurance, following medical advice, carrying an umbrella. Yet many of us have a frightening...