Oxford University Press

The story of Hitler's formative experiences as a soldier on the Western Front - now told in full for the first time, presenting a radical revision of Hitler's own account of this time in    Mein Kampf....

What Everyone Needs to KnowBeginning in December 2010 popular revolt swept through the Middle East, shocking the world and ushering in a period of unprecedented unrest. Protestors took to the streets to demand greater freedom, democracy, human rights, social justice, and regime change. What caused these uprisings? What is their significance? And...

A scientist's exploration of the great questions of existenceIn this short book Peter Atkins considers the universal questions to which religions have claimed answers. With economy, wit, and elegance, unswerving before awkward realities, Atkins presents what science has to say. While acknowledging the comfort some find in belief, he declares his...

Life, Work, and ThoughtThe first biography of Milton based on original research for 40 years, and first        to take account of new thinking about 17th-century England. Milton is seen here as        flawed, passionate, ruthless, and ambitious, as well as one of the most accomplished        writers of the time and author of the most influential...

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A Very Short IntroductionAmong the many laws of science, there are four laws that direct and constrain everything that happens in the Universe. From the sudden expansion of a cloud of gas to the unfurling of a leaf they help us understand the course of life itself. In this   Very Short Introduction Peter Atkins' explains what the four laws are and...