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New Perspectives on the Evolution and Nature of the Human Language        FacultyThis book, by leading scholars, represents some of the main work in progress in        biolinguistics. It offers fresh perspectives on language evolution and variation,        new developments in theoretical linguistics, and insights on the relations...

Described by reviewers as `most informative' ( The Advocate), `stimulating and sturdy' (   Clergy Review), and `an ideal introduction to the subject' (   Journal of Belief and Values), this is a thoroughly revised and updated edition of a well-established student text-book about the historical problems involved in the study of the New Testament and...

The first book-length study of the oriental tale in England since 1908,  Fabulous Orients is an original work of criticism which illustrates the centrality of narratives of and from the eastern territories of Turkey, Persia, China, and India in the formation of the novel and constructions of western identity in a culture on the threshold of empire....

The Oxford Handbook of Obsessive Compulsive and Spectrum Disorders reviews current        literature on obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and its associated spectrum        conditions, including body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), hoarding, trichotillomania,        tic disorders, and Tourette's Syndrome. Authored by leading experts in these...

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The Story of Fiber OpticsCity of Light tells the story of fiber optics, tracing its transformation from 19th-century parlor trick into the foundation of our global communications network. Written for a broad audience by a journalist who has covered the field for twenty years, the book is a lively account of both the people and the ideas behind this...