Oxford University Press

Here is a who's who of business, thirty-one profiles of inventors, financiers,        organizers, motivators, and gurus--a vivid, informative look at the history of        management as seen through the lives of its most influential figures.We meet Eli        Whitney, creator of the cotton gin and father of the machine tool industry,...

Around the world and throughout history, in cultures as diverse as ancient Mesopotamia and modern America, human beings have been compelled by belief in gods and developed complex religions around them. But why? What makes belief in supernatural beings so widespread? And why are the gods of so many different people so similar in nature? This...

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InWriting Alone and with Others, Schneider's acclaimed methods are available in a        single, well-organized, and highly readable volume. The first part of the book        guides the reader through the perils of the solitary writing life: fear, writer's        block, and the bad habits of the internal critic. In the second section,...

This new edition of Defoe's masterpiece includes a lively introduction by Tom Keymer, full notes and useful appendices, including a chronology of the action of the story and Defoe's most sustained commentary on it....

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