Oxford University Press

A History of Listening Behind the WheelThis book traces the full history of noise in and around cars, shows how we created auditory privacy in our cars, even though they were highly noisy things at the beginning of the twentieth century. It is about the sounds of car engines, tires, wipers, blinkers, warning signals, in-car audio systems and,...

Burning BeachThe final book in the mind-blowing Unleashed series. When Mia washes up on a remote beach, barely alive and suffering from amnesia, there's only one thing she knows for certain ...everyone she loves is dead. Sheltered by a tiny Irish community, her healing warmth brings joy and relief to strangers ...but her returning memory tells...

Analysis (sometimes called Real Analysis or Advanced Calculus) is a core subject in most undergraduate mathematics degrees. It is elegant, clever and rewarding to learn, but it is hard. Even the best students find it challenging, and those who are unprepared often find it incomprehensible at first. This book aims to ensure that no student need be...

Escape from the Fierce Predator and other Jurassic AdventuresAre you ready for the best adventure ever? Jamie and Tom are back in the Jurassic, where the dinosaurs come in all shapes and sizes ...as they soon find out! In three epic adventures The boys have to help a poorly apatosaurus, come under attack from a pesky compsognathus (and its mates!),...

What Everyone Needs to KnowMarine pollution occurs today in varied forms--chemical, industrial, and agricultural-and the sources of pollution are endless. In recent history, we&'ve seen oil spills, untreated sewage, eutrophication, invasive species, heavy metals, acidification, radioactive substances, marine litter, and overfishing, among other...

The Rise of the Regulated Market in Higher EducationThe global economic crisis has required governments across the globe to reconsider their spending priorities. It is within this demanding economic context that higher education systems have been steadily restructured with in many ways the English model in the vanguard of change. This book focuses...