At a time when politics in Britain is experiencing unprecedented turmoil, this Very Short Introduction examines the past, present, and possible future of British politics. Tony...
There Is a God How the World's Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind
In There Is a God, one of the world's preeminent atheists discloses how his commitment to "follow the argument wherever it leads" led him to a belief in God as Creator. This is a...
Bulletproof Problem Solving The One Skill That Changes Everything
Complex problem solving is the core skill for twenty-first-century teamsComplex problem solving is at the very top of the list of essential skills for career progression in the...
A Sidecar Named Desire: Great Writers And The Booze That Stirred Them
A rollicking history of alcohol and its literary imbibers, from Jane Austen’s beer brewing to James Joyce’s passion for Guinness to E.B. White’s cure for...
The Pattern Seekers How Autism Drives Human Invention
A groundbreaking argument about the link between autism and ingenuity.Why can humans alone invent? In The Pattern Seekers, Cambridge University psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen...
Extinction A Very Short Introduction
Most people are familiar with the dodo and the dinosaur, but extinction has occurred throughout the history of life, with the result that nearly all the species that have ever...
Bagehot The Life and Times of the Greatest Victorian
During the upheavals of 2007–09, the chairman of the Federal Reserve had the name of a Victorian icon on the tip of his tongue: Walter Bagehot. Banker, man of letters, inventor...
The History of Medicine A Very Short Introduction
Against the backdrop of unprecedented concern for the future of health care, this Very Short Introduction surveys the history of medicine from classical times to the present....
God Has Chosen The Doctrine of Election Through Christian History
"He chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world . . ."Among the traditional tenets of the Christian faith is the belief that God chooses or elects people for salvation....
Can We Trust the Gospels?
Is there evidence to believe the Gospels?The Gospels—Matthew, Mark, Luke, John—are four accounts of Jesus's life and teachings while on earth. But should we accept them as...
