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The Card - Arnold Bennett Retold by Nick BullardThe Card - Arnold Bennett Retold by Nick Bullard
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- Arnold Bennett
- 80
- 2008
- Oxford University Press
Published 2008. Pre-Intermediate to Intermediate CEF level B1 - 1,000 Headwords. Oxford Bookworms enjoy a world-wide reputation for high-quality storytelling and a great...
The Lost World Oxford World´s ClassicsThe Lost World Oxford World´s Classics
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- Arthur Conan Doyle
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- Oxford University Press
- 240
- 2008
The first in Arthur Conan Doyle's series of books featuring the popular character of Professor Challenger, The Lost World is a classic tale of adventure and discovery. A...
The Bible: Authorized King James Version Oxford World´s Classics - R. CarrollThe Bible: Authorized King James Version Oxford World´s Classics - R. Carroll
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- Robert Carroll, Stephen Prickett
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- Oxford University Press
- 1824
- 2008
The Bible is the most important book in the history of Western civilization, and also the most difficult to interpret. It has been the vehicle of continual conflict, with every...
Don Quixote De La Mancha Oxford World´s ClassicsDon Quixote De La Mancha Oxford World´s Classics
- Cervantes, M.
- beletria
- Oxford University Press
- 1120
- 2008
- Oxford University Press
Don Quixote, originally published in two parts in 1605 and 1615, stands as Cervantes belated but colossal literary success. A work which has achieved mythic status, it is...
Histories Oxford World´s Classics - HerodotusHistories Oxford World´s Classics - Herodotus
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- Herodotus
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- Oxford University Press
- 848
- 2008
Herodotus is not only known as the `father of history´, as Cicero called him, but also the father of ethnography; as well as charting the historical background to the Persian...
Symposium Oxford World´s Classics - PlatoSymposium Oxford World´s Classics - Plato
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- Plato
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- Oxford University Press
- 160
- 2008
In his celebrated masterpiece, Symposium, Plato imagines a high-society dinner-party in Athens in 416 BC at which the guests - including the comic poet Aristophanes and, of...
Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction - K. BinmoreGame Theory: A Very Short Introduction - K. Binmore
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- Ken Binmore
- Oxford University Press
- 208
- 2008
- Oxford University Press
Games are everywhere: Drivers manoeuvring in heavy traffic are playing a driving game. Bargain hunters bidding on eBay are playing an auctioning game. A firm negotiating next...
Oxford Bookworms Library: Stage 1: Under the Moon Akinyemi RowenaPaperbackOxford Bookworms Library: Stage 1: Under the Moon Akinyemi RowenaPaperback
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- AKINYEMI, R.
- 64
- 2008
- Oxford University Press
It is the year 2522, and the planet Earth is dying. The Artificial Ozone Layer is only 300 years old, but it is breaking up fast. Now the sun is burning down on Earth. There is...
Library of Greek Mythology ApollodorusPaperbackLibrary of Greek Mythology ApollodorusPaperback
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- Apollodorus
- 336
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- Oxford University Press
The only work of its kind to survive from classical antiquity, the Library of Apollodorus is a unique guide to Greek mythology, from the origins of the universe to the Trojan...
The Oxford Shakespeare: Hamlet Oxford World´s ClassicsThe Oxford Shakespeare: Hamlet Oxford World´s Classics
- William Shakespeare
- Oxford University Press
- 416
- 2008
- Oxford University Press
Hamlet's combination of violence and introspection is unusual among Shakespeare's tragedies. It is also full of curious riddles and fascinating paradoxes, making it one of his...
The Oxford Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night´s Dream Oxford World´s ClassicsThe Oxford Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night´s Dream Oxford World´s Classics
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- William Shakespeare
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- Oxford University Press
- 288
- 2008
A Midsummer Night's Dream is perhaps the best loved of Shakepeare's plays. It brings together aristocrats, workers, and fairies in a wood outside Athens, and from there the...
The Qur´an Oxford World´s ClassicsThe Qur´an Oxford World´s Classics
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- Abdel Haleem, M. A. S.
- beletria
- Oxford University Press
- 512
- 2008
'Read! Your Lord is the Most Bountiful one who taught by the pen, who taught man what he did not know.' The Qur'an, believed by Muslims to be the word of God, was revealed to...
Notes from the Underground: WITH The Gambler Oxford World´s ClassicsNotes from the Underground: WITH The Gambler Oxford World´s Classics
- Dostoevskij Fëdor
- beletria
- Oxford University Press
- 320
- 2008
- Oxford University Press
Notes from the Underground (1864) is one of the most profound works of nineteenth-century literature. A probing, speculative book, often regarded as a forerunner of the...
Medea and Other Plays Oxford World´s ClassicsMedea and Other Plays Oxford World´s Classics
- Euripides
- beletria
- Oxford University Press
- 272
- 2008
- Oxford University Press
Euripides was one of the most popular and controversial of all Greek tragedians, and his plays are marked by an independence of thought, ingenious dramatic devices, and a...
Journal of a West India Proprietor Oxford World´s Classics - Lewis, M.Journal of a West India Proprietor Oxford World´s Classics - Lewis, M.
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- Matthew Lewis
- beletria
- Oxford University Press
- 347
- 2008
Every man of humanity must wish that slavery, even in its best and most mitigated form, had never found a legal sanction, and must regret that its system is now so incorporated...
Major Works Oxford World´s Classics - Donne, J.Major Works Oxford World´s Classics - Donne, J.
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- John Donne
- beletria
- Oxford University Press
- 528
- 2008
This authoritative edition was formerly published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode. It brings together a unique combination...
Memory: A Very Short Introduction - J. K. FosterMemory: A Very Short Introduction - J. K. Foster
- J. K. Foster
- Oxford University Press
- 144
- 2008
- Oxford University Press
Memories are an integral part of being human. They haunt us, we cherish them, and in our lives we collect more of them with each new experience. Without memory, you would not...
HIV/AIDS: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - A. WhitesideHIV/AIDS: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - A. Whiteside
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- A. Whiteside
- naučné
- Oxford University Press
- 144
- 2008
HIV/AIDS is without doubt the worst epidemic to hit humankind since the Black Death. The first case was identified in 1981; by 2004 it was estimated that about 40 million people...
RBFT Drama and Improvisation - K. WilsonRBFT Drama and Improvisation - K. Wilson
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- K. Wilson
- naučné
- Oxford University Press
- 136
- 2008
Part of Resource Books for Teachers (RBT) series. In each book an introduction presenting important current issues in a specific area is followed by up to 100 ideas, classroom...
Documentary Film: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - P. AufderheideDocumentary Film: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - P. Aufderheide
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- Aufderheide, P.
- Oxford University Press
- 176
- 2008
- Oxford University Press
Documentary film can encompass anything from Robert Flaherty´s pioneering ethnography Nanook of the North to Michael Moore´s anti-Iraq War polemic Fahrenheit 9/11, from Dziga...
The New Testament As Literature: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - K. KeeferThe New Testament As Literature: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - K. Keefer
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- K. Keefer
- naučné
- Oxford University Press
- 136
- 2008
The words, phrases, and stories of the New Testament permeate the English language. Indeed, this relatively small group of twenty-seven works, written during the height of the...
The Old Testament: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - M. D. CooganThe Old Testament: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - M. D. Coogan
- Coogan, M. D.
- Oxford University Press
- 160
- 2008
- Oxford University Press
Eminent biblical scholar Michael D. Coogan offers here a wide-ranging and stimulating exploration of the Old Testament, illuminating its importance as history, literature, and...
Mormonism: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - R. L. BushmanMormonism: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - R. L. Bushman
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- R. L. Bushman
- Oxford University Press
- 144
- 2008
- Oxford University Press
Beginning with a handful of members in 1830, the church that Joseph Smith founded has grown into a world-wide organization with over 12 million adherents, playing prominent...
Religion in America: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - T. BealReligion in America: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - T. Beal
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- Beal, T.
- Oxford University Press
- 144
- 2008
- Oxford University Press
It´s hard to think of a single aspect of American culture, past or present, in which religion has not played a major role. The roles religion plays, moreover, become more...