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This series, which spans more than 100 books, begins with the introduction of the four recently orphaned alden children who range in age from 5 to 15. The final sixth season was released by netflix in 2017. Shortcuts is a major new series of concise, accessible introductions to some of the major issues of our times. These will become classics with the like of to kill a mockingbird. Since the series was launched it has continued to offer new books each year for students and scholars, and the avidly curious, offering a bridge between reference content and higher academic work. All titles provide intelligent and serious introductions to a huge range of subjects, written by experts in the field who combine facts, analysis. True to that logic, for some years in a row the bestselling book in the series has been. There are few stories more remarkable than the evolution of life on earth. An epidemic of excess continues to sweep american culture, manifested by everything from obesity statistics to heavyhanded adjectivesextreme, ultra, extreme ultraadorning logos and labels. A simple introduction to data science is not in the very short introductions series nor is it even published by oxford. The oxford very short introductions series 285 books.
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See all my book recommendations for 9yearold children here. Very short introductions discover vsis from oxford now. Oxfords very short introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects from islam to sociology, politics to classics, and literary theory to history. Desperate to avoid being sent to live in separate homes or with their frighteningsounding grandfather, the plucky kids run away and set up housekeeping in an abandoned boxcar. The very short introduction series from oxford university press has been around for twenty years and their promise has been the same. A very short introduction very short introductions john monaghan.
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