中文参考译名:生命的意义：在很短的介绍（非常短介绍）
Author: Terry Eagleto
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: short, introductions, introduction, meaning, life
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2008-06-30
List price: $11.95
ISBN-10: 0199532176
ISBN-13: 9780199532179

The phrase "the meaning of life" for many seems a quaint notion fit for satirical mauling by Monty Python or Douglas Adams. But in this spirited Very Short Introduction, famed critic Terry Eagleton takes a serious if often amusing look at the question and offers his own surprising answer. Eagleton first examines how centuries of thinkers and writers--from Marx and Schopenhauer to Shakespeare, Sartre, and Beckett--have responded to the ultimate question of meaning. He suggests, however, that it is only in modern times that the question has become problematic. But instead of tackling it head-on,

中文参考译名:科学与宗教：一个非常简短的介绍（非常短介绍）
Author: Thomas Dixo
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: short, introductions, introduction, science, religion
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2008-08-01
List price: $11.95
ISBN-10: 0199295514
ISBN-13: 9780199295517

The debate between science and religion is never out of the news: emotions run high, fuelled by polemical bestsellers like The God Delusion and, at the other end of the spectrum, high-profile campaigns to teach "Intelligent Design" in schools. Yet there is much more to the debate than the clash of these extremes. As Thomas Dixon shows in this balanced and thought-provoking introduction, a whole range of views, subtle arguments, and fascinating perspectives can be found on this complex and centuries-old subject. He explores the key philosophical questions that underlie the debate, but also high

中文参考译名:生命的历史：在很短的介绍（非常短介绍）
Author: Michael J. Bento
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: short, introductions, introduction, history, life
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2008-12-15
List price: $11.95
ISBN-10: 0199226326
ISBN-13: 9780199226320

Here is the extraordinary story of the unfolding of life on Earth, told by Michael J. Benton, a world-renowned authority on biodiversity. Ranging over four billion years, Benton weaves together the latest findings on fossils, earth history, evolutionary biology, and many other fields to highlight the great leaps that enabled life to evolve from microbe to human--big breakthroughs that made whole new ways of life possible--including cell division and multicellularity, hard skeletons, the move to land, the origin of forests, the move to the air. He describes the mass extinctions, especially the

中文参考译名:核武器：在很短的介绍（非常短介绍）
Author: Joseph M. Siracusa
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: short, introductions, introduction, nuclear, weapons
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2008-04-15
List price: $11.95
ISBN-10: 0199229546
ISBN-13: 9780199229543

Despite not having been used in anger since Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nuclear weapons are still the biggest threat that faces us in the 21st century. Indeed, for all the effort to reduce nuclear stockpiles to zero and to keep other nations (such as Iran) from developing nuclear capability, it seems that the Bomb is here to stay. In this gripping Very Short Introduction, Joseph M. Siracusa, an internationally respected authority on nuclear arms, provides a comprehensive, accessible, and at times chilling overview of the most deadly weapon ever invented. Siracusa explains the history of the arms r

中文参考译名:诺曼征服：很短的介绍（非常短介绍）
Author: George Garnett
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: short, introductions, introduction, norman, conquest
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2010-01-04
List price: $11.95
ISBN-10: 0192801619
ISBN-13: 9780192801616

The Norman Conquest in 1066 was one of the most profound turning points in English history, dramatically transforming a disparate collection of small nations into a powerful European state. But what actually happened? How was the invasion viewed by those who witnessed it? And how has its legacy been seen by generations since? In this fascinating Very Short Introduction, George Garnett--a leading expert on the Norman Conquest and its aftermath--reveals how dramatically English life was changed, transforming everything from its language to its law, and introducing a more sophisticated form of go

中文参考译名:医学伦理：在很短的介绍（非常短的介绍）
Author: Tony Hope
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: short, introductions, introduction, medical, ethics
Number of Pages: 170
Published: 2004-12-02
List price: $11.95
ISBN-10: 0192802828
ISBN-13: 9780192802828

Medical ethics is an area that has particular interest for the general public as well as for the medical practitioner, and issues concerning medical ethics seem to be constantly in the headlines. This short and accessible introduction provides an invaluable tool with which to think about the ethical values that lie at the heart of medicine. Tony Hope deals with thorny moral issues, including euthanasia and the morality of killing. He also explores political questions, such as how we can make sure health care resources are distributed fairly. Each chapter in the book considers a different issue

中文参考译名:免费演讲：很短的介绍（非常短的介绍）
Author: Nigel Warburto
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: short, introductions, introduction, free, speech
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2009-04-15
List price: $11.95
ISBN-10: 0199232350
ISBN-13: 9780199232352

Voltaire’s comment--"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"--is frequently quoted by defenders of free speech. Yet it is rare to find someone prepared to defend all freedom of speech, especially if the views expressed are obnoxious or obviously false. So where do we draw the line? How important is our right to freedom of speech? In this accessible and up-to-date Very Short Introduction, Nigel Warburton covers a wide range of controversial free-speech issues, from Holocaust denial and pornography to the status of modern copyright law. The book o