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From Ancient Greek times, music has been seen as a mathematical art, and this relationship has fascinated generations. This new in paperback edition of diverse, comprehensive and fully-illustrated papers, authored by leading scholars, links the two fields in a lucid manner that is suitable for students of each subject as well as the general reader.

From Roman times to the present day, Spain has occupied a significant role in the evolution of our Western world. In this one volume, under the editorship of Sir Raymond Carr, leading scholars present an overview of the political, economic, social, and intellectual factors which have shaped Spanish history over the last two thousand years.

The Oxford German Dictionary offers authoritative coverage of 320,000 words and phrases, and 520,000 translations. With a clear two-colour layout, a correspondence guide, and notes on life and culture in the German-speaking world, this is the essential bilingual reference tool for students, academics and language professionals.

Authored by a leading name in mathematics, this engaging and clearly presented text leads the reader through the tactics involved in solving mathematical problems at the Mathematical Olympiad level. With numerous exercises and assuming only basic mathematics, this text is ideal for students of 14 years and above in pure mathematics.

In Lone Star Rising, Robert Dallek offers a brilliant, definitive portrait of a great American politician. Based on seven years of research in over 450 manuscript collections and oral histories, as well as numerous personal interviews, this first of a two-volume biography follows Johnson's life from his childhood to his election as vice-president under Kennedy.

Mammals are the dominant large animals, occurring in virtually every environment. This book presents an account of the remarkable 320 million year long fossil record that documents their origin, their long spell as no more than small, nocturnal creatures, and their explosive radiation since the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.

This work seeks to broaden the comprehension of the student of Italian Renaissance painting by concentrating not on the works of art themselves, but on the various artistic theories which influenced them or were expressed by them. The text includes the writings of Michelangelo and Vasari.

A new edition of a student text which provides a broad study of optimization methods. It builds on the base of simple economic theory, elementary linear algebra and calculus, and reinforces each new mathematical idea by relating it to its economic application.

Based upon the text of a seminar devised by the author which has been widely acclaimed as a breakthrough in the teaching and learning of advocacy. It is based on the personal experience of the author and has been described as invaluable as a review for the experienced advocate.

Provides a brief account of the origins, history, and sense-development of a large part of the vocabulary of modern English, including both basic words and a wide selection of derivative forms.

Celebrating over 30 years as the market-leading series, Blackstone's Statutes have an unrivalled tradition of trust and quality. With a rock-solid reputation for accuracy, reliability, and authority, they remain first-choice for students and lecturers, providing a careful selection of up-to-date legislation for exams and course use.

One day Mia and her mum find an abandoned dolls' house. They give it a lick of paint and leave it on the porch to dry overnight. As children from the street come to play, Mia begins to make new friends. Just one little boy doesn't join in and Mia wonders how to help him overcome his shyness.

Containing over 600 Single Best Answer questions, the fourth edition of Oxford Assess and Progress: Clinical Medicine is an essential revision guide.

Isadora has been invited to a sleepover under the sea with her mermaid friends, it's so exciting! But when she arrives she meets a mermaid called Emerald, who doesn't seem quite so pleased to be there.Can Isadora find out what is the matter? It's the beginning of a magical underwater adventure!

Godfrey used to be a tadpole. Now he is a frog. He doesn't think it's a very exciting thing to be. Can his friends show him just how special he really is?

Isadora is so excited to be going to the Frost Festival, a huge celebration of the winter fairies. But in the hustle and bustle Isadora loses sight of Pink Rabbit. Can she find him before the grand fairy lights are switched on?

Viruses are everywhere, and as the COVID-19 pandemic has shown, cannot be ignored. From their discovery to the unravelling of their intricate structures, this Very Short Introduction provides a rounded and concise account of the nature of viruses, how they attack their hosts, and the efforts to control them.

This book proposes a perspective of social-symbolic work that integrates diverse streams of research to examine how people purposefully work to construct organizational life and the identities, careers, boundaries, strategies, and social practices that define their organizations.

When Mirabelle plays too many pranks and isn't allowed at her parents' picnic party, she has a brilliant idea: she'll take a shrinking potion, so she'll be too tiny for anyone to see! But Mirabelle discovers that the garden is a little more dangerous when you're no taller than a blade of grass. Has the mischief gone too far this time . . . ?

When a boy stumbles into a blank book, he thinks it looks empty . . . until he meets a paintbrush. Although the boy is certain that he can't draw or paint, the brush encourages him to try-and it soon becomes clear that anything can be turned into something. With a bit of imagination, the possibilities are endless-you can paint the world!

Global Political Economy is a comprehensive introduction to the core approaches and issues in GPE and this new edition also explores areas of inequality within topics such as colonialism, race, gender, everyday life, and North-South divides.

O'Sullivan & Hilliard's The Law of Contract provides a clear, straightforward, and comprehensive account of the core principles of contract law. The 11th edition has been rigorously updated by Cambridge academic and teacher, Janet O'Sullivan. All the key topics on the LLB and GDL courses are covered, as well as current debates in the field.