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The Basics Series

143 primary works • 143 total works
The Basics is a highly successful series of accessible guidebooks which provide an overview of the fundamental principles of a subject area in a jargon-free and undaunting format.

Intended for students approaching a subject for the first time, the books both introduce the essentials of a subject and provide an ideal springboard for further study. Wi…
Acting: The Basics
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3.81 · 27 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2010 · 24 editions
A practical and theoretical guide to the world of …

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    American Philosophy: The Basics
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    2.80     · 5 Ratings · published 2012 · 13 editions
    American Philosophy: The Basics introduces the his…

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    Ancient Egypt
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    3.55     · 11 Ratings · 2 Reviews · 7 editions
    Ancient The Basics offers an accessible and compre…

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    Ancient Near East: The Basics
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    3.94     · 17 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2013 · 13 editions
    Ancient Near The Basics surveys the history of the…

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    Animal Ethics: The Basics
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    4.12     · 8 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2015 · 9 editions
    Animal Ethics has long been a highly contested are…

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    Anthropology: The Basics
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    3.18     · 57 Ratings · published 2005 · 20 editions
    The ultimate guide for the student encountering an…

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    Archaeology: The Basics
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    3.44     · 96 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 2001 · 48 editions

    Now in its second edition Archaeology : The Basics…

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    Art History: The Basics
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    3.63     · 100 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2000 · 2 editions
    Art History: The Basics is a concise and accessibl…

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    Artificial Intelligence: The Basics
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    3.59     · 217 Ratings · 22 Reviews · published 2011 · 14 editions
    'if AI is outside your field, or you know somethin…

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    Animal Ethics: The Basics: The Basics
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    5.00     · 1 Ratings · published 2015 · 1 edition
    Animal Ethics has long been a highly contested are…

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    Anthropology of Religion: The Basics: The Basics
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    3.80     · 59 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 2015 · 10 editions
    Anthropology of Religion: The Basics is an accessi…

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    Atheism: The Basics
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    4.03     · 77 Ratings · 10 Reviews · 5 editions
    Atheism: The Basics is a concise and engaging intr…

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    Behavioral Economics: The Basics
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    3.88     · 134 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 2018 · 14 editions
    Behavioral economics is everywhere – whether used …

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    The Bible: The Basics
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    3.74     · 27 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2010 · 15 editions
    The Bible: The Basics is a compelling introduction…

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    The Bible and Literature: The Basics
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    3.00     · 4 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2015 · 10 editions
    The Bible and The Basics provides an interpretive …

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    Bioethics: The Basics
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    3.55     · 44 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 2013 · 18 editions
    The Basics is an introduction to the foundational …

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    Blues: The Basics
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    3.57     · 7 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2004 · 11 editions
    The Basics offers a concise introduction to a cen…

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    Body Studies: The Basics
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    3.80     · 25 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2014 · 11 editions
    Consideration of the body as a subject for study h…

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    British Politics: The Basics
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    2.79     · 14 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 14 editions
    Over the last two decades British politics has und…

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    Buddhism: The Basics
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    3.30     · 33 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 2009 · 10 editions
    The Basics provides a thorough and accessible int…

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    Capitalism: The Basics
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    3.55     · 11 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2015 · 9 editions
    The global economy is dominated by a powerful set …

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    Chaucer: The Basics: The Basics
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    4.00     · 1 Ratings · 6 editions
    Chaucer: The Basics is an accessible introduction …

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    Christian Ethics: The Basics: The Basics
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    0.00     · 6 editions
    Christian Ethics: The Basics sets out clearly and …

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    Christian Theology: The Basics
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    3.64     · 11 Ratings · published 2015 · 8 editions
    Christian The Basics is a concise introduction to …

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    Christianity: The Basics
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    3.00     · 2 Ratings · published 2014 · 9 editions
    Christianity: The Basics is a compelling introduct…

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    The City: The Basics: The Basics
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    3.90     · 10 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2012 · 13 editions
    The The Basics provides a brief yet compelling ove…

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    Classical Mythology: The Basics
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    3.42     · 19 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2016 · 15 editions
    This is an engaging introduction which explores th…

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    Close Reading: The Basics
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    3.47     · 45 Ratings · 10 Reviews · 8 editions
    Close reading is the most essential skill that lit…

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    Consciousness: The Basics
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    0.00     · 2 editions

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    Contemporary India: The Basics
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    4.00     · 2 Ratings · published 2016 · 6 editions
    Contemporary The Basics provides readers with a cl…

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    Contemporary Literature: The Basics
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    3.50     · 10 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2011 · 9 editions
    ‘Contemporary Literature’ is among the most popula…

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    Corporate Finance: The Basics
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    4.60     · 30 Ratings · 4 Reviews · 9 editions
    Corporate The Basics is a concise introduction to …

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    Criminal Law: The Basics
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    4.00     · 11 Ratings · published 2009 · 14 editions
    Criminal Law: The Basics is an insightful introduc…

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    Criminology: The Basics
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    3.58     · 31 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2005 · 34 editions
    As crime continues to be a high profile issue trou…

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    Critical Thinking: The Basics
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    3.97     · 33 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2016 · 9 editions
    Critical The Basics is an accessible and engaging …

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    Dance Studies: The Basics
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    3.33     · 6 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2011 · 12 editions
    A concise introduction to the study of dance rangi…

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    Dementia: The Basics: The Basics
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    5.00     · 1 Ratings · 6 editions
    Dementia: The Basics provides the reader with a cl…

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    Disability: The Basics
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    4.23     · 48 Ratings · 5 Reviews · 7 editions
    Disability: The Basics is an engaging and accessib…

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    Discourse: The Basics
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    4.09     · 11 Ratings · 2 Reviews · 6 editions
    Humans are social animals and are constantly inter…

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    Eastern Philosophy: The Basics
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    3.90     · 48 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 2012 · 16 editions
    Eastern Philosophy: The Basics is an essential int…

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    Economics: The Basics
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    3.59     · 63 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2004 · 30 editions
    Economics: The Basics provides a fascinating intro…

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    Education: The Basics: The Basics
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    4.20     · 10 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2011 · 12 editions
    @text: Everyone knows that education is important,…

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    Education Research: The Basics
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    0.00     · 6 editions
    Concise, engaging and accessible, Education Resear…

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    Emotion: The Basics
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    4.18     · 11 Ratings · 7 editions
    While human beings might be rational animals, they…

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    Energy: The Basics
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    4.25     · 4 Ratings · published 2013 · 14 editions
    People rarely stop to think about where the energy…

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    European Union: The Basics
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    4.14     · 14 Ratings · published 2003 · 17 editions
    Covering all the basics and more, this book is a c…

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    Evolution: The Basics
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    3.86     · 14 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2011 · 14 editions
    The Basics is an engaging introduction to the his…

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    Film Studies: The Basics
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    3.37     · 81 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 2006 · 31 editions
    This engaging and accessible introduction explores…

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    Film Theory: The Basics
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    3.42     · 38 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2016 · 11 editions
    Film Theory: The Basics provides an accessible int…

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    Finance: The Basics
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    3.56     · 43 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2006 · 30 editions
    A clear, jargon-free introduction to a complex and…

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    Financial Accounting: The Basics
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    0.00     · 5 editions
    Understanding the basics of financial accounting c…

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    Folk Music: The Basics
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    2.67     · 6 Ratings · published 2006 · 15 editions
    Folk The Basics gives a brief introduction to Brit…

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    Folklore: The Basics
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    3.50     · 22 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2016 · 3 editions
    Folklore: The Basics is an engaging guide to the p…

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    Food Ethics: The Basics
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    3.43     · 14 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2014 · 7 editions
    Food The Basics is a concise yet comprehensive int…

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    Forensic Psychology: The Basics
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    3.60     · 15 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2015 · 6 editions
    This text provides an engaging overview to the cor…

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    Free Will: The Basics
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    3.95     · 38 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 2012 · 10 editions
    The question of whether humans are free to make th…

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    Gender: The Basics: 2nd edition
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    4.00     · 7 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 1 edition
    The Basics is an engaging introduction to the inf…

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    Genocide: The Basics
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    4.25     · 8 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2014 · 8 editions
    Genocide: The Basics is an engaging introduction t…

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    Gerontology: The Basics
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    4.29     · 7 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2017 · 5 editions
    Human aging is a complex, multi-faceted experience…

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    Global Justice: The Basics
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    2.00     · 1 Ratings · 6 editions
    Global The Basics is a straightforward and engagin…

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    Global Migration: The Basics
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    3.40     · 10 Ratings · published 2013 · 10 editions
    Migration is a politically sensitive topic and an …

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    Globalization: The Basics
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    0.00     · published 2013 · 2 editions
    The Basics is a concise introduction to a mysteri…

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    Greek History: The Basics
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    3.45     · 42 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 2004 · 10 editions
    An accessible introduction for first year undergra…

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    The Holocaust: The Basics
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    5.00     · 2 Ratings · 5 editions
    The Holocaust: The Basics is a concise introductio…

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    Human Genetics: The Basics
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    3.90     · 29 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2010 · 17 editions
    Human genetics has blossomed from an obscure branc…

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    Human Geography: The Basics
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    3.36     · 14 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2012 · 14 editions
    Human The Basics is a concise introduction to the …

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    International Relations: The Basics
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    3.46     · 41 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2007 · 14 editions
    International Relations is a concise and accessibl…

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    International Trade: The Basics
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    3.83     · 6 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 3 editions
    Trade impacts on the lives of all global citizens,…

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    The Internet: The Basics
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    4.00     · 2 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2002 · 6 editions
    The The Basics provides a concise and clearly writ…

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    Internet Psychology: The Basics
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    3.73     · 11 Ratings · 2 Reviews · 7 editions
    We can't imagine our lives without the Internet. I…

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    Islam: The Basics
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    3.47     · 79 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 2005 · 24 editions
    With nearly 1500 rich years of history and culture…

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    Japan: The Basics
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    3.77     · 13 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2014 · 11 editions
    Japan: The Basics, is an engaging introduction to …

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    Jazz: the Basics
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    3.76     · 17 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2007 · 14 editions
    The Basics gives a brief introduction to a centur…

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    Journalism Studies: The Basics
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    4.00     · 5 Ratings · published 2012 · 7 editions
    Journalism The Basics provides an introductory ove…

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    Judaism The Basics
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    3.46     · 26 Ratings · published 2006 · 13 editions
    The oldest of the world’s major faiths, Judaism as…

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    C. G. Jung: The Basics
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    3.70     · 69 Ratings · 4 Reviews · 6 editions
    C. G. The Basics is an accessible, concise introdu…

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    Melanie Klein: The Basics
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    3.76     · 21 Ratings · 2 Reviews · 6 editions
    Melanie The Basics provides an accessible and conc…

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    Language: The Basics
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    4.11     · 176 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 1995 · 17 editions
    What makes human language unique? Do women speak d…

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    Law: The Basics
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    3.00     · 10 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2011 · 12 editions
    An engaging introduction to one of the most comple…

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    Liberalism: The Basics
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    3.00     · 2 Ratings · 5 editions
    Liberalism: The Basics is an engaging and accessib…

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    Literary Analysis: The Basics
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    3.49     · 78 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 2016 · 9 editions
    Literary Analysis: The Basics is an insightful int…

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    Literary Theory: The Basics
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    3.69     · 499 Ratings · 58 Reviews · published 2000 · 47 editions
    Providing the ideal first step in understanding th…

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    Logic: The Basics
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    3.76     · 25 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2009 · 15 editions
    Logic: The Basics is an accessible introduction to…

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    Magic: The Basics
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    3.75     · 4 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 5 editions
    Magic: The Basics is a concise and engaging introd…

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    Management: The Basics
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    4.00     · 8 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2004 · 16 editions
    The Basics provides an easy, jargon-free introduc…

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    Marketing: The Basics
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    3.08     · 25 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2006 · 23 editions
    ‘…a punchy, stripped-down version of what marketin…

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    Media Studies: The Basics
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    3.59     · 27 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2012 · 16 editions
    Fully updated and revised, the second edition of M…

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    Medieval Literature: The Basics
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    4.17     · 6 Ratings · 2 Reviews · 6 editions
    Medieval The Basics is an engaging introduction to…

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    Men and Masculinity: The Basics: The Basics
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    3.80     · 15 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 6 editions
    Men and Masculinity: The Basics is an accessible i…

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    Metaphysics: The Basics
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    3.56     · 18 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2013 · 17 editions
    The Basics is a concise and engaging introduction…

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    Midwifery: The Basics
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    5.00     · 2 Ratings · 6 editions
    The Basics provides an engaging and authentic ins…

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    Modernism: The Basics
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    3.64     · 11 Ratings · published 2016 · 5 editions
    The Basics provides an accessible overview of the…

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    Mormonism: The Basics
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    3.82     · 11 Ratings · 4 editions
    Although often regarded as marginal or obscure, Mo…

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    Museum and Gallery Studies: The Basics
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    4.19     · 26 Ratings · 4 Reviews · 3 editions
    Museum and Gallery The Basics is an accessible gui…

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    Narrative: The Basics
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    4.03     · 33 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2015 · 9 editions
    Providing an up-to-date and accessible overview of…

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    Numerical Cognition
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    4.20     · 5 Ratings · 6 editions
    Numerical Cognition: The Basics provides an unders…

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    The Olympics: the Basics
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    3.25     · 4 Ratings · published 2012 · 10 editions
    The Olympics: The Basics is an accessible, contemp…

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    Opera: The Basics
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    3.75     · 4 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2005 · 12 editions
    The Basics offers an excellent introduction to fo…

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    Personality Psychology: The Basics
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    2.67     · 6 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 4 editions
    Personality Psychology: The Basics provides a jarg…

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    Phenomenology: The Basics
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    4.15     · 237 Ratings · 36 Reviews · published 2008 · 14 editions
    Phenomenology: The Basics is a concise and engagin…

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