When John Nash won the Nobel prize in economics in 1994, many people were surprised to learn that he was alive and well. Since then, Sylvia Nasar's celebrated biography "A Beautiful Mind", the basis of a new major motion picture, has revealed the man. "The Essential John Nash" reveals his work - in [...]

This is the first book to explore the depth and range of Joyce's relationship with nineteenth-century figures and cultural movements.[...]

Infectious diseases can be caused by bacteria, parasites, viruses, and other microbes such as fungus. This book provides a picture of the global burden of infectious disease, and covers the mechanisms for spread of disease, immune response, and recovery. It is suitable as a course text for graduate [...]

This engaging text examines U.S. history as revealed through the experiences of all Americans, both ordinary and extraordinary. With a thought-provoking and rich presentation, the authors explore the complex lives of Americans of all national origins and cultural backgrounds, at all levels of societ[...]

A bestseller in 1946, Railroad of Death is the first and best account of forced labour on the Burma Railway. John Coast was a young officer in the Norfolk Regiment who was taken prisoner at the Fall of Singapore in February 1942. He took notes and concealed them from the Japanese for nearly three ye[...]