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The Princeton Companion to Mathematics (Non-Fiction) was the most recently released book by Timothy Gowers, on October 5th, 2007.

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Below is a complete list of Timothy Gowers books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Mathematics (Brief Insights)
2002
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The Princeton Companion to Mathematics
2007
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List of Very Short Introductions Books in Publication Order

Brief beginner's introductions to scientific ideas, historical figures, and religion.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
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Marx (By: Peter Singer)
1980
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2
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Aristotle ( By: Jonathan Barnes)
1982
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Darwin (By: Jonathan Howard)
1982
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4
Hegel (By: Peter Singer, Luís Filipe Teixeira)
1983
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5
Clausewitz (By: Michael Eliot Howard)
1983
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6
Barthes (By: Jonathan Culler)
1983
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7
Locke (By: John Dunn)
1984
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8
Augustine (By: Henry Chadwick)
1986
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9
Shakespeare (By: Germaine Greer)
1986
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10
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What Does It All Mean? A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy (By: Thomas Nagel)
1987
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11
Kierkegaard (By: Patrick L. Gardiner)
1988
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12
Wittgenstein (By: A.C. Grayling)
1988
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13
The Laws of Thermodynamics (By: Peter Atkins)
1990
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14
Privacy (By: Raymond Wacks)
1993
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15
Schopenhauer (By: Christopher Janaway)
1994
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16
Judaism (By: Norman Solomon)
1996
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17
Archaeology (By: Paul G. Bahn)
1997
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18
Psychology (By: Gillian Butler)
1998
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19
Sociology (By: Steve Bruce)
1999
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20
Theology (By: David F. Ford)
1999
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21
The Tudors (By: John Guy)
2000
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22
Logic (By: Graham Priest)
2000
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23
Islam (By: Malise Ruthven)
2000
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24
History (By: John H. Arnold)
2000
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25
The Bible (By: John Riches)
2000
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26
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Music (By: Nicholas Cook)
2000
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27
Politics (By: Kenneth Minogue)
2000
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28
The Koran (By: Michael A. Cook)
2000
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29
Hinduism (By: Kim Knott)
2000
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30
Buddhism (By: Damien Keown)
2000
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31
Planets (By: David A. Rothery)
2000
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32
Nineteenth-Century Britain (By: Christopher Harvie, Colin Matthew)
2000
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33
Eighteenth-Century Britain (By: Paul Langford)
2000
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34
Twentieth-Century Britain (By: Kenneth O. Morgan)
2000
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35
The Anglo-Saxon Age (By: John Blair)
2000
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36
Ancient Philosophy (By: Julia Annas)
2000
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37
Capitalism (By: James Fulcher)
2001
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38
Continental Philosophy (By: Simon Critchley)
2001
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39
Postcolonialism (By: Robert J.C. Young)
2001
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40
The European Union (By: John Pinder)
2001
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41
Galileo (By: Stillman Drake)
2001
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42
Indian Philosophy (By: Sue Hamilton)
2001
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43
Buddha (By: Michael Carrithers)
2001
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44
Paul (By: E.P. Sanders)
2001
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45
Emotion (By: Dylan Evans)
2001
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46
Russian Literature (By: Catriona Kelly)
2001
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47
Drugs (By: Leslie L. Iversen)
2001
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48
2
The French Revolution (By: William Doyle)
2001
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49
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Cosmology (By: Peter Coles)
2001
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50
Mathematics
2002
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51
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Democracy (By: Bernard Crick)
2002
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52
Quantum Theory (By: John C. Polkinghorne)
2002
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53
Fascism (By: Kevin Passmore)
2002
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54
Empire (By: Stephen Howe)
2002
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55
The First World War (By: Michael Eliot Howard)
2002
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56
Philosophy of Science (By: Samir Okasha)
2002
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57
Animal Rights (By: David DeGrazia)
2002
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58
The Penguin History of Economics (By: Roger E. Backhouse)
2002
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59
Russell (By: A.C. Grayling)
2002
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60
The Russian Revolution (By: S.A. Smith)
2002
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61
Medieval Britain (By: John Gillingham)
2002
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62
Choice Theory (By: Michael Allingham)
2002
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63
Architecture (By: Andrew Ballantyne)
2002
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64
Political Philosophy (By: David Miller)
2003
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65
Consciousness (By: Susan Blackmore)
2003
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66
Northern Ireland (By: Marc Mulholland)
2003
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67
Plato (By: Julia Annas)
2003
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68
Globalization (By: Manfred B. Steger)
2003
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69
The History of Astronomy (By: Michael Hoskin)
2003
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70
The Celts (By: Barry Cunliffe)
2003
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71
Ideology (By: Michael Freeden)
2003
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72
Presocratic Philosophy (By: Catherine Osborne)
2003
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73
The Brain (By: Michael O'Shea)
2003
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74
Terrorism (By: Charles Townshend)
2003
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75
Molecules (By: Philip Ball)
2003
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76
The Elements (By: Philip Ball)
2004
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77
Kafka (By: Ritchie Robertson)
2004
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78
The Crusades (By: Christopher Tyerman)
2004
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79
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Particle Physics (By: Frank Close)
2004
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80
Egyptian Myth (By: Geraldine Pinch)
2004
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81
8
Ancient Egypt (By: Ian Shaw)
2004
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82
Christian Art (By: Beth Williamson)
2004
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83
Ancient Warfare (By: Harry Sidebottom)
2004
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84
Global Warming (By: Mark Maslin)
2004
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85
Philosophy (By: Edward Craig)
2004
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86
Fossils (By: Keith S. Thomson)
2005
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87
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The Spanish Civil War (By: Helen Graham)
2005
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88
Foucault (By: Gary Gutting)
2005
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89
Habermas (By: James Gordon Finlayson)
2005
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90
Buddhist Ethics (By: Damien Keown)
2005
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91
Socialism (By: Michael Newman)
2005
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92
Kabbalah (By: Joseph Dan)
2005
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93
Existentialism (By: Thomas R. Flynn)
2006
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94
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The Renaissance (By: Jerry Brotton)
2006
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95
Feminism (By: Margaret Walters)
2006
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96
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Human Evolution (By: Bernard Wood)
2006
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97
The Roman Empire (By: Christopher Kelly)
2006
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98
Chaos (By: Leonard A. Smith)
2007
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99
Human Rights (By: Andrew Clapham)
2007
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100
Antisemitism (By: Steven Beller)
2007
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101
Tocqueville (By: Harvey Mansfield Jr.)
2007
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102
Documentary Film (By: Patricia Aufderheide)
2007
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103
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The Cold War (By: Robert J. McMahon)
2007
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104
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International Migration (By: Khalid Koser)
2007
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105
Newton (By: Rob Iliffe)
2007
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106
Economics (By: Partha Dasgupta)
2007
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107
Art Theory (By: Cynthia A. Freeland)
2007
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108
The Great Depression and the New Deal (By: Eric Rauchway)
2007
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109
Classical Mythology (By: Helen Morales)
2007
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110
Bestsellers (By: John Sutherland)
2007
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111
Game Theory (By: David Hume)
2007
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112
Geopolitics (By: Klaus Dodds)
2007
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113
The History of Life (By: Michael J. Benton)
2008
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114
Nuclear Weapons (By: Joseph M. Siracusa)
2008
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115
Modern China (By: Rana Mitter)
2008
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116
The United Nations (By: Jussi M. Hanhimäki)
2008
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117
Galaxies (By: John Gribbin)
2008
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118
German Literature (By: Nicholas Boyle)
2008
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119
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The Old Testament (By: Michael D. Coogan)
2008
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120
The New Testament as Literature (By: Kyle Keefer)
2008
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121
Sexuality (By: Véronique Mottier)
2008
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122
Religion in America (By: Timothy Beal)
2008
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123
Nelson Mandela (By: Elleke Boehmer)
2008
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124
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Statistics (By: David J. Hand)
2008
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125
Puritanism (By: Francis J. Bremer)
2008
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126
Scotland (By: Rab Houston)
2008
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127
The Reagan Revolution (By: Gil Troy)
2009
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128
Communism (By: Leslie Holmes)
2009
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129
Modern Japan (By: Christopher Goto-Jones)
2009
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130
Deserts (By: Nick Middleton)
2009
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131
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Nothing (By: Frank Close)
2009
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132
Biography (By: Hermione Lee)
2009
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133
The Soviet Union (By: Stephen Lovell)
2009
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134
4
The Book of Mormon (By: Terryl L. Givens)
2009
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135
The Norman Conquest (By: George Garnett)
2009
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136
Biblical Archaeology (By: Eric H. Cline)
2009
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137
Fashion (By: Rebecca Arnold)
2009
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138
Progressivism (By: Walter Nugent)
2009
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139
Information (By: Luciano Floridi)
2010
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140
Neoliberalism (By: Manfred B. Steger)
2010
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141
Numbers (By: Peter M. Higgins)
2010
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142
Film Music (By: Kathryn Kalinak)
2010
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143
The New Testament (By: Luke Timothy Johnson)
2010
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144
Humanism (By: Stephen Law)
2010
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145
Witchcraft (By: Malcolm Gaskill)
2010
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146
French Literature (By: John D. Lyons)
2010
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147
Druids (By: Barry Cunliffe)
2010
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148
The U.S. Congress (By: Donald A. Ritchie)
2010
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149
The Hebrew Bible as Literature (By: Tod Linafelt)
2010
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150
Modernism (By: Christopher Butler)
2010
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151
North American Indians (By: Theda Perdue, Michael D. Green)
2010
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152
Landscapes and Geomorphology (By: Andrew S. Goudie, Heather Viles)
2010
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153
Keynes (By: Robert Skidelsky)
2010
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154
Agnosticism (By: Robin Le Poidevin)
2010
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155
Aristocracy ( By: William Doyle)
2010
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156
Folk Music (By: Mark Slobin)
2010
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157
Environmental Economics (By: Stephen Smith)
2011
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158
Global Economic History (By: Robert C. Allen)
2011
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159
Critical Theory (By: Theodor W. Adorno)
2011
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160
Early Music (By: Thomas Forrest Kelly)
2011
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161
American Immigration (By: David A. Gerber)
2011
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162
Scientific Revolution (By: Lawrence M. Principe)
2011
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163
Paganism (By: Owen Davies)
2011
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164
Nuclear Power (By: Maxwell Irvine)
2011
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165
Risk (By: Baruch Fischhoff)
2011
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166
Science Fiction (By: David Seed)
2011
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167
Herodotus (By: Jennifer T. Roberts)
2011
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168
Dictionaries (By: Lynda Mugglestone)
2011
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169
Modern France (By: Vanessa R. Schwartz)
2011
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170
Colonial Latin American Literature (By: Rolena Adorno)
2011
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171
The Aztecs (By: Davíd Carrasco)
2011
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172
The Cultural Revolution (By: Richard Curt Kraus)
2011
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173
Ancient Greece: A Very Short Introduction (By: Paul Anthony Cartledge)
2011
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174
Modern Latin American Literature (By: Roberto González Echevarría)
2011
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175
Reality (By: Jan Westerhoff)
2011
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176
The Conquistadors (By: Felipe Fernández-Armesto, Matthew Restall)
2011
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177
The U.S. Supreme Court (By: Linda Greenhouse)
2012
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178
Magic (By: Owen Davies)
2012
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179
Film (By: Michael Wood)
2012
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180
The History of Mathematics (By: Jacqueline A. Stedall)
2012
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181
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Russian History (By: Geoffrey Hosking)
2012
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182
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Engineering (By: David Blockley)
2012
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183
Plague (By: Paul Slack)
2012
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184
The Mongols (By: Morris Rossabi)
2012
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185
Rivers (By: Nick Middleton)
2012
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186
Plants (By: Timothy Walker)
2012
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187
Magna Carta (By: Nicholas Vincent)
2012
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188
Languages (By: Stephen Anderson)
2012
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189
Radioactivity (By: Claudio Tuniz)
2012
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190
Borders (By: Joshua Hagen, Alexander C. Diener)
2012
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191
The Orchestra (By: D. Kern Holoman)
2012
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192
American History (By: Paul S. Boyer)
2012
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193
Metaphysics (By: Stephen Mumford)
2012
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194
The Roman Republic (By: David M. Gwynn)
2012
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195
Revolutions (By: Jack A. Goldstone)
2012
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196
Colonial America (By: Alan Taylor)
2012
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197
Networks (By: Guido Caldarelli, Michele Catanzaro)
2012
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198
Spirituality (By: Philip Sheldrake)
2012
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199
Work (By: Stephen Fineman)
2012
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200
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American Politics (By: Richard M. Valelly)
2012
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201
The Ancient Near East (By: Amanda H. Podany)
2013
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202
Ethnomusicology (By: Timothy Rice)
2013
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203
American Legal History (By: G. Edward White)
2013
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204
Tibetan Buddhism (By: Matthew T. Kapstein)
2013
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205
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The Trojan War (By: Eric H. Cline)
2013
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206
The Avant Garde (By: David Cottington)
2013
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207
The Napoleonic Wars (By: Mike Rapport)
2013
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208
Medical Law (By: Charles Foster)
2013
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209
The Silk Road (By: James A. Millward)
2013
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210
Chemistry (By: Peter Atkins)
2013
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211
Rhetoric (By: Richard Toye)
2013
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212
The British Constitution (By: Martin Loughlin)
2013
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213
Symmetry (By: Ian Stewart)
2013
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214
The British Empire (By: Ashley Jackson)
2013
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215
Diaspora (By: Kevin Kenny)
2013
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216
Marine Biology (By: Philip V. Mladenov)
2013
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217
The Beats (By: David Sterritt)
2013
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218
Sociolinguistics (By: John R. Edwards)
2013
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219
Contemporary Fiction (By: Robert Eaglestone)
2013
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Modern War (By: Richard English)
2013
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The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict (By: Martin Bunton)
2013
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Fractals (By: Kenneth Falconer)
2013
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Management (By: John Hendry)
2013
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African Religions (By: Jacob K. Olupona)
2013
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225
Classics (By: Mary Beard)
2013
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226
Confucianism (By: Daniel K. Gardner)
2014
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227
Black Holes (By: Katherine Blundell)
2014
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228
Classical Literature (By: William Allan)
2014
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229
Philosophy of Law (By: Raymond Wacks)
2014
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230
Microeconomics (By: Avinash K. Dixit)
2014
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231
The Etruscans (By: Christopher John Smith)
2014
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Complexity (By: John H. Holland)
2014
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233
Hormones (By: Martin Luck)
2014
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234
American Slavery (By: Heather Andrea Williams)
2014
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235
African American Religion (By: Eddie S. Glaude Jr.)
2014
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236
Knowledge (By: Jennifer Nagel)
2014
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237
Structural Engineering (By: David Blockley)
2014
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238
Minerals (By: David J. Vaughan)
2014
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239
Exploration (By: Stewart A Weaver)
2014
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240
The Middle Ages (By: Miri Rubin)
2014
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241
World War II (By: Gerhard L. Weinberg)
2014
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242
American Political History (By: Donald T. Critchlow)
2014
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243
American Women's History (By: Susan Ware)
2014
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244
Dante (By: David Robey, Peter Hainsworth)
2015
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245
Crime Fiction (By: Richard Bradford)
2015
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246
Forests (By: Jaboury Ghazoul)
2015
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247
William Shakespeare (By: Stanley Wells)
2015
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248
Taxation (By: Stephen Smith)
2015
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249
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The American Revolution (By: Robert J. Allison)
2015
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250
Roman Britain (By: Peter Salway)
2015
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251
Nuclear Physics (By: Frank Close)
2015
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252
Byzantium (By: Peter Sarris)
2015
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253
Medieval Literature (By: Elaine M. Treharne)
2015
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254
The Enlightenment (By: John Robertson)
2015
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255
The Founding Fathers (By: R.B. Bernstein)
2015
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256
Algebra (By: Peter M. Higgins)
2015
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257
International Law (By: Vaughan Lowe)
2015
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258
Hollywood (By: Peter Decherney)
2015
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259
Eugenics (By: Philippa Levine)
2016
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260
Molecular Biology (By: Aysha Divan, Janice Royds)
2016
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261
Computer Science (By: Subrata Dasgupta)
2016
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262
Babylonia (By: Trevor Bryce)
2016
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263
Measurement (By: David J. Hand)
2016
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264
The Body (By: Chris Shilling)
2016
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265
Astrophysics (By: James Binney)
2016
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266
Shakespeare's Comedies (By: Bart van Es)
2016
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267
Modern Drama (By: Kirsten E. Shepherd-Barr)
2016
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268
Sikhism (By: Eleanor Nesbitt)
2016
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269
Isotopes (By: Rob Ellam)
2016
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270
Global Catastrophes (By: Bill McGuire)
2016
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271
The Harlem Renaissance (By: Cheryl A. Wall)
2016
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272
The Welfare State (By: David Garland)
2016
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273
American Political Parties and Elections (By: L. Sandy Maisel)
2016
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274
Copernicus (By: Owen Gingerich)
2016
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275
Asian American History (By: Madeline Y. Hsu)
2016
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276
War and Technology (By: Alex Roland)
2016
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277
Military Justice (By: Eugene R. Fidell)
2016
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278
Zionism (By: Michael Stanislawski)
2016
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279
Ageing (By: Nancy A. Pachana)
2016
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280
Cognitive Neuroscience (By: Richard Passingham)
2016
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281
Rocks (By: Jan Zalasiewicz)
2016
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282
Telescopes (By: Geoff Cottrell)
2016
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283
Infinity (By: Ian Stewart)
2017
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284
Thinking and Reasoning (By: Jonathan St. B.T. Evans)
2017
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285
The Immune System (By: Paul Klenerman)
2017
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286
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Populism (By: Cas Mudde, Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser)
2017
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287
Military Strategy (By: Antulio J. Echevarria II)
2017
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288
The Self-Taught Programmer (By: Cory Althoff)
2017
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289
Intellectual Property (By: Siva Vaidhyanathan)
2017
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290
Organic Chemistry (By: Graham L. Patrick)
2017
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291
Shakespeare's Tragedies (By: Stanley Wells)
2017
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292
Utilitarianism (By: Peter Singer, Katarzyna De Lazari-Radek)
2017
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293
Heredity (By: John Waller)
2017
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294
Perception (By: Brian J. Rogers)
2017
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295
Miracles (By: Yujin Nagasawa)
2017
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296
The Psychology of Music (By: Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis)
2018
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Stoicism (By: Brad Inwood)
2018
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Geology (By: Jan Zalasiewicz)
2018
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Monasticism (By: Stephen J. Davis)
2018
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300
Big Data (By: Dawn E. Holmes)
2018
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301
Prohibition (By: W.J. Rorabaugh)
2018
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Development (By: Ian Goldin)
2018
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The U.S. Constitution (By: David J. Bodenhamer)
2018
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304
Southeast Asia (By: James R. Rush)
2018
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Anthropocene (By: Erle C. Ellis)
2018
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American Naval History (By: Craig L. Symonds)
2018
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307
The History of Childhood (By: James Marten)
2018
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308
Abolitionism (By: Richard S. Newman)
2018
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309
Artificial Intelligence (By: Margaret A. Boden)
2018
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Napoleon (By: David A. Bell)
2018
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Glaciation (By: David J.A. Evans)
2018
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312
Environmental Ethics (By: Robin Attfield)
2018
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313
Reading (By: Belinda Jack)
2019
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The Treaty of Versailles (By: Michael S. Neiberg)
2019
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315
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Concentration Camps (By: Dan Stone)
2019
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316
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Matter (By: Geoff Cottrell)
2019
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American Foreign Relations (By: Andrew Preston)
2019
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318
Methodism (By: William J. Abraham)
2019
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319
Orthodox Christianity (By: A. Edward Siecienski)
2019
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320
Country Music (By: Richard Carlin)
2019
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Federalism (By: Clyde Wilcox, Mark J. Rozell)
2019
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Energy Systems (By: Nick Jenkins)
2019
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Reconstruction (By: Allen C. Guelzo)
2019
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The Abrahamic Religions (By: Charles L Cohen)
2019
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325
Renewable Energy (By: Nick Jelley)
2020
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Intelligence (By: Ian J. Deary)
2020
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327
Number Theory (By: Robin Wilson)
2020
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328
American Business History (By: Walter A Friedman)
2020
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329
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British Politics (By: Tony Wright)
2020
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330
Media Law (By: Lucas A. Powe Jr.)
2020
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331
Biogeography (By: Mark V Lomolino)
2020
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332
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City Planning (By: Carl Abbott)
2020
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333
Silent Film (By: Donna Kornhaber)
2020
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334
The Maya (By: Matthew Restall, Amara Solari)
2020
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335
Religion (By: Thomas A Tweed)
2020
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336
The U.S. Civil War (By: Louis P. Masur)
2020
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337
American Military History (By: Joseph T. Glatthaar)
2020
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338
Volcanoes (By: Jan Zalasiewicz)
2020
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339
The American South (By: Charles Reagan Wilson)
2020
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340
Philosophy of Physics (By: David Wallace)
2021
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341
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Biochemistry (By: Mark Lorch)
2021
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342
Jewish Literature (By: Ilan Stavans)
2021
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343
Time (By: Jenann Ismael)
2021
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344
The Arctic (By: Klaus Dodds, Jamie Woodward)
2021
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345
Pakistan (By: Pippa Virdee)
2021
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346
The History of Political Thought (By: Richard Whatmore)
2021
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347
The Short Story (By: Andrew Kahn)
2021
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348
Polygamy (By: Sarah M.S. Pearsall)
2021
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349
Music and Technology (By: Mark Katz)
2022
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350
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Science and Religion (By: Thomas Dixon, Adam Shapiro)
2022
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351
Philosophy of Mind (By: Barbara Gail Montero)
2022
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Geometry (By: Maciej Dunajski)
2022
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Timothy Gowers

Timothy Gowers is a British mathematician and the author of Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction, one of those rare books that are both a doorway and a mirror. On the surface, it is a simple survey of a broad and intimidating subject, but as you read on, it becomes much more than a summary. It is an invitation to the readers to think like a mathematician.

This book isn’t about performing computations or memorizing formulas; rather, it’s about exploring the logic and creativity that make math one of humanity’s intellectual achievements. Gowers opens up with a simple and straightforward point: Maths isn’t a collection of truths awaiting discovery, but rather it’s a human endeavour that has been refined and reasoned. He explores the differences between mathematical objects and our understanding of them.

He further explains that numbers, functions, sets, and groups aren’t just abstract entities but rather tools of thought and frameworks that allow us to reason intensively about patterns, structures, and possibilities.

He insists that mathematics is more about ideas than just results, challenging traditional assumptions. One of the book’s greatest strengths is its accessibility without compromise. Gowers introduces themes that can feel forbidding, like algebra, theory, number, logic, and more. He does this with much clarity, humour, and perfect examples. For example, he expounds on the nature of proof not just through theorems and axioms alone but also through argumentation, problem-solving, and mathematical intuition. In addition, the book does explore on the tension between abstraction and application. He presents examples from pure mathematics alongside applied contexts such as computations, physics and cryptography.

Gowers invites readers to appreciate why proofs matter and not just through formal verifications but through demonstrations of insight and understanding. He reminds us that mathematics is a way through which we see the world with precision and subtlety.

One unique feature is how Gowers treats mathematical creativity. He challenges the stereotype that mathematics is dry, mechanical and unimaginative. His story reveals to us that the joy of mathematics lies not only in the answers but also in the process of discovery, reasoning, and the excitement of connecting divergent ideas.

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Timothy Gowers: F.A.Q

What was the first book Timothy Gowers wrote?

The first book written by Timothy Gowers was Mathematics, published in 2002.

What was the most recent book Timothy Gowers wrote?

Their most recently released work was The Princeton Companion to Mathematics on October 5th, 2007.

Are there upcoming new books by Timothy Gowers?

Timothy Gowers does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

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How many books has Timothy Gowers written?

Timothy Gowers has written 3 books. 2 Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the Very Short Introductions Series.

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