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Brief Insights Series
Charles O. Jones
Paul Wilkinson
Jonathan Culler
Timothy Gowers Hardcovers, 168-214 pages; 2009-2010
(1997-2007)
Members' Price (UD1702): $12.71

  Accessible, concise, and extremely enlightening, all the books in the Brief Insights Series are engagingly written and illustrated. The American Presidency offers a perceptive survey of our country's highest office--its creation, evolution, philosophy, and function. International Relations explores how world leaders, NGOs, and IGOs (intergovernmental organizations) handle foreign policy, terrorism, climate change, poverty, and other timely issues. In Literary Theory, an English and comparative literature professor guides us through the relationship between literature and culture and enthusiastically illuminates the nature of language and meaning. Mathematics shines a clear, bright light on subjects like infinity, algorithms, dimensional space, geometry, and mathematical models. Eternal students of life will enjoy delving into this lively and engrossing series. (CH)