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elcome to the academics section of the Penguin website. Here you can find information on specially selected new and forthcoming titles, browse the online versions of our most recent catalogues, and search the database for titles currently in print.
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Price: £12.99
Pub date: 27/04/06 |
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The Mirror of the Gods
Classical Mythology in Renaissance Art
Malcolm Bull
'Magnificent … gripping … so well told'
Sunday Times
'Tremendous'
T. J. Clark, London Review of Books
The Renaissance was a cultural revolution in which the despised pagan gods and goddesses of classical mythology re-emerged in the midst of Christian Europe. The Mirror of the Gods follows this phenomenon from the fifteenth century to the Baroque, recounting the scandalous stories of the gods as they were reinvented by artists such as Botticelli, Titian, Poussin and Rembrandt. This rich, radical portrait of the Renaissance period will redefine our view of Western art. |
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Price: £10.99
Pub date: 06/04/06 |
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Paris
Biography of a City
Colin Jones
'Excellent … Brings the landscape to life'
Daily Telegraph
Paris: Biography of a City tells the story of the 'City of Light' from its earliest Roman settlements to the modern French capital of today. Colin Jones depicts the glorious medieval centre of learning, the blood-filled streets of the Revolution, the heady cultural home of bohemian painters and writers, the oppressive Nazi occupation and the dynamic contemporary city carved out by its historical past. And he recounts the fascinating stories of the people, events, buildings and experiences that have shaped Paris - from criminal gangs and celebrated restaurants to the Catacombs and the Eiffel Tower.
Revealing little-known aspects of the legendary metropolis, this wonderfully entertaining history illuminates a city beloved by Parisians and visitors alike. |
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Price: £8.99
Pub date: 06/04/06 |
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Happiness
Lessons from a New Science
Richard Layard
'An impassioned plea that the pursuit of contentment be placed centre stage … should be required reading'
Guardian
In this landmark book, Richard Layard shows that there is a paradox at the heart of our lives. Most people want more income. Yet as societies become richer, they do not become happier. This is not just anecdotally true, it is the story told by countless pieces of scientific research. We now have sophisticated ways of measuring how happy people are, and all the evidence shows that on average people have grown no happier in the last fifty years, even as average incomes have more than doubled. In fact, the First World has more depression, more alcoholism and more crime than fifty years ago. This paradox is true of Britain, the United States, continental Europe, and Japan. What is going on? |
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Price: £6.99
Pub date: 27/04/06 |
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Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
Translated with notes by Martin Hammond, with an introduction by Diskin Clay
Martin Hammond's new translation fully expresses the intimacy and eloquence of the original work, with detailed notes elucidating the text. This edition also includes an introduction by Diskin Clay, exploring the nature and development of the Meditations, a chronology, further reading and full indexes. |
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Price: £6.99
Pub date: 27/04/06 |
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The Taming of the Shrew
William Shakespeare
Edited by G. R. Hibbard with an introduction by M. J. Kidnie
General Editor: Stanley Wells
The beautiful but sharp-tongued Katherina has sworn never to accept the demands of any would-be husband. But when she is pursued by the wily Petruchio, it seems that she has finally met her match. And as he meets her own caustic words with a feigned, capricious cruelty, Katherina quickly comes to understand the absurdity of her shrewish behaviour, in one of the greatest of all comic battles of the sexes. |
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Price: £9.99
Pub date: 06/04/06 |
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The Penguin Dictionary of Accounting
Christopher Nobes
2nd Edition
The Penguin Dictionary of Accounting is the essential reference book for everyone involved in accounting - whether student, businessperson, investor, preparer of financial statements, auditor or accounts manager. Compiled by Christopher Nobes, PricewaterhouseCoopers Professor of Accounting at Reading University, it is the most authoritative guide available on this key subject. Covering international accountancy terms, it provides a comprehensive and global outlook.
- Contains information on the fields of tax, auditing and management accounting
- Includes relevant terms relating to finance and law
- Analyses all the terms used in International Financial Reporting Standards
- Gives the American equivalent of British terminology
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