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Icons 30 Second Series
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Paperback
Published
| RRP: | £51.96 |
| Our price: | £30.00 |
| You save: | £21.96 |
Never pretend to follow a dinner-party conversation again with this unmissable offer. If you feel like you've heard of the key terms and ideas behind economics, politics, philosophies and theories , but would struggle to define what they actually are, or to defend or refute them in a heated debate in the pub, then the 30-Second collection is for you.
Each of these beautiful, fully illustrated books, takes the reader on a whistle stop tour of the most famous - and often mind-bending - ideas ever produced by the greatest brains of humankind in these three disciplines. What's more, each idea is explained in a clear, accessible and interesting way, using no more than two pages, 300 words and one picture. Perfect for anyone keen to expand their mind and dazzle the bar.
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30-Second Economics
By Donald Marrom
Hardback
Published 07-Apr-2011
| RRP: | £12.99 |
| Our price: | £8.99 |
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Takes the top 50 economic theories and explains them to the general reader. From Marxism to Mercantilism, this title presents the 'crash' course in economic theory.
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30-second Theories
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Hardback
Published 06-May-2010
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Mankind's greatest theories in science, each explained in half a minute
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30-Second Politics
By Steven L Taylor
Hardback
Published 05-Jul-2012
| RRP: | £12.99 |
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Everything politics, with colour illustrations, in half a minute.
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30-Second Philosophies
By Barry Loewer
Hardback
Published 05-Aug-2010
| RRP: | £12.99 |
| Our price: | £8.99 |
| You save: | £4.00 |
A full-colour illustrated tour through philosophy's most famous - and most mind-bending - ideas
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