Canto Classics is a new paperback series representing some of the best of Cambridge publishing, both classic and recent, across a wide range of topics and disciplines. The eclectic series highlights 29 essential, influential and provocative writings from renowned thinkers and scholars past and present, from G.H. Hardy and C.S. Lewis to David Crystal and Shahn Majid. Whether focusing on the lives of individuals, or the history of nations, or the age of the universe, Canto Classics exhibit the breadth of Cambridge scholarship and are compelling reading in their own right.
Written with the informed general reader in mind, all books are priced at either £10.99 or £12.99.
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A Mathematician's Apology
- Paperback (ISBN-13: 9781107604636)
- Publication date: March 2012
- Subject: Recreational mathematics
A unique account of the fascination of mathematics and of one of its most compelling exponents in modern times.
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- £10.99
An Experiment in Criticism
- Paperback (ISBN-13: 9781107604728)
- Publication date: March 2012
- Subject: Literary theory
C. S. Lewis's wisdom is valuably down-to-earth, refreshing and stimulating in the questions it raises about the experience of reading.
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- £12.99
English as a Global Language
- 2nd Edition
- Paperback (ISBN-13: 9781107611801)
- Publication date: March 2012
- Subject: English language and linguistics: general interest
Written in a detailed and fascinating manner, this book is ideal for general readers interested in the English language.
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- £10.99
Liberty before Liberalism
- Paperback (ISBN-13: 9781107689534)
- Publication date: March 2012
- Subject: History of ideas and intellectual history
Provides one of the most substantial statements about the importance, relevance, and potential excitement of this form of historical enquiry.
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- £10.99
Medieval Women
- Paperback (ISBN-13: 9781107650152)
- Publication date: March 2012
- Subject: British history: general interest
An accessible and clear snapshot of the life and work of women in medieval times from the nunnery to the town to the castle.
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- £12.99
Morality
- Paperback (ISBN-13: 9781107604766)
- Publication date: March 2012
- Subject: Philosophy: general interest
Bernard Williams's remarkable essay on morality confronts the problems of writing moral philosophy.
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- £10.99
Mortal Questions
- Paperback (ISBN-13: 9781107604711)
- Publication date: March 2012
- Subject: Philosophy: general interest
Thomas Nagel's Mortal Questions explores some fundamental issues concerning the meaning, nature and value of human life.
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- £12.99
Mr Tompkins in Paperback
- Paperback (ISBN-13: 9781107604681)
- Publication date: March 2012
- Subject: History, philosophy and foundations of physics
This classic provides a delightful explanation of the central concepts in physics, from atomic structure to relativity.
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- £10.99
Nations and Nationalism since 1780
- 2nd Edition
- Paperback (ISBN-13: 9781107604629)
- Publication date: March 2012
- Subject: Public international law
Nations and Nationalism since 1780 is Eric Hobsbawm's widely acclaimed and highly readable enquiry into the question of nationalism.
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- £12.99
On Space and Time
- Paperback (ISBN-13: 9781107641686)
- Publication date: March 2012
- Subject: History, philosophy and foundations of physics
Gets to the heart of science by asking a fundamental question: what is the true nature of space and time?
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- £12.99