Monday, May 17, 2010

e-Introductions

I've always loved books from the series "A Very Short Introduction." I find them very useful at the start of courses in unfamiliar material to understand all the basic themes and big names. I just found out that they are all available on the kindle. Now I can get them instantly when I am curious about one of the following...

Globalization: A Very Short Introduction (fully updated new edition)

Relativity: A Very Short Introduction

Social and Cultural Anthropology: A Very Short Introduction

Islamic History: A Very Short Introduction

Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

Mormonism: A Very Short Introduction

Kant: A Very Short Introduction

This is just a small smattering but I was impressed by the number of scientific as well as social subjects they have. I feel like they have an introduction for every philosopher, ever.