A Very Short Introduction to Everything by Oxford University Press

A Very Short Introduction to Everything Reviews

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  Harish P

  'Everything' is misleading. I was thinking that the book could be something like 'A Short History About Everything' by Bill Bryson. That's not the case to be. 'Everything' here refers to the titles in the Very short Introduction series. The book is intended as a primer/curtain-raiser of the titles that constitute the series. The book is divided into 7 themes aka chapter, each concerning a certain aspect of life or Universe, at large. The titles relevant to the theme are featured with some interesting summary. Only complaint-why am I charged for the book, when it is a little more than a marketing material of Oxford University Press. Luckily, I borrowed it from a friend.
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  Ahmad Sharabiani

  A Very Short Introduction to Everything (Very Short Introductions 0.5), Oxford University Press
  A Guide to "Very Short Introduction" Series published by Oxford University Press.
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  Theodore

  This book is a great place to start if you are interested in reading or collecting the "Very Short Introduction" series. The book is filled with one to two page summaries of the leading topics (at the time of publishing) covered in the VSI series.
  
  
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  Sookie

  A misleading title but useful nonetheless. The book gives a page or two introduction to most titles in the series.
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  Bibliomantic

  Everything: A Very Short Introduction... perhaps I should follow up with Frank Close's Nothing: A Very Short Introduction. This is an overview and a celebration of the Oxford UP VSI series, so maybe it's not really a book, but maybe it is. Nevertheless, I liked it, mostly because of how much it made me want to pick up about 50 more of these little things and read them. This volume contains seven broad topic essays, including one on the series in general, and descriptions of select volumes within.
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  Ethar Abuhashish

  هو مجرد تجميعة لموضوعات كتب السلسلة .....مش موضوع محدد يعنى ........so no rate is given :-)
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  Ejaz Husseini

  Although dry, this book isn’t meant to be read perse, but is there to be used as an encyclopedia for readers to skim through, and then diving into the areas that interest them. There is a ceremonial feeling about this book, and it comes from celebrating such a significant and serviceable service for lay readers, waiting to get their hands dirty in different subjects. This is it: dive right in!
  
  Full review:
  
  https://hifzehayat.blogspot.com/2022/...
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  Dhaval

  The book is nothing but a prelude to the - A Very Short Introduction OUP series.
  
  It is a jumble of essays by various authors on various topics. Thus having an inconsistent narrative and structure to the overall content.
  
  I hope the later books of the series are better.
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  Marie

  Missleasing title. Just teasers about the other book in the series. Interesting at Times, but i was hoping for more Info in the topics and less on the books themselves
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  Trina

  This wasn't what I was expecting, I thought it was going to be a philosophical book. Instead, it is a book filled with summaries of all the other "A Very Short Introduction to...". It wasn't bad per say, as it made me want to read the books mentioned in it.
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  Mariam Shobita

  reached 58
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  Isaac Holloway

  nothing spectacular just a primer for what is contained in the VSI series. Good if your having trouble with figuring out what u want to read next.
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  Ji

  The introduction to a massive collection of "a very short introduction to..." everything books.
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  Amber Rose

  misleading