I have had the idea in my head for a while of reading as many of the Very Short Introduction series as possible, since many people have said good things about them. I too have had that thought, with the added benefit of being able to borrow them from the OUP library. However have not managed any of them yet as am still getting through a pile of weird and odd SF borrowed from huggable friend James (Hugh Cook decalogy -- ever heard of him? utter madness it seems). Also it's all a bit like hard work, but I will still try them out to see how it goes.
I recall being tempted by a number of the History ones, including the Very Short Introduction to Ancient Warfare -- somehow the title tickles me.
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I too have had that thought, with the added benefit of being able to borrow them from the OUP library. However have not managed any of them yet as am still getting through a pile of weird and odd SF borrowed from huggable friend James (Hugh Cook decalogy -- ever heard of him? utter madness it seems). Also it's all a bit like hard work, but I will still try them out to see how it goes.
I recall being tempted by a number of the History ones, including the Very Short Introduction to Ancient Warfare -- somehow the title tickles me.