For Beginners Series

41 primary works • 41 total works

African History for Beginners

by Herb Boyd

3.38 · 42 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1992 · 7 editions

Looks at early African history, including that of …

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Anarchism for Beginners

by Marcos Mayer

3.25 · 178 Ratings · 31 Reviews · published 2003 · 9 editions

During the second half of the Twentieth Century, t…

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Arabs & Israel for Beginners

by Ron David

3.79 · 155 Ratings · 23 Reviews · published 1993 · 6 editions

The history of the Middle East goes back about 12,…

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Art Theory For Beginners

by Richard Osborne

3.78 · 165 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 2006 · 14 editions

From Paleolithic cave-painting to postmodernism, A…

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Astronomy for Beginners

by Jeff Becan

3.54 · 48 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 2004 · 7 editions

Astronomy for Beginners is a friendly and accessib…

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Ayn Rand For Beginners

by Andrew Bernstein

3.85 · 85 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 2009 · 7 editions

Ayn Rand, author of the best-selling novels, The F…

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Barack Obama for Beginners: An Essential Guide

by Bob Neer

3.70 · 23 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2008 · 10 editions

Barack Obama For An Essential Guide is the fastest…

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Black History for Beginners

by Denise Dennis

3.74 · 176 Ratings · 31 Reviews · published 1984 · 18 editions

What is Black History? Did you know what blacks we…

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The Black Holocaust for Beginners

by Sam E. Anderson

4.29 · 110 Ratings · 19 Reviews · published 1995 · 10 editions

An introduction to the horrors endured by African …

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Black Women for Beginners

by Saundra Pearl Sharp

4.07 · 41 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1993 · 6 editions

Chronicles the experiences of Black women througho…

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Bukowski for Beginners

by Carlos Polimeni

3.72 · 134 Ratings · 27 Reviews · published 2000 · 12 editions

Charles Bukowski was many things: an American poet…

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Chicano Movement For Beginners

by Maceo Montoya

4.39 · 143 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 2016 · 8 editions

As the heyday of the Chicano Movement of the late …

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Chomsky for Beginners

by David Cogswell

3.87 · 363 Ratings · 51 Reviews · published 1996 · 9 editions

Noam Chomsky, "arguably the most important intelle…

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Dada & Surrealism for Beginners

by Elsa Bethanis

3.73 · 59 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 2007 · 5 editions

What kind of artists put a mustache on the Mona Li…

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Deconstruction for Beginners

by James N. Powell

3.97 · 77 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 2005 · 4 editions

Deconstruction is so labyrinthine that it has beco…

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Democracy For Beginners

by Robert J. Cavalier

3.36 · 14 Ratings · published 2009 · 6 editions

With all the talk about "democracy" these days, it…

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Derrida for Beginners

by James N. Powell

3.78 · 393 Ratings · 48 Reviews · published 1982 · 14 editions

In 1966, Jacques Derrida gave a lecture at Joh…

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Eastern Philosophy for Beginners

by James N. Powell

3.68 · 90 Ratings · 16 Reviews · 5 editions

The spiritual rewards and intellectual challenges …

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Existentialism For Beginners

by David Cogswell

3.64 · 190 Ratings · 24 Reviews · published 2008 · 3 editions

Existentialism For Beginners is an entertaining ro…

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FDR and the New Deal For Beginners

by Paul M. Buhle

3.76 · 25 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2010 · 7 editions

A profusely illustrated, popularly-written volume …

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Foucault for Beginners

by Lydia Alix Fillingham

3.67 · 777 Ratings · 90 Reviews · published 1993 · 13 editions

Michel Foucault's work has profoundly affected the…

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French Revolutions For Beginners

by Michael J. LaMonica

4.29 · 42 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 2014 · 6 editions

Allons enfants de la Patrie, le jour de gloire est…

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Global Warming For Beginners

by Dean Goodwin

3.58 · 12 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2008 · 8 editions

The science is Global warming is for real. But wha…

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Heidegger for Beginners

by Eric LeMay

3.72 · 243 Ratings · 32 Reviews · published 1994 · 13 editions

The ideas of the German philosopher Martin Heidegg…

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Islam for Beginners

by Nabil Matar

3.39 · 64 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 1992 · 7 editions

This unique combination of text and illustration i…

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Kierkegaard for Beginners

by Donald D. Palmer

3.89 · 328 Ratings · 36 Reviews · published 1996 · 12 editions

Traces the life of the philosopher in illustration…

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Lacan for Beginners

by Philip Hill

3.47 · 220 Ratings · 21 Reviews · published 1997 · 7 editions

Lacan's psychoanalytical theories and practices ar…

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Linguistics For Beginners

by W. Terrence Gordon

3.44 · 45 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2008 · 8 editions

Linguistics For Beginners is the first book to eve…

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Malcolm X for Beginners

by Bernard Aquina Doctor

3.40 · 93 Ratings · 20 Reviews · published 1992 · 10 editions

An introduction to the teachings of Malcolm X disc…

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Nietzsche for Beginners

by Marc Sautet

3.17 · 422 Ratings · 49 Reviews · published 1990 · 20 editions

Not only does Nietzsche For Beginners delve into t…

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The Olympics For Beginners

by Brandon Toropov

3.33 · 3 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2008 · 1 edition

The Olympic Games, summer and winter, transfix hum…

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Philosophy for Beginners

by Richard Osborne

3.63 · 814 Ratings · 71 Reviews · published 1992 · 24 editions

Banyak orang menilai bicara filsafat identik denga…

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Plato for Beginners

by Robert J. Cavalier

3.46 · 141 Ratings · 26 Reviews · published 1990 · 10 editions

Traces the life and ideas of the philosopher and i…

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Poetry for Beginners

by Margaret Chapman

3.78 · 54 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 2010 · 6 editions

Poetry is one of those subjects almost impossible …

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Postmodernism for Beginners

by James N. Powell

3.75 · 547 Ratings · 48 Reviews · published 2007 · 18 editions

If you are like most people, you’re not sure what …

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Relativity and Quantum Physics For Beginners

by Steven L. Manly

3.62 · 81 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 2009 · 6 editions

As we humans have expanded our horizons to see thi…

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Sartre for Beginners

by Donald D. Palmer

3.77 · 270 Ratings · 23 Reviews · published 1995 · 13 editions

Sartre For Beginners is an accessible yet sophisti…

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Shakespeare for Beginners

by Brandon Toropov

3.68 · 56 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1997 · 9 editions

Despite the reshifting of values that has affected…

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Structuralism & Poststructuralism for Beginners

by Donald D. Palmer

3.88 · 263 Ratings · 31 Reviews · published 1997 · 8 editions

"What is Structuralism? How is it possible? And on…

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Zen for Beginners

by Judith Blackstone

3.60 · 188 Ratings · 29 Reviews · published 1986 · 12 editions

Zen from its foundation in China of the 6th Centur…

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Zinn For Beginners

by David Cogswell

4.70 · 10 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2009 · 4 editions

Zinn For Beginners describes the life and work of …

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Shelve Black History for Beginners

Shelve The Black Holocaust for Beginners

Shelve Black Women for Beginners

Shelve Bukowski for Beginners

Shelve Chicano Movement For Beginners

Shelve Chomsky for Beginners

Shelve Dada & Surrealism for Beginners

Shelve Deconstruction for Beginners

Shelve Democracy For Beginners

Shelve Derrida for Beginners

Shelve Eastern Philosophy for Beginners

Shelve Existentialism For Beginners

Shelve FDR and the New Deal For Beginners

Shelve Foucault for Beginners

Shelve French Revolutions For Beginners

Shelve Global Warming For Beginners

Shelve Heidegger for Beginners

Shelve Islam for Beginners

Shelve Kierkegaard for Beginners

Shelve Lacan for Beginners

Shelve Linguistics For Beginners

Shelve Malcolm X for Beginners

Shelve Nietzsche for Beginners

Shelve The Olympics For Beginners

Shelve Philosophy for Beginners

Shelve Plato for Beginners

Shelve Poetry for Beginners

Shelve Postmodernism for Beginners

Shelve Relativity and Quantum Physics For Beginners

Shelve Sartre for Beginners

Shelve Shakespeare for Beginners

Shelve Structuralism & Poststructuralism for Beginners

Shelve Zen for Beginners

Shelve Zinn For Beginners