Boxed Sets
Six boxed sets, each with a different theme, were released in 2006. Five books from the series on the given theme were included, plus the series' promotional volume A Very Short Introduction to Everything.
- The Ballot Box
- Politics (008)
- Capitalism (108)
- Democracy (075)
- Socialism (126)
- Fascism (077)
- The Brain Box
- Evolution (100)
- Consciousness (121)
- Intelligence (039)
- Cosmology (051)
- Quantum Theory (069)
- The Thought Box
- Hegel (049)
- Marx (028)
- Nietzsche (034)
- Schopenhauer (062)
- Kierkegaard (058)
- The Basics Box
- Philosophy (055)
- Mathematics (066)
- History (016)
- Politics (008)
- Psychology (006)
- The Boom Box
- Ancient Warfare (117)
- Cold War (087)
- Crusades (140)
- French Revolution (054)
- Spanish Civil War (123)
- The Picture Box
- Art History (102)
- Renaissance Art (129)
- Modern Art (120)
- Architecture (072)
- Design (136)
Read more about this topic: Very Short Introductions
Famous quotes containing the words boxed and/or sets:
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)