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Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology

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The very places where we run smack into total ignorance are the places where the most important questions—about the philosophy of knowledge

each volume in this series provides trenchant and provocative--yet always balanced and complete--discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field

ASTROBIOLOGY A VERY SHORT INTRO Green Bank Telescope friendly astronaut and spaceshipAstrobiology is an exciting new subject, and one, arguably, more interdisciplinary than any other. Astrobiologists seek to understand the origin and evolution of life on Earth in order to illuminate and guide the search for life on other planets. In this Very Short Introduction, David C. Catling introduces the subject through our understanding of the factors that allowed life to arise and persist on our own planet, and for the signs we are looking for