Science

Succeed in chemistry with GENERAL, ORGANIC, AND BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY'S clear explanations, engaging visual support, and easy usability. Ideal for allied health majors, this Seventh Edition emphasizes the applications of chemistry. Early chapters focus on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780888391728Author A.F. AndersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,CanadaPublisher Hancock House Publishers Ltd...

The full colour, beautifully illustrated Modern Medicines from Plants: Botanical histories of some of modern medicine's most important drugs features information on plants from which we obtain modern prescription medicines. It outlines their historical...

Following on from the successful first (1984) and revised (1993) editions, this extended and revised text is designed as a short and simple introduction to quantum field theory for final year physics students and for postgraduate students beginning...

"I was in the act of throwing away my family's rubbish while holidaying on a beautiful island when I heard God speak. I could easily have missed it, but an inner whisper asked, "How do you think I feel about what you are doing to my world?" Since the...

The definitive guide to the birds of Chile. With its diverse range of habitats, Chile is one of the top birding destinations in South America and supports an interesting range of breeding and visiting birds, including the Chilean Tinamou, Juan...

'Like Louis Theroux channelling Margaret Atwood' - New Statesman'A tour of the lurid fringes of the tech world' - The Times'A moreish page-turner of a book' - HeraldImagine if it was possible to have the perfect sexual relationship without compromise,...

In 2006 Dr Adrian Owen and his team made medical history. They discovered a new realm of consciousness, somewhere between life and death, which they called the Grey Zone. The people who inhabit it are frequently labelled as irretrievably lost, with no...

Richard Dawkins on how nature and humans have learned to overcome the pull of gravity and take to the skies. 'A masterly investigation of all aspects of flight, human and animal... A beautifully produced book that will appeal across age groups'...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780981631608Author John C SanfordFormat PaperbackPage Count 286Imprint Feed My Sheep Foundation, Inc.Publisher Feed My Sheep Foundation, Inc.Weight(grams)...

Make good sleep an indispensable part of your everyday self-care routine with this step-by-step guide to resetting your sleep patterns. New science has revealed the importance of sleep as one of the key foundation stones of good health.If you've ever...

Uncle Tungsten radiates all the delight and wonder of a boy's adventures, and is an unforgettable portrait of an extraordinary young mind.Oliver Sacks evokes, with warmth and wit, his upbringing in wartime England. He tells of the large science-steeped...

Blossoming from a correspondence between Luce Irigaray and Michael Marder, Through Vegetal Being is an intense personal, philosophical, and political meditation on the significance of the vegetal for our lives, our ways of thinking, and our relations...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780731604951Author Mr Jeremy GriffithFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint WTM Publishing & Communications Pty LtdPublisher WTM Publishing & Communications...

In December 1667, maverick physician Jean Denis transfused calf's blood into one of Paris's most notorious madmen. Days later, the madman was dead and Denis was framed for murder. A riveting expose of the fierce debates, deadly politics, and cutthroat...

From shark attack survivor to the shark's biggest advocate, Paul de Gelder tells us just why these majestic diverse animals need our help as much as we need them. Something happens to you the first time...

The CSEC (R) Chemistry Concise Revision Course provides full coverage of the CSEC (R) Chemistry syllabus. This book provides comprehensive and authoritative guidance for the course. It adopts a practical, supportive approach to help students with their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780645142006Author Benjamin A WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Aus-Rescue Pty LtdPublisher Aus-Rescue Pty LtdWeight(grams) 156g

More than ever before, radiation is a part of our modern daily lives. We own radiation-emitting phones, regularly get diagnostic x-rays, such as mammograms, and submit to full-body security scans at airports. We worry and debate about the proliferation...

A balanced and thought-provoking guide to all the big questions about AI and ethics Can computers understand morality? Can they respect privacy? And what can we do to make AI safe and fair? The artificial intelligence revolution has begun. Today, there...

How do plants, even if still buried underground, know that it's their time to bloom? What signals them to begin the challenging task of making flowers, and how do they make the variety of flower shapes, colours, and scents? What kind of instructions does...

A COMPLETE, UNCOMPLICATED GUIDE TO THE SCIENCE OF LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING ‘Most scientists know only their own field. Tim Coulson is at home with science as an integrated whole. A pleasure to read, and a lasting accomplishment’ Richard Dawkins...

'A fascinating and delightfully written book about some very smart people who may not, or may, be about to transform humanity forever' JON RONSON'Beautifully written, and with wonderful humour, this is a thrilling adventure story of our own future' LEWIS...

The Student Book is written by experienced authors and examiners and is endorsed by Eduqas, offering high quality support you can trust. / Each topic includes detailed explanations and underpinning knowledge, all written in clear uncomplicated language...

Were you always curious about biology but were afraid to sit through long hours of dense reading? Did you like the subject when you were in high school but had other plans after you graduated? Now you can explore the human genome and analyze DNA without...

It is the most complex and mysterious object in the universe. Covered by a dull grey membrane, it resembles a gigantic, convoluted fungus. Its inscrutability has captivated scientists, philosophers and artists for centuries. It is, of course, the human...

This controversial book challenges the accepted theories on the genetic mechanism of evolution. The story these three biologists have to tell may very well upset the whole field of biology.The traditional view of evolution,which grew out of the work of...

In Camera Geologica Siobhan Angus tells the history of photography through the minerals upon which the medium depends. Challenging the emphasis on immateriality in discourses on photography, Angus focuses on the inextricable links between image-making...

Attention is central to everything we do and think; yet it is usually invisible, transparent, lost behind our fixation with content. We pay attention to this and that moment or we let our attention wander, but we rarely give attention to the process of...

Epigenetics can potentially revolutionize our understanding of the structure and behavior of biological life on Earth. It explains why mapping an organism's genetic code is not enough to determine how it develops or acts and shows how nurture combines...

The first edition of Frans de Waal's Chimpanzee Politics was acclaimed not only by primatologists for its scientific achievement but also by politicians, business leaders, and social psychologists for its remarkable insights into the most basic human...

A biography of tuberculosis, an ancient disease - but still a present danger. Tuberculosis has twisted through the millennia hand-in-hand with humanity, leaving its marks on our culture, our history and our DNA, from the birth of Homo sapiens right up...

Mission Zero is a landmark independent report into the delivery of the UK's commitment to net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. Chaired by Chris Skidmore, the UK's former Energy Minister who was responsible for signing net zero into law, its...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262546720Author Matthew H. HerschFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 397gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

What is epidemiology? What are the causes of a new disease? How can pandemics be prevented? Epidemiology is the study of the changing patterns of disease and its main aim is to improve the health of populations. It's a vital field, central to the...

Winner of the 2022 Marsh Book of the Year Award A long-awaited volume in the New Naturalist series examining the trees of Britain. Trees are immensely valuable. They give shape to our lives with wood, the material that makes our...

Beauty is more than skin deep.'The natural world is awash with colour, but we are only seeing half the story. If we could see things as animals do, our world would become unimaginably brighter. Now, thanks to new science and technology, we can at last...

'Evocative and intelligent' Guardian Discover the secret history of our green belts.The first book to tell the story of Britain's green belts, Outskirts is at once a fascinating social history, a stirring evocation of the natural world, and a poignant...

There is now clear scientific evidence that emissions from economic activity, particularly the burning of fossil fuels for energy, are causing changes to the Earths climate. A sound understanding of the economics of climate change is needed in order to...