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When There Were Birds by Roy Adkins
RRP: £25.00£5.31A landmark book that charts humanity's changing relationship with birds - from the ancient Egyptians to the twenty-first century 'A marvellously original slice of social history' Daily Mail'The facts and folklore of birdlife are dissected in admirable... -
11 Explorations into Life on Earth: Christmas Lectures from the Royal Institution by Helen Scales
RRP: £12.99£8.73The second in a series of books in association with the Royal Institution on their world-renowned Christmas Lectures, this time exploring the secrets of the natural world - with a foreword by Sir David Attenborough.Following on from the success of 13... -
Unfit for Purpose: When Human Evolution Collides with the Modern World by Adam Hart
RRP: £16.99£12.28'A gripping and sobering reminder of how much we are all governed by our genetic inheritance. So much for free will.' The Mail on Sunday Stress, obesity, poor mental health, drug addiction, bowel diseases, violence and fake news; a stark checklist of... -
Ancient Futures: Learning From Ladakh by Helena Norberg-Hodge
RRP: £16.99£12.28Ladakh, or 'Little Tibet', is a wildly beautiful desert land up in the Western Himalayas. It is a place of few resources and an extreme climate. Yet for more than a thousand years, it has been home to a thriving culture. Traditions of frugality and... -
Raymond Williams's Sociology of Culture: A Critical Reconstruction by Paul M. Jones 9780230006706
RRP: £44.99£44.97This detailed study of Williams unlocks his late sociology of culture. It covers previously overlooked aspects, such as his critique of Birmingham cultural studies, his use of an Adorno-like approach to 'cultural production', his 'social formalist'... -
The Unity of Science: Exploring Our Universe, from the Big Bang to the Twenty-First Century by Irwin Shapiro 9780300253610
RRP: £20.00£16.98A journey guided by science that explores the universe, the earth, and the story of life For Irwin Shapiro, science starts with questions. This book provides a broad and entertaining survey of major scientific discoveries that have changed our views of... -
New A-Level Physics for 2018: AQA Year 2 Complete Revision & Practice with Online Edition by CGP Books
RRP: £10.99£9.59The best way to learn Year 2 of the AQA A-Level Physics course is with this CGP Complete Revision & Practice book. It's perfect for reference throughout the year, and preparing for the final exams! It has straightforward study notes, helpful examples and... -
Patrick Moore's Astronomy: A Complete Introduction: Teach Yourself by CBE, DSc, FRAS, Sir Patrick Moore
RRP: £14.99£9.80Astronomy: A Complete Introduction will ensure you recognize what you are seeing in the night sky. You will investigate the sun, moon, planets comets and stars and learn how to observe them. This comprehensive guide, complete with star charts, will map... -
Meet Your Hormones by Catherine Whitlock
RRP: £14.99£10.20Foreword by Professor John Wass, Professor of Endocrinology at Oxford UniversityDid you know that you have thousands, perhaps millions, of hormones in your bloodstream?Did you know that these complex chemical messengers regulate the function of our cells... -
Introduction to Toxicology by John Timbrell 9781032036922
RRP: £61.99£53.61As with the previous editions, Introduction to Toxicology, Fourth Edition, continues to chart the evolution of the field of toxicology, from the use of natural toxins by ancient tribes through the developments established by Paracelsus, and progresses... -
Autopia: The Future of Cars by Jon Bentley
RRP: £10.99£7.32Cars are one of the most significant human creations. They changed our cities. They changed our lives. They changed everything. But in the next thirty years, this technology will itself change enormously. If Google get their way, are we all going to be... -
Ecology of Woodlands and Forests: Description, Dynamics and Diversity by Peter Thomas 9780521542319
RRP: £50.99£43.04Taking a functional rather than an ecosystem or a utilitarian approach, Thomas and Packham provide a concise account of the structure of woodlands and forests. Using examples from around the world - from polar treelines to savannahs to tropical rain... -
Zero to Birth: How the Human Brain Is Built by William A. Harris 9780691253947
RRP: £16.99£13.65A revelatory tale of how the human brain develops, from conception to birth and beyondBy the time a baby is born, its brain is equipped with billions of intricately crafted neurons wired together through trillions of interconnections to form a compact... -
Ghost Particle: In Search of the Elusive and Mysterious Neutrino by Alan Chodos
RRP: £30.00£18.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262047876Author Alan ChodosFormat HardbackPage Count 264Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
This Book Could Fix Your Life: The Science of Self Help by New Scientist
RRP: £14.99£9.80We all want to be happier, more successful and less stressed, but what really works? From building confidence and boosting creativity to forming better relationships and getting smarter (and healthier), This Book Could Fix Your Life explores the real... -
Risk by John Adams
RRP: £43.99£38.44Risk compensation postulates that everyone has a "risk thermostat" and that safety measures that do not affect the setting of the thermostat will be circumvented by behaviour that re-establishes the level of risk with which people were originally... -
Your Human Geography Dissertation: Designing, Doing, Delivering by Kimberley Peters 9781446295205
RRP: £34.99£28.71An undergraduate dissertation is your opportunity to engage with geographical research, first-hand. But completing a student project can be a stressful and complex process. Your Human Geography Dissertation breaks the task down into three helpful... -
Marvelous Light by Paul Frank Spencer 9780998730219
RRP: £13.00£12.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998730219Author Paul Frank SpencerFormat PaperbackPage Count 270Imprint By Grace for Glory PublishingPublisher By Grace for Glory PublishingWeight(grams)... -
Bad Choices: How Algorithms Can Help You Think Smarter and Live Happier by Ali Almossawi
RRP: £8.99£6.55A relatable, interactive, and funny exploration of algorithms, those essential building blocks of computer science - and of everyday life - from the author of the wildly popular Bad Arguments.Algorithms -- processes that are made up of unambiguous steps... -
Extinct Boids by Ralph Steadman
RRP: £25.00£19.88Cartoonist and national treasure Ralph Steadman's unique take on a variety of extinct birds. When Ceri Levy asked Ralph Steadman to produce one piece of art representing an extinct bird for a recent exhibition, Ghosts of Gone Birds, Ralph said 'yes'... -
Bumblebees: Behaviour, Ecology, and Conservation by Dave Goulson
£67.09Bumblebees are familiar and charismatic insects, occurring throughout much of the world. They are increasingly being used as a model organism for studying a wide range of ecological and behavioural concepts, such as social organization, optimal foraging... -
Dinosaurs: A Very Short Introduction by David Norman
RRP: £8.99£6.45Dinosaurs are fascinating creatures and their popularity seems never ending, fuelled by films such as Jurassic Park and documentaries such as Walking with Dinosaurs. Yet dinosaurs (or more precisely non-avian dinosaurs) last trod the Earth 65 million... -
Snorkeling Guide to Marine Life: Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas by Paul Humann 9781878348104
RRP: £15.99£9.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781878348104Author Paul HumannFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint New World Publications Inc.,U.S.Publisher New World Publications Inc.,U.S.Weight(grams)... -
The Great Food Gamble by John Humphrys
RRP: £10.99£7.40John Humphrys is passionate about the state of British food, farming, fishing and agriculture. Here, he looks back to the days of organic farming in England when people shared and swapped food and considered the wildlife as well as the farmed animals,... -
The Quantum Theory of Fields: Volume 2: Modern Applications by Steven Weinberg
RRP: £47.99£41.09The Quantum Theory of Fields, first published in 1996, is a self-contained, comprehensive introduction to quantum field theory from Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg. Volume II gives an account of the methods of quantum field theory, and how they have led... -
Yorkshire Rock: A Journey Through Time by Richard L. Bell 9780852722695
RRP: £6.50£5.50Everywhere in Yorkshire are clues to vanished worlds in the rocks, fossils and landforms. This accessible, well-illustrated book is a beautiful guide to the geology.Book InformationISBN 9780852722695Author Richard L. BellFormat PaperbackPage Count... -
Cultivated Meat to Secure Our Future: Hope for Animals, Food Security, and the Environment by Ira van Eelen 9781590566978
RRP: £18.99£13.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590566978Author Ira van EelenFormat PaperbackPage Count 206Imprint Lantern Books,USPublisher Lantern Books,US -
Witness to Roswell, 75th Anniversary Edition: Unmasking the Government's Biggest Cover-up by Thomas J. Carey
RRP: £17.99£14.23Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637480038Author Thomas J. CareyFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint New Page Books,USPublisher Red Wheel/WeiserWeight(grams) 1gDimensions(mm) 229mm *... -
Nine Musings on Time: Science Fiction, Science Fact, and the Truth About Time Travel by John Gribbin
RRP: £10.99£7.32Time travel is a familiar theme of science fiction, but is it really possible?Surprisingly, time travel is not forbidden by the laws of physics - and John Gribbin argues that if it is not impossible then it must be possible.Gribbin brilliantly... -
An Astronomer's Tale: A Bricklayer's Guide to the Galaxy by Gary Fildes
RRP: £12.99£9.09A Bricklayer's Guide to the Galaxy . . . The inspirational memoir of a former brickie who followed his passion for the stars and built his own observatory. Perfect for readers of Robert Macfarlane, Helen Macdonald and James Rebanks - as well as fans of... -
Man and Nature: Or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action by George P. Marsh 9781513136226
RRP: £11.99£8.00After being appointed the United States Minister Resident to the Ottoman Empire in 1849, George P. Marsh had the opportunity to travel the world and visit the sites of ancient civilizations. Troubled by what he saw, Marsh came to the conclusion that... -
Moody: A Woman's 21st-Century Hormone Guide by Amy Thomson
RRP: £12.99£11.78'Amy's book is everything I should have learned at school. It is a reminder to empower ourselves, in a world that still sadly lacks so much knowledge around women's health, by getting to know our own bodies more intimately - with the help of technology... -
A Bright Future: How Some Countries Have Solved Climate Change and the Rest Can Follow by Joshua S. Goldstein
RRP: £14.99£8.54As climate change begins to take a serious toll on the planet--with much more damage yet to come--a solution to our warming problems is hiding in plain sight. We need to commit to de-carbonizing our economy, and do so immediately, but so far we have... -
Eccentric Orbits: The Iridium Story by John Bloom 9780802126788
RRP: £14.99£9.88In the early 1990s, Motorola, the legendary American radio and telecom company, made a huge gamble on a revolutionary satellite telephone system called Iridium. Light-years ahead of anything previously put into space, built on technology for Ronald... -
The Cow: A Natural and Cultural History by Professor Catrin Rutland 9780691198705
RRP: £22.00£19.59A richly illustrated introduction to the science and history of the cowWe populate the countryside with cows the world over, and their familiar presence ensures that global demands for milk and beef are met. But with more than a billion cattle on the... -
The Evolution of Everything: The Patterns and Causes of Big History by Brian Villmoare
RRP: £34.99£30.49Big History seeks to retell the human story in light of scientific advances by such methods as radiocarbon dating and genetic analysis. This book provides a deep, causal view of the forces that have shaped the universe, the earth, and humanity. Starting... -
The World In A Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization by Vince Beiser
RRP: £15.99£10.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399576447Author Vince BeiserFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Penguin Putnam IncPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
The Flamingo's Smile: Reflections in Natural History by Stephen Jay Gould 9780393303759
RRP: £24.00£20.27"Gould himself is a rare and wonderful animal-a member of the endangered species known as the ruby-throated polymath. . . . [He] is a leading theorist on large-scale patterns in evolution . . . [and] one of the sharpest and most humane thinkers in the... -
Geography For Dummies by Jerry Mitchell
RRP: £21.99£14.56The whole world in the palm of your hand Ever wonder how you can have a rainforest on one side of a mountain and a desert on the other? Or zoom around the globe with Google Maps and wonder how everything got to where it is now? The answer is...geography... -
Can Animals Be Persons? by Mark Rowlands 9780190846039
£30.16Can animals be persons? To this question, scientific and philosophical consensus has taken the form of a resounding, 'No!' In this book, Mark Rowlands disagrees. Not only can animals be persons, many of them probably are. Taking, as his starting point,...