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The Sting of the Wild by Justin O. Schmidt 9781421419282
RRP: £20.50£14.87Entomologist Justin O. Schmidt is on a mission. Some say it's a brave exploration, others shake their heads in disbelief. His goal? To compare the impacts of stinging insects on humans, mainly using himself as the gauge. In The Sting of the Wild, the... -
Epidemics and Society: From the Black Death to the Present by Frank M. Snowden
RRP: £17.99£15.79A "brilliant and sobering" (Paul Kennedy, Wall Street Journal) look at the history and human costs of pandemic outbreaksAs seen on "60 Minutes" The World Economic Forum #1 book to read for context on the coronavirus outbreak This sweeping exploration... -
Naming Nature: The Clash Between Instinct and Science by Carol Kaesuk Yoon 9780393338713
RRP: £21.00£16.97Biologist Carol Kaesuk Yoon explores the historical tension between evolutionary biology and taxonomy. Carl Linnaeus struggled in the eighteenth century to define species in light of their mutability while still relying on intuitive, visual judgments. As... -
The Physics of Musical Instruments by Neville H. Fletcher 9781441931207
RRP: £69.99£55.73When we wrote the first edition of this book, we directed our presenta tion to the reader with a compelling interest in musical instruments who has "a reasonable grasp of physics and who is not frightened by a little mathematics." We are delighted to... -
The Science of Fate: The New Science of Who We Are - And How to Shape our Best Future by Hannah Critchlow 9781473659285
RRP: £20.00£13.35The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller'A truly fascinating - if unnerving - read'The Telegraph'We can all benefit from Critchlow's book'New Scientist'Acute, mind-opening, highly accessible - this book doesn't just explain how our lives might pan out, it... -
Molecules: The Elements and the Architecture of Everything by Nick Mann
RRP: £25.00£19.81In his highly anticipated sequel to The Elements, Theodore Gray demonstrates how the elements of the periodic table combine to form the molecules that make up our world.Everything physical is made up of the elements and the infinite variety of molecules... -
Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Molecular Simulation by Mark Tuckerman 9780198825562
RRP: £65.00£62.14Scientists are increasingly finding themselves engaged in research problems that cross the traditional disciplinary lines of physics, chemistry, biology, materials science, and engineering. Because of its broad scope, statistical mechanics is an... -
The Aliens Are Coming!: The Exciting and Extraordinary Science Behind Our Search for Life in the Universe by Ben Miller
RRP: £10.99£3.51Discover the fascinating and cutting-edge science behind the greatest question of all: is there life beyond Earth? For millennia, we have looked up at the stars and wondered whether we are alone in the universe. In the last few years, scientists have... -
Animal Vegetable Criminal: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach 9781786078346
RRP: £16.99£12.68What's to be done about a drunken elephant? A monkey caught mugging passers-by? A trespassing squirrel? Mary Roach delves into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet. 'Delightful' Ed Yong, author of An Immense World Follow Mary... -
Central Scotland: Landscapes in Stone by Alan McKirdy
RRP: £7.99£5.46The written history and archaeological records of Central Scotland takes us back to Pictish times some 5,000 years ago. The geology of the area stretches back a further 400 million years. The oldest rocks are found near Lesmahagow and in the Pentland... -
Forever Young: A Life of Adventure in Air and Space by James R. Hansen 9780813049335
RRP: £27.95£21.19He walked on the Moon. He flew six space missions in three different programs--more than any other human. He served with NASA for more than four decades. His peers called him the ""astronaut's astronaut.""Enthusiasts of space exploration have long waited... -
The Caretakers of the Cosmos: Living Responsibly in an Unfinished World by Gary Lachman 9781782500025
RRP: £20.00£14.29Why are we here? Human beings have asked themselves this question for centuries. Modern science largely argues that human beings are chance products of a purposeless universe, but other traditions believe humanity has an essential role and responsibility... -
Isle of Wight: Landscape and Geology by John Downes 9781785008924
RRP: £16.99£14.10The Isle of Wight is a geological gem with its 110km (68 mile) long coastline displaying a range of rocks dating from Lower Cretaceous to Oligocene age. Many of the sands and clays yield fossil bivalves and gastropods, and its famous dinosaur footprints... -
Infinite Wonder: An Astronaut's Photographs from a Year in Space by Scott Kelly 9780857524775
RRP: £20.00£15.89The first photo book by the Nasa astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent a record-breaking Year in Space. This is an awe-inspiring collection of the photos Scott took himself while on board the International Space Station, many of which have never been seen... -
The Nature of Mathematical Modeling by Neil Gershenfeld
RRP: £47.99£40.49This 1998 book, about the nature and techniques of mathematical modeling, is oriented towards simple efficient implementations on computers. The text is in three sections. The first covers exact and approximate analytical techniques; the second,... -
Smoke & Mirrors: How Hype Obscures the Future and How to See Past It by Gemma Milne
RRP: £16.99£11.54'Stop following the news until you've read Gemma Milne's persuasive analysis of the hype and bullshit that distort our understanding of emerging science. As she shows, the starting point to grasping the genuine opportunities of AI, life sciences and... -
Prehistory Decoded by Martin Sweatman 9781789016383
RRP: £20.99£14.94Nearly 13,000 years ago millions of people and animals were wiped out, and the world plunged abruptly into a new ice-age. It was more than a thousand years before the climate, and mankind, recovered. The people of Gobekli Tepe in present-day... -
Spinning Out: Climate Change, Mental Health and Fighting for a Better Future by Charlie Hertzog Young
RRP: £12.99£8.32'Utterly brilliant - engaging, thrilling, disturbing, revelatory, explosive' GEORGE MONBIOT'This extraordinary book, written with startling honesty and vulnerability, traces Charlie's remarkable journey from deep despair to resistance, reconnection and... -
Never Home Alone: From Microbes to Millipedes, Camel Crickets, and Honeybees, the Natural History of Where We Live by Rob Dunn
RRP: £7.99£6.45In Never Home Alone, biologist Rob Dunn takes us to the edge of biology's latest frontier: our own homes. Every house is a wilderness -- from the Egyptian meal moths in our kitchen cupboards and the yeast in a sourdough starter, to the camel crickets... -
Organic Chemistry Digital Update (International Edition): Structure and Function by K. Peter C. Vollhardt
£78.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781319467975Author K. Peter C. VollhardtFormat PaperbackPage Count 1476Imprint W.H.Freeman & Co LtdPublisher Macmillan LearningWeight(grams)... -
The Nature of Substance: Spirit and Matter by Rudolf Hauschka 9781855841222
RRP: £14.99£12.55"What is the nature of matter?"Within conventional science, the reductionist, materialist view asserts that matter is solely physical. Hauschka shows that open-minded study, based on qualitative observation and quantitative research, can overcome this... -
Big Tractor by Roger Priddy 9781838990909
RRP: £7.99£5.31Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838990909Author Roger PriddyPage Count 10Imprint Priddy BooksPublisher Priddy BooksDimensions(mm) 185mm * 185mm * 20mm -
Geology and Landscapes of Scotland by Con Gillen
RRP: £35.00£32.13The six hundred miles between the northernmost Shetland island and the Mull of Galloway in the South of Scotland contain some of the most interesting geology and most varied landscapes in Europe. This variety was the inspiration for a tradition of... -
Applied Thermodynamics for Engineering Technologists by T.D. Eastop
RRP: £74.99£68.22Applied Thermodynamics for Engineering Technologists provides a complete introduction to the principles of thermodynamics for degree level students on courses in mechanical, aeronautical, chemical, environmental and energy engineering and engineering... -
Solid State Physics by N. David 9788131500521
£33.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788131500521Author Neil W. AshcroftFormat PaperbackPage Count 826Imprint Cengage Learning IndiaPublisher Cengage Learning IndiaDimensions(mm) 250mm * 200mm... -
Where The Animals Go: Tracking Wildlife with Technology in 50 Maps and Graphics by James Cheshire
RRP: £14.99£11.35'Turn the pages to revel in the techno-tracking that is revealing the secrets of animal lives. This is science at its best, the art of understanding truth and beauty' Chris PackhamOnce tracking animals meant following footprints. Now satellites, drones,... -
A Garden Bird's Year by Mike Toms 9780008470616
RRP: £16.99£11.47Britain's gardens are a vast, living landscape and the home to hundreds of species of birds. Learn to pay attention to these visitors to your own garden or local park and you'll have a front-row seat to the unfolding drama that is the... -
Research Methods: The Key Concepts by Michael Hammond 9780367178741
RRP: £19.99£17.69This book provides an overview of ninety key concepts which often trouble those who are new to researching within the social sciences. It covers theories of knowledge, methodologies and methods. Each entry offers a definition of a concept, shows how... -
Theoretical Astrophysics: Volume 1: Astrophysical Processes by T. Padmanabhan 9780521566322
RRP: £72.99£65.16Graduate students and researchers in astrophysics and cosmology need a solid understanding of a wide range of physical processes. This clear and authoritative book has been designed to help them to develop the necessary toolkit of theory. The book is... -
The Fats of Life by Caroline M. Pond 9780521635776
RRP: £36.99£31.75This book aims to fill the gap between unscientific comments about the hazards and benefits of high-fat or low-fat diets and weight control found in magazines and technical and medical reports about lipid biochemistry and obesity. It aims to explain in... -
Darwin's Most Wonderful Plants: Darwin's Botany Today by Ken Thompson
RRP: £8.99£6.45Most of us think of Darwin at work on The Beagle, taking inspiration for his theory of evolution from his travels in the Galapagos. But Darwin published his Origin of Species nearly thirty years after his voyages and most of his labours in that time were... -
Quantum Information by Stephen M. Barnett
RRP: £38.99£33.85Quantum information- the subject- is a new and exciting area of science, which brings together physics, information theory, computer science and mathematics. "Quantum Information"- the book- is based on two successful lecture courses given to advanced... -
Elastic: Flexible Thinking in a Constantly Changing World by Leonard Mlodinow
RRP: £10.99£7.77The bestselling author of The Drunkard's Walk unlocks the secrets of flexible thinkingWhat do Pokemon Go and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein have in common?Why do some businesses survive, and others fail at the first sign of change?What gives the human brain... -
Bird Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Avian Lives by Mark E. Hauber 9780226819402
RRP: £15.00£13.05An hourly guide that follows twenty-four birds as they find food, mates, and safety from predators. From morning to night and from the Antarctic to the equator, birds have busy days. In this short book, ornithologist Mark E. Hauber shows readers... -
Nature's Child by John Lister-Kaye 9780349117607
£11.66Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Untitled by James Eden 9780008404468
RRP: £20.00£13.34What can we really do about the climate emergency? The inconvenient truth is that we are causing the climate crisis with our carbon intensive lifestyles and that fixing - or even just slowing - it will affect all of us. But it can be done. ... -
Insect Biochemistry by H.H. Rees 9780412131301
RRP: £44.99£44.97entiated free-living organism (larva), which is The success of the Insecta as a class (nearly extensively destroyed and rebuilt into a mor 1 million spp.; phylum Arthropoda) is largely phologically different form (adult) suitable for due to their... -
This Is Your Brain on Parasites: How Tiny Creatures Manipulate Our Behavior and Shape Society by Kathleen McAuliffe
£13.13"Engrossing ... [An] expedition through the hidden and sometimes horrifying microbial domain." --Wall Street Journal "Fascinating--and full of the kind of factoids you can't wait to share." --Scientific American Parasites can... -
Not Necessarily Rocket Science: A Beginner's Guide to Life in the Space Age by Kellie Gerardi
RRP: £14.95£9.86Learn from Kellie Gerardi What It's Like to Be a Female Astronaut"Kellie is probably one of the best ambassadors for spaceflight in the 21st century that the industry could have." Lucy Hawking, author of George's Secret Key to the Universe and host of... -
Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World by Marcia Bjornerud 9780691202631
RRP: £13.99£10.21Why an awareness of Earth's temporal rhythms is critical to our planetary survivalFew of us have any conception of the enormous timescales of our planet's long history, and this narrow perspective underlies many of the environmental problems we are...