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Exam Board: SQALevel: National 5Subject: BiologyFirst Teaching: August 2017First Exam: May 2018The second edition of this textbook covers all recent revisions to course content, incorporating essential new material whilst retaining the unique style of...

An instant classic when first published in 1991, How to Lie with Maps revealed how the choices mapmakers make--consciously or unconsciously--mean that every map inevitably presents only one of many possible stories about the places it depicts. The...

The ultimate reference book for bird enthusiasts - now in its third edition. With expanded text and additional colour illustrations, the third edition of the hugely successful Collins Bird Guide is a must for every birdwatcher. The...

In 1997 sixty-two containers fell off the cargo ship Tokio Express after it was hit by a rogue wave off the coast of Cornwall, including one container filled with nearly five million pieces of Lego, much of it sea themed. In the months that followed,...

Emily Calandrelli, MIT engineer and scientist, shares exhilarating experiments for junior scientists and their lab assistants, ranging from homemade ice cream to disappearing ink. The book features 50 experiments using easy-to-find grocery store items...

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A revised and updated edition of the classic work to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the first moon landing 'It left me spellbound ... belongs to the same tradition as Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff' Sunday Times 'Fascinating. A wonderful book'...

Exam Board: SQALevel: HigherSubject: ChemistryFirst Teaching: August 2018First Exam: June 2019Full course coverage in this new Higher Chemistry textbook, updated for the latest changes to the SQA coursework and question papers.- In-text, Study and...

Discover the fascinating stories behind some 300 species of fungi and understand the world of mushrooms like never before!Did you know that fungi put the fizz in champagne and the flavour in chocolate? Fungi is everywhere we look: in a forest, under the...

Exam board: WJECLevel: GCSESubject: GeographyFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2018Target success in WJEC Eduqas GCSE (9-1) Geography B with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with...

Please note this title is suitable for any student studying: Exam Board: OCR Level: A Level Subject: Chemistry A First teaching: September 2015; first exams: June 2017 . Written by curriculum and specification experts, this Student Book...

Spark scientific curiosity from a young age with this six-level course through an enquiry-based approach and active learning. Collins International Primary Science fully meets the requirements of the Cambridge Primary Science Curriculum Framework from...

How did our universe come to exist? Why do stars shine? Is there life beyond the Earth? For millennia, humans have looked to the celestial sphere to explain the cosmos, first recording the movements of the Moon 25,000 years ago. Since the...

'The astoundingly well reported and beautifully told story of the downfall of what was once a great American company. A must-read' Bethany McLean, bestselling author of The Smartest Guys in the Room 'Compelling and richly reported, Flying Blind is...

Exam Board: EdexcelLevel: A levelSubject: PhysicsFirst teaching: September 2015First exams: June 2017 Revise smart and save! Our Revision Workbooks are designed to help students develop vital skills throughout the course in preparation for the...

Discover plants like you've never seen them before in this beautifully-designed introduction to the plant kingdom.Discover the extraordinary diversity of the plant world and how plants work with this photographic celebration of the plants, trees and...

Developed specifically to assist teachers and students to meet the requirements of the new CCEA GCE Life and Health Sciences A2 course. First resource to cover this new subject. Covers both the Single and Double Award courses. Contains numerous diagrams,...

Exam Board: SQALevel: National 5Subject: ChemistryFirst Teaching: September 2017First Exam: Summer 2018The second edition of this textbook has been fully revised and updated to reflect changes made tothe SQA syllabus from 2017 onwards. New features...

DELVE INTO THE SCIENCE BEHIND YOUR PRACTICE WITH THIS ESSENTIAL AND PRACTICAL GUIDE TO MEDITATION 'This is a book that really can change your life' Arianna Huffington, author of the New York Times bestseller The Sleep RevolutionMeditation is fascinating,...

Exam Board: EdexcelLevel: IGCSESubject: BiologyFirst Teaching: September 2017First Exam: Summer 2019Develop your students' scientific thinking and practical skills with this second edition, fully updated to match the new 2017 specifications.- Build...

The fungi realm has been called the "hidden kingdom," a mysterious world populated by microscopic spores, gigantic mushrooms and toadstools, and a host of other multicellular organisms ranging widely in color, size, and shape. The Kingdom of Fungi...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909735989Author P. D. OuspenskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Aziloth BooksPublisher Aziloth BooksWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692767047Author Robert Anton WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 246Imprint Hilaritas Press, LLC.Publisher Hilaritas Press, LLC.Weight(grams)...

The definitive, internationally bestselling biography of Albert Einstein from the author of The Innovators, Steve Jobs and Benjamin Franklin.**Now the basis of Genius, the ten-part National Geographic series on the life of Albert Einstein, starring the...

*FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF A BRIEF HISTORY OF EVERYONE WHO EVER LIVED and HOW TO ARGUE WITH A RACIST* WHAT MAKES US HUMAN?Waging war?Sex for pleasure?Creating art?Mastery of fire?In this thrilling tour of the animal kingdom, Adam Rutherford tells...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262516778Author Sherry TurkleFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 137mm * 21mm

Explore and understand the natural and human wonders of our planet.Now, in its third edition, this landmark encyclopedia celebrates our planet and explains the science underpinning the forces and processes that have made and shaped it. Artworks,...

Why have people from different cultures and eras formulated myths and stories with similar structures? What does this similarity tell us about the mind, morality, and structure of the world itself? From the author of 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to...

Edexcel A Level Geography Exam Practice covers the skills and techniques required to be successful in the new rigorous A Level Edexcel Geography specification, plus key geographical skills practice - written specially to target the demands of answering...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Read this book, then look and wonder' Sunday Times *A TLS Book of the Year*We have to learn to live as part of nature, not apart from it. And the first step is to start looking after the insects, the little creatures that...

Exam Board: EdexcelLevel: AS/A-levelSubject: ChemistryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2017Helps higher achieving students to maximise their potential, with a focus on independent learning, assessment advice and model assessment answers in...

By tackling the most central ideas in chemistry, Why Chemical Reactions Happen provides the reader with all the tools and concepts needed to think like a chemist. The text takes a unified approach to the subject, aiming to help the reader develop a real...

Put your birdwatching expertise to the test and learn more about the birds in your garden with this new puzzle book from the RSPB!Do you know what the smallest bird in your garden is? And whose birdsong sounds like 'tea-cher, tea-cher, tea-cher'? Or what...

The geometric shapes and natural forms, captured with exceptional precision in Ernst Haeckel's prints, still influence artists and designers to this day. This volume highlights the research and findings of this natural scientist. Powerful modern...

For courses in Human Physiology. Move beyond memorisation: Prepare students for tomorrow's challenges Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach is the #1 best-selling 1-semester human physiology text world-wide. The 8th Edition engages students in...

Illustrator Katie Scott returns to the Welcome to the Museum series with exquisite, detailed images of some of the most fascinating living organisms on this planet - fungi. From the fungi we see on supermarket shelves to fungi like penicillium that have...

The ideal gift for aspiring astronomers. The sights in our Solar System are dynamic reminders of our planet's position as part of a larger neighbourhood. Study the ever-changing face of the Moon, watch the steady march of the planets against...

World-renowned neuroscientist, Wendy Suzuki, explains how to harness the power of anxiety to your advantage - to think better, feel better and DO better.We are living in the age of anxiety, a situation that often makes us feel as if we are locked into an...

"Meshing deft scientific text with Tuttle's sumptuous images, it's a superb introduction to the baroque morphologies and flying prowess of these beguiling beasts."- NatureBats: An Illustrated Guide to All Species looks in detail at the more than 1,300...

The Independent's 2017 Book of the Year and a 2020 London Eater recommended read for lockdown'If Malcolm Gladwell were to write a book about wine, the results wouldn't linger much more pleasurably on the palate than this accessible, adventurous, amusing...