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How to Cool the Planet: Geoengineering and the Audacious Quest to Fix Earth's Climate by Jeff Goodell 9780547520230
$17.51Climate change may well be the biggest crisis humanity has ever faced. Temperatures in some regions of the world could increase by as much as fifteen degrees by the end of the century, causing rising sea levels and severe droughts. But change could also... -
Probably Approximately Correct: Nature's Algorithms for Learning and Prospering in a Complex World by Leslie G. Valiant
RRP: $20.63$17.97From a leading computer scientist, a unifying theory that will revolutionize our understanding of how life evolves and learns.How does life prosper in a complex and erratic world? While we know that nature follows patterns,such as the law of gravity,our... -
The Role of Birds in World War One: How Ornithology Helped to Win the Great War by Nicholas Milton
RRP: $28.38$20.15The British Expeditionary Force sent to France in the late summer of 1914 has been referred to as the 'Best British Army Ever Sent to War' as it was one of the most highly trained and disciplined forces in the world. It was also the 'Best Birdwatching... -
Dorset and East Devon: Landscape and Geology by Malcolm Hart
RRP: $21.92$20.70The Dorset and East Devon region is characterized by a variety of beautiful landscapes and a wealth of exciting geology, including such features as Lulworth Cove, Durdle Door, Chesil Beach, the fossil-laden cliffs of Lyme Regis and the red cliffs of East... -
Death at Seaworld: Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity by David Kirby 9781250031259
$20.32Death at SeaWorld centres on the battle with the multimillion-dollar marine park industry over the controversial and even lethal ramifications of keeping killer whales in captivity. Following the story of Naomi Rose, a marine biologist and animal... -
Why the Universe Exists by New Scientist
RRP: $14.18$9.68As you read this, billions of neutrinos from the sun are passing through your body, antimatter is sprouting from your dinner and the core of your being is a chaotic mess of particles known only as quarks and gluons.If the recent discovery of the Higgs... -
The Horned Dinosaurs: A Natural History by Peter Dodson 9780691605869
RRP: $83.85$65.66The horned dinosaurs, a group of rhinoceros-like creatures that lived 100 to 65 million years ago, included one of the greatest and most popular dinosaurs studied today: Triceratops. Noted for his flamboyant appearance--marked by a striking array of... -
Falsehoods Fly: Why Misinformation Spreads and How to Stop It by Paul Thagard 9780231213950
RRP: $25.80$20.50Misinformation is one of the twenty-first century's greatest challenges, a peril to democracy, peace, science, and public health. Yet we lack a clear understanding of what makes misinformation so potent and why it can spread so rapidly. In Falsehoods... -
Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic by David Quammen 9780393346619
RRP: $13.55$12.14In 2020, the novel coronavirus gripped the world in a global pandemic and led to the death of hundreds of thousands. The source of the previously unknown virus? Bats. This phenomenon-in which a new pathogen comes to humans from wildlife-is known as... -
An Introduction To Quantum Field Theory by Michael E. Peskin
RRP: $154.80$134.95An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory is a textbook intended for the graduate physics course covering relativistic quantum mechanics, quantum electrodynamics, and Feynman diagrams. The authors make these subjects accessible through carefully worked... -
An Introduction to Primate Conservation by Serge A. Wich
$90.11The number of primates on the brink of extinction continues to grow, and the need to respond with effective conservation measures has never been greater. This book provides a comprehensive and state-of-the-art synthesis of research principles and applied... -
Stephen James O'Meara's Observing the Night Sky with Binoculars: A Simple Guide to the Heavens by Stephen James O'Meara 9780521721707
RRP: $43.85$36.13Month by month, star by star, object by object, Stephen James O'Meara takes readers on a celestial journey to many of the most prominent stars and constellations visible from mid-northern latitudes. Filled with interesting anecdotes about the stars and... -
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made: The Astonishing New Science of the Senses Maureen Seaberg 9781250272416
RRP: $33.53$21.90In 2016, scientists proved that humans could see light at the level of a single photon. We are living in historic times when humans may look at the very fabric of the universe in a laboratory setting. Around the world, other recent discoveries about the... -
Plandemic: Indoctornation by Mikki Willis 9781510765542
RRP: $34.82$20.99The incredible true story of the most banned documentary in history.Researching the controversy arising after the release of the viral phenomenon known as Plandemic, the most seen and censored documentary in history, an investigative journalist sets out... -
Einstein's General Theory of Relativity: A Concise Introduction by Brian P. Dolan 9781009263702
RRP: $70.95$63.69Einstein's general theory of relativity can be a notoriously difficult subject for students approaching it for the first time, with arcane mathematical concepts such as connection coefficients and tensors adorned with a forest of indices. This book is an... -
The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives: An Illustrated Guide to Their Evolution and Natural History by Mauricio Anton 9780231102292
RRP: $32.25$24.07In this beautifully illustrated natural history that links extinct larger feline species with those still in existence, collaborators Alan Turner and Mauricio Anton weave together the evidence of modern feline behavior with that of the fossil record... -
The Humans Who Went Extinct: Why Neanderthals died out and we survived by Clive Finlayson
RRP: $16.76$12.05Just 28,000 years ago, the blink of an eye in geological time, the last of Neanderthals died out in their last outpost, in caves near Gibraltar. Thanks to cartoons and folk accounts we have a distorted view of these other humans - for that is what they... -
The Parrot and the Igloo: Climate and the Science of Denial by David Lipsky
RRP: $32.25$31.41In 1956, the New York Times prophesied that once global warming really kicked in, we could see parrots in the Antarctic. In 2010, when science deniers had control of the climate story, Senator James Inhofe and his family built an igloo on the Washington... -
Bringing Nature Home by Douglas W. Tallamy
RRP: $21.92$19.62"A fascinating study of the trees, shrubs, and vines that feed the insects, birds, and other animals in the suburban garden." -The New York Times As development and habitat destruction accelerate, there are increasing pressures on wildlife populations... -
Then I Am Myself the World: What Consciousness Is and How to Expand It by Christof Koch 9781541602809
RRP: $32.25$23.35In Then I Am Myself the World, Christof Koch explores the only thing we directly experience: consciousness. At the book's heart is integrated-information theory, the idea that the essence of consciousness is the ability to exert causal power over itself,... -
Understanding Physics Michael M. Mansfield 9781119519508
RRP: $76.05$66.90An updated and thoroughly revised third edition of the foundational text offering an introduction to physics with a comprehensive interactive website The revised and updated third edition of Understanding Physics presents a comprehensive introduction to... -
Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race by Mary-Jane Rubenstein
RRP: $25.80$21.90A revealing look at the parallel mythologies behind the colonization of Earth and space-and a bold vision for a more equitable, responsible future both on and beyond our planet. As environmental, political, and public health crises multiply on Earth,... -
Exploring the World: Two centuries of remarkable adventurers and their journeys Alexander Maitland 9781474606295
RRP: $15.47$10.45Explorers and travellers have always been attracted by the lure of the unknown. By traversing and mapping our planet, they have played a vital role in mankind's development. For almost two hundred years, the Royal Geographical Society has recognised... -
Climate Change For Dummies Elizabeth May 9781119703105
RRP: $23.21$16.41Get clear about why climate change is so complicated and discover how you can help reverse it More and more frequent extreme weather events occur each year, and planet Earth is in danger of developing more climates where life - whether animal, vegetable,... -
The Dialogical Roots of Deduction: Historical, Cognitive, and Philosophical Perspectives on Reasoning by Catarina Dutilh Novaes 9781108790925
RRP: $32.24$28.86This comprehensive account of the concept and practices of deduction is the first to bring together perspectives from philosophy, history, psychology and cognitive science, and mathematical practice. Catarina Dutilh Novaes draws on all of these... -
Tensor Analysis for Engineers and Physicists - With Application to Continuum Mechanics, Turbulence, and Einstein’s Special and General Theory of Relativity by Meinhard T. Schobeiri 9783030357382
$70.99This book unies the common tensor analytical aspects in engineering and physics. Using tensor analysis enables the reader to understand complex physical phenomena from the basic principles in continuum mechanics including the turbulence, its correlations... -
Galactic Dynamics: Second Edition by James Binney 9780691130279
RRP: $129.00$102.61Since it was first published in 1987, Galactic Dynamics has become the most widely used advanced textbook on the structure and dynamics of galaxies and one of the most cited references in astrophysics. Now, in this extensively revised and updated... -
Michael Faraday's The Chemical History of a Candle: With Guides to Lectures, Teaching Guides & Student Activities by William S Hammack 9781945441004
RRP: $15.47$15.18Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945441004Author William S HammackFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Articulate Noise BooksPublisher Articulate Noise Books -
Sonic Wonderland: A Scientific Odyssey of Sound by Trevor Cox
RRP: $16.76$12.05As an acoustic engineer, Trevor Cox has spent his career eradicating unwanted noises - echoes in concert halls, clamour in classrooms. Until the day he heard something so astonishing that he had an epiphany: rather than quashing rare or bizarre sounds,... -
Virtually Human: Real Life in a Digital World by Pete Nicholas
RRP: $12.89$9.87The world is changing fast, and digital technology fastest of all. The growth of social media and increasingly innovative digital advancements raises questions for every Christian. How should we understand the new digital age? And how can we live... -
On Aesthetics in Science by J. Wechsler 9780817633790
RRP: $58.04$58.01Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780817633790Author J. WechslerFormat HardbackPage Count 180Imprint Birkhauser Boston IncPublisher Birkhauser Boston IncWeight(grams) 1030g -
The Inventions, Researches, and Writings of Nikola Tesla by Thomas Commerford Martin
RRP: $15.47$10.02Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684126637Author Thomas Commerford MartinFormat PaperbackPage Count 520Imprint Silver Dolphin BooksPublisher Silver Dolphin BooksWeight(grams)... -
How the Victorians Took Us to the Moon: The Story of the Nineteenth-Century Innovators Who Forged the Future by Iwan Rhys Morus
RRP: $32.25$21.40'[An] insightful analysis of 19th-century futurism ... Morus's account is as much a cautionary tale as a flag-waving celebration.' - DUNCAN BELL, NEW STATESMAN'[How the Victorians Took Us to the Moon] rattles thrillingly through such developments as the... -
Biology for the IB Diploma Study and Revision Guide Andrew Davis 9781471899706
RRP: $38.69$36.34Exam Board: IBLevel: IBSubject: BiologyFirst Teaching: September 2014First Exam: Summer 16Stretch your students to achieve their best grade with these year round course companions; providing clear and concise explanations of all syllabus requirements... -
Infinite Potential: The Life and Times of David Bohm by F. David Peat 9780201328202
RRP: $24.50$20.39Infinite Potential is the first biography of David Bohm,brilliant physicist, explorer of consciousness, student of Oppenheimer, friend to Einstein, and enemy of the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Although he battled bouts of crippling... -
I've Been Thinking by Daniel C. Dennett 9780393868050
$35.04Daniel C. Dennett, preeminent philosopher and cognitive scientist, has spent his career considering the thorniest, most fundamental mysteries of the mind. Do we have free will? What is consciousness and how did it come about? What distinguishes human... -
Introduction to Ecotoxicology Des W. Connell (Griffith University, Australia) 9780632038527
RRP: $91.53$78.94Environmental pollution is one of the most serious threats to the future health of our planet. A wide and ever increasing range of chemicals from industry, agriculture, medicine and a host of other sources continue to contribute to the earth's chemical... -
Why Things Break by Mark Eberhart 9781400048830
RRP: $15.47$11.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400048830Author Mark EberhartFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Three Rivers PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 232gDimensions(mm) 203mm... -
Not Necessarily Rocket Science by Kellie Gerardi
RRP: $24.45$16.65Learn 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... -
One Hundred Patents That Shaped the Modern World by David Segal
RRP: $61.91$45.43What would our world today be like without inventions like tarmac, aspirin, liquid crystals, and barbed wire? This guide shows how patents and the inventions they describe have shaped the 21st century. It gives us insights into the inventions, big and...