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Anarchy Evolution: Faith, Science, and Bad Religion in a World Without God by Greg Graffin
£11.10Most people know Greg Graffin as the lead singer of the punk band Bad Religion, but few know that he also received a Ph.D. from Cornell University and teaches evolution at the University of California at Los Angeles. In "Anarchy Evolution", Graffin... -
The Measure Of All Things: The Seven Year Odyssey That Transformed the World by Ken Alder 9780349115078
£15.94THE MEASURE OF ALL THINGS tells the story of how science, revolutionary politics, and the dream of a new economy converged to produce both the metric system and the first struggle over globalization. Amidst the scientific fervor of the Revolution two... -
Lessons from the Covid War: An Investigative Report by The Covid Crisis Group
RRP: £16.99£9.68Our national leaders have drifted into treating the pandemic as though it were an unavoidable natural catastrophe, repeating a depressing cycle of panic followed by neglect. So a remarkable group of practitioners and scholars from many backgrounds came... -
Mind Sculpture: Your Brain's Untapped Potential Ian Robertson 9780857500199
RRP: £15.99£11.79Listen. Can you hear an aircraft passing overhead? A dog barking? The twittering of birds? In straining to listen, you have just sent a surge of electrical activity through millions of brain cells. In choosing to do this with your mind, you have changed... -
The Rise of Yeast: How the sugar fungus shaped civilisation by Nicholas P. Money
RRP: £22.49£15.94From breakfast toast to evening wine, yeast is the microscopic thing that we cannot live without. We knew what yeast did as an invisible brewer and baker long before we had a clue about the existence of microorganisms. Ten thousand years ago, our... -
Grace in All Simplicity: Beauty, Truth, and Wonders on the Path to the Higgs Boson and New Laws of Nature by Robert N. Cahn 9781639364817
RRP: £22.00£19.39An enthralling and accessible account of humanity's quest to make sense of our physical world, told through interwoven tales of inspiration, tragedy, and triumph.How do the remarkable recent discoveries of the Higgs boson, dark matter, and dark energy... -
Quantum Computing: From Alice to Bob by Alice Flarend 9780192857972
RRP: £71.00£67.22Quantum Computing: From Alice to Bob provides a distinctive and accessible introduction to the rapidly growing fields of quantum information science and quantum computing. The textbook is designed for undergraduate students and upper-level secondary... -
'Am I That Name?': Feminism and the Category of 'Women' in History by Denise Riley 9780333346136
RRP: £44.99£44.97Writing about changes in the notion of womanhood, Denise Riley examines, in the manner of Foucault, shifting historical constructions of the category of "women" in relation to other categories central to concepts of personhood: the soul, the... -
Quantum Mechanics Franz Mandl (University of Manchester) 9780471931553
RRP: £43.95£38.42The Manchester Physics Series General Editors: D. J. Sandiford; F. Mandl; A. C. Phillips Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester Properties of Matter B. H. Flowers and E. Mendoza Optics Second Edition F. G. Smith and J. H. Thomson... -
Supramolecular Chemistry: Fundamentals and Applications by Paul Beer 9780198832843
RRP: £32.99£31.25The renowned Oxford Chemistry Primers series, which provides focused introductions to a range of important topics in chemistry, has been refreshed and updated to suit the needs of today's students, lecturers, and postgraduate researchers. The rigorous,... -
The Quantum Divide: Why Schroedinger's Cat is Either Dead or Alive by Christopher C. Gerry
RRP: £22.49£20.37Using a selection of key experiments performed over the past 30 years or so, we present a discussion of the strikingly counter-intuitive phenomena of the quantum world that defy explanation in terms of everyday "common sense" reasoning, and we provide... -
Quantum Theory (A Concise Edition) Niels Bohr 9781804175682
RRP: £9.99£7.00A concise, uncluttered edition for the modern reader, with a new introduction. Quantum Theory contains two foundational works of quantum research from the early years of the 20th Century, representing breakthroughs in science that radically altered the... -
Introduction to Spectroscopy by James R. Vyvyan 9781285460123
£86.27Gain an understanding of the latest advances in spectroscopy with INTRODUCTION TO SPECTROSCOPY.This proven book provides a systematic introduction to spectra and basic theoretical concepts in spectroscopic methods and includes up-to-date spectra; a... -
The Rise of the Network Society Manuel Castells (University of Southern California, USA) 9781405196864
RRP: £28.95£25.47This first book in Castells' groundbreaking trilogy, with a substantial new preface, highlights the economic and social dynamics of the information age and shows how the network society has now fully risen on a global scale. Groundbreaking volume on the... -
Insect Conservation: A Handbook of Approaches and Methods by Michael J. Samways 9780199298228
RRP: £63.00£54.70With up to a quarter of all insect species heading towards extinction over the next few decades, there is now a pressing need to summarize the techniques available for measuring insect diversity in order to develop effective conservation strategies... -
Celestial Objects for Modern Telescopes: Practical Amateur Astronomy Volume 2 by Michael A. Covington 9780521524193
RRP: £46.99£40.44Based on field notes made by the author during his own career as an amateur astronomer, this unique guide covers both the traditional and novel approaches to studying the night sky. In addition to the more standard techniques, it discusses the latest... -
A Brief History of Nuclear Reactor Accidents: From Leipzig to Fukushima by Serge Marguet 9783031104992
RRP: £24.99£17.63Are you afraid of a nuclear reactor accident? Should you be? This book will arm you with the scientific knowledge necessary to make a rational and informed opinion on the subject, without having to be an expert in nuclear physics. Written so that a... -
Who Cares about Particle Physics?: Making Sense of the Higgs Boson, the Large Hadron Collider and CERN by Pauline Gagnon 9780198826279
RRP: £20.99£17.94CERN, the European Laboratory for particle physics, regularly makes the news. What kind of research happens at this international laboratory and how does it impact people's daily lives? Why is the discovery of the Higgs boson so important? Particle... -
"Well, Doc, You're In": Freeman Dyson's Journey through the Universe by David Kaiser
RRP: £27.00£17.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262047340Author David KaiserFormat HardbackPage Count 248Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
The Catch: An Environmental History of Medieval European Fisheries by Richard C. Hoffmann 9781108958202
RRP: £34.99£30.49This definitive environmental history of medieval fish and fisheries provides a comprehensive examination of European engagement with aquatic systems between c. 500 and 1500 CE. Using textual, zooarchaeological, and natural records, Richard C. Hoffmann's... -
The Biological Universe: Life in the Milky Way and Beyond by Wallace Arthur 9781108836944
RRP: £22.99£17.97Are we alone in the universe, or are there other life forms 'out there'? This is one of the most scientifically and philosophically important questions that humanity can ask. Now, in the early 2020s, we are tantalizingly close to an answer. As this book... -
The Life and Work of James Bradley: The New Foundations of 18th Century Astronomy by John Fisher 9780198884200
RRP: £83.00£76.34The Life and Work of James Bradley: The New Foundations of 18th Century Astronomy is the first major work on the life and achievements of James Bradley for 190 years. This book offers a new perspective and new interpretations of previously published... -
The Science of Monsters: Why Monsters Came to Be and What Made Them so Terrifying Matt Kaplan 9781472101150
RRP: £14.99£9.90Modern audiences do not find dragons frightening. Fascinating as mythical creatures, yes, but terrifying, no. Yet, present them with a story about a virus that can kill a healthy adult in hours and they will have nightmares for weeks. The difference... -
Birds of Peru: Revised and Updated Edition by Thomas S. Schulenberg
RRP: £42.00£39.53Birds of Peru is the most complete and authoritative field guide to this diverse, neotropical landscape. It features every one of Peru's 1,817 bird species and shows the distinct plumages of each in 307 superb, high-quality color plates. Concise... -
Animals and Society: An Introduction to Human-Animal Studies by Margo DeMello 9780231152952
RRP: £35.00£28.14Considering that much of human society is structured through its interaction with non-human animals, and since human society relies heavily on the exploitation of animals to serve human needs, human-animal studies has become a rapidly expanding field of... -
A Warning from the Golden Toad by Tim Flannery
RRP: £4.99£3.90In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement.Taking us on an extraordinary journey into the past and around the globe, from coral reefs to the North Pole, deserts to rainforests, Tim Flannery's A Warning from the... -
Handbook of Nanophysics: Nanoelectronics and Nanophotonics Klaus D. Sattler (University of Hawaii-Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA) 9781138113435
RRP: £71.99£63.65Many bottom-up and top-down techniques for nanomaterial and nanostructure generation have enabled the development of applications in nanoelectronics and nanophotonics. Handbook of Nanophysics: Nanoelectronics and Nanophotonics explores important recent... -
The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time by S. W. Hawking
RRP: £41.99£38.04Einstein's General Theory of Relativity leads to two remarkable predictions: first, that the ultimate destiny of many massive stars is to undergo gravitational collapse and to disappear from view, leaving behind a 'black hole' in space; and secondly,... -
CBAC Safon Uwch Daearyddiaeth - Canllaw i Fyfyrwyr 6: Themau Cyfoes mewn Daearyddiaeth (WJEC A-level Geography Student Guide 6: Contemporary Themes in Geography Welsh-language edition) Nicky King 9781510482142
£12.69Exam Board: WJEC/EduqasLevel: AS/A-levelSubject: GeographyFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2017 (AS), Summer 2018 (A-level)Reinforce students' geographical understanding throughout their course; clear topic summaries with sample... -
Scatalog: Quick ID guide to Southern African Animal Droppings Kevin Murray 9781770079557
RRP: £4.99£3.90Here's a quick and quirky identification guide to animal dung or droppings. Each animal group (carnivores, primates, antelope, rats and mice, reptiles, birds) is briefly introduced; but the main focus of this book is the photographs, mostly life-size... -
Matter: A Very Short Introduction by Geoff Cottrell
RRP: £8.99£6.65What is matter? Matter is the stuff from which we and all the things in the world are made. Everything around us, from desks, to books, to our own bodies are made of atoms, which are small enough that a million of them can fit across the breadth of a... -
Understanding Aerodynamics: Arguing from the Real Physics Doug McLean (University of California at Riverside; Princeton University) 9781119967514
RRP: £80.95£71.43Much-needed, fresh approach that brings a greater insight into the physical understanding of aerodynamics Based on the author's decades of industrial experience with Boeing, this book helps students and practicing engineers to gain a greater physical... -
Conservation and the Genomics of Populations by Fred W. Allendorf 9780198856573
RRP: £53.00£51.16The relentless loss of biodiversity is among the greatest problems facing the world today. The third edition of this established textbook provides an updated and comprehensive overview of the essential background, concepts, and tools required to... -
Wildlife in Trust: A Hundred Years of Nature Conservation by Tim Sands 9781908739490
RRP: £25.00£18.39In May 1912, banker and naturalist, Charles Rothschild, laid the foundations for nature conservation as we know it today. His new organisation, the Society for the Promotion of Nature Reserves had one main objective - to save Britain's finest wildlife... -
Nature and Madness by Paul Shepard 9780820319803
£25.17Through much of history our relationship with the earth has been plagued by ambivalence we not only enjoy and appreciate the forces and manifestations of nature, we seek to plunder, alter, and control them. Here Paul Shepard uncovers the cultural roots... -
The Tawny Owl by Jeff Martin 9781472943569
£65.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781472943569Author Mr Jeff MartinFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint T & AD PoyserPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC -
Fundamentals of Bayesian Epistemology 1: Introducing Credences by Michael G. Titelbaum 9780198707615
RRP: £23.99£22.37Bayesian ideas have recently been applied across such diverse fields as philosophy, statistics, economics, psychology, artificial intelligence, and legal theory. Fundamentals of Bayesian Epistemology examines epistemologists' use of Bayesian probability... -
The Formative Years of Relativity: The History and Meaning of Einstein's Princeton Lectures by Hanoch Gutfreund 9780691174631
RRP: £32.00£25.56First published in 1922 and based on lectures delivered in May 1921, Albert Einstein's The Meaning of Relativity offered an overview and explanation of the then new and controversial theory of relativity. The work would go on to become a monumental... -
The Rise of Reptiles: 320 Million Years of Evolution by Hans-Dieter Sues 9781421428673
RRP: £72.00£64.13The defining masterwork on the evolution of reptiles.Over 300 million years ago, an early land vertebrate developed an egg that contained the embryo in an amnion, allowing it to be deposited on land. This moment marked the first step in the fascinating... -
The Great Reconfiguration: A Socio-Technical Analysis of Low-Carbon Transitions in UK Electricity, Heat, and Mobility Systems by Frank W. Geels 9781009198240
RRP: £39.99£34.36This book is intended for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners interested in the dynamics and governance of low-carbon transitions. Drawing on the Multi-Level Perspective, it develops a whole system reconfiguration approach that explains how the...