Science

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735216105Author Carlo RovelliFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Riverhead Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 193mm...

Lliana Bird and Dr Jack Lewis tackle the strange and surreal phenomena from the depths of the oceans to the limits of the far flung universe; the dark corners of your laundry basket to the forgotten compartments of your fridge. Packed with unusual facts...

Clinical Genetics and Genomics at a Glance The market-leading at a Glance series is popular among healthcare students and newly qualified practitioners, for its concise and simple approach and excellent illustrations. Each bite-sized chapter is covered...

'There are few scholarly books about climate change that take the issue of the distribution of its costs, and of the costs and benefits of its mitigation, as seriously as their absolute value. This is probably the best of those books that I have come...

In the mid-eighteenth century, Swiss-born mathematician Leonhard Euler developed a formula so innovative and complex that it continues to inspire research, discussion, and even the occasional limerick. Dr. Euler's Fabulous Formula shares the fascinating...

Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world and is one of the planet's richest places for bird diversity, especially when it comes to the number of endemic species. Brazil's Atlantic Forest region is one of the most dazzling of all. Immediately...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780684839295Author DavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Pocket BooksPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 274g

BIOS Instant Notes in Microbiology, Fourth Edition, is the perfect text for undergraduates looking for a concise introduction to the subject, or a study guide to use before examinations. Each topic begins with a summary of essential facts-an ideal...

Plastic is ubiquitous. It is in the Arctic, in the depths of the Mariana Trench, and in the high mountaintops of the Pyrenees. It is in the air we breathe and the water we drink. Nanoplastics penetrate our cell walls. Plastic is not just any material-it...

Soil Erosion and Conservation provides a comprehensive treatment of the processes of soil erosion, the methods that can be used for their control, and the issues involved in designing and implementing soil conservation programmes. Features of the...

Given the fact that there are perhaps 400 billion stars in our Galaxy alone, and perhaps 400 billion galaxies in the Universe, it stands to reason that somewhere out there, in the 14-billion-year-old cosmos, there is or once was a civilization at least...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781591811060Author Samuel AveryFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Sentient PublicationsPublisher Sentient PublicationsWeight(grams) 160g

In this fascinating and entertaining collection of essays, acclaimed cosmologist and writer John D. Barrow addresses the many questions that we ponder in our quest to discover the universe. Key topics are: the popularity of Big Science, and physics and...

The Permaculture Way shows us how to consciously design a lifestyle which is low in environmental impact and highly productive. It demonstrates how to meet our needs, make the most of resources by minimizing waste and maximizing potential, and still...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Wellcome Trust Book Prize 2018. Short-listed for The Baillie Gifford Prize 2017.Book InformationISBN 9781101911594Author Mark O'ConnellFormat PaperbackPage Count...

How a writer who investigated scientific anomalies inspired a factious movement and made a lasting impact on American culture. Flying saucers. Bigfoot. Frogs raining from the sky. Such phenomena fascinated Charles Fort, the maverick writer who scanned...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993417405Author Stephen John ReeveFormat PaperbackPage Count 164Imprint Snowgoose BooksPublisher Snowgoose Books

This tutorial-style textbook develops the basic mathematical tools needed by first and second year undergraduates to solve problems in the physical sciences. Students gain hands-on experience through hundreds of worked examples, self-test questions and...

The news that a flowering weed-mousear cress (Arabidopsis thaliana)-can sense the particular chewing noise of its most common caterpillar predator and adjust its chemical defenses in response led to headlines announcing the discovery of the first...

Reading this book is your first step to becoming a competent human geography researcher. Whether you are a novice needing practical help for your first piece of research or a professional in search of an accessible guide to best practice, Conducting...

Bats are fascinating mammals about which we still have much to learn. As well as using ultrasonic echolocation calls for orientation and while foraging, they also have a complex array of vocalisations for communication. These are known as social calls...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorJoseph Jebelli is a neuroscientist and a writer. He received a PhD in neuroscience from University College London for his work on the cell biology of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262516709Author Richard E. CytowicFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948239523Author Steve JacksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Wildblue PressPublisher Wildblue PressWeight(grams) 549gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

Sunday Times Book of the YearThis is a book about what it feels like to be exceptional - and what it takes to get there. Why can some people achieve greatness when others can't, no matter how hard they try? What are the secrets of long life and...

CT at a Glance gets readers quickly up to speed with the core knowledge and competencies required for computed tomography (CT) scanning, as established by the major radiography organizations around the world, including the ASRT and the CAMRT. This brand...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692217894Author John C LillyFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint Float onPublisher Float onWeight(grams) 340g

The first book surveying the history and ideas behind reverse mathematicsReverse mathematics is a new field that seeks to find the axioms needed to prove given theorems. In Reverse Mathematics, John Stillwell offers a historical and representative view,...

An internationally renowned architect, urban planner, and scholar describes the major technological forces driving the future of cities Since cities emerged ten thousand years ago, they have become one of the most impressive artifacts of humanity. But...

This beautiful volume introduces the incredible animals that populated the planet before the Age of the Dinosaurs. Readers voyage to a time, beginning about 370 million years ago, when the first four-footed vertebrates appeared, and ending 200 million...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143112624Author Carl SaganFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 357gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 140mm *...

The Soviet agronomist Trofim Lysenko became one of the most notorious figures in twentieth-century science after his genetic theories were discredited decades ago. Yet some scientists, even in the West, now claim that discoveries in the field of...

'[A]n engaging exploration, ending with interesting speculation on the nature of a future 11th day.'Peet Morris, Times Higher EducationDevelopments in physics and physics-based engineering have led to some of the biggest transformations in the way we...

An exhaustive exposition of propagating methods, from growing from seed to cuttings, grafting, layering, and tissue culture. It is based on the actual working methods of successful propagators worldwide and presents detailed explanations and...

For decades, neuroscientists, psychologists, and an army of brain researchers have been struggling, in vain, to explain the phenomenon of consciousness. Now there is a clear trail to the answer, and it leads through the dense jungle of quantum physics,...

This introductory book by Charles Baudouin covers the psychological subjects of suggestion and autosuggestion in supreme depth. A subject of great interest to Baudouin, Suggestion is shown to compose of a variety of techniques, used in a variety of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsRunner-up for BB/BTO Bird Book of the Year 2018.Book InformationISBN 9780995567306Author Oldrich MikulicaFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Wild Nature PressPublisher...

What human qualities are needed to make scientific discoveries, and which to make great art? Many would point to 'imagination' and 'creativity' in the second case but not the first. This book challenges the assumption that doing science is in any sense...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984881656Author Camilla PangFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 132mm *...

Did the Covid virus jump naturally from an animal species to humans, or did it escape from a laboratory experiment? In this essay, science writer Nicholas Wade explores the two scenarios and argues that, on present evidence, lab escape is the more...