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Nature That Makes Us Human: Why We Keep Destroying Nature and How We Can Stop Doing So by Michel Loreau 9780197628430
RRP: £24.49£20.78Climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, resource depletion, new emerging diseases: scientists have raised awareness on the ecological and societal consequences of the unbridled development of human activities for a long time. Why do we keep... -
Kitchen Chemistry by Ted Lister 9780854043897
RRP: £22.95£19.70The chemistry of food and cooking is just one example of the many roles chemistry plays in our everyday lives. This topic provides an exciting context for some familiar chemistry and a way to engage students with the subject. Kitchen Chemistry contains a... -
Exam Insights for GCSE Combined Science by Stephanie Anstey
RRP: £7.50£7.11Improve your grade by focusing on the lessons learnt from previous exams. This write-in workbook targets the tricky topics in GCSE Combined Science with insights from the examiners' reports, model answers and practice questions to secure understanding... -
Biomolecular Archaeology: An Introduction by T. A. Brown 9781405179607
RRP: £35.95£32.07Illustrated thoroughly, Biomolecular Archaeology is the first book to clearly guide students through the study of ancient DNA: how to analyze biomolecular evidence (DNA, proteins, lipids and carbohydrates) to address important archaeological questions... -
Scientific Protocols for Fire Investigation, Third Edition by John J. Lentini 9781138037021
RRP: £84.99£73.85Scientific Protocols for Fire Investigation, Third Edition focuses on the practical application of fundamental scientific principles to determine the causes of fires. Originally published in 2006, the First Edition was very well received by fire... -
30-Second Evolution: The 50 most significant ideas and events, each explained in half a minute by Mark Fellowes
RRP: £9.99£6.70Adapt or die: it's nature's most famous imperative. But how does evolution actually happen? It's too slow to see, but it's going on all around you, all the time. Even if you're on top of the key terms - variation? Natural selection? Parent-offspring... -
The Geopolitics of Green Colonialism: Global Justice and Ecosocial Transitions by Miriam Lang 9780745349343
RRP: £24.99£19.39The time for denial is over. Across the Global North, the question of how we should respond to the climate crisis has been answered: with a shift to renewables, electric cars, carbon trading and hydrogen. Green New Deals across Europe and North America... -
Physics: a short history from quintessence to quarks by John L. Heilbron 9780198746850
RRP: £12.99£9.73How does the physics we know today - a highly professionalised enterprise, inextricably linked to government and industry - link back to its origins as a liberal art in Ancient Greece? What is the path that leads from the old philosophy of nature and its... -
Alien Ocean: Anthropological Voyages in Microbial Seas by Stefan Helmreich 9780520250628
RRP: £30.00£23.69"Alien Ocean" immerses readers in worlds being newly explored by marine biologists, worlds usually out of sight and reach: the deep sea, the microscopic realm, and oceans beyond national boundaries. Working alongside scientists at sea and in labs in... -
Surviving Extreme Weather: The Complete Climate Change Preparedness Manual by Mykel Hawke 9781510777989
RRP: £14.99£9.36The only guide you need to prepare for the dangerous effects of climate change. The world has changed, and impacts of global warming means weather events like extreme heat, wildfires, hurricanes, and droughts are now being felt by all of us. We can... -
When Things Grow Many: Complexity, Universality, and Emergence in Nature by Lawrence Schulman 9780198861881
RRP: £53.00£49.56Aimed at advanced undergraduates and graduate students, When Things Grow Many is an accessible and engaging textbook introducing the theory of statistical mechanics, as well as its fascinating real-world applications. The book's original approach, which... -
Pascal's Pensees: Thoughts on God, Religion, and Wagers by Blaise Pascal 9780979127670
£11.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780979127670Author Blaise PascalFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Suzeteo EnterprisesPublisher Suzeteo EnterprisesWeight(grams) 312gDimensions(mm) 229mm... -
The Curious World of Science: A visual miscelllany of stories, theories, discoveries & curiosities plucked from the scientific world by Simon Flynn
RRP: £20.00£13.86To some, science is simply a means to an end; to others it is an almost spiritual meditation on theoriesand formulae.The Curious World of Science embraces both views and much more besides. Focusing on the human endeavours at the heart of science, it... -
Camel Crazy: A Quest for Healing in the Secret World of Camels by Christina Adam
RRP: £16.99£11.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608686483Author Christina AdamFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint New World LibraryPublisher New World Library -
Block by Block: The Historical and Theoretical Foundations of Thermodynamics by Robert T. Hanlon 9780198851554
RRP: £56.00£53.90At the heart of many fields - physics, chemistry, engineering - lies thermodynamics. While this science plays a critical role in determining the boundary between what is and is not possible in the natural world, it occurs to many as an indecipherable... -
Thirdspace: Journeys to Los Angeles and Other Real-and-Imagined Places by Edward W. Soja
RRP: £33.95£30.38Contemporary critical studies have recently experienced a significant spatial turn. In what may eventually be seen as one of the most important intellectual and political developments in the late twentieth century, scholars have begun to interpret space... -
Genetic Algorithms and Machine Learning for Programmers by Frances Buontempo 9781680506204
RRP: £36.99£24.04Self-driving cars, natural language recognition, and online recommendation engines are all possible thanks to Machine Learning. Now you can create your own genetic algorithms, nature-inspired swarms, Monte Carlo simulations, cellular automata, and... -
How Nature Keeps Time: Understanding Life Events in the Natural World by Helen Pilcher
RRP: £16.99£11.67An accessible and thought-provoking introduction to timespans in the natural world, featuring more than 80 beautifully designed diagrams and charts. Which organisms live the longest? How does the natural world recover from wildfires? How long do eggs... -
Pit Bull: The Battle over an American Ic by Bronwen Dickey
RRP: £13.99£10.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345803115Author Bronwen DickeyFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 329gDimensions(mm) 199mm *... -
Muntjac and Water Deer: Natural History, Environmental Impact and Management by Arnold Cooke
RRP: £35.00£29.22Muntjac and water deer were introduced to Britain from East Asia. This book provides a comprehensive overview of their natural history and the management of their environmental impacts. In lowland England, muntjac deer are one of the drivers of... -
The Coldest March: Scott's Fatal Antarctic Expedition by Susan Solomon 9780300099218
RRP: £22.50£22.08"These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale." So penned Captain Robert Falcon Scott in 1912 as he confronted defeat and death in the crippling subzero temperatures of Antarctica. In this riveting book, Susan Solomon finishes the interrupted... -
Atlas of Drosophila Morphology: Wild-type and Classical Mutants by Sylwester Chyb 9780123846884
RRP: £110.00£99.29The Atlas of Drosophila Morphology: Wild-type and Classical Mutants is the guide every Drosophila researcher wished they had when first learning genetic markers, and the tool they wish they had now as a handy reference in their lab research. Previously,... -
Need to Know: Higher Biology by Graham Moffat 9781510451094
RRP: £9.50£8.78Exam board: SQALevel: HigherSubject: BiologyFirst teaching: September 2018 First exams: Summer 2019 What do you really need to know for the SQA Higher Biology exam?This revision guide covers the essentials in less than 100 pages, so it's perfect for... -
Corridor Ecology, Second Edition: Linking Landscapes for Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Adaptation by Jodi A. Hilty
RRP: £36.00£30.37Migrating wildlife species across the globe face a dire predicament as their traditional migratory routes are cut off by human encroachment. Forced into smaller and smaller patches of habitat, they must compete more aggressively for dwindling food... -
Cambridge IGCSE (TM) Physics Practical Skills Workbook by Heather Kennett
£11.59This series is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to support the full syllabus for examination from 2023.Improve scientific enquiry and practical skills with suggested key experiments and simple, structured guidance.The Practical... -
Merchants of Despair: Radical Environmentalists, Criminal Pseudo-Scientists, and the Fatal Cult of Antihumanism by Robert Zubrin
RRP: £13.99£10.95There was a time when humanity looked in the mirror and saw something precious, worth protecting and fighting for--indeed, worth liberating. But now we are beset on all sides by propaganda promoting a radically different viewpoint. According to this... -
Bioenergetics at a Glance: An Illustrated Introduction by D. A. Harris 9780632023882
RRP: £51.95£45.16Bioenergetics is the study of the way biological systems, usually at the molecular level, utilize and convert energy in order to drive the biochemical reactions that constitute life. However, because of its often quantitative basis and the amount of... -
Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry Study and Revision Guide by David Besser
RRP: £16.99£15.64Exam Board: Cambridge Assessment International EducationLevel: IGCSESubject: ChemistryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: Summer 2017Providing guidance that helps students practice and troubleshoot their exam technique, these books send them into... -
Whose Science? Whose Knowledge?: Thinking from Women's Lives by Sandra Harding
RRP: £25.99£22.49Sandra Harding here develops further the themes first addressed in her widely influential book, The Science Question in Feminism, and conducts a compelling analysis of feminist theories on the philosophical problem of how we know what we know.Following a... -
Atoms, Mechanics, and Probability: Ludwig Boltzmann's Statistico-Mechanical Writings - An Exegesis by Olivier Darrigol
£35.51One of the pillars of modern science, statistical mechanics, owes much to one man, the Austrian physicist Ludwig Boltzmann (1844-1906). As a result of his unusual working and writing styles, his enormous contribution remains little read and poorly... -
Principles of Electrodynamics by Melvin M. Schwartz 9780486654935
RRP: £16.99£11.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486654935Author Jim K OmuraFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 378gDimensions(mm)... -
The Age of Islands: In Search of New and Disappearing Islands by Alastair Bonnett
RRP: £16.99£12.28'Extraordinary... A fascinating and intelligent book.' Sunday TimesNew islands are being built at an unprecedented rate whether for tourism or territorial ambition, while many islands are disappearing or fragmenting because of rising sea levels. It is a... -
Turning Point by Fritjof Capra
RRP: £21.00£15.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553345728Author Fritjof CapraFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing GroupPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group... -
Sustainability by Kent E. Portney
RRP: £15.99£10.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262528504Author Kent E. PortneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 178mm * 127mm * 14mm -
The Light Fantastic: A Modern Introduction to Classical and Quantum Optics by Ian Kenyon 9780199584604
£62.98A thorough introduction to modern classical and quantum optics, appropriate for advanced undergraduates or beginning graduates. The emphasis is on building an understanding in straightforward steps. Digital cameras, LCD screens, laser welding, and the... -
How To Understand E =mc(2) by Christophe Galfard
RRP: £12.99£7.51Do something amazing and learn a new skill thanks to the Little Ways to Live a Big Life books! The beginning of the 20th century heralded a scientific revolution: what a few brilliant minds uncovered about our reality in the first twenty years has shaped... -
Flotsametrics and the Floating World: How One Man's Obsession with Runaway Sneakers and Rubber Ducks Revolutionized Ocean Science by Curtis Ebbesmeyer 9780061558429
RRP: £9.99£9.59Curtis Ebbesmeyer is no ordinary scientist. He's been a consulting oceanographer for multinational firms and a lead scientist on international research expeditions, but he's never held a conventional academic appointment. He seized the world's... -
Molecular Hydrogen for Medicine: The Art of Ancient Life Revived by Yuh Fukai
RRP: £24.99£22.37This book provides a comprehensive account of the current status of molecular hydrogen medicine, a young field that emerged with the discovery that inhalation of hydrogen gas leads to the elimination of harmful reactive oxygen species in rats. Various... -
The Life Scientific: Inventors by Anna Buckley
RRP: £10.99£7.40What does it take to be an inventor? Judging by the ingenious individuals who have come into The Life Scientific studio in the last eight years, there is no simple answer. Mathematicians, electricians, molecular biologists and mechanics can all transform... -
Solar Energy: The Physics and Engineering of Photovoltaic Conversion, Technologies and Systems by Arno Smets
RRP: £30.00£23.44This book provides a broad overview on the different aspects of solar energy, with a focus on photovoltaics, which is the technology that allows light energy to be converted into electric energy. Renewable energy sources have become increasingly...