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The Science Book: From Darwin to Dark Energy, 250 Milestones in the History of Science Clifford A. Pickover 9781454930068
RRP: £25.00£17.98From astronomy to psychology, this beautifully illustrated chronology presents the most important and groundbreaking milestones in science. Award-winning author Cliff Pickover (The Math Book, The Physics Book, and The Medical Book) gathers into one... -
Mathematical Astronomy for Amateurs by E.A. Beet 9780393333428
RRP: £16.00£13.63Although this is a book that can be read straight through for pleasure, there are many suggestions of practical things to do both indoors and outdoors, while for the person who wishes to gain real confidence is making calculations of, for example,... -
The Short Story of the Universe: A Pocket Guide to the History, Structure, Theories and Building Blocks of the Cosmos by Gemma Lavender
RRP: £14.99£11.11The Short Story of the Universe is a new introduction to the subject of the universe. Covering 130 key components that make it up - from dwarf galaxies and spiral arms to red giants and the planets of the solar sytem - and linking these to the universe's... -
Koala: The Extraordinary Life of an Enigmatic Animal by Danielle Clode 9781324074496
RRP: £13.99£11.82Koalas regularly appeared in Australian biologist Danielle Clode's backyard but it was only when a bushfire threatened that she truly paid them attention. She soon realised how much she had to learn about these complex and mysterious animals. In vivid,... -
Every Breath You Take: A User's Guide to the Atmosphere by Mark Broomfield
RRP: £10.99£7.60A fascinating journey through the atmosphere that will leave you breathless. With seven million early deaths a year linked to air pollution, air quality is headline news around the world. But how do we measure air pollution and what on earth is an... -
Septic Tank Options and Alternatives: Your Guide to Conventional, Natural and ECO-Friendly Methods and Technologies by Feidhlim Harty 9781856232081
RRP: £18.95£14.30Septic Tank Options & Alternatives by Feidhlim Harty is a user-friendly guide through the maze of selecting an eco-friendly sewage treatment option for your home. With so many different treatment systems and technologies available, it can be a challenge... -
5 Steps to a 5: AP Biology 2024 by Mark Anestis 9781265273798
RRP: £17.99£13.35AP Teachers’ #1 Choice!Ready to succeed in your AP course and ace your exam? Our 5 Steps to a 5 guides explain the tough stuff, offer tons of practice and explanations, and help you make the most efficient use of your study time. 5 Steps to a 5: AP... -
The Manga Guide To Electricity by Kazuhiro Fujitaki
RRP: £23.99£16.30Rereko is just your average high-school girl from Electopia, the land of electricity, but she's totally failed her final electricity exam! Now she has to go to summer school on Earth. And this time, she has to pass. Luckily, her ever-patient tutor Hikaru... -
Memory in Culture by Astrid Erll
RRP: £24.99£21.78This book questions the sociocultural dimensions of remembering. It offers an overview of the history and theory of memory studies through the lens of sociology, political science, anthropology, psychology, literature, art and media studies; documenting... -
Lectures On Quantum Theory: Mathematical And Structural Foundations by Chris J. Isham 9781860940019
RRP: £27.00£23.45This book is based on material taught to final-year physics undergraduates as part of the theoretical physics option at Imperial College. After a self-contained introduction to the essential ideas of vector spaces and linear operators, a bridge is built... -
Coral Whisperers: Scientists on the Brink by Irus Braverman 9780520298859
RRP: £23.00£18.50In recent years, a catastrophic global bleaching event devastated many of the world's precious coral reefs. Working on the front lines of ruin, today's coral scientists are struggling to save these important coral reef ecosystems from the imminent... -
A Tenth of a Second: A History by Jimena Canales 9780226093192
RRP: £28.00£27.39In the late fifteenth century, clocks acquired minute hands. A century later, second hands appeared. But it wasn't until the 1850s that instruments could recognize a tenth of a second, and, once they did, their impact on modern science and society was... -
Quantum and Statistical Field Theory by Michel Le Bellac 9780198539643
RRP: £84.00£73.68Quantum field thory is a fundamental branch of theoretical physics, which in the last 20 years, has led to spectacular progress in our understanding of phase transitions and elementary particle physics. This textbook emphasizes the underlying unity of... -
Soviet Space Program: The N1: The Soviet Moon Rocket by Eugen Reichl 9780764358555
RRP: £18.99£12.51The N1 was the booster rocket for the Soviet manned moon program and was thus the direct counterpart of the Saturn V, the rocket that took American astronauts to the moon in 1969. Standing 345 feet tall, the N1 was the largest rocket ever built by the... -
Breath from Salt: A Deadly Genetic Disease, a New Era in Science, and the Patients and Families Who Changed Medicine Forever by Bijal P. Trivedi 9781948836371
RRP: £21.99£18.87Recommended by Bill Gates and included in GatesNotes "Elaborating on the science as well as the business behind the fight against cystic fibrosis, Trivedi captures the emotions of the families, doctors, and scientists involved in the clinical trials and... -
Minerals in Thin Section by Dexter Perkins
RRP: £98.76£88.02For courses in Optical Mineralogy, Mineralogy, Crystallography, Petrology, and Petrography; and for routine petrographic work in the lab. This clear and concise text assists students as they look at thin sections. It focuses on the practical,... -
The Ecocriticism Reader: Landmarks in Literary Ecology by Cheryll Glotfelty 9780820317816
£31.95The Ecocriticism Reader is the first collection of its kind, an anthology of classic and cutting-edge writings in the rapidly emerging field of literary ecology. Exploring the relationship between literature and the physical environment, literary ecology... -
Grasses of East Africa Dino J. Martins 9781775845485
RRP: £14.99£9.90Grasses of East Africa describes 100 species of common, ecologically important or remarkable grasses found in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Grasses comprise one of the largest plant families on Earth, but are possibly the most overlooked... -
Death As Told by a Sapiens to a Neanderthal by Juan José Millás 9781914484858
RRP: £14.99£10.06A dazzling follow-up to Life as told by a Sapiens to a Neanderthal. ‘We would love to discover that each species has a biological clock in its cells, because, if that clock existed and if we were able to find it, perhaps we could stop it and thus become... -
Dark Sun by Rhodes 9780684824147
£14.85Tells the story of the making of the H-bomb and reveals how it created a nuclear stalemate that lasted forty years.Book InformationISBN 9780684824147Author RhodesFormat PaperbackPage Count 731Imprint Simon & Schuster LtdPublisher Simon & Schuster Ltd -
Alfred Wegener: Science, Exploration, and the Theory of Continental Drift by Mott T. Greene 9781421427096
RRP: £26.50£24.29A masterful biography of Alfred Wegener (1880-1930), the German scientist who discovered continental drift.Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Choice ACRLAlfred Wegener aimed to create a revolution in science which would rank with... -
Quantum Optics by Marlan O. Scully
RRP: £89.99£79.80The field of quantum optics has witnessed significant theoretical and experimental developments in recent years. This book provides an in-depth and wide-ranging introduction to the subject, emphasising throughout the basic principles and their... -
The Human Mind: A Brief Tour of Everything We Know by Paul Bloom 9781847926968
RRP: £16.99£13.96Are you a human? Do you have a mind? Then this book is for you.'Like having the mind's complexities untangled by a witty, eloquent and deeply knowledgeable friend' OLIVER BURKEMAN 'Really wonderful, hugely readable ... loving it' DERREN BROWNNothing is... -
Of Time and Lamentation by Raymond Tallis
RRP: £75.00£70.95Time's mysteries seem to resist comprehension and what remains, once the familiar metaphors are stripped away, can stretch even the most profound philosopher. In Of Time and Lamentation, Raymond Tallis rises to this challenge and explores the nature and... -
Chemistry Between Us: Love, Sex, and the Science of Attraction by Larry Young
RRP: £16.99£14.60Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781591846611Author Larry YoungFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint CurrentPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
The Scientific Literature: A Guided Tour by Joseph E. Harmon
RRP: £32.00£31.11The scientific article has been a hallmark of the career of every important Western scientist since the seventeenth century. Yet its role in the history of science has not been fully explored. Joseph E. Harmon and Alan G. Gross remedy this oversight with... -
Fixing the Climate: Strategies for an Uncertain World by David G. Victor
RRP: £20.00£16.13Solving the global climate crisis through local partnerships and experimentationGlobal climate diplomacy-from the Kyoto Protocol to the Paris Agreement-is not working. Despite decades of sustained negotiations by world leaders, the climate crisis... -
The Long Spring: Tracking the Arrival of Spring Through Europe by Laurence Rose
RRP: £18.99£14.59One man tracks the arrival of spring north through Europe from southern Spain to the Arctic Circle. Exploring Europe's remarkable heritage of exceptional places and the wildlife, traditions and people associated with them, in February 2016 Laurence... -
Houston, We Have a Narrative: Why Science Needs Story by Randy Olson
RRP: £19.00£13.79Ask a scientist about Hollywood, and you'll probably get eye rolls. But ask someone in Hollywood about science, and they'll see dollar signs: moviemakers know that science can be the source of great stories, with all the drama and action that... -
A Life of Perfume by Edmond Roudnitska 9780244713225
RRP: £12.98£11.78A Collection of essays and material by the master of perfumery Edmond Roudnitska. Includes material translated from French and previously unpublished in the english Language. Includes an appreciation by Jean Claude EllenaBook InformationISBN... -
Geological Excursion Guide to Rum: The Paleocene Igneous Rocks of the Isle of Rum, Inner Hebrides by C.H. Emeleus
RRP: £12.99£11.01This pocket-sized, flexi-back guide gives an overview of the geological evolution of the island of Rum and provides a comprehensive selection of excursions illustrating Rum's Paleocene igneous rocks. It gives advice on travelling to the island,... -
Structure And Mechanism In Protein Science: A Guide To Enzyme Catalysis And Protein Folding by Alan R. Fersht
RRP: £55.00£47.65This book is a guide for advanced undergraduates, post-graduates and researchers to the fundamental principles in studying kinetics and mechanism of processes concerning proteins. It provides a rare broad overview that concentrates on fundamental... -
Bioenergy: Biomass to Biofuels and Waste to Energy by Anju Dahiya
RRP: £118.00£106.92Bioenergy: Biomass to Biofuels and Waste to Energy, Second Edition presents a complete overview of the bioenergy value chain, from feedstock to end products. It examines current and emerging feedstocks and advanced processes and technologies enabling the... -
Short Pulse Laser Interactions With Matter: An Introduction by Paul Gibbon
RRP: £61.00£53.13This book represents the first comprehensive treatment of the subject, covering the theoretical principles, present experimental status and important applications of short-pulse laser-matter interactions.Femtosecond lasers have undergone dramatic... -
Pleased to Meet Me: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are Bill Sullivan 9781426220555
RRP: £21.99£16.01Why are you attracted to a certain "type?" Why are you a morning person? Why do you vote the way you do? From a witty new voice in popular science comes a life-changing look at what makes you you. "I can't believe I just said that." "What possessed me to... -
Fungal Biology J. W. Deacon (University of Edinburgh) 9781405130660
RRP: £56.95£49.38Visit the accompanying website from the author at www.blackwellpublishing.com/deacon. Fungal Biology is the fully updated new edition of this undergraduate text, covering all major areas of fungal biology and providing insights into many topical areas... -
Lie Algebras In Particle Physics: from Isospin To Unified Theories by Howard Georgi 9780738202334
RRP: £74.99£67.57Howard Georgi is the co-inventor (with Sheldon Glashow) of the SU(5) theory. This extensively revised and updated edition of his classic text makes the theory of Lie groups accessible to graduate students, while offering a perspective on the way in which... -
Introduction to Toxicology John Timbrell 9781032036922
RRP: £61.99£54.03As with the previous editions, Introduction to Toxicology, Fourth Edition, continues to chart the evolution of the field of toxicology, from the use of natural toxins by ancient tribes through the developments established by Paracelsus, and progresses... -
Mathematical Tools for Physics by James C. Nearing 9780486482125
RRP: £19.49£18.85Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486482125Author James NearingFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
Transforming Gender, Sex, and Place: Gender Variant Geographies by Lynda Johnston
RRP: £39.99£35.06Transgender, gender variant and intersex people are in every sector of all societies, yet little is known about their relationship to place. Using a trans, feminist and queer geographical framework, this book invites readers to consider the complex...