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Edible Forest Gardens is a groundbreaking two-volume work that spells out and explores the key concepts of forest ecology and applies them to the needs of natural gardeners in temperate climates. Volume I lays out the vision of the forest garden and...

Edible Forest Gardens is a groundbreaking two-volume work that spells out and explores the key concepts of forest ecology and applies them to the needs of natural gardeners in temperate climates. Volume I lays out the vision of the forest garden and...

Nobel prize-winner Paul Nurse has spent his career revealing how living cells work. In this book, he takes up the challenge of defining life in a way that every reader can understand. It is a shared journey of discovery; step by step he illuminates five...

A Waterstones Best Book of 2020 The theory of evolution by natural selection did not spring fully formed and unprecedented from the brain of Charles Darwin. Rather it has been examined and debated by philosophers the world over for thousands...

John Emsley's Nature's Building Bocks was published in paperback in 2003. In this readable, informative, and fascinating guide to the elements are entries on each of the 100-odd chemical elements, arranged alphabetically from actinium to zirconium. Each...

A ground-breaking and beautifully written investigation into the Arctic Treeline with an urgent environmental message.'Evocative, wise and unflinching' Jay Griffiths, author of WildThe Arctic treeline is the frontline of climate change, where the trees...

'An astonishingly good read, gripping and thought-provoking' William Lane Craig 'If you wanted to understand Stephen Hawking but couldn't face the maths, this is the book for you.' Dr Althea Wilkinson, Jodrell Bank Stephen Hawking kept breaking...

The scandals, mysteries, and human stories behind the world's greatest gems are brought to life by the curator of the Smithsonian's National Gem Collection Dr. Jeffrey E. Post, curator of the National Gem Collection for more than 25 years,...

Supports Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in Biology B (9BI0) specification.Build investigative skills, test understanding and apply biological theory to topical examples with the updated, all-in-one textbook for Years 1 and 2.Combining everything...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781609806781Author Derrick JensenFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Seven Stories Press,U.S.Publisher Seven Stories Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 486g

If you love your tools, want to understand them, look after them, own the very best, and use them effectively, then this is the book for you. A complete visual guide featuring more than 800 images, and a foreword from Nick Offerman, The Tool Book pays...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262536141Author Matthieu RicardFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 19mm

This popular dictionary, formerly published as the Penguin Dictionary of Electronics, has been extensively revised and updated, providing more than 5,000 clear, concise, and jargon-free A-Z entries on key terms, theories, and practices in the areas of...

Studies of mechanisms in the brain that allow complicated things to happen in a coordinated fashion have produced some of the most spectacular discoveries in neuroscience. This book provides eloquent support for the idea that spontaneous neuron activity,...

Now fully rewritten and entirely updated to reflect the pressing problems of today, Animal Liberation Now presents the definitive case for radically rethinking humanity's relationship with other animals'Probably the single most influential document in...

Anxiety is the most prevalent psychiatric problem of our time. Decades of research have gone into probing its mysteries and developing treatments. But what if we've been thinking about fear and anxiety in the wrong way for all these years? This is the...

A Times Bestseller Shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize for UK Nature Writing 2020 'Remarkable, and so profoundly enjoyable to read ... Its importance is huge, setting down a vital marker in the 21st century debate about how we use and abuse the...

To many of us, the Earth's crust is a relic of ancient, unknowable history. But to a geologist, stones are richly illustrated narratives, telling gothic tales of cataclysm and reincarnation. For more than four billion years, in beach sand, granite, and...

Insects live alongside us in great profusion - sometimes even in intimate proximity. Their importance to the ecosystems of our world, and to our own survival, cannot be overstated. But it can be challenging to relate to them as fellow living beings when...

What is the universe made of? How did it start? This Manual tells the story of how physicists are seeking answers to these questions using the world's largest particle smasher - the Large Hadron Collider - at the CERN laboratoAbout the AuthorGemma...

Exam Board: SQALevel: HigherSubject: Physics This CfE Higher Physics Grade Booster is the essential guide to exam skills. It includes detailed advice on how to approach and answer the different types of question you will find in the exam and...

Collins Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry provides complete coverage of the revised Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry syllabus (0620/0971) for examination from 2023 and is packed full of questions, in depth content, practical investigative skills features and more. ...

How music has influenced mathematics, physics, and astronomy from ancient Greece to the twentieth centuryMusic is filled with mathematical elements. The works of Bach are often said to possess a math-like logic, and Arnold Schoenberg, Iannis Xenakis, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635783001Author Humble MathFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint Libro Studio LLCPublisher Libro Studio LLCWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm...

Support students through the AQA A-level Biology specification with this write-in workbook, providing extra guidance, practice and scaffolding to reinforce understanding and improve key skills.-Develop and consolidate understanding using the practice...

This is one of the easiest-to-read, most exciting books on evolution of the past twenty years. It describes evolution happening before our eyes among the isolated bird populations of the Galapagos - the very finches observed by Darwin on his Beagle...

Packed with surprising and fascinating information, London's Lost Rivers uncovers a very different side to London - showing how waterways shaped our principal city and exploring the legacy they leave today. With individual maps to show the course of...

There's no better way to prepare for the OCR A AS-Level (and Year 1 of A-Level) Chemistry exams than with this CGP Complete Revision & Practice book. It's brimming with straightforward study notes, helpful examples and full-colour diagrams. We've...

An essential guide to birds of the Canary Islands, an area with an impressive range of species This comprehensive guide covers all bird species found in the Canary Islands, a group of beautiful islands that are home to endemics such as the Blue...

The role of thermodynamics in modern physics is not just to provide an approximate treatment of large thermal systems, but, more importantly, to provide an organising set of ideas. Thermodynamics: A complete undergraduate course presents thermodynamics...

The irresistible story of Japanese cherry blossoms, threatened by political ideology and saved by an unknown Englishman'This is not just a tale of trees, but of . . . endeavour, war and reconciliation' Sunday TimesCollingwood Ingram, born in 1880, became...

Bypassed medical and health technologies that are safer and more effective then those in current use in our medical system. Topics include therapeutic devices utilizing electricity, magnetism, color and sound frequencies. Also includes a description of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307477439Author Barbara Natterson-HorowitzFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

This hands-on guide is primarily intended to be used in undergraduate laboratories in the physical sciences and engineering. It assumes no prior knowledge of statistics. It introduces the necessary concepts where needed, with key points illustrated with...

Earth's history is embedded in its rocks, from dinosaur-trodden landscapes to new plastic-and-rock combinations. How to Read a Rock unearths stories buried in everything from grains of sand to mountain ranges, featuring over one hundred breathtaking...

For space enthusiasts, science lovers, and star gazers, the newly revised edition of National Geographic's enduring guide to space, with a new introduction by American hero Buzz Aldrin, combines thoroughly updated maps, lavish photographs, and elegant...

This superb Student Book has everything students will need for success in Year 2 of AQA A-Level Biology! It contains in-depth, accessible notes explaining every topic, backed up with clear diagrams, photographs, tips and worked examples. To test...

From breasts and orgasms to periods, pregnancies, and menopause-A Brief History of the Female Body is a fascinating science book explaining the mysteries of the female body through an evolutionary lens.Let's face it: The female body is an enigma. For...

RSPB Spotlight: Frogs and Toads is packed with eye-catching, informative colour photos, and features succinct and detailed text written by an expert on these amphibians. They were bestowed with magical properties in folklore, they were sought after as...

A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK An original and revelatory journey through the three-billion-year history of slime - a substance upon which we and our world depend. Slime is an ambiguous thing. It exists somewhere between a solid and liquid. It...