Science

The importance of complexity is well-captured by Hawking's comment: "Complexity is the science of the 21st century". From the movement of flocks of birds to the Internet, environmental sustainability, and market regulation, the study and understanding of...

Animals and plants rule the world - or do they? A cup of seawater contains 100 million cells which are preyed upon by billions of viruses; a pinch of soil swarms with cryptic microbes whose activities are a mystery; 50 million tons of fungal spores are...

SELECTED AS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2018 BY THE DAILY MAIL 'A hugely entertaining tour of the periodic table and the 118 elements that are the basic building blocks of everything' Daily MailIn 2016, with the addition of four final elements - nihonium,...

Covering a range of metaphors from a diverse field of sciences, from cell and molecular biology to evolution, ecology, and biomedicine, Understanding Metaphors in the Life Sciences explores the positive and negative implications of the widespread use of...

A comprehensive illustrated exploration of the fascinating science of color Arielle and Joann Eckstut, authors of The Secret Language of Color, offer a thorough, readable, and highly visual exploration of the science of color. Organized by 50 of the...

More than meets the eye - the science of how we see and the secrets it reveals about how the brain works. Spotting a familiar face in a crowd is so easy, you take it for granted. But how you do it is one of science's great mysteries. Vision is...

All the basics for turning out successful taxidermy and tanning projects. Step-by-step instructions are wasy to follow and fully illustrated.Book InformationISBN 9780811722599Author Gerald J. GrantzFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Stackpole...

'The crossbill is a bonny bird An she sings wi a guid Scots tongue Jip-jip-jip A'll gie ye gip Gin ye meddle wi me nor ma young' As a result of his travels across the North American continent in the eighteenth century Alexander Wilson...

From the presenter of the brilliant BBC podcast 'Parentland', and drawing on the most up-to-date scientific research, here are the answers to everything you've ever wondered about having a baby - from the first pregnancy symptoms to birth and the baby's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780719539510Author H. G. WallaceFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Hodder MurrayPublisher Hodder EducationWeight(grams) 182gDimensions(mm) 213mm * 140mm...

Ponds and small lakes support an extremely rich biodiversity of fascinating organisms. Many people have tried pond-dipping and encountered a few unfamiliar creatures, such as dragonfly nymphs and caddisfly larvae. However, there is a far richer world of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781319114770Author Anthony J.F. GriffithsFormat HardbackPage Count 891Imprint W.H.Freeman & Co LtdPublisher Macmillan Learning

Edited and introduced by Bill Bryson, with contributions from Richard Dawkins, Margaret Atwood, Richard Holmes, Martin Rees, Richard Fortey, Steve Jones, James Gleick and Neal Stephenson amongst others, this beautiful, lavishly illustrated...

Unlike most other books that relate to space syntax, this book makes the link between analytical concepts and the development of the design imagination a central theme.Affirms the necessity of the museum as a physical space, in a digital age, that...

A comprehensive resource on essential information for making products, facilities, processes, and operations safe for workers, users, and the public Ensuring the health and safety of individuals in the workplace is vital on an interpersonal level but...

Plants have always moved between land masses with human aid. European colonialism accelerated this, and its legacy can be seen in landscapes across the world and the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss. In in this companion book to the...

An understanding of nature's final laws may be within our grasp - a way of explaining forces and symmetries and articles that does not require further explanation. 'This starting point, to which all explanations can be traced, is what I mean by a final...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060959685Author Gary ZukavFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint HarperOnePublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncDimensions(mm) 210mm * 15mm * 3mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781603868143Author Nikola TeslaFormat PaperbackPage Count 52Imprint Merchant BooksPublisher Merchant BooksWeight(grams) 91gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 3mm

'A work of remarkable scope' - GuardianFT Best science books of 2018Primate Change has been adapted into a radio series for the BBC WORLD SERVICE.*This is the road from climate change to primate change.PRIMATE CHANGE is a wide-ranging, polemical look at...

Packed with the latest statistics and filled with clear cartography, the Philip's RGS Atlas of the World gives a striking view of the Earth's surface and its many complexities and treasures."This atlas brilliantly captures what a precious and impressive...

A provocative and timely case for how the science of genetics can help create a more just and equal societyIn recent years, scientists like Kathryn Paige Harden have shown that DNA makes us different, in our personalities and in our health-and in ways...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620053546Author James KavanaghPage Count 12Imprint Waterford Press LtdPublisher Waterford Press Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637120200Author Steve LaufmannFormat PaperbackPage Count 474Imprint Discovery InstitutePublisher Discovery InstituteWeight(grams) 689g

The characteristic landscape of the Lake District is influenced by its geology. The huge array of different rocks found there determines the shape and appearance of the fells and dales. Also, as the dominant building material in the region, rocks...

For more than four decades, Molecular Biology of the Cell has distilled the vast amount of scientific knowledge to illuminate basic principles, enduring concepts and cutting-edge research. The Seventh Edition has been extensively revised and updated with...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLLER In this groundbreaking and entertaining book, primatologist Frans de Waal draws on his renowned studies of the social and emotional lives of chimpanzees, bonobos and other primates, and personal encounters with many...

The perfect gift for nature lovers and weather watchers. A fascinating month-by-month collection of facts, figures and explanations related to UK weather alongside details of famous meteorologists and their influence. Discover historical...

In his new book, Steve Jones takes on the challenge of going back to the book of the millennium, Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species. Before The Origin, biology was a set of unconnected facts. Darwin made it into a science, linked by the theory of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781541699489Author Ian StewartFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Basic BooksPublisher Basic BooksWeight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm) 236mm * 152mm * 36mm

This guide covers the very best birding sites in Britain. In a format familiar to readers of this popular series, each site is considered in terms of 'Habitat', Access' and 'Birds', allowing birders of all levels to plan successful birding trips anywhere...

Biomedical scientists are the foundation of modern healthcare, from cancer screening to diagnosing HIV, from blood transfusion for surgery to food poisoning and infection control. Without biomedical scientists, the diagnosis of disease, the evaluation of...

Prepare students with complete coverage of the revised Cambridge IGCSETM Chemistry syllabus (0620/0971) for examination from 2023. Collins Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry Teacher's Guide is full of lesson ideas, practical instructions, technician's notes,...

Don't You Have Time to Think? collects the witty, eccentric and moving letters letters of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard P. Feynman. Richard Feynman was no ordinary genius. Brilliant, free-spirited and irreverent, he upset those in authority,...

This exquisite book explores one huge tree in the jungle, from roots to canopy... with a huge fold-out surprise at the end.Offering a perspective rarely seen, Up in the Canopy explores the rainforest layer by layer, as we climb the incredible Kapok tree...

This book is about how the wonderful diversity of the universe can arise out of a set of fairly simple basic laws. It is written by an expert in both the fundamental laws and the complex structures that they can produce.' Stephen Hawking's acclaim of...

In Admirable Evasions, Theodore Dalrymple explains why human self-understanding has not been bettered by the false promises of the different schools of psychological thought. Most psychological explanations of human behavior are not only ludicrously...

Exam Board: AQALevel & Subject: GCSE Combined Science: TrilogyFirst teaching: September 2016 Next exams: June 2024 AQA approved Collins AQA GCSE (9-1) Physics for Combined Science: Trilogy Student Book revised edition has been...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903254783Author Jasper SharpFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint FAB PressPublisher FAB PressWeight(grams) 646g

The Penguin Dictionary of Science covers all the important topics in this key subject area including chemistry, physics, molecular biology, biochemistry, human anatomy, mathematics, astronomy and computing. Superbly comprehensive and accessible, this...