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2024 Guide to the Night Sky: A month-by-month guide to exploring the skies above North America by Storm Dunlop 9780008619626
RRP: £7.99£5.59The ideal gift for all amateur and seasoned astronomers. This is the ideal resource for beginners and experienced stargazers in the United States and Canada, and has been updated to include new and practical information covering events... -
Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity by Richard Rorty 9780521367813
RRP: £22.99£17.45In this 1989 book Rorty argues that thinkers such as Nietzsche, Freud, and Wittgenstein have enabled societies to see themselves as historical contingencies, rather than as expressions of underlying, ahistorical human nature or as realizations of... -
Smashing Physics Jon Butterworth 9781472210333
RRP: £9.99£7.00The discovery of the Higgs boson made headlines around the world. Two scientists, Peter Higgs and Francois Englert, whose theories predicted its existence, shared a Nobel Prize. The discovery was the culmination of the largest experiment ever run, the... -
Basic Training in Mathematics: A Fitness Program for Science Students by R. Shankar 9780306450365
RRP: £54.99£52.77Based on course material used by the author at Yale University, this practical text addresses the widening gap found between the mathematics required for upper-level courses in the physical sciences and the knowledge of incoming students. This superb... -
Your Superstar Brain: Unlocking the Secrets of the Human Mind by Kaja Nordengen
RRP: £13.99£9.44**THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER**'A brilliant book' - DagbladetWhy does the brain work the way it does? Can eating certain foods improve your memory? Can you activate the parts of the brain you don't use? Can you smile yourself to happiness? What is free... -
Psilocybin Mushrooms: 3 in 1: How to Grow Psychedelic Magic Mushrooms, Safe Use, and Basic Mushroom Identification by Bil Harret 9781922940018
RRP: £22.97£22.83Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781922940018Author Bil HarretFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Inspirational CreatorPublisher Inspirational CreatorWeight(grams) 127g -
Edwin Hubble, The Discoverer of the Big Bang Universe by Alexander S. Sharov 9780521416177
RRP: £89.99£77.09This book is the first complete account of the scientific life and work of Edwin Hubble, whose discoveries firmly established the United States as the leading nation in observational astronomy. One of the outstanding astronomers of the twentieth century,... -
Edexcel AS and A Level Modular Mathematics Mechanics 1 M1 by Susan Hooker 9780435519162
£28.95Edexcel and A Level Modular Mathematics M1 features: Student-friendly worked examples and solutions, leading up to a wealth of practice questions. Sample exam papers for thorough exam preparation. Regular review sections consolidate learning... -
BIOS Instant Notes in Biochemistry by David Hames
RRP: £25.99£23.03BIOS Instant Notes in Biochemistry, 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... -
The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth by Ben Rawlence 9781787332249
RRP: £20.00£14.51* A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK * 'The very treeline is on the move: a devastating image. This book is an evocative, wise and unflinching exploration of what it will mean for humanity.' Jay Griffiths, author of WildA ground-breaking and beautifully... -
Fy Nodiadau Adolygu: CBAC TGAU Ffiseg (My Revision Notes: WJEC GCSE Physics, Welsh-language Edition) Jeremy Pollard 9781510443082
RRP: £11.50£10.99Target success in Science with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam-style tasks and practical tips to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their... -
Chemistry for CCEA A2 Level by Dr Wingfield Glassey
£37.12Covering the current CCEA Chemistry specification, this edition has been subject to a detailed quality assurance process by an independent Chemistry expert. It is full colour throughout with over 100 illustrations, sample examination questions and... -
Math Hysteria: Fun and games with mathematics by Ian Stewart
RRP: £14.99£10.95Welcome to Ian Stewart's strange and magical world of mathematics! In Math Hysteria, Professor Stewart presents us with a wealth of magical puzzles, each one spun around an amazing tale: Counting the Cattle of the Sun; The Great Drain Robbery; and... -
Universe or Multiverse? by Bernard Carr 9780521140690
RRP: £53.99£45.97Recent developments in cosmology and particle physics, such as the string landscape picture, have led to the remarkable realization that our universe - rather than being unique - could be just one of many universes. The multiverse proposal helps to... -
A-level Geography Topic Master: The Water and Carbon Cycles Garrett Nagle 9781510434615
£24.12Exam board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC/EduqasLevel: A-levelSubject: GeographyFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2017 (AS); Summer 2018 (A-level)Master the in-depth knowledge and higher-level skills that A-level Geography students need to... -
My Inventions and Other Writings by Nikola Tesla
RRP: £12.99£9.34Nikola Tesla's life is as interesting for his idiosyncrasy as it is for his brilliance. The inventor's mind knew no limits and his incredible sense of possibility rings through his memoir. This authorative volume of My Inventions includes three... -
Incompleteness: The Proof and Paradox of Kurt Goedel by Rebecca Goldstein
RRP: £17.99£14.13Probing the life and work of Kurt Goedel, Incompleteness indelibly portrays the tortured genius whose vision rocked the stability of mathematical reasoning-and brought him to the edge of madness.About the AuthorRebecca Goldstein is a MacArthur Fellow, a... -
Natural Theology by William Paley
RRP: £9.99£7.32'The consciousness of knowing little, need not beget a distrust of that which he does not know.' In Natural Theology William Paley set out to prove the existence of God from the evidence of the beauty and order of the natural world. Famously beginning... -
NEC4: Engineering and Construction Short Contract by NEC NEC 9780727762108
RRP: £50.00£46.81New NEC4 Contract launched June 2017Book InformationISBN 9780727762108Author NEC NECFormat PaperbackImprint ICE PublishingPublisher ICE Publishing -
Robot Ethics by Mark Coeckelbergh
RRP: £15.99£10.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262544092Author Mark CoeckelberghFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World by Jeff Goodell 9780316260206
RRP: £19.99£11.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316260206Author Jeff GoodellFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Back Bay BooksPublisher Little, Brown & CompanyWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 208mm *... -
Lagrangian And Hamiltonian Mechanics: Solutions To The Exercises by Melvin G. Calkin
RRP: £36.00£31.81This book contains the exercises from the classical mechanics text Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Mechanics, together with their complete solutions. It is intended primarily for instructors who are using Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Mechanics in their course,... -
The Science and Technology of Growing Young: An Insider's Guide to the Breakthroughs that Will Dramatically Extend Our Lifespan . . . and What You Can Do Right Now Sergey Young 9781950665877
RRP: £19.99£14.50The prospect of living to 200 years old isn't science fiction anymore. A leader in the emerging field of longevity offers his perspective on what cutting-edge breakthroughs are on the horizon, as well as the practical steps we can take now to live... -
Starman by Jamie Doran
RRP: £10.99£7.99_______________ 'Starman takes us at breakneck speed through Gagarin's strange trajectory ... Without books like these to shelter it, history is eroded by propaganda and real heroes fall victim to spin' - New Scientist 'A riveting account of... -
Communicating Science: Professional, Popular, Literary by Nicholas Russell 9780521131728
RRP: £37.99£31.31Governments and scientific establishments have been encouraging the development of professional and popular science communication. This book critically examines the origin of this drive to improve communication, and discusses why simply improving... -
The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light by Paul Bogard 9780007428212
RRP: £10.99£8.52Streetlamps, neon signs - an ever-present glow that has changed the natural world and adversely affected our health; Paul Bogard illuminates the problems caused by a lack of darkness. We live awash in artificial light. But night's natural... -
Ecolinguistics: Language, Ecology and the Stories We Live By by Arran Stibbe
RRP: £38.99£34.22Ecolinguistics: Language, Ecology and the Stories We Live By is a ground-breaking book which reveals the stories that underpin unequal and unsustainable societies and searches for inspirational forms of language that can help rebuild a kinder, more... -
Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature is Almost Certainly False by Thomas Nagel
RRP: £31.49£27.18In Mind and Cosmos Thomas Nagel argues that the widely accepted world view of materialist naturalism is untenable. The mind-body problem cannot be confined to the relation between animal minds and animal bodies. If materialism cannot accommodate... -
The Dawn of Modern Cosmology: From Copernicus to Newton by Nicolaus Copernicus 9780241360637
RRP: £16.99£12.28New to Penguin Classics, the astonishing story of the Copernican Revolution, told through the words of the ground-breaking scientists who brought it aboutIn the late fifteenth century, it was believed that the earth stood motionless at the centre of a... -
The Meme Machine by Susan Blackmore
RRP: £13.99£10.01Humans are extraordinary creatures, with the unique ability among animals to imitate and so copy from one another ideas, habits, skills, behaviours, inventions, songs, and stories. These are all memes, a term first coined by Richard Dawkins in 1976 in... -
Wilder: How Rewilding is Transforming Conservation and Changing the World by Millie Kerr 9781472990426
RRP: £12.99£10.04FINALIST IN THE 2024 AAAS/SUBARU PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE WRITING - YOUNG ADULT SCIENCE A global rewilding journey, exploring innovative and eye-opening projects led by passionate conservationists. Rewilding is a radical new approach to... -
Systems Thinking, Systems Practice: Includes a 30-Year Retrospective Peter Checkland (Lancaster University, UK) 9780471986065
RRP: £50.95£44.71Systems Thinking, Systems Practice "Whether by design, accident or merely synchronicity, Checkland appears to have developed a habit of writing seminal publications near the start of each decade which establish the basis and framework for systems... -
Marine Mammal Observer and Passive Acoustic Monitoring Handbook by Victoria Todd
RRP: £44.99£38.03Marine Mammal Observer and Passive Acoustic Monitoring Handbook is the ultimate instruction manual for mitigation measures to minimise man-made acoustical and physical disturbances to marine mammals from industrial and defence activities. Based on... -
A Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of the Hong Kong (2nd ed) by Ray Tipper 9781913679088
RRP: £12.99£9.34A fully updated second edition of this introductory identification guide to the 279 bird species most likely to be seen in Hong Kong, including every species classified as Abundant, Common or Uncommon in the Hong Kong Bird Report. High quality... -
Letters from an Astrophysicist by Neil deGrasse Tyson
RRP: £12.99£9.34INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Join the galactic conversation on the biggest issues in the universe, from the 'most popular scientist in the world''Don't fear change. Don't fear failure. The only thing to fear is loss of ambition. But if you've got... -
Manual of Ornithology: Avian Structure and Function by Noble S. Proctor 9780300076196
RRP: £36.00£35.83"Here is a volume that has no parallel. . . . A good reference book for those interested in the details of avian anatomy."-Science Books & Films"A gold mine of facts. . . . Every library and biology department, as well as every birder, should have a copy... -
Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Britain and Europe by Jeroen Speybroeck
RRP: £35.00£27.33This groundbreaking new guide is an authoritative field reference for these two groups of animals. The taxonomy and systematics of European reptiles and amphibians have changed a lot in recent years, yet there is no modern, up-to-date field guide... -
Thread Of The Silkworm by Iris Chang
£20.23The definitive biography of Tsien Hsue-Shen, the pioneer of the American space age who was mysteriously accused of being a communist, deported, and became,to America's continuing chagrin,the father of the Chinese missile program.About the AuthorIris... -
Introducing Particle Physics: A Graphic Guide Tom Whyntie 9781848315891
RRP: £8.99£6.28What really happens at the most fundamental levels of nature?Introducing Particle Physics explores the very frontiers of our knowledge, even showing how particle physicists are now using theory and experiment to probe our very concept of what is real. ... -
Countries of the World in Minutes Jacob F. Field 9781786485830
RRP: £12.99£8.83The Countries of the World in Minutes is the quickest way to understand the modern world and every country in it.For each of the 195 officially recognised countries of the world, a mini-essay clearly and concisely explains its key history,...