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This spectacularly illustrated book is the only complete guide to the wildlife and natural history of the vast and beautiful Antarctic region. Covering the Antarctic continent, the southern ocean, and the subantarctic islands, this guide illustrates...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623152512Author Althea PressFormat PaperbackPage Count 258Imprint Althea PressPublisher Althea PressWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 20mm

Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering, Third Edition is a highly acclaimed undergraduate textbook that teaches all the mathematics for an undergraduate course in any of the physical sciences. As well as lucid descriptions of all the topics and...

For courses in Optics A Contemporary Approach to Optics with Practical Applications and New Focused Pedagogy Hecht Optics balances theory and instrumentation and provides students with the necessary classical background through a lively and clear...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621065142Author Peter McCoyFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Microcosm PublishingPublisher Microcosm Publishing

This updated edition addresses the examined units of the CCEA AS level Life and Health Sciences specification (including the recently-proposed revisions). It covers both the Single and Double Award courses, through the study of the following units:* AS...

Fundamental does for physics what Tim's first book, Elemental, does for chemistry: it demystifies the topic in his trademark humorous, engaging style, including the most recent developments in the field.At the start of the twentieth century, science...

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

'Amy's book is everything I should have learned at school. It is a reminder to empower ourselves, in a world that still sadly lacks so much knowledge around women's health, by getting to know our own bodies more intimately - with the help of technology...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615872032Author Kevin L MichelFormat PaperbackPage Count 214Imprint Kevin L. MichelPublisher Kevin L. MichelWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

For centuries humanity has engaged in a virtual exploration of space through astronomical observation, aided by astounding scientific and technological advances. In more than sixty years since the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957, more than 6,000 functioning...

Roger Penrose's original and provocative ideas about the large-scale physics of the Universe, the small-scale world of quantum physics and the physics of the mind have been the subject of controversy and discussion. These ideas were proposed in his...

The Floating Egg begins with the search for an alchemist's secret, and ends with the re-imagination of a past world. Each chapter is connected to a particular corner of north-east England, and each explores the uncertain line where myth is dissolved into...

The story of how Francis Pryor created a haven for people, plants and wildlife in a remote corner of the fens. A Fenland Garden is the story of the creation of a garden in a complex and fragile English landscape - the Fens of southern Lincolnshire -...

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURED DIRECTED BY AND STARRING CHIWETEL EJIOFOR - AVAILABLE ON NETFLIX When William Kamkwamba was just 14 years old, his family told him that he must leave school and come home to work on the...

Is there a right way to study how the brain works? Following the empiricist's tradition, the most common approach involves the study of neural reactions to stimuli presented by an experimenter. This 'outside-in' method fueled a generation of brain...

Grant Thompson, "The King of Random," has created one of the most popular project channels on YouTube, featuring awesome videos such as How to Make a Laser Assisted Blowgun and Assassin's Micro Crossbow. He currently has almost 10 million subscribers,...

THE NEW INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE WORLD IS FLATWe all sense it: something big is going on. Life is speeding up, and it is dizzying. Here Thomas L. Friedman reveals the tectonic movements that are reshaping our world, how to adapt to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486490335Author Kastner KastnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

New York Times bestsellerJourney into the universe through the most spectacular sights in astronomy in stereoscopic 3DWelcome to the Universe in 3D takes you on a grand tour of the observable universe, guiding you through the most spectacular sights in...

This is the story of Cuba's forests.In this award-winning environmental history of Cuba since the age of Columbus, Reinaldo Funes Monzote emphasizes the two processes that have had the most dramatic impact on the island's landscape: deforestation and...

This concise, clear and handy-sized volume, aimed at the undergraduate level, provides an introduction to the observation, description and identifi cation in thin section, using the polarizing microscope, of samples of the commonlyoccurring rocks and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345504128Author Andy HillstrandFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 221gDimensions(mm) 202mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262544207Author Tim LomasFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781927309148Author Tracey GreenwoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 346Imprint Biozone International LtdPublisher Biozone International LtdWeight(grams)...

What are the mysterious numbers that unlock the secrets of the universe?In Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them, leading theoretical physicist and YouTube star Antonio Padilla takes us on an irreverent cosmic tour of nine of the most extraordinary...

Meet Norm. He's 31, 5'9", just over 13 stone, and works a 39 hour week. He likes a drink, doesn't do enough exercise and occasionally treats himself to a bar of chocolate (milk). He's a pretty average kind of guy. In fact, he is the average guy in this...

Pick a book. Grow a reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humour, and full-colour artwork ...

CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 BY WATERSTONES AND THE TIMES'Entertaining and original.' Guardian'Accessible and insightful, it's a thought-provoking read.' Observer' Highly readable.' The Times'Nothing less than brilliant.' Wall Street JournalWhat if...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Library Journal's Top Science Titles 2008 and National Academy of Sciences Book Award 2009 and Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science 2008. Short-listed for Royal...

A portable and authoritative guide to birds of Ecuador. For sheer diversity of birds, Ecuador cannot be beaten. Nowhere else is it as easy to experience such a range of habitats, from the high Andes to the Amazon and Choco rainforests and those jewels...

Exam Board: IBLevel: Standard levelSubject: Environmental Systems & SocietiesFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: Summer 2017Stretch your students to achieve their best grade with these year round course companions; providing clear and concise...

Out of Control chronicles the dawn of a new era in which the machines and systems that drive our economy are so complex and autonomous as to be indistinguishable from living things.About the AuthorKevin Kelly is Executive Editor of Wired, the new bible...

Did you know that stars are seasonal? That Orion is one of the brightest constellations? That a single day on Venus is longer than an entire year on Venus? Space has captivated mankind since the beginning of time. Fifty years ago, Neil Armstrong became...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854114211Format PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint SerenPublisher Poetry Wales PressWeight(grams) 275g

Our attitudes towards `nature' and the countryside are fickle. The conservation movement, despite enjoying its highest membership ever, has achieved only limited success over the last one hundred years of campaigning. Can conservationists now shake off...

A strange and beautiful world surrounds us, hidden from sight ... An unbelievable abundance of life flourishes on every surface of our planet. In every drop of dew, on every leaf, and even inside each one of us, invisible yet ingenious life...

In 2003, Russian physicists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov found a way to produce graphene - the thinnest substance in the world - by using sticky tape to separate an atom-thick layer from a block of graphite.Their efforts would win the 2010 Nobel...

Pleasure is one of the most fascinating aspects of being human. But what is it?Exploring child development, philosophy, neuroscience and behavioural economics, Paul Bloom uncovers how universal habits explain what we like and why we like it.The average...

The ideal text for undergraduate and graduate students in advanced cell biology courses Extraordinary technological advances in the last century have fundamentally altered the way we ask questions about biology, and undergraduate and graduate students...