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Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program That Brought Nazi Scientists to America by Annie Jacobsen
RRP: $48.28$32.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316221030Author Annie JacobsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 624Imprint Back Bay BooksPublisher Little, Brown & CompanyWeight(grams) 520gDimensions(mm) 211mm... -
Stay Curious and Keep Exploring: 50 Amazing, Bubbly, and Creative Science Experiments to Do with the Whole Family? by Emily Calandrelli
RRP: $37.78$24.97Emily Calandrelli, MIT engineer and scientist, shares exhilarating experiments for junior scientists and their lab assistants, ranging from homemade ice cream to disappearing ink. The book features 50 experiments using easy-to-find grocery store items... -
Baked to Perfection: Delicious gluten-free recipes, with a pinch of science by Katarina Cermelj
RRP: $54.60$41.77WINNER OF THE FORTNUM & MASON FOOD AND DRINK AWARDS 2022 WINNER OF THE GUILD OF FOOD WRITERS SPECIALIST SUBJECT AWARD 2022 FINALIST IN THE IACP AWARDS 2022 _________ 'I have nothing against gluten, but this book is just full of recipes I long to... -
Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life by Helen Czerski
RRP: $23.08$16.32'A quite delightful book on the joys, and universality, of physics. Czerski's enthusiasm is infectious because she brings our humdrum everyday world to life, showing us that it is just as fascinating as anything that can be seen by the Hubble Telescope... -
Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX by Eric Berger
RRP: $20.98$13.94'Just read it.' Elon Musk The dramatic inside story of the first four historic flights that launched SpaceX-and Elon Musk-from a shaky startup into the world's leading edge rocket company. ... -
Brian Blomerth's Bicycle Day by Brian Blomerth
RRP: $52.50$37.57Illustrator, musician and self-described "comic stripper" Brian Blomerth has spent years combining classic underground art styles with his bitingly irreverent visual wit in zines, comics, and album covers. With Brian Blomerth's Bicycle Day, the artist... -
Psychedelic Apes: From parallel universes to atomic dinosaurs - the weirdest theories of science and history by Alex Boese
RRP: $25.18$17.70From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Elephant's on Acid comes a collection of the wackiest theories from science and history.What if we're living inside a black hole? What if we've already found extraterrestrial life? What if the dinosaurs died in... -
How Innovation Works by Matt Ridley
RRP: $23.08$15.23'Ridley is spot-on when it comes to the vital ingredients for success' Sir James Dyson Building on his bestseller The Rational Optimist, Matt Ridley chronicles the history of innovation, and how we need to change our... -
Essential 555 IC by Caleb Force Satalic
RRP: $33.58$22.95Learn how to create functional gadgets using simple but clever circuits based on the venerable "555." These projects will give you hands-on experience with useful, basic circuits that will aid you across other projects. These inspiring designs might even... -
Elephants on Acid: From zombie kittens to tickling machines: the most outrageous experiments from the history of science by Alex Boese
RRP: $18.88$13.44The Sunday Times Top Ten BestsellerHave you ever wondered if a severed head retains consciousness long enough to see what happened to it? Or whether your dog would run to fetch help, if you fell down a disused mineshaft? And what would happen if you were... -
Reactions: An Illustrated Exploration of Elements, Molecules, and Change in the Universe by Theodore Gray
RRP: $33.58$25.05The third book in Theodore Gray's bestselling Elements Trilogy, Reactions continues the journey through the world of chemistry that began with his two previous bestselling books The Elements and Molecules.With The Elements, Gray gave us a... -
Gonzo Gismos by Simon Quellen Field 9781556525209
RRP: $31.40$23.52Step-by-step instructions to building more than 30 fascinating devices are included in this book for workbench warriors and grown-up geeks. Detailed illustrations and diagrams explain how to construct a simple radio with a soldering iron, a few basic... -
Backyard Ballistics 2nd Edn. by William Gurstelle 9781613740644
RRP: $31.40$23.52This bestselling DIY handbook now features new and expanded projects, enabling ordinary folks to construct 16 awesome ballistic devices in their garage or basement workshops using inexpensive household or hardware store materials and this step-by-step... -
Ask an Astronaut: My Guide to Life in Space (Official Tim Peake Book) by Tim Peake
RRP: $23.08$16.32The awe-inspiring Sunday Times Bestseller from astronaut Tim PeakeShortlisted for the British Book Award 2018'Amazing . . . A brilliant book' Chris Evans, BBC Radio 2Have you ever thought of becoming an astronaut?Ask an Astronaut is Tim Peake's personal... -
Electrified Sheep: Bizarre experiments from the bestselling author of Elephants on Acid by Alex Boese
RRP: $18.88$13.44Benjamin Franklin was a pioneering scientist, leader of the Enlightenment and founding father of the USA. But perhaps less well known is that he was also the first person to use artificial respiration to revive an electric shock victim. Odder still, it... -
The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla and Other Works by Nikola Tesla
RRP: $39.88$27.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781645174387Author Nikola TeslaFormat HardbackPage Count 768Imprint Readerlink Distribution Services, LLCPublisher Readerlink Distribution Services,... -
The Tale of the Duelling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery by Sam Kean
RRP: $23.08$16.32For centuries, scientists had only one way to study the brain: wait for misfortune to strike - strokes, seizures, infections, lobotomies, horrendous accidents, phantom limbs, Siamese twins - and see how the victims changed afterwards. In many cases their... -
Bad Choices: How Algorithms Can Help You Think Smarter and Live Happier by Ali Almossawi
RRP: $18.88$13.76A relatable, interactive, and funny exploration of algorithms, those essential building blocks of computer science - and of everyday life - from the author of the wildly popular Bad Arguments.Algorithms -- processes that are made up of unambiguous steps... -
Why Materials Matter: Responsible Design for a Better World by Seetal Solanki
RRP: $94.50$70.16What does it mean to live in a material world, and how do materials of the past and present hold the keys to our future? This book tackles these questions by focusing on various issues that human beings face and by discussing potential materials-related... -
Split and Splice: A Phenomenology of Experimentation by Hans-Jörg Rheinberger 9780226825328
RRP: $50.40$48.36An esteemed historian of science explores the diversity of scientific experimentation. The experiment has long been seen as a test bed for theory, but in Split and Splice, Hans-Joerg Rheinberger makes the case, instead, for treating experimentation as... -
Tinkerlab: A Hands-On Guide for Little Inventors by Rachelle Doorley
RRP: $41.98$31.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611800654Author Rachelle DoorleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Roost BooksPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams) 567gDimensions(mm)... -
Beautiful Experiments: An Illustrated History of Experimental Science by Philip Ball 9780226825823
RRP: $52.50$44.77A New Scientist Best Book of 2023 Featuring two hundred color plates, this history of the craft of scientific inquiry is as exquisite as the experiments whose stories it shares. This illustrated history of experimental science is more than just a... -
A Curious Boy: The Making of a Scientist by Richard Fortey
RRP: $20.98$13.94'Truth and courage are what memoirs need and this one has them both in spades ... The unforgotten boy: that is what makes this a book a revelation' ADAM NICOLSON 'Wonderful,... -
Geek Dad: Awesomely Geeky Projects and Activities for Dads and Kids to Share by Ken Denmead
RRP: $39.90$26.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592405527Author Ken DenmeadFormat PaperbackImprint Gotham BooksPublisher Gotham BooksWeight(grams) 431g -
Einstein's Fridge: The Science of Fire, Ice and the Universe by Paul Sen
RRP: $20.98$13.94'Hugely readable and entertaining' JIM AL-KHALILI 'An accessible and crystal-clear portrait of this discipline's breadth, largely told through its history' PHIL BALL, PHYSICS WORLD Einstein's Fridge tells... -
The Fourth Dimension: Toward a Geometry of Higher Reality by Rudy Rucker 9780486779782
RRP: $26.23$16.57Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486779782Author Rudy RuckerFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 323gDimensions(mm)... -
Breakthrough: Spectacular stories of scientific discovery from the Higgs particle to black holes by Marcus Chown
RRP: $20.98$14.07The spellbinding stories of the scientists whose eureka! breakthroughs in modern physics reveal science's astonishing predictive power.'An excellent popular science book.'DARA O BRIAIN'A thoroughly informative and entertaining read.'ANNA BURNS, Booker... -
The Experimentation Field Book: A Step-by-Step Project Guide by Jeanne Liedtka 9780231214179
RRP: $46.20$35.68Experimentation is an essential part of innovation. It is the link between generating new ideas and putting them into practice. We are constantly experimenting in our daily lives, and organizations place great value on testing new products, services, and... -
Its the Liver Stupid 5th edition: An Antiaging and Healing Art That Really Works by James Robert Clark 9781981276721
RRP: $25.52$25.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781981276721Author James Robert ClarkFormat PaperbackPage Count 334Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent... -
The Kitchen Science Cookbook by Dr. Michelle Dickinson
RRP: $46.20$34.90All you need to explore science is a kitchen, this book - and a dash of curiosityThe Kitchen Science Cookbook is a beautifully crafted book with a unique twist: each recipe is a science experiment that you can do at home, using the everyday ingredients... -
Caesar's Last Breath: The Epic Story of The Air Around Us by Sam Kean
RRP: $27.28$19.09** GUARDIAN SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 **'Popular science at its best'Mail on Sunday'Eminently accessible and enjoyable'ObserverWith every breath, you literally inhale the history of the world. On the ides of March, 44 BC, Julius Caesar died of stab... -
The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time by Jonathan Weiner
RRP: $37.80$24.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Pulitzer Prize 1995. Nominated for ALA Best Books for Young Adults.Book InformationISBN 9780679733379Author Jonathan WeinerFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint... -
Brief Lives 3 - Newton by Peter Ackroyd
RRP: $20.98$7.37Isaac Newton (1642-1727), the English genius, made his greatest contributions to original thought before the age of twenty-five, while at home in Lincolnshire escaping the great plague of 1665, a period of which he wrote: 'I was in the prime of age for... -
How Things Work: The Inner Life of Everyday Machines by Theodore Gray
RRP: $31.48$22.68Theodore Gray has become a household name among fans, both young and old, of popular science and mechanics with his bestselling trilogy of books: The Elements, Molecules, and Reactions. In How Things Work, he explores the mechanical underpinnings of... -
Films from the Future: The Technology and Morality of Sci-Fi Movies by Andrew Maynard
RRP: $44.08$32.07Hard Science Fiction Films that Predict Future Technology"As the breakneck advance of technology takes us into a world that is both exciting and menacing, sci-fi films give us an inkling of what is to come, and what we should avoid." -Seth Shostak,... -
Make - Rockets by Mike Westerfield
RRP: $67.18$45.38This book teaches the reader to build rockets--powered by compressed air, water, and solid propellant--with the maximum possible fun, safety, and educational experience. Make: Rockets is for all the science geeks who look at the moon and try to figure... -
How to win games and beat people: Defeat and demolish your family and friends! by Tom Whipple
RRP: $27.28$20.37Are you fed up losing at family board game nights? Do you want to learn how to destroy the competition?Get the inside tips from preposterously overqualified experts on how to win a range of common family games, board games and more. * A mime artist... -
Reactions: An Illustrated Exploration of Elements, Molecules, and Change in the Universe by Theodore Gray 9780316391221
RRP: $52.50$36.50With Reactions bestselling author Theodore Gray continues the journey through our molecular and chemical world that began with the tour de force The Elements and continued with Molecules. In The Elements, Gray gave us a never-before-seen, mesmerizing... -
Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments: All Lab, No Lecture by Dr. Robert Thompson
RRP: $50.38$35.22For students, DIY hobbyists, and science buffs, who can no longer get real chemistry sets, this one-of-a-kind guide explains how to set up and use a home chemistry lab, with step-by-step instructions for conducting experiments in basic chemistry - not... -
Make: High-Power Rockets by Mike Westerfield
RRP: $58.78$39.04Make: High-Power Rockets is for all the science geeks who look at the moon and try to figure out where Neil Armstrong walked, watch in awe as rockets lift off, and want to fly their own model rockets. Starting with an overview of mid- and high-power...