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'This is a thought-provoking book that would be of interest to anyone wanting to ponder the concept of time, and to develop more critical thinking skills that may be useful when reading popular science books or articles.'IEEE Electrical Insulation...

'The best introduction to personality psychology I have ever read' Robert Hogan, founder and president, Hogan Assessment SystemsWe are each born with a particular genetic makeup and traits that are further shaped by our individual environments and life...

Few can imagine a world without telephones or televisions; many depend on computers and the Internet as part of daily life. Without scientific theory, these developments would not have been possible.In this exceptionally clear and engaging introduction...

An introduction to the central facts, evidence and issues of modern science - from black holes to DNA, from the big bang to the workings of the brainJohn Gribbin is one of the few science writers who is equally comfortable writing about biology as about...

How to Think about Abstract Algebra provides an engaging and readable introduction to its subject, which encompasses group theory and ring theory. Abstract Algebra is central in most undergraduate mathematics degrees, and it captures regularities that...

THE IRISH TIMES TOP FIVE BESTSELLER 'A beautifully reasoned book about our own unreasonableness' Robin Ince In 1983, the reasoning of one unsung Russian narrowly averted nuclear war, proving that critical thinking can save the world. Today, facing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781468310108Author Will StorrFormat PaperbackPage Count 355Imprint Abrams PressPublisher Abrams PressWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 178mm * 127mm * 25mm

A wide-ranging and thought-provoking exploration of the importance of long-term thinking.Humans are unique in our ability to understand time, able to comprehend the past and future like no other species. Yet modern-day technology and capitalism have...

'Holgate guides us expertly and with a deft touch along the journey towards the holy grail of unlimited energy for all.' - JIM AL-KHALILI'What is nuclear fusion? In clear and accessible language, this book explains the basics and the hope for the future...

A remarkable account of Kurt Goedel, weaving together creative genius, mental illness, political corruption, and idealism in the face of the turmoil of war and upheaval. At age 24, a brilliant Austrian-born mathematician published a mathematical...

The No.1 New York Times BestsellerIn China, for the first time, the people who weigh too much now outnumber those who weigh too little. In Mexico, the obesity rate has tripled in the past three decades. In the UK over 60 per cent of adults and 30 per...

A kitchen is no different from most science laboratories and cookery may properly be regarded as an experimental science. Food preparation and cookery involve many processes which are well described by the physical sciences. Understanding the chemistry...

There has been an explosive growth in the field of combinatorial algorithms. These algorithms depend not only on results in combinatorics and especially in graph theory, but also on the development of new data structures and new techniques for analyzing...

Dogology explores the bizarre and very funny world of canine science.Vital questions answered include:Why do dogs fart (but cats don't)?Do dogs feel guilt, love, happiness or jealousy?What does it mean when a dog wags its tail more to the right or the...

A Waterstones Best Popular Science Book of 2023'Delightfully clear and vivid to read...A splendid book! Philip Pullman'Absolutely fascinating' James O'Brien'An exceptional book - readable, funny and more needed than ever' Dr Chris van Tulleken,...

How did our relationship with nature become broken, why does it matter and how can we fix it? From a past in which we were embedded in the natural world, revolutions in farming, science and industry have seen the human bond with nature eroded with the...

David Hilbert was arguably the leading mathematician of his generation. He was among the few mathematicians who could reshape mathematics, and was able to because he brought together an impressive technical power and mastery of detail with a vision of...

Reef Life is the story of how Callum Roberts, Britain's pre-eminent marine conservation scientist, fell in love with coral reefs and embarked on a thirty-year career. He began as a young university student who had never been abroad, spending a summer...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062071484Author Stephen C. MeyerFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 762g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838055301Author Darren John CharltonFormat PaperbackPage Count 121Imprint Out of this world publishersPublisher Out of this world...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486217093Author United States Bureau of PersonnelFormat PaperbackPage Count 161Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912829170Author Barb DrummondFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint Barb DrummondPublisher Barb DrummondWeight(grams) 313gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

The priests of ancient Egypt preserved a geometrical canon, a numerical code of harmonies and proportions, that they applied to music, art, statecraft, and all the institutions of their civilization. Plato, an initiate in the Egyptian mysteries, said it...

AS FEATURED IN SEASPIRACY An Observer Book of the Year 2017 A Sunday Times must read A New York Times Bestseller Endorsed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama - 'Balcombe vividly shows that fish have feelings and deserve consideration and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780452274143Format PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint PlumePublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

An insightful new book putting Einstein's work in a contemporary contextFew figures loom as large as Albert Einstein in our contemporary culture. It is truly remarkable that a man from such humble beginnings, an unemployed dreamer without a future or a...

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...

Falling in love is one of the strangest things we can do - and one of the things that makes us uniquely human. But what happens to our brains when our eyes meet across a crowded room? Why do we kiss each other, forget our friends, seek a 'good sense of...

From one of the greatest minds in contemporary mathematics, Professor E.T. Bell, comes a witty, accessible, and fascinating look at the beautiful craft and enthralling history of mathematics.Men of Mathematics provides a rich account of major...

Answer all your menopause questions in the first-ever book to not only tell you what happens - but show you. Fully illustrated and backed up by the latest research, The Science of Menopause is essential reading for anyone who wants to know not only what...

Top ten Sunday Times Bestseller 'Engaging, ambitious and creative' Guardian Where are we? Are we alone? Who are we? Why are we here? What is our future? ...

This book is designed for use as a dissection guide in comparative vertebrate anatomy or in mammalian anatomy. The material covered and the time allotted to such courses varies considerably, and the illustrations are therefore designed to enable the...

'A book about one apocalypse - much less five - could have been a daunting read, were it not for the wit, lyricism, and clarity that Peter Brannen brings to every page.' Ed Yong, author of I Contain Multitudes Apocalypse, now? Death by fire, ice,...

Living on a damaged planet challenges who we are and where we live. This timely anthology calls on twenty eminent humanists and scientists to revitalize curiosity, observation, and transdisciplinary conversation about life on earth.As human-induced...

Humans 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...

In The Enlightenment's Animals Nathaniel Wolloch takes a broad view of changing conceptions of animals in European culture during the long eighteenth century. Combining discussions of intellectual history, the history of science, the history of...

A clarion call to save humanity's most essential fellow creatures - and our health Far beneath our skin exists an unfathomable, ancient universe - an internal ecosystem that is critical to our health. Dr Martin Blaser invites us into the wilds of the...

What's the brightest light on Earth? The coldest corner of the universe? The blackest material ever made? The most poisonous substance in nature? 'You will learn something new in every chapter, on every page and probably in every paragraph. Hugely...

Exam Board: SQALevel: S1-N4Subject: Chemistry Bring chemistry to life with this exciting new resource for S1-S3 classrooms! Provides in-depth coverage of Third Level and Fourth Level as well as National 3 and National 4Keep mixed...

The impact on modern society made by the Internet is immeasurable. Yet some questioned "why anyone would want such a thing" when the idea was first introduced.Part history, part memoir and part cultural study, Network Geeks charts the creation of the...