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The Meme Machine by Susan Blackmore
RRP: £13.99£9.75Humans 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... -
Incompleteness: The Proof and Paradox of Kurt Goedel by Rebecca Goldstein
RRP: £17.99£13.71Probing 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... -
Brian Cox: The Unauthorised Biography of the Man Who Brought Science to the Nation by Ben Falk
RRP: £7.99£3.34Professor Brian Cox is among the best-known physicists in the world. As presenter of hit television series Human Universe, Wonders of the Solar System and Wonders of the Universe, his affable charm and infectious enthusiasm have brought science to a... -
An Intimate History of Humanity Theodore Zeldin 9780749396237
RRP: £12.99£9.09'The book that changed my life... a constant companion' Bill Bailey'Extraordinary and beautiful...the most exciting and ambitious work of non-fiction I have read in more than a decade' The Daily TelegraphThis extraordinarily wide-ranging study looks at... -
Interstellar Tours: A Guide to the Universe from Your Starship Window by Brian Clegg 9781837730759
RRP: £18.99£12.83'Strap in and enjoy the ride!' JOHN GRIBBIN'A window seat on a flight to our galaxy's sites of outstanding beauty' MARCUS CHOWN, AUTHOR OF THE ONE THING YOU NEED TO KNOW'His best yet!' HENRY GEE, WINNER OF THE 2022 ROYAL SOCIETY TRIVEDI SCIENCE BOOK... -
Our Final Century: The 50/50 Threat to Humanity's Survival by Martin Rees
RRP: £15.99£11.61World authority on astrophysics, Sir Martin Rees, takes us on a journey through all the things which could wipe out mankind in the near future. From asteroids to disease to scientific discoveries gone wrong (from nanobots to the large Hadron collider)... -
Critical Mass by Philip Ball 9780099457862 [USED COPY]
RRP: £10.99£2.29Is there a 'physics of society'? Philip Ball's investigation into human nature ranges from Hobbes and Adam Smith to modern work on traffic flow and market trading, across economics, sociology and psychology. Ball shows how much of human behaviour we can... -
Critical Mass by Philip Ball
RRP: £10.99£7.77Is there a 'physics of society'? Philip Ball's investigation into human nature ranges from Hobbes and Adam Smith to modern work on traffic flow and market trading, across economics, sociology and psychology. Ball shows how much of human behaviour we can... -
Understanding Philosophy of Science by James Ladyman 9780415221573
RRP: £36.99£32.53Few 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... -
Controlling Human Heredity: 1865 to the Present by D.B. Paul 9781573923439
RRP: £19.99£17.61In the late nineteenth and the early twentieth century, it was widely assumed that society ought to foster the breeding of those who possessed favorable traits and discourage the breeding of those who did not. Controlled human breeding, or "eugenics" as... -
The Cerebral Cortex and Thalamus by W. Martin Usrey 9780197676158
RRP: £115.00£113.35For the first time, Drs. Usrey and Sherman, along with a who's who of luminaries in neuroscience research, seek to codify the roles that the cortex and thalamus and their interdependence on each other play for sensation, action, and cognition. The... -
Fundamental: How quantum and particle physics explain absolutely everything (except gravity) Tim James 9781472143488
RRP: £14.99£9.80Fundamental 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... -
Graphene: The Superstrong, Superthin, and Superversatile Material That Will Revolutionize the World by Les Johnson
RRP: £14.99£11.53Two scientists give an enthusiastic, layperson's overview of a new supermaterial now in development that could transform many features of daily life, from creating new conveniences to improving health and safety. What if you discovered an... -
Cat-ology: The Weird and Wonderful Science of Cats by Stefan Gates
RRP: £12.99£8.73Catology explores the bizarre and very funny world of feline science.Vital questions answered include:Why do cats have a secret second nose?Why don't cats fart (but dogs do)?Do cats feel guilt, love, happiness or jealousy?Why are cats' tongues covered in... -
The Gadget Show: The Big Book of Cool Stuff Craig Charles 9781912165353
RRP: £19.99£16.82Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912165353Author Craig CharlesFormat HardbackPage Count 250Imprint Black Dog PressPublisher Black Dog Press -
Principles of Neurobiology Liqun Luo (Professor of Biology and Professor of Neurobiology, Department of Biology, at Stanford University) 9780815346050
RRP: £68.99£61.92Principles of Neurobiology, Second Edition presents the major concepts of neuroscience with an emphasis on how we know what we know. The text is organized around a series of key experiments to illustrate how scientific progress is made and helps... -
Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning by Tom Vanderbilt
RRP: £9.99£6.70'Beginners belongs on the list of books that have changed the way I understand my own limitations.'Malcolm GladwellFor many of us, the last time we learned a new skill was during childhood. We live in an age which reveres expertise but looks down on the... -
Why the Universe Exists by New Scientist
RRP: £10.99£7.40As you read this, billions of neutrinos from the sun are passing through your body, antimatter is sprouting from your dinner and the core of your being is a chaotic mess of particles known only as quarks and gluons.If the recent discovery of the Higgs... -
General System Theory: Foundations, Development, Applications by Ludwig Von Bertalanffy 9780807600153
RRP: £14.99£9.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807600153Author Ludwig von BertalanffyFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint George Braziller IncPublisher George Braziller IncWeight(grams)... -
The Science of Discworld IV: Judgement Day by Terry Pratchett
RRP: £16.99£12.28The fourth book in the Science of Discworld series, and this time around dealing with THE REALLY BIG QUESTIONS, Terry Pratchett's brilliant new Discworld story Judgement Day is annotated with very big footnotes (the interleaving chapters) by... -
The Infinite Book: A Short Guide to the Boundless, Timeless and Endless by John D. Barrow 9780099443728 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£1.87'A delight. Popular science doesn't come much better than this' IndependentEverything you might want to know about infinity - in history and all the way to today's cutting-edge science.Infinity is surely the strangest idea that humans have ever had... -
The Infinite Book: A Short Guide to the Boundless, Timeless and Endless by John D. Barrow
RRP: £12.99£9.09'A delight. Popular science doesn't come much better than this' IndependentEverything you might want to know about infinity - in history and all the way to today's cutting-edge science.Infinity is surely the strangest idea that humans have ever had... -
The Common Thread by John Sulston
RRP: £15.99£11.61John Sulston was director of the Sanger Centre in Cambridge from 1993 to 2000. There he led the British arm of the international team selected to map the entire human DNA sequence, a feat that was pulled off in record time by an extraordinary... -
Dreams Of A Final Theory: The Search for The Fundamental Laws of Nature by Steven Weinberg
RRP: £15.99£11.61An 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... -
What If?2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe 9781473680630
RRP: £16.99£11.76WHAT IF... one man decided to answer all the unanswerable questions, using science.The Sunday Times-bestselling author and xkcd creator, Randall Munroe is here to provide the best answers yet to the important questions you probably never thought to... -
Artificial Life by S Levy 9780679743897
RRP: £21.00£15.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679743897Author Steven LevyFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 468gDimensions(mm)... -
My Father's Brain: Understanding Life in the Shadow of Alzheimer’s by Sandeep Jauhar
RRP: £18.99£13.61A son's journey through his father's dementia. As a cardiologist, Sandeep Jauhar is trained to think logically and dispassionately about medical problems, and primed to offer his patients reassurance and solutions. But when his father is diagnosed... -
Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood by Oliver Sacks 9781529087444
RRP: £10.99£7.93Uncle Tungsten radiates all the delight and wonder of a boy's adventures, and is an unforgettable portrait of an extraordinary young mind.Oliver Sacks evokes, with warmth and wit, his upbringing in wartime England. He tells of the large science-steeped... -
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin 9780006387343
RRP: £16.99£11.76The definitive edition of Darwin's classic - a brilliantly entertaining and accessible exploration of human and animal behaviour, reissued to mark the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth. Why do we bite people we feel affection towards? Why do... -
Perv by Jesse Bering
RRP: £10.99£7.77In this eye-opening book, psychologist Jesse Bering argues that we are all sexual deviants on one level or another. He introduces us to the young woman who falls madly in love with the Eiffel Tower, a young man addicted to seductive sneezes, and a pair... -
Do Polar Bears Get Lonely?: And 101 Other Intriguing Science Questions by New Scientist 9781473651234 [USED COPY]
RRP: £10.99£2.13From the phenomenal New Scientist series, with over 2,500,000 copies soldDo Polar Bears Get Lonely? is the third compilation of readers' answers to the questions in the 'Last Word' column of New Scientist, the world's best-selling science weekly... -
Do Polar Bears Get Lonely?: And 101 Other Intriguing Science Questions New Scientist 9781473651234
RRP: £10.99£7.40From the phenomenal New Scientist series, with over 2,500,000 copies soldDo Polar Bears Get Lonely? is the third compilation of readers' answers to the questions in the 'Last Word' column of New Scientist, the world's best-selling science weekly... -
What Is Color?: 50 Questions and Answers on the Science of Color by Arielle Eckstut
RRP: £17.99£12.64A 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... -
This Book Could Save Your Life: The Science of Living Longer Better by New Scientist 9781529311303 [USED COPY]
RRP: £14.99£2.65AN FT SUMMER BOOK OF 2020We all want to be healthier, stronger and live longer, but what really works? From stress to saturated fats, HIIT to HRT, veganism to vitamins, This Book Could Save Your Life debunks the fads and explores the real science of... -
This Book Could Save Your Life: The Science of Living Longer Better New Scientist 9781529311303
RRP: £14.99£9.80AN FT SUMMER BOOK OF 2020We all want to be healthier, stronger and live longer, but what really works? From stress to saturated fats, HIIT to HRT, veganism to vitamins, This Book Could Save Your Life debunks the fads and explores the real science of... -
The End of Money: The story of bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and the blockchain revolution by New Scientist
RRP: £10.99£7.40Murder for hire. Drug trafficking. Embezzlement. Money laundering... These might sound like plot lines of a thriller, but they are true stories from the short history of cryptocurrencies - digital currencies conceived by computer hackers and... -
The Happy Brain: The Science of Where Happiness Comes From, and Why Dean Burnett 9781783351305
RRP: £10.99£7.32'Funny, wise and absolutely fascinating.' Adam Kay, author of This Is Going to HurtDo you want to be happy? If so - read on. This book has all the answers*In The Happy Brain, neuroscientist Dean Burnett delves deep into the inner workings of our minds to... -
Beyond the Human Condition by Jeremy Griffith 9780646039947
RRP: £14.99£12.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780646039947Author Mr Jeremy GriffithFormat PaperbackPage Count 203Imprint FHA Publishing & Communications Pty Ltd,Publisher WTM Publishing & Communications... -
An Introduction to HPLC for Pharmaceutical Analysis by Oona McPolin 9780956152800
RRP: £29.27£26.06If you are new to HPLC, this book provides an invaluable guide to how HPLC is actually used when analysing pharmaceuticals. It is full of practical advice on the operation of HPLC systems combined with the necessary theoretical knowledge to ensure... -
Gulp: Travels Around the Gut by Mary Roach
RRP: £11.99£8.43For fans of Gut by Giulia Enders Eating is the most pleasurable, gross, necessary, unspeakable biological process we undertake. But very few of us realise what strange wet miracles of science operate inside us after every meal - let alone have...