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Coral: A Pessimist in Paradise by Professor Steve Jones 9780349121475
$24.82While writing this book, Steve Jones had beside him the coral brooch that his sea captain grandfather brought back across the Indian Ocean as a gift for his wife. This simple object is a starting point for a dazzling narrative that touches on a number of... -
Mind, Matter and Quantum Mechanics by Henry P. Stapp 9783642434983
RRP: $97.48$74.74"Scientists other than quantum physicists often fail to comprehend the enormity of the conceptual change wrought by quantum theory in our basic conception of the nature of matter," writes Henry Stapp. Stapp is a leading quantum physicist who has given... -
calmism: 8 habits for complete rest Doctor Alexis Willett 9781786750716
RRP: $25.33$16.77Is life getting on top of you? Do you dream of being stranded on an island just for some alone time? Are you currently standing on a chair, screaming, 'Enough is enough!'? I get it. Your diary is full and your brain is racing. The hectic world we... -
Ballymurphy and the Irish War Ciaran de Baroid 9780745315096
RRP: $58.48$37.83'One of the most remarkable books to emerge from the Northern conflict. I can't recall any other book which gives the reader the same accessibility to the streets of Belfast.' Irish Post 'A thrilling people's history of Belfast's most famous housing... -
My Polycystic Ovary & Me by Hisham Maksoud Toqa Abdelrahman 9780244386221
RRP: $21.37$18.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780244386221Author Hisham Maksoud Toqa AbdelrahmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 74Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 148g -
Women in Science Now: Stories and Strategies for Achieving Equity by Lisa M. P. Munoz 9780231206143
RRP: $39.00$30.36Women working in the sciences face obstacles at virtually every step along their career paths. From subtle slights to blatant biases, deep systemic problems block women from advancing or push them out of science and technology entirely.Women in Science... -
Medical Firsts: From Hippocrates to the Human Genome by Robert E. Adler 9780471401759
$43.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780471401759Author Robert E. AdlerFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint John Wiley & Sons IncPublisher Turner Publishing Company -
Famous Problems in Geometry and How to Solve Them by Benjamin Bold 9780486242972
RRP: $21.43$13.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486242972Author A. B. PolandFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
Who's Who of the Brain: A Guide to its Inhabitants, Where They Live and What They Do by Ken Nunn
RRP: $33.13$32.19Meet the inhabitants of the brain in this reader-friendly introduction to what it is and how it works.Residents include Frederick Foresight (the frontal cortex), Mayor of Cephalton-upon-Ridge, who is the `big picture' person responsible for planning and... -
Scientism and Secularism: Learning to Respond to a Dangerous Ideology J. P. Moreland 9781433556906
RRP: $25.33$17.73This book exposes the inadequacy of scientism by demonstrating its self-defeating nature and 7 important facts it can never explain, arguing that together science and theology have true things to tell us about the world.About the AuthorJ. P. Moreland... -
Introducing Logic: A Graphic Guide by Dan Cryan 9781848310124
RRP: $17.53$13.07Logic is the backbone of Western civilization, holding together its systems of philosophy, science and law. Yet despite logic's widely acknowledged importance, it remains an unbroken seal for many, due to its heavy use of jargon and mathematical... -
The Science of Monsters: Why Monsters Came to Be and What Made Them so Terrifying Matt Kaplan 9781472101150
RRP: $29.23$19.11Modern audiences do not find dragons frightening. Fascinating as mythical creatures, yes, but terrifying, no. Yet, present them with a story about a virus that can kill a healthy adult in hours and they will have nightmares for weeks. The difference... -
Circles: Fifty Round Trips Through History Technology Science Culture by James Burke 9780743249768
$24.12From the bestselling author of The Knowledge Web come fifty mesmerizing journeys into the history of technology, each following a chain of consequential events that ends precisely where it began. Whether exploring electromagnetic fields, the origin of... -
The Humans Who Went Extinct: Why Neanderthals died out and we survived by Clive Finlayson
RRP: $25.33$17.73Just 28,000 years ago, the blink of an eye in geological time, the last of Neanderthals died out in their last outpost, in caves near Gibraltar. Thanks to cartoons and folk accounts we have a distorted view of these other humans - for that is what they... -
The Biggest Number in the World: A Journey to the Edge of Mathematics by David Darling
RRP: $21.43$13.65From cells in our bodies to measuring the universe, big numbers are everywhere We all know that numbers go on forever, that you could spend your life counting and never reach the end of the line, so there can't be such a thing as a 'biggest number'... -
The Fated Sky: Astrology in History by Benson Bobrick 9780743268950
$25.31Astrology is the oldest of the occult sciences, and it has had an unshakeable hold on the human mind for centuries. Universities, such as Oxford and the Sorbonne, offer courses on it. In THE FATED SKY Benson Bobrick gives us a fascinating history of the... -
Brain Fever: How Vaccines Prevent Meningitis And Other Killer Diseases Richard Moxon 9781800610019
RRP: $38.98$34.34In Brain Fever, the internationally renowned medical scientist, Richard Moxon FRS, shares his experiences of bacterial meningitis, a fearful and devastating infection of the brain. In a clear, non-technical style, he explains what meningitis is, what... -
Darwin's Island: The Galapagos in the Garden of England by Professor Steve Jones
RRP: $21.43$14.43The Origin of Species may be the most famous book in science but its stature tends to obscure much of Charles Darwin's other works. His visit to the Galapagos lasted just five weeks and on his return he never left Britain again. Darwin spent forty years... -
It Must Be Beautiful: Great Equations Of Modern Science by Graham Farmelo
RRP: $19.48$13.07The exact sciences have an immense weight and influence in our culture. At the heart of their effectiveness lies the mathematical equation. The difficult form of the great equations - particularly those of modern physics - has often acted as an obstacle... -
Your Brain Knows More Than You Think: the new frontiers of neuroplasticity by Niels Birbaumer 9781911344384
RRP: $29.23$21.35Our brains are more powerful than we ever realised. Too often, we assume that people's natures are fixed, immutable. For sufferers of depression, anxiety, ADHD, addiction, or the after-effects of stroke, this can be a difficult thought. For those... -
Sense of the Cosmos Scientific Knowledge and Spiritual Truth by Jacob Needleman 9780972635721
RRP: $27.28$21.35Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780972635721Author Jacob NeedlemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Monkfish Book Publishing CompanyPublisher Monkfish Book Publishing... -
On Aesthetics in Science by J. Wechsler 9780817633790
RRP: $87.73$87.69Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780817633790Author J. WechslerFormat HardbackPage Count 180Imprint Birkhauser Boston IncPublisher Birkhauser Boston IncWeight(grams) 1030g -
Equity for Women in Science: Dismantling Systemic Barriers to Advancement by Cassidy R. Sugimoto
RRP: $58.40$46.14The first large-scale empirical analysis of the gender gap in science, showing how the structure of scientific labor and rewards-publications, citations, funding-systematically obstructs women's career advancement.If current trends continue, women and... -
Infinite Potential: The Life and Times of David Bohm by F. David Peat 9780201328202
RRP: $37.03$30.58Infinite Potential is the first biography of David Bohm,brilliant physicist, explorer of consciousness, student of Oppenheimer, friend to Einstein, and enemy of the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Although he battled bouts of crippling... -
The Chiropractor: The Philosophy and History of Chiropractic Therapy, Care and Diagnostics by Its Founder by D D Palmer 9780359022199
RRP: $26.91$24.30Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Power of Different: The Link Between Disorder and Genius Dr. Gail Saltz 9781472139931
RRP: $29.23$19.11The Power of Different is an illuminating and uplifting examination of the link between brain differences and aptitude. Psychologist and bestselling author Gail Saltz presents the latest scientific research and profiles famous geniuses and lay... -
Measurement: A Very Short Introduction by David J. Hand
RRP: $17.53$12.58Measurement is a fundamental concept that underpins almost every aspect of the modern world. It is central to the sciences, social sciences, medicine, and economics, but it affects everyday life. We measure everything - from the distance of far-off... -
Language Unlimited: The Science Behind Our Most Creative Power by David Adger
RRP: $44.83$32.55All humans, but no other species, have the capacity to create and understand language. It provides structure to our thoughts, allowing us to plan, communicate, and create new ideas, without limit. Yet we have only finite experiences, and our languages... -
The Story of Pain: From Prayer to Painkillers by Joanna Bourke 9780199689422
RRP: $44.83$34.16Everyone knows what is feels like to be in pain. Scraped knees, toothaches, migraines, giving birth, cancer, heart attacks, and heartaches: pain permeates our entire lives. We also witness other people - loved ones - suffering, and we 'feel with' them. ... -
The Faber Book of Science by John Carey 9780571179015 [USED COPY]
RRP: $33.13$4.47The Faber Book of Science introduces hunting spiders and black holes, gorillas and stardust, protons, photons and neutrinos. In his acclaimed anthology, John Carey plots the development of modern science from Leonardo da Vinci to Chaos Theory. The... -
The Faber Book of Science by John Carey
RRP: $33.13$24.73The Faber Book of Science introduces hunting spiders and black holes, gorillas and stardust, protons, photons and neutrinos. In his acclaimed anthology, John Carey plots the development of modern science from Leonardo da Vinci to Chaos Theory. The... -
How the Chicken Crossed the World: The Story of the Bird that Powers Civilisations by Andrew Lawler
RRP: $19.48$13.16Queen Victoria was obsessed with it. Socrates' last words were about it. Charles Darwin and Louis Pasteur made their scientific breakthroughs using it. Hailed as a messenger of the gods, powerful sex symbol, gambling aid, all-purpose medicine and handy... -
Incandescent: We Need to Talk About Light Anna Levin 9781912235315
RRP: $19.48$13.26Light is changing, dramatically. Our world is getting brighter - you can see it from space. But is brighter always better? Artificial light is voracious and spreading. Vanquishing precious darkness across the planet, when we are supposed to be using less... -
Inventing the Universe: Why we can't stop talking about science, faith and God Dr Alister E McGrath 9781444798487
RRP: $21.43$14.43We just can't stop talking about the big questions around science and faith. They haven't gone away, as some predicted they might; in fact, we seem to talk about them more than ever. Far from being a spent force, religion continues to grow around the... -
Spitting Blood: The history of tuberculosis by Helen Bynum
RRP: $25.33$17.73Tuberculosis is characterized as a social disease and few have been more inextricably linked with human history. There is evidence from the archaeological record that Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its human hosts have been together for a very long time... -
A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman
RRP: $37.05$22.85Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679735663Author Diane AckermanFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 203mm *... -
Black Holes & Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy by Kip Thorne 9780393312768
RRP: $31.18$27.55Which of these bizarre phenomena, if any, can really exist in our universe? Black holes, down which anything can fall but from which nothing can return; wormholes, short spacewarps connecting regions of the cosmos; singularities, where space and time are... -
Half Lives: The Unlikely History of Radium by Lucy Jane Santos
RRP: $19.48$13.07'Half Lives shines a light on the shocking history of the world's toxic love affair with a deadly substance, radium. Unnerving, fascinating, informative and truly frightening.' Hallie Rubenhold, author of The Five'The story of this supposed cure-all in... -
Ingredients: The Strange Chemistry of Plants, Poisons and Processed Foods by George Zaidan
RRP: $25.33$16.83Cheese puffs. Coffee. Sunscreen. Vapes. Hand sanitiser. George Zaidan reveals the weird science behind everyday items that may or may not kill you, depending on whom you ask. If you want easy answers, this book is not for you. But if you're curious... -
Who's Bigger?: Where Historical Figures Really Rank by Steven Skiena 9781107041370
RRP: $52.63$45.24Is Hitler bigger than Napoleon? Washington bigger than Lincoln? Picasso bigger than Einstein? Quantitative analysts are rapidly finding homes in social and cultural domains, from finance to politics. What about history? In this fascinating book, Steve...