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Since the publication in 1896 of Andrew Dickson White's classic "History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom", no comprehensive history of the subject has appeared in the English language. Although many twentieth-century...

There are over one billion organisms in a pinch of soil, and many of them perform functions essential to all life on the planet. Yet we know much more about deep space than about the universe below. In Tales from the Underground, Cornell ecologist David...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of IACP Crystal Whisk Award (Wine/Beer/Spirits) 2015.Book InformationISBN 9780544538542Author Adam RogersFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Harvest...

From the visionary founder of the Self-Assembly Lab at MIT, a manifesto for the dawning age of active materialsThings in life tend to fall apart. Cars break down. Buildings fall into disrepair. Personal items deteriorate. Yet today's researchers are...

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On 29th May 1919, British astronomers tested Einstein's theory of relativity by measuring the path of the stars travelling near the sun during an eclipse. On 7th November 1919, the results of that experiment were announced in London, proving Einstein's...

Modern physics is heady stuff. It seems that barely a week goes by without some new astounding science story; some revelation about hidden dimensions, multiple universes, the holographic principle or incredible cosmic coincidences. But is it true? What...

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Even geniuses change their minds sometimes. Edge (www.edge.org), the influential online intellectual salon, recently asked 150 high-powered thinkers to discuss their most telling missteps and reconsiderations: What have you changed your mind about? The...

'The book is well-illustrated, earlier chapters with monochrome portraits of Mandelbrot, his family and those who influenced him, and later ones with striking colour pictures not only of the Mandelbrot set and other computer generated fractals, but also...

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This is the only book that teaches all aspects of modern mathematical modeling and that is specifically designed to introduce undergraduate students to problem solving in the context of biology. Included is an integrated package of theoretical modeling...

For millions of years reptiles have walked, crawled, and slithered over the face of our Earth. From the mighty dinosaurs who dominated the land, the pterosaurs who took to the air, and the marine adapted ichthyosaurs, to the living reptiles today such as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906964917Author Virginia MorellFormat PaperbackPage Count 291Imprint Old Street PublishingPublisher Old Street Publishing

Have you ever done something stupid, dangerous or self-sabotaging just to get one over someone else? Most of us have. Simon McCarthy-Jones draws on psychology, current affairs, literature and genetics to illuminate - whether we admit it or not - our...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250763587Author John V PetrocelliFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 201mm...

Edexcel's resources for the new GCSEs in Science for 2011Book InformationISBN 9781846908835Author Mark LevesleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint Edexcel LimitedPublisher Pearson Education LimitedWeight(grams) 872gDimensions(mm) 274mm * 219mm * 15mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805074567Author Jeff HawkinsFormat HardbackPage Count 261Imprint Times BooksPublisher Times BooksWeight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm) 241mm * 184mm * 32mm

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"These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale." So penned Captain Robert Falcon Scott in 1912 as he confronted defeat and death in the crippling subzero temperatures of Antarctica. In this riveting book, Susan Solomon finishes the interrupted...

Exam Board: OCRLevel & Subject: GCSE Combined ScienceFirst teaching: September 2016 Next exams: June 2024 OCR endorsed GCSE Science is changing and OCR Gateway GCSE (9-1) Biology for Combined Science from Collins has been developed...

Known as the gold standard for research methods, Babbie's THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH gives you a definitive guide to research as practiced by social scientists. Combining a straightforward approach with the author's renowned sense of humor, this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385199735Author Eric DrexlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing GroupPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group...

The Radiation Laboratory in Berkeley, California, was the birthplace of particle accelerators, radioisotopes, and modern big science. This first volume of its history is a saga of physics and finance in the Great Depression, when a new kind of science...

Time and beauty are two of our most visceral perceptions. Yet, their nature is seldom questioned. In this ground-breaking new work, Adrian Bejan - a true 'original' among physicists - explains, in a scholarly yet colorful style, the scientific basis for...

'Poignant and lyrical...Slater's experience makes her a convincing travel guide into the history, creation and future of psychotropics.' - The New York Times Book Review A groundbreaking and revelatory story of the psychotropic drugs that have shaped our...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780358400066Author Ed YondFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing CompanyPublisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing...

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What forces are needed for social change in a knowledge society?Book InformationISBN 9781439900093Author Sabrina McCormickFormat HardbackPage Count 218Imprint Temple University Press,U.S.Publisher Temple University Press,U.S.

Sunday Times Science Book of the Year 2011.We are poised on the edge of discovery in particle physics (the study of the smallest objects we know of) and cosmology (the study of the largest), and when these breakthroughs come, they will revolutionise what...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789081619462Author Boudewijn ChabotFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Boudewijn ChabotPublisher Boudewijn ChabotWeight(grams) 191gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

Providing complete step-by-step coverage of the 2008 Edexcel GCE Biology specification, Salters-Nuffield Advanced Biology (SNAB) is the official support material for the context-led approach to the specification. Written by the University of York...

What is time? The 5th-century philosopher St Augustine famously said that he knew what time was, so long as no one asked him.Is time a fourth dimension similar to space or does it flow in some sense? And if it flows, does it make sense to say how fast?...

Like many of us, journalist David K. Randall never gave sleep much thought. That is, until he began sleepwalking. One midnight crash into a hallway wall sent him on an investigation into the strange science of sleep. In Dreamland, Randall explores the...

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Sunday Times Book of the YearThis is a book about what it feels like to be exceptional - and what it takes to get there. Why can some people achieve greatness when others can't, no matter how hard they try? What are the secrets of long life and...

But despite the fact that they've been proved wrong, the pessimists are undeterred by their abysmal record. They continue to echo a deep-seated fear that unless we repent and change the way we live, we will be instrumental in destroying our own world...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780730391081Author OodgerooFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint John Wiley & Sons Australia LtdPublisher John Wiley & Sons Australia LtdWeight(grams)...

Survivors of trauma are disproportionately represented in agencies providing a broad range of behavioral, social, and mental health services. Practitioners in these settings must understand and be able to respond to survivors of trauma in ways that are...