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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781328987808Author Tim FolgerFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Mariner BooksPublisher Houghton MifflinWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 140mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780809501618Author Nikola, TeslaFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Wildside PressPublisher Wildside PressWeight(grams) 142gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

The nightly news and conventional wisdom tell us that things are bad and getting worse. Yet despite dire predictions, scientists see many good things on the horizon. John Brockman, publisher of Edge (www.edge.org), the influential online salon, recently...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838048600Author Andrew ColeFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Andrew Cole PublishingPublisher Andrew Cole PublishingWeight(grams) 400gDimensions(mm)...

Though oil prices have been on a downward trajectory in recent months, that doesn't obscure the fact that fossil fuels are finite, and we will eventually have to grapple with the end of their dominance. At the same time, however, skepticism about the...

Racial identity has been central to twentieth-century Western imagination. Yet, argues Frank Furedi, advocates of racial identity have long felt uncomfortable with the racialised global order they created. In The Silent War, Frank Furedi provides a...

The Human Age is an intrepid exploration of the new geological epoch in which we now find ourselves: the Anthropocene. Defined as the Age of Man, this is the epoch in which human beings have become the driving forces that mould, transform and destroy...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781594621499Author Yogi RamacharakaFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Book JunglePublisher Book JungleWeight(grams) 154gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 191mm * 4mm

While much has been written on the ramifications of Newton's dynamics, until now the details of Newton's solution were available only to the physics expert. The Key to Newton's Dynamics clearly explains the surprisingly simple analytical structure that...

The armaments of chemical and biological warfare (CBW) are now widely held not just by nation-states, but by terrorist and criminal enterprises. The weapons themselves are relatively inexpensive and very easy to hide, allowing organizations of just a few...

World-renowned physicist and bestselling author Stephen Hawking presents a revolutionary look at the momentous discoveries that changed our perception of the world with this first-ever compilation of seven classic works on physics and astronomy. His...

More than 40,000 children die daily in the developing world from avoidable sickness and disease. Tens of millions of children labour in mines, mills and sweatshops, or scavenge for a living on city streets and dumps. In the so-called developed world,...

What happens when we let robots play the game of life? The challenge of studying evolution is that the history of life is buried in the past- we can't witness the dramatic events that shaped the adaptations we see today. But biorobotics expert John Long...

What we don't know can hurt us-and does so every day. Climate change, health care policy, weapons of mass destruction, an aging infrastructure, stem cell research, endangered species, space exploration-all affect our lives as citizens and human beings in...

As interest in astrology grows, so too have the sales of this accurate working tool. Every astrologer preparing accurate birth charts needs the information in this book. It is widely recognised in its classic livery as a proven record of reliability and...

Businesses around the world are facing rapidly changing economic and social situations. Business leaders and managers must be ready to respond and adapt in new, innovative ways.The authors of this groundbreaking book argue that people in business must...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780974347233Author Robert C. W. EttingerFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Ria University PressPublisher Ria University PressWeight(grams)...

The "Heinemann Science Scheme" offers an approach to the QCA's Scheme of Work. Teacher's resource packs provide support with lesson planning, with each chapter matching the Scheme of Work, and in-built assessment. The scheme aims to improve on the Scheme...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781899618798Author Chris, SangwinFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Tarquin PublicationsPublisher Tarquin PublicationsWeight(grams) 424gDimensions(mm)...

Welcome to Human 3.0. Life for early humans wasn't easy. They may have been able to walk on two feet and create tools 4 million years ago, but they couldn't remember or communicate. Fortunately, people got smarter, and things got better. They...

Best known outside the scientific community for the Nobel Prize in Physics he won in 1991, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes was exceptional amongst scientists for the breadth and depth of his contributions in multiple fields of physics. He was also much ahead of...

Everyone who is ever likely to be born on to this planet could be fed to the highest standards of nutrition and gastronomy-and this could be done without cruelty, or destroying our fellow creatures. By 2050 we will need to feed 9.5 billion people-which...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781939149701Author Hugh Auchincloss BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Adventures Unlimited PressPublisher Adventures Unlimited Press

This amazing book from the famous Naked Scientists offers a fun way to introduce science to children, with 50 simple experiments that produce spectacular results. Want to know how to create fireworks from a bag of crisps? Turn rice into quicksand?...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781634929646Author Larry ReedFormat PaperbackPage Count 724Imprint Booklocker.comPublisher Booklocker.comWeight(grams) 1043gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780979127670Author Blaise PascalFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Suzeteo EnterprisesPublisher Suzeteo EnterprisesWeight(grams) 312gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

Can a parrot understand complex concepts and mean what it says? Since the early 1900s, most studies on animal-human communication have focused on great apes and a few cetacean species. Birds were rarely used in similar studies on the grounds that they...

In this book - an ABC of the genre, with 26 entries - two renowned biographers and teachers take us on a tour, from A for Authorization to Z for Zigzagging to the End. In trenchant, witty entries they explore the good, the bad and the plain ugly in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908684585Author Dr Anthony CrawforthFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint The University of Buckingham PressPublisher Legend Press LtdWeight(grams)...

Bill Nye The Science Guy knows how cool science can be. After all, everything in the universe involves science. And you already think scientifically everyday, even if you don't know it. So get ready for a universe of amazing fun,you'll have a blast. Read...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781942401407Author Daniel WollenbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 106Imprint Arc Humanities PressPublisher Arc Humanities Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621481850Author Rudolf SteinerFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint SteinerBooks, IncPublisher SteinerBooks, IncWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781483453903Author Rick Redner MswFormat PaperbackPage Count 158Imprint Lulu Publishing ServicesPublisher Lulu Publishing ServicesWeight(grams)...

Why is wine considered more sophisticated even though the production of beer is much more technologically complex? Why is wine touted for its health benefits when beer has more nutrition value? Why does wine conjure up images of staid dinner parties...

What two things could be more different than numbers and stories? Numbers are abstract, certain, and eternal, but to most of us somewhat dry and bloodless. Good stories are full of life: they engage our emotions and have subtlety and nuance, but they...

Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) is synonymous with finely crafted wood engravings of the natural world, and his instantly recognisable style influenced book illustration well into the nineteenth century. During his childhood in the Tyne valley, his two...

Does an airline pilot really need to surrender his tweezers at airport security when he's about to board an aircraft equipped with an axe on the back of the cockpit door?Can a mobile phone really cause a major explosion at a gas station?And is there...

Based on the author's experience in treating over 500 gender dysphoric individuals over the last 26 years, The Gendered Self is the story of what it's like to be born into and to live out one's life as a transsexual in a cissexual world. The author...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578157696Author Vladimir LefebvreFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Leaf & Oaks PublishersPublisher Leaf & Oaks PublishersWeight(grams)...

Making Sense of the Senses provides an easily understandable and engaging overview of the senses. The book allows readers insights into how humans and other animals perceive the world, reflecting a level of knowledge similar to that acquired by studying...