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Handmade: A Scientist’s Search for Meaning through Making by Anna Ploszajski
RRP: $25.33$18.60A fresh and entertaining perspective on materials science involving the craftspeople who have built their careers around working with materials such as clay, stone, steel and wool. From atomic structures to theories about magnetic forces,... -
Dog-ology: The Weird and Wonderful Science of Dogs by Stefan Gates
RRP: $27.28$17.75Dogology 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... -
The Story of Pain: From Prayer to Painkillers by Joanna Bourke
RRP: $23.38$16.44Everyone 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 Neutrino Hunters: The Chase for the Ghost Particle and the Secrets of the Universe by Ray Jayawardhana 9781780746470
RRP: $23.38$16.95Before the Higgs boson, there was a maddening search for another particle that holds the secrets of the universe - the neutrino. First detected in 1956, it teased the answers to science's greatest mysteries. How did the Big Bang happen? What might 'dark... -
Forensics For Dummies by Douglas P. Lyle
RRP: $37.03$25.64Understand the real-life science behind crime scene investigation Forensics For Dummies takes you inside the world of crime scene investigation to give you the low down on this exciting field. Written by a doctor and former Law & Order consultant, this... -
Y: The Descent Of Men by Professor Steve Jones
RRP: $21.43$14.43Men, towards the end of the last millennium, felt a sudden tightening of the bowels with the news that the services of their sex had at last been dispensed with. Dolly the Sheep - conceived without male assistance - had arrived. Her birth reminded at... -
Bad Ideas?: An arresting history of our inventions by Robert Winston
RRP: $40.93$29.13We are born with the instinct to create and invent. Indeed, our ability to do so is what separates us from the rest of the animal world. But have our creative ideas always produced desirable results? Have they always served us well?Bad Ideas? traces the... -
Does Science Need a Global Language?: English and the Future of Research by Scott L. Montgomery 9780226535036
RRP: $39.00$37.83In early 2012, the global scientific community erupted with news that the elusive Higgs boson had likely been found, providing potent validation for the Standard Model of how the universe works. Scientists from more than one hundred countries contributed... -
Bridging the Gap to University Mathematics by Edward Hurst 9781848002890
RRP: $31.18$26.91Designed as an introduction to higher-education mathematics, Bridging the Gap is the only book of this sort written for students by students. The authors, Martin Gould and Edward Hurst, wrote this book as second-year undergraduates at Warwick University... -
Leviathan by Philip Hoare
RRP: $29.23$18.92The story of a man's obsession with whales, which takes him on a personal, historical and biographical journey - from his childhood to his fascination with Moby-Dick and his excursions whale-watching. All his life, Philip Hoare has been... -
A Degree in a Book: Anthropology: Everything You Need to Know to Master the Subject - in One Book! by Dr Julia Morris 9781788887540
RRP: $35.08$23.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788887540Author Dr Julia MorrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd -
Introducing Time: A Graphic Guide by Craig Callender
RRP: $17.53$12.93What 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?... -
The Irrational Ape: Why Flawed Logic Puts us all at Risk and How Critical Thinking Can Save the World by David Robert Grimes
RRP: $19.48$13.86THE 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... -
The Perfect Sword: Forging the Middle Ages by Edoardo Albert
RRP: $42.90$28.68The story of the Bamburgh Sword - one of the finest swords ever forged. In 2000, archaeologist Paul Gething rediscovered a sword. An unprepossessing length of rusty metal, it had been left in a suitcase for thirty years. But Paul had a suspicion that... -
This Book Could Save Your Life: The Science of Living Longer Better by New Scientist
RRP: $21.43$8.01We 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 better health.What's the best... -
Structural Engineering: A Very Short Introduction by David Blockley
RRP: $17.53$12.58Have you ever wondered how it's possible to build a skyscraper, a big bridge, a jumbo jet, or a cruise liner? Everything has structure. Structure is the difference between a random pile of components and a fully functional object. Through structure... -
BTEC Level 3 National Applied Science Student Book by Frances Annets
$91.07Covers 15 units including all mandatory units giving learners everything they need to complete the full diploma in one easy-to-use textbook.Achieve your potential: Assessment activities and grading tips throughout each unit give learenrs all the practice... -
The Shock Of The Old: Technology and Global History since 1900 by David Edgerton
RRP: $25.33$17.73'It's rare for a book to make you see the world differently, but this ... does exactly that on almost every page' Guardian Standard histories of technology give tired accounts of the usual inventions, inventors, and dates, framing technology as the... -
Anxious: The Modern Mind in the Age of Anxiety by Joseph E. LeDoux
RRP: $37.03$27.32Anxiety is the most prevalent psychiatric problem of our time. Decades of research have gone into probing its mysteries and developing treatments. But what if we've been thinking about fear and anxiety in the wrong way for all these years? This is the... -
Ways to Go Beyond and Why They Work: Seven Spiritual Practices in a Scientific Age by Rupert Sheldrake
RRP: $21.43$14.43To go beyond is to move into a higher state of consciousness, to a place of bliss, greater understanding, love, and deep connectedness, a realm where we finally find life's meaning - experiences for which all spiritual seekers seek.Dr Rupert Sheldrake,... -
Marconi: The Man Who Networked the World by Marc Raboy 9780199313587
RRP: $70.18$53.24A little over a century ago the world went wireless. Cables and all their limiting inefficiencies gave way to a revolutionary means of transmitting news and information almost everywhere, instantaneously. By means of "Hertzian waves," as radio waves were... -
British Palaeozoic Fossils by Natural History Museum 9780565093037
RRP: $29.23$19.11The opening of the Palaeozoic era, some 540 million years ago, coincides with a remarkable burst of evolutionary activity. In British Paleozoic Fossils 443 species from this time, and the following 300 million years, are described and classified and... -
Slime: A Natural History by Susanne Wedlich
RRP: $19.48$13.07A 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... -
Humble Math - 100 Days of Timed Tests: Addition and Subtraction: Ages 5-8, Math Drills, Digits 0-20, Reproducible Practice Problems by Humble Math 9781635783001
RRP: $15.58$12.01Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635783001Author Humble MathFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint Libro Studio LLCPublisher Libro Studio LLCWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm... -
Geological Excursions in Powys by M. G. Bassett 9780708312179
RRP: $15.58$12.01Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorMichael Bassett is keeper of Geology at the National Museum of Wales and an Honorary Professor in Geology at the University of Wales Cardiff. His research studies... -
Space Atlas: Mapping the Universe and Beyond by James Trefil
RRP: $81.88$58.09For space enthusiasts, science lovers, and star gazers, the newly revised edition of National Geographic's enduring guide to space, with a new introduction by American hero Buzz Aldrin, combines thoroughly updated maps, lavish photographs, and elegant... -
Consciousness Beyond Life: The Science of the Near-Death Experience by Pim van Lommel 9780061777264
RRP: $21.43$14.14Dr. Pim van Lommel, a renowned cardiologist, was so inspired by the stories his patients told of their Near Death Experiences (NDEs) that he became the first medical practitioner to risk his reputation with a full, systematic trial into the phenomenon... -
First Aid in Science by Robert Sulley
$26.87Achieve the best possible standard with this landmark book of practice and guidance.First Aid in Science provides all the help and support needed for learning and practising Science. It offers a comprehensive guide to core topics using language that has... -
Adventures in Human Being by Gavin Francis
RRP: $19.48$13.86Sunday Times bestseller We have a lifetime's association with our bodies, but for many of us they remain uncharted territory. In Adventures in Human Being, Gavin Francis leads the reader on a journey through health and illness, offering insights on... -
A Brief History of the Last 13.8 Billion Years: a journey through life, the universe, and everything by David Baker
RRP: $29.23$19.11How did time begin? What conditions led to humans evolving on Earth? Will we survive the Anthropocene? And is it really true that we're all made from stars? Combining knowledge from chemistry, biology, and physics, with insights from the social... -
A Brief History of Timekeeping: The Science of Marking Time, From Stonehenge to Atomic Clocks by Chad Orzel
RRP: $21.43$15.15'Entertaining and engrossing' Sean Carroll Press the snooze button on your alarm once too often and you soon remember the importance of good timekeeping. That need to tell the time connects you to over five thousand years of human history, from the... -
The Tale of the Duelling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery by Sam Kean
RRP: $21.43$15.15For centuries, scientists had only one way to study the brain: wait for misfortune to strike - strokes, seizures, infections, lobotomies, horrendous accidents, phantom limbs, Siamese twins - and see how the victims changed afterwards. In many cases their... -
Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution by Michael J. Behe
$24.45Ten years ago, Darwin's Black Box launched the Intelligent Design movement: the argument that nature exhibits evidence of design, beyond Darwinian randomness. Today the movement is stronger than ever, and the book is a classic and an international... -
What a Wonderful World: Life, the Universe and Everything in a Nutshell by Marcus Chown
RRP: $25.33$16.69With wit, colour and clarity, What A Wonderful World quickly and painlessly brings us up to speed on how the world of the 21st century works. From economics to physics and biology to philosophy, Marcus Chown explains the complex forces that shape our... -
This View of Life: Completing the Darwinian Revolution by David Sloan Wilson
RRP: $29.23$19.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101872819Author David Sloan WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA Inc -
The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future by Gretchen Bakke
RRP: $25.33$17.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632865687Author Gretchen BakkeFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Bloomsbury USAPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PlcWeight(grams) 398g -
The Beautiful Cure: Harnessing Your Body's Natural Defences by Daniel M. Davis
RRP: $19.48$13.86Understand how our immune system fights disease and enables the body to heal itself.'Thrilling... Reads like the best kind of adventure story' STEPHEN FRY'Excellent' TIM SPECTOR, Sunday Times bestselling author of Spoon-Fed Here, Professor Daniel Davis... -
Superhuman: Life at the Extremes of Mental and Physical Ability by Rowan Hooper 9780349142715
RRP: $21.43$14.43Sunday 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... -
Who's #1?: The Science of Rating and Ranking by Amy N. Langville
RRP: $39.00$30.30A website's ranking on Google can spell the difference between success and failure for a new business. NCAA football ratings determine which schools get to play for the big money in postseason bowl games. Product ratings influence everything from the... -
The Vital Question: Why is life the way it is? by Nick Lane
RRP: $25.33$17.73Why is life the way it is? Bacteria evolved into complex life just once in four billion years of life on earth-and all complex life shares many strange properties, from sex to ageing and death. If life evolved on other planets, would it be the same or...