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Illustrated throughout in colour, this is a concise edition of Flora Britannica. It is organised thematically, rather than botanically and includes the personal anecdotes, observations and regional knowledge of people from all over Britain.Book...

Can time run backwards? Can we live forever? Could our universe have been created as a DIY experiment by superior beings in another universe? These questions may sound crazy but they explore the limits of our current knowledge and highlight the key...

In Lost in Space, Greg Klerkx argues that ever since the triumphant Apollo moon missions, the Space Age has been stuck in the wrong orbit, and that NASA, the agency whose daring once fueled the world's extra-terrestrial vision, has been largely...

This is shortlisted for William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2013. Is Usain Bolt a superhuman one-off? Are sports stars like Paula Radcliffe and Tiger Woods born or made? Could we all be Olympians if we trained hard enough? And is the answer to be found...

A highly successful general science course, the enduring popularity of Starting Science stems from its built-in differentiation, colourful, straightforward style, and its content-based approach. *Specifically designed for use in mixed-ability classes...

This book is full of clear revision notes and exam practice questions for GCSE Biology students. It covers all the important topics you need to learn to improve your grades in the AQA, Edexcel, OCR Gateway and OCR 21st Century exams. It's easy to read...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781877462764Author Kent PryorFormat PaperbackPage Count 234Imprint Biozone International LtdPublisher Biozone International LtdWeight(grams) 210g

An exploration of how the human body works, what happens when things go wrong and ways to make things ri ght, all in an authoritative reference complete with the mos t current medical advances and information. 'Book InformationISBN 9780792271482Author...

Reaching back as far as Babylon (for the origins of mathematics) and the Etruscans (who thought they could handle lightning), this book takes us through the revolutions in electrical communications and technology that made the theory of relativity...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781858545325Author David CullenFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint BrimaxPublisher Five MileWeight(grams) 558g

This book (with free Online Edition) is full of clear revision notes and diagrams for Foundation Level Edexcel GCSE Core Science. It includes a section on 'How Science Works', loads of exam advice and revision summary questions. Everything's simply...

In August 2007 the world reacted with consternation as Russia planted a flag beneath the ice of the North Pole, symbolising the Kremlin' s claim to the Arctic with its vast mineral resources, and firing the starting gun on the world' s last colonial...

In 30 years' time will you be holidaying on the moon? In 100 years' time could you genetically engineer your own pet? In 1000 years' time will you travel through space in an anti-matter-drive spaceship? This eye-opening guide predicts the future with a...

I have struggled, harder and more explicitly than for anything else in my life as a writer, to develop a distinctive and personal form of essay to treat great scientific issues in the context of biography -and to do so not by the factual chronology of a...

Touch by David J. Linden - The astonishing secrets of our senses, and how to harness them to change your personal and professional life Why can't we tickle ourselves? Why do footballers who hug score more goals? Why does holding a hot coffee make us feel...

The human brain is the most complex structure in the known universe. Learning how it works, the relationship between mind and brain, is one of the most fundamental and important of scientific questions and neurobiology one of the fastest growing research...

This student-friendly textbook comprehensively covers the AQA exam specification for A2-Level Biology. It contains in-depth, accessible notes explaining every topic, supported by clear diagrams, photographs, tips and worked examples. To test students'...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788494003585Author Fernando OlallaFormat PaperbackPage Count 173Imprint HG EditoresPublisher HG Editores

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780886290542Author Eli GafniFormat HardbackPage Count 189Imprint Carleton University Press,CanadaPublisher Carleton University Press,Canada

KS2 Science Activity Books follow the content of the QCA Scheme of Work. Each book contains two years worth of work set out in interesting and easily readable double-page spreads. The books can be used as a stand-alone resource or with the support of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781405488020Format HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Parragon Book Service LtdPublisher ParragonWeight(grams) 492g

Produced in partnership with OCR for the 2008 OCR A Level Biology specification, this Student Book offers accessible and engaging material, and focus on the integration of How Science Works to help students understand the underlying principles of science...

A student-friendly approach to KS3 This coursebook covers topics appropriate for KS3 Year 8 Science and accurately reflects the language and content of the new Programme of Study. Along with the year 7 and 9 coursebooks full coverage of the KS3 programme...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781860190834Format HardbackPage Count 512Imprint Brockhampton PressPublisher Caxton PublishingWeight(grams) 212g

This motivating Student Book is written to be accessible to all students. It contains carefully graded questions to provide sufficient support and extension material for all levels of attainment. Extra exam-style questions at the end of each topic ensure...

Nowhere in America is there a more beautiful, more varied, or more endangered shoreline than in Louisiana. Because of its setting at the mouth of the Mississippi River, Louisiana differs from other coastal states. In addition to long stretches of sandy...

Maine is known for its rockbound coast and pristine shoreline. Yet there is more to this shore than rocky cliffs. This book describes the origin of the more common "soft coast" of eroding bluffs, sand beaches, and salt marshes. A central theme...

Exploring the natural scientific foundations of far-reaching social ideologiesThe nineteenth century produced scientific and cultural revolutions that forever transformed modern European life. Although these critical developments are often studied...

"An eye for colorful vignettes and anecdotes. On target! She recognizes the importance of her subject." -- Thomas N. Bonner, author of To the Ends of the Earth: Women's Search for Education in Medicine Those struggling to deal with the AIDS...

Mathematics, Science, and Postclassical Theory is a unique collection of essays dealing with the intersections between science and mathematics and the radical reconceptions of knowledge, language, proof, truth, and reality currently emerging from...

The nature and scope of the text The environment in which we live has to a large extent been determined by the activities of innumerable organisms interacting with each other and with their immediate surroundings. From the point of view of the...

SINCE THE EARLY DAYS OF MICROBIOLOGY IT HAS BEEN KNOWN THAT, during their life cycles, microorganisms exhibit developmental changes in common with other organisms. In the last decade interest in this aspect of microbiology has developed greatly, and...

Taking stock of interdisciplinarity as it nears its century mark, the Oxford Handbook of Interdisciplinarity constitutes a major new reference work on the topic of interdisciplinarity, a concept of growing academic and societal importance...

'Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one,' said Albert Einstein. Is the toilet seat cleaner than the office desk? Did Man really land on the Moon? Is the Black Box black? Does a soul weigh 21 grams at the time of human death? Did...

After many years of teaching circuit theory and analogue electronic circuits the author believes that for most students the main path to obtaining a good understanding of the principles involved, as measured by their ability to apply them in a correct...

THE SINGLE HELIX brings to life a vast diversity of subjects, united under the banner of scientific truth - the universal solvent that brings clarity to almost all the mysteries of the world we live in. Scientists are trained to know ever more about even...

"Science Magic" is a series of four paperbacks for children, that make science fun! Find out about everyday science, while performing as a magician, and dazzle your friends and family. Each book uses objects to be found in a different room in the house,...

This is a book about universes. It tells a story that revolves around a single extraordinary fact: that Albert Einstein's famous theory of relativity describes a series of entire universes. Not many solutions to Einstein's tantalising universe equations...

Stephen Jay Gould's writing remains the modern standard by which popular science writing is judged. Ever since the late 1970s up until till his death in 2002, his monthly essay in Natural History and his full-length books bridged the yawning gap between...

A compelling and authoritative study of the brain - its past, present and future.The human brain is the most complex structure in the known universe. How it works, the relationship between mind and brain, is one of the most important of scientific...