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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781921517440Author Surendra VermaFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint New Holland PublishersPublisher New Holland PublishersWeight(grams) 450gDimensions(mm)...

Written with his trademark combination of wit and accessible science, and updated to include the latest theories on asteroids and climate change, this is a must-read book for anyone with an interest in popular science in general, and how the world might...

From the Big Bang to the Theory of Everything, Sunday Telegraph Science Correspondent Robert Matthews takes us on a tour of twenty-five of the biggest ideas in modern science. Along the way, he explains how the theory that proved Einstein wrong might one...

Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? is the latest compilation of readers' answers to the questions in the 'Last Word' column of New Scientist, the world's best-selling science weekly. Following the phenomenal success of Does Anything Eat Wasps? - the...

Is a baby whose personality has been chosen from a gene supermarket still a human? If we choose what we create what happens to morality? Is this the end of human nature? The dramatic advances in DNA technology over the last few years are the stuff of...

Why do weather forecasters get it wrong? What are the best tactics for playing "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" and "The Weakest Link"? And what is the link between a tin of baked beans and a men's urinal? These and many other...

Why do people have near-death experiences? Are there physical explanations for those out-of-body sensations and tunnels of light? And what about moments of spiritual ecstasy? If Buddha had been in an MRI machine and not under the Bodhi tree when he...

The essential book for understanding the challenges and technologies that will shape the next few decades How will we live in the future? And what will the human race become? Will we nurture designer babies, be served by intelligent robots, have personal...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781848580084Author Ann RooneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 210g

This book (with free Online Edition) is full of detailed revision notes and clear diagrams for OCR 21st Century GCSE Biology. It's designed to make revision straightforward - each section is split into a topic per page, with questions at the end to check...

This book (with free Online Edition) is full of detailed revision notes and clear diagrams for AQA GCSE Biology. It's designed to make revision straightforward - each section is split into a topic per page, with questions at the end to check what you've...

Black holes. DNA. The Large Hadron Collider. Ever had that sneaking feeling that you are missing out on some truly spectacular science? You do? Well fear not, for help is at hand. Ben Miller was working on his Physics PhD at Cambridge when he...

Take your seats for the greatest tour ever - one that encompasses no less than the whole of the Universe. En route, we stop off to gaze at 100 amazing sights - from asteroids to zodiacal dust and from orbit around the Earth to beyond the most distant...

Zero, zip, nada, zilch. It's all too easy to ignore the fascinating possibilities of emptiness and non-existence, and we may well wonder what there is to say about nothing. But scientists have known for centuries that nothing is the key to understanding...

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

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

This pocket-sized book is designed to help you do your best in Biology exams. It gives 11 clear, simple and easy to follow top tips covering exam technique and revision. The tips are aimed at areas where students often unnecessarily lose marks in exams,...

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 everything from the ribbed...

The Burning Question reveals climate change to be the most fascinating scientific, political and social puzzle in history. It shows that carbon emissions are still accelerating upwards, following an exponential curve that goes back centuries. One reason...

Are there rainbows on the moon? How do you walk on fire? How do you get an egg into a bottle? Can you float a battlship in your bath? The answers to these and many more puzzles, queries and curios - all of which have a base in real-world science - are to...

Before the Higgs boson, there was a maddening search for another particle - the ghostly neutrino. First detected in 1956, its fleeting appearances have teased answers to many mysteries: How did the Big Bang happen? Why is antimatter so rare? What might...

Heat and fire have been at humanity's command for at least 100,000 years, but we've been in control of the cold for barely one hundred. Why it took so long is quite a story. Figuring out the cold would involve some gnomes, a fake perpetual motion machine...

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What would you do if someone bet you they could balance a coin on the edge of a banknote, walk through a postcard, or make you move your limbs through the power of suggestion? Would you take that bet? From Richard Wiseman, the creator of the...

Ideal for classroom or independent study, this Revision Guide is the smart choice for studying on the higher tier for Edexcel GCSE Additional Science The one topic-per-page format provides hassle-free revision with no lengthy set-up time and no complex...

Unlock your full potential with these revision guides which focus on the key content and skills you need to know With My Revision Notes for WJEC GCSE Science you can: - Take control of your revision: plan and focus on the areas you need to revise with...

Metaphysics isn't ordinarily much of a laughing matter. But in the hands of acclaimed comedy writer and scholar Eric Kaplan, a search for the truth about old St. Nick becomes a deeply insightful, laugh-out-loud discussion of the way some things exist but...

Following the 2011 AQA GCSE Science specifications, this Revision Guide uses an accessible and concise approach to recap the essential knowledge students need to succeed. A checklist at the end of each unit clearly lists what students need to know and...

This Student Book has been written by experienced teachers and subject experts specifically for the 2011 AQA GCSE Science specification, providing differentiated content to support, stretch and challenge all abilities. How Science Works is integrated...

Following the 2011 AQA GCSE Science specifications, this Revision Guide uses an accessible and concise approach to recap the essential knowledge students need to succeed. A checklist at the end of each unit clearly lists what students need to know and...

This Student Book has been written by experienced teachers and subject experts specifically for the 2011 AQA GCSE Science specification, providing differentiated content to support, stretch and challenge all abilities. How Science Works is integrated...

Following the 2011 AQA GCSE Science specifications, this Revision Guide uses an accessible and concise approach to recap the essential knowledge students need to succeed. A checklist at the end of each unit clearly lists what students need to know and...

This Student Book has been written by experienced teachers and subject experts specifically for the 2011 AQA GCSE Science specification, providing differentiated content to support, stretch and challenge all abilities. How Science Works is integrated...

Following the 2011 AQA GCSE Science specifications, this Revision Guide uses an accessible and concise approach to recap the essential knowledge students need to succeed. A checklist at the end of each unit clearly lists what students need to know and...

Lots of questions, including those that require longer text answers, give students plenty of practice on all types of exam questions. Stretch questions and take it further sections provide the right level of a challenge for the higher tier. Grade Studio...

The Field Guide to Natural Wonders is an engaging and beautifully presented guide to nature's most theatrical and mysterious events. From optical phenomena, such as rainbows and light pillars, to celestial phenomena like eclipses and the aurora borealis,...

The all-in-one revision guide with everything you need for KS3 National Test success: Everything clearly explained All the key facts highlighted Test questions and answers and how to get top marksBook InformationISBN 9781406613704Author Steven...

Take a funny and illuminating tour of the female body with award-winning comedian Sara Pascoe. Women have so much going on, what with boobs and jealousy and menstruating and broodiness and sex and infidelity and pubes and wombs and jobs and memories and...

Written specifically for Edexcel's International GCSE Biology qualification, in a clear and engaging style that students find easy to understand, this book includes a wide range of activities and exercises for self-study as well as examination style...

If you thought you knew who you were, THINK AGAIN. Did you know that half your DNA isn't human? That somebody, somewhere has exactly the same face? Or that most of your memories are fiction? What about the fact that you are as hairy as a chimpanzee,...