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The Sting of the Wild by Justin O. Schmidt 9781421419282
RRP: £20.50£16.79Entomologist Justin O. Schmidt is on a mission. Some say it's a brave exploration, others shake their heads in disbelief. His goal? To compare the impacts of stinging insects on humans, mainly using himself as the gauge. In The Sting of the Wild, the... -
Naming Nature: The Clash Between Instinct and Science by Carol Kaesuk Yoon 9780393338713
RRP: £21.00£16.97Biologist Carol Kaesuk Yoon explores the historical tension between evolutionary biology and taxonomy. Carl Linnaeus struggled in the eighteenth century to define species in light of their mutability while still relying on intuitive, visual judgments. As... -
The Science of Fate: The New Science of Who We Are - And How to Shape our Best Future by Hannah Critchlow 9781473659285
RRP: £20.00£13.35The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller'A truly fascinating - if unnerving - read'The Telegraph'We can all benefit from Critchlow's book'New Scientist'Acute, mind-opening, highly accessible - this book doesn't just explain how our lives might pan out, it... -
Animal Vegetable Criminal: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach 9781786078346
RRP: £16.99£12.68What's to be done about a drunken elephant? A monkey caught mugging passers-by? A trespassing squirrel? Mary Roach delves into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet. 'Delightful' Ed Yong, author of An Immense World Follow Mary... -
Where The Animals Go: Tracking Wildlife with Technology in 50 Maps and Graphics by James Cheshire
RRP: £14.99£11.35'Turn the pages to revel in the techno-tracking that is revealing the secrets of animal lives. This is science at its best, the art of understanding truth and beauty' Chris PackhamOnce tracking animals meant following footprints. Now satellites, drones,... -
A Garden Bird's Year by Mike Toms 9780008470616
RRP: £16.99£11.47Britain's gardens are a vast, living landscape and the home to hundreds of species of birds. Learn to pay attention to these visitors to your own garden or local park and you'll have a front-row seat to the unfolding drama that is the... -
The Fats of Life by Caroline M. Pond 9780521635776
RRP: £36.99£31.75This book aims to fill the gap between unscientific comments about the hazards and benefits of high-fat or low-fat diets and weight control found in magazines and technical and medical reports about lipid biochemistry and obesity. It aims to explain in... -
Darwin's Most Wonderful Plants: Darwin's Botany Today by Ken Thompson
RRP: £8.99£6.45Most of us think of Darwin at work on The Beagle, taking inspiration for his theory of evolution from his travels in the Galapagos. But Darwin published his Origin of Species nearly thirty years after his voyages and most of his labours in that time were... -
Elastic: Flexible Thinking in a Constantly Changing World by Leonard Mlodinow
RRP: £10.99£7.77The bestselling author of The Drunkard's Walk unlocks the secrets of flexible thinkingWhat do Pokemon Go and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein have in common?Why do some businesses survive, and others fail at the first sign of change?What gives the human brain... -
Bird Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Avian Lives by Mark E. Hauber 9780226819402
RRP: £15.00£13.05An hourly guide that follows twenty-four birds as they find food, mates, and safety from predators. From morning to night and from the Antarctic to the equator, birds have busy days. In this short book, ornithologist Mark E. Hauber shows readers... -
This Is Your Brain on Parasites: How Tiny Creatures Manipulate Our Behavior and Shape Society by Kathleen McAuliffe
£13.13"Engrossing ... [An] expedition through the hidden and sometimes horrifying microbial domain." --Wall Street Journal "Fascinating--and full of the kind of factoids you can't wait to share." --Scientific American Parasites can... -
Meta-Analysis with R by Guido Schwarzer 9783319214153
RRP: £54.99£48.02This book provides a comprehensive introduction to performing meta-analysis using the statistical software R. It is intended for quantitative researchers and students in the medical and social sciences who wish to learn how to perform meta-analysis with... -
Forests: A Very Short Introduction by Jaboury Ghazoul
RRP: £8.99£6.45Since the dawn of human civilization, forests have provided us with food, resources, and energy. The history of human development is also one of forest loss and transformation, and yet even in our increasingly urbanized societies we remain surprisingly... -
The Survival Imperative: Upshifting to Conscious Evolution by Ervin Laszlo 9781958921173
RRP: £16.99£15.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781958921173Author Ervin LaszloFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Light on Light PressPublisher Light on Light Press -
The Edge of the Sea by Rachel Carson 9780395924969
£11.05Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780395924969Author Rachel CarsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint Houghton Mifflin (Trade)Publisher Houghton MifflinWeight(grams) 272g -
Sensational: A New Story of our Senses by Ashley Ward 9781788168878
RRP: £10.99£7.77'A future classic of popular science' Mail on Sunday 'A dazzling account' Financial Times 'Absorbing, surprising and at times profound. After reading this, reality will never be quite the same' Dave Goulson Our senses are how we navigate the... -
The Illustrations from the Works of Andreas Vesalius of Brussels by Andreas Vesalius 9780486209685
RRP: £19.49£12.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486209685Author Andreas VesaliusFormat PaperbackPage Count 255Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
The Empire of the Eagle: An Illustrated Natural History by Mike Unwin
RRP: £35.00£31.17A lavishly illustrated celebration of each of the world's sixty-eight currently recognized eagle species in all their magnificence and beguiling diversity Eagles hold a unique allure among birds for their combination of power, grace, and predatory... -
The Expanding Circle: Ethics, Evolution, and Moral Progress by Peter Singer 9780691150697
RRP: £14.99£10.27What is ethics? Where do moral standards come from? Are they based on emotions, reason, or some innate sense of right and wrong? For many scientists, the key lies entirely in biology - especially in Darwinian theories of evolution and self-preservation... -
The Rise And Fall Of The Third Chimpanzee: how our animal heritage affects the way we live by Jared Diamond
RRP: £12.99£4.11From the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Guns, Germs and SteelMore than 98 % of human genes are shared with two species of chimpanzee. The 'third' chimpanzee is man. Jared Diamond surveys our life-cycle, culture, sexuality and destructive urges both... -
OCR Gateway GCSE Biology 9-1 Student Book (GCSE Science 9-1) by Anne Pilling
RRP: £21.99£20.99Exam Board: OCRLevel & Subject: GCSE BiologyFirst teaching: September 2016 Next exams: June 2024 OCR endorsed GCSE Science is changing and OCR Gateway GCSE (9-1) Biology from Collins has been developed to embed the skills your... -
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor 9780735213616
RRP: £29.00£18.02Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735213616Author James NestorFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Riverhead Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 488gDimensions(mm) 236mm *... -
Where the Seals Sing by Susan Richardson
RRP: £20.00£13.74There are fewer grey seals in the world than endangered African elephants, but the British Isles host almost half of this global population. Every year these charismatic animals, with their expressive eyes and whiskers more sensitive than... -
Red Pandas The Ultimate Book: 100+ Amazing Red Panda Facts, Photos, Quiz & More by Jenny Kellett 9786197695441
RRP: £21.99£19.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786197695441Author Jenny KellettFormat HardbackPage Count 102Imprint Bellanova BooksPublisher Bellanova BooksWeight(grams) 358gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm... -
Health and Welfare of Brachycephalic (Flat-faced) Companion Animals: A Complete Guide for Veterinary and Animal Professionals by Rowena Packer 9780367207243
RRP: £41.99£37.15Health and welfare issues of brachycephalic (flat-faced) animals are one of the most pressing problems facing companion animals right now. Dogs, in particular, are suffering from a 'brachycephalic crisis' resulting from a perfect storm where... -
Woodland Flowers: Colourful past, uncertain future by Keith Kirby
RRP: £40.00£31.38'A meticulously researched, important and beautiful volume that goes well beyond the scope of its title to describe the hitherto neglected subject of woodland flora and place it in a broad ecological and historical context.' - Stehan Buczacki ... -
Veterinary Science: A Very Short Introduction by James Yeates 9780198790969
RRP: £7.99£5.79Every year billions of animals, from housecats to racehorses to pythons, are treated by veterinarians. The use of veterinary science to treat the health of animals has a long history; for the past five centuries it has developed as our understanding of... -
Finding Resilience: Change and Uncertainty in Nature and Society by Professor Brian Walker
RRP: £43.90£41.24Floods, fires, famines, epidemics and disasters of all kinds are on the increase, and as their frequency rises so does the call for greater resilience. But what does that mean? The word is used differently in psychology, ecology, economics and... -
A Sparrow's Life's as Sweet as Ours by Carry Akroyd
RRP: £20.00£14.69A Sparrow's Life's as Sweet as Ours is a collection based on the Bird of the Month column in The Oldie, which is written by an instigator of the magazine, John McEwen and illustrated by renowned wildlife artist Carry Akroyd. In this beautiful new... -
Microbe Wars by Gill Arbuthnott
RRP: £14.99£9.98Since the beginning of human history, we have been at war with an invisible enemy. Microbes.These tiny organisms can spread terrible diseases. Ramses V, Pharaoh of Egypt may have died of smallpox; in 1918 a new illness called the Spanish Flu killed 50... -
Super Senses: The Science of Your 32 Senses and How to Use Them by Emma Young 9781473690752
RRP: £12.99£8.60How do you sniff out danger? What is a sense of direction or a gut instinct? You know about your five senses: hearing, sight, smell, taste and touch. But recent research has shown that we actually have at least thirty-two. We take our senses for granted... -
Kuby Immunology by Jenni Punt
£70.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781319114701Author Jenni PuntFormat PaperbackPage Count 944Imprint W.H.Freeman & Co LtdPublisher Macmillan Learning -
What Evolution Is: From Theory to Fact by Ernst Mayr
RRP: £10.99£7.40What we do and do not know about evolution, by one of the field's pioneering thinkers.Evolution is the most important idea in biology, with implications that go far beyond science. But despite more than a century's progress in understanding, there is... -
The Secret Life of Birds: Who they are and what they do by Colin Tudge
RRP: £14.99£10.95In The Secret Life of Birds, lifelong bird enthusiast Colin Tudge explores the extraordinary variety, secret history and hidden importance of birds around the world. Birds are beautiful, intriguing and life-enhancing. They can do everything mammals... -
Heathland by Clive Chatters
RRP: £40.00£31.38'In Clive, we have an ever-fascinating guide to Britain's heathery districts, not only marvelling at the wildlife of such wild places, but also celebrating their diverse origins, uses and cultural resonances' - Andrew Byfield Heathlands are so much... -
The Genesis Quest: The Story of the Geniuses and Madmen Who Tried to Uncover the Origins of Life on Earth by Michael Marshall
RRP: £20.00£11.65How did life begin? Why are we here? These are some of the most profound questions we can ask. If we can find the answers, we can learn much about both ourselves and our relationship to the wider universe. For almost a century, a small band of eccentric... -
The Social Leap: The New Evolutionary Science of Who We Are, Where We Come from, and What Makes Us Happy by William von Hippel
RRP: £12.99£8.48"A rollicking tour through humanity's evolutionary past, and von Hippel is the consummate tour guide. With equal parts wisdom, humor, authority, and charm, he shows how our past explains the present and why our well-being rests on an understanding of how... -
Written in Bone: Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind by Sue Black 9781951627805
RRP: £27.99£16.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951627805Author Sue BlackFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Arcade PublishingPublisher Arcade PublishingWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 160mm... -
The Book of Snakes: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World by Mark O'Shea 9780226832852
RRP: £50.00£44.29Updated to reflect the most recent species classifications, a second edition of the beautifully illustrated and beloved guide to 600 members of the suborder Serpentes. For millennia, humans have regarded snakes with an exceptional combination of... -
The Last Giants: The Rise and Fall of the African Elephant by Levison Wood
RRP: £9.99£5.96*Levison Wood's documentary series on WALKING WITH ELEPHANTS is available to watch now on Channel 4*This book comes at a critical time. Fifty years ago, Africa was home to just over 1.3 million elephants, but by 1990 the number had halved. Meanwhile in...