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Catch Up Compendium, third edition by Philip Bradley 9781907904134
RRP: £39.99£39.54This third edition of Catch up Compendium contains the most up-to-date editions of the three existing Catch Up books: Biology, Chemistry and Maths & Stats. It provides over 600 pages of background material essential for any student studying courses in... -
Freedom Evolves by Daniel C. Dennett
RRP: £10.99£7.77Daniel C. Dennett's Freedom Evolves tackles the most important question of human existence - is there really such a thing as free will? How can humans make genuinely independent choices if we are just a cluster of cells and genes in a world determined... -
Macbeth by Mairi Mackinnon 9781474947947
RRP: £6.99£4.23How does Macbeth turn so quickly from trusted military commander to murderous traitor? This compelling version brings readers into the heart of Shakespeare's drama, and includes carefully chosen quotations from the play itself. With fun activities after... -
Autobiographies by Charles Darwin
RRP: £8.99£6.45The Autobiographies of Charles Darwin (1809-82) provide a fascinating glimpse into the mind of one of the world's intellectual giants. They begin with engaging memories of his childhood and youth and of his burgeoning scientific curiosity and love of the... -
Genesis: The Deep Origin of Societies by Edward O. Wilson
RRP: £10.99£7.77'With Genesis, Wilson inspires awe ... His message is that selection has shaped a society that is characterized by cooperation and division of labour' NatureOf all species that have ever existed on earth, only one has reached human levels of... -
Evolution by Stephen C. Stearns 9780199255634
RRP: £63.99£60.61Since Charles Darwin's masterpiece 'The origin of Species by natural selection' was published in 1859, evolution has become an established science that illuminates and informs our understanding of many central biological issues from animal development to... -
Birds of Mongolia by Sundev Gombobaatar
RRP: £30.00£22.84'An important new step for world ornithology' - Professor Osor Shagdarsuren Mongolia lies in the heart of Asia, bridging the vast Siberian taiga forests of the north and the world's coldest deserts to the south. It encompasses great mountain ranges,... -
Them and Us: How Neanderthal Predation Created Modern Humans by Danny Vendramini 9780908244775
RRP: £25.00£20.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780908244775Author Danny VendraminiFormat PaperbackPage Count 366Imprint Kardoorair PressPublisher Kardoorair Press -
Statistics for Terrified Biologists by Helmut F. van Emden 9781119563679
RRP: £32.95£28.69Makes mathematical and statistical analysis understandable to even the least math-minded biology student This unique textbook aims to demystify statistical formulae for the average biology student. Written in a lively and engaging style, Statistics for... -
Birds of Bali, Sumatra and Java by Tony Tilford
RRP: £16.99£13.16The definitive photographic guide to the avifauna of Bail, Sumatra and Java. The islands of Bali, Sumatra and Java, covering some 613,000 square kilometres, are home to an extensive and varied list of recorded avifauna of roughly 700 species. They are... -
The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life by David Quammen
RRP: £10.99£7.25Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction and A New York Times Notable Book of 2018. Our understanding of the 'tree of life', with powerful implications for human genetics, human health and our own human nature, has recently... -
The Developing Genome: An Introduction to Behavioral Epigenetics by David S. Moore 9780190675653
RRP: £22.99£17.02Why do we grow up to look, act, and feel as we do? Through most of the twentieth century, scientists and laypeople answered this question by referring to two factors alone: our experiences and our genes. But recent discoveries about how genes work have... -
Confidence Boosters by Martin Perry 9780753733370
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The Fertile Earth: Nature's Energies in Agriculture, Soil Fertilisation and Forestry by Viktor Schauberger 9781858600604
RRP: £25.99£18.28How does Nature work? When one looks closely at the enormously complex web of life, it is impossible not to be caught by the wonder of how all living things - including rocks and crystals - are interconnected. Just as there is thought behind action, so... -
Do I Know You?: A Faceblind Reporter’s Journey into the Science of Sight, Memory, and Imagination Sadie Dingfelder 9780316545143
RRP: £28.00£18.75An award-winning science writer discovers she's faceblind, and investigates the neuroscience of sight, memory, and imagination - while solving some long-running mysteries about her own life.Science writer Sadie Dingfelder has always known that she's a... -
The Great Re-Think: A 21st Century Renaissance by Colin Tudge
RRP: £15.00£12.59All too plausibly, it seems, popes and scientists are warning us of impending collapse-yet humanity and our fellow creatures could still be looking forward to a long and glorious future: at least a million years of peace and personal fulfilment, with... -
Botany of the Kitchen Garden by Hélèna Dove
RRP: £22.00£16.02Kew expert Helena Dove expertly combines horticulture and science in this essential reference on food crops: which part of the plant are we harvesting, how are plants adapted and how does this effect the grower? She demonstrates that by examining the... -
Neuroenology: How the Brain Creates the Taste of Wine by Gordon M. Shepherd
RRP: £20.00£15.90In his new book, Gordon M. Shepherd expands on the startling discovery that the brain creates the taste of wine. This approach to understanding wine's sensory experience draws on findings in neuroscience, biomechanics, human physiology, and traditional... -
Sea Mammals: The Past and Present Lives of Our Oceans’ Cornerstone Species by Annalisa Berta
RRP: £25.00£19.06A richly illustrated introduction to the world's living and extinct sea mammalsFrom the gregarious sea otter and playful dolphins to the sociable narwhal and iconic polar bear, sea mammals are a large, diverse, and increasingly precious group. In this... -
Darwin and Evolution for Kids: His Life and Ideas with 21 Activities by Kristan Lawson
RRP: £17.95£13.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556525025Author Kristan LawsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint A Cappella BooksPublisher A Cappella BooksWeight(grams) 539g -
Cognitive Gadgets: The Cultural Evolution of Thinking by Cecilia Heyes
RRP: £29.95£23.66"This is an important book and likely the most thoughtful of the year in the social sciences... Highly recommended, it is likely to prove one of the most thought-provoking books of the year."-Tyler Cowen, Marginal RevolutionHow did human minds become so... -
Virolution by Frank Ryan
RRP: £14.99£9.99The extraordinary role of viruses in evolution and how this is revolutionising biology and medicine. Darwin's theory of evolution is still the greatest breakthrough in biological science. His explanation of the role of natural selection in... -
Understanding Evo-Devo by Wallace Arthur 9781108819466
RRP: £11.99£8.43Why do the best-known examples of evolutionary change involve the alteration of one kind of animal into another very similar one, like the evolution of a bigger beak in a bird? Wouldn't it be much more interesting to understand how beaks originated? Most... -
Bonobo: The Forgotten Ape by Franz de Waal
RRP: £35.00£31.10This remarkable primate with the curious name is challenging established views on human evolution. The bonobo, least known of the great apes, is a female-centered, egalitarian species that has been dubbed the 'make-love-not-war' primate by specialists... -
Menagerie: The History of Exotic Animals in England by Caroline Grigson 9780198714705
RRP: £28.99£21.20Menagerie is the story of the panoply of exotic animals that were brought into Britain from time immemorial until the foundation of the London Zoo - a tale replete with the extravagant, the eccentric, and - on occasion - the downright bizarre. From... -
The Rise of Horses: 55 Million Years of Evolution by Jens Lorenz Franzen 9780801893735
£63.91One of the world's leading experts on horse evolution traces the origins, evolution, and diversification of the equines. Long domesticated, related to rhinoceroses, and descended from a creature the size of a hare, horses are a fascinating study in... -
The Animals Among Us: The New Science of Anthrozoology by John Bradshaw
RRP: £10.99£7.77The bestselling author of Dog Sense and Cat Sense explains why living with animals has always been a fundamental aspect of being humanIn this highly original and hugely enjoyable work, John Bradshaw examines modern humans' often contradictory... -
Lewin's GENES XII by Jocelyn E. Krebs
£72.77Long considered the quintessential molecular biology textbook, for decades Lewin's GENES has provided the most modern presentation to this transformative and dynamic science. Now in its twelfth edition, this classic text continues to lead with new... -
Scatterbrain: How the Mind's Mistakes Make Humans Creative, Innovative, and Successful by Henning Beck 9781771644013
RRP: £17.99£12.70"[This] book will convince you that forgetting helps you remember and distractions can make you more creative." -Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take, and host of TED's WorkLife podcast"Illuminating, and a joy to... -
Why Only Us: Language and Evolution by Robert C. Berwick
RRP: £19.99£13.35Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262533492Author Robert C. BerwickFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 203mm * 137mm * 14mm -
Mushrooms: The natural and human world of British fungi by Peter Marren
RRP: £35.00£27.73Mushrooms, the first of a major new series of books on British natural history, provides a remarkable insight into the natural and human world of fungi. Peter Marren, in his inimitable, relaxed style, guides the reader through the extraordinary riches... -
Field Guide to Alpine Wildlife by Thomas Gretler 9781399409414
RRP: £18.99£14.59An essential companion for anyone visiting or hiking in the Alpine regions of France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Slovenia, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. The Alps remain one of Europe's foremost tourist destinations - not just for its world-famous... -
The Aquatic Ape Hypothesis: The Most Credible Theory of Human Evolution by Elaine Morgan
RRP: £10.99£7.77Why do humans differ from other primates? What do those differences tell us about human evolution? Elaine Morgan gives a revolutionary hypothesis that explains our anatomic anomalies: why we walk on two legs, why we are covered in fat, why we can control... -
The Balance within: The Science Connecting Health and Emotions by Esther M. Sternberg 9780716744450
RRP: £19.99£12.37Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780716744450Author Esther M. SternbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint W.H.Freeman & Co LtdPublisher Macmillan LearningWeight(grams) 383g -
At the Edge of Mysteries: The Discovery of the Immune System from Smallpox to Covid-19 by Shantha Perera
RRP: £14.99£10.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915054524Author Shantha PereraFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint HeroPublisher Legend Press LtdWeight(grams) 500g -
Brain Storm: The Flaws in the Science of Sex Differences by Rebecca M. Jordan-Young
RRP: £26.95£21.41Female and male brains are different, thanks to hormones coursing through the brain before birth. That's taught as fact in psychology textbooks, academic journals, and bestselling books. And these hardwired differences explain everything from sexual... -
The Ghost In The Garden: in search of Darwin's lost garden by Jude Piesse
RRP: £9.99£6.70The forgotten garden that inspired Charles Darwin becomes the modern-day setting for an exploration of memory, family, and the legacy of genius. Darwin's childhood garden at The Mount in Shrewsbury was the site of some of the great scientist's earliest... -
Homage to Gaia: The Life of an Independent Scientist by James Lovelock
RRP: £10.99£7.77With over fifty patents to his name and innumerable awards and accolades, James Lovelock was a distinguished and original thinker, widely recognized by the international scientific community. In this inspiring book, republished in the year of his... -
Few And Far Between: On The Trail of Britain's Rarest Animals by Charlie Elder
RRP: £18.99£7.77A GUARDIAN NATURE BOOK OF THE YEAR Seeking the beautiful, the breathtaking and the bizarre, award-winning writer Charlie Elder goes in search of Britain's rarest and most endangered animals. Travelling the length and breadth of the UK, and meeting... -
Introduction to Cancer Biology by Robin Hesketh 9781009068338
RRP: £44.99£40.48From basic principles to insights into pioneering research, this introductory textbook provides the fundamentals of cancer biology that will enable students of biology and medicine to enter the field with confidence. It opens with a discussion of global...