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People and Woods in Scotland: A History by T. C. Smout
RRP: £33.99£31.35This is a history of the trees, woodlands and forests of Scotland and of the people who used them. It begins 11,500 years ago when the ice sheet melted and trees such as hazel, pine, ash and oak returned, bringing with them first birds and mammals and,... -
In Praise of Walking: A New Scientific Exploration by Shane O'Mara
RRP: £12.99£9.98In this "wonderful" (John Brandon, Forbes) book, neuroscientist Shane O'Mara invites us to marvel at the benefits walking confers on our bodies and brains, and to appreciate the advantages of this uniquely human skill. From walking's evolutionary... -
Where Are We Heading?: The Evolution of Humans and Things by Ian Hodder
RRP: £22.50£18.95A theory of human evolution and history based on ever-increasing mutual dependency between humans and things In this engaging exploration, archaeologist Ian Hodder departs from the two prevailing modes of thought about human evolution: the older idea... -
Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet by Ben Goldfarb 9781324005896
RRP: £24.99£19.47Some 40 million miles of roadways encircle the earth, but we tend to regard them only as infrastructure for human convenience. In Crossings, Ben Goldfarb delves into the new science of road ecology to explore how roads have transformed our world... -
fMRI by Peter A. Bandettini
£21.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262538039Author Peter A. BandettiniFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 178mm * 127mm * 19mm -
Natural Conflict Resolution by Filippo Aureli
RRP: £29.00£22.94Aggression and competition are customarily presented as the natural state of affairs in both human society and the animal kingdom. Yet, as this book shows, our species relies heavily on cooperation for survival as do many others - from wolves and... -
Instrumental Biology, or the Disunity of Science by Alexander Rosenberg 9780226727264
RRP: £30.00£29.25Do the sciences aim to uncover the structure of nature, or are they ultimately a practical means of controlling our environment? This work argues that while physics and chemistry can develop laws that reveal the structure of natural phenomena, biology is... -
Evolutionary Cell Biology: The Origins of Cellular Architecture by Michael R. Lynch 9780192847287
RRP: £75.00£69.81The fields of molecular evolution, genome evolution, and evolutionary genetics are now well-established. Remarkably, however, although all evolutionary modifications begin at the cellular level, and despite the advances made in cell biology and... -
Tales from the Ant World by Edward O. Wilson 9781324091097
RRP: £12.99£11.17In Tales from the Ant World, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Edward O. Wilson takes us on a thrilling myrmecological tour across continents and through time, inviting us into his decades-long scientific obsession with ants. Animating his observations with... -
Sustainability: What Everyone Needs to Know (R) by Paul B. Thompson
£13.33While politicians, entrepreneurs, and even school children could tell you that sustainability is an important and nearly universal value, many of them, and many of us, may struggle to define the term, let alone trace its history. What is sustainability?... -
Molecular Pharmacology: From DNA to Drug Discovery by John Dickenson 9780470684436
RRP: £55.95£48.93This textbook provides a fresh, comprehensive and accessible introduction to the rapidly expanding field of molecular pharmacology. Adopting a drug target-based, rather than the traditional organ/system based, approach this innovative guide reflects the... -
How Plants Work by Linda K. Chalker-Scott
RRP: £15.00£11.46"Makes the science of plant processes accessible to home gardeners." -The American Gardener Why do container plants wilt even when they've been regularly watered? Why did the hydrangea that thrived last year never bloom this year? Plant physiology-the... -
National Audubon Society Wildflowers of North America by National Audubon Society National Audubon Society
RRP: £33.00£21.88Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593319949Author National Audubon Society National Audubon SocietyFormat HardbackPage Count 912Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc -
The Embodied Mind: Understanding the Mysteries of Cellular Memory, Consciousness, and Our Bodies by Thomas R. Verny 9781639364626
RRP: £14.99£12.14A groundbreaking synthesis that promises to shift our understanding of the mind-brain connection and its relationship with our bodies. We understand the workings of the human body as a series of interdependent physiological relationships: muscle... -
The Invertebrates: A Synthesis by Richard. S. K. Barnes 9780632047611
RRP: £71.95£63.62The majority of undergraduate texts in invertebrate zoology (of which there are many) fall into one of two categories. They either offer a systematic treatment of groups of animals phylum by phylum, or adopt a functional approach to the various... -
Primates: An Introduction by Alfred L. Rosenberger 9781032189932
RRP: £35.99£31.69This book is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to primates. It provides both a survey and synthesis of primate history, biology, and behavior. As a survey, it offers a focused review of living and extinct primates in regional and community... -
Principles of Thermal Ecology: Temperature, Energy and Life by Andrew Clarke 9780199551675
£68.35Temperature affects everything. It influences all aspects of the physical environment and governs any process that involves a flow of energy, setting boundaries on what an organism can or cannot do. This novel textbook reveals the key principles behind... -
Marine Conservation: People, Ideas and Action by Bob Earll
RRP: £30.00£29.49In the last 50 years marine conservation has grown from almost nothing to become a major topic of global activity involving many people and organisations. Marine conservation activities have been applied to a huge diversity of species, habitats,... -
Anarchy Evolution: Faith, Science, and Bad Religion in a World Without God by Greg Graffin
£11.09Most people know Greg Graffin as the lead singer of the punk band Bad Religion, but few know that he also received a Ph.D. from Cornell University and teaches evolution at the University of California at Los Angeles. In "Anarchy Evolution", Graffin... -
The Cradle of Humanity: How the changing landscape of Africa made us so smart by Mark A. Maslin
RRP: £22.99£16.69Humans are rather weak when compared with many other animals. We are not particular fast and have no natural weapons. Yet Homo sapiens currently number nearly 7.5 billion and are set to rise to nearly 10 billion by the middle of this century. We have... -
Meat Less: The Next Food Revolution by David Julian McClements 9783031239632
RRP: £19.99£15.01Reducing the amount of meat in our diet would have major environmental benefits, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, deforestation, and biodiversity loss. Moreover, it would have wide-ranging ethical benefits by decreasing the huge... -
The Evolutionary Biology of Species by Timothy G. Barraclough 9780198749752
£34.90'Species' are central to understanding the origin and dynamics of biological diversity; explaining why lineages split into multiple distinct species is one of the main goals of evolutionary biology. However the existence of species is often taken for... -
Diatoms: Biology and Morphology of the Genera by F. E. Round 9780521714693
RRP: £84.99£75.13This book presents a wide-ranging introduction to the diatoms together with an illustrated description of over 250 genera. Diatoms are important as perhaps the commonest group of autotrophic plants on earth and are abundant in all waters and on soils and... -
Random Walks in Biology: New and Expanded Edition by Howard C. Berg
RRP: £35.00£27.74This book is a lucid, straightforward introduction to the concepts and techniques of statistical physics that students of biology, biochemistry, and biophysics must know. It provides a sound basis for understanding random motions of molecules,... -
Yew by Fred Hageneder
RRP: £15.95£11.59Europe's most ancient species of tree, the yew has many unique characteristics: it is a 'conifer' without resin or cones, and though it has an extraordinarily low rate of photosynthesis, it can grow where other plants wither and die. It was in the... -
Discovering the Brain: A Guide to the Most Complex Organ of the Human Body by Professor Frank Amthor 9781398812697
RRP: £16.99£12.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398812697Author Professor Frank AmthorFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd -
Incomplete Nature: How Mind Emerged from Matter by Terrence W. Deacon
RRP: £37.50£30.69As scientists study the minutiae of subatomic particles, neural connections, and molecular compounds, their attempts at a "theory of everything" harbor a glaring omission: they still cannot explain us, the thoughts and perceptions that truly make us what... -
Horns and Beaks: Ceratopsian and Ornithopod Dinosaurs by Kenneth Carpenter
£45.14Horns and Beaks completes Ken Carpenter's series on the major dinosaur types. As with his volumes on armored, carnivorous, and sauropodomorph dinosaurs, this book collects original and new information, reflecting the latest discoveries and research on... -
Biological Science, Global Edition by Kim Quillin
RRP: £72.99£67.87For introductory courses for biology majors. Uniquely engages biology students in active learning, scientific thinking, and skill development. Scott Freeman's Biological Science is beloved for its Socratic narrative style, its emphasis on experimental... -
Birds of Cuba: A Photographic Guide by Arturo Kirkconnell
RRP: £25.99£19.74* The first photographic field guide for the birds of Cuba * Includes all 378 recorded species * Updated status and distribution taxonomy Cuba is home to a diverse avifauna, rich with endemic species. The island is also home to a range of regional... -
Molds, Mushrooms, and Medicines: Our Lifelong Relationship with Fungi by Nicholas P. Money 9780691236308
RRP: £25.00£18.98The hidden role of fungi inside and all around usFrom beneficial yeasts that aid digestion to toxic molds that cause disease, we are constantly navigating a world filled with fungi. Molds, Mushrooms, and Medicines explores the amazing ways fungi interact... -
Darwin's Falling Sparrow: Victorian Evolutionists and the Meaning of Suffering by Kristin Johnson 9781633888746
RRP: £19.99£15.02Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781633888746Author Kristin R JohnsonFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Prometheus BooksPublisher Prometheus BooksWeight(grams) 581gDimensions(mm) 235mm *... -
Broom and Fraser's Domestic Animal Behaviour and Welfare by Donald Broom
RRP: £46.80£41.31Completely updated and revised, and synthesizing the recent explosion in animal welfare literature, the sixth edition of this best-selling textbook continues to provide a thorough overview of behaviour and welfare of companion and farm animals, including... -
Cbac Ug Bioleg Canllaw Astudio Ac Adolygu by Neil Roberts
RRP: £16.99£15.64Endorsed by WJEC, this Study and Revision Guide offers you high quality support you can trust. Written by an experienced teacher and examiner, it provides essential underpinning knowledge to recap and revise as well as supporting the development of... -
Butterflies of the World by Adrian Hoskins 9781421427171
£37.08You're certain to find your favorite butterfly- no matter how exotic-featured within the pages of this lavishly illustrated guide to Lepidoptera life on Earth.Take a fascinating tour of the butterflies of the world guided by renowned lepidopterist and... -
The Story Paradox: How Our Love of Storytelling Builds Societies and Tears Them Down by Jonathan Gottschall
RRP: £22.00£17.31Humans are storytelling animals. Stories are what make our societies possible. Countless books celebrate their virtues. But Jonathan Gottschall, an expert on the science of stories, argues that there is a dark side to storytelling we can no longer ignore... -
From Genes to Genomes: Concepts and Applications of DNA Technology by Jeremy W. Dale
RRP: £42.95£37.97The latest edition of this highly successful textbook introduces the key techniques and concepts involved in cloning genes and in studying their expression and variation. The new edition features: Increased coverage of whole-genome sequencing... -
Tales from the Ant World by Edward O. Wilson
RRP: £20.99£15.89"Ants are the most warlike of all animals, with colony pitted against colony," writes E.O. Wilson, one of the world's most beloved scientists, "their clashes dwarf Waterloo and Gettysburg." In Tales from the Ant World, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner... -
Tropical Ecology by John Kricher 9780691115139
RRP: £100.00£80.33This full-color illustrated textbook offers the first comprehensive introduction to all major aspects of tropical ecology. It explains why the world's tropical rain forests are so universally rich in species, what factors may contribute to high species... -
Speciation and Biogeography of Birds by Ian Newton 9780125173759
RRP: £90.00£81.67This book should be of value to anyone interested in bird evolution and taxonomy, biogeography, distributional history, dispersal and migration patterns. It provides an up-to-date synthesis of current knowledge on species formation, and the factors...