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"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman 9780393355628
RRP: $14.58$11.70Richard P. Feynman, winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, thrived on outrageous adventures. In this lively work that "can shatter the stereotype of the stuffy scientist" (Detroit Free Press), Feynman recounts his experiences trading ideas on atomic... -
Written In Bone: hidden stories in what we leave behind by Professor Sue Black
RRP: $18.85$11.25WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION'Gripping from the start, Written in Bone is superb' - Dr Richard Shepherd, author of Unnatural Causes'No Scientist communicates better than Sue Black' - Val McDermid, author of Still Life'Macabre,... -
Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Suleika Jaouad
RRP: $34.31$13.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399588600Author Suleika JaouadFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Random House Trade PaperbacksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)... -
The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution SHORTLISTED FOR THE FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019 by Gregory Zuckerman 9780241309735
RRP: $22.28$15.59NEW YORK TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BUSINESS BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE FT AND MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019'Reads more like a delicious page-turning novel...Put it on your holiday gift list for your favourite hedge-fund honcho'... -
Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman: Adventures of a Curious Character as Told to Ralph Leighton by Richard P. Feynman
RRP: $18.85$13.33Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1965, Richard Feynman was one of the world's greatest theoretical physicists, but he was also a man who fell, often jumped, into adventure. An artist, safecracker, practical joker and storyteller, Feynman's life... -
One Medicine: How understanding animals can save our lives by Dr Matt Morgan
RRP: $29.14$19.01It all started with a Hob Nob. As Dr Matt Morgan, an intensive care consultant, examined a patient who had suffered a cardiac arrest after inhaling some biscuit crumbs, he saw a flock of birds fly past the window. They must inhale objects all the time... -
Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller
RRP: $30.86$18.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781501160349Author Lulu MillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & Schuster -
The Man Who Caught the Storm: The Life of Legendary Tornado Chaser Tim Samaras by Brantley Hargrove 9781476796109
RRP: $32.57$21.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476796109Author Brantley HargroveFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 211mm *... -
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird 9781838959708
RRP: $22.28$15.37***THE INSPIRATION FOR CHRISTOPHER NOLAN'S NEW FILM OPPENHEIMER***THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR NONFICTION'Reads like a thriller, gripping and terrifying' Sunday TimesPhysicist and polymath, as familiar with Hindu... -
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson 9781398527492
RRP: $48.03$30.22#1 New York Times non-fiction bestseller #2 Sunday Times non-fiction bestsellerSHORTLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDCHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY APPLE, AMAZON, THE TIMES AND FINANCIAL TIMESEpic feats. Epic failures. An... -
Unnatural Causes: 'An absolutely brilliant book. I really recommend it, I don't often say that' Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2 by Dr Richard Shepherd
RRP: $18.85$13.33THE TRUE CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR AND SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER 'One of the most fascinating books I have read in a long time. Engrossing, a haunting page-turner. A book I could not put down' The Times, BOOKS OF THE YEAR __________ Meet the forensic... -
Pihkal by Alexander T. Shulgin 9780963009609
RRP: $41.15$29.31Phenethylamines I Have Known And Loved A unique document written by renowned psychopharmo -gist Shulgin and his partner which gives details of his research and investigations into the use of psychedelic drugs for the study of the human mind. Also... -
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
RRP: $18.85$12.88A heartbreaking account of a medical miracle: how one woman's cells - taken without her knowledge - have saved countless lives. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a true story of race, class, injustice and exploitation.'No dead woman has done more... -
The Invention of Nature: The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt, the Lost Hero of Science: Costa & Royal Society Prize Winner by Andrea Wulf
RRP: $25.71$9.11WINNER OF THE 2015 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARDWINNER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2016'A thrilling adventure story' Bill Bryson'Dazzling' Literary Review 'Brilliant' Sunday Express'Extraordinary and gripping' New Scientist'A superb biography' The... -
Children's Health Defense by Robert F. Kennedy
RRP: $32.57$21.73#1 on AMAZON, TWENTY WEEKS on the NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST, and a WALL STREET JOURNAL, USA TODAY and PUBLISHERS WEEKLY NATIONAL BESTSELLEROver 1,000,000 copies sold despite censorship, boycotts from bookstores and libraries, and hit pieces against... -
The Seven Ages of Death: 'Every chapter is like a detective story' Telegraph by Dr Richard Shepherd 9781405947107
RRP: $18.85$13.33The heart-wrenchingly honest new book about life and death from forensic pathologist and bestselling author of UNNATURAL CAUSES, Dr Richard ShepherdA TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'Deeply insightful. Unflinching' THE TIMES'A finely-crafted... -
Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson 9781471167942
RRP: $17.14$11.00The definitive, internationally bestselling biography of Albert Einstein from the author of The Innovators, Steve Jobs and Benjamin Franklin.**Now the basis of Genius, the ten-part National Geographic series on the life of Albert Einstein, starring the... -
The Map That Changed the World: A Tale of Rocks, Ruin and Redemption by Simon Winchester
RRP: $18.85$13.33THE EXTRAORDINARY TALE OF THE FATHER OF MODERN GEOLOGYHidden behind velvet curtains above a stairway in a house in London's Piccadilly is an enormous and beautiful hand-coloured map - the first geological map of anywhere in the world. Its maker was a... -
Alan Turing: The Enigma: The Book That Inspired the Film The Imitation Game by Andrew Hodges
RRP: $18.85$14.01The official book behind the Academy Award-winning film The Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley Alan Turing was the mathematician whose cipher-cracking transformed the Second World War. Taken on by British Intelligence in... -
Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of the African American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly
RRP: $18.85$12.44The Top 10 Sunday Times Bestseller NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREOscar Nominated For Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay Set amid the civil rights movement, the... -
The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
RRP: $18.85$13.33A wonderful novel and perfect book club choice, The Right Stuff is a wildly vivid and entertaining chronicle of America's early space programme.WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY US ASTRONAUT SCOTT KELLY'What is it,' asks Tom Wolfe, 'that makes a man willing to sit... -
Oppenheimer by Christopher Nolan
RRP: $22.28$15.69Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, American Prometheus, by Kai Bird amd MartinSherwin, the film stars Cillian Murphy stars as the physicist who designed the bomb thatdestroyed Japan in 1945 and, in the aftermath, said: 'I am become death,... -
Fermat's Last Theorem by Dr. Simon Singh
RRP: $18.85$12.44'I have a truly marvellous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain.' It was with these words, written in the 1630s, that Pierre de Fermat intrigued and infuriated the mathematics community. For over 350... -
Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery by Scott Kelly
RRP: $18.85$13.33*As featured on BBC Breakfast, Radio 5Live and Steve Wright in the Afternoon on BBC Radio 2* From the Nasa astronaut who spent a record-breaking year aboard the International Space Station - what it's like out there and what it's like now, back here... -
Traces: The memoir of a forensic scientist and criminal investigator by Patricia Wiltshire
RRP: $17.14$11.00'ASTONISHING AND ABSOLUTELY FASCINATING' - LYNDA LA PLANTE'Engrossing, emotionally honest and forensically fascinating' - Dr Richard Shepherd, author of Unnatural CausesEVERY BODY LEAVES A MARKIn Traces, Professor Patricia Wiltshire will take you on a... -
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot 9780330533447
RRP: $8.56$6.02A heartbreaking account of a medical miracle: how one woman's cells - taken without her knowledge - have saved countless lives. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a true story of race, class, injustice and exploitation.'No dead woman has done more... -
Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist by Jess Keating
RRP: $20.57$13.72One of New York Times' Twelve Books for Feminist Boys and Girls!This is the story of a woman who dared to dive, defy, discover, and inspire. This is the story of Shark Lady. One of the best science picture books for children, Shark Lady is a must for... -
The Physics Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained by DK
RRP: $34.29$24.61Learn about the Big Bang theory, astrophysics and gravity in The Physics Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Physics in this overview guide to the... -
Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making by Tony Fadell
RRP: $37.74$27.48THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.An unorthodox guide to making things worth making, from 'the father of the iPod and iPhone' and the creator of Nest.Everyone deserves a mentor. For every career crisis, every fork in the road, you need someone to talk to... -
Goodbye, Dr Banda: Lessons for the West From a Small African Country by Alexander Chula 9781846976278
RRP: $30.86$20.93'You may never have been, may never go, may never even have heard of the place - but Malawi will repay your attention. It is one of the smallest, poorest countries in Africa, often overlooked; but its relationship with us in the West has been... -
Reflections of Alan Turing: A Relative Story by Dermot Turing 9781803990125
RRP: $17.14$12.57Everyone knows the story of the codebreaker and computer science pioneer Alan Turing.Except ...When Dermot Turing is asked about his famous uncle, people want to know more than the bullet points of his life. They want to know everything - was Alan Turing... -
Innovators: How a Group of Inventors, Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution by Walter Isaacson 9781471138805
RRP: $18.85$12.01Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, The Innovatorsis Walter Isaacson's story of the people who created the computer and the Internet. It is destined to be the standard history of the digital revolution and a guide to how innovation really... -
Tihkal by Alexander T. Shulgin 9780963009692
RRP: $41.15$29.31Contains over 70 experiments, complete with notes and ingredients with the focus on Tryptamines. The first half concentrates on Shulgin's spiritual journey, ideas and philosophy. Foreword by Daniel M Perrine and preface by Nicholas Saunders. Edited by... -
The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI by Dr Li 9781250897930
RRP: $44.58$29.13Wired called Dr. Fei-Fei Li "one of a tiny group of scientists-a group perhaps small enough to fit around a kitchen table-who are responsible for AI's recent remarkable advances." Known to the world as the creator of ImageNet, a key catalyst of modern... -
Taking on Gravity: A Guide to Inventing the Impossible from the Man Who Learned to Fly by Richard Browning
RRP: $18.85$12.21**As seen on Top Gear**'Richard Browning is a real-life Tony Stark.' - Wired---------------For fans of Adrian Newey, Guy Martin and Chris Hadfield, in Taking on Gravity inventor Richard Browning tells the inspiring story behind his iconic jet suit, and... -
Wings on My Sleeve: The World's Greatest Test Pilot tells his story by Captain Eric Brown
RRP: $22.28$14.75The autobiography of one of the greatest pilots in history.In 1939 Eric Brown was on a University of Edinburgh exchange course in Germany, and the first he knew of the war was when the Gestapo came to arrest him. They released him, not realising he was a... -
Ghost In The Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker by Kevin Mitnick
RRP: $15.42$10.63In this "intriguing, insightful and extremely educational" novel, the world's most famous hacker teaches you easy cloaking and counter-measures for citizens and consumers in the age of Big Brother and Big Data (Frank W. Abagnale).Kevin Mitnick was the... -
The First Enigma Codebreaker: Marian Rejewski who passed the baton to Alan Turing by Robert Gawlowski
RRP: $34.31$24.51The history of Enigma is of interest to many researchers and authors on an international scale. The capture and unraveling of the most hidden secret of the army of the Third Reich that was decisive for the fate of one of the greatest armed conflicts in... -
William Adams: His Life and Locomotives: A Life in Engineering 1823-1904 by John Woodhams 9781399071963
RRP: $42.88$30.22Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Becoming Freud: The Making of a Psychoanalyst by Adam Phillips
RRP: $18.85$16.07From one of the world's foremost authorities on Sigmund Freud comes a strikingly original biography of the father of psychoanalysisBecoming Freud is the story of the young Freud-Freud up until the age of fifty-that incorporates all of Freud's many...