Science & Technical

A final posthumous work from the beloved conservationist and naturalist Gerald Durrell, to celebrate the centenary of his birth, with a new foreword by HRH Princess Anne.'Gerald Durrell was magic' SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH * 'One of the finest and most...

"Parts" (otherwise known as "ego states") work in therapy refers to helping clients integrate and reconcile different aspects of themselves (silly, serious, depressed, and so on). This book offers a grab bag of ego state interventions-simple, practical...

Exam Board: EdexcelLevel: AS/A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2015First exams: AS: Summer 2016; A-level: Summer 2017Endorsed for EdexcelEnable your students to develop high-level skills in their Edexcel A level History breadth and depth...

**THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLER**Sapiens showed us where we came from. In our increasingly uncertain times, Homo Deus shows us where we're going.'Spellbinding' GuardianThe world-renowned historian and intellectual Yuval Noah Harari envisions a near future...

This is an attractively designed edition of Gray's Anatomy, the scientific and artistic triumph. Gray's Anatomy is a phenomenally well-known title and with good reason. Not just a dry index of parts and names, Gray's lets the natural beauty and grace of...

'I salute him with the most heartfelt respect and admiration' PHILIP PULLMAN 'One of Britain's greatest writers' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Alan Garner's world is unbearably beautiful and dangerous' GUARDIAN ...

If you've always wanted to know how societies function - and why sometimes they don't - this beginner's guide to sociology has got the essential theories and thinkers covered Sociology has almost limitless scope. From the smallest everyday interaction to...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Meticulously sourced, merciless and revelatory. It is a closely observed study of power, and how it is gained, used and lost' FINANCIAL TIMES ...

Revolutionary in its simplicity and accessible to all, this bestselling book offers commonsense methods that allow you to let go of depression and tap into natural joy. In this indispensable handbook, Richard Carlson demonstrates how we can...

Imagine a world where everyone is kind - how can we make that come true? With gorgeous pictures by a host of the world's top illustrators, Kind is a timely, inspiring picture book about the many ways children can be...

Exam Board: MEILevel: A-levelSubject: MathematicsFirst Teaching: September 2017First Exam: June 2018An OCR endorsed textbookEncourage every student to develop a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts and their applications with textbooks that draw...

THE SUNDAY TIMES MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEARA DAILY TELEGRAPH BEST MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEARA TELEGRAPH BEST MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEARA NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEARFaith, Hope and Carnage is a book about Nick Cave's inner life.Created from over forty hours...

'Blistering' Sunday Times'Indispensable' Observer'Fascinating' The Times'Brilliant' Peter Frankopan'Revelatory' Lindsey HilsumA timely and unprecedented examination of how the modern Middle East unravelled, and why it started with the pivotal year of...

THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Shocking and moving' Guardian 'A tour-de-force' Washington Post At eight years of age, Charles...

'This lucid and entertaining book presents compelling scientific evidence that proves what many of us have perhaps long suspected: nature is really good for us. I found it revelatory' Richard Deverell, Director of Kew A revolutionary, science-based look...

'The healed inner child becomes a source of vitality and creativity, enabling us to find new joy and energy in living' John BradshawDo you aspire to be a loving parent but all too often 'lose it' in hurtful ways? Do you crave intimacy but wonder if it's...

'But, you may say, we asked you to speak about women and fiction - what has that got to do with a room of one's own?'A Room of One's Own grew out of a lecture that Virginia Woolf had been invited to give at Girton College, Cambridge in 1928 and became a...

Winner of the Non-Fiction Lifestyle Book of the Year 2021 (British Book Awards) As seen on This Morning Straight-talking advice from the Skincare Queen ...

Essential guide to British universities that gives you all the information you need to make the crucial decisions on what to study, where to study, and how much it might cost. Objective and authoritative, it is the best-selling guide to making the right...

The contents are carefully mapped to the WJEC specification and cover all the Assessment Criteria in full, so you can be sure you are studying exactly what you need to. Working closely with the exam board ensures that the book incorporates all the...

Modern loneliness and the absence of intimacy amongst London's millions are the ills suffered by the quirky yet deeply melancholic 30-something, Joseph Bogart. Weighed down with emotional baggage and feeling lost amidst a mass of failed...

With half a million copies in print, How to Read a Book is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader, completely rewritten and updated with new material. Originally published in 1940, this book is a rare...

AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 'A GOOD READ' THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'GAWANDE'S MOST POWERFUL, AND MOVING, BOOK' MALCOLM GLADWELL 'BEING MORTAL IS NOT ONLY WISE AND DEEPLY MOVING; IT IS AN ESSENTIAL AND INSIGHTFUL BOOK FOR OUR TIMES' OLIVER...

Historical crimes involving a Victorian child killer may hold the key to several contemporary deaths in this macabre outing for Dr Ruth Galloway, forensic archaeologist. Perfect for fans of Val McDermid and Ann Cleeves.'Told with a deepening sense of the...

There is good and increasing evidence that cultivating compassion for one's self and others can have a profound impact on our physiological, psychological and social processes. In contrast, concerns with inferiority, shame and self-criticism can have...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780413404404Author Neil PostmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Methuen Publishing LtdPublisher Methuen Publishing Ltd

NEW STATESMAN, THE TIMES AND EXPRESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 'Full of sense, heart and hope . . . the friend you need when you're grieving' PHILIPPA PERRY 'This book is a game-changer. Read it before you need to' DR KATHRYN MANNIX 'It's honest and warm...

Navigating the world with an ADHD brain can be exhausting. The rollercoaster ride from clinical assessments through diagnosis to treatment can leave you feeling anxious and isolated, worried about failing or feeling different.This handy guide is here to...

A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER 'One of the best memoirs I've read in years' SATHNAM SANGHERA 'Beautifully written, emotional and deeply personal, yet universal .....

The History of Mary Prince (1831) was the first narrative of a black woman to be published in Britain. It describes Prince's sufferings as a slave in Bermuda, Turks Island and Antigua, and her eventual arrival in London with her brutal owner Mr Wood in...

THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER A WATERSTONES POLITICS PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR, 2018 The Strange Death of Europe is a highly personal account of a continent and culture caught in the act of suicide. Declining birth-rates, mass immigration and...

- Includes all core and non-core political ideas, with key thinkers integrated throughout the text- Provides complete guidance to the Global route of the specification- Strengthens understanding by interweaving both historical context and contemporary...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593423066Author John McWhorterFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint PortfolioPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 391gDimensions(mm) 236mm * 159mm *...

'An absolute treasure trove of sound advice and historical detail' Katherine May 'A delightful and a profound meditation on the variety of human experience' Ian Mortimer 'Lara Maiklem is a phenomenon. She elevates trudging around in the mud to an epic...

The new edition of Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Mathematics Higher Student Book 2 develops reasoning, fluency and problem-solving to boost students' confidence and give them the best preparation for GCSE study. Purposefully updated based on feedback from...

This Exam Practice Workbook is the perfect way to practise for the ISEB 13+ Maths exams. It contains super-useful practice questions - with exam-style questions at the end of every section. On top of all that, there are full practice exam papers in the...

The only official Minecraft maths book for children aged 7-8! Children embark on a Minecraft adventure in each maths topic, using their maths skills and knowledge to complete the tasks and earn rewards. This is a write-in maths practice book which uses...

Dementia is a little understood and currently incurable illness, but much can be done to maximise the quality of life for people with the condition. Contented Dementia - by clinical psychologist and bestselling author Oliver James - outlines a...

This extremely readable and addictive parable has become a breakout word-of-mouth hit for its uncanny ability to renew your understanding of life, connections and perspective with fresh vigour. From the multimillion-bestselling author, James Redfield,...

These Student's Books will help students understand the core ideas and principles behind the political ideologies, and how they apply in practice to human nature, the state, society and the economy.- Comprehensive coverage of the ideologies of...