Science & Technical

An accessible text which covers the essentials of anatomy and physiology required by a range of health professions. Anatomy & Physiology is the ideal introduction to the subject for student nurses, midwives, operating department practitioners,...

Ladakh, or 'Little Tibet', is a wildly beautiful desert land up in the Western Himalayas. It is a place of few resources and an extreme climate. Yet for more than a thousand years, it has been home to a thriving culture. Traditions of frugality and...

Volcanoes are some of the most dramatic expressions of the powerful tectonic forces at work in the Earth beneath our feet. But volcanism, a profoundly important feature of Earth, and indeed of other planets and moons too, encompasses much more than just...

An inspirational and insightful guide for those who want to get it all by doing less For women, a glass ceiling at work is not the only barrier to success - it's also the increasing number of obligations they face once they leave the office. Women have...

'Who since Weber, or perhaps even Hobbes, has done as much to show why power is such a profound, elusive and treacherous presence throughout our experience?' The Times Higher EducationThe third and final volume of the Essential Works of Foucault series,...

Written in three weeks of creative inspiration, Rainer Maria Rilke's Sonnets to Orpheus (1923) is well known for its enigmatic power and lyrical intensity. The essays in this volume forge a new path in illuminating the philosophical significance of this...

Clouds have been the object of fascination throughout history, their fleeting magnificence and endless variability providing food for thought for scientists and daydreamers alike. Clouds may have many individual shapes, but there are a few basic forms...

The Great Famine, an Gorta Mor in Irish, was a period of mass starvation, disease and emigration in Ireland between 1845 and 1852. Often referred to as the Irish Potato Famine, particularly outside Ireland, as around forty percent of the population were...

As the first person of mixed race with dreadlocks to be a reporter for the British Broadcasting Corporation, on both television and radio (Today Programme, Six O'clock News, Panorama and The One Show) I helped re-write the rules on what makes an...

'How the Law Works is a gem of a book, for law students and for everyone else. It is a must read for anyone interested in how society is shaped and controlled via law.'Dr Steven Vaughan, solicitor, Senior Lecturer, Birmingham Law School'How the Law Works...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780646563350Author Michael CarrollFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint PsychOz PublicationsPublisher PsychOz Publications

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781802356588Author Carlos J PrattFormat HardbackPage Count 104Imprint Carl J. PrattPublisher Carl J. PrattWeight(grams) 313gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

We take for granted that only certain kind of things exist - electrons but not angels, passports but not nymphs. This is what we understand as 'reality'. But in fact, 'reality' varies with each era of the world, in turn shaping the field of what is...

The new edition of the bestselling guide to the issues students will encounter in the study of social policy in both the UK and abroad Fully updated and expanded, the sixth edition of The Student's Companion to Social Policy remains the most accessible...

A Guide for the Perplexed is E. F. Schumacher's classic work of philosophy and a statement of the philosophies that underpin his economic masterpiece Small is Beautiful. Schumacher asserts that it is the task of philosophy to provide a map of life and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789090334172Author Bianca ToepsFormat PaperbackPage Count 222Imprint Toeps MediaPublisher Toeps MediaWeight(grams) 277gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 140mm * 13mm

With amazing low-light capabilities, incredible definition, intelligent autofocus and a host of other features, digital cameras have now become so powerful that they have left their users behind. Most photographers can take competent shots in a range...

The world's most recognised adventurer Bear Grylls offers daily tips to help you build mental resilience.Bear Grylls draws on his survival experience to share the principles that have helped him overcome fear, develop a positive mindset and break through...

Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World presents a highly original global theory of culture. Here, in his greatest work, Rene Girard explores the function of violence, mimetic desire and the mechanism of the scapegoat, in the history of society...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840787597Author Bill MantovaniFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint In Easy Steps LimitedPublisher In Easy Steps Limited

Based on nearly a decade of reporting, Invisible Child follows eight dramatic years in the life of Dasani Coates, a child with an imagination as soaring as the skyscrapers near her Brooklyn homeless shelter. Born at the turn of a new century, Dasani is...

Macleod's Clinical Diagnosis demonstrates how to apply the core clinical skills learned from the companion textbook Macleod's Clinical Examination to maximum advantage. Charting the course from routine work-up to diagnosis, this book presents a modern...

Discover how to reach your greatest potential in golf by focusing only on the shot in front of you-nothing before or after-with the world's preeminent sport psychologist, Dr. Bob Rotella.Acclaimed sport psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Bob Rotella...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992080204Author Danielle LeBlancFormat PaperbackImprint La Venta WestPublisher La Venta WestWeight(grams) 308g

A biography of venture capitalist and entrepreneur Peter Thiel, the enigmatic, controversial and hugely influential power broker who sits at the dynamic intersection of tech, business and politics Since the days of the dot-com bubble in the late...

Building on work in feminist studies, queer studies and critical race theory, this volume challenges the universality of propositions about human nature, by questioning the boundaries between predominant neurotypes and 'others', including dyslexics,...

We Are At the Edge, Not the End, of HistoryWhy did Russia invade Ukraine? Why have energy costs and inflation been so high? Why is there is there a cost-of-living crisis? Why does the climate crisis keep getting worse? What causes conflict,...

Shortlisted for the 2023 Sports Book Awards for Best Football Writing of the Year Discover the origins of the Lionesses that brought football home. England's Lionesses are on the front and back pages; their stars feature on prime-time television;...

Winner of the FT & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award 2020'Deeply researched and highly entertaining.' The Times'Lively and revealing.' Economist'Clear-eyed and objective.' New York TimesThe inside story of the how Instagram took over the world...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for LA Times Book Prize 2017 (United States) and PEN/Jean Stein Book Award 2017 (United States) and J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize 2017 (United States) and...

Throughout history flowers have been an integral part of human survival and culture - as food, for medicine, to express feelings, as symbols, to commemorate and celebrate, and to decorate. Their shapes, colours, scents and textures have always attracted...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997316001Author Wladston Ferreira FilhoFormat HardbackPage Count 180Imprint Code Energy LLCPublisher Code Energy LLCWeight(grams) 431g

Public Health and Epidemiology at a Glance is a highly visual introduction to the key concepts and major themes of population health. With comprehensive coverage of all the core topics covered at medical school, it helps students understand the...

Getting mixed signals in your signals and systems course? The concepts covered in a typical signals and systems course are often considered by engineering students to be some of the most difficult to master. Thankfully, Signals & Systems For Dummies is...

Shortlisted for the The Great Outdoors Awards - Outdoor Book of the Year 2020 Shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature 2020 There are strange relics hidden across Scotland's landscape: forgotten places that are touchstones...

*#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER *Winner, Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Nonfiction *Winner, Indigenous Voices Awards *Winner, High Plains Book Awards *Finalist, CBC Canada Reads *A Globe and Mail Book of the Year *An Indigo Book of the Year *A CBC Best Canadian...

Black artists of the avant-garde have always defined the future. Blackspace: On the Poetics of an Afrofuture is the culmination of six years of multidisciplinary research by trans poet and curator Anais Duplan about the aesthetic strategies used by...

The essential guide in Research Methods in Psychology whether you are new to psychological research or moving on to more complex projects. Research Methods in Psychology, 7e by Dennis Howitt and Duncan Cramer is a highly accessible introduction to both...

Are the just happier than the unjust? In Plato' s Republic, Thrasymachus argues that they aren't, that justice is simply the advantage of the stronger. Though Socrates apparently refutes him, Plato's brothers, Glaucon and Adeimantus, take up his argument...

Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2020 A Spectator Book of the Year 'A literary rendering of the Top Boy generation... I cannot conjure another work which captures this...