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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781870244022Author Ian StewartFormat PaperbackPage Count 407Imprint Lifespace PublishingPublisher Lifespace Publishing

This important new edition of the bestselling Oxford Mini School Dictionary has been fully updated to include contemporary, relevant and comprehensive vocabulary. New words about technology, climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic have been added, for...

'Really made me think about how I think' - Mohsin Hamid, author of Exit WestTough times don't last. Tough people do. In The Black Swan, Taleb showed us that highly improbable and unpredictable events underlie almost everything about our world. Here Taleb...

Discover the history, legends and folklore of Britain's most intriguing landmarks This beautifully illustrated book reveals the secrets and stories of fifty icons of Britain's landscape. Some are natural wonders, such as...

Improving your life is much easier than you think. Whether it's losing weight, sleeping more, or restoring your work/life balance - the secret is to start small.For years, we've been told that being more healthy and productive is a matter of willpower:...

From Finnish medical doctor and midlife expert Dr Emilia Vuorisalmi, comes an expert guide to harnessing our brain chemistry to be able to live a joyful, fulfilled life.Neurochemicals are the ignition for our nervous system, and inform how we think, feel...

A new narrative history of the Viking Age, interwoven with exploration of the physical remains and landscapes that the Vikings fashioned and walked: their rune-stones and ship burials, settlements and battlefields. To...

Ed Moloney's Voices from the Grave follows his highly acclaimed A Secret History of the IRA, the best-informed account yet written of the IRA's evolution from ruthless guerilla army into governmental party. But reconciliation between political figures...

_______________'One of the best books yet written on data and algorithms. . .deserves a place on the bestseller charts.' (The Times) You are accused of a crime. Who would you rather determined your fate - a human or an algorithm?An algorithm is more...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOK OF THE YEAR, TRUE CRIME AWARDSA collection of real-life UK cases based on interviews with actual female police officers, anonymized for their protection, showing their bravery and dedication. Alice Vinten, a former Met Police...

A grand new vision of cognitive science that explains how our minds build our worlds'One of the most important books yet published this century' SpectatorFor as long as we've studied the mind, we've believed that information flowing from our senses...

'Heartwarming, moving, heartbreaking, powerful, and so much more.' Reader ReviewCan she help the village survive the war?April 1941. When Bobby Bancroft arrived in Silverdale to take a job as a reporter on The Tyke magazine, the sleepy Yorkshire...

The ultimate reference book for bird enthusiasts - now in its third edition. With expanded text and additional colour illustrations, the third edition of the hugely successful Collins Bird Guide is a must for every birdwatcher. The...

Shortlisted for the True Crime Awards 2023 Best New True Crime Author The murder of Sarah Payne, Adam the Thames Torso, the London bombings, the Night Stalker and the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko... The solving of all these cases can be linked to...

A WALL STREET JOURNAL, USA TODAY, AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER. The newest official release of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition includes four different formats-spiral-bound and tabbed, paperback,...

Learn to forage in the hedgerows like the herbalists of the past with this best-selling beginner's guide. For centuries our ancestors looked to nature not just for food, but also for healing. To this day, our ancient hedgerows, woodlands and forests...

Level: KS3 Subject: Maths Knowledge organisers and retrieval practice together in one pocket-sized book! Embed the essentials across all topics in Year 9 Maths. Just the key...

Newly updated edition of the highly successful core text for using cognitive behaviour therapy with children and young people The previous edition of Think Good, Feel Good was an exciting, practical resource that pioneered the way mental health...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2018 Bestselling author Simon Winchester writes a magnificent history of the pioneering engineers who developed precision machinery to allow us to see as far as the moon and as...

From tropical rainforests to the driest deserts, discover beautiful butterflies, scuttling spiders and a whole variety of other creepy-crawlies that live all over the world. Use over 180 stickers to bring each scene bursting into life with beetles, bugs,...

The International Bestseller'With clarity and compassion, DiAngelo allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to "bad people." In doing so, she moves our national discussions forward. This is a necessary book for all people ...

With a Haynes Manual, you can do it yourself, from simple maintenance to full repairs. Every Manual is based on a complete stripdown of the bike. Our authors and technicians work out the best methods to do a job and present this with the home mechanic in...

This CGP Complete Revision & Practice book is a fantastic all-in-one guide to AS & A-Level Edexcel Further Maths. It's bursting with crystal-clear revision notes and worked examples for the Core Pure topics as well as the Further Pure 1, Further...

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder worldwide, affecting at least 1 in 10 women and people assigned female at birth (AFAB). It is the number one cause of infertility. Alarmingly, 3 in 4 of those with PCOS remain...

The quest for social justice is a powerful crusade of our time, with an appeal to many different people, for many different reasons. But those who use the same words do not always present the same meanings. Clarifying those meanings is the first step...

The true story behind the ITV series, A Confession 'The gripping allure of long-form podcasts, such as Serial' Observer On the evening of Saturday, 19 March 2011, D.S. Stephen Fulcher receives a life-changing call that thrusts him into a race against the...

THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making-from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy.'Gorgeously written, humorous, compelling, life affirming' Justin Webb, Mail on SundayIn...

Accessible to all students with a sound background in high school mathematics, A Concise Introduction to Pure Mathematics, Fourth Edition presents some of the most fundamental and beautiful ideas in pure mathematics. It covers not only standard material...

Exam board: OCRLevel: A-LevelSubject: SociologyFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2018Target success in OCR A Level Sociology with this proven formula for effective, structured revision. Key content coverage is combined with exam-style...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916754140Author Nafeez AhmedFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Byline BooksPublisher Byline Books

The only official Minecraft maths book for children aged 8-9! 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...

Whether you are returning to school, studying for an adult numeracy test, helping your kids with homework, or seeking the confidence that a firm maths foundation provides in everyday encounters, Basic Maths For Dummies, UK Edition, provides the content...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781952914096Author NeduFormat PaperbackPage Count 158Imprint Nedu LLCPublisher Nedu LLCWeight(grams) 381gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 9mm

Once or twice a generation, an author reveals what life is like for the truly needy and disenfranchised. Chris Arnade cuts through the jargon and abstractions to expose the reality of our current class divide in stark pictures and unforgettable true...

The bestselling self-published phenomenon addressing our urgent need for self-love in the world today. Now expanded with new reader oriented lessons, and a powerful and transformative personal story of the practice in action. Kamal...

The International Bestseller 'A love story to the mountains in the mist, the pulsating northern lights and the red deer at dawn. And to independence' - The Washington Post'A Thoreauvian account of solitary life in the Scottish Highlands . . . delightful'...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024 Shanghai, 2007: feeling betrayed by her American mother's engagement to their rich landlord Lu Fang, fourteen-year-old Alva begins plotting her escape. But the exclusive American School - a potential...

'Great poems,' David Whyte has said, 'are not about experience, but are the experience itself, felt in the body.' Essentials is a collection of his own best poems, each in their way about capturing the experience itself, whether that is in the daily...

Exam board: SQALevel: Advanced HigherSubject: BiologyFirst teaching: August 2019First exam: Summer 2021Trust Scotland's most popular revision guides to deliver the results you want. The How to Pass series is chosen by students, parents and teachers again...

The companion cookbook to the Sunday Times bestselling Young Forever with more than 100 delicious recipes to help reverse the symptoms of aging and support a long, youthful life.Dr Mark Hyman's revolutionary book Young Forever revealed how to reverse the...