Science & Technical

In October 2016 Jo Watson hosted the very first `A Disorder for Everyone!' event in Birmingham, with psychologist Dr Lucy Johnstone, to explore (and explode) the culture of psychiatric diagnosis in mental health. To provide a space to continue the debate...

A detailed and compelling political study of how elite forces shape mass media.Edward S Herman and Noam Chomsky investigate how an underlying elite consensus structures mainstream media. Here they skilfully dissect the way in which the marketplace and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781585091447Author Jason M BreshearsFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Book TreePublisher Book TreeWeight(grams) 299gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 12mm

Diagnostics: Test don't guess.Learn all the skills you need to pass Level 3 and 4 Vehicle Diagnostics courses from IMI, City & Guilds, and BTEC, as well as ASE, AUR, and other higher-level qualifications.Along with 25 new real-life case studies, this...

The maths book every parent needs to make learning this subject fun and engaging. Unlock your child's academic achievement with this unique and colourful approach to understanding times tables. An education book for kids in a series created by Carol...

This marvellous CGP Complete Revision & Practice guide has Years 1 & 2 of OCR A-Level Maths covered. It contains essential revision notes and worked examples for every topic, plus plenty of questions to test students on what they've learned (including...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Neat, and extremely simple: only a deep thinker such as Sean Carroll could introduce the complexity of Einstein's general relativity in such a luminous and straightforward manner.' Carlo Rovelli, author of Seven Brief...

THE SUNDAY TIMES 'BEST BOOKS FOR SUMMER 2021'A Times, Guardian and Daily Mail paperback pickA Times, Observer, Independent, Daily Express and Good Housekeeping book of the year'The Weekend is so great I am struggling to find the words to do it...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683731351Author Manuela Mischke-ReedsFormat PaperbackPage Count 275Imprint PESI PublishingPublisher PESI Publishing

Coding with Scratch - Create Awesome Platform Games shows kids how to create amazing platform games with Scratch. They will learn how to: Use code to make a series of games where sprites leap from platform to platform.Design different levels, draw...

Exam Board: WJECLevel: GCSESubject: PhysicsFirst Teaching: September 2016First Exam: Summer 2018Target success in Science with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam-style tasks and practical...

Learn about the most important discoveries and theories of this science in The Biology 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 Biology in this overview...

The Sunday Times Top 10 bestseller on India's experience of British colonialism, by the internationally-acclaimed author and diplomat Shashi Tharoor'Tharoor's impassioned polemic slices straight to the heart of the darkness that drives all empires .....

***THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***A Times and Telegraph Book of the Year'Shocking, scathing, entertaining.' Guardian 'Incredibly compelling.' The Times'Heart-breaking.' Sunday TimesWhere can a tin of tuna buy you clean clothes? Where is it easier to get...

'A fascinating celebration of the impact that structural engineering has on all our lives...[an] eye-opening book' The Sunday Times In BUILT, structural engineer Roma Agrawal takes a unique look at how construction has evolved from the mud huts of...

Clinical Skills: an introduction for nursing and healthcare covers the essential clinical skills required by nurses. It offers an ideal introduction to clinical skills for adult nursing students, and it will also be useful for student nurses in other...

Level: KS1 Subject: Maths Learn the easy way with this addition & subtraction activity book! Including helpful questions and answers, this Maths book provides reassurance whilst...

This second edition of Ambulance Care Essentials offers a complete guide to the skills, knowledge and understanding required to work as a support worker or similar within the ambulance service. Covering fundamental elements of the role, the book combines...

'It is absolutely brilliant, I think every woman should read it' PANDORA SYKES, THE HIGH LOW 'My wish is that every white woman who calls herself a feminist will read this book in a state of hushed and humble respect ... Essential reading' ELIZABETH...

Lay the foundation for a career as a carpenter or joiner with this highly illustrated and accessible book published in association with City & Guilds.Suitable for the 6706 Diploma, as well as other Level 1 carpentry and joinery qualifications, the book...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A fast-paced account of America's plunge into simultaneous cold wars against two very different adversaries - Xi Jinping's China and Valdimir Putin's Russia. New Cold Wars - the latest from Pulitzer Prize-winning...

Written by a team of medical experts, this market-leading dictionary offers clear and authoritative definitions for all aspects of medical science. It features up-to-date coverage of public health medicine, medical research and general practice, drugs...

Professor Brian Cox is back with another insightful and mind-blowing exploration of space. This time he shows us our universe as we've never seen it before. 13.7 billion years old. 93 billion light years wide. It contains over 100 billion...

This accessible and engaging Revision Guide has been carefully revised and updated to reflect the latest social changes. Designed to complement the Revised Edition Student Book from Illuminate, it supports students preparing for their WJEC Eduqas GCSE...

Sugar. It is killing us.Why do we eat so much of it?What are its hidden dangers?In 1972, when British scientist John Yudkin first proved that sugar was bad for our health, he was ignored by the majority of the medical profession and rubbished by the food...

'I believe it is an ethical imperative for all clinicians who treat women in menopause or women with breast cancer to alert their patients to this book' Michael Baum, MD, Professor Emeritus of Surgery and visiting professor of Medical Humanities,...

Discover the beguiling history of witchcraft, magic, and superstition through the centuries in this stunningly illustrated title. A History of Magic, Witchcraft and the Occult charts the extraordinary narrative of one of the most interesting and often...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062292988Author Geoffrey MooreFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451496591Author James GreenblattFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Harmony BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 301gDimensions(mm) 233mm *...

There's no better guide through mind-expanding questions such as what the nature of space and time is, how we fit within the universe, and how the universe fits within us than Neil deGrasse Tyson. But today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos...

David Brooks weaves a vast array of new research into the lives of two fictional characters, revealing a fundamental new understanding of human nature. He outlines a new definition of success, highlighting what economists call non-cognitive skills -...

Exam Board: CCEALevel: A-levelSubject: ChemistryFirst Teaching: September 2016First Exam: June 2018Reinforce students' understanding throughout their course; clear topic summaries with sample questions and answers will improve exam technique to achieve...

From the bestselling author duo behind Can You See Me? comes this exceptional portrayal of autism diagnosis, with diary entries by 12-year-old autistic author Libby Scott. Taking place before Can You See Me? and Do ...

Prepare for success on the NCLEX-RN (R) exam with this complete review! Often called the best NCLEX (R) exam review book ever, Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN (R) Examination reviews all nursing content areas related to the current test...

A celebration of 100 of the best romantic comedies of all time - all with proper feminist credentials. From Barbie to Muriel's Wedding and It Happened One Night to 13 Going on 30, this book will validate your love of romcoms and prove they have always...

Covers the impact of Brexit on construction and public procurement Includes new developments in digital construction Renewed focus on ethics in the industry Up-to-date analysis of NRM1, 2 and 3 Latest practice guidance notes and government...

A practical resource that your students can return to again and again to guide and coordinate their pluralistic practice, it provides: Hands-on guidance to developing pluralistic practice: providing the tools, skills and practice frameworks A...

The book from the creator of the wildly popular science YouTube channel, Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell, a gorgeously illustrated deep dive into the immune system that will change how you think about your body forever.__________'A truly brilliant...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE ONDAATJE PRIZE'The best book I read last year by a mile. . . so beautifully written that anyone would be hooked' Laura Hackett, Sunday Times, Best Summer Books'Wonderfully funny and poignant. . . a tale of family...

From the author of What to Eat and Shopped, a revelatory investigation into what really goes into the food we eat. Even with 25 years experience as a journalist and investigator of the food chain, Joanna Blythman still felt she had unanswered...