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Ebola: Profile of a Killer Virus

Ebola: Profile of a Killer Virus

Author: Dorothy H. Crawford (Emeritus professor of medical microbiology, University of Edinburgh)
ISBN: 9780198759997
Format: Hardback
$45.95

Ebola is a compelling account of the recent terrible epidemic which swept through West Africa. Why did it spread;...  Read More >>

Ingredient: Unveiling the Essential Elements of Food

Ingredient: Unveiling the Essential Elements of Food...

Author: Ali Bouzari
ISBN: 9780008179144
Format: Hardback
$64.69

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Spooky Action at a Distance: The Phenomenon That Reimagines Space and Time--and What It Means for Black Holes, the Big Bang, and Theories of Everything

Spooky Action at a Distance: The Phenomenon That Reimagines...

Author: George Musser
ISBN: 9780374536619
Format: Paperback
$35.99

Long-listed for the 2016 PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award.  Read More >>

Tesla for Beginners

Tesla for Beginners

Author: Robert I. Sutherland-Cohen (Robert I. Sutherland-Cohen) ,  Owen Brozman (Owen Brozman)
ISBN: 9781939994486
Format: Paperback
$42.11

The father of modern-day electricity and considered by some to be the ultimate ""mad scientist,"" Nikola Tesla filed...  Read More >>

Oliver Sacks: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations

Oliver Sacks: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations...

Author: Oliver Sacks
ISBN: 9781612195773
Format: Paperback
$32.99

An extraordinary collection of interviews with the beloved doctor and author, whose research and books inspired...  Read More >>

Tales of the Quantum: Understanding Physics' Most Fundamental Theory

Tales of the Quantum: Understanding Physics' Most Fundamental...

Author: Art Hobson (Professor Emeritus of Physics, Professor Emeritus of Physics, University of Arkansas)
ISBN: 9780199384228
Format: Paperback
$52.67

""""Tales of the Quantum"" is a discussion of the fundamental principles of quantum physics for the non-scientific...  Read More >>

Wissenschaft auf Safari: Verhaltensforschung als Beruf und Hobby

Wissenschaft auf Safari: Verhaltensforschung als Beruf...

Author: Wolfgang Wickler
ISBN: 9783662499573
Format: Paperback
$64.66

Mitten hinein geboren in das Jahrhundert der Biologie, entrann Wolfgang Wickler als Kind mit der Familie dem Bombenhagel...  Read More >>

A Most Improbable Journey: A Big History of Our Planet and Ourselves

A Most Improbable Journey: A Big History of Our Planet...

Author: Walter Alvarez
ISBN: 9780393292695
Format: Hardback
$44.95

Famed geologist Walter Alvarez expands our view of human history, revealing the cosmic, geologic and evolutionary...  Read More >>

Gravitationswellen: Einblicke in Theorie, Vorhersage und Entdeckung

Gravitationswellen: Einblicke in Theorie, Vorhersage...

Author: Domenico Giulini ,  Claus Kiefer
ISBN: 9783658160128
Format: Paperback
$25.85

Die angesehenen Wissenschaftler Domenico Giulini und Claus Kiefer geben in diesem essential einen kompakten Überblick...  Read More >>

Suggestible You: Placebos. False Memories, Hypnosis and the Power of Your Astonishing Brain

Suggestible You: Placebos. False Memories, Hypnosis...

Author: Erik Vance
ISBN: 9781426217890
Format: Hardback
$59.99

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Aliens: Science Asks: Is There Anyone Out There?

Aliens: Science Asks: Is There Anyone Out There?

Author: Jim Al-Khalili
ISBN: 9781781256817
Format: Paperback
$27.99

The ALIENS invasion is coming ... a new collection of writing from the best scientific thinkers in the galaxy.  Read More >>

The Prodigy's Cousin: The family link between Autism and extraordinary talent

The Prodigy's Cousin: The family link between Autism...

Author: Joanne Ruthsatz ,  Kimberly Stephens
ISBN: 9781846045257
Format: Paperback
$39.99

And could prodigies - children who have many of the strengths of autism but few of the challenges - be the key to...  Read More >>

What Colour is the Sun?: Mind-Bending Science Facts in the Solar System's Brightest Quiz

What Colour is the Sun?: Mind-Bending Science Facts...

Author: Brian Clegg
ISBN: 9781785781223
Format: Paperback
$18.99

The mind-bending quiz book that every science geek needs in their Christmas stocking.  Read More >>

A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie

A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie

Author: Kathryn Harkup
ISBN: 9781472911322
Format: Paperback
$31.02

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A Doctorate and Beyond: Building a Career in Engineering and the Physical Sciences

A Doctorate and Beyond: Building a Career in Engineering...

Author: Graham C. Goodwin ,  Stefan F. Graebe
ISBN: 9783319458762
Format: Hardback
$50.46

A book that takes you through and beyond your doctoral studies. It will be a valuable reference throughout your...  Read More >>

String Book

String Book

Author: Adam Hart-Davis
ISBN: 9781770858671
Format: Paperback
$19.99

The popular BBC TV science broadcaster presents an informative history of the technology of string over the ages,...  Read More >>

Letters to a Troubled Church: First and Second Corinthians

Letters to a Troubled Church: First and Second Corinthians...

Author: Ray C Stedman
ISBN: 9781627075251
Format: Paperback
$50.13

Ray Stedman uses Paul's writings in 1 and 2 Corinthians to encourage us to remain faithful to the truth in a corrupt...  Read More >>

Rockets Versus Gravity

Rockets Versus Gravity

Author: Richard Scarsbrook
ISBN: 9781459733862
Format: Paperback
$36.20

The flutter of a butterflys wing. The typhoon halfway around the world. Events that appear significantly related...  Read More >>

Weird Dinosaurs: The Strange new fossils challenging everything we thought we knew

Weird Dinosaurs: The Strange new fossils challenging...

Author: John Pickrell
ISBN: 9781742234731
Format: Paperback
$36.99

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The Hive at Kew

The Hive at Kew

Author: Kew Royal Botanic Gardens
ISBN: 9781842466254
Format: Paperback
$29.99

The Hive at Kew is a beautifully illustrated celebration of this immersive, multi-sensory experience.  Read More >>

The Best Australian Science Writing 2016

The Best Australian Science Writing 2016

Author: Jo Chandler ,  Ms Fiona Stanley
ISBN: 9781742235035
Format: Paperback
$36.20

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What the dog knows: scent, science, and the amazing ways dogs perceive the world

What the dog knows: scent, science, and the amazing...

Author: Cat Warren (Professor)
ISBN: 9781925321777
Format: Paperback
$29.99

A New York Times-bestselling book about the extraordinary abilities of man's best friend.  Read More >>

Innocent Experiments: Childhood and the Culture of Popular Science in the United States

Innocent Experiments: Childhood and the Culture of Popular...

Author: Rebecca Onion
ISBN: 9781469629476
Format: Paperback
$99.00

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Bizarre Botany

Bizarre Botany

Author: Christina Harrison ,  Lauren Gardiner
ISBN: 9781842466148
Format: Hardback
$39.60

Take a journey through a forest of fascinating facts and explore the wonders of the plant kingdom – from the tallest...  Read More >>

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