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Computer Science: A Very Short Introduction

Computer Science: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Subrata Dasgupta (Computer Science Trust Fund Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair)
ISBN: 9780198733461
Format: Paperback
$21.95

While the development of Information Technology has been obvious to all, the underpinning computer science has been...  Read More >>

The Fourth Revolution: How the Infosphere is Reshaping Human Reality

The Fourth Revolution: How the Infosphere is Reshaping...

Author: Luciano Floridi (Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information at the University of Oxford)
ISBN: 9780198743934
Format: Paperback
$29.95

Who are we, and how do we relate to each other? Luciano Floridi argues that the explosive developments in Information...  Read More >>

On the Scent: A journey through the science of smell

On the Scent: A journey through the science of smell...

Author: Paolo Pelosi (Visiting Professor at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China)
ISBN: 9780198719052
Format: Hardback
$51.95

Smell is arguably the most evocative of senses, linked to memories and associations. For most animals it is vital...  Read More >>

Black Hole: How an Idea Abandoned by Newtonians, Hated by Einstein, and Gambled On by Hawking Became Loved

Black Hole: How an Idea Abandoned by Newtonians, Hated...

Author: Marcia Bartusiak
ISBN: 9780300219661
Format: Paperback
$30.95

The contentious history of the idea of the black hole the most fascinating and bizarre celestial object in the heavens""...  Read More >>

What Is Relativity?: An Intuitive Introduction to Einstein's Ideas, and Why They Matter

What Is Relativity?: An Intuitive Introduction to Einstein's...

Author: Jeffrey Bennett
ISBN: 9780231167277
Format: Paperback
$31.95

An entertaining introduction to Einstein's theories of relativity, Bennett's book proves anyone can grasp the basics...  Read More >>

Primates and Philosophers: How Morality Evolved

Primates and Philosophers: How Morality Evolved

Author: Frans de Waal ,  Stephen Macedo
ISBN: 9780691169163
Format: Paperback
$47.39

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Connecting Analytical Thinking and Intuition: And the Nights Abound with Inspiration

Connecting Analytical Thinking and Intuition: And the...

Author: Anders Omstedt
ISBN: 9783319275338
Format: Paperback
$145.17

This book demonstrates how analytical thinking and intuition can be systematically connected and trained. It is...  Read More >>

English for Presentations at International Conferences

English for Presentations at International Conferences...

Author: Adrian Wallwork
ISBN: 9783319263281
Format: Paperback
$90.54

This, the first book ever written on academic presentations specifically from the perspective of non-native English...  Read More >>

An Imaginary Tale: The Story of √-1

An Imaginary Tale: The Story of √-1

Author: Paul J. Nahin
ISBN: 9780691169248
Format: Paperback
$29.99

In the title, ""[the square root of minus one]"" appears as a radical over ""-1.""  Read More >>

Women After All: Sex, Evolution, and the End of Male Supremacy

Women After All: Sex, Evolution, and the End of Male...

Author: Melvin Konner (Emory University)
ISBN: 9780393352313
Format: Paperback
$27.95

A short, lively argument for the natural superiority of women.  Read More >>

Governing Behavior: How Nerve Cell Dictatorships and Democracies Control Everything We Do

Governing Behavior: How Nerve Cell Dictatorships and...

Author: Ari Berkowitz
ISBN: 9780674736900
Format: Hardback
$51.95

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Inventing the Universe: Why we can't stop talking about science, faith and God

Inventing the Universe: Why we can't stop talking about...

Author: Dr Alister E McGrath
ISBN: 9781444798487
Format: Paperback
$26.99

From the author of the bestselling The Dawkins Delusion - an accessible account of the biggest questions around...  Read More >>

Incognito: The Secret Lives of The Brain

Incognito: The Secret Lives of The Brain

Author: David Eagleman
ISBN: 9781782112464
Format: Paperback
$33.61

The New York Times bestselling book from cutting-edge neuroscientist David Eagleman, exploring the power of our...  Read More >>

Lazos de familia / Family Ties

Lazos de familia / Family Ties

Author: Danielle Steel
ISBN: 9788466332811
Format: Paperback
$34.19

Con Lazos de familia, Danielle Steel nos ofrece una historia  conmovedora sobre la fuerza indestructible de...  Read More >>

English for Academic Correspondence

English for Academic Correspondence

Author: Adrian Wallwork
ISBN: 9783319264332
Format: Paperback
$90.54

Written specifically for researchers of all disciplines whose first language is not English, this guide presents...  Read More >>

The Quantum Divide: Why Schrödinger's Cat is Either Dead or Alive

The Quantum Divide: Why Schrödinger's Cat is Either...

Author: Christopher C. Gerry (Department of Physics, Lehman College, City University of New York) ,  Kimberley M. Bruno (Vice Principal, Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design, Brooklyn, New York)
ISBN: 9780198754077
Format: Paperback
$51.95

A semi-popular account of quantum physics based primarily on optical experiments performed over the past three decades....  Read More >>

Real Space: The fate of physical presence in the digital age, on and off planet

Real Space: The fate of physical presence in the digital...

Author: Paul Levinson
ISBN: 9780415753777
Format: Paperback
$110.00

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Invisible

Invisible

Author: Philip Ball
ISBN: 9780226378251
Format: Paperback
$55.44

""Originally published by Bodley Head, 2013""--Title-page verso.  Read More >>

Boltzmanns Atom: The Great Debate That Launched a Revolution in Physics

Boltzmanns Atom: The Great Debate That Launched a Revolution...

Author: David Lindley
ISBN: 9781501142444
Format: Paperback
$47.49

In 1900 many eminent scientists did not believe atoms existed, yet within just a few years the atomic century launched...  Read More >>

The Penultimate Curiosity: How Science Swims in the Slipstream of Ultimate Questions

The Penultimate Curiosity: How Science Swims in the...

Author: Roger Wagner (Artist and writer, Artist and writer) ,  Andrew Briggs (Professor of Nanomaterials, Professor of Nanomaterials, University of Oxford, UK)
ISBN: 9780198747956
Format: Hardback
$83.95

This book sets out to answer one of the most profound questions about the development of human thought: why it is...  Read More >>

Exploring the Planets: A Memoir

Exploring the Planets: A Memoir

Author: Fred Taylor (Halley Professor of Physics (Emeritus), Halley Professor of Physics (Emeritus), Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, UK)
ISBN: 9780199671595
Format: Hardback
$68.95

The book offers a personal account of how the space programme has evolved, in particular exploring how the motivations...  Read More >>

Strange Glow: The Story of Radiation

Strange Glow: The Story of Radiation

Author: Timothy J. Jorgensen
ISBN: 9780691165035
Format: Hardback
$62.99

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In Love with Betty the Crow: The First 40 Years of The Science Show

In Love with Betty the Crow: The First 40 Years of The...

Author: Robyn Williams ,  Robyn Williams
ISBN: 9781489093028
Format: Audio
$56.87

The Science Show with Robyn Williams on Radio National is one of the longest running programs on Australian radio....  Read More >>

Wisdom Of The Martians Of Science: In Their Own Words With Commentaries

Wisdom Of The Martians Of Science: In Their Own Words...

Author: Istvan Hargittai (Budapest Univ Of Technology & Economics, Hungary) ,  Balazs Hargittai (St. Francis Univ, Usa)
ISBN: 9789814723800
Format: Hardback
$137.14

Wisdom of the Martians of Science refers to five scientists whose brilliance contributed to shaping the modern world....  Read More >>

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