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The Human Age: The World Shaped by Us

The Human Age: The World Shaped by Us

Author: Diane Ackerman
ISBN: 9780755365029
Format: Downloadable audio file
$51.75

As Diane Ackerman writes in her brilliant new book, The Human Age, our relationship with nature has changed...radically,...  Read More >>

Woman: An Intimate Geography (Revised and Updated)

Woman: An Intimate Geography (Revised and Updated)

Author: Natalie Angier
ISBN: 9781844089901
Format: Paperback
$26.99

NOW REVISED AND UPDATED. 'A glorious, fascinating encyclopaedic look at the wonder of the female body.' WOMAN'S...  Read More >>

Life at the Speed of Light: From the Double Helix to the Dawn of Digital Life

Life at the Speed of Light: From the Double Helix to...

Author: J. Craig Venter
ISBN: 9780349139906
Format: Paperback
$26.99

Where did our search to understand life come from? And where will it take us?  Read More >>

Cat Sense: The Feline Enigma Revealed

Cat Sense: The Feline Enigma Revealed

Author: John Bradshaw
ISBN: 9780241960455
Format: Paperback
$26.99

Cats are the most popular pet in the world. They outnumber the dog, man's 'best friend', by three to one. Cats need...  Read More >>

A Kitchen Course in Electricity and Magnetism

A Kitchen Course in Electricity and Magnetism

Author: David Nightingale ,  Christopher Spencer
ISBN: 9783319053042
Format: Paperback
$85.36

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The Energy-Climate Continuum: Lessons from Basic Science and History

The Energy-Climate Continuum: Lessons from Basic Science...

Author: Antoine Bret
ISBN: 9783319079196
Format: Hardback
$72.42

This book puts the debates about the energy-climate continuum on a scientific ground! It is a must-read for everyone,...  Read More >>

Boost Your Brain

Boost Your Brain

Author: Majid Fotuhi (HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL BOSTON) ,  Christina Breda Antoniades
ISBN: 9780062199294
Format: Paperback
$50.13

An internationally recognized neurologist presents a revolutionary brain-optimization program that, despite research...  Read More >>

Supercars

Supercars

Author: Park Lane Books
ISBN: 9781906969769
Format: Paperback
$15.50

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Chemists' War: 1914-1918

Chemists' War: 1914-1918

Author: Michael Freemantle
ISBN: 9781849739894
Format: Paperback
$51.72

The 1914-18 war has been referred to as the ‘chemists’ war’ and to commemorate the centenary this collection of...  Read More >>

What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical...

Author: Randall Munroe ,  Will Wheaton
ISBN: 9781473609853
Format: Downloadable audio file
$43.96

Science's most intriguing questions answered by the web's favourite writer, the genius behind xkcd.com. Munroe's...  Read More >>

Tsunami: Nature and Culture

Tsunami: Nature and Culture

Author: Richard Hamblyn
ISBN: 9781780233475
Format: Paperback
$34.99

An exploration of the science and culture of tsunamis.  Read More >>

Islands: Nature and Culture

Islands: Nature and Culture

Author: Stephen A. Royle
ISBN: 9781780233468
Format: Paperback
$37.99

Islands guides readers through the cultural andscientific history of these diverse environments.  Read More >>

Is There Life On Mars?: The 20 Big Universe Questions

Is There Life On Mars?: The 20 Big Universe Questions...

Author: Stuart Clark
ISBN: 9781782069478
Format: Paperback
$26.99

Answers to the 20 biggest questions about cosmology, astronomy and the wonders of the universe.  Read More >>

50 Physics Ideas You Really Need to Know

50 Physics Ideas You Really Need to Know

Author: Joanne Baker
ISBN: 9781848667068
Format: Hardback
$39.99

The perfect introduction to the central ideas of physics in 50 concise essays.  Read More >>

Little Book of Scientific Principles: 175 laws, principles, equations, theories and things that form the foundations of science

Little Book of Scientific Principles: 175 laws, principles,...

Author: Surendra Verma
ISBN: 9781921517440
Format: Hardback
$19.99

The Little Book of Scientific Principles, Theories and Things explains 175 laws, principles, equations, theories...  Read More >>

Why Aren't We Dead Yet?: The Survivor's Guide to the Immune System

Why Aren't We Dead Yet?: The Survivor's Guide to the...

Author: Ben-Barak Idan
ISBN: 9781925106077
Format: Paperback
$27.99

Disease - specifically infectious disease - is what eventually kills the overwhelming majority of us. In fact, it's...  Read More >>

Faithful to Science: The Role of Science in Religion

Faithful to Science: The Role of Science in Religion...

Author: Andrew Steane (Professor of Physics, Professor of Physics, University of Oxford)
ISBN: 9780198716044
Format: Hardback
$64.95

Science and religious faith are two of the most important and influential forces in human life, yet there is widespread...  Read More >>

Europe: I Struggle, I Overcome

Europe: I Struggle, I Overcome

Author: Wilfried Martens
ISBN: 9783642431555
Format: Paperback
$72.42

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Already in his time as chair of the CVP youth league from 1967 to 1972, groundbreaking manifestos...  Read More >>

Kindheit - aufs Spiel gesetzt: Vom Wert des Spielens für die Entwicklung des Kindes

Kindheit - aufs Spiel gesetzt: Vom Wert des Spielens...

Author: Gabriele Pohl
ISBN: 9783642543159
Format: Hardback
$79.17

Humanistisch, originell und liebevoll.“ Andreas Weber„In einer Zeit, in der Kindergärten immer mehr verschult werden...  Read More >>

Birthright: People and Nature in the Modern World

Birthright: People and Nature in the Modern World

Author: Stephen R. Kellert
ISBN: 9780300205794
Format: Paperback
$53.95

Human health and wellbeing is inextricably linked to nature; our connection to the natural world is part of our...  Read More >>

Archimedes

Archimedes

Author: Eduard Jan Dijksterhuis
ISBN: 9780691607771
Format: Paperback
$140.00

This classic study by the eminent Dutch historian of science E. J. Dijksterhuis (1892-1965) presents the work of...  Read More >>

Atom and Void: Essays on Science and Community

Atom and Void: Essays on Science and Community

Author: J. Robert Oppenheimer
ISBN: 9780691603742
Format: Paperback
$54.99

J. Robert Oppenheimer was one of the outstanding physicists of his generation. He was also an immensely gifted writer...  Read More >>

Benjamin Silliman: A Life in the Young Republic

Benjamin Silliman: A Life in the Young Republic

Author: Chandos Michael Brown
ISBN: 9780691603759
Format: Paperback
$125.00

Poet, essayist, chemist, geologist, educator, entrepreneur, publisher--Benjamin Silliman (1779-1864) was one of...  Read More >>

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