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Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking

Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking

Author: Daniel C. Dennett
ISBN: 9780241954621
Format: Paperback
$27.99

A few of us may be natural geniuses; others are blessed with reserves of willpower. Then there's the rest of us:...  Read More >>

You Are the Placebo: Making Your Mind Matter

You Are the Placebo: Making Your Mind Matter

Author: Dr Joe Dispenza
ISBN: 9781781802571
Format: Paperback
$43.96

Throughout history, many cultures have experienced the effects of verifiable healings, along with hexes, curses,...  Read More >>

Grasses

Grasses

Author: Stephen A. Harris
ISBN: 9781780232737
Format: Hardback
$32.99

Grasses is a must-have for gardeners, food lovers and environmentalists alike.  Read More >>

Candy Bites: The Science of Sweets

Candy Bites: The Science of Sweets

Author: Richard W. Hartel ,  AnnaKate Hartel
ISBN: 9781461493822
Format: Paperback
$105.57

As well as delving into candy facts and myths such as the so-called ‘sugar high’ and the long history of making...  Read More >>

Teeth: A Very Short Introduction

Teeth: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Peter S. Ungar (Distinguished Professor and Chair of Anthropology, Distinguished Professor and Chair of Anthropology, University of Arkansas)
ISBN: 9780199670598
Format: Paperback
$21.95

Teeth are a vital component of vertebrate anatomy and a fundamental part of the fossil record. It was the evolution...  Read More >>

Imminent Science: What Remains to be Discovered

Imminent Science: What Remains to be Discovered

Author: Giovanni F. Bignami
ISBN: 9788847053519
Format: Paperback
$59.49

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The Science of Discworld IV: Judgement Day

The Science of Discworld IV: Judgement Day

Author: Ian Stewart ,  Jack Cohen
ISBN: 9780091949808
Format: Paperback
$39.99

Marjorie Daw is a librarian, and takes her job - and indeed the truth of words - very seriously. She doesn't know...  Read More >>

Visions of Science: Books and readers at the dawn of the Victorian age

Visions of Science: Books and readers at the dawn of...

Author: James A. Secord (Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge and Director of the Darwin Correspondence Project)
ISBN: 9780199675265
Format: Hardback
$51.95

Whilst political and social events shook continental Europe, scientific developments were changing the way we understood...  Read More >>

The Improbable Primate: How Water Shaped Human Evolution

The Improbable Primate: How Water Shaped Human Evolution...

Author: Clive Finlayson (Director of the Gibraltar Museum)
ISBN: 9780199658794
Format: Hardback
$42.95

In this provocative view of human evolution, Clive Finlayson argues that the critical factor to shape us was environmental...  Read More >>

Lucky Planet: Why Earth is Exceptional - and What that Means for Life in the Universe

Lucky Planet: Why Earth is Exceptional - and What that...

Author: David Waltham
ISBN: 9781848316881
Format: Electronic book text
$29.01

In this pop-science masterpiece Waltham, a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, argues that life on Earth is,...  Read More >>

Introducing Time: A Graphic Guide

Introducing Time: A Graphic Guide

Author: Craig Callender ,  Ralph Edney
ISBN: 9781848317727
Format: Electronic book text
$18.45

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Enlightening Symbols: A Short History of Mathematical Notation and Its Hidden Powers

Enlightening Symbols: A Short History of Mathematical...

Author: Joseph Mazur
ISBN: 9780691154633
Format: Hardback
$57.99

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Einstein Relatively Simple: Our Universe Revealed In Everyday Language

Einstein Relatively Simple: Our Universe Revealed In...

Author: Ira Mark Egdall (Univ Of Miami, Usa & Nova Southeastern Univ, Usa & Florida International Univ, Usa)
ISBN: 9789814525589
Format: Hardback
$126.79

Einstein Relatively Simple brings together for the first time an exceptionally clear explanation of both special...  Read More >>

Scientific Americans: The Making of Popular Science and Evolution in Early-twentieth-century U.S. Literature and Culture

Scientific Americans: The Making of Popular Science...

Author: John Bruni
ISBN: 9781783160174
Format: Hardback
$175.00

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Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts

Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New...

Author: Emily Anthes
ISBN: 9780374534240
Format: Paperback
$52.77

A captivating journey into the wild world of altered animals. Anthes takes readers from petri dish to pet store...  Read More >>

The Lazarus Effect: The Science That is Rewriting the Boundaries Between Life and Death

The Lazarus Effect: The Science That is Rewriting the...

Author: Sam Parnia
ISBN: 9781846043086
Format: Paperback
$39.99

· How many minutes can you survive after cardiac arrest? · What do new medical techniques teach us about consciousness?...  Read More >>

This is Improbable Too: Synchronized Cows, Speedy Brain Extractors and More WTF Research

This is Improbable Too: Synchronized Cows, Speedy Brain...

Author: Marc Abrahams
ISBN: 9781780743615
Format: Paperback
$69.86

The mind behind the infamous Ig Nobel Prizes presents an addictive collection of improbable research all about us...  Read More >>

The Joy of X: A Guided Tour of Mathematics, from One to Infinity

The Joy of X: A Guided Tour of Mathematics, from One...

Author: Steven Strogatz
ISBN: 9781848878457
Format: Paperback
$24.99

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Stuff Matters: The Strange Stories of the Marvellous Materials that Shape Our Man-made World

Stuff Matters: The Strange Stories of the Marvellous...

Author: Prof. Mark Miodownik
ISBN: 9780241955185
Format: Paperback
$26.99

An exploration of human creativity. From the everyday objects in our homes to the most extraordinary new materials...  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: 9780231167260
Format: Hardback
$42.95

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

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