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Higgs: The invention and discovery of the 'God Particle'

Higgs: The invention and discovery of the 'God Particle'...

Author: Jim Baggott (Freelance science writer)
ISBN: 9780199679577
Format: Paperback
$27.95

The hunt for the Higgs particle involved the biggest, most expensive experiment ever. Finally, on 4 July 2012, CERN...  Read More >>

Connectome: How the Brain's Wiring Makes Us Who We Are

Connectome: How the Brain's Wiring Makes Us Who We Are...

Author: Sebastian Seung
ISBN: 9780241951873
Format: Paperback
$35.00

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Brewing

Brewing

Author: Ian S Hornsey (Nethergate Brewery, UK)
ISBN: 9781849736022
Format: Paperback
$72.42

This book will appeal to beer-lovers, particularly those within the industry who wish to understand the processes,...  Read More >>

Uncorked: The Science of Champagne - Revised Edition

Uncorked: The Science of Champagne - Revised Edition...

Author: Gérard Liger-Belair ,  Hervé This
ISBN: 9780691158723
Format: Hardback
$47.99

Through lively prose and photos, this revised edition of Uncorked unlocks the door to what champagne is all about....  Read More >>

John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon

John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon

Author: J. Logsdon
ISBN: 9781137346490
Format: Paperback
$126.76

While there are many biographies of JFK and accounts of the early years of US space efforts, this book uses primary...  Read More >>

A Very Short Tour of the Mind: 21 Short Walks Around the Human Brain

A Very Short Tour of the Mind: 21 Short Walks Around...

Author: Michael Corballis
ISBN: 9780715647479
Format: Paperback
$19.99

How do we know if we're really the top dogs in brain power? Does...  Read More >>

Life's Vital Link: The astonishing role of the placenta

Life's Vital Link: The astonishing role of the placenta...

Author: Y.W. Loke (Emeritus Professor of Reproductive Immunology, University of Cambridge and Fellow of King's College, Cambridge)
ISBN: 9780199694518
Format: Hardback
$46.95

How does the foetus - a foreign body - survive inside the mother? The placenta is the extraordinary organ that allows...  Read More >>

The Stressed Sex: Uncovering the Truth About Men, Women, and Mental Health

The Stressed Sex: Uncovering the Truth About Men, Women,...

Author: Daniel Freeman (Professor of Clinical Psychology and MRC Senior Clinical Fellow, Oxford University) ,  Jason Freeman (Writer and editor)
ISBN: 9780199651351
Format: Hardback
$46.95

Are rates of psychological disorder different for men and women? The answer to this question, and its implications,...  Read More >>

Food Bites: The Science of the Foods We Eat

Food Bites: The Science of the Foods We Eat

Author: Richard W. Hartel ,  AnnaKate Hartel
ISBN: 9781461475637
Format: Paperback
$105.57

Food Bites is an easy-to-read, often humorous book on the scientific basis of the foods we eat, and answers those...  Read More >>

Time Reborn: From the Crisis in Physics to the Future of the Universe

Time Reborn: From the Crisis in Physics to the Future...

Author: Lee Smolin ,  Sean Pratt
ISBN: 9781452614632
Format: Audio
$118.77

From Lee Smolin, author of the controversial bestseller The Trouble with Physics, comes a radical new view of the...  Read More >>

Time Reborn: From the Crisis in Physics to the Future of the Universe

Time Reborn: From the Crisis in Physics to the Future...

Author: Lee Smolin ,  Sean Pratt
ISBN: 9781452664637
Format: Audio
$79.17

From Lee Smolin, author of the controversial bestseller The Trouble with Physics, comes a radical new view of the...  Read More >>

Farewell to Reality: How Fairytale Physics Betrays the Search for Scientific Truth

Farewell to Reality: How Fairytale Physics Betrays the...

Author: Jim Baggott
ISBN: 9781780334929
Format: Paperback
$40.99

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Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Animals

Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Animals

Author: Virginia Morell
ISBN: 9781906964917
Format: Paperback
$33.61

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The Lost Art of Finding Our Way

The Lost Art of Finding Our Way

Author: John Edward Huth
ISBN: 9780674072824
Format: Hardback
$126.72

Long before GPS and Google Earth, humans traveled vast distances using environmental clues and simple instruments....  Read More >>

High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know about Drugs and Society

High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery...

Author: Carl Hart (Univ of Wyoming)
ISBN: 9780062015884
Format: Hardback
$71.25

A groundbreaking neuroscientist shares the harrowing and inspiring story of his life growing up in one of Miami's...  Read More >>

The Zookeeper's Wife: An unforgettable true story, now a major film

The Zookeeper's Wife: An unforgettable true story, now...

Author: Diane Ackerman
ISBN: 9780755365036
Format: Paperback
$24.99

A remarkable true story of bravery and sanctuary during World War II - for fans of The Guernsey Literary and Potato...  Read More >>

The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards

The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards

Author: William J Broad
ISBN: 9781451641431
Format: Paperback
$32.99

Synopsis coming soon.......  Read More >>

Cat Sense: How the New Feline Science Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet

Cat Sense: How the New Feline Science Can Make You a...

Author: John Bradshaw
ISBN: 9780465031016
Format: Hardback
$73.89

A must-read for any cat lover, Cat Sense is a revolutionary new account from one of the leading scientific experts...  Read More >>

The Universe Within: From Quantum to Cosmos

The Universe Within: From Quantum to Cosmos

Author: Neil Turok
ISBN: 9781459664845
Format: Paperback
$58.05

Longlisted for the Charles Taylor Prize, and selected as an Best Book Every technology for Amazon we rely on today...  Read More >>

Brain Wars: The Scientific Battle Over the Existence of the Mind and the Proof that Will Change the Way We Live Our Lives

Brain Wars: The Scientific Battle Over the Existence...

Author: Mario Beauregard
ISBN: 9780062071224
Format: Paperback
$39.57

In Brain Wars, acclaimed neuroscientist Mario Beauregard reveals compelling new evidence set to provoke a major...  Read More >>

Radical Abundance: How a Revolution in Nanotechnology Will Change Civilization

Radical Abundance: How a Revolution in Nanotechnology...

Author: K. Eric Drexler
ISBN: 9781610391139
Format: Hardback
$65.00

The father of nanotechnology shows that we're closer to a nano-scale engineering revolution than ever before, and...  Read More >>

Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration

Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration

Author: Buzz Aldrin ,  Leonard David
ISBN: 9781426210174
Format: Hardback
$49.99

Argues passionately and articulately for continuing to push the boundaries of our knowledge of the universe and,...  Read More >>

Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History

Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History

Author: Florence Williams
ISBN: 9780393345070
Format: Paperback
$30.35

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Energie, Ökologie und Unvernunft

Energie, Ökologie und Unvernunft

Author: Jochem Unger ,  Antonio Hurtado
ISBN: 9783658015022
Format: Paperback
$79.17

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