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A Natural History of Ourselves

A Natural History of Ourselves

Author: Hannah Holmes
ISBN: 9781848870406
Format: Paperback
$23.26

In this delightful and endlessly fascinating explication of the animal behaviour of the human species, Hannah Holmes...  Read More >>

Platypus

Platypus

Author: Ann Moyal
ISBN: 9781741757798
Format: Paperback
$29.99

The extraordinary story of a biological riddle that confounded scientists for nearly ninety years - the beguiling,...  Read More >>

Nobel Banquets, The: A Century Of Culinary History (1901-2001)

Nobel Banquets, The: A Century Of Culinary History (1901-2001)...

Author: Ulrica Soderlind (Stockholm Univ, Sweden) ,  Michael Knight (-)
ISBN: 9789814313117
Format: Hardback
$205.92

There is hardly any other banquet in the world that is as famous as the Nobel Banquet, held on December 10 in Stockholm...  Read More >>

The Youth Pill: Scientists at the Brink of an Anti-Aging Revolution

The Youth Pill: Scientists at the Brink of an Anti-Aging...

Author: David Stipp ,  Sean Runnette
ISBN: 9781400167425
Format: Audio
$65.97

A journalist explores the science and business of aging and the people who are revolutionizing the way we grow old....  Read More >>

The Youth Pill: Scientists at the Brink of an Anti-Aging Revolution

The Youth Pill: Scientists at the Brink of an Anti-Aging...

Author: David Stipp ,  Sean Runnette
ISBN: 9781400147427
Format: Audio
$221.73

A journalist explores the science and business of aging and the people who are revolutionizing the way we grow old....  Read More >>

Garlic and Other Alliums: The Lore and The Science

Garlic and Other Alliums: The Lore and The Science

Author: Eric Block (University of Albany, USA)
ISBN: 9781849731805
Format: Paperback
$64.66

Outlines the extensive history and use since the dawn of civilization of alliums, as well as the understanding of...  Read More >>

Not a Chimp: The Hunt to Find the Genes That Make Us Human

Not a Chimp: The Hunt to Find the Genes That Make Us...

Author: Jeremy Taylor
ISBN: 9780199227792
Format: Paperback
$39.47

Are chimps almost human? Are we just smarter chimps? What does that oft-quoted 1.6% difference in DNA actually mean?...  Read More >>

Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human

Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human

Author: Richard Wrangham
ISBN: 9781846682865
Format: Paperback
$32.99

In this stunningly original book, Richard Wrangham argues that it was cooking that caused the extraordinary transformation...  Read More >>

Quei temerari sulle macchine volanti: Piccola storia del volo e dei suoi avventurosi interpreti

Quei temerari sulle macchine volanti: Piccola storia...

Author: Paolo Magionami
ISBN: 9788847015890
Format: Paperback
$105.47

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Vanished Ocean: How Tethys Reshaped the World

Vanished Ocean: How Tethys Reshaped the World

Author: Dorrik Stow (ECOSSE Chair, Institute of Petroleum Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh)
ISBN: 9780199214280
Format: Hardback
$79.07

Once, the ocean of Tethys stretched across the world. It vanished just before Man appeared on Earth. Dorrik Stow...  Read More >>

Genius of Britain

Genius of Britain

Author: Robert Uhlig ,  Richard Dawkins
ISBN: 9780007320677
Format: Hardback
$79.07

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Medizin für die Bildung: Ein Weg aus der Krise

Medizin für die Bildung: Ein Weg aus der Krise

Author: Manfred Spitzer
ISBN: 9783827426772
Format: Hardback
$79.07

Denn es gibt für die Bildung ebenso einen Weg aus der Krise wie für den entzündeten Blinddarm: indem man die richtigen...  Read More >>

Relics of Eden: The Powerful Evidence of Evolution in Human DNA

Relics of Eden: The Powerful Evidence of Evolution in...

Author: Daniel J. Fairbanks
ISBN: 9781616141608
Format: Paperback
$44.99

Since the publication of Darwin's ""Origin of Species"", debate over the theory of evolution has been continuous...  Read More >>

The Black Death

The Black Death

Author: Philip Ziegler
ISBN: 9780750932028
Format: Paperback
$62.99

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Biocentrism: How Life and Consciousness are the Keys to Understanding the True Nature of the Universe

Biocentrism: How Life and Consciousness are the Keys...

Author: Robert Lanza ,  Bob Berman
ISBN: 9781935251743
Format: Paperback
$32.99

Robert Lanza is one of the most respected scientists in the world a US News and World Report cover story called...  Read More >>

Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk

Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk

Author: Massimo Pigliucci
ISBN: 9780226667867
Format: Paperback
$52.80

An exploration of the nature of science, the borderlands of fringe science, and the nonsense on stilts. Presenting...  Read More >>

How Sex Works: Why We Look, Smell, Taste, Feel, and Act the Way We Do

How Sex Works: Why We Look, Smell, Taste, Feel, and...

Author: Dr. Sharon Moalem
ISBN: 9780061479663
Format: Paperback
$36.93

Tells the story of how human sexuality has developed over time. This title helps readers find out the answers to...  Read More >>

Plastic Fantastic: How the Biggest Fraud in Physics Shook the Scientific World

Plastic Fantastic: How the Biggest Fraud in Physics...

Author: Eugenie Samuel Reich
ISBN: 9780230623842
Format: Paperback
$44.88

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Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk

Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk

Author: Massimo Pigliucci
ISBN: 9780226667850
Format: Hardback
$184.80

Polls suggest that fewer than 40 percent of Americans believe in Darwin's theory of evolution, despite it being...  Read More >>

How Pleasure Works: The New Science of Why We Like What We Like

How Pleasure Works: The New Science of Why We Like What...

Author: Paul Bloom (Yale University)
ISBN: 9780393066326
Format: Hardback
$71.15

Yale psychologist Paul Bloom presents a striking and thought-provoking new understanding of pleasure, desire, and...  Read More >>

Accidental Inventions That Changed Our Lives

Accidental Inventions That Changed Our Lives

Author: Birgit Krols
ISBN: 9789079761302
Format: Hardback
$73.92

This book reveals the fascinating stories behind the world's greatest unplanned inventions, from roller skates,...  Read More >>

How Do You Get Egg into a Bottle

How Do You Get Egg into a Bottle

Author: Erwin Brecher ,  Mike Gerrard
ISBN: 9781847325273
Format: Hardback
$36.83

Astound your friends! Impress party guests! Annoy your relatives! This book contains 100 fascinating science puzzles....  Read More >>

How Do You Walk On Fire?

How Do You Walk On Fire?

Author: Erwin Brecher
ISBN: 9781847325280
Format: Hardback
$36.83

Astound your friends! Impress party guests! Annoy your relatives! This book contains 100 fascinating science puzzles....  Read More >>

The Origin of Specious Nonsense

The Origin of Specious Nonsense

Author: John J. May
ISBN: 9781907179716
Format: Paperback
$36.22

My story and message is simple; Organised religion for much of human history has been a disaster. Evolution is a...  Read More >>

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