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Virolution

Virolution

Author: Frank Ryan
ISBN: 9780007315123
Format: Paperback
$38.79

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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: 9780199227785
Format: Hardback
$73.79

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

Weak Links: The Universal Key to the Stability of Networks and Complex Systems

Weak Links: The Universal Key to the Stability of Networks...

Author: Peter Csermely
ISBN: 9783642011924
Format: Paperback
$184.67

This book shows that the statement: ""weak links stabilize complex systems"" provides the key to understanding each...  Read More >>

Froth!: The Science of Beer

Froth!: The Science of Beer

Author: Mark Denny
ISBN: 9780801891328
Format: Hardback
$64.99

different, then Froth! is for you.  Read More >>

Mathematical Amazements and Surprises: Fascinating Figures and Noteworthy Numbers

Mathematical Amazements and Surprises: Fascinating Figures...

Author: Alfred S. Posamentier ,  Ingmar Lehmann
ISBN: 9781591027232
Format: Paperback
$42.99

What are the odds of finding two people who share the same birth date in a room of thirty-five? Most people would...  Read More >>

Signature in the Cell

Signature in the Cell

Author: Stephen C. Meyer
ISBN: 9780061472787
Format: Hardback
$76.53

A compelling new case for intelligent design based on revolutionary discoveries in science  Read More >>

The Neuro Revolution

The Neuro Revolution

Author: Zack Lynch ,  Byron Laursen
ISBN: 9780312378622
Format: Hardback
$68.61

History has already progressed through an agricultural revolution, an industrial revolution, and an information...  Read More >>

Chemistry in the Garden

Chemistry in the Garden

Author: James R Hanson ,  Chris Brickell
ISBN: 9781847559579
Format: Paperback
$38.68

This book will make fascinating reading for the chemist with an interest in gardening as well as the gardener with...  Read More >>

The Darwin Myth: The Life and Lies Charles Darwin

The Darwin Myth: The Life and Lies Charles Darwin

Author: Benjamin Wiker
ISBN: 9781596980976
Format: Hardback
$73.79

Instructive and illuminating, The Darwin Myth casts aside Darwinism's politically correct veneer and offers a critical,...  Read More >>

Mammutjager in Der Metro: Wie Das Erbe Der Evolution Unser Denken Und Verhalten Pragt

Mammutjager in Der Metro: Wie Das Erbe Der Evolution...

Author: William F Allman ,  G Bosch
ISBN: 9783827424181
Format: Paperback
$52.67

Nach welchen Kriterien wahlen wir unsere Partner aus? Wie verhalten wir uns in Gruppen? Warum reagieren wir so wutend,...  Read More >>

The Score: The Science of the Male Sex Drive

The Score: The Science of the Male Sex Drive

Author: Faye Flam
ISBN: 9781583333495
Format: Paperback
$39.60

Reveals how the male of the human species has been shaped by the drive to score' with the female. Revealing and...  Read More >>

Leviathan

Leviathan

Author: Philip Hoare
ISBN: 9780007230143
Format: Paperback
$24.99

The story of a man’s obsession with whales, which takes him on a personal, historical and biographical journey –...  Read More >>

How the Universe Works

How the Universe Works

Author: Sol Weiss
ISBN: 9780965873635
Format: Undefined
$66.00

Why are there constants such as the speed of light and the weight of an electron? What two entities can escape from...  Read More >>

Flow: Nature's Patterns: a Tapestry in Three Parts

Flow: Nature's Patterns: a Tapestry in Three Parts

Author: Philip Ball (Freelance writer and consultant editor for Nature)
ISBN: 9780199237975
Format: Hardback
$79.07

Philip Ball explores the elusive rules that govern flow in nature - from the swirl of a wisp of smoke and eddies...  Read More >>

The Monty Hall Problem: The Remarkable Story of Math's Most Contentious Brain Teaser

The Monty Hall Problem: The Remarkable Story of Math's...

Author: Jason Rosenhouse (Associate Professor of Mathematics, Associate Professor of Mathematics, James Madison University)
ISBN: 9780195367898
Format: Hardback
$65.95

This is the first book to provide a comprehensive treatment of the Monty Hall Problem, one of the most famous brainteasers...  Read More >>

The Undercover Scientist: Investigating the Mishaps of Everyday Life

The Undercover Scientist: Investigating the Mishaps...

Author: Peter J Bentley
ISBN: 9780099522423
Format: Paperback
$19.99

Making his way through one of those days when everything seems to go wrong, Peter Bentley investigates the fascinating...  Read More >>

The Vision Revolution: How the Latest Research Overturns Everything We Thought We Knew About Human Vision

The Vision Revolution: How the Latest Research Overturns...

Author: Mark Changizi
ISBN: 9781933771663
Format: Hardback
$65.87

In The Vision Revolution, Mark Changizi, prominent neuroscientist and vision expert, addresses four areas of human...  Read More >>

Smallpox, Syphilis and Salvation: Medical Breakthroughs That Changed the World

Smallpox, Syphilis and Salvation: Medical Breakthroughs...

Author: Sheryl Persson
ISBN: 9781921497063
Format: Paperback
$34.99

SMALLPOX, SYPHILIS AND SALVATION uncovers the compelling stories of the men and women, innovations and accidents...  Read More >>

Why Men Die First: How to Lengthen Your Lifespan

Why Men Die First: How to Lengthen Your Lifespan

Author: Marianne J. Legato
ISBN: 9780230614352
Format: Paperback
$44.75

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Superconductivity: A Very Short Introduction

Superconductivity: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Stephen J. Blundell (Professor of Physics, Oxford University Department of Physics and Professorial Fellow of Mansfield College, Oxford)
ISBN: 9780199540907
Format: Paperback
$21.95

Superconductivity is one of the most exciting areas of research in physics today. Outlining the history of its discovery,...  Read More >>

Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration of the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation and Time Travel

Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration...

Author: Michio Kaku
ISBN: 9780141030906
Format: Paperback
$26.99

Shows how our far-fetched ideas today - from Star Trek's phasers and teleportation to time travel as envisioned...  Read More >>

Complexity: A Guided Tour

Complexity: A Guided Tour

Author: Melanie Mitchell (Professor of Computer Science, Professor of Computer Science, Portland State University)
ISBN: 9780195124415
Format: Hardback
$56.95

A fascinating look at the exciting new sciences of complexity and what they reveal about everything from ant colonies...  Read More >>

Sound Souvenirs: Audio Technologies, Memory and Cultural Practices

Sound Souvenirs: Audio Technologies, Memory and Cultural...

Author: Karin Bijsterveld ,  Jos van Dijck
ISBN: 9789089641328
Format: Paperback
$128.70

This book explores several types of cultural practices involving the remembrance and restoration of past sounds....  Read More >>

Sai cosa mangi?: La scienza del cibo

Sai cosa mangi?: La scienza del cibo

Author: Richard W Hartel ,  Massimo Caregnato
ISBN: 9788847011748
Format: Paperback
$79.07

Cosa mangia l’America nell’era moderna? Probabilmente molte delle cose che mangeremo anche noi nel prossimo futuro....  Read More >>

Galapagos at the Crossroads: Pirates, Biologists, Tourists, and Creationists Battle for Darwin's Cradle of Evolution

Galapagos at the Crossroads: Pirates, Biologists, Tourists,...

Author: Carol Ann Bassett
ISBN: 9781426204029
Format: Hardback
$68.64

As eloquent as it is alarming, Carol Ann Bassett’s portrait of today’s Galápagos depicts a deadly collision of economics,...  Read More >>

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