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The Story Of God

The Story Of God

Author: Professor Lord Robert Winston
ISBN: 9780553817430
Format: Paperback
$49.99

From the tiniest microchip to the information superhighway, the modern world is dominated by and dependent upon...  Read More >>

Brainwashing: The science of thought control

Brainwashing: The science of thought control

Author: Kathleen Taylor (Department of Physiology, University of Oxford)
ISBN: 9780199204786
Format: Paperback
$65.97

Bringing together cutting-edge research from psychology and neuroscience, Kathleen Taylor puts the brain back into...  Read More >>

Ken Libbrecht's Field Guide to Snowflakes

Ken Libbrecht's Field Guide to Snowflakes

Author: Kenneth Libbrecht
ISBN: 9780760326459
Format: Hardback
$34.19

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Bang!: The Complete History of the Universe

Bang!: The Complete History of the Universe

Author: Brian May ,  CBE, DSc, FRAS, Sir Patrick Moore
ISBN: 9781920743703
Format: Hardback
$49.95

This is the story of the Universe told from that moment when time and space came into existence, through the rise...  Read More >>

The Best of All Possible Worlds: Mathematics and Destiny

The Best of All Possible Worlds: Mathematics and Destiny...

Author: Ivar Ekeland
ISBN: 9780226199948
Format: Hardback
$66.00

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Big Fleas Have Little Fleas: How Discoveries of Invertebrate Diseases Are Advancing Modern Science

Big Fleas Have Little Fleas: How Discoveries of Invertebrate...

Author: Elizabeth Davidson
ISBN: 9780816525447
Format: Paperback
$47.39

Ever since Louis Pasteur published his theories on the origin of germs, scientists the world over have focused their...  Read More >>

Scorched: South Africa's changing climate

Scorched: South Africa's changing climate

Author: Leonie Joubert
ISBN: 9781868144372
Format: Paperback
$79.07

Takes on a journey through southern Africa's mesmerising landscapes as climate change sets in. This title marvels...  Read More >>

The Bluffer's Guide to the Quantum Universe

The Bluffer's Guide to the Quantum Universe

Author: Jack Klaff
ISBN: 9781903096666
Format: Paperback
$20.99

Helps you be an instant expert on the quantum universe and bluff your way in the subject with everyone you know....  Read More >>

The Theory Of Almost Everything: The Standard Model, the Unsung Triumphs of Modern Physics

The Theory Of Almost Everything: The Standard Model,...

Author: Robert Oerter
ISBN: 9780452287860
Format: Paperback
$42.24

The Standard Model is the most important theory in modern physics. This work combines Einstein's special relativity...  Read More >>

Alchemist's Kitchen: Extraordinary Potions and Curious Notions

Alchemist's Kitchen: Extraordinary Potions and Curious...

Author: Guy Ogilvy
ISBN: 9781904263524
Format: Paperback
$17.98

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Golden Section: Nature's Greatest Secret

Golden Section: Nature's Greatest Secret

Author: Scott Olsen
ISBN: 9781904263470
Format: Paperback
$17.98

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Can Cows Walk Down Stairs?: Perplexing Questions Answered

Can Cows Walk Down Stairs?: Perplexing Questions Answered...

Author: Paul Heiney
ISBN: 9780750937481
Format: Paperback
$18.09

What is ear wax for? Do bacteria have sex? How do they put stripes in toothpaste? This book answers those perplexing...  Read More >>

Bau und Leben der Rhinogradentia

Bau und Leben der Rhinogradentia

Author: Harald Stümpke
ISBN: 9783827418401
Format: Paperback
$79.07

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A Beautiful Math: John Nash, Game Theory, and the Modern Quest for a Code of Nature

A Beautiful Math: John Nash, Game Theory, and the Modern...

Author: Tom Siegfried ,  Joseph Henry Press
ISBN: 9780309101929
Format: Hardback
$73.79

Neuroscientists peer into game players brains, anthropologists play games with people from primitive cultures, biologists...  Read More >>

Evolution: A Scientific American Reader

Evolution: A Scientific American Reader

Author: Scientific American
ISBN: 9780226742694
Format: Paperback
$41.95

From the Scopes “Monkey Trial” of 1925 to the court ruling against the Dover Area School Board’s proposed intelligent...  Read More >>

Evolution: A Scientific American Reader

Evolution: A Scientific American Reader

Author: Scientific American
ISBN: 9780226742687
Format: Hardback
$190.95

From the Scopes “Monkey Trial” of 1925 to the court ruling against the Dover Area School Board’s proposed intelligent...  Read More >>

The Altruism Equation: Seven Scientists Search for the Origins of Goodness

The Altruism Equation: Seven Scientists Search for the...

Author: Lee Alan Dugatkin
ISBN: 9780691125909
Format: Hardback
$57.99

In a world supposedly governed by ruthless survival of the fittest, why do we see acts of goodness in both animals...  Read More >>

That's Not in My Science Book: A Compilation of Little-Known Facts

That's Not in My Science Book: A Compilation of Little-Known...

Author: Kate Kelly
ISBN: 9781589792906
Format: Paperback
$23.95

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The Lifebox, the Seashell, and the Soul: What Gnarly Computation Taught Me About Ultimate Reality, the Meaning of Life, and How to be Happy

The Lifebox, the Seashell, and the Soul: What Gnarly...

Author: Rudy Rucker
ISBN: 9781560258988
Format: Paperback
$50.03

A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step, goes the ancient saying. This concept is at the root of the...  Read More >>

God Created the Integers: The Mathematical Breakthroughs That Changed History

God Created the Integers: The Mathematical Breakthroughs...

Author: Stephen Hawking
ISBN: 9780141018782
Format: Paperback
$49.14

Helps the reader understand the progression of mathematical thought, and the very foundations of technologies. This...  Read More >>

Der Kreative Kosmos: Geist Und Materie Aus Quanteninformation

Der Kreative Kosmos: Geist Und Materie Aus Quanteninformation...

Author: Thomas Gornitz ,  Brigitte Gornitz
ISBN: 9783827417688
Format: Paperback
$79.07

(Autor) Thomas G rnitz / Brigitte G rnitz (Titel) Der kreative Kosmos (Untertitel) Geist und Materie aus Information...  Read More >>

Die Kunst des wissenschaftlichen Präsentierens und Publizierens: Ein Praxisleitfaden für junge Wissenschaftler

Die Kunst des wissenschaftlichen Präsentierens und Publizierens:...

Author: Claus Ascheron
ISBN: 9783827417411
Format: Paperback
$105.47

Das Ziel dieses Buches ist es, jungen Wissenschaftlern zu helfen, ihre mündliche und schriftliche Kommunikationsfähigkeit...  Read More >>

Evolution: The Triumph Of An Idea

Evolution: The Triumph Of An Idea

Author: Carl Zimmer
ISBN: 9780061138409
Format: Paperback
$42.21

In this remarkable book, a companion volume to the PBS series, a rich and up-to-date view of evolution is presented...  Read More >>

Auf der Spur der Drachen: China und das Geheimnis der gefiederten Dinosaurier

Auf der Spur der Drachen: China und das Geheimnis der...

Author: Mark Norell ,  Mick Ellison
ISBN: 9783827417282
Format: Hardback
$79.07

Auf der Spur der Drachen befasst sich mit den dramatischen Veränderungen, die sich in jüngster Zeit bei der Erforschung...  Read More >>

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