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Earth: Portrait of a Planet

Earth: Portrait of a Planet

Author: Stephen Marshak
ISBN: 9780393160659
Format: Mixed media product
$288.68

This new edition of Earth , like the first edition, is a visually appealing book in a highly visual subject area....  Read More >>

The Cartoon Guide to Chemistry

The Cartoon Guide to Chemistry

Author: Larry Gonick ,  Craig Criddle
ISBN: 9780060936778
Format: Paperback
$37.99

A leading scientist and an award-winning cartoonist team up to provide a complete, up-to-date course in college-level...  Read More >>

Tears of the Tree: The Story of Rubber - A Modern Marvel

Tears of the Tree: The Story of Rubber - A Modern Marvel...

Author: John Loadman (Head of Materials Characterization (Retired), Head of Materials Characterization (Retired), Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre, Hertford, UK)
ISBN: 9780198568407
Format: Hardback
$126.95

This unique book tells the fascinating story of four thousand years of rubber as seen through the lives of the adventurers...  Read More >>

Matematica e cultura in Europa

Matematica e cultura in Europa

Author: Mirella Manaresi
ISBN: 9788847003460
Format: Mixed media product
$131.87

Non e vero che la matematica susciti sempre poco interesse. Questa almeno e l'impressione che si ricava quando lo...  Read More >>

Laws of Nature

Laws of Nature

Author: Peter Mittelstaedt ,  Paul A. Weingartner
ISBN: 9783540240792
Format: Hardback
$472.56

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Aspirin: The Extraordinary Story of a Wonder Drug

Aspirin: The Extraordinary Story of a Wonder Drug

Author: Diarmuid Jeffreys
ISBN: 9780747570837
Format: Paperback
$43.96

This title is about the fascinating and dramatic story of the wonder drug which changed the world, aspirin. With...  Read More >>

The Cydonia Codex

The Cydonia Codex

Author: George J. Haas ,  William R. Saunders
ISBN: 9781583941218
Format: Paperback
$50.03

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The Artful Universe Expanded

The Artful Universe Expanded

Author: John Barrow (Professor of Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge)
ISBN: 9780192805690
Format: Hardback
$65.00

Draws out the links between our aesthetic inclinations and the mathematical and physical structure of the Universe...  Read More >>

The Elements of Murder

The Elements of Murder

Author: John Emsley (Former Science Writer in Residence, University of Cambridge)
ISBN: 9780192805997
Format: Hardback
$65.00

How can a chemical we need on a daily basis to keep us healthy be fatal at a different dose? Why should elements...  Read More >>

The Human Genome Sourcebook

The Human Genome Sourcebook

Author: Tara Acharya ,  Neeraja Sankaran
ISBN: 9781573565295
Format: Hardback
$140.00

Borrowing from the metaphor of the genome itself, the content of the book provides both information as well as the...  Read More >>

The Counter-Creationism Handbook

The Counter-Creationism Handbook

Author: Mark A. Isaak
ISBN: 9780313333057
Format: Hardback
$120.00

An introduction covers how to address creationists in different venues, how to deal with novel claims, and why accurate...  Read More >>

Stephen Hawking: A Biography

Stephen Hawking: A Biography

Author: Kristine M. Larsen
ISBN: 9780313323928
Format: Hardback
$54.00

This biography of Hawking, written by a physicist, provides an accessible introduction to the life and work of an...  Read More >>

The Eugenics Movement: An Encyclopedia

The Eugenics Movement: An Encyclopedia

Author: Ruth Clifford Engs
ISBN: 9780313327919
Format: Hardback
$132.00

Eugenics—the theory that we can improve future generations of humans through selective breeding—was one of the most...  Read More >>

Life Sciences For The Non-scientist (2nd Edition)

Life Sciences For The Non-scientist (2nd Edition)

Author: Viqar Zaman (Formerly Head Of Dept Of Microbiology, Nus, S'pore)
ISBN: 9789812562821
Format: Paperback
$108.24

Providing essays that navigate the complex terrain of cells, cloning, and Mad Cows, this work looks at advances...  Read More >>

The Poison Paradox: Chemicals as Friends and Foes

The Poison Paradox: Chemicals as Friends and Foes

Author: John Timbrell
ISBN: 9780192804952
Format: Hardback
$145.20

Using reported disasters and everyday examples, this book examines both natural and man-made chemicals that we are...  Read More >>

Dr. Quantum Presents: A User's Guide to Your Universe

Dr. Quantum Presents: A User's Guide to Your Universe...

Author: Fred Alan Wolf
ISBN: 9781591793489
Format: Audio
$184.67

Takes the listener on a stirring intellectual ride through the realms of human consciousness and its relationship...  Read More >>

Research and Practice of Active Learning in Engineering Education

Research and Practice of Active Learning in Engineering...

Author: Erik E. Graaff ,  Gillian G. Saunders-Smits
ISBN: 9789085550914
Format: Paperback
$125.40

The papers in this book are selected to reflect the state of the art, based on contributions to the 2005 international...  Read More >>

The Naked Emperor: Darwinism Exposed

The Naked Emperor: Darwinism Exposed

Author: Antony Latham
ISBN: 9781857566352
Format: Paperback
$47.39

This thought-provoking book questions fundamentally some of the foundation stones of Darwinism, which have become...  Read More >>

In the Beginning Was the Worm: Finding the Secrets of Life in a Tiny Hermaphrodite

In the Beginning Was the Worm: Finding the Secrets of...

Author: Andrew Brown
ISBN: 9780231131476
Format: Paperback
$59.95

Presents the story of how three men won the Nobel Prize for their research on the humble nematode worm C. elegans....  Read More >>

Fred Hoyle's Universe

Fred Hoyle's Universe

Author: Jane Gregory (, Lecturer in Science Communication and Science Policy, University College London)
ISBN: 9780198507918
Format: Hardback
$53.95

Fred Hoyle was a down-to-earth, argumentative Yorkshireman who became the voice of British astronomy. He devised...  Read More >>

Bite-size Einstein

Bite-size Einstein

Author: Jerry Mayer ,  John P. Holms
ISBN: 9780517221006
Format: Hardback
$12.95

General Knowledge.  Read More >>

The Human Story

The Human Story

Author: Professor Robin Dunbar
ISBN: 9780571223039
Format: Paperback
$27.99

A new history of mankind's evolution  Read More >>

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