Genes, Cells and Brains: Bioscience's Promethean Promises

The Real Story of Risk: Adventures in a Hazardous World

We live in a world of risk. It waits for us in our refrigerator and surrounds us on the freeway. It's lurking in our arteries

Bollocks! Why Didn't I Think of That?

Features 101 inventions we could no longer imagine life without.|From the invention of the electric chair to the less offensive post-it note, 'Bollocks! Why Didnt

Spaceport Earth

It's the 21st-century and everything about the space industry is changing, and leading that charge are private sector companies including Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff

Brilliant!

To celebrate the awarding of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics to Shuji Nakamura (along with two other Japanese scientists), this newly updated edition profiles

Astrophotography with Mark Thompson

Philip's Astrophotography With Mark Thompson is an essential guide for anyone wishing to photograph or image the stars and planets, written by TV's favourite astronomer....

Here Comes the Sun

Our sun drives the weather, forms the landscape, feeds and fuels - but sometimes destroys - the creatures that live upon it, controls their patterns

PHILIPS COMPLETE ROAD ATLAS

Deluxe hardback edition - perfect for a gift. Philip's: Britain's clearest maps for motorists. Completely updated and revised for 2017. 'Good balance between detail and

Secret Life of Bones

In The Secret Life of Bones, Brian Switek frames the history of our species through the importance of bone from instruments and jewellery, to objects

Satellite

The Martian pentru adolescenți - un thriller spațial epic, extrem de original, cu adevărată știință și frumusețe sfâșietoare. Leul nu a pus niciodată piciorul pe

18 Tiny Deaths

Publisher's Synopsis For most of human history, sudden and unexpected deaths of a suspicious nature, when they were investigated at all, were examined by lay

More Knowledge

After a decade of successfully tackling the wide-ranging collection of football queries proposed by its readers, guardian.co.uk's dedicated battalion of sleuths continues...

Our Enigmatic Universe

Three themes permeate Our Enigmatic Universe: that materialism is not the only tenable philosophy for those who take seriously the discoveries of modern science ab...

CHURCHILL'S FIRST WAR

Just over a century ago British troops were fighting a vicious frontier war against Pashtun tribeman on the North West Frontier -- the great-great-grandfathers of

Who Shall Take Care of Our Sick?

This rich history chronicles the prominent role of Catholic women religious in establishing the hospitals at the core of New York City's extensive Catholic medical

THE SCIENCE MAGPIE BY Simon Flynn

'Simon Flynn's cornucopia of curious facts, anecdotes, and quotations . . . is sure to entertain and surprise.'—New Scientist From the Large Hadron Collider rap

The Long and the Short of It

We've always measured the world around us, from how big things are, to how fast they go, how much they're worth and practically everything in

POCKET GIANTS: ALBER EINS

Everyone has heard of Albert Einstein and everyone knows that he was a genius. Yet only a few people understand his work. In fact, he

Reasonableness of Reason: Explaining Rationality Naturalistically

Does reliance on reason require an unreasonable faith in reason? In The Reasonableness of Reason, Professor Hauptli argues that naturalized epistemology enables us to ex...

Handling Digital Brains : A Laboratory Study of Multimodal Semiotic Interaction in the Age of Computers

An analysis of how fMRI researchers actively involve their bodies-with hand movements in particular-in laboratory practice. The results of fMRI brain scanning require e...

Nuclear Power

Covering the formation and creation of nuclear power from its harnessing in the past to its present and future uses, this title is part of

WHEN WE WERE KIDS

When We Were Kids is a book of original essays by celebrated third culture thinkers - scientists who, through their work and writing, are taking

Stickmen's Guide to Science and Technology

Neat nuggets of text, colourfully illustrated, break down each subject into a friendly guide to everything you need to know. A must-have addition to any

Stickmen's Guide to How Things Work

Here is a mix of science and fun with a sprinkling of Stickmen s humour throughout. Explore giant tunnel borers, massive strip mining machines, tankers,

Discovering the Golden Compass

New to The Golden Compass? Don't feel lost--or alone! This accessible, illustrated guide is the only passport you'll need to Philip Pullman's imaginative world of

Losing Earth

By 1979, we knew all that we know now about the science of climate change - what was happening, why it was happening, and how

Numbers

The story of numbers begins with counting 1,2, 3... but it ends with a mind-boggling mass of numbers so densely packed that we can't be

Apollo's Fire, a Day on Earth in Nature and Imagination

Michael Sims sets out to open our eyes—literally—to the miraculous events that lie underneath the oldest story on Earth: the passing of a single day.

Studia Occitanica: In Memoriam Paul Remy Volume 2

The second of two volumes dedicated to the memory of Paul Remy and having as theme the scientific domain to which he had dedicated his

Aldous Huxley's hands

'Psychedelics, neuroscience, and historical biography come together when a journalist finds a lost photograph of Aldous Huxley and uncovers a hidden side of the celebrate...

Dynamics of innovation

Best known as the leading historian of French railways, François Caron has also done significant work on topics as varied as electricity, water and steam

Darwin's Devices

The challenge of studying evolution is that the history of life is buried in the past—we can’t witness the dramatic events that shaped the adaptations

THE FLIGHT: CHARLES LINDBERGH'S DARING AND IMMORTAL 1927 TRANSATLANTIC CROSSING

On the rainy morning of May 20, 1927, a little-known American pilot named Charles A. Lindbergh climbed into his single-engine monoplane, The Spirit of St.

Approaches to Studying World-situated Language Use

The first steps toward merging the cognitive and social approaches to language processing. *** Cartea nu are supracoperta ***

Darwin Slept Here

For 'Darwin Year,' a fresh-eyed and enchanting journey through South America in his footsteps One snowy day in Ushuaia, Argentina, the self-proclaimed 'southernmost cit...

American Iron Hand Presses

The technology of iron (replacing wood) created a revolution in printing in the nineteenth century. This important volume covers the great American iron hand presses

BEYOND HUMAN: Science and the Changing Face of Humanity

As the news constantly reminds us, recent advances in the biomedical sciences have brought within reach things that were unthinkable only a few years ago:

Transcendental Aspects of Algebraic Cycles

Topics range from introductory lectures on algebraic cycles to more advanced material in this collection of lecture notes from the Proceedings of the Grenoble Summe...

Chasing the Moon

In a world divided by the ideological struggles of the Cold War, the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement, more than one-fifth of the

Skeleton Keys

In this natural and cultural history of bone, Brian Switek explains where our skeletons came from, what they do inside us, and what others can

The Practical Encyclopedia of Home Remedies & Natural Therapies

This practical guide to natural health-promoting treatments and techniques brings together the very best of traditional therapies for reducing stress, gaining vitality a...

DISASTERS AT SEA

Dag Pike draws on his experience as merchant navy captain, fast boat navigator and boat safety tester for RNLI lifeboats to focus on a wide

Autonomy

'A fascinating hybrid. Part freewheeling history of the rise of the modern autonomous vehicle, part intimate memoir from an insider who was on the front

Chasing the Moon

The story of the moon landings begins with the wartime work of German rocket scientists including Wernher von Braun, nascent computer technology and the imagination

Basher Basics

Basher Basics: Space Exploration is a compelling guide to developments right at the forefront of space science. Meet characters who embody the amazing science that

Wedges

Learn about how a wedge works Beginner readers and budding young scientists will love learning about using simple machines in everyday situations. Along the way,

Dammit Science, Where's My Hoverboard?

Throughout history, science and technology have promised us visions of possible futures filled with medical miracles and flying cars. We have turned to our best

Critical Thinking For Students Learn The Skills Of Critical Assessment And Effective Argument

The skills of Critical Thinking are important whatever subject you are studying. They enable you to assess what's been said or written by asking the

Thin Blue Lie

“An incisive, muckraking exposé of the ‘police industrial complex.’”—The New York Times Book Review American law enforcement is a system in crisis. After explosive protes...

Odd Science: Inventions

Inventions aren't always easy. Sometimes a humble leaf can get in the way. Developers have learned that one of the big hold ups in the

Design a Skyscraper

Why are verticles and reflective symmetry needed to Design a Skyscraper? Find out this an much more in this exciting new title! Featuring maths problems

Hidden Mathematics of Sport

A unique and insightful mathematical approach to the most popular sports A fascinating look at sport, exploring the mathematics behind the action. Includes the best

Ethnic Distinctions, Local Meanings

Focusing on a rural area of south China, Rack shows how so-called ethnic minority cultural events have become occasions for the exploration of personal identity

THE WEATHER BOOK

The Weather Book is a delightful miscellany of everything remotely meteorological. It is jam-packed with enlightening facts, practical diagrams, and clear explanations a...

A Pocket Essential Short History of Alchemy and Alchemists

Această istorie a alchimiei studiază evoluția acestei arte arcane, punând în centru alchimiști celebri și surprinzând efectele pe care aceștia le-au avut asupra științei...

How To Tell A Wizard From A Warlock Lifesaving Differences You Should Know

Just what is the difference between a meteor and a meteorite, a germ and a virus, or rugby league and rugby union? This mad miscellany

Intimate History of Premature Birth

For the first time, Sarah DiGregorio tells the complete story of this science - and the many people it has touched. Weaving her own experiences

Chasing the Moon

In a world divided by the ideological struggles of the Cold War, the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement, more than one-fifth of the

Death on Earth: Adventures in Evolution and Mortality

Natural selection depends on death little would evolve without it. Every animal on Earth is shaped by its presence and fashioned by its spectre. We

Star Wars Workbooks

Make learning fun with curriculum-based exercises and activities from a galaxy far, far away...

The Genius Factory

În 1980 un milionar american excentric a lansat „banca de spermă pentru Premiul Nobel”, proiectată pentru a crea o nouă generație de supercopii. Plină de