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Psychoanalysis as Biological Science: A Comprehensive Theory

Psihanalistul era un filozof și un artist, abil în descifrarea comunicărilor și comportamentelor intrapsihice ale unui individ. El sau ea s-ar putea baza doar pe

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

How Many Socks Make a Pair?

How many socks make a pair? The answer is not always two. And behind this question lies a world of maths that can be surprising,

Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze?

From the phenomenal New Scientist series, with over 2,500,000 copies sold The second compilation of readers' answers to the questions in the 'Last Word' column

Hypothesis A-Hypothesis B

Essays reflecting the influence of the versatile linguist David M. Perlmutter, covering topics from theoretical morphology to sign language phonology. Anyone who has stud...

How the World Works: Astronomy

'Astronomy, as nothing else can do, teaches men humility.' Arthur C. Clarke, The Challenge of the Spaceship Astronomy traces one of humanity's oldest obsessions. This

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

Defying Gravity

In this book, Robert Kingsley originates an idea for cancelling gravity. In the opening chapter we find him as a child, far from happy, defying

Stargazing Month-By-Month Guide to the Night Sky

'I WILL CONTINUE TO ENJOY STARGAZING AS THE MONTHS GO BY' Helen Sharman, astronaut 'VERY USEFUL INDEED' Chris Lintott, Sky at Night presenter 'IF YOU

Does Anything Eat Wasps

Every year, readers send in thousands of questions to New Scientist, the world's best-selling science weekly, in the hope that the answers to them will

Eureka!: The Birth of Science (Icon Science) by Andrew Gregory

Medicine, anatomy, astronomy, mathematics and cosmology, science began with the Greeks, and Plato, Aristotle, Pythagoras, Archimedes and Hippocrates were amongst its sta...

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...

Classical Athens (A Place in History)

This book is an introduction to the city of Athens, its history and its monuments. Its focus is 5th century Athens, the time of the

Quanderhorn Xperimentations

ADAPTED BACKWARDS VIA THE FUTURE FROM THE RADIO 4 SERIES BEFORE IT WAS MADE A richer, deeper, more comprehensive exploration of the Quanderhorn phenomenon. With

Citizen Science

Do you think you need a degree in science to contribute to important scientific discoveries? Think again. All around the world, from Britain to Australia,

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

Adventures in Human Being

Sunday Times bestsellerWe have a lifetime's association with our bodies, but for many of us they remain uncharted territory. In Adventures in Human Being, Gavin

The Oil Depletion Protocol

Heinberg describes a unique accord whereby nations would voluntarily reduce their oil production and oil imports according to a consistent, sensible formula, thereby enab...

STAR TRAILS

Levys Star Trails column has appeared monthly in 'Sky & Telescope' since 1988. This collection of his 50 favorite essays focuses on the minds and

GRAPHIC DISCOVERY

Good graphs make complex problems clear. From the weather forecast to the Dow Jones average, graphs are so ubiquitous today that it is hard to

How Long Is a Piece of String?

Have you ever wondered how the meter in a taxi works? Or why a lift takes so long to respond to your call? Is there

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

Anthropology and the Bushman

The Bushman' is a perennial but changing image. The transformation of that image is important. It symbolizes the perception of Bushman or San society, of

Florida Marco Polo Guide (Marco Polo Guides)

Experience all Florida's attractions with this up-to-date, authoritative guide,packed with Insider Tips. Most holidaymakers want to have fun and feel relaxedfrom the mom...

MAN VS MATHS

What is the mathematics behind a twitter trend? Does my food really have an equation? And, is there really an algorithm for Love? Mathematics is

Nature's Oracle

W.D.Hamilton (1936-2000) was responsible for a revolution in thinking about evolutionary biology - a revolution that changed our understanding of life itself. He played a...

Tenerife Marco Polo Guide (Marco Polo Guides)

Most travellers want to have fun and feel relaxed from the moment they arrive at their holiday destination - that's what Marco Polo Guides are

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

Water and Waste

A documentation of 400 years of improvements in public health, this work looks at the challenges faced by engineers and others to eradicate such diseases

Heliacal Fenomena

Heliacal Phenomena is an astronomical introduction for Humanists, aiming to give them a general overview on the importance of these phenomena from the standpoints of

Polymorphous Linguistics

Essays inspired by the interests of the late University of Chicago linguist James D. McCawley: original research on questions in phonology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics,...

The Digital Condition

Each generation of scholars produces a book that remaps the state of knowledge. Rob Wilkie's The Digital Condition: Class and Culture in the Information Network

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

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

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

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...

The Graphene Revolution

In 2003, Russian physicists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov found a way to produce graphene – the thinnest substance in the world – by using

Stargazing with Mark Thompson: The Essential Guide to Astronomy

Philip's Stargazing With Mark Thompson provides the perfect introduction to the fascinating hobby of astronomy for beginners, written by TV's favourite astronomer. With ...

The Inverted Bowl

The present well-established study of planets orbiting stars other than our Sun, the exoplanets, was reviewed by the author in his earlier book Wandering Stars.

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...

Scale: The Universal Laws of Life and Death

Geoffrey West's research centres on a quest to find unifying principles and patterns connecting everything, from cells and ecosystems to cities, social networks and busi...

HOW MANY MOONS DOES THE EARTH HAVE?

De ce este cerul albastru? De ce este cerul negru? Ce înseamnă spaghetificare? Există o problemă cu obișnuitele întrebări de trivia. Mereu sunt prea multe

Science Experiments to Blow Your Mind!

Hold on to your lab goggles and get ready for Science Experiments to Blow Your Mind! From microwave soap monsters to make-your-own lava lamps, this

Space Record Breakers by Anne Rooney

The entire universe is in this book—and budding astronauts and astronomers will be captivated! What planet has the most moons? Who was the first woman

Return To The Little Kingdom

Almost thirty years ago, Michael Moritz, then a young journalist at 'Time' magazine, was allowed exclusive access to the inner workings of a cutting-edge technology

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

In Real Life: Love, Lies & Identity in the Digital Age

From the host of MTV's No.1 show Catfish comes the definitive guide to connecting with people authentically in today's digital world. If there's anyone who

Smoot's Ear: The Measure of Humanity

The book explores changing attitudes toward measure, focusing on key moments in art, sculpture, architecture, philosophy, and the development of scientific thought. It e...

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,

Uncentering the Earth

În 1543, astronomul polonez Nicolaus Copernic s-a întins pe patul de moarte, ținând în mâini capodopera sa abia publicată Despre revoluțiile sferelor cerești . Plasând

The Eleven-Plus Book: Genuine Exam Questions From Yesteryear (I Used to Know That ...)

Is the nation really dumbing down? Are exams really easier than they were in the good old days? Now's the chance to find out, with

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

Chasing Space

În acest memoriu emoționant, un fost astronaut NASA își împărtășește călătoria personală printre stele, examinând rolurile de comunitatea cu care lucra, și poveste cum p...

Into the Heart of Our World

The journey to the center of the earth is a voyage like no other we can imagine. Our planet appears tranquil from outer space. And

Moondust: In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earth

The Apollo lunar missions of the 1960s and 1970s have been called the last optimistic acts of the twentieth century. Twelve astronauts made this greatest

How to Predict Everything

There s a useful calculation being used by Wall Street, Silicon Valley and maths professors all over the world, and it predicts that human civilization

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

Inflight Science

Every moment of your airplane journey is an opportunity to experience science in action—Inflight Science will be your guide. Brian Clegg explains the ever-changing view

WE: ROBOT: The robots that already rule our world

'For someone interested in practical present day robotics it’s a treasure trove. A book-sized Top Trumps rove across the technical domain, with each section containing