The Big Questions in Science ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.84/5 (5) Explore the most intriguing, far-reaching, and pressing concerns in popular science today! From “What is consciousness?” to “Can we beat bacteria?,” The Big Questions i... Verifica stoc
Reducere 6 LEI Evidence of Extraterrestrials 21% 29 LEI ♡ 24 23 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.06/5 Discover detailed analysis of thirty-six UFO encounters that prove once and for all that extraterrestrials are visiting the Earth. Beginning with historical cases such as...
100 Things to Know about Inventions ♡ 21 23 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.88/5 How do you sum upthe world's amazing inventions in just 100 words? This striking book takes on the challenge! From helicopters to fireworks, each of
Human body ♡ 19 23 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.88/5 What do you think is the most amazing machine in the universe? A superconductor? The modern computer? A rocket ship? Think again: It s the
DK Eyewitness Planets ♡ 8 23 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.85/5 Packed with stunning photography, Eyewitness Planets explores Earth's neighbourhood, space and the Solar System. Become an eyewitness to the fascinating world of ou...
Frankenstein and the Birth of Science ♡ 21 24 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.87/5 Romanul lui Mary Shelley „Frankenstein” a fost creat concomitent cu schimbarea rapidă a lumii științifice. „Frankenstein” și „The Birth of Science” îți oferă o perspecti...
MAN VS MATHS ♡ 22 24 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.88/5 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
On the Edge of Infinity: Encounters with the Beauty of the Universe ♡ 18 24 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.87/5 From the award-winning, bestselling German science author Stefan Klein An original way into the most thought-provoking scientific theories and ideas, On The Edge of Infi...
Pathfinders: The Golden Age of Arabic Science ♡ 16 24 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.86/5 For over 700 years the international language of science was Arabic. Surveying the golden age of Arabic science, Jim Al-Khalili reintroduces such figures as the
Testosterone ♡ 21 24 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.88/5 The biological source of masculinity has inspired fascination, investigation and controversy since antiquity. From the eunuchs in the royal courts of ancient China to th...
Beginning and the End of Everything ♡ 28 25 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.89/5 13.8 billion years ago, something incredible happened. Matter, energy, space and time all suddenly burst into existence in a cataclysmic event that's come to be
Secrets in the Skies ♡ 29 25 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.89/5 Secrets in the Skies delves deep into the life and discoveries of the world's most famous stargazer, Galileo Galilei, and the star-studded history of astronomy,
The Book of Why ♡ 8 21 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.87/5 'Correlation does not imply causation.' For decades, this mantra was invoked by scientists in order to avoid taking positions as to whether one thing caused
ALPHABETS: A Miscellany of Letters ♡ 21 25 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.87/5 Through the exploration of this grouping of 26 symbols, it becomes clear that each letter has its own persona and history, and the alphabets presented
Maths Hacks ♡ 18 21 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.89/5 The perfect introduction to algebra, logic, probability and much more, this is a great new way to learn about the most important mathematical ideas and
At Sixes and Sevens ♡ 17 25 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.86/5 An engaging, accessible introduction into how numbers work and why we shouldn't be afraid of them, from maths expert Rachel Riley.
The Tangled Tree ♡ 19 25 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.86/5 n The Tangled Tree, acclaimed science writer David Quammen chronicles these discoveries through the lives of the researchers who made them – such as Carl
Breakfast with Einstein ♡ 18 25 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.86/5 Beginning at sunrise, Chad Orzel reveals the extraordinary science that underpins the simplest activities we all do every day, from making toast to shopping online.
Quantum ♡ 13 21 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.88/5 For most people, quantum theory is a byword for mysterious, impenetrable science. And yet for many years it was equally baffling for scientists themselves. Manjit
Future in Minutes ♡ 20 21 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.90/5 What does the future hold? How will we live, work and entertain ourselves? What new technologies will emerge? Will humanity evolve - and perhaps live
Coca Wine ♡ 18 25 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.86/5 A lavishly illustrated history of coca wine and the revolutionary advertising methods that made it a world-wide success • Follows 19th-century pharmacist Angelo Mariani’s...
Space Exploration ♡ 9 25 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.84/5 'Explorarea Spațiului' de Carolyn Collins Petersen este o explorare convingătoare a călătoriei umanității în cosmos. Prin povestiri vii și ilustrații bogate, Petersen îi...
Women Who Changed Science ♡ 25 25 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.88/5 From the ancient world to the present women have been critical to the progress of science, yet their importance is overlooked, their stories lost, distorted,
Genesis ♡ 15 25 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.85/5 What if the ancient Greeks were right, and the universe really did spring into being out of chaos and the void? How could we know?
Secret Network of Nature ♡ 16 21 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.89/5 An exploration of the invisible connections sustaining the entire natural world from the bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees. Did you know that
Journey to the Centre of the Earth ♡ 11 25 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.84/5 The journey to the centre of the earth is a voyage like no other we can imagine. Over 6300 km below the earth's surface an
The Human Cosmos ♡ 19 20 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.90/5 For most of human history, we have led not just an earthly existence but a cosmic one. Celestial cycles drove every aspect of our daily
Astroquizzical ♡ 16 26 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.85/5 In this enthralling cosmic journey through space and time, astrophysicist Jillian Scudder locates our home planet within its own 'family tree'. Our parent the Earth
Pinpoint : How GPS is Changing Technology, Culture, and Our Minds ♡ 24 19 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 A Financial Times Best Book of 2016 A Sunday Times Best Book of 2016 Pinpoint tells the story of GPS, a scientific marvel that enables
My freshman year ♡ 19 19 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.91/5 'After more than fifteen years of teaching, Rebekah Nathan, a professor of anthropology at a large state university, realized that she no longer understood the
You Are Here: From the Compass to GPS, the History and Future of How We Find Ourselves ♡ 24 19 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 The story of the rise of modern navigation technology, from radio location to GPS-and the consequent decline of privacy What does it mean to never
Beyond ♡ 19 19 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.91/5 9.07 a.m., April 12, 1961. A top-secret rocket site in the USSR. A young Russian sits inside a tiny capsule on top of the Soviet
The Self Delusion ♡ 25 19 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 We like to believe that we exist as independent selves at the centre of a subjective universe that we are discrete individuals acting autonomously in
The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State (Hardcover) ♡ 17 19 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.90/5 Both an indispensable scientific work and a beautiful collection of art, The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State documents and illustrates the
Copy, Rip, Burn ♡ 27 19 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 Explores the politics of open source software, and how it is forcing us to re-think the idea of intellectual property.
Vagina ♡ 19 19 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.91/5 The embarrassment and alienation we often feel when the word 'vagina' comes up in conversation is fairly new. In this book, Naomi Wolf explains why
The Real Story of Risk: Adventures in a Hazardous World ♡ 20 19 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.91/5 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
First of Everything ♡ 21 19 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.91/5 The First of Everything follows a context-setting introduction with seven stimulating sections: In the Beginning (The Big Bang to Homo Sapiens), At Home (the first
Meet Your Ancestors ♡ 21 19 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.91/5 Provides an introduction to the whole process of discovering your own family history. Topics covered include searching for birth, marriage and death cerificates, census a...
Crop Circles ♡ 22 19 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 This is a new way of experiencing the crop circle mystery, through the geometry of the forms revealed in crops. The mathematics is sound and
FERMAT'S LAST THEOREM ♡ 18 19 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.91/5 The story of a puzzle that every child can understand but has baffled mathematicians for 300 years. Aged ten, Andrew Wiles stumbled across the puzzle,
How the World Works: Astronomy ♡ 25 19 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 '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
Ten Short Lessons in Space Travel ♡ 23 19 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 As a new age of space exploration dawns, Ten Short Lessons in Space Travel takes a timely look at the ten fundamental lessons in the
NUMERICON:THE HIDDEN LIVES OF NUMBERS ♡ 27 19 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 Numericon tells the stories of the numbers, mathematical discoveries, oddities and personalities that have shaped the way we understand the world around us. Each chapter...
Are Numbers Real? ♡ 29 19 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 Have you ever wondered what humans did before numbers existed? How they organized their lives, traded goods, or kept track of their treasures? What would
Eaton's Modern Ready Reckoner ♡ 28 19 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 Eaton's Modern Ready Reckoner revives the curiosities of old, mixing it with the delights and complexities of the 21st Century. A nostalgic gift book for
Wonderland ♡ 20 19 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.91/5 What connects Paleolithic bone flutes to the invention of computer software? Or the Murex sea snail to the death of the great American city? How
Brilliant! ♡ 27 19 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 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
Stargazing Month-By-Month Guide to the Night Sky ♡ 24 19 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 '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
The Glass Universe ♡ 21 19 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.91/5 AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR ‘A peerless intellectual biography. The Glass Universe shines and twinkles as brightly as the stars themselves’ The Economist #1
Sam ♡ 17 19 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.90/5 A true story of innovation that “reads like a movie” (Seth Godin), centered on a scrappy team of engineers—far from the Silicon Valley limelight—and their
Spaceman ♡ 26 19 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 Mike Massimino's compelling memoir takes us on a brilliant journey where the nerdiest science meets the most thrilling adventure to reveal what 'the right stuff'
30-Second Genetics ♡ 21 19 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.91/5 30-Second Genetics prezintă cele mai extraordinare descoperiri, de la elementele fundamentale ale biologiei celulare până la progresele aproape incredibile ale secvenție...
30-Second Biology ♡ 22 19 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 The 50 most thought-provoking theories of life, each explained in half a minute. 30-Second Biology tackles the vital science of life, dissecting the 50 most
Hot Air ♡ 20 19 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.91/5 Here, for the first time, climate scientist Peter Stott reveals the bitter fight to get international recognition for what, among scientists, has been known for
Equal ♡ 25 19 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 'Gracie tells the story of her struggle and eventual triumph as a way of encouraging us, of changing our society, of giving us all courage
Eureka!: The Birth of Science (Icon Science) by Andrew Gregory ♡ 22 19 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 Medicine, anatomy, astronomy, mathematics and cosmology, science began with the Greeks, and Plato, Aristotle, Pythagoras, Archimedes and Hippocrates were amongst its sta...
Footprints ♡ 24 19 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 In Footprints , David Farrier explores what traces we will leave for the very deep future. From long-lived materials like plastic and nuclear waste, to
Light in the Darkness ♡ 18 19 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.91/5 'A fascinating and thought-provoking investigation into the nature of black holes-a blend of the spiritual, the philosophical, and the scientific-from the premier German ...
Here Comes the Sun ♡ 15 19 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.90/5 Our sun drives the weather, forms the landscape, feeds and fuels - but sometimes destroys - the creatures that live upon it, controls their patterns