Ways Of Power

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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,

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

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.

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...

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

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...

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

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

Ingredients

If you want easy answers, this book is not for you. But if you're curious which health studies to trust, what dense scientific jargon really

HOW TO MAKE A TORNADO

This is the newest title in the brilliant and bestselling 'New Scientist' series. Science tells us grand things about the universe: how fast light travels,

Tweeting the Universe

În 140 de pagini, doi popularizatori extraordinari prezintă 140 de explicații ale celor mai importante întrebări din fizică - în forma a aproximativ 10 tweet-uri

How to Grow a Human

A cutting-edge examination of what it means to be human and to have a 'self' in the face of new scientific developments in genetic editing,

Hacking Immortality

Cheat death—or at least delay it—with this accessible look into the quest for immortality, and what it means for human civilization. Are humans close to

Bluffer's Guide to the Quantum Universe

Instantly acquire all the knowledge you need to pass as an expert in the world of quantum physics from Bluffer's Guide to the Quantum Universe.

The Universe Next Door

A journey through 55 alternative realities, parallel worlds and possible futures.It's lucky you're here. But for a series of incredible coincidences and roads not taken,...

Problem Solving Made Easy KS2 Ages 9-11

Help your child be the top of the class with the best-selling home-study series from Carol Vorderman. Carol Vorderman can help your child succeed in

How to Grow a Human

O examinare de ultimă oră a ceea ce înseamnă să fii om și să ai un 'eu' în fața noilor dezvoltări științifice în materie de

Evolutions

'Daring, learned and humane... A revelatory restoration of wonder' Stephen Greenblatt. We no longer think, like the ancient Chinese did, that the world was hatched

Footprints

The author surveys the traces we will leave for peoples in the very distant future. He shows that modern civilization has created objects and landscapes

Patrick Moore's Yearbook of Astronomy 2014

The one book no stargazer should be without. This fully updated 2014 edition of this essential guide features a range of specially commissioned articles by

A Little History of Astro-Archaeology

Stonehenge today is a battlefield, not only for police and festivalgoers at midsummer but also for rival camps of archaeologists, astronomers, and other researchers into...

Space Number Crunch!

Space Number Crunch!is a snappily written, fact-packed overview of the world of space, bursting with colourful, punchy data graphics and high-impact artworks. It's guaran...

Food, Inc.

Pentru majoritatea oamenilor, războiul global asupra alimentelor modificate genetic este unul îndepărtat și confuz. Bătăliile se desfășoară în limbajul misterios al gene...

Where The Universe Came From

Cum a început totul? Unde se îndreaptă totul? Acum mai mult de un secol, tânărul Albert Einstein și-a prezentat generala teorie a relativității lumii și

The Math Behind...

'A compilation of everyday events analyzed for their probability of occurring. The odds are determined using mathematical equations and science. An entertaining illustrat...

The Reality Frame

Împletind marile idei ale științei aici, în opera sa magistrală, Brian Clegg construiește realitatea bucată cu bucată - spațiu, timp, materie, mișcare, forțele fundament...

Tell Me About Science

Science is a wide-ranging and fascinating subject and a key part of the school curriculum. This handy reference guide uses a question and answer format

Blockbuster Science: The Real Science in Science Fiction

If you've ever wondered how much real science goes into movies like Gravity, novels like The Martian, and television shows like Doctor Who, this is

We Are Not Alone

Cu cercetarea sa revoluționară asupra existenței extratereștrilor, „Nu Suntem Singuri” a schimbat pentru totdeauna dezbaterea comunității științifice despre viața în uni...

Beijing & Shanghai: China's Hottest Cities

China’s drive into the 21st century has been fueled by the relationship—and competition—between Beijing, considered by some observers to be the capital of capitals in

BRIEF HISTORY OF 3RD REICH

Beginning in the broken aftermath of the First World War and the Treaty of Versailles that made German recovery almost impossible, Whittock tells not just

The Aliens Are Coming! : The Exciting and Extraordinary Science Behind Our Search for Life in the Universe

For millennia, we have looked up at the stars and wondered whether we are alone in the universe. In the last few years, scientists have