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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

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.

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

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

A Traveller's History of Cyprus

A Traveller's History of Cyprus offers a complete and authoritative history of the island's past and also touches on the sensitive present-day issues for both

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

Good Blood

A remarkable, uplifting story about one of the greatest medical breakthroughs of the 20th century In 1951 in Sydney, Australia, a fourteen-year-old boy named James

Your Superstar Brain

Your brain makes you who you are - it is the root of your personality and intelligence. It learns languages, creates memories and interprets complex

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

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

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

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

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

Turing & the Computer

At a moment of great discovery, one Big Idea can change the world... Today, computers touch every aspect of our lives and dominate the world

Chasing the Moon

JFK issued the historic moon landing challenge. These are the stories of the visionaries who helped America complete his vision with the first lunar landing

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

Why Do Buses Come in Threes?

A fascinating look at how mathematics is relevant to our everyday lives Why is it better to buy a lottery ticket on a Friday? Why

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

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...

The Great Mathematicians

Explores why Florence Nightingale introduced pie charts, how Lewis Carroll regarded Pythagoras, and why some infinites are larger than others.

A Piece Of The Sun: The Quest For Fusion Energy

The solution, says Daniel Clery in this deeply researched and revelatory book, is to be found in the original energy source: the Sun itself. There,

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

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

An Astronomer's Tale: A Bricklayer’s Guide to the Galaxy

The inspirational memoir of a former brickie who followed his passion for the stars and built his own observatory. Perfect for readers of Robert Macfarlane,

Silent Witness

Praise for the first edition: This book should be of considerable interest to a broad range of general readers ... recommended. --Choice An important introduction

EVOLUTION

Introducing the latest ideas on how life originated and diversified on earth, this new edition of a classic work provides a concise and engaging summary

Little Book Of Crime Punishment

We live in a society where every aspect of our everyday lives is governed by the law. We are subject to rules and regulations from

Astronomy: Essential Facts About the Universe

Is there life outside the Earth? What is a black hole? What was the weight of the Apollo spacecraft? This compact guide presents essential facts

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

Virtually Human: The Promise and the Peril of Digital Immortality

Virtually Human explores what the not-too-distant future will look like when cyberconsciousness―simulation of the human brain via software and computer technology―become...

On The Beauty Of Science

In this memoir of a long, distinguished career devoted to scientific research, world-renowned mathematician Herbert A. Hauptman recounts both the joys and the disappo...

Fate of Food

In this fascinating look at the race to secure the global food supply, environmental journalist and professor Amanda Little tells the defining story of the

Science

Science: 50 in 500 Words discusses the most groundbreaking ideas of 50 of the most important scientists who have shaped the world as we know

The Boy Who Played with Fusion

By the age of 11, Taylor Wilson had mastered the science of rocket propulsion. At 13, his grandmother's cancer diagnosis drove him to investigate medical

The Darwins of Shrewsbury

Many people have written biographies of Charles Darwin, but the story of his family and roots in Shrewsbury is little known. This book, containing original