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"Times" Atlas of World Exploration
The world of 500 years ago, divided between cultures which knew little or nothing of each other, has now been transformed into the "global village" in which we live today....
Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce
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Powerfully involving narrative and incisive detail, clarity and inherent drama: Blood offers in abundance the qualities that define the best popular science writing. Here is the sweeping story of a...
De Bono's Thinking Course
The book titled De Bono's Thinking Course by the author Edward De Bono. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Around the World in 80 Games: A mathematician unlocks the secrets of
'BRILLIANTLY CLEAR AND CAPTIVATING PROSE' STEPHEN FRY A WATERSTONES BOOK OF YEAR 2023 An award-winning mathematician explores the maths behind the games we love and why we love to play...
A Day in the Life of the Brain
Each of us has a unique, subjective inner world, one that we can never share directly with anyone else. But how do our physical brains actually give rise to this...
Infinity In Your Pocket
The book titled Infinity In Your Pocket by the author Mike Flynn. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Baked to Perfection: Winner of the Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink
WINNER OF THE FORTNUM & MASON FOOD AND DRINK AWARDS 2022 WINNER OF THE GUILD OF FOOD WRITERS SPECIALIST SUBJECT AWARD 2022 FINALIST IN THE IACP AWARDS 2022 _________ 'I...
The Great Mathematicians: Unravelling the Mysteries of the Universe
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In this book, you'll learn why Florence Nightingale introduced pie charts, how Lewis Carroll regarded Pythagoras, and why some infinities are larger than others. You'll also meet the mathematician who...
One Hand Clapping: Unravelling the Mystery of the Human Mind
Like the Zen Buddhist riddle pondering the imponderable - the sound of a single hand clapping - One Hand Clapping asks the seemingly impossible question of how the human mind...
Australia's Nobel Laureates: Adventures in Science and Innovation
As The Prime Minister Hon John Howard notes in his introduction to the recent deluxe publication, Australia's Nobel Laureates - Adventures in Innovation "One of Australia's most valuable assets is...
In Search of Now: The Science and Mystery of the Present Moment
'A superb, illuminating book that will change the way you think about the present moment' - CLAUDIA HAMMOND We all feel we live in the present moment, but what does...
The Sexual Evolution: How 500 million years of sex, gender and mating
'Marvellous fun' THE TIMES 'Glorious ' LUCY COOKE 'Colourful' GUARDIAN At a time when people are testing the boundaries of just about everything related to sex and gender, The Sexual...
Facing Infinity: Black Holes and Our Place on Earth
From the 18th century vicar who was the first to look up at the night's sky and suggest there was something very dark and extraordinarily heavy that was moving the...
The Art of Physics: How ideas from science can transform your life
'Exceptionally interesting' - Alain de Botton 'Fascinating ... You'll never again view your own world in quite the same way. A delight to read' - Ian Stewart ' A book...
Breakfast with the Centenarians: The Art of Ageing Well
It's said that life begins at 40 - but that number is constantly revised upwards as we live longer and longer. With the number of centenarians having quadrupled in the...
Climate Change in Human History: Prehistory to the Present
PROSE Award for Excellence in Humanities Finalist 2023 Climate Change and Human History provides a concise introduction to the relationship between human beings and climate change throughout history. Starting hundreds...
In Search of Now: The Science and Mystery of the Present Moment
'A superb, illuminating book that will change the way you think about the present moment' - CLAUDIA HAMMOND We all feel we live in the present moment, but what does...
Feeding the Machine: The Hidden Human Labour Powering AI
Big Tech has sold us the illusion that artificial intelligence is a frictionless technology that will bring wealth and prosperity to humanity. But hidden beneath this smooth surface lies the...
We Are As Gods: A Survival Guide for the Age of Abundance
In 2012, Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler published Abundance in which they made bold predictions about where the future was heading, if humanity only harnessed the powers of emerging tech....
We Are As Gods: A Survival Guide for the Age of Abundance
In 2012, Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler published Abundance in which they made bold predictions about where the future was heading, if humanity only harnessed the powers of emerging tech....
Modernist Impulses in the Human Sciences, 1870-1930
These essays examine modernism in the human sciences and adjacent areas of philosophy and natural science. Among the contributors, David Hollinger expands his important work on the cognitive/aesthetic divide to...
The Stronger Sex: What Science Tells us about the Power of the Female
'Fun, rooted in science... May this book give all women strength for the times we now live in. ' Cat Bohannon A myth-busting vindication of women's physical strengths For decades,...
Could Should Might Don't: How We Think About the Future
'Rigorous, rationally optimistic and ultimately empowering' OLIVER BURKEMAN 'A deeply-considered - and funny - treatise on complacency' ALEX McDOWELL 'Essential ' DAVID EAGLEMAN 'A rare and wondrous thing' STEPHEN FRY...
Words Fail Us: In Defence of Disfluency
'TIMELY' - David Mitchell 'OPEN-MINDED, THOUGHTFUL AND WISE... A LIBERATING BOOK' - Colm Toibin In an age of polished TED talks and overconfident political oratory, success seems to depend upon...
The Perfect Bet: How Science and Maths are Taking the Luck Out of
Gamblers have been trying to figure out how to game the system since our ancestors first made wagers over dice fashioned from knucklebones: in revolutionary Paris, the 'martingale' strategy was...
Virtual You: How Building Your Digital Twin Will Revolutionize
Virtual You is a panoramic account of efforts by scientists around the world to build digital twins of human beings, from cells and tissues to organs and whole bodies. These...
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
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The book titled The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by the author Thomas S. Kuhn. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
We Are As Gods: A Survival Guide for the Age of Abundance
In 2012, Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler published Abundance in which they made bold predictions about where the future was heading, if humanity only harnessed the powers of emerging tech....
The Laws of Connection: 13 Social Strategies That Will Transform Your
In the early 1960s scientists at the University of California, Berkeley set out to establish the key factors effecting health and longevity. Their results, known as the 'Alameda 7', you...
How to Be Animal: A New History of What it Means to Be Human
Humans are the most inquisitive, emotional, imaginative, aggressive and baffling animals on the planet. But how well do we really know ourselves? How to Be Animal writes a remarkable story...
Missing Microbes: How Killing Bacteria Creates Modern Plagues
Far beneath our skin exists an unfathomable, ancient universe - an internal ecosystem that is critical to our health. Dr Martin Blaser invites us into the wilds of the human...
The Good Gut: Taking Control of Your Weight, Your Mood, and Your Long
A radical scientific breakthrough that could transform our health and longevity. Genetics and lifestyle are thought to be the two most important determinants of good health. But that's not the...
Your Life Is Manufactured: How We Make Things, Why It Matters and How
From an award-winning and internationally-renowned expert, a wonderfully illuminating journey through the world of manufacturing and its transformational influence on our lives - and the world around us. 'Revelatory.' S...
Nature's Genius: Evolution's Lessons for a Changing Planet
A NEW SCIENTIST BEST POPULAR SCIENCE BOOK FOR 2025 'A book that shows how we might evolve to solve the problems we have caused our planet. Brilliantly written, surprising, inspiring...
Unspeakable: Stories of Survival and Transformation After Trauma -
The Sunday Times bestselling authors of The Devil You Know return with a life-affirming myth busting exploration of trauma, resilience and healing. What does a traumatic event do to someone's...
Galileo: Watcher of the Skies
A provocative and penetrating new life of Galileo, placing the man, his achievements, and his failures in the broader history of the Scientific Revolution Galileo (1564-1642) is one of the...
Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk
Recent polls suggest that fewer than 40 per cent of Americans believe in Darwin's theory of evolution, despite it being one of science's best-established findings. More and more parents are...
The Essential Difference: Men, Women and the Extreme Male Brain
Simon Baron-Cohen shows that, indisputably, on average male and female minds are of a slightly different character. Men tend to be better at analysing systems (better systemisers), while women tend...
The Human Story
A wonderfully accessible, up-to-the-minute account of human evolution by 'one of the most respected evolutionary psychologists in Britain'(Guardian). Of the dozen or so hominid species once in existence, why are...
The Naked Eye: Travels in Search of the Human Species
The first time Morris has written about himself since his autobiography "Animal Days" (1979). Desmond Morris wrote his autobiography "Animal Days" recounting his life up to 1967 when he published...
The Stronger Sex: The Power of the Female Body
'Fun, rooted in science... May this book give all women strength for the times we now live in.' Cat Bohannon A myth-busting vindication of women's physical strengths For decades, Starre...
The Age of Alchemy: How Early Innovators Shaped Modern Chemistry
Conventional wisdom tells us that chemistry was 'invented' in the eighteenth century. In truth, it emerged gradually over the course of thousands of years, as scientific knowledge was discovered, collected,...
Love Factually: The Science of Who, How and Why We Love
As featured on Sunday Brunch and Woman's Hour 'Laura Mucha has found the proof that love actually is all around.' Richard Curtis Poets, philosophers and artists have been trying to...
Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge
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The book titled Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge by the author Edward O. Wilson. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control
Your cell phone provider tracks your location and knows who's with you. Your online and in-store purchasing patterns are recorded, and reveal if you're unemployed, sick, or pregnant. Your e-mails...
Turn Signals Are The Facial Expressions Of Automobiles
From water faucets and airplane cockpits to the concept of "real time" and the future of memory, this wide-ranging tour through technology provides a new understanding of how the gadgets...
Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You
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From the visionary head of Google's innovative People Operations comes a groundbreaking inquiry into the philosophy of work -- and a blueprint for attracting the most spectacular talent to your...