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Magic Squares And Cubes

Magic Squares And Cubes

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Author: W. S. AndrewsBinding: PaperbackPublished: Dover Publications, 1960Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight yellowing to cover pages and minimal...
Engines Of The Mind: The Evolution Of The Computer From Mainframes To Microprocessors

Engines Of The Mind: The Evolution Of The Computer From Mainframes To Microprocessors

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Author: Joel ShurkinBinding: PaperbackPublished: W. W. Norton & Company, 1996Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn this compelling work of non-fiction, Joel Shurkin chronicles the fascinating history of...
Magic Cubes: New Recreations

Magic Cubes: New Recreations

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Author: William H. Benson And Oswald JacobyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Dover Publications, 1981Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis mathematics and puzzle book, "Magic Cubes: New Recreations," presents a fascinating...
A Sense Of The Future

A Sense Of The Future

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Author: J. BronowskiBinding: PaperbackPublished: The MIT Press, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn this profound work of non-fiction, J. Bronowski, a renowned...
Moving Heaven and Earth (Icon Science): Copernicus and the Solar System

Moving Heaven and Earth (Icon Science): Copernicus and the Solar System

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The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing

The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing

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A Short History of Nearly Everything

A Short History of Nearly Everything

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What Colour is the Sun?: Mind-Bending Science Facts in the Solar System's Brightest Quiz

What Colour is the Sun?: Mind-Bending Science Facts in the Solar System's Brightest Quiz

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Earthly Remains: History and Science

Earthly Remains: History and Science

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The Life Scientific: Inventors

The Life Scientific: Inventors

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Notes from an Apocalypse: A Personal Journey to the End of the World and Back

Notes from an Apocalypse: A Personal Journey to the End of the World and Back

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A Short History of Nearly Everything

A Short History of Nearly Everything

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The Life Scientific: Explorers

The Life Scientific: Explorers

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The Reality Bubble: Blind Spots, Hidden Truths and the Dangerous Illusions that Shape Our World

The Reality Bubble: Blind Spots, Hidden Truths and the Dangerous Illusions that Shape Our World

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Author: Ziya TongFormat: Paperback, 135mm x 214mm, 456g, 384 pagesPublished: Canongate Books, United Kingdom, 2020Our naked eyes see only a thin sliver of reality. We are blind in comparison to...
In Your Face: The Hidden History of Plastic Surgery and Why Looks Matter

In Your Face: The Hidden History of Plastic Surgery and Why Looks Matter

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The Story of V: Opening Pandora's Box

The Story of V: Opening Pandora's Box

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Hello World: How  to be Human in the Age of the Machine

Hello World: How to be Human in the Age of the Machine

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The Perfect Tonic: The Remarkable Medicinal History of Beer, Wine, Spirits and Cocktails

The Perfect Tonic: The Remarkable Medicinal History of Beer, Wine, Spirits and Cocktails

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Author: Camper EnglishFormat: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 320g, 368 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2023Shortlisted for the Andre Simon Food & Drink Book AwardAn intoxicating interconnected history of booze and...
Genethics: The Ethics of Engineering Life

Genethics: The Ethics of Engineering Life

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Exploding the Gene Myth: How Genetic Information Is Produced and Manipulated by Scientists, Physicians, Employers, Insurance Companies, Educators, and Law Enforcers

Exploding the Gene Myth: How Genetic Information Is Produced and Manipulated by Scientists, Physicians, Employers, Insurance Companies, Educators, and Law Enforcers

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Blind Watchers of the Sky

Blind Watchers of the Sky

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The Anxiety Epidemic: The Causes of our Modern-Day Anxieties

The Anxiety Epidemic: The Causes of our Modern-Day Anxieties

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Author: Graham Davey Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 Highly commended at the British Medical Association Book Awards 2019 Are we living in an age of unprecedented anxiety, or has...
Brief Lives 3 - Newton

Brief Lives 3 - Newton

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Author: Peter Ackroyd Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 192 The third brilliant short biography in Peter Ackroyd's Brief Lives. Newton is a companion volume to Chaucer and Turner. Isaac Newton...
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

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The Book of Phobias and Manias: A History of the World in 99 Obsessions

The Book of Phobias and Manias: A History of the World in 99 Obsessions

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Author: Kate Summerscale Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ALL BIBLIOMANIACSA BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES, SPECTATOR AND DAILY MAILA WATERSTONES BEST...
Life's Greatest Secret: The Race to Crack the Genetic Code

Life's Greatest Secret: The Race to Crack the Genetic Code

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Author: Professor Matthew Cobb Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 448 Life's Greatest Secret is the story of the discovery and cracking of the genetic code. This great scientific breakthrough has...
The Accidental Scientist: The Role of Chance and Luck in Scientific Discovery

The Accidental Scientist: The Role of Chance and Luck in Scientific Discovery

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Author: Graeme Donald Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 Have you ever wondered how the ideas for some things come about? Surprisingly it is often as much down to chance...
The Book of Phobias and Manias: A History of the World in 99 Obsessions

The Book of Phobias and Manias: A History of the World in 99 Obsessions

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Author: Kate SummerscaleFormat: Paperback, 128mm x 196mm, 200g, 256 pagesPublished: Profile Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2023THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ALL BIBLIOMANIACSA BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES,...
Personality: A User's Guide

Personality: A User's Guide

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Author: Nikita Mikhailov Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 'The best introduction to personality psychology I have ever read' Robert Hogan, founder and president, Hogan Assessment Systems We are each...
Blood: The science, medicine and mythology of menstruation

Blood: The science, medicine and mythology of menstruation

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Author: Dr. Jennifer Gunter Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 480 'The world's most famous and outspoken gynaecologist' (The Guardian) fights myths and fearmongering with real science, inclusive facts, and shame-free...
The Calendar: The 5000 Year Struggle To Align The Clock and the Heavens, and What Happened To The Missing Ten Days

The Calendar: The 5000 Year Struggle To Align The Clock and the Heavens, and What Happened To The Missing Ten Days

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Sensational: A New Story of our Senses

Sensational: A New Story of our Senses

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Author: Ashley Ward Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 'A future classic of popular science' Mail on Sunday 'A dazzling account' Financial Times 'Absorbing, surprising and at times profound. After...
Invincible: How we can train our hearts to beat stress and achieve success

Invincible: How we can train our hearts to beat stress and achieve success

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Author: Dr Leah Lagos Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 Stress is not in your head, it's in your heart - this is the key to peak performance that Dr...
Blood: The science, medicine and mythology of menstruation

Blood: The science, medicine and mythology of menstruation

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Author: Dr. Jennifer Gunter Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 480 'The world's most famous and outspoken gynaecologist' (The Guardian) fights myths and fearmongering with real science, inclusive facts, and shame-free...
The Compact Australian Bird Guide

The Compact Australian Bird Guide

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Author: Jeff Davies Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 264 The Compact Australian Bird Guide is an easy-to-use and beautifully illustrated quick identification guide to all bird species regularly occurring in...
Appetite For Wonder: The Making of a Scientist, An-Bantam Press

Appetite For Wonder: The Making of a Scientist, An-Bantam Press

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Human Frontiers: The Future of Big Ideas in an Age of Small Thinking

Human Frontiers: The Future of Big Ideas in an Age of Small Thinking

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Author: Michael Bhaskar Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 'A fascinating, must-read book covering a vast array of topics from the arts to the sciences, technology to policy. This is...
Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin

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Author: J. David Archibald Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 In 1859 Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species. In this bedrock of biology books Darwin carved a new...
Can Fish Count?: What Animals Reveal about our Uniquely Mathematical Mind

Can Fish Count?: What Animals Reveal about our Uniquely Mathematical Mind

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Author: Brian Butterworth Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 Every pet owner thinks their own dog, cat, fish or hamster is a genius. What makes CAN FISH COUNT? so exciting...
Human Frontiers: The Future of Big Ideas in an Age of Small Thinking

Human Frontiers: The Future of Big Ideas in an Age of Small Thinking

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Author: Michael Bhaskar Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 'A fascinating, must-read book covering a vast array of topics from the arts to the sciences, technology to policy. This is...
Can Fish Count?: What Animals Reveal about our Uniquely Mathematical Mind

Can Fish Count?: What Animals Reveal about our Uniquely Mathematical Mind

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Author: Brian Butterworth Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 Every pet owner thinks their own dog, cat, fish or hamster is a genius. What makes CAN FISH COUNT? so exciting...
The Age of Cats: From the Savannah to Your Sofa

The Age of Cats: From the Savannah to Your Sofa

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Author: Jonathan B. Losos Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 The past, present and future of the world's most popular and beloved pet, from a leading evolutionary biologist and great...
Silk & Venom: The incredible lives of spiders

Silk & Venom: The incredible lives of spiders

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Author: James O'Hanlon Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 There are more than 50 000 species of spiders. They surround us in our daily lives and, contrary to popular belief,...
The Best Australian Science Writing 2023

The Best Australian Science Writing 2023

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Author: Donna Lu Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 Should we alter animals' DNA to save them from extinction? What secrets will old ice reveal to us about the Earth's...
The First Fossil Hunters: Dinosaurs, Mammoths, and Myth in Greek and Roman Times

The First Fossil Hunters: Dinosaurs, Mammoths, and Myth in Greek and Roman Times

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Author: Adrienne Mayor Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 The fascinating story of how the fossils of dinosaurs, mammoths, and other extinct animals influenced some of the most spectacular creatures...
Wizards of Oz: How Oliphant and Florey helped win the war and shape the modern world

Wizards of Oz: How Oliphant and Florey helped win the war and shape the modern world

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Author: Brett Mason Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 ** Shortlisted, 2023 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award ** Two Australian scientists played a vital yet largely unknown role in...
Spark: The Life of Electricity and the Electricity of Life

Spark: The Life of Electricity and the Electricity of Life

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Author: Timothy J. Jorgensen Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 440 When we think of electricity, we likely imagine the energy humming inside our home appliances or lighting up our electronic...
The Government of Emergency: Vital Systems, Expertise, and the Politics of Security

The Government of Emergency: Vital Systems, Expertise, and the Politics of Security

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Author: Stephen J. Collier Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 480 The origins and development of the modern American emergency state From pandemic disease, to the disasters associated with global warming,...