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Override: my quest to go beyond brain training and take control of my mind

Override: my quest to go beyond brain training and take control of my mind

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Author: Caroline Williams (Science journalist and editor) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 Can you really rewire an adult brain? In theory the answer is 'yes', but there's a problem:...
The Second Tree: Stem Cells, Clones, Chimeras, and Quests for

The Second Tree: Stem Cells, Clones, Chimeras, and Quests for

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In the past century and a half, the evolution of biology has outstripped that of any of its subjects. Since Darwin's monumentally influential but rudimentary discoveries, biologists have advanced their...
The Human Touch: Our Part in the Creation of a Universe

The Human Touch: Our Part in the Creation of a Universe

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Charles Darwin: Victorian Mythmaker

Charles Darwin: Victorian Mythmaker

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Woo's Wonderful World of Maths

Woo's Wonderful World of Maths

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The Life Scientific: Inventors

The Life Scientific: Inventors

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The Life Scientific: Explorers

The Life Scientific: Explorers

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100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know About Sport

100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know About Sport

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The Earth: An Intimate History

The Earth: An Intimate History

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Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape Our Decisions

Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape Our Decisions

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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...
Forces of Nature

Forces of Nature

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The Dinosaur Hunters: A True Story of Scientific Rivalry and the Discovery of the Prehistoric World

The Dinosaur Hunters: A True Story of Scientific Rivalry and the Discovery of the Prehistoric World

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Aliens and Other Worlds: True Tales from Our Solar System and Beyond

Aliens and Other Worlds: True Tales from Our Solar System and Beyond

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Author: Lisa Harvey-SmithFormat: Hardback, 165mm x 230mm, 410g, 120 pagesPublished: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd, Australia, 2021Did life on Earth arrive on a meteorite from outer space? Are there...
The Year in Space: From the makers of the number-one space podcast, in conjunction with the Royal Astronomical Society

The Year in Space: From the makers of the number-one space podcast, in conjunction with the Royal Astronomical Society

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Author: The Supermassive Podcast (Izzie Clarke, Dr Becky Smethurst, Richard Hollingham and Robert Massey) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 160 Is it possible for humans to live on other planets?...
The Magick of Matter: Crystals, Chaos and the Wizardry of Physics

The Magick of Matter: Crystals, Chaos and the Wizardry of Physics

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Author: Felix Flicker Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 As heard on BBC Radio 4 Start The Week 'Felix Flicker brilliantly reveals the secrets behind the modern-day magic we call...
Fantastic Voyage

Fantastic Voyage

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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...
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,...
Introducing Evolution: A Graphic Guide

Introducing Evolution: A Graphic Guide

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Author: Dylan EvansFormat: Paperback, 118mm x 168mm, 155g, 176 pagesPublished: Icon Books, United Kingdom, 2010The ideal guide to the most important idea ever to appear in the history of science....
Sensational: A New Story of our Senses

Sensational: A New Story of our Senses

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Author: Ashley WardFormat: Paperback, 128mm x 198mm, 257g, 320 pagesPublished: Profile Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2024'A future classic of popular science' Mail on Sunday'A dazzling account' Financial Times'Absorbing, surprising and...
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 Truth Detective: A Poker Player's Guide to a Complex World

The Truth Detective: A Poker Player's Guide to a Complex World

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Author: Alex O'Brien Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 From uncertainty and risk to ambiguity, emotion and non-verbal behaviour, life can be like a game of poker. So approach it...
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...
The Power of Different: The Link Between Disorder and Genius

The Power of Different: The Link Between Disorder and Genius

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Author: Dr. Gail Saltz Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 THE POWER OF DIFFERENT is an illuminating and uplifting examination of the link between brain differences and aptitude. Psychologist and...
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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The Ig Nobel Prizes: The Annals of Improbable Research

The Ig Nobel Prizes: The Annals of Improbable Research

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Why Am I Like This?: The Science Behind Your Weirdest Thoughts & Habits

Why Am I Like This?: The Science Behind Your Weirdest Thoughts & Habits

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Author: Jen Martin Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 128 Why can't I stop taking photos? Why do I always feel like I'm missing out? Why can't I remember why I...
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...
Earth: Over 4 Billion Years in the Making

Earth: Over 4 Billion Years in the Making

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Author: Chris Packham Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 'Combines the natural history of programmes such as David Attenborough's Planet Earth with the planetary focus of Brian Cox's Universe' Guardian...
Cousins: Our Primate Relatives

Cousins: Our Primate Relatives

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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...
Zero to Birth: How the Human Brain Is Built

Zero to Birth: How the Human Brain Is Built

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Author: William A. Harris Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 By the time a baby is born, its brain is equipped with billions of intricately crafted neurons wired together through...
Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood

Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood

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A Human's Guide to the Future

A Human's Guide to the Future

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From Our Own Correspondent: A Decade of Dispatches from Across the World

From Our Own Correspondent: A Decade of Dispatches from Across the World

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Author: Polly Hope Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 For more than sixty-five years on the air, From Our Own Correspondent has been one of BBC Radio's flagship programmes. It...
Parallax: The Race to Measure the Cosmos

Parallax: The Race to Measure the Cosmos

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DNA: The Secret of Life, Fully Revised and Updated

DNA: The Secret of Life, Fully Revised and Updated

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The Story of the Brain in 101/2 Cells

The Story of the Brain in 101/2 Cells

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Author: Richard Wingate Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 There are more than 100 billion brain cells in our heads, and every single one represents a fragment of thought and...
The Magick of Matter: Crystals, Chaos and the Wizardry of Physics

The Magick of Matter: Crystals, Chaos and the Wizardry of Physics

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Author: Felix Flicker Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 'This is a book about wizardry. It will reveal the secrets of the wizard's art, and how you, too, can learn...
The Life Scientific: Virus Hunters

The Life Scientific: Virus Hunters

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Author: Anna Buckley Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 160 BBC Radio 4's celebrated THE LIFE SCIENTIFIC has featured some of the world's most renowned experts in the field of deadly...
COVID-19: The Pandemic that Never Should Have Happened, and How to Stop the Next One

COVID-19: The Pandemic that Never Should Have Happened, and How to Stop the Next One

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Author: Debora MacKenzie Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 'Excellent . . . analyses clearly and authoritatively how the coronavirus pandemic played out, what governments should have done, and what...
Human Being: Reclaim 12 Vital Skills We're Losing to Technology

Human Being: Reclaim 12 Vital Skills We're Losing to Technology

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Author: Graham Lee Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 Our increasing reliance on digital technology has had a profound impact on our own abilities as humans. What can we do...
The Story of the Brain in 101/2 Cells

The Story of the Brain in 101/2 Cells

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Author: Richard Wingate Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 There are more than 100 billion brain cells in our heads, and every single one represents a fragment of thought and...