Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood by James Gleick
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Category: Science
James Gleick, the author of the bestsellers Chaos and Genius, brings us his crowning work: a revelatory chronicle that shows how information has become the modern era's defining quality--the blood, the fuel, the vital principle of our world. We live in the information age. But every era of history has h ...Show more
Human Universe by Andrew Cohen; Brian Cox
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Category: Science
Where are we? Are we alone? Who are we? Why are we here? What is our future? Human Universe tackles some of the greatest questions that humans have asked to try and understand the very nature of ourselves and the Universe in which we live. Through the endless leaps of human minds, it explores the extr ...Show more
Adam Spencer's World of Numbers by Adam Spencer
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34.99 (57% off)
Category: Science
What's a 'firkin'? Is a tardigrade animal, vegetable or mineral? How fast is Usain Bolt ... really? And what's the record for the most lobster rolls eaten in 10 minutes? All these questions and more are answered in Adam Spencer's World of Numbers. This is a book for young and old - for anyone who's ever ...Show more
The Planets: The Definitive Visual Guide by DK
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Category: Science | Series: Definitive Visual Guides
Explore the volcanic landscape of Venus, the dunes of Mars, the fathomless depths of Jupiter, and other wonders of the Solar System. State-of-the-art imagery and high-definition maps reveal each planet and major moon in beautiful detail, from atmosphere to core. Based on the latest discoveries and data ...Show more
Seven and a Half Lessons about the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett
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Category: Science
'"I thought it might be fun for people to be able to a read a neuroscience book on the beach," Barrett explains. But be warned: you may find your world turned upside down before it is time for cocktails.' - Guardian'Each lesson will enlighten and unsettle you. It's like lifting up the hood of a car to s ...Show more
Sentient: What Animals Reveal About Our Senses by Jackie Higgins
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Category: Science
<b>'Spellbinding . . . More than any other book, [Sentient] has made me think differently about the world this year.' </b><b>– <i>Financial Times</i> Best Books of the Year</b> <b>'Lyrical and lucid . . . </b><b>Higgins makes popular science accessib ...Show more
Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking
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Category: Science
'A beautiful little book by a brilliant mind' Steven Poole, DAILY TELEGRAPH The world-famous cosmologist and #1 bestselling author of A Brief History of Time leaves us with his final thoughts on the universe's biggest questions in this brilliant posthumous work. Is there a God? How did it all begin? C ...Show more
The Astronomy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained by DK
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Category: Science | Series: Big Ideas Simply Explained
Explore the world of astronomy with key quotes and bold graphics to illustrate over 100 of the universe's biggest ideas. The Astronomy Book is an exciting voyage of discovery through the cosmos. Venture from ancient speculations about the nature of the universe, to the mind-boggling theories of recent s ...Show more
The Secret Life of the Mind: How Our Brain Thinks, Feels and Decides by Mariano Sigman
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Category: Science
A vast yet compact view of cognitive neuroscience, a groundbreaking, personal and comprehensive guide into understanding our thoughts. In the last twenty years, Mariano Sigman has journeyed to the core of the brain, an organ formed by nearly an infinity of neurons that manufacture how we perceive, reaso ...Show more
The Human Story: Where We Come from and How We Evolved by Charles Lockwood
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19.99 (50% off)
Category: Science
"The Human Story" is a guide to man's ancestors, from the earliest hominids such as Sahelanthropus, dating back 6-7 million years, through to our own species, Homo sapiens. Over the past twenty years there has been an explosion of species' names in the story of human evolution, due both to new discoveri ...Show more
Far Out by Mark Pilkington
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Category: Science
Covering physics, chemistry, biology, archaeology, parapsychology, psychology and other areas yet to be named, this work charts some of the more curious byways, scenic detours and inspired failures of scientists, inventors and, yes, crackpots.
The World's Greatest Idea by John Farndon
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Category: Science
What do you think is the greatest idea ever? Where would humanity be now without fire, poetry, music, rationalism, God...or scaffolding? Weaving has provided us historical tapestries and clothes; electric light enables us to illuminate our cities, but then sewers allowed those cities to grow...Justice, ...Show more