The big history of sex from early life to sexbotsHow did sex begin? How did it evolve to be so varied and complex in humans? What influence does our genetic ancestry have on our love life today? And what might sex look like in the future?Sex traces where all the facets of human sexuality came from, starting at the creation of sex approximately 2 billion years ago and chasing it down our evolutionary family tree – from dinosaurs to primates and the ...

A fascinating journey through life, the universe and everythingHow did time begin? What conditions led to humans evolving on Earth? Will we survive the Anthropocene? And is it really true that we’re all made from stars?The Shortest History of the World follows the continuum of historical change in the cosmos – from the Big Bang, through the evolution of life, to human history. Combining knowledge from chemistry, biology and physics with insights from the social s...

'The history of science is the most important story ever told'In many history books, science is merely the backdrop to a focus on individuals, cultures and political movements. But without science, there would be no history – no Roman Empire, no Great Wall of China, no modern world. Science is what makes this story possible – and it deserves to take centre stage.In The Shortest History of Science, David Baker traces the breakthroughs and plateaus, backsl...

Written by former NASA engineer Dr David Baker, A Degree in a Book: Electrical and Mechanical Engineering is presented in an attractive landscape format in full-color. With timelines, feature spreads and information boxes, readers will quickly get to grips with the fundamentals of electrical and mechanical engineering and their practical applications.The separate ages of engineering are divided into empirical and scientific periods, then the range of possibilities provided...

The year is 1879. The prestigious post of Organist and Master of the Choristers at Hartley Parish Church, West Yorkshire, has become vacant because of the sudden death in suspicious circumstances of Dr Thomas Burchill. Burchill was renowned the length and breadth of Britain and the Empire for the choir; so much so that Queen Victoria summoned the singers to Windsor Castle on more than one occasion. Burchill’s position is now up for grabs, and there is a long list of contenders for the role...

This narrative chronicles pioneers who propelled aviation beyond limits through fearless rocket-powered flight.This is a tale of the generation of test pilots flying experimental aircraft powered by rocket motors during the period from 1945 to the mid-1970s. It is not a technical description of the aircraft they flew but the narrative of the men who built the machines and the pilots who took to the air to achieve unprecedented speeds and altitudes unequalled to the...

‘Black Operations’ involves activities that are highly clandestineand often outside of the standard intelligence/military protocols.It involves a significant degree of deception, to conceal who is behind itor to make it appear that some other entity is entirely responsible.Welcome to the world of VIPER , an Elite Black Operations Squad.If you like action packed fiction, by authors like Stephen Leather, Robert Ludlum or Chris Ryan, you will love these tw...

"Everybody Gets A Chance", a collection of short fiction and a novella, gives us: A swindled, hoodwinked young cabinet maker, choosing between his first serious relationship or a college education; An on-the-lam campus protester, forming her own band of half-baked, eco-terrorists; A burned-out lawyer, trying to save a community from an attach by a deranged anti-vaxxer. What these and the other characters in this book have in common is a conviction that all is not quite right with the World...

A beloved nature poet reflects on environmental change, political transformation, and the ineluctable fact of aging.We are all human and nonhuman on the move. The poems in Transit emerge from just such a walk through the world. In keenly observed verse, David Baker carries us across physical and emotional geographies, moving seamlessly from deep woods, city streets, and creek beds to the contours of his psyche and the larger cultural circumstances that mar...

A remarkable story of integrity, skill and survival in a world divided by war The most famous German fighter pilot of World War II, Adolf Galland was respected by both comrades and former enemies alike. A highly decorated 'ace' with over 100 air-to-air victories in the West, he was a recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, which was awarded to only 27 men among the millions who served. After the war, he built friendships with the very Allied pilots he once fo...

They believed the war to be over.But evil never rests.Lands will sink, and lands will rise…A broken heart and a solitary throne are all that remain for Haldor. As if his plight could not worsen, he discovers Auden is not who he once seemed. A prophecy of doom shatters Haldor’s visions of peace. Can the inhabitants withstand what lies ahead?Monsters besiege Arkèzia as Phade struggles to redeem her fractured kingdom. Betrayal lurks around every corner, and peril...

The full eBook version of Music Teaching for Special Educational Needs in fixed-layout format.Music Teaching for Special Educational Needs is comprehensive guide which provides a solid foundation for teachers wanting to understand and support music students with additional needs. It covers Dyslexia, Autism Spectrum Disorder and visual, auditory and physical disabilities, and is packed with up-to-date information, helpful pedagogical starting points...