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  • The Gene

    The story of the gene: our past, our future, ourselves.

    An epic, dazzling history of the idea that defines us.From Gregor Mendel’s pea plants to the discovery of DNA and the CRISPR revolution in gene-editing, The Gene tells the story of how we came to understand heredity – to decipher the master-code that makes and defines humans – land how that knowledge now allows us to rewrite life itself. Siddhartha Mukherjee combines scientific insight with ... Read more

    €8.99

  • The Dangerous Art of Alchemy

    A fascinating free e-short accompaniment to The Raven's Head

    A free e-short from 'Queen of the Dark Ages' Karen Maitland, author of Company of Liars, which explores medieval Dark Arts practices and the mysterious history of alchemy.**Includes real recipes devised by medieval alchemists and a free sample of Karen's gothic historical thriller, The Raven's Head**'An atmospheric and dark story' The Times on The Raven's Head</st... ... Read more

    €3.99

  • When the Earth Was Flat

    All the Bits of Science We Got Wrong

    by Graeme Donald ...
    Perfect for anyone with an interest in our scientific history, When the Earth Was Flat exposes the scientific theories that were once widely believed to be true but have since been disproved.Featuring ideas that now seem more crazy than credible, from the human body being made up of only four humours - black and yellow bile, blood and phlegm - to the discovery of the so-called 'missing link' in ... Read more

    €4.49

  • Accidental Medical Discoveries

    How Tenacity and Pure Dumb Luck Changed the World

    Many of the world’s most important and life-saving devices and techniques were often discovered purely by accident. Serendipity, timing, and luck played a part in the discovery of unintentional cures and breakthroughs:A plastic shard in an RAF pilot’s eye leads to the use of plastic for contact lenses.The inability to remove a titanium chamber from rabbit’s bone leads to dental implants.Viagra was ... Read more

    €11.16

  • Drones for Beginners: The Ultimate Guide to Successfully Flying a Drone

    Learn how to master the drone controls and fly your UAV successfully.In this book we will cover the basics from safety precautions to remote control mastery. We'll walk you step by step from proper take off, hovering, adjusting your throttle and altitude, and others. You will learn basic maneuvers like circular flying, continuous flight, first person view flying, line of sight flying, and others ... Read more

    €2.99

  • An Earthling's Guide to Outer Space

    Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Black Holes, Dwarf Planets, Aliens, and More

    by Bob McDonald ...
    Beloved science commentator Bob McDonald takes us on a tour of our galaxy, unraveling the mysteries of the universe and helping us navigate our place among the stars.How big is our galaxy? Is there life on those distant planets? Are we really made of star dust? And where do stars even come from?In An Earthling’s Guide to Outer Space, we finally have the answers to all those questions and more. ... Read more

    €15.77

  • Reader, Come Home

    The Reading Brain in a Digital World

    by Maryanne Wolf ...
    The author of the acclaimed Proust and the Squid follows up with a lively, ambitious, and deeply informative book that considers the future of the reading brain and our capacity for critical thinking, empathy, and reflection as we become increasingly dependent on digital technologies.A decade ago, Maryanne Wolf’s Proust and the Squid revealed what we know about how the brain learns to read and how ... Read more

    €9.43

  • A PhD Is Not Enough!

    A Guide to Survival in Science

    Everything you ever need to know about making it as a scientist.Despite your graduate education, brainpower, and technical prowess, your career in scientific research is far from assured. Permanent positions are scarce, science survival is rarely part of formal graduate training, and a good mentor is hard to find.In A Ph.D. Is Not Enough!, physicist Peter J. Feibelman lays out a rational path to a ... Read more

    €6.99

  • Collins Fungi Guide

    The most complete field guide to the mushrooms and toadstools of Britain & Ireland

    The sixth title in the bestselling Collins Guide series, this book covers the fungi of the British Isles, with considerable relevance for Europe and the wider temperate world.Leading mycological artists have been specially commissioned to ensure accurate, detailed illustrations. Where possible, species are described and illustrated on the same page, with up-to-date authoritative text aiding ... Read more

    €14.81

  • Science Matters

    Achieving Scientific Literacy

    A science book for the general reader that is informative enough to be a popular textbook and yet well-written enough to appeal to general readers. “Hazen and Trefil [are] unpretentious—good, down-to-earth, we-can-explain-anything science teachers, the kind you wish you had but never did.”—The New York Times Book ReviewKnowledge of the basic ideas and principles of science is fundamental to ... Read more

    €10.79

  • I Used to Know That: General Science

    Series Book 21 - I Used to Know That
    For those whose memories of learning science at school consist of burning magnesium and playing with iron filings and a magnet, and whose brains shut down as soon as things start to sound ‘too technical’, I Used to Know That: General Science is here to remind you of everything you’ve forgotten or should have learned.You may not be studying for an exam any more, but an understanding of basic ... Read more

    €5.39

  • This Book Will Blow Your Mind

    Journeys at the Extremes of Science

    by New Scientist ...
    What's the nature of reality? Does the universe ever end? What is time and does it even exist? These are the biggest imagination-stretching, brain-staggering questions in the universe - and here are their fascinating answers.From quantum weirdness to freaky cosmology (like white holes - which spew out matter instead of sucking it in), This Book Will Blow Your Mind takes you on an epic journey to ... Read more

    €3.99

  • The Scientist’s Guide to Writing, 2nd Edition

    How to Write More Easily and Effectively throughout Your Scientific Career

    Series series Skills for Scholars
    An updated and expanded edition of the acclaimed writing guide for scientistsThe Scientist’s Guide to Writing explains the essential techniques that students, postdocs, and early-career scientists need to write more clearly, efficiently, and easily. Now fully updated and expanded, this incisive primer offers practical advice on such topics as generating and maintaining writing momentum, ... Read more

    €22.39

  • Thought-Forms

    (Full Original Illustrations)

    Thought-Forms by Annie Besant, C.W. Leadbeater, First Printed 1901"It is our earnest hope—as it is our belief—that this little book will serve as a striking moral lesson to every reader, making him realise the nature and power of his thoughts, acting as a stimulus to the noble, a curb on the base. With this belief and hope we send it on its way." Annie Besant ... Read more

    €1.92

  • La Alquimia del Imperio:

    ILLUMINATI

    Series series ILLUMINATI
    ¿Es la búsqueda de la inmortalidad el mayor logro de la ciencia o la herramienta definitiva de control social?En esta obra, Cristina Lobo y Manuel Rodsua desentrañan la compleja relación entre el poder político, las sociedades herméticas y la evolución de las tecnologías aplicadas al cuerpo humano. Desde los antiguos elixires alquímicos hasta las modernas fronteras del biohackeo de élite, La ... Read more

    €8.99 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rythmes biologiques

    Les Grands Articles d'Universalis

    Bien que très diversement partagée selon les groupes zoologiques, la faculté de se mouvoir est une des caractéristiques fondamentales des animaux. Lorsque des individus ou des populations couvrent de longues distances, sans jamais revenir à leur lieu d'origine, les déplacements sont dits acycliques... ... Read more

    €6.99

  • Erdbeben verstehen

    Ursachen, Folgen, Forschung und Schutzmaßnahmen einfach erklärt für Einsteiger

    by Falko Braast ...
    Series Book 6 - Naturgewalten
    Erdbeben gehören zu den faszinierendsten und zugleich kraftvollsten Naturereignissen unserer Erde. Sie entstehen tief unter der Oberfläche und können innerhalb weniger Sekunden Landschaften verändern, Gebäude erschüttern und ganze Regionen beeinflussen. Dieses Sachbuch führt leicht verständlich durch die Welt der Erdbeben. Sie erfahren, wie Erdbeben entstehen, warum sich Erdplatten bewegen und ... Read more

    €4.99

  • Bois

    Les Grands Articles d'Universalis

    Le bois est un tissu végétal – xylème – dont le rôle a toujours été capital dans l'histoire de l'humanité. C'est, dans la plante vivante, un tissu conducteur de sève brute, dont les membranes incrustées de lignine jouent un rôle de soutien. La lignine est, de toutes les substances que crée la vie... ... Read more

    €6.99

  • L’évolution scientifique : illusion didactique ou malaise épistémologique ?

    « Plus de 26 années se sont écoulées et l’intuition est une question parmi d’autres qui m’interpellent toujours autant… Cela me rappelle lorsque j’étais étudiant en maîtrise de physique à Paris, j’ai dit à mon professeur… que je n’avais pas compris une théorie, il m’a répondu : “Moi non plus !”. L’enseignant enseigne ce qu’il n’a pas compris et l’étudiant apprend ce qu'il n’a pas compris... »À ... Read more

    €14.99 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Absolutistische und relativistische Raumvorstellungen (nach Stephen W. Hawking)

    Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2001 im Fachbereich Astronomie, Note: 1,0, HAWK Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst - Fachhochschule Hildesheim, Holzminden, Göttingen (Sozialarbeit), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit verdeutlicht in hervorragender Anschaulichkeit und einfachen Worten die komplexe Relativitätstheorie von Einstein und das Gravitationsgesetz von Newton. Dadurch wird ... Read more

    €13.99

  • Quantum Theory: A Crash Course

    by Brian Clegg ...
    Series series Crash Course
    Quantum Theory: A Crash Course teaches you everything you need to know about this complex science, breaking it down into 52 digestible topics.Part of the Crash Course series, the book is divided into four chapters, covering various aspects of the theory:Its foundations and principlesIts probabalistic nature and conceptsThe wide range of scientific ... ... Read more

    Was €16.79 Now €14.39

  • Sixth Grade Science

    For Homeschool or Extra Practice

    by Thomas Bell ...
    This workbook, with 30 science experiments and over 50 quiz questions, covers the following topics:The Scientific Process, Properties of Matter, The Human Body, Earth / Moon / Sun, Characteristics of Plants, Energy / Force / Motion, Electricity & Magnetism, Periodic Table, Photosynthesis, and WeatherIf you are homeschooling (or if you are just trying to get extra practice for your child), then you ... Read more

    €5.04

  • Photosynthèse

    Les Grands Articles d'Universalis

    Le terme «photosynthèse» signifie littéralement: synthèse réalisée à l'aide de l'énergie lumineuse. Bien que, en ce sens, différentes réactions synthétiques puissent avoir lieu indépendamment des êtres vivants, il est d'usage de ne désigner par ce mot que la capacité des végétaux chlorophylliens ... ... Read more

    €6.99