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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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Collins International Primary Science – International Primary Science Teacher's Guide 2

    Series series Collins International Primary Science
    Collins Primary Science fully meets the requirements of the Cambridge Assessment International Education Primary Science Curriculum Framework and the material has been carefully developed to meet the needs of primary science students and teachers in a range of international contexts.Content is organised according to the three main strands: Biology, Chemistry and Physics and the skills detailed ... Read more

    €44.47

  • Allgemeinwissen

    Dein Ratgeber über das was man wissen sollte

    by Fabienne P. ...
    Stell dir vor, du bist auf einer Party und jemand erzählt begeistert von einer neuen wissenschaftlichen Entdeckung oder einem historischen Ereignis. Du hörst zu, möchtest mitreden, aber dir fehlen die Hintergründe. Oder stell dir vor, du musst eine wichtige Entscheidung treffen – sei es im Beruf, bei der Geldanlage oder sogar in einer Krisensituation – und du merkst, dass dir grundlegendes Wissen ... Read more

    €7.99

  • Der Sonnenstaat

    Idee eines philosophischen Gemeinwesens. Ein poetischer Dialog

    La città del Sole ("Sonnenstadt") ist ein 1602 von dem Dominikaner Tommaso Campanella verfasstes und 1623 publiziertes Werk, das den wirtschaftlichen und politischen Aufbau des idealen Staates darstellt. Er führt alle sozialen Übel auf das Privateigentum zurück. Dieses will er mit seiner voll kollektivistischen Gesellschaftsordnung, welche sämtliche Lebensbereiche umfasst, beseitigen. Genau ... Read more

    €0.99

  • Understanding Cloning

    Drawn from the pages of Scientific American and collected here for the first time, this work contains updated and condensed information, made accessible to a general popular science audience, on the subject of cloning. ... Read more

    €5.49

  • Under the Microscope: Observing Life's Most Basic Unit | Cell Biology for Kids Grade 5 | Children's Biology Books

    So what is the basic unit of life? Of course it’s the cells! In this book, you will read about your body’s building blocks. Understand how your cells are capable in reproducing themselves until you are formed. Cytology is the study of cells and this book makes it easy to understand. Grab a copy today. ... Read more

    €3.79

  • Second Grade Science Quizzes

    by Thomas Bell ...
    This workbook, with 50 quiz questions, covers the following topics:Matter, Light, Energy, Life Science, and Earth ScienceIf you are homeschooling (or if you are just trying to get extra practice for your child), then you already know that science workbooks and curriculum can be expensive. HomeSchool Brew is trying to change that! We have teamed with teachers and parents to create books for prices ... Read more

    €2.52

  • General Knowledge 1 - Inventors

    by WorldsShop ...
    This book is a collection of genius Inventors till the 20th Century.We discuss about their Inventions, how they got inspired, their contributions to the world of Science, Technology and Modern Equipment.In this book, we have included information about who invented the Telephone, the computer mouse, the washing machine, the paper, the theory of evolution, the Braille Language, the steamboat, the ... Read more

    €0.99 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Environmental Science

    Principles and Practices

    Environmental Science: Principles and Practices provides the scientific principles, concepts, applications, and methodologies required to understand the interrelationships of the natural world, identify and analyze environmental problems both natural and manmade, evaluate the relative risks associated with these problems, and examine alternative solutions (such as renewable energy sources) for ... Read more

    €173.08

  • Collins International Primary Science – International Primary Science Teacher's Guide 3

    Series series Collins International Primary Science
    Collins Primary Science fully meets the requirements of the Cambridge Assessment International Education Primary Science Curriculum Framework and the material has been carefully developed to meet the needs of primary science students and teachers in a range of international contexts.Content is organised according to the three main strands: Biology, Chemistry and Physics and the skills detailed ... Read more

    €44.47

  • Collins International Primary Science – International Primary Science Student's Book 1

    Series Book 1 - Collins International Primary Science
    Collins Primary Science fully meets the requirements of the Cambridge Assessment International Education Primary Science Curriculum Framework and the material has been carefully developed to meet the needs of primary science students and teachers in a range of international contexts.Content is organised according to the three main strands: Biology, Chemistry and Physics and the skills detailed ... Read more

    €9.64

  • Technical Manual TM 3-34.56 MCIP 4-11.01 Waste Management for Deployed Forces July 2013

    Waste Management for Deployed Forces provides guidance on conducting waste management operations while deployed and focuses on brigade level and below. It provides a better understanding of the waste streams generated during operations and provides guidance on minimizing the harmful effects of waste on human health, the environment, and the mission. It describes the planning necessary to estimate ... Read more

    €4.20

  • Dinosaurs

    Series series Collins Gem
    An identification guide to the most important and best known dinosaursDo you know the difference between a Coelophysis and a Diplodocus? How much larger than a human was a Spinosarus? Is it likely that the Parasaurolophus made a sound like a trombone? All these questions and many more are answered in Collins Gem Dinosaurs, a highly illustrated guide to the world's very wild life hundreds of ... Read more

    €3.69