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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

    €5.49

  • 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

  • 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

  • The Pleasure of Finding Things Out

    The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman

    This collection from scientist and Nobel Peace Prize winner highlights the achievements of a man whose career reshaped the world's understanding of quantum electrodynamics.The Pleasure of Finding Things Out is a magnificent treasury of the best short works of Richard P. Feynman-from interviews and speeches to lectures and printed articles. A sweeping, wide-ranging collection, it presents an ... Read more

    €8.49

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

    Was €6.99 Now €0.99

  • 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

  • International Primary Science Student's Book: Stage 6

    by Collins ...
    Spark scientific curiosity from a young age with this six-level course through an enquiry-based approach and active learning. Collins International Primary Science fully meets the requirements of the Cambridge Primary Science Curriculum Framework from 2020 and has been carefully developed for a range of international contexts.The course is organised into four main strands: Biology, Chemistry, ... Read more

    €8.88

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Science Matters (New Edition, Expanded and Updated)

    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

    €10.59

  • 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

  • International Primary Science Workbook: Stage 6

    by Collins ...
    Spark scientific curiosity from a young age with this six-level course through an enquiry-based approach and active learning. Collins International Primary Science fully meets the requirements of the Cambridge Primary Science Curriculum Framework from 2020 and has been carefully developed for a range of international contexts.The course is organised into four main strands: Biology, Chemistry, ... Read more

    €4.43

  • 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

  • Без ГМО

    Правда і страшилки про генну інженерію

    Вживання ГМО змінює нашу ДНК… та інші нісенітниці про генетично-модифіковані організми, які ви могли чути. Науковиця Оксана Півень у своїй книжці не лише спростовує ці та інші міфи про ГМО, а й пояснює, як насправді працює ГМО-технологія, якими «ножицями» ріжуть гени та чим їх склеюють, а також розповідає про ГМО у лабораторіях та на вашому столі.Для чого потрібні стада генетично модифікованих кіз ... Read more

    €4.99

  • The Science of Breaking Bad

    All the science in Breaking Bad—from explosive experiments to acid-based evidence destruction—explained and analyzed for authenticity.*Breaking Bad'*s (anti)hero Walter White (played by Emmy-winner Bryan Cranston) is a scientist, a high school chemistry teacher who displays a plaque that recognizes his “contributions to research awarded the Nobel Prize.” During the course of five seasons, Walt ... Read more

    €12.39

  • The Science of Jurassic World

    The Dinosaur Facts Behind the Films

    Series series The Science of
    A tale of some of the most amazing creatures ever to grace this tiny planet—unearth how the science fiction of the Jurassic World franchise inspired the evolution of dinosaur science.It all began in 1993. Jurassic Park was a movie landmark in the development of computer-generated imagery and animatronic visual effects. Jurassic Park became the highest-grossing movie of that year, and the highest ... Read more

    €11.72

  • Handbüchlein der stoischen Moral

    by Epiktet ...
    Epiktet (um 50 bis 138) hinterließ selbst keine Aufzeichnungen, die überlieferten Mitschriften seiner Vorlesungen verdanken wir seinem Schüler Arrian. ... Read more

    €0.99

  • Biosphère

    Les Grands Articles d'Universalis

    Partez à la découverte de la biosphère avec ce Grand Article Universalis !L'idée de biosphère, ensemble des êtres vivants qui peuplent notre planète, remonte à J.-B. Lamarck. C'est ensuite le géologue autrichien Suess qui, en 1875, a mis en parallèle le terme de biosphère avec ceux d'hydrosphère, d'atmosphère et de lithosphère. Il étendait en fait le concept à tout ce ...Un ouvrage spécialement ... Read more

    €6.99

  • The Human Body

    Sixth Grade Science Experiments

    by Thomas Bell ...
    If your child is struggling with science, then this book is for you; the short book covers the topic and also contains 5 science experiments to work with, and ten quiz questions.This subject comes from the book “Sixth Grade Science (For Home School or Extra Practice)”; it more thoroughly covers more third grade topics to help your child get a better understanding of sixth grade math. If you ... Read more

    €2.57

  • Third Grade Science

    For Homeschool or Extra Practice

    by Thomas Bell ...
    This workbook, with 30 science experiments and 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 ... Read more

    €5.14

  • MYTHS AND MARVELS OF ASTRONOMY

    "Myths and Marvels of Astronomy" is a fascinating paintings authored with the aid of Richard A. Proctor, a prominent 19th-century British astronomer and writer. This ebook takes readers on an enlightening journey thru the fascinating world of astronomy, debunking myths even as revealing the awe-inspiring marvels of the universe. In "Myths and Marvels of Astronomy," Proctor skillfully navigates the ... Read more

    €0.85