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  • Simply AI

    Facts Made Fast

    by DK ...
    Series series DK Simply
    Combining clear labelled imagery with easy-to-understand text, this new edition of Simply Artificial Intelligence is the perfect introduction to the latest developments in AI, including ChatGPT and the Internet of Things.Covering a broad range of fields within AI - from computing and mathematics to politics and philosophy - entries demystify what artificial intelligence is and how it works, how it ... Read more

    RM 57.09

  • Simply Nutrition

    For Complete Beginners

    by DK ...
    Series series DK Simply
    Understanding nutrition has never been easier.Combining bold graphics with easy-to-understand text, Simply Nutrition is the perfect introduction for those who are short of time but hungry for knowledge.Covering a range of topics - from a healthy gut and the essential function of vitamins and minerals, to the pros and cons of plant-based diets, and the reasons why highly processed foods tend to be ... Read more

    RM 57.09

  • Seeing Further

    The Story of Science and the Royal Society

    by Bill Bryson ...
    “Bryson is as amusing as ever….As a celebration of 350 years of modern science, [Seeing Further]it is a worthy tribute.”—The EconomistIn Seeing Further, New York Times bestseller Bill Bryson takes readers on a guided tour through the great discoveries, feuds, and personalities of modern science. Already a major bestseller in the UK, Seeing Further tells the fascinating story of science and the ... Read more

    RM 55.09

  • What If? 10th Anniversary Edition

    Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

    by Randall Munroe ...
    A special 10th anniversary edition of the million-copy bestseller What If? from the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd—revised and annotated with brand-new illustrations and answers to the most absurd hypothetical questions you never thought to ask.Fans of xkcd ask Munroe a lot of strange questions: What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can ... Read more

    RM 84.59

  • Historical Dictionary of Science and Technology in Modern China

    by Dr Nancy Liu-Sullivan, Professor Lawrence R. Sullivan ...
    Series series Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East
    The Historical Dictionary of Science and Technology in Modern China provides the most up-to-date information on science and technology in China from the late nineteenth century to the present. Special attention is given to the historical factors, scientists, and historical figures behind each scientific development. In particular, this book pays attention to the scientists who were persecuted to ... Read more

    RM 709.49

  • The Super Race: An American Problem

    by Scott Nearing ...
    The Super Race: An American Problem is a classic essay on the subject of eugenics in the United States. For ages men have sought to perpetuate their memories in enduring monuments of brass and of stone. Yet, in their efforts to build lasting memorials they have neglected the most enduring monument of all--the Monument of Posterity. These farseeing ones have overlooked their real opportunity; for ... Read more

    RM 7.80 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Lapwings, Loons and Lousy Jacks

    The How and Why of Bird Names

    by Ray Reedman ...
    The Lapwing once had many regional names; the Loon has a British-American identity crisis and the respectable-sounding Apostlebird is often called a Lousy Jack. Why do bird names, both common and scientific, change over time and why do they vary so much between different parts of the English-speaking world? Wandering through the scientific and cultural history of ornithology takes us to the heart ... Read more

    RM 111.79

  • The Handbook of Nature

    by Frank R. Spellman ...
    This completely updated edition of The Handbook of Nature provides scientific answers to questions that arise when looking at the world around us. This book examines the relationship between humans and nature, specifically, it explains how natural phenomena/disasters influence the way we live and how human activity influences environmental changes and the frequency and intensity of natural ... Read more

    RM 388.59

  • Atlas of Crustacean Larvae

    Edited by Joel W. Martin, Jørgen Olesen, Jens T. Høeg ...
    An illustrated guide to the sweeping diversity of crustacean larval forms.Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Choice ACRLCrustaceans—familiar to the average person as shrimp, lobsters, crabs, krill, barnacles, and their many relatives—are easily one of the most important and diverse groups of marine life. Poorly understood, they are among the most numerous invertebrates on earth ... Read more

    RM 411.39

  • Scientifica Historica

    How the world's great science books chart the history of knowledge

    by Brian Clegg ...
    Series series Libri Historici
    Scientifica Historica is an illustrated, accessible review of those books that marked the development of science from ancient civilizations to the new millennium.The book is divided into five eras and explores the leading scientific pioneers, discoveries and books within them:Ancient World – looks at the beginnings of language, plus the first ever scientific documents... ... Read more

    RM 98.79

  • El origen del hombre, la selección natural y la sexual.

    Premium Ebook

    by Charles Darwin ...
    * Premium ebook optimizado para la lectura digital *Muchos años hace que ninguna obra ha causado tan profunda impresion en el mundo científico como la en que Darwin, el eminente naturalista inglés, apoya su teoría sobre el Origen del Hombre, con todo el inmenso tesoro de su genio sorprendente y original, de sus investigaciones profundas, y de su erudicion extraordinaria.Al emprender su traducción, ... Read more

    RM 11.72 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Environmental Health and Science Desk Reference

    by Frank R. Spellman, Revonna M. Bieber ...
    Every branch of science, every profession, and every engineering process has its own language for communication. Environmental health and environmental science are no different. To work within these major environmental fields, you must acquire a fundamental but wide-ranging vocabulary and knowledge of the components that make them up. An understanding of the tools, techniques, and key terms and ... Read more

    RM 484.89

  • a - e - i - o - u

    Die Erfindung des Vokalalphabets auf See, die Entstehung des Unbewussten und der Blues

    by Klaus Theweleit ...
    Wer hat es erfunden, das Vokalalphabet? Kam es aus der Donaukultur nach Süden, brachten es die Phönizier auf ihren Handelsrouten mit, oder hat es seine Wurzeln doch in den semitischen Sprachen des Nahen Ostens? War es gar Homer, der es im Alleingang erschuf, als er die Illias und die Odyssee dichtete? Klar ist, dass sich um 800 v. Chr. das Vokalalphabet vom östlichen Mittelmeerraum ausgehend ... Read more

    RM 86.79

  • The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines

    by T. H. Pardo De Tavera, T. H. Pardo De Tavera ...
    Commissioned by His Majesty’s Government to study the medicinal plants of my native country, I returned there and spent two years in collecting data regarding the use that the Filipinos make of their plants in the treatment of disease. At the same time I collected and carefully preserved some with the purpose of taking them to Europe, to study their chemical composition in the laboratories of ... Read more

    RM 7.80 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Crack in the Edge of the World

    America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906

    by Simon Winchester ...
    The international bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and Krakatoa vividly brings to life the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake that leveled a city symbolic of America's relentless western expansion. Simon Winchester has also fashioned an enthralling and informative informative look at the tumultuous subterranean world that produces earthquakes, the planet's most sudden and destructive ... Read more

    RM 55.09

  • Handbook of Larval Amphibians of the United States and Canada

    by Ronald Altig, Roy W. McDiarmid ...
    Generously illustrated, this essential handbook for herpetologists, ecologists, and naturalists features comprehensive keys to eggs, embryos, salamander larvae, and tadpoles; species accounts; a glossary of terms; and an extensive bibliography. The taxonomic accounts include a summarization of the morphology and basic natural history, as well as an introduction to published information for each ... Read more

    RM 218.79

  • Feynman's Tips on Physics

    Reflections, Advice, Insights, Practice

    by Richard P. Feynman, Michael A Gottlieb ...
    Feynman's Tips on Physics is a delightful collection of Richard P. Feynman's insights and an essential companion to his legendary Feynman Lectures on PhysicsWith characteristic flair, insight, and humor, Feynman discusses topics physics students often struggle with and offers valuable tips on addressing them. Included here are three lectures on problem-solving and a lecture on inertial guidance ... Read more

    RM 43.39

  • Earth / Moon / Sun

    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

    RM 11.72

  • Dinosaur Behavior

    An Illustrated Guide

    by Michael J. Benton, OBE, FRSE ...
    A stunningly illustrated guide to these extraordinary creatures from a world-renowned paleontologistPaleobiology has advanced from a speculative subject to a cutting-edge science. Today, researchers are applying the latest forensic technologies to the fossil record, revealing startling new insights into the lives of dinosaurs. This illustrated guide explores the behavior, evolution, physiology, ... Read more

    RM 107.29

  • How Evolution Shapes Our Lives

    Essays on Biology and Society

    Edited by Richard E. Lenski, Jonathan B. Losos ...
    An authoritative exploration of why understanding evolution is crucial to human life todayIt is easy to think of evolution as something that happened long ago, or that occurs only in "nature," or that is so slow that its ongoing impact is virtually nonexistent when viewed from the perspective of a single human lifetime. But we now know that when natural selection is strong, evolutionary change can ... Read more

    RM 132.69

  • Crafting your Research Future

    A Guide to Successful Master's and PhD Degrees in Science & Engineering

    by Charles X. Ling, Qiang Yang ...
    Series series Synthesis Lectures on Engineering
    What is it like to be a researcher or a scientist? For young people, including graduate students and junior faculty members in universities, how can they identify good ideas for research? How do they conduct solid research to verify and realize their new ideas? How can they formulate their ideas and research results into high-quality articles, and publish them in highly competitive journals and ... Read more

    RM 96.89

  • P. FÉDIDA OEUVRES COMPLÈTES TOME 4

    1982-1984

    by Pierre FÉDIDA ...
    Le rapport de la psychanalyse à la psychopathologie est examiné d’emblée et de manière plus étendue sous le rapport aux sciences, en général. Par cette méthodologie, il s’agit de savoir si, inconsciemment, se crée une fiction de la science de telle sorte que, par exemple, la biologie deviendrait une biologie imaginaire. Les contributions ici présentes constituent la base pour la conception de la ... Read more

    RM 130.44

  • The Handbook of Geoscience

    by Frank R. Spellman, Melissa L. Stoudt ...
    Written in an engaging and highly readable style, The Handbook of Geoscience is ideal for students, administrators, legal professionals, non-scientific professionals, and general readers with little or no science background. This handbook is a user-friendly overview of our physical, biological, and ecological environment, one that offers up-to-date coverage of the major scientific fields that form ... Read more

    RM 645.29

  • Ciencia y literatura

    Un relato histórico

    by MIguel de Asúa ...
    El objetivo de este libro es presentar al lector general algunos aspectos de las relaciones entre ciencia y literatura, consideradas históricamente, desde el punto de vista de la historia de la ciencia, es decir, privilegiando cuestiones como la repercusión literaria de determinado tema científico o la función de defensa y crítica de la ciencia cumplida por la literatura, aunque sin dejar de ... Read more

    RM 31.79 or Free with Kobo Plus