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  • Better Than Yesterday

    by Jay Matthew ...
    This is a must for all doctors new to emergency medicine in South Africa. Written by a seasoned emergency medicine doctor, that has worked both in emergency departments and in the prehospital environment, it goes into detail about problems that doctors may encounter during daily practice. It offers quirky commentary and useful insights to help junior doctors cope in the field. Experienced doctors ... Read more

    R109,41 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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

    R276,22

  • 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

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  • 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

    R221,48

  • Why Do Golf Balls Have Dimples?

    A Book of Weird and Wonderful Science Facts

    by Wendy Sadler ...
    Have you ever wondered why golf balls have dimples or why your hair goes frizzy in the rain? Scientist Wendy Sadler has the answers in her book of Weird and Wonderful facts. Broken down into user-friendly chapters like sport, going out, the great outdoors, food and drink and the downright weird, Wendy gives the scientific answers to life's intriguing questions, likeWhy toast always lands butter ... Read more

    R54,61

  • Basics of … Beekeeping

    This classic work has been greatly enhanced and extended with both photographs and images to illustrate the many facets of Beekeeping.A guide for the aspiring apiarist. All you need to know to get started in beekeeping. In this updated edition, a compilation of advice from Langstroth, Quinby, Huber, and a number of contemporary contributors, you will find everything you need to know about ... Read more

    R72,88

  • What's Gotten Into You

    The Story of Your Body's Atoms, from the Big Bang Through Last Night's Dinner

    by Dan Levitt ...
    For readers of Bill Bryson, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Siddhartha Mukherjee, a wondrous, wildly ambitious, and vastly entertaining work of popular science that tells the awe-inspiring story of the elements that make up the human body, and how these building blocks of life travelled billions of miles and across billions of years to make us who we are.Every one of us contains a billion times more atoms ... Read more

    R338,09

  • HowExpert Guide to Chain Reactions

    The Ultimate Handbook for Creating Fun, Crazy, and Creative Chain Reaction Machines & Domino Effects

    by HowExpert ...
    If you want to build thrilling chain reactions that trigger mesmerizing domino effects, HowExpert Guide to Chain Reactions is your ultimate resource! This book blends science, engineering, and creativity to teach you how to design and construct impressive chain reactions—whether you’re a beginner experimenting with simple setups or an experienced builder pushing large-scale creations. Through step ... Read more

    R139,99

  • L’art de faire, gouverner et perfectionner les vins

    L’art de faire, gouverner et perfectionner les vins - Jean-Antoine ChaptalCe livre comporte une table des matières dynamique.Il est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur liseuse électronique.Jean-Antoine Chaptal (1756 - 1832), comte de Chanteloup, est un chimiste et homme politique français.Après un enseignement rudimentaire par un prêtre de Mende, suivi de 5 années au collège de Mende et ... Read more

    R32,08 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Modern Scientific Thought

    This book is a compendium of essays on various science related topics which are at the cutting edge of modern science and technology. Sixteen different science topics are discussed in the book, which include origin and evolution of the universe, the microscopic world of the atom, unification of the forces of nature, our planet earth and its neighbors, modern developments in synthetic biology, ... Read more

    Was R40,74 Now R36,24

  • World of Five

    The Universal Number

    by Louis Komzsik ...
    In this enjoyable and lightheaded volume, he gathers a plethora of cultural, biological, geometrical, algebraic, and planetary phenomena of our lives related to the number five. He investigates these occurrences in various facets of life on earth and seeks plausible explanations for some of them and hypothesizes about some others while widening your horizon. ... Read more

    R57,95

  • Geheimnisvolles Gehirn

    Neueste Einblicke in die Funktion des menschlichen Geistes

    Series Book 20131 - Spektrum Spezial - Biologie, Medizin, Hirnforschung
    Über kein anderes menschliches Organ haben Forscher so viel Wissen angesammelt wie über das Gehirn. Wir kennen seine Anatomie bis ins Detail und auch die Signalverarbeitung und -weiterleitung durch die Nervenzellen ist genauestens ergründet. Angesichts dessen könnte es scheinen, dass das Gehirn großenteils enträtselt ist. Doch in Wahrheit sind wir noch weit davon entfernt, wirklich zu verstehen, ... Read more

    R126,00

  • The Philosophy and Science of Roger Bacon

    Studies in Honour of Jeremiah Hackett

    Edited by Nicola Polloni, Yael Kedar ...
    The Philosophy and Science of Roger Bacon offers new insights and research perspectives on one of the most intriguing characters of the Middle Ages, Roger Bacon. At the intersections between science and philosophy, the volume analyses central aspects of Bacon’s reflections on how nature and society can be perfected. The volume dives into the intertwining of Bacon’s philosophical stances on nature, ... Read more

    R1 046,86

  • Pérolas de Nietzsche II

    Series Book 2 - V. 2
    (A5, 161 PÁGINAS) - Não terei, aqui, como já não tive no livro “Pérolas de Nietzsche v.1”, a pretensão de elucidar e nem tampouco querer explicar e/ou traduzir Nietzsche, uma vez que, penso que, o mesmo, como também já dito mas que também se faz necessário redizer, por tão complexo e hermético que é, não pode ser traduzido. Penso mais: que, todo aquele que tem a pretensão de explicar e/ou traduzir ... Read more

    R161,36

  • The Handy Science Answer Book

    Series series The Handy Answer Book Series
    Informative, easy-to-use guide to everyday science questions, concepts and fundamentals celebrates its twenty-fifth year and over one million copies sold!Science is everywhere, and it affects everything! DNA and CRISPR. Artificial sweeteners. Sea level changes caused by melting glaciers. Gravitational waves. Bees in a colony. The human body. Microplastics. The largest active volcano. Designer dog ... Read more

    R292,09

  • Life Science

    Third 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 “Third 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 third grade math. If you ... Read more

    R54,61

  • CAPITALISM, APOLOGY OF "VITA ACTIVE" AND “EXISTENTIAL DAMAGE”

    Collection Philosophers of our time

    Series Book 1 - Collection Philosophers of our time
    (a5,108 p.) - If, as I said Sartre, existential philosopher-humanist of the 20th century, "man is a project that exists only to the extent that the performs", for the meritocratic existentialism, in a reversal of values and principles, "the man only exists when, in a dispute any, overcomes his said opponent or enemy, and conquering your called place in the sun," systematizing the old, ... Read more

    R107,53

  • Energy, Force, & Motion

    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

    R54,61

  • Wissenschaft der Logik

    Die Wissenschaft der Logik ist ein zweibändiges Werk des Philosophen Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831), das zwischen 1812 und 1816 zuerst in Nürnberg erschien. Auf der Phänomenologie des Geistes aufbauend soll hier eine ontologisch-metaphysische Logik entwickelt werden, die an die antike Logos-Philosophie anschließt. Zugleich will sie Ontotheologie sein. Dieses Werk zählt zu den ... Read more

    R63,00

  • Sour Water: Should We Be Worried?

    by Harper Nomad ...
    Is your drinking water laced with a hidden danger? In Sour Water: Should We Be Worried?, delve into the alarming world of PFAS contamination and discover the truth behind the "forever chemicals" that could be lurking in your tap water. This eye-opening exploration unveils the pervasive issue of water pollution and its far-reaching implications for health and the environment.Inside this gripping ... Read more

    R47,49 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hidrogeomorfologia

    Formas, processos e registros sedimentares fluviais

    A única obra de referência específica sobre Hidrogeomorfologia no mercado.A Hidrogeomorfologia envolve o estudo das formas geradas pela ação das águas e dos materiais resultantes. Dentre os vários recortes científicos possíveis dentro deste campo do conhecimento, sem dúvida, a Geomorfologia Fluvial é o de maior destaque, tendo em vista a importância dos cursos de água para a modelagem do relevo e ... Read more

    R239,00 or Free with Kobo Plus