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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.

    by Siddhartha Mukherjee ...
    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

    by Karen Maitland ...
    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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  • 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

  • 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

    by Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth and Others ...
    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

  • 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

  • Ungewißheit und Eitelkeit aller Künste und Wissenschaften

    by Agrippa von Nettesheim ...
    Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim beschäftigten Fragen der Natur- und Religionsphilosophie, der Astrologie sowie der Magie. Agrippa von Nettesheim wurde 1486 in Köln geboren und starb 1535 in Grenoble. ... Read more

    R63,00

  • Dialog über die beiden hauptsächlichsten Weltsysteme

    by Galileio Galilei ...
    Translated by Emil Strauss ...
    Im Jahr 1633 wurde Galileo Galilei wegen schwerer Ketzerei verurteilt und seine, der Anklage zugrundeliegende Schrift, kurz darauf auf den Index der verbotenen Bücher gesetzt. Über das tragische Schicksal des Autors hinaus ist der Dialog über die beiden hauptsächlichsten Weltsysteme sowohl für naturwissenschaftlich als auch kulturhistorisch Interessierte ein hochrelevantes Dokument. Darin erklärt ... Read more

    R520,00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Aurora oder Morgenröte im Aufgang

    by Jakob Böhme ...
    Dieses Werk stellt die religiöse Erfahrung Böhmes dar, die nicht bloß mystisch im Innern der Seele aufgeht, sondern zugleich auch die Sinne, die Natur, die Entwicklungen der Lebewesen und, konkret in diesem Werk vollzogen, auch die klanglichen Formungen des sprachlichen Ausdrucks durchläuft. Diese Erfahrung ist dem Autor nicht bloß passiv gegeben, sondern vollzieht sich als ein immer neuer, ewiger ... Read more

    R63,00

  • Science Mysteries Explained

    In-Depth Explorations of Natural Science’s Most Fascinating Facts

    by Anthony Fordham ...
    Series series Idiot's Guides
    BRAND NEW TOPIC AND TITLE IN FULL-COLORMany people find science fascinating and there never seems to be an end to facts and figures that can be learned. Idiot's Guides: Science Mysteries Explained takes a question/answer-based approach to teach readers a variety of topics in Earth Science, Life Science, Chemistry, Physics, and Cosmology. Using helpful four-color illustrations and expert ... Read more

    R423,65

  • Wanderlust

    Eine Geschichte des Gehens

    by Rebecca Solnit ...
    Translated by Daniel Fastner ...
    Dass wir gehen, scheint uns so selbstverständlich, dass wir oft vergessen, welch kultureller Reichtum, wie viel zu bergendes Glück in unserer alltäglichen Fortbewegungsart liegt. Mit ihrer ebenso leichtfüßigen wie fesselnden kulturgeschichtlichen Expedition verfasst Rebecca Solnit eine Ode an das Gehen und macht sich auf den Weg, um auf Demonstrationen, Pilgerreisen, Bergwanderungen, ... Read more

    R559,00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Dictionary of Environmental Health

    by Frank R. Spellman ...
    Every branch of science, every profession, and every engineering process has its own language for communication. Environmental health is no different. To work even at the edge of the major environmental aspects of this challenging field, you must acquire a fundamental but wide-ranging vocabulary and understanding of the components that make it up. As Voltaire said: "If you wish to converse with me ... Read more

    R2 323,79

  • Collins British Bird Identifier

    Easily Name All Species Using Only 5 Features With the 5 ID Method

    by Paul Stancliffe, Jeff Baker ...
    Collins British Bird Identifier is a revolution in bird identification. It brings together exceptional new artwork, with a unique, practical and comprehensive guide to the 5 essential features needed to identify every species of British bird.A new approach to bird identification, detailing five unique features that will definitively identify every species of British bird. The Collins British Bird ... Read more

    R339,12

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

    How to Write More Easily and Effectively throughout Your Scientific Career

    by Stephen B. Heard ...
    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

    R408,47

  • Thought-Forms

    (Full Original Illustrations)

    by Annie Besant, C.W. Leadbeater ...
    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

    R52,79

  • La Alquimia del Imperio:

    ILLUMINATI

    by Cristina Lobo, Manuel Rodsua ...
    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

    R158,67 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Physics Behind...

    by Russ Swan ...
    Series series The Behind... series
    Can you really lose weight by consuming nothing but ice cream and beer? How does the latest blockbuster movie get squeezed onto a disk, and how do they make the pictures seem 3D? How much does a selfie weigh? What's the science behind forensic investigations, body scans, and the dating of ancient artefacts?The Physics Behind... takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the scientific ... Read more

    R294,85

  • Les pierres tombées du ciel et l’évolution planétaire

    by Stanislas Meunier ...
    L’homme a toujours commencé par voir, dans tout phénomène grandiose et inaccoutumé, une manifestation des puissances surnaturelles. Les superstitions relatives aux météorites sont de tous les pays et de tous les temps.Un jour, une pierre étant tombée du ciel, l’Académie des sciences reçut de l’abbé Bachelay le résumé des dépositions faites par les témoins de la chute. Rien de plus net et de plus ... Read more

    R140,00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rythmes biologiques

    Les Grands Articles d'Universalis

    by Encyclopaedia 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

    R140,00

  • 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

    R119,00

  • Bois

    Les Grands Articles d'Universalis

    by Encyclopaedia 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

    R140,00

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

    by Abdelhafid Daoudi, Author Charif ...
    « 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

    R300,00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • PERLAS DE NIETZSCHE

    by CLEBERSON EDUARDO DA COSTA ...
    (A5, 177 P.) -No tendremos aquí la intención de dilucidar o incluso querer explicar a Nietzsche, ya que pensamos que lo mismo, por complejo y hermético que sea, no se puede traducir. Pensamos más: que todo aquel que finge querer traducir a Nietzsche también corre el riesgo de traicionarlo.El objetivo aquí es, por tanto, únicamente fomentar el diálogo y la problematización sobre cuestiones que, a ... Read more

    R134,44