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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

  • Lagomorphs

    Pikas, Rabbits, and Hares of the World

    The definitive guide to all lagomorphs—pikas, rabbits, and hares.Numbering 92 species worldwide, members of the order Lagomorpha are familiar to people throughout the world, and yet their remarkable diversity and ecological importance are often underappreciated. In this book, Andrew T. Smith and his colleagues bring together the world’s lagomorph experts to produce the most comprehensive reference ... Read more

    R1 443,12

  • Environmental Health and Science Desk Reference

    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

    R1 746,03

  • Understanding the New Solar System

    This volume reveals the latest knowledge of the composition and nature of our solar family. Here you'll discover what lies beyond the orbit of Pluto, which solar body is the most volcanically active, and which solar system bodies have atmospheres and may harbour primitive life. ... Read more

    R120,62

  • Natural History of Cognition

    Mind over Matter

    by Chuck Baxter ...
    A Natural History of Cognition: Mind Over Matter offers a general theory of adaptive behavior and explores how consciousness evolved to create adaptive behavior in bacteria through to humans. To continue living, life must select and adapt its behavior to secure energy and materials, which itself requires observation and the selection of evidence in order to build interactive behavioral models. The ... Read more

    R66,23

  • Sixth Grade Science Experiments

    by Thomas Bell ...
    If 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 parents can afford. We believe education shouldn’t be expensive. This book is taken from “Sixth Grade Science” by the ... Read more

    R54,61

  • Дикие гены

    Если вы обратили внимание на эту книгу, вам наверняка хотелось бы знать, о чем в ней пойдет речь.Возможно, она не вызовет серьезных потрясений в вашей судьбе. Прочитав ее, вы не станете богаче, стройнее или счастливее. Это не медицинская литература, из которой можно почерпнуть рекомендации о здоровье. В первую очередь она расскажет вам о вашей жизни — и о генах, которые тайно ею управляют.Вы ... Read more

    R80,68 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Pasteur's Quadrant

    Basic Science and Technological Innovation

    Over fifty years ago, Vannevar Bush released his enormously influential report, Science, the Endless Frontier, which asserted a dichotomy between basic and applied science. This view was at the core of the compact between government and science that led to the golden age of scientific research after World War II-a compact that is currently under severe stress. In this book, Donald Stokes ... Read more

    R308,07

  • Big Bang Problems

    How, When, and Where the Universe Began

    by Bobby McGehee ...
    Cosmology: Scientific Study of the Universe For thousands of years, humankind has gazed up into the heavens at the beautiful Milky Way galaxy and pondered From where did it come? Over the years, as more knowledge was acquired, our views of the universe have changed. Our thinking has evolved from a belief that the Earth was flat, and then it was thought the Earth was the center of the universe. ... Read more

    R57,95

  • PEARLS OF NIETZSCHE

    (A5, 171 P.) -We will not have the intention here to elucidate or even want to explain Nietzsche, since, we think, the same, however complex and hermetic it is, cannot be translated. We think more: that everyone who pretends to want to translate Nietzsche also runs the risk of betraying him.The objective here is, therefore, only to foster dialogue and problematization about issues that, in our ... Read more

    R134,44

  • Wonderful Water Experiments for Elementary Students - Science Book for Kids 9-12 | Children's Science Education Books

    Did you know that there’s so much manipulation that you can do with water? Every time you work with water, you learn something new. Turn it to ice and you see how liquid transforms into solid. Steam it and you’ll see how liquid turns to gas. This book will contain many other water experiments that will delight and excite your elementary students. Grab a copy today! ... Read more

    R65,65

  • Women and Dionysus

    Appearances and Exile in History, Culture, and Myth

    by Maggy Anthony ...
    Series series Routledge Focus on Analytical Psychology
    Women and Dionysus links repression of the Dionysian spirit in Western culture with the rise of the patriarchy over the course of two millennia. It effectively draws aconnection between Dionysus and women throughout history, with examples from cultures both past and present, and the author’s own experiences.Maggy Anthony explores Dionysus’ role as god of the vine, creativity and passion, and his ... Read more

    R498,38

  • Transparenztraum

    Literatur, Politik, Medien und das Unmögliche

    Seit der Antike hadern Priester, Richter, Philosophen, Künstler und Politiker mit der Unzugänglichkeit von Herzen, Seelen oder Gehirnen. Nur zu gerne hätten sie das Geheimnis aus der Welt geschafft. Manfred Schneider erzählt die Geschichte des Traums und Albtraums von der Transparenz in zehn Kapiteln. Sein farbiger und lebendig geschriebener Essay führt von Descartes Philosophentraum über die ... Read more

    R339,00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Who Is King? The Five Kingdom Biological Classification | The Biological Sciences Grade 5 | Children's Biology Books

    At the end of this book, you should be able to correctly classify organisms based on the five-kingdom classification. The five kingdoms will be discussed in detail in the following pages. Learn about the characteristics of those belonging to Monera, Prostita, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia. In which kingdom do humans belong? Know the answer soon. Start reading now. ... Read more

    R82,10

  • Electricity & Magnetism

    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

  • Five Human Senses, What & Why? : 3rd Grade Science Books Series

    Third Grade Books

    Series series Children's Anatomy & Physiology Books
    There are five human senses, but is your child aware of all of them? This science workbook is a great tool to teaching your young child about the power of the senses, and the importance of each. It's a great way to increase awareness on body functions, leading to improved personal care. Secure a copy now! ... Read more

    R82,10

  • Characteristics of Plants

    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