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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

    R114,48 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

    R284,27

  • 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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  • 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

    R57,15

  • 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

    R353,73

  • 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

    R76,26

  • 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

    R231,71

  • Ladies in the Laboratory IV

    Imperial Russia's Women in Science, 1800-1900: A Survey of Their Contributions to Research

    by Mary R. S. Creese ...
    The first volume of Ladies in the Laboratory provided a systematic survey and comparison of the work of nineteenth-century American and British women in scientific research. Companion volumes focused on women scientists from Western Europe and the former British colonial territories of South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.In Ladies in the Laboratory IV, Mary R.S. Creese expands her ... Read more

    R1 801,92

  • Phénomène JOTT: Quand les choses disparaissent tout simplement

    Une perspective scientifique marginale

    by Wilfried Stevens ...
    Lorsque je travaillais avec Axel Ertelt de Halver sur le manuscrit de « Portails et Téléportation », publié en 2023, nous avons régulièrement entendu parler de témoignages de témoins oculaires rapportant que des objets avaient disparu du jour au lendemain sans laisser de traces. Nombre de ces objets ont été retrouvés parce que la personne les avait égarés ou oubliés quelque part. En anglais, ce ... Read more

    R29,00

  • 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

    R57,15

  • Ontosophie

    Band 3: Hauptkapitel 5–8

    by Berndt Acker ...
    Der dritte und letzte Band der »Ontosophie« ist geprägt von Ackers naturwissenschaftlichem Hintergrund und von seinem umfassenden Interesse für das menschliche Verhältnis zum Unendlichen, wie es nicht zuletzt auch von spirituellen und insbesondere anthroposophischen und fernöstlichen Welterzählungen behandelt wird. Den Ausgangspunkt bildet seine Auseinandersetzung mit mathematischen und ... Read more

    R559,00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Butterflies

    by E. B. Ford ...
    Series Book 1 - Collins New Naturalist Library
    A scientific study that keeps in mind the needs of butterfly collectors and of all those who love the country in the hope that it may increase their pleasure by widening the scope of their interests. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.comDr Ford, the author of this fascinating volume on butterflies, was an enthusiastic butterfly collector in his youth. He was not only a professional ... Read more

    R1 015,21

  • Experimental Soil Fertility and Biology

    by A.S. Mailappa ...
    Soil fertility and plant nutrition is an applied science that integrates knowledge across all disciplines of soil and plant sciences to provide nutrients effectively and efficiently to plants. Efficient use of nutrients is required not only to maximize agricultural production but also to protect air, soil, and water quality as well as the natural resources involved in providing fertilizers to ... Read more

    R1 513,46

  • Clínica, cirugía y producción de becerras y vaquillas lecheras

    by Mario Medina Cruz ...
    A lo largo de mis años de ejercicio profesional me he enfocado de manera preponderante en la crianza de becerras, lo cual me ha llevado a escribir esta obra en la que se plasman por igual experiencias profesionales y resultados de investigación.He tratado de abarcar todos los aspectos relacionados con el proceso de producción de becerras, iniciando por la atención de la salud que parte del ... Read more

    R166,03 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Gymnospermes

    Les Grands Articles d'Universalis

    by Encyclopaedia Universalis ...
    Partez à la découverte des gymnospermes avec ce Grand Article Universalis !Les Gymnospermes rassemblent toutes les plantes dont l'ovule (structure reproductrice femelle se transformant en graine après fécondation) est nu, c'est à dire non enveloppé dans une structure close (le carpelle). Le terme gymnosperme vient du grec gymnos, qui signifie « nu », et ...Un ouvrage spécialement conçu pour le ... Read more

    R140,00

  • On the Origin of Species

    by Charles Darwin ...
    On the Origin of Species published on 24 November 1859, is a work of scientific literature by Charles Darwin which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. Darwin's book introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. It presented a body of evidence that the diversity of life arose by common descent ... Read more

    R89,00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Let’s Go!

    Enjoy Companionable Walks with your Brilliant Family Dog

    by Beverley Courtney ...
    Series Book 3 - Essential Skills for a Brilliant Family Dog
    Is your dog pulling your arm out of its socket?Learn how tobuild a fervent desire in your dog to walk nicely beside youenjoy walks with your dog, rather than behind himdo it all without any tricky gadgets or instruments of torturereach the Holy Grail of dog ownership: walking nicely on the lead!In this unusual book, Beverley Courtney will show you step-by-step the secrets of walking your dog ... Read more

    R102,37 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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

    R246,43

  • Headstrong

    52 Women Who Changed Science-and the World

    by Rachel Swaby ...
    **Fifty-two inspiring and insightful profiles of history’s brightest female scientists.“Rachel Swaby’s no-nonsense and needed Headstrong dynamically profiles historically overlooked female visionaries in science, technology, engineering, and math.”—Elle**In 2013, the New York Times published an obituary for Yvonne Brill. It began: “She made a mean beef stroganoff, followed her husband from job to ... Read more

    R109,70

  • Evolution

    The Human Story

    by Dr Alice Roberts ...
    Travel back in time almost eight million years to explore the roots of the human family tree.Written and authenticated by a team of experts and with a foreword by Professor Alice Roberts, Evolution brings us face to face with our ancestors. Interweaving latest discoveries, maps, and incredible illustrations, it tells the story of our origins and helps us better understand our species, from tree ... Read more

    R474,13

  • 研之有物：格物窮理！中研院的25堂數理科學課

    by 中央研究院研之有物編輯群 ...
    天文與地理╳電腦與數學╳材料與應用25堂令人欲罷不能的數理科學入門課★中研院在格陵蘭有座超大望遠鏡！拍到黑洞為什麼很重要？★不只是活火山，大屯山底下還藏著一個岩漿牛奶罐？★有影片有真相的時代已過，生成式AI帶來哪些信任危機？★好吃的愛玉如何結膠？愛玉也能成為食品業和生醫材料的好幫手？★光學微影如何縮小半導體元件尺寸，「拍出」奈米級積體電路？從黑洞到地震，從生成式AI到奈米鑽石，從半導體到淨零科技……跟著諾貝爾物理獎得主丁肇中、浸潤式微影技術之父林本堅等25位數理科學家，一起上天下地，探索萬物之謎！中央研究院數理科學組匯集臺灣頂尖學者，研究範圍涵蓋數學、物理、化學、地科、資訊、統計、原子與分子、天文、應用科學、環境變遷等領域，是世界級的數理科學研究重鎮。透過《研之有物：格物窮理！中研院的25堂數理科學課》，中研院研之有物團隊以25位科學家的研究成果為藍本，帶領我們參訪臺灣最高學術殿堂 ... Read more

    Was R206,33 Now R175,47

  • They Called Me Mad

    Genius, Madness, and the Scientists Who Pushed the Outer Limits of Knowledge

    by John Monahan ...
    Discover the true genius behind history's greatest "madmen".From Dr. Frankenstein to Dr. Jekyll, the image of the mad scientist surrounded by glass vials, copper coils, and electrical apparatus remains a popular fixture. In films and fiction, he's comically misguided, tragically misunderstood, or pathologically evil. But the origins of this stereotype can be found in the sometimes-eccentric real ... Read more

    R289,21

  • Hidrogeomorfologia

    Formas, processos e registros sedimentares fluviais

    by Antônio Pereira Magalhães Júnior, Luiz Fernando de Paula Barros ...
    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

    R259,00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • British Butterflies and Moths

    by Paul Sterry, Andrew Cleave, Rob Read ...
    Series series Collins Complete Guides
    A comprehensive and fully illustrated guide, this book is the definitive photographic reference guide for anyone interested in butterflies and moths found in Britain and Ireland.Every species that occurs regularly in Britain and Ireland is included, along with a section dealing with the ‘rarest of the rare’ – extinct species or very rare immigrants. There follows the main section of the book, ... Read more

    R327,62