Science: general issues

Universal: A Guide to the Cosmos [9781846144363]

An awe-inspiring, unforgettable journey of scientific exploration from Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw, the top ten bestselling authors of The Quantum Univ…

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Climate Change (A Ladybird Expert Book) [9780718185855]

Part of the new Ladybird Expert series, Climate Change is a clear, simple and enlightening introduction to one of the most important issues facing our…

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Bad Science [9780007284870]

Ben Goldacre's wise and witty bestseller, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, lifts the lid on quack doctors, flaky statistics, scaremongering j…

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The People Vs Tech: How the internet is killing democracy (and how we save it) [9781785039065]

The internet was meant to set us free. Tech has radically changed the way we live our lives. But have we unwittingly handed too much away to shadow…

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Soonish: Emerging Technologies That Will Improve and/or Ruin Everything [9781846148996]

From a top scientist and the creator of the hugely popular web comic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, an illustrated investigation into future techn…

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Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors [9780241360231]

Matt Parker, the brilliant stand-up mathematician, shows us what happens when maths goes wrong in the real world We would all be better off if every…

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Gut: the inside story of our body's most under-rated organ [9781911344773]

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'The world's most surprising page-turner. A publishing sensation that ... sets out to free toilet talk from its taboo.' …

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Reality is Not What it Seems: The Journey to Quantum Gravity [9780141983219]

'The physicist transforming how we see the universe' (Financial Times) 'A joy to read...an intellectual feast' (Michael Brooks New Statesman) 'A hug…

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Inferior: The True Power of Women and the Science That Shows it [9780008172039]

Physics World Book of the Year 2017 Are women more nurturing than men? Are men more promiscuous than women? Are males the naturally dominant sex? And…

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The Body: A Guide for Occupants [9780857522405]

In the bestselling, prize-winning A Short History of Nearly Everything Bill Bryson achieved the seemingly impossible by making the science of our worl…

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The Infinite Monkey Cage - How to Build a Universe [9780008254957]

The Infinite Monkey Cage, the legendary BBC Radio 4 programme, brings you this irreverent celebration of scientific marvels. Join us on a hectic leap …

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Alex's Adventures in Numberland [9781408809594]

The world of maths can seem mind-boggling, irrelevant and, let's face it, boring. This groundbreaking book reclaims maths from the geeks. Mathematical…

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Other Minds: The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life [9780008226275]

What if intelligent life on Earth evolved not once, but twice? The octopus is the closest we will come to meeting an intelligent alien. What can we le…

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The Poetics of Space [9780143107521]

'The house shelters daydreaming, the house protects the dreamer, the house allows one to dream in peace.' Since its initial publication in 1958, …

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The Science Book [9781409350156]

All the big ideas in science, simply explained Part of the popular Big Ideas series, The Science Book explores the history of science, how scientists …

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Earth from Space [9781785943539]

You don't know home until you leave it. With over 200 spectacular images, including astonishing satellite images and stills from the BBC Natural Histo…

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Swearing Is Good For You: The Amazing Science of Bad Language [9781781255773]

Swearing Is Good For You is a spirited and hilarious defence of our most cherished dirty words, backed by historical case studies and cutting-edg…

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I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life [9781847923288]

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. Your body is teeming with tens of trillions of microbes. It's an entire world, a colony full of life. In other words, you c…

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Origins: How The Earth Made Us [9781847924353]

When we talk about human history, we focus on great leaders, mass migration and decisive wars. But how has the Earth itself determined our destin…

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Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime [9781786076335]

Quantum physics is not mystifying. The implications are mind-bending, and not yet fully understood, but this revolutionary theory is truly illuminatin…

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