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  • 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

    €5.49

  • 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

    €3.99

  • The Pleasure of Finding Things Out

    The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman

    by Richard P. Feynman ...
    This collection from scientist and Nobel Peace Prize winner highlights the achievements of a man whose career reshaped the world's understanding of quantum electrodynamics.The Pleasure of Finding Things Out is a magnificent treasury of the best short works of Richard P. Feynman-from interviews and speeches to lectures and printed articles. A sweeping, wide-ranging collection, it presents an ... Read more

    €8.49

  • This Book Will Blow Your Mind

    Journeys at the Extremes of Science

    by New Scientist ...
    What's the nature of reality? Does the universe ever end? What is time and does it even exist? These are the biggest imagination-stretching, brain-staggering questions in the universe - and here are their fascinating answers.From quantum weirdness to freaky cosmology (like white holes - which spew out matter instead of sucking it in), This Book Will Blow Your Mind takes you on an epic journey to ... Read more

    €3.99

  • 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

    €9.43

  • The Lived Experience of Being Raised by Single Alcohol-Dependent Father

    A Qualitative Heuristic Study

    by Shotayo Gabriel Tejuosho Ph.D ...
    This researched work is titled The Lived Experience of Being Raised by Single Alcohol-Dependent Father. The study illuminates the experiences of the author and the coresearchers. It is hoped that professionals will have a greater understanding of children raised by single alcohol-dependent fathers. Even any alcohol-dependent individual reading this book will find the experience under discussion ... Read more

    €3.61

  • I've Got Senses!: Senses Books for Kids

    Early Learning Books K-12

    by Speedy Publishing LLC ...
    Series Book 12 - Baby & Toddler Sense & Sensation Books
    Help your child understand what his/her senses are with this easy-to-remember informative book. Deserving of a place in your mini-library, the book kicks off with a description of body parts before moving on to each sense. Absorption of information is made easy through a written description followed by a themed picture. Learning is made much more fun and effective with this colored book. Buy a ... Read more

    €4.13

  • Science Terminology: A Glossary of Thousands of Terms for the Puzzle Enthusiast

    Science Quiz Trivia: History and Reference, #3

    by Mabel Tilson ...
    Series Book 3 - Science Quiz Trivia: History and Reference
    It is generally accepted that scientists are intelligent. From their depiction in popular culture as possessors of huge heads and poor memories, to the way they have explained the mysteries of the world and the universe, scientists continue to amaze and achieve.This book goes a little deeper, and asks you to guess a large number of important terms from different areas of science; words that range ... Read more

    €2.99

  • Taylor's Seedling Drawings

    by THOMAS TAYLOR ...
    This book will serve as a reference for scientists, amateur botanists, seed enthusiasts, and anyone who wishes to learn more about the beginning of a plant's life. It contains two hundred meticulous seedling drawings of cultivated plants from around the world. The species cataloged in this book represent a variety of plant forms found growing in eastern North America that includes trees, shrubs, ... Read more

    €9.49

  • LA COSMOLOGIE SELON LES MODÈLES BIBLIQUE ET ANTIQUE

    by Flavien PHANZU MWAKA ...
    Series series LES VERSETS DES SAVANTS TOME I
    Quand j’ai découvert que le Big-bang est biblique, j’ai directement su que je venais de percer l’un des clés de mystères de la création. C’est à ce moment-là que Dieu m’apparut en me donnant l’injonction de dire à tout le monde que le schéma de la création biblique est la seule que tout le monde doit s’en inspirer.Je ne pouvais faire une telle déclaration basée sur la foi dans un monde où le ... Read more

    €9.99

  • 自在论

    by 济主 ...
    The book on freedom includes two parts: Philosophy and ethics. The philosophical part refutes the ontological views such as empiricism and rationalism, establishes the research object and research principle of epistemology, and emphasizes the same logical thinking principle of epistemology. It also criticizes Kant's Transcendentalism, refutes Hegel's absurd debate, refutes Einstein's theory of ... Read more

    €11.93

  • Where Do Rainbows Come From? | Behavior of Light Grade 5 | Children's Physics Books

    by Baby Professor ...
    How is a rainbow formed? In this book, you will read about the behavior of light resulting in the formation of a rainbow. Discussed in this book are how light is refracted, reflected, and/or absorbed when it interacts with matter. What a wonderful and easily relatable introduction to optics this book is! Grab a copy today! ... Read more

    €4.13

  • The Human Body

    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

    €2.71

  • Earth and How It Changes

    Fifth Grade Science Experiments

    by Thomas Bell ...

    €2.71

  • Science(ish)

    The Peculiar Science Behind the Movies

    by Rick Edwards, Michael Brooks ...
    **A Sunday Times Book of the YearA New Scientist Gift Pick"Bright, nerdy and funny! Of course I loved it." Dara O Briain**Can we resurrect dinosaurs, Jurassic Park-style? Are we living in The Matrix's digital simulation? Do aliens with acid blood exist somewhere in the universe? Will we ever go back and visit 1955? And just why were the original Planet of the Ape movies so terrible?In Science(ish) ... Read more

    €6.29

  • Understanding the New Solar System

    by Editors of Scientific American ...
    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

    €5.49

  • Écrits scientifiques et médicaux

    by Louis Pasteur ...
    La découverte de la vaccination contre la rage reste le plus beau titre de gloire de Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) ; elle lui valut le surnom de « bienfaiteur de l’humanité ». Pasteur n’était pourtant pas médecin, mais chimiste, et ses expériences furent très diverses, allant de la cristallographie jusqu’à la microbiologie en passant par l’étude des fermentations. Malgré leur diversité, tous ces ... Read more

    €11.99

  • Environmental Health and Science Desk Reference

    by Frank R. Spellman, Revonna M. Bieber ...
    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

    €118.28

  • 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

    €158.46

  • Q is for Quantum

    by John Gribbin ...
    A comprehensive encyclopedia of quantum physics.Here in one volume, the award-winning science writer and physicist John Gribbin has provided everything you need to know about the quantum world—the place where most of the greatest scientific advances of the last hundred years have been made.This exceptional A to Z reference begins with a thorough introduction setting out the current state of ... Read more

    €9.49 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Biomaterials: Silver Jubilee Compendium

    Edited by David F. Williams ...
    The journal Biomaterials was launched in 1980. The subject of biomaterials science was then in its infancy, being largely cofined to the study of the characteristics of materials used for medical devices.Twenty-five years on, we can truly say that biomaterials science has matured at an incredible rate and now represents a formidable sector that bridges the materials sciences, advanced medical ... Read more

    €124.00

  • ALQUIMIA PLANETARIA: La Transmutación de la Tierra

    ILLUMINATI

    by Cristina Lobo, Manuel Rodsua ...
    Series series ILLUMINATI
    ¿Es la Tierra un sistema inerte o un procesador de información a escala cósmica?Alquimia Planetaria: La Transmutación de la Tierra de la Materia al Pensamiento es un tratado transdisciplinar que desafía los límites entre la geoquímica, la termodinámica de no-equilibrio y la teoría de sistemas complejos. En esta obra, Cristina Lobo y Manuel Rodsua presentan una visión radicalmente nueva de nuestro ... Read more

    €8.99 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Auto-organizzazioni

    Il mistero dell'emergenza nei sistemi fisici, biologici e sociali

    by Alberto F. De Toni, Luca Comello, Lorenzo Ioan ...
    Molti fenomeni complessi non possono essere compresi a partire dalla conoscenza dei costituenti elementari, poiché, interagendo tra loro danno luogo a una dinamica globale profondamente diversa. Ed ecco apparire piante, animali, popolazioni, organizzazioni, mercati, spontaneamente emergenti dal basso. Nessun capo, ma vere e proprie auto-organizzazioni: è il mistero più affascinante della scienza. ... Read more

    €7.99

  • Gesellschaft als staatliche Veranstaltung?

    Orte politischer und kultureller Partizipation in der DDR

    Edited by Jörg Ganzenmüller, Bertram Triebel ...
    Series Book 27 - Europäische Diktaturen und ihre Überwindung
    Die paternalistisch-autoritäre Gesellschaftsvorstellung der SED sah persönliches Engagement nur innerhalb staatlicher Strukturen vor, eine gesellschaftliche Selbstorganisation war in der DDR unerwünscht. Doch wie gestaltete sich politische und kulturelle Partizipation innerhalb dieser staatlichen Strukturen in der Praxis? Das Buch wirft in seinen Beiträgen einen vielschichtigen Blick auf ... Read more

    €35.00 or Free with Kobo Plus