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MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 43352H,44314H Question Everything : 132 science questions - and their unexpected answers The latest in the bestselling New Scientist Last Word seriesAll science begins with questions...- Why is the night sky black, even though it's full of stars? - How do pebbles skim on water? - Why doesn't your own snoring wake you... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 51392H Richard Dawkins / A Devil's Chaplain : Selected Writings Richard Dawkins is one of the finest minds in science, and in this superb collection of essays and letters, he demonstrates the depth of his knowledge and the rich variety of his interests. Whether he is examining postmodernism or the Human... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53268H,54991H Alex Bellos / Alex's Adventures in Numberland The world of maths can seem mind-boggling, irrelevant and, let's face it, boring. This groundbreaking book reclaims maths from the geeks. Mathematical ideas underpin just about everything in our lives: from the surprising geometry of the 50p piece... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57457H Stephen Hawking / The Grand Design When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? Is the apparent 'grand design' of our universe evidence for a benevolent creator who set things in motion? Or does science offer another explanation? In The Grand Design, the most recent... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47329H Desmond Morris / The Naked Ape FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - WITH A NEW PREFACE BY THE AUTHORHere is the Naked Ape at his most primal - in love, at work, at war. Meet man as he really is: relative to the apes, stripped of his veneer as we see him courting, making love,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view Clinch, Phyllis & Mollan, R Charles ( Editors) A Profit and Loss Account of Science in Ireland - HB RDS 1983 A collection of essays on industrial and resource development in Ireland, published by the RDS , 1983, with cover design by Brian ó Nualláin , heavy sun fade to spine, some closed tears to dustjacket edges. Large format hardcover,... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view Patterson, Austin M - German English Dictionary for Chemists 3rd ED HB 1963 A hardcover third edition, 1963, of the German to English Dictionary for Chemists ( does not include English to German) Published by Wiley USA, the first edition had been 1917, and was revised and added to greatly in the two later editions... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 60525H Gavin Pretor-Pinney / The Cloudspotter's Guide 'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. 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Think of one of those conveniences that best convey the most elemental feeling of power over the passing seconds: the microwave oven. In your hurry sickness,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: BIG289 Tom Forester - The Mircoelectronics Revolution - Vintage 1980 Technology & Predictions A collection of 1980's essays on the 'silicon chip revolution' - an examination from 1980 on how the industry and technology would alter society and the world of work. A collection of essays from academics, journalists and industry insiders. Some , given... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart SALE Quick view sku: Col11c George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 (8 Book Collection) George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 MSRP: €25.00 Was: €25.00 Now: €7.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 1289M Iain Carson / Zoom : The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future If oil is a problem, it seems that cars are the solution. Working on innovative, environmental technologies and entirely new business models, the car industry could be launching society's greatest leap forward in a hundred years. "Zoom"... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57172H Charles Darwin / On the Origin of Species Charles Darwin's seminal formulation of the theory of Evolution, On the Origin of Species continues to be as controversial today as when it was first published. This Penguin Classics edition contains an introduction and notes by William Bynum, and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 54920H,55670H Dava Sobel / Longitude First published in 1996, Dava Sobel's story of an epic scientific quest - how to calculate longitude. The thorniest scientific problem of the day had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries until John Harrison dared to... 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All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47622H,49463H Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? - and 114 other questions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of any book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Compare Selected × OK
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MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view Clinch, Phyllis & Mollan, R Charles ( Editors) A Profit and Loss Account of Science in Ireland - HB RDS 1983 A collection of essays on industrial and resource development in Ireland, published by the RDS , 1983, with cover design by Brian ó Nualláin , heavy sun fade to spine, some closed tears to dustjacket edges. Large format hardcover,... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view Patterson, Austin M - German English Dictionary for Chemists 3rd ED HB 1963 A hardcover third edition, 1963, of the German to English Dictionary for Chemists ( does not include English to German) Published by Wiley USA, the first edition had been 1917, and was revised and added to greatly in the two later editions... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 60525H Gavin Pretor-Pinney / The Cloudspotter's Guide 'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. 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MSRP: Now: €3.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 36843H Robert Winston / The Human Mind To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57228H,59413H Dava Sobel / Galileo's DaughterA Drama of Science, Faith and Love From the international best-selling author of Longitude, Galileo’s Daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter, Virginia. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was the foremost... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53226H,58744H Brian Greene / The Elegant Universe - Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47622H,49463H Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? - and 114 other questions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of any book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Compare Selected × OK
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It's all too easy to ignore the fascinating possibilities of emptiness and non-existence, and we may well wonder what there is to say about nothing. But scientists have known for centuries that nothing is the key to... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 8573M Jane Hawking / Travelling to Infinity Now a major motion picture starring Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking and Felicity Jones as his wife Jane. It chronicles their relationship, from his early development of ALS to his success in physicsIn this compelling memoir, Jane Hawking,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 8419M Patrick Dixon / Futurewise This is an extraordinary time to be alive. The world is being transformed before our eyes from a technological 21st century society into something altogether new and different. Everyone wants to know what the future holds. On an individual,... 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MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 43352H,44314H Question Everything : 132 science questions - and their unexpected answers The latest in the bestselling New Scientist Last Word seriesAll science begins with questions...- Why is the night sky black, even though it's full of stars? - How do pebbles skim on water? - Why doesn't your own snoring wake you... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 51392H Richard Dawkins / A Devil's Chaplain : Selected Writings Richard Dawkins is one of the finest minds in science, and in this superb collection of essays and letters, he demonstrates the depth of his knowledge and the rich variety of his interests. Whether he is examining postmodernism or the Human... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53268H,54991H Alex Bellos / Alex's Adventures in Numberland The world of maths can seem mind-boggling, irrelevant and, let's face it, boring. This groundbreaking book reclaims maths from the geeks. Mathematical ideas underpin just about everything in our lives: from the surprising geometry of the 50p piece... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57457H Stephen Hawking / The Grand Design When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? Is the apparent 'grand design' of our universe evidence for a benevolent creator who set things in motion? Or does science offer another explanation? In The Grand Design, the most recent... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47329H Desmond Morris / The Naked Ape FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - WITH A NEW PREFACE BY THE AUTHORHere is the Naked Ape at his most primal - in love, at work, at war. Meet man as he really is: relative to the apes, stripped of his veneer as we see him courting, making love,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view Clinch, Phyllis & Mollan, R Charles ( Editors) A Profit and Loss Account of Science in Ireland - HB RDS 1983 A collection of essays on industrial and resource development in Ireland, published by the RDS , 1983, with cover design by Brian ó Nualláin , heavy sun fade to spine, some closed tears to dustjacket edges. Large format hardcover,... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view Patterson, Austin M - German English Dictionary for Chemists 3rd ED HB 1963 A hardcover third edition, 1963, of the German to English Dictionary for Chemists ( does not include English to German) Published by Wiley USA, the first edition had been 1917, and was revised and added to greatly in the two later editions... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 60525H Gavin Pretor-Pinney / The Cloudspotter's Guide 'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. 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MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view Clinch, Phyllis & Mollan, R Charles ( Editors) A Profit and Loss Account of Science in Ireland - HB RDS 1983 A collection of essays on industrial and resource development in Ireland, published by the RDS , 1983, with cover design by Brian ó Nualláin , heavy sun fade to spine, some closed tears to dustjacket edges. Large format hardcover,... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view Patterson, Austin M - German English Dictionary for Chemists 3rd ED HB 1963 A hardcover third edition, 1963, of the German to English Dictionary for Chemists ( does not include English to German) Published by Wiley USA, the first edition had been 1917, and was revised and added to greatly in the two later editions... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 60525H Gavin Pretor-Pinney / The Cloudspotter's Guide 'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. 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Think of one of those conveniences that best convey the most elemental feeling of power over the passing seconds: the microwave oven. In your hurry sickness,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: BIG289 Tom Forester - The Mircoelectronics Revolution - Vintage 1980 Technology & Predictions A collection of 1980's essays on the 'silicon chip revolution' - an examination from 1980 on how the industry and technology would alter society and the world of work. A collection of essays from academics, journalists and industry insiders. Some , given... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart SALE Quick view sku: Col11c George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 (8 Book Collection) George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 MSRP: €25.00 Was: €25.00 Now: €7.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 1289M Iain Carson / Zoom : The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future If oil is a problem, it seems that cars are the solution. 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All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47622H,49463H Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? - and 114 other questions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of any book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Compare Selected × OK
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It's all too easy to ignore the fascinating possibilities of emptiness and non-existence, and we may well wonder what there is to say about nothing. But scientists have known for centuries that nothing is the key to... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 8573M Jane Hawking / Travelling to Infinity Now a major motion picture starring Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking and Felicity Jones as his wife Jane. It chronicles their relationship, from his early development of ALS to his success in physicsIn this compelling memoir, Jane Hawking,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 8419M Patrick Dixon / Futurewise This is an extraordinary time to be alive. The world is being transformed before our eyes from a technological 21st century society into something altogether new and different. Everyone wants to know what the future holds. On an individual,... 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In a quest to uncover the key to its dominance, Fred Moody spent a year with the design team of Explorapedia, and in this text, he lays bare the visionary and turbulent process of... MSRP: €2.00 Was: €2.00 Now: €0.25 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 28127H Desmond Morris / Peoplewatching : The Desmond Morris Guide to Body Language Peoplewatching is the culmination of a career of watching people - their behaviour and habits, their personalities and their quirks. Desmond Morris shows us how people, consciously and unconsciously, signal their attitudes, desires and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 56604H Matt Ridley / Genome : The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters The most important investigation of genetic science since The Selfish Gene, from the author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling The Red Queen and The Origins of Virtue.The genome is our 100,000 or so genes. The genome is the... 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MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view Clinch, Phyllis & Mollan, R Charles ( Editors) A Profit and Loss Account of Science in Ireland - HB RDS 1983 A collection of essays on industrial and resource development in Ireland, published by the RDS , 1983, with cover design by Brian ó Nualláin , heavy sun fade to spine, some closed tears to dustjacket edges. Large format hardcover,... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view Patterson, Austin M - German English Dictionary for Chemists 3rd ED HB 1963 A hardcover third edition, 1963, of the German to English Dictionary for Chemists ( does not include English to German) Published by Wiley USA, the first edition had been 1917, and was revised and added to greatly in the two later editions... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 60525H Gavin Pretor-Pinney / The Cloudspotter's Guide 'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. 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MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view Clinch, Phyllis & Mollan, R Charles ( Editors) A Profit and Loss Account of Science in Ireland - HB RDS 1983 A collection of essays on industrial and resource development in Ireland, published by the RDS , 1983, with cover design by Brian ó Nualláin , heavy sun fade to spine, some closed tears to dustjacket edges. Large format hardcover,... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view Patterson, Austin M - German English Dictionary for Chemists 3rd ED HB 1963 A hardcover third edition, 1963, of the German to English Dictionary for Chemists ( does not include English to German) Published by Wiley USA, the first edition had been 1917, and was revised and added to greatly in the two later editions... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 60525H Gavin Pretor-Pinney / The Cloudspotter's Guide 'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. 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All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47622H,49463H Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? - and 114 other questions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of any book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Compare Selected × OK
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A brilliant book' Chris Evans, BBC Radio 2Have you ever thought of becoming an astronaut?Ask an Astronaut is Tim Peake's... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 49874H Mayer Hillman / How We Can Save the Planet Mayer Hillman, one of Britain's most original and influential thinkers, here offers the reader both a stunning analysis of the looming environmental catastrophe and a blueprint for avoiding it. The blueprint is practical at a personal level but the... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 62228H Randall Munroe / What If? : Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the creator of the wildly popular xkcd.com, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.Millions visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. Fans... 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MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view Patterson, Austin M - German English Dictionary for Chemists 3rd ED HB 1963 A hardcover third edition, 1963, of the German to English Dictionary for Chemists ( does not include English to German) Published by Wiley USA, the first edition had been 1917, and was revised and added to greatly in the two later editions... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 60525H Gavin Pretor-Pinney / The Cloudspotter's Guide 'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. Clouds are for dreamers, and their contemplation benefits the soul. Yet their beauty is so everyday as to be in danger... 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Think of one of those conveniences that best convey the most elemental feeling of power over the passing seconds: the microwave oven. In your hurry sickness,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: BIG289 Tom Forester - The Mircoelectronics Revolution - Vintage 1980 Technology & Predictions A collection of 1980's essays on the 'silicon chip revolution' - an examination from 1980 on how the industry and technology would alter society and the world of work. A collection of essays from academics, journalists and industry insiders. Some , given... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart SALE Quick view sku: Col11c George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 (8 Book Collection) George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 MSRP: €25.00 Was: €25.00 Now: €7.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 1289M Iain Carson / Zoom : The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future If oil is a problem, it seems that cars are the solution. 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MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view Patterson, Austin M - German English Dictionary for Chemists 3rd ED HB 1963 A hardcover third edition, 1963, of the German to English Dictionary for Chemists ( does not include English to German) Published by Wiley USA, the first edition had been 1917, and was revised and added to greatly in the two later editions... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 60525H Gavin Pretor-Pinney / The Cloudspotter's Guide 'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. Clouds are for dreamers, and their contemplation benefits the soul. Yet their beauty is so everyday as to be in danger... 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Think of one of those conveniences that best convey the most elemental feeling of power over the passing seconds: the microwave oven. In your hurry sickness,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: BIG289 Tom Forester - The Mircoelectronics Revolution - Vintage 1980 Technology & Predictions A collection of 1980's essays on the 'silicon chip revolution' - an examination from 1980 on how the industry and technology would alter society and the world of work. A collection of essays from academics, journalists and industry insiders. Some , given... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart SALE Quick view sku: Col11c George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 (8 Book Collection) George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 MSRP: €25.00 Was: €25.00 Now: €7.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 1289M Iain Carson / Zoom : The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future If oil is a problem, it seems that cars are the solution. 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In a revealing portrait of life, from the baby's point of view, Desmond Morris answers the questions parents ask: Do babies dream? What makes them cry, or smile? How well can they... MSRP: Now: €4.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: x63078H Guy Campbell / Do Elephants Ever Forget?: And Other Puzzling Questions Answered (Hardback) Do Elephant's Ever Forget contains over fifty of the most important questions kids have ever asked (and a couple of quite silly ones, too). From 'what would happen if a meteorite hit the Earth?' and 'how deep will the oceans be if the ice... MSRP: Now: €4.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: X74591H Richard Dawkins / The Greatest Show on Earth : The Evidence for Evolution (Large Paperback) Charles Darwin's masterpiece, On the Origin of Species, shook society to its core on publication in 1859. Darwin was only too aware of the storm his theory of evolution would provoke but he would surely have raised an incredulous eyebrow at the... MSRP: Now: €3.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 36843H Robert Winston / The Human Mind To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57228H,59413H Dava Sobel / Galileo's DaughterA Drama of Science, Faith and Love From the international best-selling author of Longitude, Galileo’s Daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter, Virginia. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was the foremost... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53226H,58744H Brian Greene / The Elegant Universe - Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47622H,49463H Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? - and 114 other questions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of any book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Compare Selected × OK
Quick view Details sku: 57228H,59413H Dava Sobel / Galileo's DaughterA Drama of Science, Faith and Love MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view Details sku: 53226H,58744H Brian Greene / The Elegant Universe - Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view Details sku: 47622H,49463H Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? - and 114 other questions MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 42972H NewScientist / Nothing Zero, zip, nada, zilch. It's all too easy to ignore the fascinating possibilities of emptiness and non-existence, and we may well wonder what there is to say about nothing. But scientists have known for centuries that nothing is the key to... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 8573M Jane Hawking / Travelling to Infinity Now a major motion picture starring Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking and Felicity Jones as his wife Jane. 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MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 32212H Steve Jones / The Language of the Genes Commissioned by the BBC to deliver the Reith Lectures in 1991, Steve Jones has used them as the basis for this book which argues that the evolution of our genes may be compared to the evolution of language. Genetics, argues the author, can... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view Guardian 100 Best Books 21st Century | sku: 57366H Siddhatha Mukherjee / The Emperor of All Maladies Winner of the Guardian First Book Award 2011Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Non-fiction 2011Shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize 2011Shortlisted for the Wellcome Trust Book PrizeIn The Emperor of All Maladies, Siddhartha Mukherjee,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 29751H,29963H Tim Peake / Ask an Astronaut The awe-inspiring Sunday Times Bestseller from astronaut Tim PeakeShortlisted for the British Book Award 2018'Amazing . . . 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MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart SALE Quick view sku: 106389c Fred Moody / I Sing the Body Electronic : Year with Microsoft on the Multimedia Frontier In the computer software world, Microsoft is a colossus. In a quest to uncover the key to its dominance, Fred Moody spent a year with the design team of Explorapedia, and in this text, he lays bare the visionary and turbulent process of... MSRP: €2.00 Was: €2.00 Now: €0.25 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 28127H Desmond Morris / Peoplewatching : The Desmond Morris Guide to Body Language Peoplewatching is the culmination of a career of watching people - their behaviour and habits, their personalities and their quirks. Desmond Morris shows us how people, consciously and unconsciously, signal their attitudes, desires and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 56604H Matt Ridley / Genome : The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters The most important investigation of genetic science since The Selfish Gene, from the author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling The Red Queen and The Origins of Virtue.The genome is our 100,000 or so genes. The genome is the... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 6847E Lawrence Potter / Mathematics Minus Fear "Every school classroom has a special flavor. And of all these flavors, it is often that of the mathematics classroom that has left the bitterest taste. In here, you face the ordeal of quick-fire questions designed to expose and... 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In The Grand Design, the most recent... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47329H Desmond Morris / The Naked Ape FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - WITH A NEW PREFACE BY THE AUTHORHere is the Naked Ape at his most primal - in love, at work, at war. Meet man as he really is: relative to the apes, stripped of his veneer as we see him courting, making love,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view Clinch, Phyllis & Mollan, R Charles ( Editors) A Profit and Loss Account of Science in Ireland - HB RDS 1983 A collection of essays on industrial and resource development in Ireland, published by the RDS , 1983, with cover design by Brian ó Nualláin , heavy sun fade to spine, some closed tears to dustjacket edges. Large format hardcover,... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view Patterson, Austin M - German English Dictionary for Chemists 3rd ED HB 1963 A hardcover third edition, 1963, of the German to English Dictionary for Chemists ( does not include English to German) Published by Wiley USA, the first edition had been 1917, and was revised and added to greatly in the two later editions... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 60525H Gavin Pretor-Pinney / The Cloudspotter's Guide 'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. Clouds are for dreamers, and their contemplation benefits the soul. Yet their beauty is so everyday as to be in danger... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47743H Charles Darwin / The Voyage of the Beagle With an Introduction by David Amigoni.Charles Darwin's travels around the world as an independent naturalist on HMS Beagle between 1831 and 1836 impressed upon him a sense of the natural world's beauty and sublimity which language could barely... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 59149H Richard Dawkins / The Selfish Gene This million-copy bestseller is universally acclaimed and translated into over twenty languages. "The sort of popular science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius." - "New York Times." "This important book could hardly be more... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 42517H James Gleick / Faster : The Acceleration of just about everything Time rules our lives. The frenetic purpose - more than we want to admit, is to save time. Think of one of those conveniences that best convey the most elemental feeling of power over the passing seconds: the microwave oven. In your hurry sickness,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: BIG289 Tom Forester - The Mircoelectronics Revolution - Vintage 1980 Technology & Predictions A collection of 1980's essays on the 'silicon chip revolution' - an examination from 1980 on how the industry and technology would alter society and the world of work. A collection of essays from academics, journalists and industry insiders. Some , given... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart SALE Quick view sku: Col11c George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 (8 Book Collection) George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 MSRP: €25.00 Was: €25.00 Now: €7.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 1289M Iain Carson / Zoom : The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future If oil is a problem, it seems that cars are the solution. Working on innovative, environmental technologies and entirely new business models, the car industry could be launching society's greatest leap forward in a hundred years. "Zoom"... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57172H Charles Darwin / On the Origin of Species Charles Darwin's seminal formulation of the theory of Evolution, On the Origin of Species continues to be as controversial today as when it was first published. This Penguin Classics edition contains an introduction and notes by William Bynum, and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 54920H,55670H Dava Sobel / Longitude First published in 1996, Dava Sobel's story of an epic scientific quest - how to calculate longitude. The thorniest scientific problem of the day had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries until John Harrison dared to... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 44773H Robert Winston / Human Instinct : How our Primeval Impulses shape our Modern Lives From caveman to modern man ...Few people doubt that humans are descended from the apes; fewer still consider, let alone accept, the psychological implications. But in truth, man not only looks, moves and breathes like an ape, he also thinks like one... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57462H,62671H Ben Goldacre / Bad Science Ben Goldacre's wise and witty bestseller, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, lifts the lid on quack doctors, flaky statistics, scaremongering journalists and evil pharmaceutical corporations. Since 2003 Dr Ben Goldacre has been exposing dodgy... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: X72559H Desmond Morris / Babywatching (Hardback) Paperback edition to this guide to the first 12 months of human life. In a revealing portrait of life, from the baby's point of view, Desmond Morris answers the questions parents ask: Do babies dream? What makes them cry, or smile? How well can they... MSRP: Now: €4.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: x63078H Guy Campbell / Do Elephants Ever Forget?: And Other Puzzling Questions Answered (Hardback) Do Elephant's Ever Forget contains over fifty of the most important questions kids have ever asked (and a couple of quite silly ones, too). From 'what would happen if a meteorite hit the Earth?' and 'how deep will the oceans be if the ice... MSRP: Now: €4.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: X74591H Richard Dawkins / The Greatest Show on Earth : The Evidence for Evolution (Large Paperback) Charles Darwin's masterpiece, On the Origin of Species, shook society to its core on publication in 1859. Darwin was only too aware of the storm his theory of evolution would provoke but he would surely have raised an incredulous eyebrow at the... 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A brilliant book' Chris Evans, BBC Radio 2Have you ever thought of becoming an astronaut?Ask an Astronaut is Tim Peake's... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 49874H Mayer Hillman / How We Can Save the Planet Mayer Hillman, one of Britain's most original and influential thinkers, here offers the reader both a stunning analysis of the looming environmental catastrophe and a blueprint for avoiding it. The blueprint is practical at a personal level but the... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 62228H Randall Munroe / What If? : Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the creator of the wildly popular xkcd.com, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.Millions visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. Fans... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart SALE Quick view sku: 106389c Fred Moody / I Sing the Body Electronic : Year with Microsoft on the Multimedia Frontier In the computer software world, Microsoft is a colossus. In a quest to uncover the key to its dominance, Fred Moody spent a year with the design team of Explorapedia, and in this text, he lays bare the visionary and turbulent process of... MSRP: €2.00 Was: €2.00 Now: €0.25 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 28127H Desmond Morris / Peoplewatching : The Desmond Morris Guide to Body Language Peoplewatching is the culmination of a career of watching people - their behaviour and habits, their personalities and their quirks. Desmond Morris shows us how people, consciously and unconsciously, signal their attitudes, desires and... 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In The Grand Design, the most recent... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47329H Desmond Morris / The Naked Ape FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - WITH A NEW PREFACE BY THE AUTHORHere is the Naked Ape at his most primal - in love, at work, at war. Meet man as he really is: relative to the apes, stripped of his veneer as we see him courting, making love,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view Clinch, Phyllis & Mollan, R Charles ( Editors) A Profit and Loss Account of Science in Ireland - HB RDS 1983 A collection of essays on industrial and resource development in Ireland, published by the RDS , 1983, with cover design by Brian ó Nualláin , heavy sun fade to spine, some closed tears to dustjacket edges. Large format hardcover,... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view Patterson, Austin M - German English Dictionary for Chemists 3rd ED HB 1963 A hardcover third edition, 1963, of the German to English Dictionary for Chemists ( does not include English to German) Published by Wiley USA, the first edition had been 1917, and was revised and added to greatly in the two later editions... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 60525H Gavin Pretor-Pinney / The Cloudspotter's Guide 'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. Clouds are for dreamers, and their contemplation benefits the soul. Yet their beauty is so everyday as to be in danger... 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Think of one of those conveniences that best convey the most elemental feeling of power over the passing seconds: the microwave oven. In your hurry sickness,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: BIG289 Tom Forester - The Mircoelectronics Revolution - Vintage 1980 Technology & Predictions A collection of 1980's essays on the 'silicon chip revolution' - an examination from 1980 on how the industry and technology would alter society and the world of work. A collection of essays from academics, journalists and industry insiders. Some , given... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart SALE Quick view sku: Col11c George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 (8 Book Collection) George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 MSRP: €25.00 Was: €25.00 Now: €7.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 1289M Iain Carson / Zoom : The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future If oil is a problem, it seems that cars are the solution. Working on innovative, environmental technologies and entirely new business models, the car industry could be launching society's greatest leap forward in a hundred years. "Zoom"... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57172H Charles Darwin / On the Origin of Species Charles Darwin's seminal formulation of the theory of Evolution, On the Origin of Species continues to be as controversial today as when it was first published. This Penguin Classics edition contains an introduction and notes by William Bynum, and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 54920H,55670H Dava Sobel / Longitude First published in 1996, Dava Sobel's story of an epic scientific quest - how to calculate longitude. The thorniest scientific problem of the day had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries until John Harrison dared to... 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MSRP: Now: €3.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 36843H Robert Winston / The Human Mind To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57228H,59413H Dava Sobel / Galileo's DaughterA Drama of Science, Faith and Love From the international best-selling author of Longitude, Galileo’s Daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter, Virginia. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was the foremost... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53226H,58744H Brian Greene / The Elegant Universe - Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47622H,49463H Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? - and 114 other questions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of any book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Compare Selected × OK
Quick view Details sku: 47622H,49463H Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? - and 114 other questions MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 42972H NewScientist / Nothing Zero, zip, nada, zilch. It's all too easy to ignore the fascinating possibilities of emptiness and non-existence, and we may well wonder what there is to say about nothing. But scientists have known for centuries that nothing is the key to... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 8573M Jane Hawking / Travelling to Infinity Now a major motion picture starring Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking and Felicity Jones as his wife Jane. It chronicles their relationship, from his early development of ALS to his success in physicsIn this compelling memoir, Jane Hawking,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 8419M Patrick Dixon / Futurewise This is an extraordinary time to be alive. The world is being transformed before our eyes from a technological 21st century society into something altogether new and different. Everyone wants to know what the future holds. On an individual,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 58410H,63202H New Scientist / Why Can't Elephants Jump? : and 113 more science questions answered Well, why not? Is it because elephants are too large or heavy (after all, they say hippos and rhinos can play hopscotch)? Or is it because their knees face the wrong way? Or do they just wait until no one's looking? Read this brilliant new... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 32212H Steve Jones / The Language of the Genes Commissioned by the BBC to deliver the Reith Lectures in 1991, Steve Jones has used them as the basis for this book which argues that the evolution of our genes may be compared to the evolution of language. Genetics, argues the author, can... 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In a quest to uncover the key to its dominance, Fred Moody spent a year with the design team of Explorapedia, and in this text, he lays bare the visionary and turbulent process of... MSRP: €2.00 Was: €2.00 Now: €0.25 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 28127H Desmond Morris / Peoplewatching : The Desmond Morris Guide to Body Language Peoplewatching is the culmination of a career of watching people - their behaviour and habits, their personalities and their quirks. Desmond Morris shows us how people, consciously and unconsciously, signal their attitudes, desires and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 56604H Matt Ridley / Genome : The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters The most important investigation of genetic science since The Selfish Gene, from the author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling The Red Queen and The Origins of Virtue.The genome is our 100,000 or so genes. The genome is the... 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MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 43352H,44314H Question Everything : 132 science questions - and their unexpected answers The latest in the bestselling New Scientist Last Word seriesAll science begins with questions...- Why is the night sky black, even though it's full of stars? - How do pebbles skim on water? - Why doesn't your own snoring wake you... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 51392H Richard Dawkins / A Devil's Chaplain : Selected Writings Richard Dawkins is one of the finest minds in science, and in this superb collection of essays and letters, he demonstrates the depth of his knowledge and the rich variety of his interests. Whether he is examining postmodernism or the Human... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53268H,54991H Alex Bellos / Alex's Adventures in Numberland The world of maths can seem mind-boggling, irrelevant and, let's face it, boring. This groundbreaking book reclaims maths from the geeks. Mathematical ideas underpin just about everything in our lives: from the surprising geometry of the 50p piece... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57457H Stephen Hawking / The Grand Design When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? Is the apparent 'grand design' of our universe evidence for a benevolent creator who set things in motion? Or does science offer another explanation? In The Grand Design, the most recent... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47329H Desmond Morris / The Naked Ape FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - WITH A NEW PREFACE BY THE AUTHORHere is the Naked Ape at his most primal - in love, at work, at war. Meet man as he really is: relative to the apes, stripped of his veneer as we see him courting, making love,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view Clinch, Phyllis & Mollan, R Charles ( Editors) A Profit and Loss Account of Science in Ireland - HB RDS 1983 A collection of essays on industrial and resource development in Ireland, published by the RDS , 1983, with cover design by Brian ó Nualláin , heavy sun fade to spine, some closed tears to dustjacket edges. Large format hardcover,... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view Patterson, Austin M - German English Dictionary for Chemists 3rd ED HB 1963 A hardcover third edition, 1963, of the German to English Dictionary for Chemists ( does not include English to German) Published by Wiley USA, the first edition had been 1917, and was revised and added to greatly in the two later editions... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 60525H Gavin Pretor-Pinney / The Cloudspotter's Guide 'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. Clouds are for dreamers, and their contemplation benefits the soul. Yet their beauty is so everyday as to be in danger... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47743H Charles Darwin / The Voyage of the Beagle With an Introduction by David Amigoni.Charles Darwin's travels around the world as an independent naturalist on HMS Beagle between 1831 and 1836 impressed upon him a sense of the natural world's beauty and sublimity which language could barely... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 59149H Richard Dawkins / The Selfish Gene This million-copy bestseller is universally acclaimed and translated into over twenty languages. "The sort of popular science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius." - "New York Times." "This important book could hardly be more... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 42517H James Gleick / Faster : The Acceleration of just about everything Time rules our lives. The frenetic purpose - more than we want to admit, is to save time. Think of one of those conveniences that best convey the most elemental feeling of power over the passing seconds: the microwave oven. In your hurry sickness,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: BIG289 Tom Forester - The Mircoelectronics Revolution - Vintage 1980 Technology & Predictions A collection of 1980's essays on the 'silicon chip revolution' - an examination from 1980 on how the industry and technology would alter society and the world of work. A collection of essays from academics, journalists and industry insiders. Some , given... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart SALE Quick view sku: Col11c George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 (8 Book Collection) George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 MSRP: €25.00 Was: €25.00 Now: €7.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 1289M Iain Carson / Zoom : The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future If oil is a problem, it seems that cars are the solution. Working on innovative, environmental technologies and entirely new business models, the car industry could be launching society's greatest leap forward in a hundred years. "Zoom"... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57172H Charles Darwin / On the Origin of Species Charles Darwin's seminal formulation of the theory of Evolution, On the Origin of Species continues to be as controversial today as when it was first published. This Penguin Classics edition contains an introduction and notes by William Bynum, and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 54920H,55670H Dava Sobel / Longitude First published in 1996, Dava Sobel's story of an epic scientific quest - how to calculate longitude. The thorniest scientific problem of the day had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries until John Harrison dared to... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 44773H Robert Winston / Human Instinct : How our Primeval Impulses shape our Modern Lives From caveman to modern man ...Few people doubt that humans are descended from the apes; fewer still consider, let alone accept, the psychological implications. But in truth, man not only looks, moves and breathes like an ape, he also thinks like one... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57462H,62671H Ben Goldacre / Bad Science Ben Goldacre's wise and witty bestseller, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, lifts the lid on quack doctors, flaky statistics, scaremongering journalists and evil pharmaceutical corporations. Since 2003 Dr Ben Goldacre has been exposing dodgy... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: X72559H Desmond Morris / Babywatching (Hardback) Paperback edition to this guide to the first 12 months of human life. In a revealing portrait of life, from the baby's point of view, Desmond Morris answers the questions parents ask: Do babies dream? What makes them cry, or smile? How well can they... MSRP: Now: €4.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: x63078H Guy Campbell / Do Elephants Ever Forget?: And Other Puzzling Questions Answered (Hardback) Do Elephant's Ever Forget contains over fifty of the most important questions kids have ever asked (and a couple of quite silly ones, too). From 'what would happen if a meteorite hit the Earth?' and 'how deep will the oceans be if the ice... MSRP: Now: €4.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: X74591H Richard Dawkins / The Greatest Show on Earth : The Evidence for Evolution (Large Paperback) Charles Darwin's masterpiece, On the Origin of Species, shook society to its core on publication in 1859. Darwin was only too aware of the storm his theory of evolution would provoke but he would surely have raised an incredulous eyebrow at the... MSRP: Now: €3.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 36843H Robert Winston / The Human Mind To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57228H,59413H Dava Sobel / Galileo's DaughterA Drama of Science, Faith and Love From the international best-selling author of Longitude, Galileo’s Daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter, Virginia. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was the foremost... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53226H,58744H Brian Greene / The Elegant Universe - Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47622H,49463H Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? - and 114 other questions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of any book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Compare Selected × OK
Quick view sku: 42972H NewScientist / Nothing Zero, zip, nada, zilch. It's all too easy to ignore the fascinating possibilities of emptiness and non-existence, and we may well wonder what there is to say about nothing. But scientists have known for centuries that nothing is the key to... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 8573M Jane Hawking / Travelling to Infinity Now a major motion picture starring Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking and Felicity Jones as his wife Jane. It chronicles their relationship, from his early development of ALS to his success in physicsIn this compelling memoir, Jane Hawking,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 8419M Patrick Dixon / Futurewise This is an extraordinary time to be alive. The world is being transformed before our eyes from a technological 21st century society into something altogether new and different. Everyone wants to know what the future holds. On an individual,... 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In a quest to uncover the key to its dominance, Fred Moody spent a year with the design team of Explorapedia, and in this text, he lays bare the visionary and turbulent process of... MSRP: €2.00 Was: €2.00 Now: €0.25 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 28127H Desmond Morris / Peoplewatching : The Desmond Morris Guide to Body Language Peoplewatching is the culmination of a career of watching people - their behaviour and habits, their personalities and their quirks. Desmond Morris shows us how people, consciously and unconsciously, signal their attitudes, desires and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 56604H Matt Ridley / Genome : The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters The most important investigation of genetic science since The Selfish Gene, from the author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling The Red Queen and The Origins of Virtue.The genome is our 100,000 or so genes. The genome is the... 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MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 43352H,44314H Question Everything : 132 science questions - and their unexpected answers The latest in the bestselling New Scientist Last Word seriesAll science begins with questions...- Why is the night sky black, even though it's full of stars? - How do pebbles skim on water? - Why doesn't your own snoring wake you... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 51392H Richard Dawkins / A Devil's Chaplain : Selected Writings Richard Dawkins is one of the finest minds in science, and in this superb collection of essays and letters, he demonstrates the depth of his knowledge and the rich variety of his interests. Whether he is examining postmodernism or the Human... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53268H,54991H Alex Bellos / Alex's Adventures in Numberland The world of maths can seem mind-boggling, irrelevant and, let's face it, boring. This groundbreaking book reclaims maths from the geeks. Mathematical ideas underpin just about everything in our lives: from the surprising geometry of the 50p piece... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57457H Stephen Hawking / The Grand Design When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? Is the apparent 'grand design' of our universe evidence for a benevolent creator who set things in motion? Or does science offer another explanation? In The Grand Design, the most recent... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47329H Desmond Morris / The Naked Ape FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - WITH A NEW PREFACE BY THE AUTHORHere is the Naked Ape at his most primal - in love, at work, at war. Meet man as he really is: relative to the apes, stripped of his veneer as we see him courting, making love,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view Clinch, Phyllis & Mollan, R Charles ( Editors) A Profit and Loss Account of Science in Ireland - HB RDS 1983 A collection of essays on industrial and resource development in Ireland, published by the RDS , 1983, with cover design by Brian ó Nualláin , heavy sun fade to spine, some closed tears to dustjacket edges. Large format hardcover,... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view Patterson, Austin M - German English Dictionary for Chemists 3rd ED HB 1963 A hardcover third edition, 1963, of the German to English Dictionary for Chemists ( does not include English to German) Published by Wiley USA, the first edition had been 1917, and was revised and added to greatly in the two later editions... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 60525H Gavin Pretor-Pinney / The Cloudspotter's Guide 'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. Clouds are for dreamers, and their contemplation benefits the soul. Yet their beauty is so everyday as to be in danger... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47743H Charles Darwin / The Voyage of the Beagle With an Introduction by David Amigoni.Charles Darwin's travels around the world as an independent naturalist on HMS Beagle between 1831 and 1836 impressed upon him a sense of the natural world's beauty and sublimity which language could barely... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 59149H Richard Dawkins / The Selfish Gene This million-copy bestseller is universally acclaimed and translated into over twenty languages. "The sort of popular science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius." - "New York Times." "This important book could hardly be more... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 42517H James Gleick / Faster : The Acceleration of just about everything Time rules our lives. The frenetic purpose - more than we want to admit, is to save time. Think of one of those conveniences that best convey the most elemental feeling of power over the passing seconds: the microwave oven. In your hurry sickness,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: BIG289 Tom Forester - The Mircoelectronics Revolution - Vintage 1980 Technology & Predictions A collection of 1980's essays on the 'silicon chip revolution' - an examination from 1980 on how the industry and technology would alter society and the world of work. A collection of essays from academics, journalists and industry insiders. Some , given... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart SALE Quick view sku: Col11c George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 (8 Book Collection) George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 MSRP: €25.00 Was: €25.00 Now: €7.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 1289M Iain Carson / Zoom : The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future If oil is a problem, it seems that cars are the solution. Working on innovative, environmental technologies and entirely new business models, the car industry could be launching society's greatest leap forward in a hundred years. "Zoom"... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57172H Charles Darwin / On the Origin of Species Charles Darwin's seminal formulation of the theory of Evolution, On the Origin of Species continues to be as controversial today as when it was first published. This Penguin Classics edition contains an introduction and notes by William Bynum, and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 54920H,55670H Dava Sobel / Longitude First published in 1996, Dava Sobel's story of an epic scientific quest - how to calculate longitude. The thorniest scientific problem of the day had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries until John Harrison dared to... 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MSRP: Now: €3.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 36843H Robert Winston / The Human Mind To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57228H,59413H Dava Sobel / Galileo's DaughterA Drama of Science, Faith and Love From the international best-selling author of Longitude, Galileo’s Daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter, Virginia. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was the foremost... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53226H,58744H Brian Greene / The Elegant Universe - Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47622H,49463H Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? - and 114 other questions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of any book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Compare Selected × OK
Quick view sku: 8573M Jane Hawking / Travelling to Infinity Now a major motion picture starring Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking and Felicity Jones as his wife Jane. It chronicles their relationship, from his early development of ALS to his success in physicsIn this compelling memoir, Jane Hawking,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 8419M Patrick Dixon / Futurewise This is an extraordinary time to be alive. The world is being transformed before our eyes from a technological 21st century society into something altogether new and different. Everyone wants to know what the future holds. On an individual,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 58410H,63202H New Scientist / Why Can't Elephants Jump? : and 113 more science questions answered Well, why not? Is it because elephants are too large or heavy (after all, they say hippos and rhinos can play hopscotch)? Or is it because their knees face the wrong way? Or do they just wait until no one's looking? Read this brilliant new... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 32212H Steve Jones / The Language of the Genes Commissioned by the BBC to deliver the Reith Lectures in 1991, Steve Jones has used them as the basis for this book which argues that the evolution of our genes may be compared to the evolution of language. Genetics, argues the author, can... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view Guardian 100 Best Books 21st Century | sku: 57366H Siddhatha Mukherjee / The Emperor of All Maladies Winner of the Guardian First Book Award 2011Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Non-fiction 2011Shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize 2011Shortlisted for the Wellcome Trust Book PrizeIn The Emperor of All Maladies, Siddhartha Mukherjee,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 29751H,29963H Tim Peake / Ask an Astronaut The awe-inspiring Sunday Times Bestseller from astronaut Tim PeakeShortlisted for the British Book Award 2018'Amazing . . . A brilliant book' Chris Evans, BBC Radio 2Have you ever thought of becoming an astronaut?Ask an Astronaut is Tim Peake's... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 49874H Mayer Hillman / How We Can Save the Planet Mayer Hillman, one of Britain's most original and influential thinkers, here offers the reader both a stunning analysis of the looming environmental catastrophe and a blueprint for avoiding it. The blueprint is practical at a personal level but the... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 62228H Randall Munroe / What If? : Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the creator of the wildly popular xkcd.com, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.Millions visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. Fans... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart SALE Quick view sku: 106389c Fred Moody / I Sing the Body Electronic : Year with Microsoft on the Multimedia Frontier In the computer software world, Microsoft is a colossus. In a quest to uncover the key to its dominance, Fred Moody spent a year with the design team of Explorapedia, and in this text, he lays bare the visionary and turbulent process of... MSRP: €2.00 Was: €2.00 Now: €0.25 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 28127H Desmond Morris / Peoplewatching : The Desmond Morris Guide to Body Language Peoplewatching is the culmination of a career of watching people - their behaviour and habits, their personalities and their quirks. Desmond Morris shows us how people, consciously and unconsciously, signal their attitudes, desires and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 56604H Matt Ridley / Genome : The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters The most important investigation of genetic science since The Selfish Gene, from the author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling The Red Queen and The Origins of Virtue.The genome is our 100,000 or so genes. The genome is the... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 6847E Lawrence Potter / Mathematics Minus Fear "Every school classroom has a special flavor. And of all these flavors, it is often that of the mathematics classroom that has left the bitterest taste. In here, you face the ordeal of quick-fire questions designed to expose and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 54992H,59246H Alex Bellos / Alex Through the Looking-Glass : How Life Reflects Numbers, and Numbers Reflect Life From triangles, rotations and power laws, to fractals, cones and curves, bestselling author Alex Bellos takes you on a journey of mathematical discovery with his signature wit, engaging stories and limitless enthusiasm. As he narrates a... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 43352H,44314H Question Everything : 132 science questions - and their unexpected answers The latest in the bestselling New Scientist Last Word seriesAll science begins with questions...- Why is the night sky black, even though it's full of stars? - How do pebbles skim on water? - Why doesn't your own snoring wake you... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 51392H Richard Dawkins / A Devil's Chaplain : Selected Writings Richard Dawkins is one of the finest minds in science, and in this superb collection of essays and letters, he demonstrates the depth of his knowledge and the rich variety of his interests. Whether he is examining postmodernism or the Human... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53268H,54991H Alex Bellos / Alex's Adventures in Numberland The world of maths can seem mind-boggling, irrelevant and, let's face it, boring. This groundbreaking book reclaims maths from the geeks. Mathematical ideas underpin just about everything in our lives: from the surprising geometry of the 50p piece... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57457H Stephen Hawking / The Grand Design When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? Is the apparent 'grand design' of our universe evidence for a benevolent creator who set things in motion? Or does science offer another explanation? In The Grand Design, the most recent... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47329H Desmond Morris / The Naked Ape FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - WITH A NEW PREFACE BY THE AUTHORHere is the Naked Ape at his most primal - in love, at work, at war. Meet man as he really is: relative to the apes, stripped of his veneer as we see him courting, making love,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view Clinch, Phyllis & Mollan, R Charles ( Editors) A Profit and Loss Account of Science in Ireland - HB RDS 1983 A collection of essays on industrial and resource development in Ireland, published by the RDS , 1983, with cover design by Brian ó Nualláin , heavy sun fade to spine, some closed tears to dustjacket edges. Large format hardcover,... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view Patterson, Austin M - German English Dictionary for Chemists 3rd ED HB 1963 A hardcover third edition, 1963, of the German to English Dictionary for Chemists ( does not include English to German) Published by Wiley USA, the first edition had been 1917, and was revised and added to greatly in the two later editions... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 60525H Gavin Pretor-Pinney / The Cloudspotter's Guide 'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. Clouds are for dreamers, and their contemplation benefits the soul. Yet their beauty is so everyday as to be in danger... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47743H Charles Darwin / The Voyage of the Beagle With an Introduction by David Amigoni.Charles Darwin's travels around the world as an independent naturalist on HMS Beagle between 1831 and 1836 impressed upon him a sense of the natural world's beauty and sublimity which language could barely... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 59149H Richard Dawkins / The Selfish Gene This million-copy bestseller is universally acclaimed and translated into over twenty languages. "The sort of popular science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius." - "New York Times." "This important book could hardly be more... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 42517H James Gleick / Faster : The Acceleration of just about everything Time rules our lives. The frenetic purpose - more than we want to admit, is to save time. Think of one of those conveniences that best convey the most elemental feeling of power over the passing seconds: the microwave oven. In your hurry sickness,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: BIG289 Tom Forester - The Mircoelectronics Revolution - Vintage 1980 Technology & Predictions A collection of 1980's essays on the 'silicon chip revolution' - an examination from 1980 on how the industry and technology would alter society and the world of work. A collection of essays from academics, journalists and industry insiders. Some , given... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart SALE Quick view sku: Col11c George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 (8 Book Collection) George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 MSRP: €25.00 Was: €25.00 Now: €7.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 1289M Iain Carson / Zoom : The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future If oil is a problem, it seems that cars are the solution. Working on innovative, environmental technologies and entirely new business models, the car industry could be launching society's greatest leap forward in a hundred years. "Zoom"... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57172H Charles Darwin / On the Origin of Species Charles Darwin's seminal formulation of the theory of Evolution, On the Origin of Species continues to be as controversial today as when it was first published. This Penguin Classics edition contains an introduction and notes by William Bynum, and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 54920H,55670H Dava Sobel / Longitude First published in 1996, Dava Sobel's story of an epic scientific quest - how to calculate longitude. The thorniest scientific problem of the day had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries until John Harrison dared to... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 44773H Robert Winston / Human Instinct : How our Primeval Impulses shape our Modern Lives From caveman to modern man ...Few people doubt that humans are descended from the apes; fewer still consider, let alone accept, the psychological implications. But in truth, man not only looks, moves and breathes like an ape, he also thinks like one... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57462H,62671H Ben Goldacre / Bad Science Ben Goldacre's wise and witty bestseller, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, lifts the lid on quack doctors, flaky statistics, scaremongering journalists and evil pharmaceutical corporations. Since 2003 Dr Ben Goldacre has been exposing dodgy... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: X72559H Desmond Morris / Babywatching (Hardback) Paperback edition to this guide to the first 12 months of human life. In a revealing portrait of life, from the baby's point of view, Desmond Morris answers the questions parents ask: Do babies dream? What makes them cry, or smile? How well can they... MSRP: Now: €4.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: x63078H Guy Campbell / Do Elephants Ever Forget?: And Other Puzzling Questions Answered (Hardback) Do Elephant's Ever Forget contains over fifty of the most important questions kids have ever asked (and a couple of quite silly ones, too). From 'what would happen if a meteorite hit the Earth?' and 'how deep will the oceans be if the ice... MSRP: Now: €4.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: X74591H Richard Dawkins / The Greatest Show on Earth : The Evidence for Evolution (Large Paperback) Charles Darwin's masterpiece, On the Origin of Species, shook society to its core on publication in 1859. Darwin was only too aware of the storm his theory of evolution would provoke but he would surely have raised an incredulous eyebrow at the... MSRP: Now: €3.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 36843H Robert Winston / The Human Mind To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57228H,59413H Dava Sobel / Galileo's DaughterA Drama of Science, Faith and Love From the international best-selling author of Longitude, Galileo’s Daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter, Virginia. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was the foremost... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53226H,58744H Brian Greene / The Elegant Universe - Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47622H,49463H Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? - and 114 other questions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of any book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Compare Selected × OK
Quick view sku: 8419M Patrick Dixon / Futurewise This is an extraordinary time to be alive. The world is being transformed before our eyes from a technological 21st century society into something altogether new and different. Everyone wants to know what the future holds. On an individual,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 58410H,63202H New Scientist / Why Can't Elephants Jump? : and 113 more science questions answered Well, why not? Is it because elephants are too large or heavy (after all, they say hippos and rhinos can play hopscotch)? Or is it because their knees face the wrong way? Or do they just wait until no one's looking? Read this brilliant new... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 32212H Steve Jones / The Language of the Genes Commissioned by the BBC to deliver the Reith Lectures in 1991, Steve Jones has used them as the basis for this book which argues that the evolution of our genes may be compared to the evolution of language. Genetics, argues the author, can... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view Guardian 100 Best Books 21st Century | sku: 57366H Siddhatha Mukherjee / The Emperor of All Maladies Winner of the Guardian First Book Award 2011Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Non-fiction 2011Shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize 2011Shortlisted for the Wellcome Trust Book PrizeIn The Emperor of All Maladies, Siddhartha Mukherjee,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 29751H,29963H Tim Peake / Ask an Astronaut The awe-inspiring Sunday Times Bestseller from astronaut Tim PeakeShortlisted for the British Book Award 2018'Amazing . . . A brilliant book' Chris Evans, BBC Radio 2Have you ever thought of becoming an astronaut?Ask an Astronaut is Tim Peake's... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 49874H Mayer Hillman / How We Can Save the Planet Mayer Hillman, one of Britain's most original and influential thinkers, here offers the reader both a stunning analysis of the looming environmental catastrophe and a blueprint for avoiding it. The blueprint is practical at a personal level but the... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 62228H Randall Munroe / What If? : Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the creator of the wildly popular xkcd.com, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.Millions visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. Fans... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart SALE Quick view sku: 106389c Fred Moody / I Sing the Body Electronic : Year with Microsoft on the Multimedia Frontier In the computer software world, Microsoft is a colossus. In a quest to uncover the key to its dominance, Fred Moody spent a year with the design team of Explorapedia, and in this text, he lays bare the visionary and turbulent process of... MSRP: €2.00 Was: €2.00 Now: €0.25 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 28127H Desmond Morris / Peoplewatching : The Desmond Morris Guide to Body Language Peoplewatching is the culmination of a career of watching people - their behaviour and habits, their personalities and their quirks. Desmond Morris shows us how people, consciously and unconsciously, signal their attitudes, desires and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 56604H Matt Ridley / Genome : The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters The most important investigation of genetic science since The Selfish Gene, from the author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling The Red Queen and The Origins of Virtue.The genome is our 100,000 or so genes. The genome is the... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 6847E Lawrence Potter / Mathematics Minus Fear "Every school classroom has a special flavor. And of all these flavors, it is often that of the mathematics classroom that has left the bitterest taste. In here, you face the ordeal of quick-fire questions designed to expose and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 54992H,59246H Alex Bellos / Alex Through the Looking-Glass : How Life Reflects Numbers, and Numbers Reflect Life From triangles, rotations and power laws, to fractals, cones and curves, bestselling author Alex Bellos takes you on a journey of mathematical discovery with his signature wit, engaging stories and limitless enthusiasm. As he narrates a... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 43352H,44314H Question Everything : 132 science questions - and their unexpected answers The latest in the bestselling New Scientist Last Word seriesAll science begins with questions...- Why is the night sky black, even though it's full of stars? - How do pebbles skim on water? - Why doesn't your own snoring wake you... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 51392H Richard Dawkins / A Devil's Chaplain : Selected Writings Richard Dawkins is one of the finest minds in science, and in this superb collection of essays and letters, he demonstrates the depth of his knowledge and the rich variety of his interests. Whether he is examining postmodernism or the Human... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53268H,54991H Alex Bellos / Alex's Adventures in Numberland The world of maths can seem mind-boggling, irrelevant and, let's face it, boring. This groundbreaking book reclaims maths from the geeks. 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MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view Clinch, Phyllis & Mollan, R Charles ( Editors) A Profit and Loss Account of Science in Ireland - HB RDS 1983 A collection of essays on industrial and resource development in Ireland, published by the RDS , 1983, with cover design by Brian ó Nualláin , heavy sun fade to spine, some closed tears to dustjacket edges. Large format hardcover,... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view Patterson, Austin M - German English Dictionary for Chemists 3rd ED HB 1963 A hardcover third edition, 1963, of the German to English Dictionary for Chemists ( does not include English to German) Published by Wiley USA, the first edition had been 1917, and was revised and added to greatly in the two later editions... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 60525H Gavin Pretor-Pinney / The Cloudspotter's Guide 'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. 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All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47622H,49463H Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? - and 114 other questions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of any book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Compare Selected × OK
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In a quest to uncover the key to its dominance, Fred Moody spent a year with the design team of Explorapedia, and in this text, he lays bare the visionary and turbulent process of... MSRP: €2.00 Was: €2.00 Now: €0.25 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 28127H Desmond Morris / Peoplewatching : The Desmond Morris Guide to Body Language Peoplewatching is the culmination of a career of watching people - their behaviour and habits, their personalities and their quirks. Desmond Morris shows us how people, consciously and unconsciously, signal their attitudes, desires and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 56604H Matt Ridley / Genome : The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters The most important investigation of genetic science since The Selfish Gene, from the author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling The Red Queen and The Origins of Virtue.The genome is our 100,000 or so genes. The genome is the... 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MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 43352H,44314H Question Everything : 132 science questions - and their unexpected answers The latest in the bestselling New Scientist Last Word seriesAll science begins with questions...- Why is the night sky black, even though it's full of stars? - How do pebbles skim on water? - Why doesn't your own snoring wake you... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 51392H Richard Dawkins / A Devil's Chaplain : Selected Writings Richard Dawkins is one of the finest minds in science, and in this superb collection of essays and letters, he demonstrates the depth of his knowledge and the rich variety of his interests. Whether he is examining postmodernism or the Human... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53268H,54991H Alex Bellos / Alex's Adventures in Numberland The world of maths can seem mind-boggling, irrelevant and, let's face it, boring. This groundbreaking book reclaims maths from the geeks. 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MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view Clinch, Phyllis & Mollan, R Charles ( Editors) A Profit and Loss Account of Science in Ireland - HB RDS 1983 A collection of essays on industrial and resource development in Ireland, published by the RDS , 1983, with cover design by Brian ó Nualláin , heavy sun fade to spine, some closed tears to dustjacket edges. Large format hardcover,... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view Patterson, Austin M - German English Dictionary for Chemists 3rd ED HB 1963 A hardcover third edition, 1963, of the German to English Dictionary for Chemists ( does not include English to German) Published by Wiley USA, the first edition had been 1917, and was revised and added to greatly in the two later editions... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 60525H Gavin Pretor-Pinney / The Cloudspotter's Guide 'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. 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Think of one of those conveniences that best convey the most elemental feeling of power over the passing seconds: the microwave oven. In your hurry sickness,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: BIG289 Tom Forester - The Mircoelectronics Revolution - Vintage 1980 Technology & Predictions A collection of 1980's essays on the 'silicon chip revolution' - an examination from 1980 on how the industry and technology would alter society and the world of work. A collection of essays from academics, journalists and industry insiders. Some , given... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart SALE Quick view sku: Col11c George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 (8 Book Collection) George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 MSRP: €25.00 Was: €25.00 Now: €7.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 1289M Iain Carson / Zoom : The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future If oil is a problem, it seems that cars are the solution. Working on innovative, environmental technologies and entirely new business models, the car industry could be launching society's greatest leap forward in a hundred years. "Zoom"... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57172H Charles Darwin / On the Origin of Species Charles Darwin's seminal formulation of the theory of Evolution, On the Origin of Species continues to be as controversial today as when it was first published. This Penguin Classics edition contains an introduction and notes by William Bynum, and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 54920H,55670H Dava Sobel / Longitude First published in 1996, Dava Sobel's story of an epic scientific quest - how to calculate longitude. The thorniest scientific problem of the day had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries until John Harrison dared to... 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In a revealing portrait of life, from the baby's point of view, Desmond Morris answers the questions parents ask: Do babies dream? What makes them cry, or smile? How well can they... MSRP: Now: €4.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: x63078H Guy Campbell / Do Elephants Ever Forget?: And Other Puzzling Questions Answered (Hardback) Do Elephant's Ever Forget contains over fifty of the most important questions kids have ever asked (and a couple of quite silly ones, too). From 'what would happen if a meteorite hit the Earth?' and 'how deep will the oceans be if the ice... MSRP: Now: €4.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: X74591H Richard Dawkins / The Greatest Show on Earth : The Evidence for Evolution (Large Paperback) Charles Darwin's masterpiece, On the Origin of Species, shook society to its core on publication in 1859. Darwin was only too aware of the storm his theory of evolution would provoke but he would surely have raised an incredulous eyebrow at the... MSRP: Now: €3.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 36843H Robert Winston / The Human Mind To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57228H,59413H Dava Sobel / Galileo's DaughterA Drama of Science, Faith and Love From the international best-selling author of Longitude, Galileo’s Daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter, Virginia. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was the foremost... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53226H,58744H Brian Greene / The Elegant Universe - Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47622H,49463H Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? - and 114 other questions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of any book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Compare Selected × OK
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A brilliant book' Chris Evans, BBC Radio 2Have you ever thought of becoming an astronaut?Ask an Astronaut is Tim Peake's... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 49874H Mayer Hillman / How We Can Save the Planet Mayer Hillman, one of Britain's most original and influential thinkers, here offers the reader both a stunning analysis of the looming environmental catastrophe and a blueprint for avoiding it. The blueprint is practical at a personal level but the... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 62228H Randall Munroe / What If? : Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the creator of the wildly popular xkcd.com, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.Millions visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. Fans... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart SALE Quick view sku: 106389c Fred Moody / I Sing the Body Electronic : Year with Microsoft on the Multimedia Frontier In the computer software world, Microsoft is a colossus. In a quest to uncover the key to its dominance, Fred Moody spent a year with the design team of Explorapedia, and in this text, he lays bare the visionary and turbulent process of... MSRP: €2.00 Was: €2.00 Now: €0.25 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 28127H Desmond Morris / Peoplewatching : The Desmond Morris Guide to Body Language Peoplewatching is the culmination of a career of watching people - their behaviour and habits, their personalities and their quirks. Desmond Morris shows us how people, consciously and unconsciously, signal their attitudes, desires and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 56604H Matt Ridley / Genome : The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters The most important investigation of genetic science since The Selfish Gene, from the author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling The Red Queen and The Origins of Virtue.The genome is our 100,000 or so genes. The genome is the... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 6847E Lawrence Potter / Mathematics Minus Fear "Every school classroom has a special flavor. And of all these flavors, it is often that of the mathematics classroom that has left the bitterest taste. In here, you face the ordeal of quick-fire questions designed to expose and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 54992H,59246H Alex Bellos / Alex Through the Looking-Glass : How Life Reflects Numbers, and Numbers Reflect Life From triangles, rotations and power laws, to fractals, cones and curves, bestselling author Alex Bellos takes you on a journey of mathematical discovery with his signature wit, engaging stories and limitless enthusiasm. As he narrates a... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 43352H,44314H Question Everything : 132 science questions - and their unexpected answers The latest in the bestselling New Scientist Last Word seriesAll science begins with questions...- Why is the night sky black, even though it's full of stars? - How do pebbles skim on water? - Why doesn't your own snoring wake you... 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MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view Patterson, Austin M - German English Dictionary for Chemists 3rd ED HB 1963 A hardcover third edition, 1963, of the German to English Dictionary for Chemists ( does not include English to German) Published by Wiley USA, the first edition had been 1917, and was revised and added to greatly in the two later editions... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 60525H Gavin Pretor-Pinney / The Cloudspotter's Guide 'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. Clouds are for dreamers, and their contemplation benefits the soul. Yet their beauty is so everyday as to be in danger... 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Think of one of those conveniences that best convey the most elemental feeling of power over the passing seconds: the microwave oven. In your hurry sickness,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: BIG289 Tom Forester - The Mircoelectronics Revolution - Vintage 1980 Technology & Predictions A collection of 1980's essays on the 'silicon chip revolution' - an examination from 1980 on how the industry and technology would alter society and the world of work. A collection of essays from academics, journalists and industry insiders. Some , given... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart SALE Quick view sku: Col11c George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 (8 Book Collection) George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 MSRP: €25.00 Was: €25.00 Now: €7.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 1289M Iain Carson / Zoom : The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future If oil is a problem, it seems that cars are the solution. Working on innovative, environmental technologies and entirely new business models, the car industry could be launching society's greatest leap forward in a hundred years. "Zoom"... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57172H Charles Darwin / On the Origin of Species Charles Darwin's seminal formulation of the theory of Evolution, On the Origin of Species continues to be as controversial today as when it was first published. This Penguin Classics edition contains an introduction and notes by William Bynum, and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 54920H,55670H Dava Sobel / Longitude First published in 1996, Dava Sobel's story of an epic scientific quest - how to calculate longitude. The thorniest scientific problem of the day had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries until John Harrison dared to... 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The blueprint is practical at a personal level but the... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 62228H Randall Munroe / What If? : Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the creator of the wildly popular xkcd.com, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.Millions visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. Fans... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart SALE Quick view sku: 106389c Fred Moody / I Sing the Body Electronic : Year with Microsoft on the Multimedia Frontier In the computer software world, Microsoft is a colossus. In a quest to uncover the key to its dominance, Fred Moody spent a year with the design team of Explorapedia, and in this text, he lays bare the visionary and turbulent process of... 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MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view Patterson, Austin M - German English Dictionary for Chemists 3rd ED HB 1963 A hardcover third edition, 1963, of the German to English Dictionary for Chemists ( does not include English to German) Published by Wiley USA, the first edition had been 1917, and was revised and added to greatly in the two later editions... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 60525H Gavin Pretor-Pinney / The Cloudspotter's Guide 'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. Clouds are for dreamers, and their contemplation benefits the soul. Yet their beauty is so everyday as to be in danger... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47743H Charles Darwin / The Voyage of the Beagle With an Introduction by David Amigoni.Charles Darwin's travels around the world as an independent naturalist on HMS Beagle between 1831 and 1836 impressed upon him a sense of the natural world's beauty and sublimity which language could barely... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 59149H Richard Dawkins / The Selfish Gene This million-copy bestseller is universally acclaimed and translated into over twenty languages. "The sort of popular science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius." - "New York Times." "This important book could hardly be more... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 42517H James Gleick / Faster : The Acceleration of just about everything Time rules our lives. The frenetic purpose - more than we want to admit, is to save time. Think of one of those conveniences that best convey the most elemental feeling of power over the passing seconds: the microwave oven. In your hurry sickness,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: BIG289 Tom Forester - The Mircoelectronics Revolution - Vintage 1980 Technology & Predictions A collection of 1980's essays on the 'silicon chip revolution' - an examination from 1980 on how the industry and technology would alter society and the world of work. A collection of essays from academics, journalists and industry insiders. Some , given... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart SALE Quick view sku: Col11c George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 (8 Book Collection) George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 MSRP: €25.00 Was: €25.00 Now: €7.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 1289M Iain Carson / Zoom : The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future If oil is a problem, it seems that cars are the solution. Working on innovative, environmental technologies and entirely new business models, the car industry could be launching society's greatest leap forward in a hundred years. "Zoom"... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57172H Charles Darwin / On the Origin of Species Charles Darwin's seminal formulation of the theory of Evolution, On the Origin of Species continues to be as controversial today as when it was first published. This Penguin Classics edition contains an introduction and notes by William Bynum, and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 54920H,55670H Dava Sobel / Longitude First published in 1996, Dava Sobel's story of an epic scientific quest - how to calculate longitude. The thorniest scientific problem of the day had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries until John Harrison dared to... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 44773H Robert Winston / Human Instinct : How our Primeval Impulses shape our Modern Lives From caveman to modern man ...Few people doubt that humans are descended from the apes; fewer still consider, let alone accept, the psychological implications. But in truth, man not only looks, moves and breathes like an ape, he also thinks like one... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57462H,62671H Ben Goldacre / Bad Science Ben Goldacre's wise and witty bestseller, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, lifts the lid on quack doctors, flaky statistics, scaremongering journalists and evil pharmaceutical corporations. Since 2003 Dr Ben Goldacre has been exposing dodgy... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: X72559H Desmond Morris / Babywatching (Hardback) Paperback edition to this guide to the first 12 months of human life. In a revealing portrait of life, from the baby's point of view, Desmond Morris answers the questions parents ask: Do babies dream? What makes them cry, or smile? How well can they... MSRP: Now: €4.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: x63078H Guy Campbell / Do Elephants Ever Forget?: And Other Puzzling Questions Answered (Hardback) Do Elephant's Ever Forget contains over fifty of the most important questions kids have ever asked (and a couple of quite silly ones, too). From 'what would happen if a meteorite hit the Earth?' and 'how deep will the oceans be if the ice... MSRP: Now: €4.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: X74591H Richard Dawkins / The Greatest Show on Earth : The Evidence for Evolution (Large Paperback) Charles Darwin's masterpiece, On the Origin of Species, shook society to its core on publication in 1859. Darwin was only too aware of the storm his theory of evolution would provoke but he would surely have raised an incredulous eyebrow at the... MSRP: Now: €3.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 36843H Robert Winston / The Human Mind To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57228H,59413H Dava Sobel / Galileo's DaughterA Drama of Science, Faith and Love From the international best-selling author of Longitude, Galileo’s Daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter, Virginia. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was the foremost... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53226H,58744H Brian Greene / The Elegant Universe - Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47622H,49463H Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? - and 114 other questions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of any book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Compare Selected × OK
Quick view sku: 29751H,29963H Tim Peake / Ask an Astronaut The awe-inspiring Sunday Times Bestseller from astronaut Tim PeakeShortlisted for the British Book Award 2018'Amazing . . . A brilliant book' Chris Evans, BBC Radio 2Have you ever thought of becoming an astronaut?Ask an Astronaut is Tim Peake's... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 49874H Mayer Hillman / How We Can Save the Planet Mayer Hillman, one of Britain's most original and influential thinkers, here offers the reader both a stunning analysis of the looming environmental catastrophe and a blueprint for avoiding it. The blueprint is practical at a personal level but the... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 62228H Randall Munroe / What If? : Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the creator of the wildly popular xkcd.com, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.Millions visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. Fans... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart SALE Quick view sku: 106389c Fred Moody / I Sing the Body Electronic : Year with Microsoft on the Multimedia Frontier In the computer software world, Microsoft is a colossus. In a quest to uncover the key to its dominance, Fred Moody spent a year with the design team of Explorapedia, and in this text, he lays bare the visionary and turbulent process of... MSRP: €2.00 Was: €2.00 Now: €0.25 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 28127H Desmond Morris / Peoplewatching : The Desmond Morris Guide to Body Language Peoplewatching is the culmination of a career of watching people - their behaviour and habits, their personalities and their quirks. Desmond Morris shows us how people, consciously and unconsciously, signal their attitudes, desires and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 56604H Matt Ridley / Genome : The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters The most important investigation of genetic science since The Selfish Gene, from the author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling The Red Queen and The Origins of Virtue.The genome is our 100,000 or so genes. The genome is the... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 6847E Lawrence Potter / Mathematics Minus Fear "Every school classroom has a special flavor. And of all these flavors, it is often that of the mathematics classroom that has left the bitterest taste. In here, you face the ordeal of quick-fire questions designed to expose and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 54992H,59246H Alex Bellos / Alex Through the Looking-Glass : How Life Reflects Numbers, and Numbers Reflect Life From triangles, rotations and power laws, to fractals, cones and curves, bestselling author Alex Bellos takes you on a journey of mathematical discovery with his signature wit, engaging stories and limitless enthusiasm. As he narrates a... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 43352H,44314H Question Everything : 132 science questions - and their unexpected answers The latest in the bestselling New Scientist Last Word seriesAll science begins with questions...- Why is the night sky black, even though it's full of stars? - How do pebbles skim on water? - Why doesn't your own snoring wake you... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 51392H Richard Dawkins / A Devil's Chaplain : Selected Writings Richard Dawkins is one of the finest minds in science, and in this superb collection of essays and letters, he demonstrates the depth of his knowledge and the rich variety of his interests. Whether he is examining postmodernism or the Human... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53268H,54991H Alex Bellos / Alex's Adventures in Numberland The world of maths can seem mind-boggling, irrelevant and, let's face it, boring. This groundbreaking book reclaims maths from the geeks. Mathematical ideas underpin just about everything in our lives: from the surprising geometry of the 50p piece... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57457H Stephen Hawking / The Grand Design When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? Is the apparent 'grand design' of our universe evidence for a benevolent creator who set things in motion? Or does science offer another explanation? In The Grand Design, the most recent... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47329H Desmond Morris / The Naked Ape FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - WITH A NEW PREFACE BY THE AUTHORHere is the Naked Ape at his most primal - in love, at work, at war. Meet man as he really is: relative to the apes, stripped of his veneer as we see him courting, making love,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view Clinch, Phyllis & Mollan, R Charles ( Editors) A Profit and Loss Account of Science in Ireland - HB RDS 1983 A collection of essays on industrial and resource development in Ireland, published by the RDS , 1983, with cover design by Brian ó Nualláin , heavy sun fade to spine, some closed tears to dustjacket edges. Large format hardcover,... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view Patterson, Austin M - German English Dictionary for Chemists 3rd ED HB 1963 A hardcover third edition, 1963, of the German to English Dictionary for Chemists ( does not include English to German) Published by Wiley USA, the first edition had been 1917, and was revised and added to greatly in the two later editions... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 60525H Gavin Pretor-Pinney / The Cloudspotter's Guide 'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. Clouds are for dreamers, and their contemplation benefits the soul. Yet their beauty is so everyday as to be in danger... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47743H Charles Darwin / The Voyage of the Beagle With an Introduction by David Amigoni.Charles Darwin's travels around the world as an independent naturalist on HMS Beagle between 1831 and 1836 impressed upon him a sense of the natural world's beauty and sublimity which language could barely... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 59149H Richard Dawkins / The Selfish Gene This million-copy bestseller is universally acclaimed and translated into over twenty languages. "The sort of popular science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius." - "New York Times." "This important book could hardly be more... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 42517H James Gleick / Faster : The Acceleration of just about everything Time rules our lives. The frenetic purpose - more than we want to admit, is to save time. Think of one of those conveniences that best convey the most elemental feeling of power over the passing seconds: the microwave oven. In your hurry sickness,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: BIG289 Tom Forester - The Mircoelectronics Revolution - Vintage 1980 Technology & Predictions A collection of 1980's essays on the 'silicon chip revolution' - an examination from 1980 on how the industry and technology would alter society and the world of work. A collection of essays from academics, journalists and industry insiders. Some , given... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart SALE Quick view sku: Col11c George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 (8 Book Collection) George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 MSRP: €25.00 Was: €25.00 Now: €7.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 1289M Iain Carson / Zoom : The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future If oil is a problem, it seems that cars are the solution. Working on innovative, environmental technologies and entirely new business models, the car industry could be launching society's greatest leap forward in a hundred years. "Zoom"... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57172H Charles Darwin / On the Origin of Species Charles Darwin's seminal formulation of the theory of Evolution, On the Origin of Species continues to be as controversial today as when it was first published. This Penguin Classics edition contains an introduction and notes by William Bynum, and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 54920H,55670H Dava Sobel / Longitude First published in 1996, Dava Sobel's story of an epic scientific quest - how to calculate longitude. The thorniest scientific problem of the day had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries until John Harrison dared to... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 44773H Robert Winston / Human Instinct : How our Primeval Impulses shape our Modern Lives From caveman to modern man ...Few people doubt that humans are descended from the apes; fewer still consider, let alone accept, the psychological implications. But in truth, man not only looks, moves and breathes like an ape, he also thinks like one... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57462H,62671H Ben Goldacre / Bad Science Ben Goldacre's wise and witty bestseller, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, lifts the lid on quack doctors, flaky statistics, scaremongering journalists and evil pharmaceutical corporations. Since 2003 Dr Ben Goldacre has been exposing dodgy... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: X72559H Desmond Morris / Babywatching (Hardback) Paperback edition to this guide to the first 12 months of human life. In a revealing portrait of life, from the baby's point of view, Desmond Morris answers the questions parents ask: Do babies dream? What makes them cry, or smile? How well can they... MSRP: Now: €4.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: x63078H Guy Campbell / Do Elephants Ever Forget?: And Other Puzzling Questions Answered (Hardback) Do Elephant's Ever Forget contains over fifty of the most important questions kids have ever asked (and a couple of quite silly ones, too). From 'what would happen if a meteorite hit the Earth?' and 'how deep will the oceans be if the ice... MSRP: Now: €4.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: X74591H Richard Dawkins / The Greatest Show on Earth : The Evidence for Evolution (Large Paperback) Charles Darwin's masterpiece, On the Origin of Species, shook society to its core on publication in 1859. Darwin was only too aware of the storm his theory of evolution would provoke but he would surely have raised an incredulous eyebrow at the... MSRP: Now: €3.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 36843H Robert Winston / The Human Mind To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57228H,59413H Dava Sobel / Galileo's DaughterA Drama of Science, Faith and Love From the international best-selling author of Longitude, Galileo’s Daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter, Virginia. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was the foremost... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53226H,58744H Brian Greene / The Elegant Universe - Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47622H,49463H Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? - and 114 other questions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of any book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Compare Selected × OK
Quick view sku: 49874H Mayer Hillman / How We Can Save the Planet Mayer Hillman, one of Britain's most original and influential thinkers, here offers the reader both a stunning analysis of the looming environmental catastrophe and a blueprint for avoiding it. The blueprint is practical at a personal level but the... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 62228H Randall Munroe / What If? : Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the creator of the wildly popular xkcd.com, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.Millions visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. Fans... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart SALE Quick view sku: 106389c Fred Moody / I Sing the Body Electronic : Year with Microsoft on the Multimedia Frontier In the computer software world, Microsoft is a colossus. In a quest to uncover the key to its dominance, Fred Moody spent a year with the design team of Explorapedia, and in this text, he lays bare the visionary and turbulent process of... MSRP: €2.00 Was: €2.00 Now: €0.25 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 28127H Desmond Morris / Peoplewatching : The Desmond Morris Guide to Body Language Peoplewatching is the culmination of a career of watching people - their behaviour and habits, their personalities and their quirks. Desmond Morris shows us how people, consciously and unconsciously, signal their attitudes, desires and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 56604H Matt Ridley / Genome : The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters The most important investigation of genetic science since The Selfish Gene, from the author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling The Red Queen and The Origins of Virtue.The genome is our 100,000 or so genes. The genome is the... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 6847E Lawrence Potter / Mathematics Minus Fear "Every school classroom has a special flavor. And of all these flavors, it is often that of the mathematics classroom that has left the bitterest taste. In here, you face the ordeal of quick-fire questions designed to expose and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 54992H,59246H Alex Bellos / Alex Through the Looking-Glass : How Life Reflects Numbers, and Numbers Reflect Life From triangles, rotations and power laws, to fractals, cones and curves, bestselling author Alex Bellos takes you on a journey of mathematical discovery with his signature wit, engaging stories and limitless enthusiasm. As he narrates a... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 43352H,44314H Question Everything : 132 science questions - and their unexpected answers The latest in the bestselling New Scientist Last Word seriesAll science begins with questions...- Why is the night sky black, even though it's full of stars? - How do pebbles skim on water? - Why doesn't your own snoring wake you... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 51392H Richard Dawkins / A Devil's Chaplain : Selected Writings Richard Dawkins is one of the finest minds in science, and in this superb collection of essays and letters, he demonstrates the depth of his knowledge and the rich variety of his interests. Whether he is examining postmodernism or the Human... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53268H,54991H Alex Bellos / Alex's Adventures in Numberland The world of maths can seem mind-boggling, irrelevant and, let's face it, boring. This groundbreaking book reclaims maths from the geeks. 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MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view Clinch, Phyllis & Mollan, R Charles ( Editors) A Profit and Loss Account of Science in Ireland - HB RDS 1983 A collection of essays on industrial and resource development in Ireland, published by the RDS , 1983, with cover design by Brian ó Nualláin , heavy sun fade to spine, some closed tears to dustjacket edges. Large format hardcover,... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view Patterson, Austin M - German English Dictionary for Chemists 3rd ED HB 1963 A hardcover third edition, 1963, of the German to English Dictionary for Chemists ( does not include English to German) Published by Wiley USA, the first edition had been 1917, and was revised and added to greatly in the two later editions... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 60525H Gavin Pretor-Pinney / The Cloudspotter's Guide 'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. 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Think of one of those conveniences that best convey the most elemental feeling of power over the passing seconds: the microwave oven. In your hurry sickness,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: BIG289 Tom Forester - The Mircoelectronics Revolution - Vintage 1980 Technology & Predictions A collection of 1980's essays on the 'silicon chip revolution' - an examination from 1980 on how the industry and technology would alter society and the world of work. A collection of essays from academics, journalists and industry insiders. Some , given... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart SALE Quick view sku: Col11c George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 (8 Book Collection) George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 MSRP: €25.00 Was: €25.00 Now: €7.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 1289M Iain Carson / Zoom : The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future If oil is a problem, it seems that cars are the solution. 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Quick view sku: 62228H Randall Munroe / What If? : Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the creator of the wildly popular xkcd.com, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.Millions visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. Fans... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart SALE Quick view sku: 106389c Fred Moody / I Sing the Body Electronic : Year with Microsoft on the Multimedia Frontier In the computer software world, Microsoft is a colossus. In a quest to uncover the key to its dominance, Fred Moody spent a year with the design team of Explorapedia, and in this text, he lays bare the visionary and turbulent process of... 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MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view Patterson, Austin M - German English Dictionary for Chemists 3rd ED HB 1963 A hardcover third edition, 1963, of the German to English Dictionary for Chemists ( does not include English to German) Published by Wiley USA, the first edition had been 1917, and was revised and added to greatly in the two later editions... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 60525H Gavin Pretor-Pinney / The Cloudspotter's Guide 'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. Clouds are for dreamers, and their contemplation benefits the soul. Yet their beauty is so everyday as to be in danger... 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Think of one of those conveniences that best convey the most elemental feeling of power over the passing seconds: the microwave oven. In your hurry sickness,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: BIG289 Tom Forester - The Mircoelectronics Revolution - Vintage 1980 Technology & Predictions A collection of 1980's essays on the 'silicon chip revolution' - an examination from 1980 on how the industry and technology would alter society and the world of work. A collection of essays from academics, journalists and industry insiders. Some , given... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart SALE Quick view sku: Col11c George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 (8 Book Collection) George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 MSRP: €25.00 Was: €25.00 Now: €7.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 1289M Iain Carson / Zoom : The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future If oil is a problem, it seems that cars are the solution. Working on innovative, environmental technologies and entirely new business models, the car industry could be launching society's greatest leap forward in a hundred years. "Zoom"... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57172H Charles Darwin / On the Origin of Species Charles Darwin's seminal formulation of the theory of Evolution, On the Origin of Species continues to be as controversial today as when it was first published. This Penguin Classics edition contains an introduction and notes by William Bynum, and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 54920H,55670H Dava Sobel / Longitude First published in 1996, Dava Sobel's story of an epic scientific quest - how to calculate longitude. The thorniest scientific problem of the day had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries until John Harrison dared to... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 44773H Robert Winston / Human Instinct : How our Primeval Impulses shape our Modern Lives From caveman to modern man ...Few people doubt that humans are descended from the apes; fewer still consider, let alone accept, the psychological implications. But in truth, man not only looks, moves and breathes like an ape, he also thinks like one... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57462H,62671H Ben Goldacre / Bad Science Ben Goldacre's wise and witty bestseller, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, lifts the lid on quack doctors, flaky statistics, scaremongering journalists and evil pharmaceutical corporations. Since 2003 Dr Ben Goldacre has been exposing dodgy... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: X72559H Desmond Morris / Babywatching (Hardback) Paperback edition to this guide to the first 12 months of human life. In a revealing portrait of life, from the baby's point of view, Desmond Morris answers the questions parents ask: Do babies dream? What makes them cry, or smile? How well can they... MSRP: Now: €4.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: x63078H Guy Campbell / Do Elephants Ever Forget?: And Other Puzzling Questions Answered (Hardback) Do Elephant's Ever Forget contains over fifty of the most important questions kids have ever asked (and a couple of quite silly ones, too). From 'what would happen if a meteorite hit the Earth?' and 'how deep will the oceans be if the ice... MSRP: Now: €4.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: X74591H Richard Dawkins / The Greatest Show on Earth : The Evidence for Evolution (Large Paperback) Charles Darwin's masterpiece, On the Origin of Species, shook society to its core on publication in 1859. Darwin was only too aware of the storm his theory of evolution would provoke but he would surely have raised an incredulous eyebrow at the... MSRP: Now: €3.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 36843H Robert Winston / The Human Mind To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57228H,59413H Dava Sobel / Galileo's DaughterA Drama of Science, Faith and Love From the international best-selling author of Longitude, Galileo’s Daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter, Virginia. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was the foremost... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53226H,58744H Brian Greene / The Elegant Universe - Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47622H,49463H Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? - and 114 other questions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of any book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Compare Selected × OK
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In here, you face the ordeal of quick-fire questions designed to expose and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 54992H,59246H Alex Bellos / Alex Through the Looking-Glass : How Life Reflects Numbers, and Numbers Reflect Life From triangles, rotations and power laws, to fractals, cones and curves, bestselling author Alex Bellos takes you on a journey of mathematical discovery with his signature wit, engaging stories and limitless enthusiasm. As he narrates a... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 43352H,44314H Question Everything : 132 science questions - and their unexpected answers The latest in the bestselling New Scientist Last Word seriesAll science begins with questions...- Why is the night sky black, even though it's full of stars? - How do pebbles skim on water? - Why doesn't your own snoring wake you... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 51392H Richard Dawkins / A Devil's Chaplain : Selected Writings Richard Dawkins is one of the finest minds in science, and in this superb collection of essays and letters, he demonstrates the depth of his knowledge and the rich variety of his interests. Whether he is examining postmodernism or the Human... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53268H,54991H Alex Bellos / Alex's Adventures in Numberland The world of maths can seem mind-boggling, irrelevant and, let's face it, boring. This groundbreaking book reclaims maths from the geeks. Mathematical ideas underpin just about everything in our lives: from the surprising geometry of the 50p piece... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57457H Stephen Hawking / The Grand Design When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? Is the apparent 'grand design' of our universe evidence for a benevolent creator who set things in motion? Or does science offer another explanation? In The Grand Design, the most recent... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47329H Desmond Morris / The Naked Ape FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - WITH A NEW PREFACE BY THE AUTHORHere is the Naked Ape at his most primal - in love, at work, at war. Meet man as he really is: relative to the apes, stripped of his veneer as we see him courting, making love,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view Clinch, Phyllis & Mollan, R Charles ( Editors) A Profit and Loss Account of Science in Ireland - HB RDS 1983 A collection of essays on industrial and resource development in Ireland, published by the RDS , 1983, with cover design by Brian ó Nualláin , heavy sun fade to spine, some closed tears to dustjacket edges. Large format hardcover,... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view Patterson, Austin M - German English Dictionary for Chemists 3rd ED HB 1963 A hardcover third edition, 1963, of the German to English Dictionary for Chemists ( does not include English to German) Published by Wiley USA, the first edition had been 1917, and was revised and added to greatly in the two later editions... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 60525H Gavin Pretor-Pinney / The Cloudspotter's Guide 'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. Clouds are for dreamers, and their contemplation benefits the soul. Yet their beauty is so everyday as to be in danger... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47743H Charles Darwin / The Voyage of the Beagle With an Introduction by David Amigoni.Charles Darwin's travels around the world as an independent naturalist on HMS Beagle between 1831 and 1836 impressed upon him a sense of the natural world's beauty and sublimity which language could barely... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 59149H Richard Dawkins / The Selfish Gene This million-copy bestseller is universally acclaimed and translated into over twenty languages. "The sort of popular science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius." - "New York Times." "This important book could hardly be more... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 42517H James Gleick / Faster : The Acceleration of just about everything Time rules our lives. The frenetic purpose - more than we want to admit, is to save time. Think of one of those conveniences that best convey the most elemental feeling of power over the passing seconds: the microwave oven. In your hurry sickness,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: BIG289 Tom Forester - The Mircoelectronics Revolution - Vintage 1980 Technology & Predictions A collection of 1980's essays on the 'silicon chip revolution' - an examination from 1980 on how the industry and technology would alter society and the world of work. A collection of essays from academics, journalists and industry insiders. Some , given... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart SALE Quick view sku: Col11c George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 (8 Book Collection) George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 MSRP: €25.00 Was: €25.00 Now: €7.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 1289M Iain Carson / Zoom : The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future If oil is a problem, it seems that cars are the solution. Working on innovative, environmental technologies and entirely new business models, the car industry could be launching society's greatest leap forward in a hundred years. "Zoom"... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57172H Charles Darwin / On the Origin of Species Charles Darwin's seminal formulation of the theory of Evolution, On the Origin of Species continues to be as controversial today as when it was first published. This Penguin Classics edition contains an introduction and notes by William Bynum, and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 54920H,55670H Dava Sobel / Longitude First published in 1996, Dava Sobel's story of an epic scientific quest - how to calculate longitude. The thorniest scientific problem of the day had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries until John Harrison dared to... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 44773H Robert Winston / Human Instinct : How our Primeval Impulses shape our Modern Lives From caveman to modern man ...Few people doubt that humans are descended from the apes; fewer still consider, let alone accept, the psychological implications. But in truth, man not only looks, moves and breathes like an ape, he also thinks like one... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57462H,62671H Ben Goldacre / Bad Science Ben Goldacre's wise and witty bestseller, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, lifts the lid on quack doctors, flaky statistics, scaremongering journalists and evil pharmaceutical corporations. Since 2003 Dr Ben Goldacre has been exposing dodgy... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: X72559H Desmond Morris / Babywatching (Hardback) Paperback edition to this guide to the first 12 months of human life. In a revealing portrait of life, from the baby's point of view, Desmond Morris answers the questions parents ask: Do babies dream? What makes them cry, or smile? How well can they... MSRP: Now: €4.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: x63078H Guy Campbell / Do Elephants Ever Forget?: And Other Puzzling Questions Answered (Hardback) Do Elephant's Ever Forget contains over fifty of the most important questions kids have ever asked (and a couple of quite silly ones, too). From 'what would happen if a meteorite hit the Earth?' and 'how deep will the oceans be if the ice... MSRP: Now: €4.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: X74591H Richard Dawkins / The Greatest Show on Earth : The Evidence for Evolution (Large Paperback) Charles Darwin's masterpiece, On the Origin of Species, shook society to its core on publication in 1859. Darwin was only too aware of the storm his theory of evolution would provoke but he would surely have raised an incredulous eyebrow at the... MSRP: Now: €3.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 36843H Robert Winston / The Human Mind To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57228H,59413H Dava Sobel / Galileo's DaughterA Drama of Science, Faith and Love From the international best-selling author of Longitude, Galileo’s Daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter, Virginia. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was the foremost... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53226H,58744H Brian Greene / The Elegant Universe - Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47622H,49463H Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? - and 114 other questions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of any book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Compare Selected × OK
Quick view sku: 56604H Matt Ridley / Genome : The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters The most important investigation of genetic science since The Selfish Gene, from the author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling The Red Queen and The Origins of Virtue.The genome is our 100,000 or so genes. The genome is the... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 6847E Lawrence Potter / Mathematics Minus Fear "Every school classroom has a special flavor. And of all these flavors, it is often that of the mathematics classroom that has left the bitterest taste. In here, you face the ordeal of quick-fire questions designed to expose and... 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MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view Patterson, Austin M - German English Dictionary for Chemists 3rd ED HB 1963 A hardcover third edition, 1963, of the German to English Dictionary for Chemists ( does not include English to German) Published by Wiley USA, the first edition had been 1917, and was revised and added to greatly in the two later editions... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 60525H Gavin Pretor-Pinney / The Cloudspotter's Guide 'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. Clouds are for dreamers, and their contemplation benefits the soul. Yet their beauty is so everyday as to be in danger... 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MSRP: Now: €3.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 36843H Robert Winston / The Human Mind To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57228H,59413H Dava Sobel / Galileo's DaughterA Drama of Science, Faith and Love From the international best-selling author of Longitude, Galileo’s Daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter, Virginia. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was the foremost... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53226H,58744H Brian Greene / The Elegant Universe - Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. 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Quick view sku: 6847E Lawrence Potter / Mathematics Minus Fear "Every school classroom has a special flavor. And of all these flavors, it is often that of the mathematics classroom that has left the bitterest taste. In here, you face the ordeal of quick-fire questions designed to expose and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 54992H,59246H Alex Bellos / Alex Through the Looking-Glass : How Life Reflects Numbers, and Numbers Reflect Life From triangles, rotations and power laws, to fractals, cones and curves, bestselling author Alex Bellos takes you on a journey of mathematical discovery with his signature wit, engaging stories and limitless enthusiasm. As he narrates a... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 43352H,44314H Question Everything : 132 science questions - and their unexpected answers The latest in the bestselling New Scientist Last Word seriesAll science begins with questions...- Why is the night sky black, even though it's full of stars? - How do pebbles skim on water? - Why doesn't your own snoring wake you... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 51392H Richard Dawkins / A Devil's Chaplain : Selected Writings Richard Dawkins is one of the finest minds in science, and in this superb collection of essays and letters, he demonstrates the depth of his knowledge and the rich variety of his interests. Whether he is examining postmodernism or the Human... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53268H,54991H Alex Bellos / Alex's Adventures in Numberland The world of maths can seem mind-boggling, irrelevant and, let's face it, boring. This groundbreaking book reclaims maths from the geeks. 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MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view Clinch, Phyllis & Mollan, R Charles ( Editors) A Profit and Loss Account of Science in Ireland - HB RDS 1983 A collection of essays on industrial and resource development in Ireland, published by the RDS , 1983, with cover design by Brian ó Nualláin , heavy sun fade to spine, some closed tears to dustjacket edges. Large format hardcover,... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view Patterson, Austin M - German English Dictionary for Chemists 3rd ED HB 1963 A hardcover third edition, 1963, of the German to English Dictionary for Chemists ( does not include English to German) Published by Wiley USA, the first edition had been 1917, and was revised and added to greatly in the two later editions... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 60525H Gavin Pretor-Pinney / The Cloudspotter's Guide 'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. 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Think of one of those conveniences that best convey the most elemental feeling of power over the passing seconds: the microwave oven. In your hurry sickness,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: BIG289 Tom Forester - The Mircoelectronics Revolution - Vintage 1980 Technology & Predictions A collection of 1980's essays on the 'silicon chip revolution' - an examination from 1980 on how the industry and technology would alter society and the world of work. A collection of essays from academics, journalists and industry insiders. Some , given... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart SALE Quick view sku: Col11c George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 (8 Book Collection) George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 MSRP: €25.00 Was: €25.00 Now: €7.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 1289M Iain Carson / Zoom : The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future If oil is a problem, it seems that cars are the solution. Working on innovative, environmental technologies and entirely new business models, the car industry could be launching society's greatest leap forward in a hundred years. "Zoom"... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57172H Charles Darwin / On the Origin of Species Charles Darwin's seminal formulation of the theory of Evolution, On the Origin of Species continues to be as controversial today as when it was first published. This Penguin Classics edition contains an introduction and notes by William Bynum, and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 54920H,55670H Dava Sobel / Longitude First published in 1996, Dava Sobel's story of an epic scientific quest - how to calculate longitude. The thorniest scientific problem of the day had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries until John Harrison dared to... 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MSRP: Now: €3.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 36843H Robert Winston / The Human Mind To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57228H,59413H Dava Sobel / Galileo's DaughterA Drama of Science, Faith and Love From the international best-selling author of Longitude, Galileo’s Daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter, Virginia. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was the foremost... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53226H,58744H Brian Greene / The Elegant Universe - Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47622H,49463H Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? - and 114 other questions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of any book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Compare Selected × OK
Quick view sku: 54992H,59246H Alex Bellos / Alex Through the Looking-Glass : How Life Reflects Numbers, and Numbers Reflect Life From triangles, rotations and power laws, to fractals, cones and curves, bestselling author Alex Bellos takes you on a journey of mathematical discovery with his signature wit, engaging stories and limitless enthusiasm. As he narrates a... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 43352H,44314H Question Everything : 132 science questions - and their unexpected answers The latest in the bestselling New Scientist Last Word seriesAll science begins with questions...- Why is the night sky black, even though it's full of stars? - How do pebbles skim on water? - Why doesn't your own snoring wake you... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 51392H Richard Dawkins / A Devil's Chaplain : Selected Writings Richard Dawkins is one of the finest minds in science, and in this superb collection of essays and letters, he demonstrates the depth of his knowledge and the rich variety of his interests. Whether he is examining postmodernism or the Human... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53268H,54991H Alex Bellos / Alex's Adventures in Numberland The world of maths can seem mind-boggling, irrelevant and, let's face it, boring. This groundbreaking book reclaims maths from the geeks. Mathematical ideas underpin just about everything in our lives: from the surprising geometry of the 50p piece... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57457H Stephen Hawking / The Grand Design When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? Is the apparent 'grand design' of our universe evidence for a benevolent creator who set things in motion? Or does science offer another explanation? 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MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view Patterson, Austin M - German English Dictionary for Chemists 3rd ED HB 1963 A hardcover third edition, 1963, of the German to English Dictionary for Chemists ( does not include English to German) Published by Wiley USA, the first edition had been 1917, and was revised and added to greatly in the two later editions... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 60525H Gavin Pretor-Pinney / The Cloudspotter's Guide 'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. Clouds are for dreamers, and their contemplation benefits the soul. Yet their beauty is so everyday as to be in danger... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47743H Charles Darwin / The Voyage of the Beagle With an Introduction by David Amigoni.Charles Darwin's travels around the world as an independent naturalist on HMS Beagle between 1831 and 1836 impressed upon him a sense of the natural world's beauty and sublimity which language could barely... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 59149H Richard Dawkins / The Selfish Gene This million-copy bestseller is universally acclaimed and translated into over twenty languages. "The sort of popular science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius." - "New York Times." "This important book could hardly be more... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 42517H James Gleick / Faster : The Acceleration of just about everything Time rules our lives. The frenetic purpose - more than we want to admit, is to save time. Think of one of those conveniences that best convey the most elemental feeling of power over the passing seconds: the microwave oven. In your hurry sickness,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: BIG289 Tom Forester - The Mircoelectronics Revolution - Vintage 1980 Technology & Predictions A collection of 1980's essays on the 'silicon chip revolution' - an examination from 1980 on how the industry and technology would alter society and the world of work. A collection of essays from academics, journalists and industry insiders. Some , given... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart SALE Quick view sku: Col11c George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 (8 Book Collection) George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 MSRP: €25.00 Was: €25.00 Now: €7.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 1289M Iain Carson / Zoom : The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future If oil is a problem, it seems that cars are the solution. Working on innovative, environmental technologies and entirely new business models, the car industry could be launching society's greatest leap forward in a hundred years. "Zoom"... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57172H Charles Darwin / On the Origin of Species Charles Darwin's seminal formulation of the theory of Evolution, On the Origin of Species continues to be as controversial today as when it was first published. This Penguin Classics edition contains an introduction and notes by William Bynum, and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 54920H,55670H Dava Sobel / Longitude First published in 1996, Dava Sobel's story of an epic scientific quest - how to calculate longitude. The thorniest scientific problem of the day had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries until John Harrison dared to... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 44773H Robert Winston / Human Instinct : How our Primeval Impulses shape our Modern Lives From caveman to modern man ...Few people doubt that humans are descended from the apes; fewer still consider, let alone accept, the psychological implications. But in truth, man not only looks, moves and breathes like an ape, he also thinks like one... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57462H,62671H Ben Goldacre / Bad Science Ben Goldacre's wise and witty bestseller, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, lifts the lid on quack doctors, flaky statistics, scaremongering journalists and evil pharmaceutical corporations. Since 2003 Dr Ben Goldacre has been exposing dodgy... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: X72559H Desmond Morris / Babywatching (Hardback) Paperback edition to this guide to the first 12 months of human life. In a revealing portrait of life, from the baby's point of view, Desmond Morris answers the questions parents ask: Do babies dream? What makes them cry, or smile? How well can they... MSRP: Now: €4.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: x63078H Guy Campbell / Do Elephants Ever Forget?: And Other Puzzling Questions Answered (Hardback) Do Elephant's Ever Forget contains over fifty of the most important questions kids have ever asked (and a couple of quite silly ones, too). From 'what would happen if a meteorite hit the Earth?' and 'how deep will the oceans be if the ice... MSRP: Now: €4.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: X74591H Richard Dawkins / The Greatest Show on Earth : The Evidence for Evolution (Large Paperback) Charles Darwin's masterpiece, On the Origin of Species, shook society to its core on publication in 1859. Darwin was only too aware of the storm his theory of evolution would provoke but he would surely have raised an incredulous eyebrow at the... MSRP: Now: €3.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 36843H Robert Winston / The Human Mind To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57228H,59413H Dava Sobel / Galileo's DaughterA Drama of Science, Faith and Love From the international best-selling author of Longitude, Galileo’s Daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter, Virginia. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was the foremost... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53226H,58744H Brian Greene / The Elegant Universe - Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47622H,49463H Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? - and 114 other questions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of any book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Compare Selected × OK
Quick view sku: 43352H,44314H Question Everything : 132 science questions - and their unexpected answers The latest in the bestselling New Scientist Last Word seriesAll science begins with questions...- Why is the night sky black, even though it's full of stars? - How do pebbles skim on water? - Why doesn't your own snoring wake you... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 51392H Richard Dawkins / A Devil's Chaplain : Selected Writings Richard Dawkins is one of the finest minds in science, and in this superb collection of essays and letters, he demonstrates the depth of his knowledge and the rich variety of his interests. Whether he is examining postmodernism or the Human... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53268H,54991H Alex Bellos / Alex's Adventures in Numberland The world of maths can seem mind-boggling, irrelevant and, let's face it, boring. This groundbreaking book reclaims maths from the geeks. Mathematical ideas underpin just about everything in our lives: from the surprising geometry of the 50p piece... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57457H Stephen Hawking / The Grand Design When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? Is the apparent 'grand design' of our universe evidence for a benevolent creator who set things in motion? Or does science offer another explanation? In The Grand Design, the most recent... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47329H Desmond Morris / The Naked Ape FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - WITH A NEW PREFACE BY THE AUTHORHere is the Naked Ape at his most primal - in love, at work, at war. Meet man as he really is: relative to the apes, stripped of his veneer as we see him courting, making love,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view Clinch, Phyllis & Mollan, R Charles ( Editors) A Profit and Loss Account of Science in Ireland - HB RDS 1983 A collection of essays on industrial and resource development in Ireland, published by the RDS , 1983, with cover design by Brian ó Nualláin , heavy sun fade to spine, some closed tears to dustjacket edges. Large format hardcover,... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view Patterson, Austin M - German English Dictionary for Chemists 3rd ED HB 1963 A hardcover third edition, 1963, of the German to English Dictionary for Chemists ( does not include English to German) Published by Wiley USA, the first edition had been 1917, and was revised and added to greatly in the two later editions... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 60525H Gavin Pretor-Pinney / The Cloudspotter's Guide 'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. 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Quick view sku: 51392H Richard Dawkins / A Devil's Chaplain : Selected Writings Richard Dawkins is one of the finest minds in science, and in this superb collection of essays and letters, he demonstrates the depth of his knowledge and the rich variety of his interests. Whether he is examining postmodernism or the Human... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53268H,54991H Alex Bellos / Alex's Adventures in Numberland The world of maths can seem mind-boggling, irrelevant and, let's face it, boring. This groundbreaking book reclaims maths from the geeks. Mathematical ideas underpin just about everything in our lives: from the surprising geometry of the 50p piece... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57457H Stephen Hawking / The Grand Design When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? Is the apparent 'grand design' of our universe evidence for a benevolent creator who set things in motion? Or does science offer another explanation? 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MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view Patterson, Austin M - German English Dictionary for Chemists 3rd ED HB 1963 A hardcover third edition, 1963, of the German to English Dictionary for Chemists ( does not include English to German) Published by Wiley USA, the first edition had been 1917, and was revised and added to greatly in the two later editions... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 60525H Gavin Pretor-Pinney / The Cloudspotter's Guide 'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. Clouds are for dreamers, and their contemplation benefits the soul. Yet their beauty is so everyday as to be in danger... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47743H Charles Darwin / The Voyage of the Beagle With an Introduction by David Amigoni.Charles Darwin's travels around the world as an independent naturalist on HMS Beagle between 1831 and 1836 impressed upon him a sense of the natural world's beauty and sublimity which language could barely... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 59149H Richard Dawkins / The Selfish Gene This million-copy bestseller is universally acclaimed and translated into over twenty languages. "The sort of popular science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius." - "New York Times." "This important book could hardly be more... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 42517H James Gleick / Faster : The Acceleration of just about everything Time rules our lives. The frenetic purpose - more than we want to admit, is to save time. Think of one of those conveniences that best convey the most elemental feeling of power over the passing seconds: the microwave oven. In your hurry sickness,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: BIG289 Tom Forester - The Mircoelectronics Revolution - Vintage 1980 Technology & Predictions A collection of 1980's essays on the 'silicon chip revolution' - an examination from 1980 on how the industry and technology would alter society and the world of work. A collection of essays from academics, journalists and industry insiders. Some , given... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart SALE Quick view sku: Col11c George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 (8 Book Collection) George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 MSRP: €25.00 Was: €25.00 Now: €7.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 1289M Iain Carson / Zoom : The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future If oil is a problem, it seems that cars are the solution. Working on innovative, environmental technologies and entirely new business models, the car industry could be launching society's greatest leap forward in a hundred years. "Zoom"... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57172H Charles Darwin / On the Origin of Species Charles Darwin's seminal formulation of the theory of Evolution, On the Origin of Species continues to be as controversial today as when it was first published. This Penguin Classics edition contains an introduction and notes by William Bynum, and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 54920H,55670H Dava Sobel / Longitude First published in 1996, Dava Sobel's story of an epic scientific quest - how to calculate longitude. The thorniest scientific problem of the day had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries until John Harrison dared to... 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MSRP: Now: €3.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 36843H Robert Winston / The Human Mind To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57228H,59413H Dava Sobel / Galileo's DaughterA Drama of Science, Faith and Love From the international best-selling author of Longitude, Galileo’s Daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter, Virginia. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was the foremost... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53226H,58744H Brian Greene / The Elegant Universe - Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. 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Quick view sku: 53268H,54991H Alex Bellos / Alex's Adventures in Numberland The world of maths can seem mind-boggling, irrelevant and, let's face it, boring. This groundbreaking book reclaims maths from the geeks. Mathematical ideas underpin just about everything in our lives: from the surprising geometry of the 50p piece... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57457H Stephen Hawking / The Grand Design When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? Is the apparent 'grand design' of our universe evidence for a benevolent creator who set things in motion? Or does science offer another explanation? In The Grand Design, the most recent... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47329H Desmond Morris / The Naked Ape FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - WITH A NEW PREFACE BY THE AUTHORHere is the Naked Ape at his most primal - in love, at work, at war. Meet man as he really is: relative to the apes, stripped of his veneer as we see him courting, making love,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view Clinch, Phyllis & Mollan, R Charles ( Editors) A Profit and Loss Account of Science in Ireland - HB RDS 1983 A collection of essays on industrial and resource development in Ireland, published by the RDS , 1983, with cover design by Brian ó Nualláin , heavy sun fade to spine, some closed tears to dustjacket edges. Large format hardcover,... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view Patterson, Austin M - German English Dictionary for Chemists 3rd ED HB 1963 A hardcover third edition, 1963, of the German to English Dictionary for Chemists ( does not include English to German) Published by Wiley USA, the first edition had been 1917, and was revised and added to greatly in the two later editions... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 60525H Gavin Pretor-Pinney / The Cloudspotter's Guide 'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. Clouds are for dreamers, and their contemplation benefits the soul. Yet their beauty is so everyday as to be in danger... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47743H Charles Darwin / The Voyage of the Beagle With an Introduction by David Amigoni.Charles Darwin's travels around the world as an independent naturalist on HMS Beagle between 1831 and 1836 impressed upon him a sense of the natural world's beauty and sublimity which language could barely... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 59149H Richard Dawkins / The Selfish Gene This million-copy bestseller is universally acclaimed and translated into over twenty languages. "The sort of popular science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius." - "New York Times." "This important book could hardly be more... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 42517H James Gleick / Faster : The Acceleration of just about everything Time rules our lives. The frenetic purpose - more than we want to admit, is to save time. Think of one of those conveniences that best convey the most elemental feeling of power over the passing seconds: the microwave oven. In your hurry sickness,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: BIG289 Tom Forester - The Mircoelectronics Revolution - Vintage 1980 Technology & Predictions A collection of 1980's essays on the 'silicon chip revolution' - an examination from 1980 on how the industry and technology would alter society and the world of work. A collection of essays from academics, journalists and industry insiders. Some , given... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart SALE Quick view sku: Col11c George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 (8 Book Collection) George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 MSRP: €25.00 Was: €25.00 Now: €7.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 1289M Iain Carson / Zoom : The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future If oil is a problem, it seems that cars are the solution. Working on innovative, environmental technologies and entirely new business models, the car industry could be launching society's greatest leap forward in a hundred years. "Zoom"... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57172H Charles Darwin / On the Origin of Species Charles Darwin's seminal formulation of the theory of Evolution, On the Origin of Species continues to be as controversial today as when it was first published. This Penguin Classics edition contains an introduction and notes by William Bynum, and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 54920H,55670H Dava Sobel / Longitude First published in 1996, Dava Sobel's story of an epic scientific quest - how to calculate longitude. The thorniest scientific problem of the day had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries until John Harrison dared to... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 44773H Robert Winston / Human Instinct : How our Primeval Impulses shape our Modern Lives From caveman to modern man ...Few people doubt that humans are descended from the apes; fewer still consider, let alone accept, the psychological implications. But in truth, man not only looks, moves and breathes like an ape, he also thinks like one... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57462H,62671H Ben Goldacre / Bad Science Ben Goldacre's wise and witty bestseller, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, lifts the lid on quack doctors, flaky statistics, scaremongering journalists and evil pharmaceutical corporations. Since 2003 Dr Ben Goldacre has been exposing dodgy... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: X72559H Desmond Morris / Babywatching (Hardback) Paperback edition to this guide to the first 12 months of human life. In a revealing portrait of life, from the baby's point of view, Desmond Morris answers the questions parents ask: Do babies dream? What makes them cry, or smile? How well can they... MSRP: Now: €4.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: x63078H Guy Campbell / Do Elephants Ever Forget?: And Other Puzzling Questions Answered (Hardback) Do Elephant's Ever Forget contains over fifty of the most important questions kids have ever asked (and a couple of quite silly ones, too). From 'what would happen if a meteorite hit the Earth?' and 'how deep will the oceans be if the ice... MSRP: Now: €4.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: X74591H Richard Dawkins / The Greatest Show on Earth : The Evidence for Evolution (Large Paperback) Charles Darwin's masterpiece, On the Origin of Species, shook society to its core on publication in 1859. Darwin was only too aware of the storm his theory of evolution would provoke but he would surely have raised an incredulous eyebrow at the... MSRP: Now: €3.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 36843H Robert Winston / The Human Mind To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57228H,59413H Dava Sobel / Galileo's DaughterA Drama of Science, Faith and Love From the international best-selling author of Longitude, Galileo’s Daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter, Virginia. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was the foremost... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53226H,58744H Brian Greene / The Elegant Universe - Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47622H,49463H Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? - and 114 other questions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of any book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 Compare Selected × OK
Quick view sku: 57457H Stephen Hawking / The Grand Design When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? Is the apparent 'grand design' of our universe evidence for a benevolent creator who set things in motion? Or does science offer another explanation? In The Grand Design, the most recent... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47329H Desmond Morris / The Naked Ape FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - WITH A NEW PREFACE BY THE AUTHORHere is the Naked Ape at his most primal - in love, at work, at war. Meet man as he really is: relative to the apes, stripped of his veneer as we see him courting, making love,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view Clinch, Phyllis & Mollan, R Charles ( Editors) A Profit and Loss Account of Science in Ireland - HB RDS 1983 A collection of essays on industrial and resource development in Ireland, published by the RDS , 1983, with cover design by Brian ó Nualláin , heavy sun fade to spine, some closed tears to dustjacket edges. Large format hardcover,... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view Patterson, Austin M - German English Dictionary for Chemists 3rd ED HB 1963 A hardcover third edition, 1963, of the German to English Dictionary for Chemists ( does not include English to German) Published by Wiley USA, the first edition had been 1917, and was revised and added to greatly in the two later editions... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 60525H Gavin Pretor-Pinney / The Cloudspotter's Guide 'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. Clouds are for dreamers, and their contemplation benefits the soul. Yet their beauty is so everyday as to be in danger... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47743H Charles Darwin / The Voyage of the Beagle With an Introduction by David Amigoni.Charles Darwin's travels around the world as an independent naturalist on HMS Beagle between 1831 and 1836 impressed upon him a sense of the natural world's beauty and sublimity which language could barely... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 59149H Richard Dawkins / The Selfish Gene This million-copy bestseller is universally acclaimed and translated into over twenty languages. "The sort of popular science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius." - "New York Times." "This important book could hardly be more... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 42517H James Gleick / Faster : The Acceleration of just about everything Time rules our lives. The frenetic purpose - more than we want to admit, is to save time. Think of one of those conveniences that best convey the most elemental feeling of power over the passing seconds: the microwave oven. In your hurry sickness,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: BIG289 Tom Forester - The Mircoelectronics Revolution - Vintage 1980 Technology & Predictions A collection of 1980's essays on the 'silicon chip revolution' - an examination from 1980 on how the industry and technology would alter society and the world of work. A collection of essays from academics, journalists and industry insiders. Some , given... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart SALE Quick view sku: Col11c George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 (8 Book Collection) George Newnes: Aeroplane Maintenance & Operation Magazine Parts 33 - 40 MSRP: €25.00 Was: €25.00 Now: €7.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 1289M Iain Carson / Zoom : The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future If oil is a problem, it seems that cars are the solution. Working on innovative, environmental technologies and entirely new business models, the car industry could be launching society's greatest leap forward in a hundred years. "Zoom"... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57172H Charles Darwin / On the Origin of Species Charles Darwin's seminal formulation of the theory of Evolution, On the Origin of Species continues to be as controversial today as when it was first published. This Penguin Classics edition contains an introduction and notes by William Bynum, and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 54920H,55670H Dava Sobel / Longitude First published in 1996, Dava Sobel's story of an epic scientific quest - how to calculate longitude. The thorniest scientific problem of the day had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries until John Harrison dared to... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 44773H Robert Winston / Human Instinct : How our Primeval Impulses shape our Modern Lives From caveman to modern man ...Few people doubt that humans are descended from the apes; fewer still consider, let alone accept, the psychological implications. But in truth, man not only looks, moves and breathes like an ape, he also thinks like one... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57462H,62671H Ben Goldacre / Bad Science Ben Goldacre's wise and witty bestseller, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, lifts the lid on quack doctors, flaky statistics, scaremongering journalists and evil pharmaceutical corporations. Since 2003 Dr Ben Goldacre has been exposing dodgy... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: X72559H Desmond Morris / Babywatching (Hardback) Paperback edition to this guide to the first 12 months of human life. In a revealing portrait of life, from the baby's point of view, Desmond Morris answers the questions parents ask: Do babies dream? What makes them cry, or smile? How well can they... MSRP: Now: €4.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: x63078H Guy Campbell / Do Elephants Ever Forget?: And Other Puzzling Questions Answered (Hardback) Do Elephant's Ever Forget contains over fifty of the most important questions kids have ever asked (and a couple of quite silly ones, too). From 'what would happen if a meteorite hit the Earth?' and 'how deep will the oceans be if the ice... MSRP: Now: €4.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: X74591H Richard Dawkins / The Greatest Show on Earth : The Evidence for Evolution (Large Paperback) Charles Darwin's masterpiece, On the Origin of Species, shook society to its core on publication in 1859. Darwin was only too aware of the storm his theory of evolution would provoke but he would surely have raised an incredulous eyebrow at the... 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MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view Patterson, Austin M - German English Dictionary for Chemists 3rd ED HB 1963 A hardcover third edition, 1963, of the German to English Dictionary for Chemists ( does not include English to German) Published by Wiley USA, the first edition had been 1917, and was revised and added to greatly in the two later editions... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 60525H Gavin Pretor-Pinney / The Cloudspotter's Guide 'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. Clouds are for dreamers, and their contemplation benefits the soul. Yet their beauty is so everyday as to be in danger... 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Working on innovative, environmental technologies and entirely new business models, the car industry could be launching society's greatest leap forward in a hundred years. "Zoom"... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57172H Charles Darwin / On the Origin of Species Charles Darwin's seminal formulation of the theory of Evolution, On the Origin of Species continues to be as controversial today as when it was first published. This Penguin Classics edition contains an introduction and notes by William Bynum, and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 54920H,55670H Dava Sobel / Longitude First published in 1996, Dava Sobel's story of an epic scientific quest - how to calculate longitude. The thorniest scientific problem of the day had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries until John Harrison dared to... 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Quick view Clinch, Phyllis & Mollan, R Charles ( Editors) A Profit and Loss Account of Science in Ireland - HB RDS 1983 A collection of essays on industrial and resource development in Ireland, published by the RDS , 1983, with cover design by Brian ó Nualláin , heavy sun fade to spine, some closed tears to dustjacket edges. Large format hardcover,... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view Patterson, Austin M - German English Dictionary for Chemists 3rd ED HB 1963 A hardcover third edition, 1963, of the German to English Dictionary for Chemists ( does not include English to German) Published by Wiley USA, the first edition had been 1917, and was revised and added to greatly in the two later editions... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 60525H Gavin Pretor-Pinney / The Cloudspotter's Guide 'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. 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MSRP: Now: €3.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 36843H Robert Winston / The Human Mind To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57228H,59413H Dava Sobel / Galileo's DaughterA Drama of Science, Faith and Love From the international best-selling author of Longitude, Galileo’s Daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter, Virginia. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was the foremost... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53226H,58744H Brian Greene / The Elegant Universe - Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. 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Quick view Patterson, Austin M - German English Dictionary for Chemists 3rd ED HB 1963 A hardcover third edition, 1963, of the German to English Dictionary for Chemists ( does not include English to German) Published by Wiley USA, the first edition had been 1917, and was revised and added to greatly in the two later editions... MSRP: Now: €8.00 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 60525H Gavin Pretor-Pinney / The Cloudspotter's Guide 'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. Clouds are for dreamers, and their contemplation benefits the soul. Yet their beauty is so everyday as to be in danger... 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Working on innovative, environmental technologies and entirely new business models, the car industry could be launching society's greatest leap forward in a hundred years. "Zoom"... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57172H Charles Darwin / On the Origin of Species Charles Darwin's seminal formulation of the theory of Evolution, On the Origin of Species continues to be as controversial today as when it was first published. This Penguin Classics edition contains an introduction and notes by William Bynum, and... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 54920H,55670H Dava Sobel / Longitude First published in 1996, Dava Sobel's story of an epic scientific quest - how to calculate longitude. The thorniest scientific problem of the day had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries until John Harrison dared to... 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In a revealing portrait of life, from the baby's point of view, Desmond Morris answers the questions parents ask: Do babies dream? What makes them cry, or smile? How well can they... MSRP: Now: €4.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: x63078H Guy Campbell / Do Elephants Ever Forget?: And Other Puzzling Questions Answered (Hardback) Do Elephant's Ever Forget contains over fifty of the most important questions kids have ever asked (and a couple of quite silly ones, too). From 'what would happen if a meteorite hit the Earth?' and 'how deep will the oceans be if the ice... MSRP: Now: €4.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: X74591H Richard Dawkins / The Greatest Show on Earth : The Evidence for Evolution (Large Paperback) Charles Darwin's masterpiece, On the Origin of Species, shook society to its core on publication in 1859. Darwin was only too aware of the storm his theory of evolution would provoke but he would surely have raised an incredulous eyebrow at the... MSRP: Now: €3.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 36843H Robert Winston / The Human Mind To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57228H,59413H Dava Sobel / Galileo's DaughterA Drama of Science, Faith and Love From the international best-selling author of Longitude, Galileo’s Daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter, Virginia. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was the foremost... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53226H,58744H Brian Greene / The Elegant Universe - Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. 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Quick view sku: 60525H Gavin Pretor-Pinney / The Cloudspotter's Guide 'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. Clouds are for dreamers, and their contemplation benefits the soul. Yet their beauty is so everyday as to be in danger... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47743H Charles Darwin / The Voyage of the Beagle With an Introduction by David Amigoni.Charles Darwin's travels around the world as an independent naturalist on HMS Beagle between 1831 and 1836 impressed upon him a sense of the natural world's beauty and sublimity which language could barely... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 59149H Richard Dawkins / The Selfish Gene This million-copy bestseller is universally acclaimed and translated into over twenty languages. "The sort of popular science writing that makes the reader feel like a genius." - "New York Times." "This important book could hardly be more... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 42517H James Gleick / Faster : The Acceleration of just about everything Time rules our lives. The frenetic purpose - more than we want to admit, is to save time. Think of one of those conveniences that best convey the most elemental feeling of power over the passing seconds: the microwave oven. In your hurry sickness,... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: BIG289 Tom Forester - The Mircoelectronics Revolution - Vintage 1980 Technology & Predictions A collection of 1980's essays on the 'silicon chip revolution' - an examination from 1980 on how the industry and technology would alter society and the world of work. A collection of essays from academics, journalists and industry insiders. Some , given... 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MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57462H,62671H Ben Goldacre / Bad Science Ben Goldacre's wise and witty bestseller, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, lifts the lid on quack doctors, flaky statistics, scaremongering journalists and evil pharmaceutical corporations. Since 2003 Dr Ben Goldacre has been exposing dodgy... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: X72559H Desmond Morris / Babywatching (Hardback) Paperback edition to this guide to the first 12 months of human life. In a revealing portrait of life, from the baby's point of view, Desmond Morris answers the questions parents ask: Do babies dream? What makes them cry, or smile? How well can they... MSRP: Now: €4.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: x63078H Guy Campbell / Do Elephants Ever Forget?: And Other Puzzling Questions Answered (Hardback) Do Elephant's Ever Forget contains over fifty of the most important questions kids have ever asked (and a couple of quite silly ones, too). From 'what would happen if a meteorite hit the Earth?' and 'how deep will the oceans be if the ice... MSRP: Now: €4.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: X74591H Richard Dawkins / The Greatest Show on Earth : The Evidence for Evolution (Large Paperback) Charles Darwin's masterpiece, On the Origin of Species, shook society to its core on publication in 1859. Darwin was only too aware of the storm his theory of evolution would provoke but he would surely have raised an incredulous eyebrow at the... MSRP: Now: €3.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 36843H Robert Winston / The Human Mind To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 57228H,59413H Dava Sobel / Galileo's DaughterA Drama of Science, Faith and Love From the international best-selling author of Longitude, Galileo’s Daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter, Virginia. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was the foremost... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 53226H,58744H Brian Greene / The Elegant Universe - Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing... MSRP: Now: €2.50 Add to Cart Quick view sku: 47622H,49463H Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? - and 114 other questions To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of any book click on the picture to enlarge it. 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