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 | Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive(Paperback)From groundbreaking writer and thinker Jared Diamond comes the epic, visionary book, now in a revised edition with a new afterword, on the mysterious collapse of past civilizations - and what this means for our future. Why do some societies flourish, while others founder?
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 | The Best American Science Writing 2011(Paperback)'The Best American Science Writing' series has been hailed as, contemporary science's best answers to ...eternal riddles'. Provocative and engaging, this latest entry in the series covers the full spectrum of scientific inquiry - from biochemistry, physics, and astronomy, to genetics, evolutionary theory, and cognition.
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 | The Grand Design(Paperback)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 scientific thinking about the mysteries of the universe is presented in language marked by both brilliance and simplicity.....
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 | War of the Worldviews: Science Vs Spirituality(Paperback)Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Hawking have had a major impact on the loud and popular debate between 'aggressive atheists' and religion. The huge sales of their bestselling books show just how much interest people have in their ideas. Now 'the rock star of the new spirituality', Deepak Chopra, is entering this debate, sparring with leading physicist, Professor Leonard....
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 | The Better Angels of Our Nature: The Decline of Violence in History and Its Causes(Hardback )Steven Pinker's riveting, myth-destroying new book reveals how, contrary to popular belief, humankind has become progressively less violent, over millenia and decades. Given the images of conflict we see daily on our screens, can violence really have declined? And wasn't the twentieth century the most devastatingly brutal in history? Extraordinarily, however, as Steven Pinker shows, violence within and between....
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 | The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True(Hardback)What are things made of? What is the sun? Why is there night and day, winter and summer? Why do bad things happen? Are we alone? Throughout history people all over the world have invented stories to answer profound questions such as these. 'The Magic of Reality', with its explanations of space, time, evolution and more, will inspire and amaze....
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 | Genome Generation(Hardback)The year 2001 saw the completion of the human genome project, the culmination of a 14-year, $3 billion, international race to read every letter of the code that makes up a human being. Reading this code was the most profound revelation in the history of humankind, and it was thought that the secrets of what made us human would be....
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 | Seeing Further: The Story of Science and the Royal Society(Paperback)Edited and introduced by Bill Bryson, and with contributions from Richard Dawkins, Margaret Atwood, David Attenborough, Martin Rees and Richard Fortey amongst others, this is a remarkable volume celebrating the 350th anniversary of the Royal Society. Since its inception in 1660, the Royal Society has pioneered scientific discovery and exploration.
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 | The Disappearing Spoon(Paperback)Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? Why did the Japanese kill Godzilla with missiles made of cadmium (Cd, 48)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? And why did tellurium (Te, 52) lead to the most bizarre gold rush in history? The periodic table is one of our crowning scientific achievements, but it's also a treasure....
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 | New Life Stories(Hardback)New Life Stories: More Stories from His Acclaimed Radio 4 Series.A personal view of the natural world Life Stories 2 is the second installment of Sir David's look back at the wildlife that has captured his imagination and enthusiasm over his distinguished career. It is a fascinating trip around the world in search of extraordinary plants, animals and people, in....
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 | Bad Ideas? An Arresting History of Our Inventions(Paperback)We are born with the instinct to create and invent. Indeed, our ability to do so is what separates us from the rest of the animal world. But have our creative ideas always produced desirable results? And have they always served us well? ‘Bad Ideas?’ traces the fascinating history of our attempts at self-improvement but also questions their value. The....
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 | The Field Guide to Natural Wonders(Paperback)An engaging and beautifully presented guide to nature's most theatrical and mysterious events. From optical phenomena such as rainbows and light pillars, to celestial phenomena like eclipses and the aurora borealis, it explores a wide range of natural wonders, describing each one in detail and explaining the science behind them.
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 | Seasick(Paperback)The first book to look at the planetary environmental crisis through the lens of the global ocean, Seasick dives down on a journey through the planet's hidden realms. Each chapter features a different group of researchers who explore the importance of ocean currents, the effects of acidification or the extinction of marine species.
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 | Why Can't Elephants Jump?: And 101 Other Tantalising Science Questions(Paperback)What's the storage capacity of the human brain in gigabytes? What's the farthest point on land from the sea? Why is frozen milk yellow? And why do flamingos stand on one leg? This book compiles readers' answers to these questions in the "Last Word" column of "New Scientist".
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 | Space: From Earth to the Edge of the Universe(Hardback)Features the images from NASA and other sources. This book helps to discover the technology and spacecrafts behind these extraordinary journeys, learn more about planets, asteroids, and galaxies as they are introduced and supported with explanatory artworks and find out about the important discoveries that have been made.
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 | Collider: The Search for the World's Smallest Particles(Paperback)Understanding what our universe is physically made of is one of the oldest and most researched scientific quandaries to date. In the spring of 2009, the Large Hadron Collider will begin smashing particles to deconstruct matter to its smallest pieces and test the existence of the elusive and theoretical Higgs boson - a.k.a.
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 | The Grand Design(Hardback)When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? What is the nature of reality? Is the apparent 'grand design' of our universe evidence for a benevolent creator who set things in motion? Or does science offer another explanation? This title presents the scientific thinking about the mysteries of the universe.
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 | We Need to Talk About Kelvin: What Everyday Things Tell Us About the Universe(Paperback)The reflection of your face in a window tells you that the universe is orchestrated by chance. Your TV tells you that the universe had a beginning. This book considers familiar features of the world we know and shows how they can be used to explain profound truths about the ultimate nature of reality.
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 | Boffinology: The Real Stories Behind Our Greatest Scientific Discoveries(Paperback)Eureka! Discover the real stories behind the history of science
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 | Cold: Adventures in the World's Frozen Places(Paperback)A wide-ranging narrative adventure through the coldest places, chilliest times and frostiest experiences on Earth
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