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Sub-Categories of Science & Medicine
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Fat Chance: The Bitter Truth About Sugar
Robert H. Lustig
Medicine; Public health & preventive medicine; Dietetics & nutrition; Diets & dieting
Paperback
The bitter truth about sugar. [more]
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The Better Angels of Our Nature: A History of Violence and Humanity
Steven Pinker
History; Social & cultural history; Violence in society; Psychology; Warfare & defence; Science: general issues
Paperback
Can violence really have declined? The images of conflict we see daily on our screens from around the world suggest this is... [more]
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My Beloved Brontosaurus: On the Road with Old Bones, New Science and Our...
Brian Switek
Popular culture; Mathematics & Sciences; Biology, life sciences; Palaeontology; Dinosaurs & the prehistoric world
Hardback
Dinosaurs haunt museum halls, stomp across movie screens, and adorn just about any product you can name. This title investigates... [more]
$37.95 $34.15
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God and the Atom
Victor J. Stenger
Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science
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Tells the story of science's ideas - from its genesis to the 21st century. In this title, the author makes the case that the... [more]
$39.95 $35.95
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The Milky Way: An Insider's Guide
William H. Waller
Mathematics & Sciences; Galaxies & stars
Hardback
This book offers an intimate guide to the Milky Way, taking readers on a grand tour of our home Galaxy's structure, genesis,... [more]
$44.95 $40.45
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Stung!: On Jellyfish Blooms and the Future of the Ocean
Lisa-Ann Gershwin
Mathematics & Sciences; Marine biology; Zoology: Invertebrates
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Our oceans are becoming increasingly inhospitable to life. And yet there is one creature that is thriving in this seasick... [more]
$43.95 $39.55
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The Kingdom of Fungi
Jens H. Petersen
Mathematics & Sciences; Mycology, fungi (non-medical); Palaeontology
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The fungi realm has been called the hidden kingdom, a mysterious world populated by microscopic spores, gigantic mushrooms... [more]
$44.95 $40.45
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Letters to a Young Scientist
Edward O. Wilson
Diaries, letters & journals; Mathematics & Sciences; Science: general issues; Ecological science, the Biosphere
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Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist Edward O. Wilson imparts the wisdom of his storied career to the next generation. [more]
$33.95 $30.55
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Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age
W. Bernard Carlson
Biography: science, technology & engineering; Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science; Electricity, electromagnetism & magnetism
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Nikola Tesla was a major contributor to the electrical revolution that transformed daily life at the turn of the twentieth... [more]
$49.95 $44.95
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How Animals Grieve
Barbara J. King
Cognition & cognitive psychology; Mathematics & Sciences; Animal behaviour
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From the time of our earliest childhood encounters with animals, we casually ascribe familiar emotions to them. The author... [more]
$36.95 $33.25
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The Golden Ticket: P, NP, and the Search for the Impossible
Lance Fortnow
Mathematics & Sciences; Calculus & mathematical analysis; Functional analysis & transforms; Optimisation; History of mathematics; Popular science
Hardback
The P-NP problem is the most important open problem in computer science, if not all of mathematics. The Golden Ticket provides... [more]
$39.95 $35.95
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Atlas of the Southern Night Sky (Revised Third Edition)
Massey Steve & Quirk Steve
Mathematics & Sciences
Hardback
$45.00 $40.50
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Solar System: The Print Collection: 14 Frameable Prints
Quercus
Mathematics & Sciences; Solar system: the Sun & planets; Popular astronomy & space
Paperback
Our Solar System in 14 pull-out posters. [more]
$29.99 $27.00
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Hubble: The Print Collection: 14 Frameable Prints
S Squintet
Mathematics & Sciences; Cosmology & the universe; Popular astronomy & space
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Images from the Hubble Space Telescope in 14 pull-out posters. [more]
$29.99 $27.00
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The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking: How Irrationality Makes Us Happy, Healthy,...
Matthew Hutson
Psychology; Popular science; Health & Self-Help; Popular psychology
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The antidote to self-help - this bold and fun look at how superstition is good for you will have you chuckling into the... [more]
$19.95 $17.95
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Inventing the American Astronaut
Matthew H. Hersch
History of the Americas; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Social & cultural history; Mathematics & Sciences
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A fresh and fascinating look at the Space Age that demolishes the myth of the fearless, hot-shot astronaut. [more]
$39.95 $35.95
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The Third Industrial Revolution: How Lateral Power is Transforming Energy,...
Jeremy Rifkin
Globalization; International relations; Economics & Business; Economics; Economic theory & philosophy; International economics; Development economics; Environmental economics; Physics; Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology
Paperback
Author Jeremy Rifkin presents an insider's account of the next great economic era: the Third Industrial Revolution, when a... [more]
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Allen Carr's Easyweigh to Lose Weight
Allen Carr
Medicine; Diets & dieting
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Helps to lose weight without dieting, calorie-counting or using will-power. This title offers an eating plan that allows you... [more]
$26.99 $24.30
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Paranormality: Why We Believe the Impossible
Professor Richard Wiseman
Popular science; Health & Self-Help; Unexplained phenomena & the paranormal
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Bestselling psychologist Richard Wiseman unravels the science behind our beliefs in telepathy, clairvoyants, mediums, ghosts,... [more]
$19.99 $18.00
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Dukan: The Oat Bran Miracle
Pierre Dukan
Medicine; Diets & dieting
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Oat bran recipes and more for the bestselling Dukan Diet. [more]
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The Hypnotic Gastric Band
Paul McKenna
Hypnosis; Medicine; Fitness & diet
Paperback
Do you want to lose weight? Have you tried diets and failed? Do you want a completely new approach? This title offers a psychological... [more]
$32.95 $29.65
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Centennial History of the Carnegie Institution of Washington: Volume 1,...
Allan Sandage
Mathematics & Sciences; History of science; Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods
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This 2005 book is an exciting exploration of the development of astrophysics. [more]
$89.95 $80.95
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The Art of Science: A Natural History of Ideas
Richard Hamblyn
Mathematics & Sciences; History of science; Popular science
Paperback
'Hamblyn's book adds enormously to the pleasure that there is in science.' Guardian [more]
$22.99 $20.70
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Mindfulness and Acceptance for Addictive Behaviors: Applying Contextual...
Steven C. Hayes
Abnormal psychology; Psychotherapy; Addiction & therapy; Health & Self-Help
Paperback
Suitable for mental health professionals, this title explores emerging mindfulness and acceptance treatments for addictions... [more]
$92.95 $83.65
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How Long Can a Fly Fly?: 175 Answers to Possible and Impossible Questions...
Lars-Ake Janzon
Animals & nature in art (still life, landscapes & seascapes); Mathematics & Sciences; Wildlife: general interest
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Finally, here are the answers to all your unusual questions about animals! [more]
$17.95 $16.15
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