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Hacking the Code of Life: How gene editing will rewrite our futures
Paperback,
07/03/2019,
£12.99
£11.69
The cutting-edge science that will revolutionise the way we prevent disease
Unmapped Mind: A Memoir of Neurology, Multiple Sclerosis and Learning How to Live
Paperback,
07/03/2019,
£9.99
£8.99
Penguin Book of Outer Space Exploration: NASA and the Incredible Story of Human Spaceflight
Paperback,
03/12/2018,
£12.99
£11.69
Using items in the NASA archive together with expert narrative guidance, this history of how Americans got to space begins with Wernher von Braun's vision for voyaging to Mars and ends with Elon Musk's contemporary plan to get there. It covers the founding of NASA, the first American astronauts in space, the moon landings, the Challenger disaster, and the Hubble Telescope repairs--
Heart: A History
Paperback,
06/06/2019,
£9.99
£8.99
A doctor's inspiring obsession with the heart, seamlessly combining history, gripping scenes from the operating theatre and a moving personal story
Recovery
Paperback,
04/04/2019,
£3.50
£3.15
The hawk was everything I wanted to be: solitary, self-possessed, free from grief, and numb to the hurts of human lifeHow do we carry on when someone close to us dies?
Six Impossible Things: The `Quanta of Solace' and the Mysteries of the Subatomic World
Hardback,
04/04/2019,
£9.99
£8.99
A short guide to the six theories that try to explain the wild world of the quantum.
Sky at Night: Book of the Moon - A Guide to Our Closest Neighbour
Hardback,
13/09/2018,
£9.99
£8.99
But far from being just a big rock out in space, the Moon has a phenomenal power over the earth, with its ability to create great waves, dictate the length of the day and summon the seasons. She uncovers the way the Moon has captured our imaginations, contemplates how it was formed, and uncovers why we need the Moon to protect our fragile earth.
Heart: A History
Hardback,
27/09/2018,
£14.99
£13.49
A doctor's inspiring obsession with the heart, seamlessly combining history, gripping scenes from the operating theatre and a moving personal story
Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Teach Us about Ourselves
Hardback,
14/03/2019,
£14.99
£13.49
E=Mc2
Paperback,
11/08/2016,
£8.99
£8.09
'David Bodanis attempts to expalin the meaning, beauty and implications of the most famous equation in physics. Thanks to his clarity, wit and enthusiasm, he succeeds.' Simon Singh, Daily Telegraph
Timekeepers: How the World Became Obsessed With Time
Paperback,
06/07/2017,
£8.99
£8.09
A witty and entertaining journey through time from the bestselling author of Just My Type and On the Map
Big Data: How the Information Revolution Is Transforming Our Lives
Paperback,
03/08/2017,
£7.99
£7.19
New for Icon's Hot Science series - a startling insight into the data that runs our lives.
Westonbirt Arboretum's Tree Spotter's Guide: The Definitive Guide to Britain's 100 Best Trees
Paperback,
06/07/2017,
£8.99
£8.09
In the depths of the Cotswolds, near Tetbury in Gloucestershire, lies one of the most beautiful tree gardens in the world. Known as Westonbirt Arboretum. Here you can find around 15,000 trees, each one lovingly labelled. Illustrated with artwork depicting the tree and leaf, this book will educate and entertain with features of landscape.
Girls Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the World
Paperback,
24/08/2017,
£12.99
£11.69
Crack the code to your future dreams Since 2012, the organization Girls Who Code has been leading the charge to get girls interested in technology and coding.
Telomerase Revolution: The Story of the Scientific Breakthrough that Holds the Key to Human Ageing
Paperback,
06/07/2017,
£9.99
£8.99
The Telomerase Revolution is the definitive work on the latest science on human ageing, covering both theory and clinical implications. It takes the reader to the forefront of the upcoming revolution in human medicine.
Adapt: How We Can Learn From Nature's Strangest Inventions
Paperback,
06/07/2017,
£12.99
£11.69
Explore the science of biomimicry: full of fascinating natural facts, ingenious ideas and a glimpse into the future of human innovation.
Destination Mars
Paperback,
06/07/2017,
£7.99
£7.19
The first title in Icon's new Hot Science series, exploring the cutting edge of modern science.
Vacation Guide to the Solar System: Science for the Savvy Space Traveller
Hardback,
03/08/2017,
£12.99
£11.69
Imagine taking a hike along the windswept red plains of Mars to dig for signs of life, or touring one of Jupiter's sixty-four moons where you can take photos of its swirling storms. Illustrated and packed with real-world science, this guide covers all of the essentials for your next voyage, how to get there, and what to do when you arrive.
Into the Grey Zone: A Neuroscientist Explores the Border Between Life and Death
Hardback,
07/09/2017,
£16.99
£15.29
What does it mean if a mind can exist unharmed within a deeply damaged brain?Through cutting edge research and case studies that are poignant, tragic and uplifting, Dr Owen maps this inner universe of the self, showing us what it means to be alive and human.
Earth Gazers
Hardback,
07/09/2017,
£25.00
£22.50
The fascinating story of how we first came to see the earth from space.
30-Second Quantum Theory: The 50 most thought-provoking quantum concepts, each explained in half a minute
Hardback,
03/07/2014,
£14.99
£13.49
A beautifully illustrated, full-colour guide to one of science's most infamously impenetrable subjects.
What Colour is the Sun?: Mind-Bending Science Facts in the Solar System's Brightest Quiz
Paperback,
03/11/2016,
£7.99
£7.19
The mind-bending quiz book that every science geek needs in their Christmas stocking
Charles Darwin: Victorian Mythmaker
Hardback,
07/09/2017,
£25.00
£22.50
A radical reappraisal of Charles Darwin from the bestselling author of Victoria: A Life
Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Stories in Our Genes
Paperback,
07/09/2017,
£9.99
£8.00
A dazzling tour of the latest genetic discoveries which are blurring the boundaries between science and history - 'Brilliant, authoritative, surprising, captivating' BRIAN COX
Entertainment for Angels: Electricity in the Enlightenment
Paperback,
01/06/2017,
£8.99
£8.09
Benjamin Franklin's Enlightenment world of philosophy, spectacle and electricity
Turing and the Universal Machine (Icon Science): The Making of the Modern Computer
Paperback,
07/09/2017,
£8.99
£8.09
The history of the computer is entwined with that of the modern world and most famously with the life of one man, Alan Turing. How did this device, which first appeared a mere 50 years ago, come to structure and dominate our lives so totally? An enlightening mini-biography of a brilliant but troubled man.
Sex, Botany and Empire: The Story of Carl Linnaeus and Joseph Banks
Paperback,
06/07/2017,
£8.99
£8.09
The sexual symbolism of Enlightenment botany.
30-Second Maths: The 50 Most Mind-Expanding Theories in Mathematics, Each Explained in Half a Minute
Paperback,
01/09/2017,
£9.99
£8.99
From Rubik's cubes to Godel's incompleteness theorem, everything mathematical explained, with colour illustrations, in half a minute.
Michael Faraday and the Electrical Century (Icon Science)
Paperback,
03/08/2017,
£8.99
£8.09
The fascinating world of Michael Faraday
Chance: The Science and Secrets of Luck, Randomness and Probability
Hardback,
02/10/2014,
£7.99
£7.19
Planet Hunters: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Hardback,
01/08/2017,
£16.95
£15.26
This is the story of our search for life on other planets, from 16th-century heretic Giordano Bruno to the Kepler Space Telescope today. Astronomer Lucas Ellerbroek interviews the leading figures in the field, to give first-hand accounts of the modern history of exo-planet hunting.
Games Primates Play
Paperback,
24/05/2012,
£11.99
£10.79
An investigation of the evolution and economics of human relationships. It arms readers with knowledge of the scientific principles that ethologists, psychologists, economists, and other behavioural scientists have discovered in their quest to unravel the complexities of behaviour.
30 Second Quantum Theory
Paperback,
01/11/2017,
£9.99
£8.99
A beautifully illustrated, full-colour guide to one of science's most infamously impenetrable subjects.
Science is Beautiful: Disease and Medicine: Under the Microscope
Hardback,
07/09/2017,
£20.00
£18.00
Science is Beautiful collects the most fascinating microscopic photographs of our diseases along with the medicines we use to treat them.Featured are some of the most illuminating microscopic images of bacteria, viruses and cancers ever captured. These photographs are profoundly fascinating - and also beautiful.
Dawn of the New Everything: A Journey Through Virtual Reality
Hardback,
15/11/2017,
£20.00
£18.00
Jaron Lanier, `the father of Virtual Reality ... a high-tech genius' (Sunday Times), tells the extraordinary story of how in just over three decades Virtual Reality went from being a dream to a reality - and how its power to turn dreams into realities will transform us and our world.
I Contain Multitudes:Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
Paperback,
07/09/2017,
£8.99
£8.09
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WELLCOME BOOK PRIZE 2017 AND THE ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2017THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERYour body is teeming with tens of trillions of microbes. I Contain Multitudes is science journalism at its best' Bill Gates
Long, Long Life of Trees
Hardback,
02/08/2016,
£18.99
£17.09
A lyrical tribute to the diversity of trees, their physical beauty, their special characteristics and uses, and their ever-evolving meanings
Selfish Gene: 40th Anniversary edition
Paperback,
08/06/2016,
£9.99
£8.99
The 40th anniversary edition of the million copy international bestseller, with a new epilogue from the author. As relevant and influential today as when it was first published, this classic exposition of evolutionary thought, widely hailed for its stylistic brilliance and deep scientific insights, stimulated whole new areas of research.
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