Conrad Mason Illustrated by Colin KingFeatures inventions, machines, gadgets and devices, and facts and information about how they work. This flap book contains over 90 flaps which reveal the insides...

Katie Dayes and Colin KingThis astonishingly inventive title allows young children to discover the inner workings of the human body in a gently humorous, yet wholly accurate way. Bright, original...

Henry David Thoreau is considered one of the leading figures in early American literature, and Walden is without doubt his most influential book.Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan...

Robert G Dean Robert A Dalrymple “Chapter on wave maker theory is new material, generally not found in text books. The authors pull together good stuff from various widely scattered...

Alice OutwaterAn environmental engineer turned ecology writer relates the history of our waterways and her own growing understanding of what needs to be done to save this essential natural resource.Water:...

Miles KellyBattle through rain, wind and blizzards as you get to grips with wild weather! Discover everything you need to know about weather with this brilliant book. One hundred facts,...

Kristine C HarperWeather by the Numbers: The Genesis of Modern MeteorologyThe history of the growth and professionalization of American meteorology and its transformation into a physics- and mathematics-based scientific discipline.For...

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Roger PenroseOne of our most distinguished scientists offers a radical new theory of the origin, and ultimate end, of the Universe.Professor Sir Roger Penrose's groundbreaking and bestselling The Road to...

Robert L Wolke Einstein's cook was lucky. But you, too, can have a scientist in your kitchen: Robert L. Wolke.Do you wish you understood the science of foods, but don't...

Addy ProssSeventy years ago, Erwin Schrodinger posed a profound question: 'What is life, and how did it emerge from non-life?' This problem has puzzled biologists and physical scientists ever since.Living...

Erwin Schrodinger Nobel laureate Erwin Schrödinger's What is Life? is one of the great science classics of the twentieth century. It was written for the layman, but proved to be...