The Infinite Monkey Cage, the legendary BBC Radio 4 programme, brings you this irreverent celebration of scientific marvels.... Zobraziť viac
This history of boat design and culture since the beginning of the 20th century covers speedy mass-produced, motor-propelled motorboats and yachts... Zobraziť viac
Sentient assembles a menagerie of zoological creatures - from land, air, sea, and all four corners of the globe - to understand what it means to be human. Through their eyes, ears, skins, tongues, and noses, the furred, finned and feathered... Zobraziť viac
Trees clean air and water; hoverflies and bees pollinate our crops; the kingfisher inspired the construction of high-speed trains. In Tapestries of Life, bestselling author Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson explains how closely we are all connected with... Zobraziť viac
It all began in Maranello, a small town south of Modena, Italy, where Enzo Ferrari founded a car factory that would conquer the realm of automobile enthusiasts for a long time to come. A love for Ferrari lasts a lifetime ... Zobraziť viac
When we talk about human history, we focus on great leaders, mass migration and decisive wars. But how has the Earth itself determined our destiny? How has our planet made us? ... Zobraziť viac
Taschen - A reproduction of Albertus Seba's "Cabinet of Curiosities", prized as one of the 18th century's greatest natural histo Zobraziť viac
For readers of George Monbiot, Mark Cocker and Robert Macfarlane - an urgent and lyrical account of endangered places around the globe and the people fighting to save them... Zobraziť viac
IF YOU THINK YOU ARE YOU, THINK AGAIN. Primate Change is a wide-ranging, polemical look at how and why the human body has changed since humankind first got up on two feet. Spanning the entirety of human history - from primate to transhuman - Vybarr Cregan Zobraziť viac
Featuring dozens of photographs plus plans for the best in home interiors, this book talks about great spaces, great ideas from internationally acclaimed architects... Zobraziť viac
There are many different ways in which a product can be manufactured but most designers probably know only a handful of techniques in any detail... Zobraziť viac
Introducing Physical Geography, Fifth Edition is a comprehensive text that builds upon the decades of success of Strahler, who is one of the foremost geographers in the world... Zobraziť viac
One of the great mysteries of science is that underneath all the complexities of the universe is an underlying harmonious order, whose existence Einstein described as 'a miracle'. No less miraculous, the fundamental laws ... Zobraziť viac
The dinosaurs. Sixty-six million years ago, the Earth’s most fearsome creatures vanished. Today they remain one of our planet’s great mysteries. Now The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs reveals their extraordinary, 200-million-year-long story ... Zobraziť viac
A legacy-defining book from Sir David Attenborough, reflecting on his life’s work, the dramatic changes to the planet he has witnessed, and what we can do to make a better future. See the world. Then make it better... Zobraziť viac
'A rich, timely study for the era of "global ageing"' NatureThe ageing of the world population is one of the most important issues facing humanity in the 21st century up there with climate change in its potential global impact. Sometime before 2020, the n Zobraziť viac
He taught us classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, and special relativity. Now, physicist Leonard Susskind, assisted by a new collaborator, Andre Cabannes, returns to tackle Einstein's general theory of relativity... Zobraziť viac
The second edition of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry - Volume I, is characterised by additions and updating of the earlier material. The book consists of two parts. In the general introduction to pharmacognosy, ... Zobraziť viac
Defines terms used in physics as well as terms from the related fields of astronomy, astrophysics, and physical chemistry... Zobraziť viac
Why do we remember the past and not the future? Do we inhabit time or does time inhabit us? What does it mean that time... Zobraziť viac
