A catalog of wonders, from walking fish to self-medicating chimpanzees. This Atlas of Poetic Zoology leads readers into a world of wonders where turtles fly under the sea, lizards walk on water, insects impersonate flowers, birds don't fly... Zobraziť viac
There is no greater aspiration than saving the world. Natalie Fee's upbeat and engaging book is a life-altering guide to making those changes that will contribute to helping our planet. Covering all key areas of our lives, from food and leisure... Zobraziť viac
A celebration of the world's most high-tech wristwatches - modern state of the art designs which have been inspired and influenced by advanced engineering breakthroughs from the automobile... Zobraziť viac
Ideas about quantities, magnitudes and frequencies shape and give texture to almost everything we feel, say, dream and do. In Living by Numbers, now available in paperback... Zobraziť viac
An inspirational and beautifully illustrated book that tells the stories of 80 plants from around the globe... Zobraziť viac
Talking Heads is a stunning survey of the science of human connection and communication - from neurons to nations... Zobraziť viac
MoonSwatch: The Omega x Swatch Phenomenon Expanded Edition Featuring the 1965 Release The watch collaboration that took the world by storm, now fully documented in this definitive collector’s guide ... Zobraziť viac
The environment shapes and influences the living space of every individual. The paradox is that the quality of the environment is declining as a result of increasing levels of socioeconomic development, as the demand for natural resources rises.... Zobraziť viac
Could we ever see Vladimir Putin in the dock for his crimes? What about a Western ally like Benjamin Netanyahu? Putting a country's leader on trial once seemed unimaginable. But as Steve Crawshaw describes in Prosecuting the Powerful - a blend of... Zobraziť viac
The received wisdom in quantum physics is that, at the deepest levels of reality, there are no actual causes for atomic events. This idea led to the outlandish belief that atoms - and therefore all things - aren't real unless shaped by human ... Zobraziť viac
The end of life, the universe and humanity as we know it – in a handy A to Z format. From the Atomic bomb to the Zombie apocalypse (via Black holes, Killer diseases and Space invaders), learn the truth about twenty-six fascinating doomsday scenarios ... Zobraziť viac
Our estate was built on land claimed from fields – we were at the foot of those rolling Kilpatrick hills, but over the roof of the school you could see more green fields and woods. I felt grateful to be on the edge of all that countryside – there was... Zobraziť viac
Rocks and mountains have withstood aeons of life on our planet - gradually eroding, shifting, solidifying, and weathering. We might spend a little less time on earth, but humans are also weathering: evolving and changing as we're transformed by the ... Zobraziť viac
The field of Bioinorganic Chemistry has grown significantly in recent years; now one of the major sub-disciplines of Inorganic Chemistry, it has also pervaded other areas of the life sciences due to its highly interdisciplinary nature... Zobraziť viac
Combining practical experience with academic analysis this book explores the social and organizational dynamics of performance indicators. It moves beyond the technicalities of measurement and indicators and looks at how performance information is... Zobraziť viac
Dazzling in scale, diversity and detail, the world never ceases to open our eyes and captivate our curiosity. Ever since the earliest cave paintings, humans have looked at this Earth that is our home and endeavored to understand it... Zobraziť viac
Planet on the page: Historic and contemporary information graphics explaining our vast and intricate world Dazzling in scale, diversity and detail, the world never ceases to open our eyes and captivate our curiosity.... Zobraziť viac
Maths is everywhere, often where we least expect it. Award-winning professor Steven Strogatz acts as our guide as he takes us on a tour of numbers that - unbeknownst to the most of us - form a fascinating and integral part of our everyday lives... Zobraziť viac
An indispensable tool for the beginning stages of designing and planning a building project This new edition of a classic, bestselling text provides, in one concise volume, the essential information needed to form the framework for the more detailed ... Zobraziť viac
The world is a big place full of interesting things. And The Grand Tour has seen some of them. That’s why few people are better placed to lead you around this vast planet of ours than Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May.... Zobraziť viac
