A journey across the world, revealing the beauty and mysteries of the perfume trade. The book also tackles the earth's changing climate conditions, with its impact on the sources of the world's scents. Zobraziť viac
As a laboratory text, rather than simply a collection of experiments, this manual contains a chapters having information... Zobraziť viac
We're not just losing the wild world. We're forgetting it. We're no longer noticing it. We've lost the habit of looking and seeing and listening and hearing. But we can make hidden things visible, and this book features 23 spellbinding ways... Zobraziť viac
How did we end up in a world where humans coexist with technologies we can no longer fully control or understand? George Dyson plots an unexpected course through the past 300 years to reveal the hidden connections that underpin our digital age... Zobraziť viac
Does the Big Bang prove the existence of God? What's the Universe expanding into? Is Earth the only planet which supports life? Why did the greatest astronomer in history murder his pet moose?... Zobraziť viac
Come face to face with the most breathtaking images from the Hubble Telescope, one of the greatest tools in the history of science. Updated with 30 new images to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the telescope’s launch... Zobraziť viac
If you were to peel back the Earth's surface like an orange, then take a sly peek underneath, what extraordinary things would you see? ... Zobraziť viac
The third book in Theodore Gray's bestselling Elements Trilogy, Reactions continues the journey through the world of chemistry that began with his two previous bestselling books The Elements and Molecules... Zobraziť viac
Why are we alive? Most things in the universe aren't. And if you trace the evolutionary history of plants and animals back far enough, you will find that, at some point, neither were we... Zobraziť viac
For the first time, the complete collection of the Collins Field Guides’ incredibly detailed, accurate and beautiful bird paintings has been brought together in one comprehensive volume.This all-encompassing new guide is an extraordinary addition... Zobraziť viac
The wren is a paradox of a bird. On the one hand wrens are ubiquitous. They are Britain’s most common bird, with 8.5 million breeding pairs and have by far the loudest song in proportion to their size. They also thrive up and down Britain ... Zobraziť viac
The fascinating stories behind the essential seven units of measurement that allow us to understand the physical world... Zobraziť viac
Sarah Gerard follows her breakout novel, Binary Star, with the dynamic essay collection Sunshine State, which explores Florida as a microcosm of the most pressing economic and environmental perils haunting our society... Zobraziť viac
The Third Chimpanzee was first published in 1991 and has been in print ever since. This new, illustrated edition is aimed at a young readership. In it, Jared Diamond explores what makes us human and poses fascinating questions... Zobraziť viac
The next generation of architectural design is moving outside the box. Robotic arms are beginning to replace and advance now common digital fabrication technologies... Zobraziť viac
Life. The Universe. Everything. The human race has always revealed an insatiable hunger to search "to infinity and beyond".... Zobraziť viac
The secret history of the invention that changed everything-and became the most profitable product in the world. Odds are that as you read this, an iPhone is within reach. But before Steve Jobs introduced us to "the one device," as he called it, ... Zobraziť viac
Jaw-dropping, up-close photography shows the natural world and animals as you've never seen them before. From fruit to... Zobraziť viac
From Morse code to the bones in the human body, this visually stunning collection of facts and figures puts a world of... Zobraziť viac
Dig through the leaf pile in this collage-inspired book with see-through pages. Readers explore the concept of layering and collage with this interactive exercise in composition... Zobraziť viac
