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Introduces students to the link between abstract concepts in Geometry and real-world applications.

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In A History of the Human Brain, popular science writer Bret Stetka reveals how the evolution of the brain made us human - and where it may lead us to next.

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The hilarious new popular science book from the bestselling authors of the Sunday Times Book of the Year Science(ish).

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A comprehensive overview of holographic methods in quantum matter, written by pioneers in the field.

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A fascinatingly original look at how the sea has defined Britain - and decided the course of its past - for thousands of years. Combining science, history and travel into a unique and irreverent guide to the British coast, this book will ensure the next time you stand on a beach you will never look at the coast the same way again.

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A leading anthropologist studies the science behind "feeling at home" to show us how home made us human

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A feral history of home, and our relationship with that most unloved bird.

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When did the first people arrive here What did they look like How did they survive Who were the Neanderthals The author takes us back to when it was so tropical we lived alongside hippos, elephants and sabre-toothed tigers or to times so cold we hunted reindeer and mammoth, and to others even colder when we were forced to flee a wall of ice.

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Provocative, ground-breaking and entertaining, the worlds leading expert on sexuality and the ovulation cycle reveals the hidden intelligence of hormones.

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Answers to 20 of the most mindbending and perplexing mathematical questions.

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A lively and eclectic sequence of more than 150 concise and intellectually challenging essays in which the world's leading thinkers reflect on how the internet has changed their modes of thought.

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New Scientist's brilliant million-selling Christmas book comes of age, exploring everything from the science of bubbles to whether cats are better than dogs

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Why do men talk, women gossip, and which is better for you When is it good to be tall and why is monogamy a drain on the brain And why should you suspect someone who has more than 150 friends on Facebook

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Robin Dunbar explains how the distant past underpins our current behaviour, through the groundbreaking experiments that have changed the thinking of evolutionary biologists forever.

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"An original physicochemical contribution to the problem of understanding life and its emergence, incorporating concepts from planetary sciences, chemistry and biology"--

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We are attracted, whether we know it or not, to the hidden aspects of things and people. Some teenagers enjoy cutting themselves with razors. Some men pay good money to be spanked by prostitutes. The average Briton spends over a day a week watching television. This title examines the science behind these curious desires, attractions and tastes.

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The extraordinary story of how the human brain evolved... and is still evolving.

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The Just So stories retold in the light of evolution by France's brightest young natural scientist

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For anyone who has ever wondered, "How do they make that" How Things Are Made is an entertaining, illustrated exploration of the process behind the manufacture of everyday items.

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An argument in favor of finding a place for humans (and humanness) in the future digital economy.

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Part of the Little Ways to Live a Big Life series, an enlightening and informative book that teaches you how to count to infinity and beyond, by Britain's most celebrated mathematician.

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Everything you ever wanted to know about physics in 35 bite-size chapters.

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A fascinating exploration of how we can make better, accessible, mathematically-informed predictions about the world around us.