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"A scientist reveals the groundbreaking evidence linking many major diseases, including cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer's disease, to a common root cause-insulin resistance-and shares an easy, effective plan to reverse and prevent it"--

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An illustrated guide to understanding wonders of weather.

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In this fascinating journey from philosophy to science, Hall gives us a dramatic history of wisdom, from its sudden emergence in the fifth century BC to its modern manifestations in education, politics and the workplace. Yet he also makes clear that, despite modern science's most powerful efforts, wisdom continues to elude easy understanding.

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The Sunday Times Bestseller

In Wonders of the Solar System the book of the acclaimed BBC TV series Professor Brian Cox will take us on a journey of discovery where alien worlds from your imagination become places we can see, feel and visit.

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Victoria University physicist Paul Callaghan has given a series of public lectures around New Zealand, sponsored by the David and Genevieve Becroft Foundation and the Royal Society of New Zealand, entitled 'Beyond the Farm and the Theme Park'.

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'BRILLIANT' Chris Evans, Virgin Radio Breakfast Show

When was the last time you listened to someone, or someone really listened to you

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This informative and easy-to-read book is the story of the people who battled over the meaning of the mysterious number - the scholars and mystics, the scientists and clergymen - who tried to understand zero.

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How do we know if we're really the top dogs in brain power Does our creativity stem solely from the right brain From language to standing upright, composing music to lying, Michael Corballis uncovers our most common misconceptions and the fascinating habits and abilities that make us human.

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A highly complex topic with universal appeal, brought to life in an accessible way

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Discover how this global phenomenon allows ordinary people to effect scientific advancement and conservation

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For fans of pop science, How Things Work, How It's Made, maker culture, and visual information, here's an entertaining photo exploration and literal inside look at a fun range of the everyday objects around us.

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Digital Liberty explores the imminent convergence of three pivotal themes: data, artificial intelligence and society's intricate social graph, and wars of a looming crisis that threatens to challenge the very foundations of liberal democracies.

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From stem cell technology and genetic screening to new reproductive possibilities - the unprecedented developments in science are among the most contentious issues of our times. This work includes essays which explore the ethical decisions we must make and ask the question: what must we protect about our humanity for future generations

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Is the distinction between 'real' and 'fake' as clear-cut as we might think

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Our ever-increasing intimacy with technology is changing our bodies and our brains. What can those at the frontiers tell us about what it means to be in a body now

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This is the story of a journey. Actually, its a story of many journeys, of paths woven through the fabric of Earths history, and of human history, all of which lead to one semi-mythical, and yet completely real place the lost supercontinent Gondwana.

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From the first detailed drawing of the moon to the depiction of stem cells, this collection of scientific illustrations traces the visual history of knowledge from the 15th century to today. Some 300 milestones in all fields of science chronicle humanity's great discoveries through the work of those who studied and documented them.

(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

From the first detailed drawing of the moon to the depiction of stem cells, this collection of scientific illustrations traces the visual history of knowledge from the 15th century to today. Some 300 milestones in all fields of science chronicle humanity's great discoveries through the work of those who studied and documented them.

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