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We take it for granted, but water is our most valuable natural resource. Australia is the driest continent and thanks to the overuse and abuse of our water, we face an economic and social crisis of monumental proportions, the extent of which is revealed in this book.

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From the creator of the wildly popular xkcd.com, and the Sunday Times bestseller What If, even more hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.

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The untold story of the heretical thinkers who challenged the establishment to rethink quantum physics and the nature of reality

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Popular physicist uses principles of heavy metal music to explain concepts in quantum physics in both a fun and informative way.

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From ancient fossils unearthed in the Sahara Desert to the analysis of DNA by robots at the National Human Genome Research Institute in suburban Maryland, this work weaves together the varied clues about our human ancestry.

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The Extraordinary People Behind the Greatest Firsts in History

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The second New Scientist Christmas book from its million-selling series, which explores everything from why our hair turns grey to whether bumblebees really defy the laws of physics

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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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'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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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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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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A scientific and globetrotting exploration of the physics experiments changing the ways we understand our universebringing the science of cosmology down to earth.

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The first fully illustrated history of the chemical elements.

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A lively and highly readable account of the origins, invention and discovery of just about everything on the planet, the truly global sweep of The First of Everything ranges from the Big Bang to driverless cars.