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Popular Science A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson The ultimate eye-opening journey through time and space, A Short History of Nearly Everything is the biggest-selling popular science book of the 21st century, and reveals the world in a way most of us have never seen it before.

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Bad Science Ben Goldacre

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In this eye-opening book, Dr Ben Goldacre takes on the MMR hoax and misleading cosmetics ads, acupuncture and homeopathy, vitamins and mankind’s vexed relationship with all manner of ‘toxins’. This wise and witty bestseller lifts the lid on quack doctors, flaky statistics, scaremongering journalists and evil pharmaceutical corporations.

30-Second Brain Anil Seth

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30-Second Brain is here to fill your mind with the science of exactly what’s happening inside your head. Using no more than two pages, 300 words and an illustration, this is the quickest way to understand the wiring and function of the most complex and intricate mechanism in the human body.

Women in Science Rachel Ignotofsky

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Women in Science highlights the contributions of fifty notable women to the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, from both the ancient and modern worlds. The book also contains fascinating infographics and an illustrated scientific glossary.

Secret Science Dara Ă“ Briain In Secret Science, Dara Ă“ Briain takes you on a journey from the comfort of your favourite chair to the incredible science behind your everyday life and on into the future!

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What if?

Randall Munroe From the creator of the wildly popular xkcd.com, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.

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Biology The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Bill Bryson We spend our whole lives in one body and yet most of us have practically no idea how it works and what goes on inside it. The idea of the book is simply to try to understand the extraordinary contraption that is us.

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The Ecology Book Dorling Kindersley

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Whether you're new to ecology, a science student, or simply concerned about what's happening to our planet, this is a comprehensive introduction to the environment and climate change - arguably the most important subjects of our time.

Gut Giulia Enders

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From our miraculous gut bacteria — which can play a part in obesity, allergies, depression and even Alzheimer’s — to the best position to poo, this entertaining and informative health handbook shows that we can all benefit from getting to know the wondrous world of our inner workings.

Fingers in the Sparkle Jar Chris Packham

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An introverted, unusual young boy, isolated by his obsessions and a loner at school, Chris Packham only felt at ease in the fields and woods around his suburban home. But when he stole a young kestrel from its nest, he was about to embark on a friendship that would teach him what it meant to love, and that would change him forever.

How to Clone a Mammoth Beth Shapiro

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Could extinct species, like mammoths and passenger pigeons, be brought back to life? The science says yes. In How to Clone a Mammoth, Beth Shapiro, evolutionary biologist and pioneer in "ancient DNA" research, walks readers through the astonishing and controversial process of de-extinction.

Two Truths and a Lie: It’s Alive! Ammi-Joan Paquette & Laurie Ann Thompson

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Did you know that there is a fungus that can control the mind of an ant and make it do its bidding? How about a species of octopus that doesn't live in water but rather lurks in trees in the Pacific Northwest? Every story in this book is strange and astounding. But not all of them are real...

Chemistry What is Chemistry?

Peter Atkins

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This book shows how chemistry provides the infrastructure of our world, through the chemical industry, the fuels of heating, power generation, and transport, as well as the fabrics of our clothing and furnishings.

Bad Pharma Ben Goldacre

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Ben Goldacre is Britain’s finest writer on the science behind medicine, and Bad Pharma is the book that finally prompted Parliament to ask why all trial results aren’t made publicly available. Let the witty and indefatigable Goldacre show you how medicine went wrong, and what you can do to mend it.

The Periodic Table Tom Jackson Which is the densest element? Which has the largest atoms? And why are some elements radioactive?

From the little-known uses of gold in medicine to the development of the hydrogen bomb, this is a fresh new look at the Periodic Table.

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The Disappearing Spoon Sam Kean

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Why did Gandhi hate iodine?

How did radium nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? And why did tellurium lead to the most bizarre gold rush in history? This book has the answers, fusing science with the classic lore of invention, investigation, discovery and alchemy, from the big bang through to the end of time.

Molecules Theodore Gray

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In Molecules, Gray goes beyond the 118 elements in the periodic table to explore, though fascinating stories and stunning photographic imagery, what he considers to be the most essential and interesting of the millions of possible chemical bonds.

Science Experiments Robert Winston

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The ultimate collection of eyepopping, jaw-dropping experiments are designed for you to carry out safely and easily in the comfort of home.

Science is brought to life thanks to immediate firsthand experience.

Budding scientists, the fun starts here...

Computer Science Computing with Quantum Cats: From Alan Turing to Teleportation, John Gribbin

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In his fascinating study of this cutting-edge technology, John Gribbin updates his previous views on the nature of quantum reality, arguing for a universe of many parallel worlds where 'everything is real'.

Computational Fairy Tales Jeremy Kubica

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Have you ever thought that computer science should include more dragons and wizards? Computational Fairy Tales introduces principles of computational thinking, illustrating high-level computer science concepts, the motivation behind them, and their application in a noncomputer, fairy tale, domain.

CODE Charles Petzold

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What do flashlights, the British invasion, black cats, and seesaws have to do with computers? In CODE, they show us the ingenious ways we manipulate language and invent new means of communicating. This book shows how this ingenuity and our very human compulsion to communicate have driven the technological innovations of the past two centuries.

Life 3.0 Max Tegmark Artificial intelligence is the future - but what will that future look like? Will superhuman intelligence be our slave, or become our god?

Professor Max Tegmark takes us to the heart of the latest thinking about AI!

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Creative Coding in Python Sheena Vaidyanathan

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Creative Coding in Python teaches the fundamentals of computer programming and demonstrates how to code 30+ fun, creative projects using Python, a free, intuitive, open-source programming language that's one of the top five most popular worldwide.

Get Coding!

Young Rewired State

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Learn how to write code and then build your own website, app and game using HTML, CSS and JavaScript in this essential guide to coding for kids from expert organization Young Rewired State. Over 6 fun missions learn the basic concepts of coding or computer programming!

Physics 30-Second Physics Brian Clegg

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From electromagnetic waves to the gravity that keeps our feet firmly on the ground, this book is the fastest way to get up to speed with rocket science - and the rest. Every title takes a popular topic and explains it in just two pages that are easily digested in only half a minute.

The Hunt for Vulcan Thomas Levenson The Hunt For Vulcan is a scientific detective tale at the intersection of theory, measurement, and belief; and a reflection on a bizarre period in which the power of conformity led very smart people to literally see a planet that wasn't there.

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Seven Brief Lessons on Physics Carlo Rovelli

In this mind-bending overview of modern physics, Carlo Rovelli explains Einstein's theory of general relativity, quantum mechanics, black holes, the complex architecture of the universe, elementary particles, gravity, and the nature of the mind.

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Big Bang Simon Singh

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Everybody has heard of the Big Bang Theory. But how many of us can actually claim to understand it? With characteristic clarity and a narrative peppered with anecdotes and personal histories of those who have struggled to understand creation, Simon Singh has written the story of the most important theory ever.

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