From the albatross to zooxanthellae, explore amazing ocean creatures in this A to Z guide. Packed with engaging photos and intriguing facts, this is the perfect first guide to oceans.
The death of Stephen Hawking in March 2018 brought to a close one of the most remarkable and inspiring scientific life stories of all time. Probably the greatest English cosmologist since Newton and the most celebrated scientist of the modern era, his story transcends the academic sphere. Struck down in his youth with a terrible disease and given just a few years to live, Hawking defied medica…
Just as the Nazis occupied Holland in 1942, a Jewish family with a thirteen-year old girl fled home to go into hiding and succeeded in eluding the dreaded Gestapo for two years. The girl, Anne Frank, wrote her diary till the family were betrayed and caught. While Anne Frank, her mother and her sister eventually perished in captivity—in a concentration camp at Bergen-Belsen—her beloved fath…
How did Einstein’s mind work? What made him a genius? Walter Isaacson’s biography shows how Einstein’s scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. His fascinating story is a testament to the connection between creativity and freedom. Isaacson explores how an imaginative, impertinent patent clerk – a struggling father in a difficult marriage who couldn’…
Discover the wonders of our planet – from vast mountain ranges and violent weather systems to powerful ocean currents and lush rainforest habitats. Spread across eleven section, this book explores in detail the structure and awe-inspiring features that make up planet Earth. - Packed with hundreds of stunning photos - Bulletpoint of information and fact panels - Eleven themes sections
Explore the vast world of scientific discovery, from the building blocks of matter to thermodynamics and from robotics to the diversity of life on Earth. Spread across nine section, this book reveals key information about chemistry, physics and biology. - Packed with hundreds of stunning photos. - Bulletpoints of information and fact panels - Nine themed sections
This is a book about meditation … but not as you know it. There’s no chanting, no sitting cross-legged. There’s no need for a particular belief system. And you don’t have to commit to extended periods of time. In this book, Andy shows you how just 10 minutes of meditation per day can bring about life-changing results.