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The Physics Behind…
6.500 د.كCan you lose weight by consuming nothing but ice cream and beer? How does the latest blockbuster movie get squeezed onto a disk, and how do they make the pictures seem 3D? How much does a selfie weigh? What’s the science behind forensic investigations, body scans, and the dating of ancient artefacts? The Physics Behind… takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the scientific principles that make the modern world work. Could there be life on Mars? Why is north-south? How do self-driving cars find their way around? These and many more topics are explored by starting with the basic science that makes them tick – examining the physics behind them.
The Secret Life of Equations : The 50 Greatest Equations and How They Work
5.500 د.كDiscover the 50 equations that have led to incredible discoveries and ground-breaking technology and have shaped our understanding of the world. From much-heralded classics, like Zeno’s Dichotomy and Pythagoras’s Theorem, to The Schroedinger Wave Equation and Google PageRank, each equation is broken down and explained in a unique, illustrated way so that you understand what it’s about; what it’s good for; its history, detail and related equations. Behind every important scientific discovery, there is an equation.
Be a Mermaid : & be independent, be powerful, be free
3.250 د.كMermaid is happy in her own fins. She is fiercely independent and is just as happy taking herself out for dinner as she is on a night out with the squad. Never one to bow out early, she confronts every challenge head-on and isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty (though her tail will always be sparkling clean).
Six Weeks to Zero Waste: A simple plan for life
6.500 د.كWe are in the midst of a worldwide waste epidemic, where the average person in the UK throws away their own body weight in rubbish every seven weeks. The figure looks even worse at the national level, with the UK producing more than 100 million tonnes of waste every year. We all know the importance of reducing our environmental footprint, but the prospect of going green can seem daunting.
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
8.500 د.كWhether you’re trying to broaden your literary horizons, find the perfect book for a friend, or simply select a good read, 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die the only guide you will need to make the right choice. Offering concise critical insight into the novels and the writers that have fired imaginations and influenced cultures around the world, this newly updated edition runs the gamut from the first Latin novel to survive in its entirety to Dave Egger’s highly topical novel about an all-seeing, all-knowing technology company, The Circle. Organized chronologically and covering the whole range of literary styles, this indispensable reference traces the history of world fiction.
1001 Ideas That Changed The Way We Think
8.500 د.ك1001 Ideas That Changed The Way We Think is a comprehensive guide to the most exciting and imaginative thoughts from the finest minds of the past 3,000 years. From the ancient wisdom of Confucius and Plato to today’s cutting-edge thinkers, it offers a wealth of stimulation and amusement for everyone with a curious mind. Within the pages of this book, you will find a wide variety of answers to the great, eternal questions: how was the universe created, and what is the place of humans within it? How should a person live? And how can we build a just society? 1001 Ideas That Changed The Way We Think also includes a host of hypotheses that are remarkable for their sheer weirdness – from the concept of the transmigration of souls to parallel universes and the theoretical paradoxes of time travel (what happens if you travel back in time and kill your own grandfather?).
1001Quotations to Inspire You Before You Die
8.500 د.ك1001 Quotations To Inspire You Before You Die is full of smart remarks – not just sassy one-liners (although there are plenty of those), but also more considered philosophical epigrams that make us pause and reflect on a range of profound topics. Each quotation is accompanied by an insightful account of its meaning and the historical context in which it was first uttered or written. Some famous quotations are straightforward, but many need contextualising – it’s often not exactly what.was said, but who said it, and in what context that is more important