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  • Origami Polyhedra for Beginners
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    Origami Polyhedra for Beginners

    Miyuki Kawamura

    Ingenious geometric models from Japan's leading designer of polyhedral origami!Origami Polyhedra for Beginners puts a new spin on the ancient art of paper folding, opening the door to a world...
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  • Immortalists
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    Immortalists

    Krotoski, Aleks

    A wild and entertaining adventure into the business of living forever. Award-winning journalist Aleks Krotoski journeys from the cult fringes to the technological heartlands to find out what it means...
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  • This Is What It Sounds Like
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    This Is What It Sounds Like

    Rogers, Dr. Susan

    A legendary record-producer-turned-brain-scientist explains why you love the music you do in an antidote to the Spotify algorithm doldrums 'Extraordinary insights about music, emotion and the brain...
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  • Reality Bubble
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    Reality Bubble

    Tong, Ziya

    Our naked eyes see only a thin sliver of reality. We are blind in comparison to the x-rays that peer through skin, the mass spectrometers that detect the dead inside the living, or the high-tech...
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  • Small Illustrated Guide to the Universe
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    Small Illustrated Guide to the Universe

    Sanders, Ella Frances

    Have you ever found yourself wondering what we might have in common with stars, or why the Moon never leaves us? Thinking about the precise dancing of planets, the passing of time, or the nature of...
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  • Unequal
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    Unequal

    Cheng, Eugenia

    At first glance, the concept of equality in maths seems unambiguous. Denoted by two parallel lines, the equals sign looks elegant, simple and entirely black and white. But between those two lines...
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  • Beginners
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    Beginners

    Vanderbilt, Tom

    'Beginners belongs on the list of books that have changed the way I understand my own limitations.' - Malcolm Gladwell For many of us, the last time we learned a new skill was during childhood. We...
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  • Blind Spots
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    Blind Spots

    Makary, Marty

    'A wake-up call ... essential' - Peter Attia, author of Outlive For readers of Chris van Tulleken, Tim Spector and Ben Goldacre: An international bestseller which reveals how modern-day crises have...
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  • Why We Remember
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    Why We Remember

    Ranganath, Charan

    A radical reexamination of memory by pioneering neuroscientist and internationally-renowned memory researcher, Charan Ranganath. We talk about memory as a record of the past, but here's a surprising...
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  • Infinite Life
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    Infinite Life

    Jules Howard

    If you think of an egg, what do you see in your mind’s eye? A chicken egg, hardboiled? A slimy mass of frogspawn? Perhaps you see a human egg cell, prepared on a microscope slide in a laboratory? ...
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  • Origins
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    Origins

    Dartnell, Lewis

    The Sunday Times bestseller that reveals the Earth's awesome impact on the shape of human civilisations Read the Sunday Times bestseller that reveals the Earth's awesome impact on the shape of human...
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  • How to Eat (And Still Lose Weight)
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    How to Eat (And Still Lose Weight)

    Jenkinson, Dr Andrew

    Unlock a better understanding of your brain, body and environment to eat well and lose weight, forever. 'One of Britain's top weight-loss experts' This MorningFor years we've been told that...
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    Universe From Nothing

    Lawrence M. Krauss

    Internationally renowned theoretical physicist and bestselling author Lawrence Krauss offers provocative, revelatory answers to the biggest philosophical questions: Where did our universe come from?...
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  • How to Be Animal
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    How to Be Animal

    Challenger, Melanie

    Humans are the most inquisitive, emotional, imaginative, aggressive and baffling animals on the planet. But how well do we really know ourselves? How to Be Animal offers a radical take on what it...
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  • On the Scent
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    On the Scent

    Paola Totaro

    When award-winning reporter Paola Totaro lost her sense of smell to Covid in March 2020, her world changed and dulled in an instant. Trapped in a sensory vacuum without fragrance or flavour, she...
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  • What Does Rain Smell Like?
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    What Does Rain Smell Like?

    King, Simon

    'Clear, succinct and engaging answers to every question you could ask about the weather.' Gavin Pretor-Pinney, author of The Cloudspotter's Guide Why doesn't rain fall all at once? Can technology...
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  • Adaptable
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    Adaptable

    Pontzer, Herman

    Why are our bodies so diverse? The internationally renowned expert in evolution revolutionizes our view of what makes us human As an evolutionary anthropologist conducting ground-breaking research...
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  • Super Natural
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    Super Natural

    Riley, Alex

    From scorching deserts to frozen seabeds, from the highest peaks of the Himalaya to the hadal depths of the oceans, there are habitats on this Earth that appear inimical to life - yet in which it...
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  • My Efficient Electric Home Handbook My Efficient Electric Home Handbook
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    My Efficient Electric Home Handbook

    Forcey, Tim

    'This great little book will be a very practical guide for so many of us.' Dr Saul Griffith, Co-founder Rewiring Australia 'At the national level there may have been the wasted years of the...
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  • Crack in Creation
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    Crack in Creation

    Sternberg, Samuel

    The world-famous scientist behind 'one of the most monumental discoveries in biology' explores its devastating power to change the course of human history 'The most important advance of our era...
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  • Better Brain
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    Better Brain

    Rucklidge, Julia J

    The key to treating mental illness is in your kitchen, not the pharmacy The surprisingly dramatic role of nutrition in our mental health, and how diet and micronutrients can be used to help treat...
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  • Knowledge Gene
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    Knowledge Gene

    Kelly, Lynne

    Over 500,000 years ago, a single gene mutated. It spread over time, becoming critical in the journey that transformed our earliest ancestors into fully modern humans, capable of navigating the entire...
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  • First 20 Hours
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    First 20 Hours

    Kaufman, Josh

    Learn anything . . . fast! Want to learn to paint, launch a business, fly a plane? Then pick up this book and set aside twenty hours to go from knowing nothing to performing like a pro. That's it. ...
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  • Standard Deviations
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    Standard Deviations

    Smith, Gary

    Did you know that chicken eggs can influence how computers generate random events? Or that humans can postpone death until after important ceremonial occasions? Or live three to five years longer if...
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  • Descent of Man
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    Descent of Man

    Desmond, Adrian

    \"One of the ten most significant books\" - Sigmund Freud No book made a greater impact on the intellectual world of its first Victorian readers nor has had such an enduring influence on our...
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  • Seventeen Equations that Changed the World
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    Seventeen Equations that Changed the World

    Stewart, Ian

    From Newton's Law of Gravity to the Black-Scholes model used by bankers to predict the markets, equations, are everywhere - and they are fundamental to everyday life. Seventeen Equations that...
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  • In Search of Now
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    In Search of Now

    Marchant, Jo

    We all feel we live in the present moment, but what does 'now' really mean? According to Einstein's theory of relativity there is no meaningful difference between past and future; no moment of...
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  • What's the difference? Mathematics
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    What's the difference? Mathematics

    Sykulski, Adam

    The What's the Difference? series offers a brand-new approach to popular reference by examining concepts in pairs to help clarify common (and not-so-common) confusions. Exploring two definitions at...
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  • Bi
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    Bi

    Shaw, Julia

    A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2022: POLITICSBi: The Hidden Culture, History and Science of Bisexuality explores all that we know about the world's largest sexual minority. It is a personal journey that...
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  • Stronger Sex
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    Stronger Sex

    Vartan, Starre

    'Fun, rooted in science... May this book give all women strength for the times we now live in.' Cat Bohannon A myth-busting vindication of women's physical strengths For decades, Starre Vartan -...
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  • Art of Logic
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    Art of Logic

    Cheng, Eugenia

    For thousands of years, mathematicians have used the timeless art of logic to see the world more clearly. In The Art of Logic, Royal Society Science Book Prize nominee Eugenia Cheng shows how anyone...
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  • Cloud Land
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    Cloud Land

    van Oosterzee, Penny

    Shortlisted for The Courier-Mail People's Choice Queensland Book of the Year Award 2023 Wreathed in morning mist, the rainforest is a place where evolution and legend rule. Where the thunderbird once...
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  • Mastermind
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    Mastermind

    Konnikova, Maria

    No fictional character is more renowned for his extraordinary powers of mind than Sherlock Holmes. But what exactly is it that sets him apart as a detective of the highest order, and can we harness...
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  • Ocean's Menagerie
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    Ocean's Menagerie

    Harvell, Drew

    A transporting, mind-expanding exploration of the deep sea and the strange, astonishing and most ancient creatures who inhabit it - revealing their hidden worlds and all we can learn from it. ** A...
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  • Impossible Monsters
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    Impossible Monsters

    Taylor, Michael

    A superb narrative history of the discovery of dinosaurs and how they revolutionised our understanding of the Earth's and mankind's origins Impossible Monsters is the captivating story of the...
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  • Equations of Life
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    Equations of Life

    Cockell, Charles

    The puzzles of life astound and confuse us like no other mystery. But in this revolutionary new book, Charles Cockell reveals how nature is far more understandable and predictable than we think...
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  • SpaceX
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    SpaceX

    Bergan, Brad

    The private space industry's consensus leader, SpaceX, headed by controversial billionaire Elon Musk, is worth an estimated $187 billion today in 2023. And SpaceX is taking on more roles-flying...
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  • Dark Frontier
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    Dark Frontier

    Marlow, Jeffrey

    An awe-inspiring and panoramic investigation into the hidden world of the deep sea - a mysterious, unforgiving landscape whose secrets radically revise our understanding of life on earth. The deep...
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  • Boy Who Felt Too Much
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    Boy Who Felt Too Much

    Wagner, Lorenz

    THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'Extraordinary . . . A tale of love, constancy and groundbreaking research.' - RON SUSKIND, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Life, Animated Henry...
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  • Possibility of Life
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    Possibility of Life

    Green, Jaime

    One of the most potent questions we ask about the cosmos is: are we alone? From astrobiology to exoplanets in the 'Goldilocks Zone', Jaime Green traces our understanding of what and where life in the...
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  • Future of Humanity
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    Future of Humanity

    Kaku, Michio

    The #1 bestselling author of The Future of the Mind brings us a stunning vision of our future in space Human civilization is on the verge of spreading beyond Earth. More than a possibility, it is...
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  • Unspeakable
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    Unspeakable

    Adshead, Gwen

    The Sunday Times bestselling authors of The Devil You Know return with a life-affirming myth busting exploration of trauma, resilience and healing. What does a traumatic event do to someone's...
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  • Science of Gardening
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    Science of Gardening

    Farrimond, Stuart

    The only book to explain the science behind gardening practice in a simple and visually accessible way Exploding myths and offering research-backed advice, this book provides a shortcut to decades...
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  • Wisdom of Psychopaths
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    Wisdom of Psychopaths

    Dutton, Kevin

    A fascinating exploration into the mind of the psychopath - beneath the hype and the popular characterisation, psychopaths have something to teach us. 'A surprising, absorbing and perceptive book. I...
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  • Blank Slate
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    Blank Slate

    Pinker, Steven

    Steven Pinker's landmark defence of human nature Recently many people have assumed that we are blank slates shaped by our environment. But this denies the heart of our being: human nature. Violence...
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  • Science of Plant-based Nutrition
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    Science of Plant-based Nutrition

    Lambert, Rhiannon

    An accessible guide to plant-based nutrition from the Sunday Times best-selling author The Sunday Times Bestseller Overwhelming evidence indicates plant-based eating is the healthy way forward,...
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  • Blueprint
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    Blueprint

    Plomin, Robert

    From one of the world's top geneticists, the controversial and cutting-edge book that's making us rethink who we are The blueprint for our individuality lies in the 1% of DNA that differs between...
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