How Life Science Works

The perfect introduction to how science explains the world around us! Eye-opening experiments and exceptional photography bring science to life. Discover science in action from the principles that ex

Discover the natural and physical world, how our body works, the galaxies surrounding our planet, and the periodic table in this compact science box set.Pocket Genius Science Collection combines four visually striking titles: Science, Human Body, Space, and Elements, in one exquisite slipcase that takes kids aged 9-12 through the fascinating world of all things science! This boxset contains: Pocket Genius ScienceCovering the basic principles of science, including matter and materials, energy and forces, and the living world, what things are made of, how things move, and how life works. Pocket Genius Human BodyFocusing on bones and joints, blood and the heart, lungs and breathing, the digestive system, brain, nerves, senses, and the life cycle, this is a head-to-toe look at our body and how it works. Pocket Genius SpaceExploring the Big Dipper, Little Dipper and other constellations, as well as in-depth looks at Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune and to the moons o

Change your love life?for the happier.With these 50 tips, it's easier than ever to find?and keep?your life partner. Discover:? How to attract a date?anywhere and anytime.? How to handle Valentine's Da

A groundbreaking guide to defeating diabetes without drugs—including a step-by-step diet plan, recipes, and the science behind why the program works—from #1New York Times bestseller Dr. Michael Mosley

Discover everything you need to know to improve your management skills, and understand key management and business theories with this unique graphic guide.Combining clear, jargon-free language and bol

This comprehensive drawing handbook covers all aspects of drawing still life. Easily accessible and endlessly varied, still life is one of the most rewarding subjects for artists of all ages. How to D

The first book to detail the work of prolific illustrator and designer Javier Mariscal, Drawing Life includes a wide range of Mariscal?s works, from his first commissions to current works-in-progress.

HOW MUSIC WORKS presents an intriguing and charming guide to some of life's most fascinating mysteries. A scientist and musician, John Powell has a gift for breaking down the science of music, uncover

Many disciplines, including philosophy, history, and sociology, have attempted tomake sense of how science works. In this book, Paul Thagard examines scientific development from theinterdisciplinary p

Today science literacy - knowing how the world works, from the microscopic level to the farthest reaches of space - is more important than ever, but finding all the essential information in one place

Originating in Japan, the art of manga is now a worldwide phenomenon, using a distinctive style to portray everything from romance to science fiction. In this title you'll learn the techniques used in

Describes the science behind the sport of baseball, including offense, defense, stadiums, and individual players who have mastered the sport.

A comprehensive guide to key scientific topics under the major disciplines of living things, earth science, chemistry and physics provides sumptuously photographed coverage of covered topics and is co

A comprehensive and dynamic guide to key topics in grade-school science also offers an online component with 200 specially created digital assets to further enhance the learning process.

Ideal for the armchair science enthusiast, Idiot's Guides: Science Mysteries Explained takes a questionswer-based approach to teach readers a wide variety of topics in Earth Science, Life Science,

The award-winning Super Science series uses clear, humorous text, quirky illustrations and a plethora of interactive novelties to make the content accessible and fun. Life! covers all things biologica

The How To Draw series takes a highly visual and practical approach to drawing, featuring step-by-step instructions for each art project. This comprehensive drawing handbook covers all aspects of draw

Bring cute and cuddly pets to life with this fun and practical drawing book for beginners. From 3D shading to color mixing, these simple techniques are the building blocks for perfect pictures. Whethe

Astrotheology: Science and Theology Meet Extraterrestrial Life looks at both ends of the telescope: the unfathomable reaches of cosmic space and the excited stirrings within the human psyche. It takes

H. G. Wells is often referred to as 'the father of science fiction' and this compendium of his stories contains two of his most well-known works in the genre, The Time Machine (1895) and The War of th

This comprehensive new book is an essential volume for anyone who wants to learn more about this intriguing artist, and to survey their greatest works in one beautfully illustrated collection.

Life of bone brings into sharp relief, and interrogates, the abutting practices of art and science, which have co-existed since the beginning of our species. It is based on an exhibition, scheduled to

Now in paperback, this richly illustrated edition of Charles Darwin's paradigm-shattering masterpiece brings Darwin's life and controversial theories into full view. Edited and with an introduction by award-winning science journalist David Quammen, it features more than 300 illustrations, including paintings, personal photographs, botanical and zoological studies, and newspaper engravings. Excerpts from Darwin's other works, especially The Voyage of the Beagle, and facsimile pages from his letters and diaries invite readers to experience Darwin's journey and scientific breakthrough.?

The Japanese American sculptor describes his life and works.

Throughout his long life, William Butler Yeats -- Irish writer and premier lyric poet in English in this century -- produced important works in every literary genre, works of astonishing range, energ

If your scientific knowledge is hazy and you want to keep up with the remarkable stories you’re seeing in the newspapers and on TV, this is the book for you. It will bring you up to speed in the hot a

Offers teachers twenty-five science activities directed to students in grades four through eight.

This unique information source and time-saver for science teachers includes 290 lists related to life, chemical, physical, meteorological, earth and space science for developing and planning lessons

Describes how Edward Jenner found a vaccine for smallpox with the help of sick cows and the scientific method.

An award-winning examination of this prominent author is divided into chapters that each explore one facet of his work, life, and spiritual fervor, which carried over into much of his literary writing

On the musical works of Rabindranath Tagore, 1861-1941, Bengali litterateur, and his life from the perspective of music.

Three pieces of fiction by the nineteenth-century French naturalist are introduced by an essay describing his life, works, and artistic abilities

What is the fifth dimension? How does tessering work? What's the connection between science and daily life? Now, young adventurers can bring the science of A Wrinkle in Time into their own lives! This

Showcasing the beautiful black and white art of the renowned Spanish artist in this science-fiction space opera first published in the 1980s.Faye has been assigned what should be an easy mission, tran

Introduces the TLC diet, featuring eighty recipes, advice for implementing the diet, meal plans, and a discussion of the science behind why the diet works.

This important new retrospective includes twenty of the most influential works published in Political Studies in the last half century. Articles by leading scholars including Brian Barry, Michael Oake