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“prof mark miodownik”

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  • Stuff Matters

    The Strange Stories of the Marvellous Materials that Shape Our Man-made World

    by Prof. Mark Miodownik ...
    * * * Winner of the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books * * *FROM THE TEA-CUP TO THE JET ENGINE, STUFF MATTERS IS A UNIQUE, INSPIRING EXPLORATION OF HUMAN CREATIVITY.'Enthralling. A mission to re-acquaint us with the wonders of the fabric that sustains our lives' Guardian'I stayed up all night reading this book' Oliver Sacks____________Everything is made of something.The ever... ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Liquid

    The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives

    by Prof. Mark Miodownik ...
    BY THE AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING, PRIZE-WINNING STUFF MATTERSSometimes explosive, often delightful, occasionally poisonous, but always fascinating: the secret lives of liquids, from one of our best-known scientists________________A series of glasses of transparent liquids is in front of you: but which will quench your thirst and which will kill you? And why? Why does one liquid make us drunk, and ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Audiobook

    Stuff Matters

    The Strange Stories of the Marvellous Materials that Shape Our Man-made World

    by Prof. Mark Miodownik ...
    Narrated by Daniel Weyman ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 53 min

    Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Stuff Matters by Mark Miodownik, read by Daniel Weyman.A unique and inspiring exploration of human creativity from one of the UK's best-known scientistsEverything is made of something...From the everyday objects in our homes to the most extraordinary new materials that will shape our future, Stuff Matters reveals the inner workings of the man-made world, ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    Liquid

    The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives

    by Prof. Mark Miodownik ...
    Narrated by Daniel Weyman ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 49 min

    Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Liquid by Mark Miodownik.A series of glasses of transparent liquids is in front of you: but which will quench your thirst and which will kill you? And why? Why does one liquid make us drunk, and another power a jumbo jet?Sometimes dangerous, often delightful, and always fascinating, discover the secret lives of liquids, from one of our best-known ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Elemental

    How the Periodic Table Can Now Explain (Nearly) Everything

    by Tim James ...
    Narrated by Roger Davis ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 12 min

    SELECTED AS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2018 BY THE DAILY MAIL'A hugely entertaining tour of the periodic table and the 118 elements that are the basic building blocks of everything' Daily MailIn 2016, with the addition of four final elements - nihonium, moscovium, tennessine and oganesson - to make a total of 118 elements, the periodic table was finally complete, rendering any pre-existing books on ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Storm in a Teacup

    The Physics of Everyday Life

    by Helen Czerski ...
    Narrated by Chloe Massey ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 13 min

    A physicist explains daily phenomena from the mundane to the magisterial.Take a look up at the stars on a clear night and you get a sense that the universe is vast and untouchable, full of mysteries beyond comprehension. But did you know that the key to unveiling the secrets of the cosmos is as close as the nearest toaster?Our home here on Earth is messy, mutable, and full of humdrum things that ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    The Dark Side

    by Anthony O'Neill ...
    Narrated by Steve West ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours

    In this dark and gripping sci-fi noir, an exiled police detective arrives at a lunar penal colony just as a psychotic android begins a murderous odyssey across the far side of the moon.Purgatory is the lawless moon colony of eccentric billionaire, Fletcher Brass: a mecca for war criminals, murderers, sex fiends, and adventurous tourists. You can’t find better drugs, cheaper plastic surgery, or a ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    This Book Could Fix Your Life

    The Science of Self Help

    by New Scientist, Helen Thomson ...
    Narrated by Helen Thomson ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 21 min

    We all want to be happier, more successful and less stressed, but what really works?From improving creativity to building confidence, self-care to self-esteem, forming better habits and feeling happier, Fix Your Life debunks the fads and explores the real science of self-help.Can you learn to make better decisions?Or break bad habits and form new ones?What should you eat to feel happier?</st... ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    Rewild Yourself

    23 Spellbinding Ways to Make Nature More Visible

    by Simon Barnes ...
    Narrated by Simon Mattacks ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 9 min

    'Such a simple, clever book.' Rosemary Goring, The HeraldWe're not just losing the wild world. We're forgetting it. We're no longer noticing it. We've lost the habit of looking and seeing and listening and hearing.But we can make hidden things visible, and this book features 23 spellbinding ways to bring the magic of nature much closer to home.Mammals you never knew existed will enter your world. ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

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  • Audiobook

    The Mathematics of Love

    by Hannah Fry ...
    Narrated by Hannah Fry ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 21 min

    In this must-have for anyone who wants to better understand their love life, a mathematician pulls back the curtain and reveals the hidden patterns—from dating sites to divorce, sex to marriage—behind the rituals of love.The roller coaster of romance is hard to quantify; defining how lovers might feel from a set of simple equations is impossible. But that doesn’t mean that mathematics isn’t a ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • Elemental

    How the Periodic Table Can Now Explain (Nearly) Everything

    by Tim James ...
    SELECTED AS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2018 BY THE DAILY MAIL'A hugely entertaining tour of the periodic table and the 118 elements that are the basic building blocks of everything' Daily MailIn 2016, with the addition of four final elements - nihonium, moscovium, tennessine and oganesson - to make a total of 118 elements, the periodic table was finally complete, rendering any pre-existing books on ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Rewild Yourself

    23 Spellbinding Ways to Make Nature More Visible

    by Simon Barnes ...
    'Such a simple, clever book.' Rosemary Goring, The HeraldWe're not just losing the wild world. We're forgetting it. We're no longer noticing it. We've lost the habit of looking and seeing and listening and hearing.But we can make hidden things visible, and this book features 23 spellbinding ways to bring the magic of nature much closer to home.Mammals you never knew existed will enter your world. ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook