Arcturus Think Like a Scientist. Explore the Extraordinary Natural Laws of the Universe Руни Энн

Philosophy seeks to discover the nature of truth and knowledge. Philosophical reasoning helps us to make sense of the world around us and work out what we think and why. Sometimes it can enable us to become the people we believe we should be. Think Like a Philosopher is a fun introduction to the subject and shows how it has a clear practical purpose vital to our daily lives and thinking

Why does E=mc2? If Einstein was right, was Newton wrong? Can we really find a theory of everything? • Think Like Einstein will answer these questions and more in this fun and fascinating book. With topics ranging from spacetime to the atomic bomb, Robert Snedden takes a look at this extraordinary man and his ground-breaking theories. This illustrated book provides an accessible introduction to this incredible theoretical physicist

The unexamined life is not worth living • - Plato (c.427-347BC) • This book traces the historical development of philosophical thought from the Ancient Greeks through the Enlightenment to the present day. It explores the five main branches of philosophy - metaphysics, epistemology, logic, ethics, and aesthetics - and includes biographies of significant philosophers and accounts of important texts. It is an accessible and fascinating account of the preoccupations of some of the world's greatest thinkers • Topics include • The nature of being and reality • The existence of God • Free will and predestination • Ethics in daily life • How we might make a good society

The fox family are back to explore the Museum of Slimy Things! • Following a successful adventure through the Museum of Dead Things, the foxes have returned to explore the world of slime. Curated by the slipperiest experts, this special museum introduces slime found all over the natural world, from the creatures in the depths of the ocean to the slime hiding inside the human body • Learn about the science of slime, meet the gelatinous hagfish and romp through the museum's swamp in this fully illustrated, non-fiction adventure

This account of the planets and other mysterious objects in our solar system tells the story of planetary exploration, from observations by the ancients to investigation by today’s pioneering spaceships. Our neighbours in space lay hidden until the invention of the telescope, but since Galileo made his first sketches we have sought to uncover the secrets of the planets and their companions, marshalling telescopes, spacecraft, landers, and rovers to help • The beautiful photographs and illustrations in this book are accompanied by author Anne Rooney’s informative text, which describes both the history of astronomy and the extraordinary observations and discoveries of recent decades

An exploration of the Jack the Ripper murders through the eyes of the Londoners who lived through it, including eye-witness accounts and inquest testimonies • The shocking murders carried out by an unknown serial killer in London's East End in during the autumn of 1888 dominated the news and public imagination at the time and have continued to exert a baleful influence ever since. But what was it like to live through those terrifying weeks? No matter what precautions the locals took, the killings continued • Featuring eye-witness accounts, photographs and documents of the time, this book looks at the crimes of Jack the Ripper and their impact on the people of Victorian London. It follows the way the crimes affected the local population, the rumours that swept the streets, the alarms, the riots, the persecutions, the suspicions and the sheer naked terror of the awful autumn when Jack the Ripper stalked the streets

What makes the English so . . . English? The English are often confused about who they are. They say ‘British’ when they mean ‘English’, and ‘English’ when they should say ‘British.’ And when England, more than the rest of the UK, voted to leave the EU, polls showed national identity was a big concern. So it’s time the English sorted out in their minds what it means to be English. A nation’s character is moulded by its history. In Who Do the English Think They Are? historian and journalist Derek J. Taylor travels the length and breadth of the country to find answers. He discovers that the first English came from Germany, and then in the later Middle Ages almost became French. He tracks down the origins of English respect for the rule of law, tolerance and a love of political stability

Beginning with Alfred the Great, Cath Senker presents an accessible history of the a€?remarkably resilient institutiona€ of monarchy up to the reign of Elizabeth II. Tracing its development from the power held by early kings, through the dominance that figures such as Henry VIII exerted, to the more constitutional form of the modern era, she explains the impact that Britaina€s monarchs have had in shaping the country

Издание на английском языке. The Domestication and Exploitation of Plants and Animals by Peter J. Ucko and G.W. Dimbleby. This volume results from presentations at the Institute of Archaeology, London University, discussing the domestication and exploitation of plants and animals. Workers in the archaeological, anthropological, and biological fields attempted to bridge the gap between their respective disciplines through personal contact and discussion. Modern techniques and the result of their application to the classical problems of domestication, selection, and spread of cereals and of cattle were discussed, but so were comparable problems in plants and animals not previously considered in this context

"Новый атлас древней истории" иллюстрирует в хронологической серии карт эволюцию и перемещение рас в Европе, Средиземноморье и на Ближнем Востоке. С 50 000 г. до н.э. по четвертый век н.э. Это один из самых успешных исторических атласов из серии бестселлеров • Книга на английском языке • The Penguin Atlas of Ancient History illustrates in a chronological series of maps, the evolution and flux of races in Europe, the Mediterranean area and the Near East. From 50,000 B.C. to the fourth century A.D., it is one of the most successful of the bestselling historical atlas series

Любимая многими серия Natural Condition корейской марки The Saem пополнилась новинкой: очищающим средством 2-в-1 • Multi Cleanser объединяет в себе гидрофильное масло и мягкую очищающую пенку, поэтому для вечернего умывания достаточно использовать всего одну баночку. Действуя, как масло, The Saem Natural Condition Multi Cleanser растворяет даже стойкую косметику и помогает удалить с лица многослойный макияж и дневную пыль. Затем под воздействием воды средство превращается в лёгкую густую пену, которая смывает с кожи загрязнения и очищает поры • В состав The Saem Natural Condition Multi Cleanser входят масло оливы и масло жожоба, поэтому средство не сушит кожу и не вызывает чувство стянутости. Экстракт зелёного чая дезинфицирует поверхность эпидермиса, снимает воспаления и заживляет ранки, а экстракт трюфеля регулирует выделение себума