What the body knows: a guide to the new science of our immune system

What is our immune system, and how does it work? A vast array of cells, proteins and chemicals spring into action whenever our bodies are damaged, but immunity is not something you can see, touch or feel. It can fight off malicious bacteria and viruses, locate cancerous growths, and even re-wire our brains – but sometimes our own tissues can get caught in its crossfire, with catastrophic cons…

When the body says no

Can a person literally die of loneliness? Is there a connection between the ability to express emotions and Alzheimer's disease? Is there such a thing as a 'cancer personality'? In this groundbreaking book, Dr Gabor Maté shows how emotional stress and hidden trauma play a powerful role in the onset of chronic illness, cancer, and many other serious conditions. Drawing on decades of cli…

Nick and tesla's: secret agent gadget battle: a mystery with spy cameras, cod…

In this third installment of the series, 11-year-old whiz-kids Nick and Tesla discover that someone in the quiet town of Half Moon Bay has placed their beloved Uncle Newt under electronic surveillance—but who is spying on him, and why? To expose the secret agent, Nick and Tesla build all kinds of outrageous contraptions. Throughout the book, the narrative is interrupted by blueprints and inst…

Future geography: how power and politics in space will change our world

Spy satellites orbiting the moon. Space metals worth more than most countries’ GDP. People on Mars within the next ten years. This isn’t science fiction. It’s astropolitics.

Nick and tesla's special effects spectacular: a mystery with animatronics, al…

In Nick and Tesla’s Special Effects Spectacular, 11-year-old siblings Nick and Tesla Holt find themselves on the set of a big-budget superhero movie. But someone’s sabotaging the onscreen debut of their favorite comic book hero, so the brother and sister sleuths must crack the case with the help of a fresh assortment of homemade special-effects gadgets. This cinematic saga features instruct…

The history of information

Today, we are told, we are in the midst of a technological revolution: Artificial Intelligence. To understand what this might mean for our future, we have to look to the past.

I'm a future zoologist!

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9789811252181

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55 p. ; ill. ; 23 cm

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590 WSE i

Eclipse of the sun

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9780752532820

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32 p. ; ill. ; 29 cm

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523 PAR e

Emerging technology

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9780744091984

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600 LAM e

The garden

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9789124208912

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unpaged ; ill. ; 21 cm

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Usborne Peep Inside

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591.7 DIM g