The Big Book of Science: Facts, Figures, and Theories to Blow Your Mind

The well-known "a bee in a cathedral" analogy describes the size of an atom and its nucleus in understandable terms. The analogy goes that if an atom were expanded to the size of a cathedral, the nucleus would be only about the size of a bee. The Big Book of Science uses analogies to demonstrate 100 basic scientific truths and principles in new and exciting ways, describing the unbelievably …

1000 curious questions and 1000 amazing answer

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Ed. 1

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9780241667712

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256 p. ; ill. ; 23 cm

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500 DOR o

The Human World

Marvel at the world's most amazing man-made features, pioneering technology and engineering, world debt, and how we use resources - all visualised in beautifully designed infographics. The World in Infographics series presents an exciting form of data visualisation using icons, pictograms and graphics to present information to kids in a whole new way.

Abundance: how we build a better future

The threat to liberal democracy isn't just autocrats - it's a lack of effective action by so-called progressives. We have the means to build an equitable world without hunger, fuelled by clean energy. Instead, we have a politics driven by scarcity, lives defined by unaffordability and public institutions that no longer deliver on big ideas. It's time for change. Bestselling authors Ezra K…

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9781409523383

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unpaged. ; ill. ; 20 cm

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Look inside

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520 JON s

Money: a story of humanity

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Ed. 1

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9781471195464

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401 p. ; ill. ; 20 cm

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330 MCW m

The 33 strategies of war

From bloody battles of history, strategies for winning the subtle social game of everyday life.

The Cartoon Guide to the Environment

SC Cilandak (expanding later)

Artemis fowl and the opal deception

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9780241335628

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823 COL a

People, power, and profits: progressive capitalism for an age of discontent

We all have the sense that our economy tilts toward big business, but as Joseph E. Stiglitz explains in People, Power and Profits, a few corporations have come to dominate entire sectors, contributing to skyrocketing inequality and slow growth. This is how the financial industry has managed to write its own regulations, tech companies have accumulated reams of personal data with little oversigh…