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Pick Me Up: Stuff You Need to Know by DK Publishing
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How Cool Stuff Works by DK Publishing
Bluetooth, HDTV, SEMs, PSP and Wii your world is full of cool gadgets and clever technology, do you want to know how it all works?
Cool Stuff and How It Works takes the reader on an eye-opening journey through the world of modern technology. Tech-savvy kids will love learning all about today's most innovative inventions-where they came from, how they do what they do, and where they might take us in the future.
Open up the cool lenticular cover and discover how all your favourite modern technologies work. Incredible images reveal what’s inside your games console, how spies use GSM for covert operations, the world’s fastest robot and virtual online worlds. A microscopic, X-rayed, cross-sectioned and close-up look at loads of amazing stuff !
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Bluetooth, HDTV, SEMs, PSP and Wii your world is full of cool gadgets and clever technology, do you want to know how it all works?
Cool Stuff and How It Works takes the reader on an eye-opening journey through the world of modern technology. Tech-savvy kids will love learning all about today's most innovative inventions-where they came from, how they do what they do, and where they might take us in the future.
Open up the cool lenticular cover and discover how all your favourite modern technologies work. Incredible images reveal what’s inside your games console, how spies use GSM for covert operations, the world’s fastest robot and virtual online worlds. A microscopic, X-rayed, cross-sectioned and close-up look at loads of amazing stuff !
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Can you feel the FORCE ? Putting the fizz back into Physics by Richard Hammond ~ Dk Publishing
Physics doesn't just happen in a lab - it happens in the kitchen, in your bath, in a car ! This title helps you join a thrilling high-energy journey through time, space & beyond. Find out about the physical forces that make our world what it is. Find out how science affects everything, from roller-coasters to fighter pilots. Crammed with fascinating physics facts and interactive experiments.
A totally cool look at physics !
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Physics doesn't just happen in a lab - it happens in the kitchen, in your bath, in a car ! This title helps you join a thrilling high-energy journey through time, space & beyond. Find out about the physical forces that make our world what it is. Find out how science affects everything, from roller-coasters to fighter pilots. Crammed with fascinating physics facts and interactive experiments.
A totally cool look at physics !
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Ask Me Everything by DK Publishing ~ Hardcover
Chock-full of lists, trivia and quips, stats and quotes, Ask Me Everything will keep readers of all ages asking questions for hours. No topic is left unquestioned; no question is left unanswered. Thousands of facts, incredible photographs, hilarious information and hours of family fun are packed into this vibrant book.
For example - Why does a crocodile cry when it eats its prey?
What’s the only part of the human body that can’t repair itself?
Which is the only planet that rotates clockwise?
And many more answers to questions from inquisitive minds !
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Chock-full of lists, trivia and quips, stats and quotes, Ask Me Everything will keep readers of all ages asking questions for hours. No topic is left unquestioned; no question is left unanswered. Thousands of facts, incredible photographs, hilarious information and hours of family fun are packed into this vibrant book.
For example - Why does a crocodile cry when it eats its prey?
What’s the only part of the human body that can’t repair itself?
Which is the only planet that rotates clockwise?
And many more answers to questions from inquisitive minds !
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Take me back - A trip through HISTORY from the stone age to the digital age ~ Hardcover by DK Publishing
A chronological exploration of the people and events that have shaped societies through time with bold, irreverent art--from Mesopotamia to Mao, the Incas to Iraq, and the Spartans to the Space Shuttle.
The important bits are all there, as well as all the fun stuff, with a good shake and a couple of twists. Check out the flash crib of Persian emperor Darius I, select your barbarian warrior in a video game and read Napoleon’s profile on a social networking site. A cartoon strip retells the horrors of the Black Death, a news anchorman presents the headlines as the heads roll in the French Revolution, and graffiti on the Berlin Wall details the collapse of communism.
Take Me Back uses a brilliant, bang-up-to-date mix of edgy, innovative illustrations and unique design treatments, all of which appeal to today's generation. Lively, engaging text gives the past more punch, guaranteeing a smash with even the most reluctant reader.
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A chronological exploration of the people and events that have shaped societies through time with bold, irreverent art--from Mesopotamia to Mao, the Incas to Iraq, and the Spartans to the Space Shuttle.
The important bits are all there, as well as all the fun stuff, with a good shake and a couple of twists. Check out the flash crib of Persian emperor Darius I, select your barbarian warrior in a video game and read Napoleon’s profile on a social networking site. A cartoon strip retells the horrors of the Black Death, a news anchorman presents the headlines as the heads roll in the French Revolution, and graffiti on the Berlin Wall details the collapse of communism.
Take Me Back uses a brilliant, bang-up-to-date mix of edgy, innovative illustrations and unique design treatments, all of which appeal to today's generation. Lively, engaging text gives the past more punch, guaranteeing a smash with even the most reluctant reader.
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WOW ! The Visual Encyclopedia of Everything
The traditional encyclopedia reinvented for the 21st century internet generation. A fascinating and lively encyclopedic look at a million things guaranteed to keep your child's curious mind engaged. 'Wow!' is like a museum, search engine and box of visual delights, all rolled into one. It is grouped into sections on nature, the human body, science and technology, space, earth, people and places, history, art and culture.
Find everything you ever wanted to know about traditional topics from Science and Industry to Arts and Entertainment. Only this book's different. Discover it all through visually amazing, stunning graphics. From a map of Spain made entirely out of pictures of its people and products to space exploration. Pour over stunning images with your child and pick up fascinating facts and figures in bite-sized chunks. With something new to discover on every page, WOW! will consistently entertain and inform. It is the ultimate children's reference book.
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The traditional encyclopedia reinvented for the 21st century internet generation. A fascinating and lively encyclopedic look at a million things guaranteed to keep your child's curious mind engaged. 'Wow!' is like a museum, search engine and box of visual delights, all rolled into one. It is grouped into sections on nature, the human body, science and technology, space, earth, people and places, history, art and culture.
Find everything you ever wanted to know about traditional topics from Science and Industry to Arts and Entertainment. Only this book's different. Discover it all through visually amazing, stunning graphics. From a map of Spain made entirely out of pictures of its people and products to space exploration. Pour over stunning images with your child and pick up fascinating facts and figures in bite-sized chunks. With something new to discover on every page, WOW! will consistently entertain and inform. It is the ultimate children's reference book.
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TOP 10 of Everything by Hamlyn ~ Hardcover
The subjects covered in this mixture of trivia and hard facts range from popular culture to the natural world. There are over 700 lists showing you who or what is the best, worst, richest, deadliest or biggest of practically everything.
There are a lot of books on the market that can tell you who's number 1 -- but what about how big the margin is between 1st and 2nd place? Or where does 5th come in? Was number 10 really that far off the mark? Top 10 of Everything answers these questions and many, many more, intriguing facts about history, science, sports, music, movies, nature, people and places. And as if that wasn't enough to quench your thirst for knowledge, this fascinating full-colour book also includes feature spreads that are packed with insightful info and additional lists that really give you the low-down on your favourite records.
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The subjects covered in this mixture of trivia and hard facts range from popular culture to the natural world. There are over 700 lists showing you who or what is the best, worst, richest, deadliest or biggest of practically everything.
There are a lot of books on the market that can tell you who's number 1 -- but what about how big the margin is between 1st and 2nd place? Or where does 5th come in? Was number 10 really that far off the mark? Top 10 of Everything answers these questions and many, many more, intriguing facts about history, science, sports, music, movies, nature, people and places. And as if that wasn't enough to quench your thirst for knowledge, this fascinating full-colour book also includes feature spreads that are packed with insightful info and additional lists that really give you the low-down on your favourite records.
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Bill Bryson A Really Short History of Nearly Everything ~ Hardcover
Enter the world of science as Bill Bryson unmasks the mysteries of the universe.
Did you know that:
• Every atom in your body has almost certainly passed through several stars and been part of millions of organisms on its way to being you?
• If you are an average-sized kid, you have enough potential energy inside you to explode with the force of several hydrogen bombs?
And—What happened to dinosaurs? How big is the universe? Why are oceans salty? Is a meteor going to hit us?
Tackling everything from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization, Bill Bryson’s inimitable storytelling skill makes the why, how, and, just as importantly, the who of scientific discovery entertaining and accessible for young readers.
In this exciting edition for younger readers, he covers the wonder and mysteries of time and space, the frequently bizarre and often obsessive scientists and the methods they used, the crackpot theories which held sway for far too long, the extraordinary accidental discoveries which suddenly advanced whole areas of science when the people were actually looking for something else (or in the wrong direction) and the mind-boggling fact that, somehow, the universe exists and, against all odds, life came to be on this wondrous planet we call home.
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100 facts Inventions ◊ Projects ◊ Quizzes ◊ Fun Facts ◊ Cartoons by Duncan Brewer ~ Brand New
Read about some bright ideas that changed the way we live !
Who invented the wheel over 5500 years ago? Discover everything you need to know about inventions with this brilliant book. One hundred facts, fantastic images, and fun cartoons cover different kinds of inventions, while quizzes test your knowledge.
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Read about some bright ideas that changed the way we live !
Who invented the wheel over 5500 years ago? Discover everything you need to know about inventions with this brilliant book. One hundred facts, fantastic images, and fun cartoons cover different kinds of inventions, while quizzes test your knowledge.
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The Murderous Maths of Everything
by Kjartan Poskitt, Rob Davis (Illustrator)
It’s maths with the laughs added in ! Explore the FOURTH DIMENSION !
Step inside the INSIDE-OUT room ! Make your BIRTHDAY last TWICE as long !
Cure the PLAGUE !
Never dared before, "Murderous Maths of Everything" is one big book with all the answers to EVERYTHING in maths. And it's in cool colour, too! Readers can join the cast of crazy characters on a tour of the Murderous Maths building to discover the darkest and deadliest mathematical secrets. Discover how to make birthdays last twice as long, how the number 1 starts fights, how triangles lead to murder and much more. Put an end to maths misery, once and for all.
It’s fiendishly FUN !
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by Kjartan Poskitt, Rob Davis (Illustrator)
It’s maths with the laughs added in ! Explore the FOURTH DIMENSION !
Step inside the INSIDE-OUT room ! Make your BIRTHDAY last TWICE as long !
Cure the PLAGUE !
Never dared before, "Murderous Maths of Everything" is one big book with all the answers to EVERYTHING in maths. And it's in cool colour, too! Readers can join the cast of crazy characters on a tour of the Murderous Maths building to discover the darkest and deadliest mathematical secrets. Discover how to make birthdays last twice as long, how the number 1 starts fights, how triangles lead to murder and much more. Put an end to maths misery, once and for all.
It’s fiendishly FUN !
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How Computers Work
by Timothy Edward Downs, Ron White
Having sold more than 2 million copies over its lifetime, How Computers Work is the definitive illustrated guide to the world of PCs and technology. In this new edition, you'll find detailed information not just about every last component of hardware found inside your PC, but also in-depth explanations about home networking, the Internet, PC security, and even how cell phone networks operate. Whether you're interested in how the latest graphics cards power today's most demanding games or how a digital camera turns light into data, you'll find your answers right here.
This full-color, fully illustrated guide to the world of technology assumes nothing and explains everything. Only the accomplished Ron White and award-winning Tim Downs have the unique ability to meld descriptive text with one-of-a-kind visuals to fully explain how the electronic gear we depend on every day is made possible.
How Computers Work has helped newbies understand new technology, while at the same time hackers and IT pros have treasured it for the depth of knowledge it contains. This is the perfect book about computing to capture your imagination, delight your eyes, and expand your mind, no matter what your technical level!
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by Timothy Edward Downs, Ron White
Having sold more than 2 million copies over its lifetime, How Computers Work is the definitive illustrated guide to the world of PCs and technology. In this new edition, you'll find detailed information not just about every last component of hardware found inside your PC, but also in-depth explanations about home networking, the Internet, PC security, and even how cell phone networks operate. Whether you're interested in how the latest graphics cards power today's most demanding games or how a digital camera turns light into data, you'll find your answers right here.
This full-color, fully illustrated guide to the world of technology assumes nothing and explains everything. Only the accomplished Ron White and award-winning Tim Downs have the unique ability to meld descriptive text with one-of-a-kind visuals to fully explain how the electronic gear we depend on every day is made possible.
How Computers Work has helped newbies understand new technology, while at the same time hackers and IT pros have treasured it for the depth of knowledge it contains. This is the perfect book about computing to capture your imagination, delight your eyes, and expand your mind, no matter what your technical level!
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Terrible Tricks and Devious Disguises
A collection of wizardly good tricks to play on friends, and freaky disguises to make from every day materials.
Amaze and impress everyone with these wizard tricks and freaky disguises. Make your own Magic Wand and learn some indispensable Spy Codes.
Even a master of disguise or mistress of trickery can learn something new from this book. Turn yourself into a Headless Horror, offer your hungry friends Eyeballs on the Rocks with Toasted Tongues, and mystify them with your wondrous, tried and tested magic tricks. Learn how to mystify your friends with the Moving Matchbox, or disguise yourself with a bald head or fake mustache
Everything has been tried and tested and has easy step-by-step instructions. You don’t need any special equipment – just everyday household items. And there are also tons of terrible tips and weird and wacky stories to freak you out!
Full of fun with tricks and disguises with real child-appeal.
Wicked, wizard fun !
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A collection of wizardly good tricks to play on friends, and freaky disguises to make from every day materials.
Amaze and impress everyone with these wizard tricks and freaky disguises. Make your own Magic Wand and learn some indispensable Spy Codes.
Even a master of disguise or mistress of trickery can learn something new from this book. Turn yourself into a Headless Horror, offer your hungry friends Eyeballs on the Rocks with Toasted Tongues, and mystify them with your wondrous, tried and tested magic tricks. Learn how to mystify your friends with the Moving Matchbox, or disguise yourself with a bald head or fake mustache
Everything has been tried and tested and has easy step-by-step instructions. You don’t need any special equipment – just everyday household items. And there are also tons of terrible tips and weird and wacky stories to freak you out!
Full of fun with tricks and disguises with real child-appeal.
Wicked, wizard fun !
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Philip's Modern School Atlas 96th Edition
Britain's best-selling school atlas for over 100 years, Philip's Modern School Atlas is an essential reference work for secondary education. This edition combines superb digital maps of the world with thematic maps. "Philip's Modern School Atlas" is divided into sections for ease of use, with each page colour-coded for rapid reference. A 10-page Remote Sensing section covers such topics as satellite imagery and GIS (with an explanation of false-colour usage), incorporating a selection of images used in studies of exploration, land reclamation, erosion, geology and pollution, with explanatory text. The next section covers the United Kingdom and Ireland in 32 pages. With physically coloured maps, this is the most accurate mapping of the UK and Ireland available at the chosen scales - accompanying the physical maps are thematic maps on numerous key social and economic themes. The middle section is made up of 74 pages of World topographical maps, incorporating continental thematic maps on topics such as climate, population and economics, followed by 30 pages of World thematic maps. Completing the atlas is a section of World social and economic statistics, accompanied by the index to the topographical maps in the atlas, showing letter-figure grid references as well as latitude and longitude co-ordinates. "Philip's Modern School Atlas: 96th Edition" is an unbeatable combination of highly detailed physical mapping backed up by numerous tables and thematic maps.
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Britain's best-selling school atlas for over 100 years, Philip's Modern School Atlas is an essential reference work for secondary education. This edition combines superb digital maps of the world with thematic maps. "Philip's Modern School Atlas" is divided into sections for ease of use, with each page colour-coded for rapid reference. A 10-page Remote Sensing section covers such topics as satellite imagery and GIS (with an explanation of false-colour usage), incorporating a selection of images used in studies of exploration, land reclamation, erosion, geology and pollution, with explanatory text. The next section covers the United Kingdom and Ireland in 32 pages. With physically coloured maps, this is the most accurate mapping of the UK and Ireland available at the chosen scales - accompanying the physical maps are thematic maps on numerous key social and economic themes. The middle section is made up of 74 pages of World topographical maps, incorporating continental thematic maps on topics such as climate, population and economics, followed by 30 pages of World thematic maps. Completing the atlas is a section of World social and economic statistics, accompanied by the index to the topographical maps in the atlas, showing letter-figure grid references as well as latitude and longitude co-ordinates. "Philip's Modern School Atlas: 96th Edition" is an unbeatable combination of highly detailed physical mapping backed up by numerous tables and thematic maps.
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Technology explored, explained and exploded
DK's visually stunning and incredibly successful Cool Stuff series will blow your mind. This super cool technology book deconstructs or literally explodes everyday objects so readers can see exactly how they work. Beautifully photographed spreads give a piece by piece breakdown of cell phones, computers, cars and more, detailing how each part works and how they all fit together as a whole. This unique look at the items we use every day brings science, technology and wonder to the fore, giving us all a great appreciation for how our twenty first century world works.
Widescreen TVs, mobile phones, even space rockets have turned what was once outlandish into the everyday. But how do they actually function? What are the secrets behind this science? And what would they look like if you could delve right into the heart of their insides?
Let your child delve into a host of inventions, objects and gadgets to explore the ways they work. Incredible exploded images and huge fold-out pages reveal their components in fantastic detail, showing what each device does and how it does it.
Theres also an ingenious CD-ROM where children can interact with 3D animations that show the latest gadgets exploding before their eyes. Technology has never been cooler !
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Technology explored, explained and exploded
DK's visually stunning and incredibly successful Cool Stuff series will blow your mind. This super cool technology book deconstructs or literally explodes everyday objects so readers can see exactly how they work. Beautifully photographed spreads give a piece by piece breakdown of cell phones, computers, cars and more, detailing how each part works and how they all fit together as a whole. This unique look at the items we use every day brings science, technology and wonder to the fore, giving us all a great appreciation for how our twenty first century world works.
Widescreen TVs, mobile phones, even space rockets have turned what was once outlandish into the everyday. But how do they actually function? What are the secrets behind this science? And what would they look like if you could delve right into the heart of their insides?
Let your child delve into a host of inventions, objects and gadgets to explore the ways they work. Incredible exploded images and huge fold-out pages reveal their components in fantastic detail, showing what each device does and how it does it.
Theres also an ingenious CD-ROM where children can interact with 3D animations that show the latest gadgets exploding before their eyes. Technology has never been cooler !
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THE ELEMENTS - A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe
by Theodore Gray ~ Hard Cover
An eye-opening, original collection of gorgeous, never-before-seen photographic representations of the 118 elements in the periodic table.
The elements are what we, and everything around us, are made of. But how many elements has anyone actually seen in pure, uncombined form? The Elements provides this rare opportunity. Based on seven years of research and photography, the pictures in this book make up the most complete, and visually arresting, representation available to the naked eye of every atom in the universe. Organized in order of appearance on the periodic table, each element is represented by a spread that includes a stunning, full-page, full-color photograph that most closely represents it in its purest form. For example, at -183°C, oxygen turns from a colorless gas to a beautiful pale blue liquid.
Also included are fascinating facts, figures, and stories of the elements as well as data on the properties of each, including atomic weight, density, melting and boiling point, valence, electronegativity , and the year and location in which it was discovered. Several additional photographs show each element in slightly altered forms or as used in various practical ways. The element's position on the periodic table is pinpointed on a mini rendering of the table and an illustrated scale of the element's boiling and/or melting points appears on each page along with a density scale that runs along the bottom.
Packed with interesting information, this combination of solid science and stunning artistic photographs is the perfect gift book for every sentient creature in the universe.
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by Theodore Gray ~ Hard Cover
An eye-opening, original collection of gorgeous, never-before-seen photographic representations of the 118 elements in the periodic table.
The elements are what we, and everything around us, are made of. But how many elements has anyone actually seen in pure, uncombined form? The Elements provides this rare opportunity. Based on seven years of research and photography, the pictures in this book make up the most complete, and visually arresting, representation available to the naked eye of every atom in the universe. Organized in order of appearance on the periodic table, each element is represented by a spread that includes a stunning, full-page, full-color photograph that most closely represents it in its purest form. For example, at -183°C, oxygen turns from a colorless gas to a beautiful pale blue liquid.
Also included are fascinating facts, figures, and stories of the elements as well as data on the properties of each, including atomic weight, density, melting and boiling point, valence, electronegativity , and the year and location in which it was discovered. Several additional photographs show each element in slightly altered forms or as used in various practical ways. The element's position on the periodic table is pinpointed on a mini rendering of the table and an illustrated scale of the element's boiling and/or melting points appears on each page along with a density scale that runs along the bottom.
Packed with interesting information, this combination of solid science and stunning artistic photographs is the perfect gift book for every sentient creature in the universe.
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Moon Landing: Apollo 11 - 40th Anniversary Pop-Up ~ Hardcover
"This wonderful book retells our story vividly. I should know; I was there."
— Buzz Aldrin
Trace the history of people's fascination with the moon — and the scientific developments that led to a ground-breaking mission — in an out-of-this-world novelty book marking the first moon landing. Acclaimed author Richard Platt focuses on humankind's dreams of traveling to the moon, the race to conquer space, the technology needed to reach the moon and sustain the astronauts in space, and the moon landing itself. Re-creating the excitement of the expedition are extraordinary pop-ups depicting a rocket, the lunar module, a spaceship, and a spectacular spherical moon, while booklets and flaps offer readers a wealth of intriguing facts.
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"This wonderful book retells our story vividly. I should know; I was there."
— Buzz Aldrin
Trace the history of people's fascination with the moon — and the scientific developments that led to a ground-breaking mission — in an out-of-this-world novelty book marking the first moon landing. Acclaimed author Richard Platt focuses on humankind's dreams of traveling to the moon, the race to conquer space, the technology needed to reach the moon and sustain the astronauts in space, and the moon landing itself. Re-creating the excitement of the expedition are extraordinary pop-ups depicting a rocket, the lunar module, a spaceship, and a spectacular spherical moon, while booklets and flaps offer readers a wealth of intriguing facts.
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By: Australian Women's Weekly
This gorgeous 2 book slip case includes the bestsellers Classic Cakes and Classic Cupcakes from the popular classic series.
Classic Cakes have become classics for a reason - they're the most delicious cakes in the world !
Classic Cakes is a beautiful collection of all your favourites : Flourless chocolate cake, sponge cakes, mud cakes, hummingbird cakes, orange cakes and delightful little cupcakes - a world of cakes in fact.. There’s also information on baking techniques and the equipment you’ll need to become a master baker !
Cupcakes have taken over as the cake of choice and Classic Cupcakes has you covered for all occasions. These delightful little cakes are much more than just a treat for afternoon tea. You can serve them as a special dessert at a dinner party with a different cupcake for each guest or make cupcakes instead of a birthday cake for children. The cupcakes in this book look like little works of art, but the instructions on making them are clear and easy-to-follow.
Together these two books make the perfect gift !
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By: Australian Women's Weekly
This gorgeous 2 book slip case includes the bestsellers Classic Cakes and Classic Cupcakes from the popular classic series.
Classic Cakes have become classics for a reason - they're the most delicious cakes in the world !
Classic Cakes is a beautiful collection of all your favourites : Flourless chocolate cake, sponge cakes, mud cakes, hummingbird cakes, orange cakes and delightful little cupcakes - a world of cakes in fact.. There’s also information on baking techniques and the equipment you’ll need to become a master baker !
Cupcakes have taken over as the cake of choice and Classic Cupcakes has you covered for all occasions. These delightful little cakes are much more than just a treat for afternoon tea. You can serve them as a special dessert at a dinner party with a different cupcake for each guest or make cupcakes instead of a birthday cake for children. The cupcakes in this book look like little works of art, but the instructions on making them are clear and easy-to-follow.
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EARTH IN 100 GROUNDBREAKING DISCOVERIES by Douglas Palmer
Earth in 100 Groundbreaking Discoveries is the fascinating account of how a century of key findings have helped us to gain a real understanding of why Earth is the only planet in our solar system that can support life and how this has come about in its myriad forms.
Technological advances are also challenging once widespread assumptions; among them the recent discovery that Neanderthals were capable of speech and that their voices would have been higher than ours - finally dispelling the myth that they were dim-witted grunting thugs. Palmer sees a sad irony in the fact that humans are the first creatures to study the earth but also the first to radically alter it. Chapter by chapter he lists our irresponsibilities - the melting of the Arctic permafrost; ocean hypoxia [starving the oceans of oxygen]; contamination of over half of the world’s fresh water; atmospheric pollution; excessive mining of fossil fuels...and so it goes on.
However, he also reminds us that our climate crimes are no match for what the planet can unleash on us. According to Palmer ‘we are living in an interglacial warm phase blessed with an unusually stable climate that developed around 11,500 years ago. However, this stability has given us a false sense of climate security – and there is mounting evidence this stable phase has now come to an end. It is no longer a matter of whether climate change will happen, but when it will happen and how drastic it will be.'
Not that these natural changes excuse our own environmental inertia. He suggests that now is the time for positive action through the use of the data we’ve been gathering. He argues that the key to our survival may be to use this information to live in harmony with the Earth’s natural fluctuations and shifts. In this way, living in accordance with nature and not building nuclear power stations on well known major fault lines, for example, we could avert another Fukushima.
You can sense Palmer's genuine love and fascination with the planet on each page, while the photographs, illustrations and computer generated images help you envisage the Earth’s gargantuan journey. It’s as if time slows down as you read it and you realise that while humans are bustling about on the surface, a greater story is enfolding beneath us. Palmer leaves us on a slightly depressing note, pointing out that one day, long after humans have ceased to exist, the light will finally go out on our solar system. Along with reminding us of our insignificance in the greater scheme of things, it is also a pointed prompt that we ensure our part in history of the universe be a positive one.
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Earth in 100 Groundbreaking Discoveries is the fascinating account of how a century of key findings have helped us to gain a real understanding of why Earth is the only planet in our solar system that can support life and how this has come about in its myriad forms.
Technological advances are also challenging once widespread assumptions; among them the recent discovery that Neanderthals were capable of speech and that their voices would have been higher than ours - finally dispelling the myth that they were dim-witted grunting thugs. Palmer sees a sad irony in the fact that humans are the first creatures to study the earth but also the first to radically alter it. Chapter by chapter he lists our irresponsibilities - the melting of the Arctic permafrost; ocean hypoxia [starving the oceans of oxygen]; contamination of over half of the world’s fresh water; atmospheric pollution; excessive mining of fossil fuels...and so it goes on.
However, he also reminds us that our climate crimes are no match for what the planet can unleash on us. According to Palmer ‘we are living in an interglacial warm phase blessed with an unusually stable climate that developed around 11,500 years ago. However, this stability has given us a false sense of climate security – and there is mounting evidence this stable phase has now come to an end. It is no longer a matter of whether climate change will happen, but when it will happen and how drastic it will be.'
Not that these natural changes excuse our own environmental inertia. He suggests that now is the time for positive action through the use of the data we’ve been gathering. He argues that the key to our survival may be to use this information to live in harmony with the Earth’s natural fluctuations and shifts. In this way, living in accordance with nature and not building nuclear power stations on well known major fault lines, for example, we could avert another Fukushima.
You can sense Palmer's genuine love and fascination with the planet on each page, while the photographs, illustrations and computer generated images help you envisage the Earth’s gargantuan journey. It’s as if time slows down as you read it and you realise that while humans are bustling about on the surface, a greater story is enfolding beneath us. Palmer leaves us on a slightly depressing note, pointing out that one day, long after humans have ceased to exist, the light will finally go out on our solar system. Along with reminding us of our insignificance in the greater scheme of things, it is also a pointed prompt that we ensure our part in history of the universe be a positive one.
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It is now more than a century since Einstein's theories of Special and General Relativity began to revolutionize our view of the universe. Beginning near the speed of light and proceeding to explorations of space-time and curved spaces, "Introducing Relativity" plots a visually accessible course through the thought experiments that have given shape to contemporary physics. Scientists from Newton to Hawking add their unique contributions to this story, as we encounter Einstein's astounding vision of gravity as the curvature of space-time and arrive at the breathtakingly beautiful field equations. Einstein's legacy is reviewed in the most advanced frontiers of physics today - black holes, gravitational waves, the accelerating universe and string theory. This is a superlative, fascinating graphic account of Einstein's strange world and how his legacy has been built upon since.
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It is now more than a century since Einstein's theories of Special and General Relativity began to revolutionize our view of the universe. Beginning near the speed of light and proceeding to explorations of space-time and curved spaces, "Introducing Relativity" plots a visually accessible course through the thought experiments that have given shape to contemporary physics. Scientists from Newton to Hawking add their unique contributions to this story, as we encounter Einstein's astounding vision of gravity as the curvature of space-time and arrive at the breathtakingly beautiful field equations. Einstein's legacy is reviewed in the most advanced frontiers of physics today - black holes, gravitational waves, the accelerating universe and string theory. This is a superlative, fascinating graphic account of Einstein's strange world and how his legacy has been built upon since.
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~~ The Spirit of Invention - The Story of the Thinkers, Creators and Dreamers Who Formed Our Nation by Julie M. Fenster
The Spirit of Invention is a fascinating examination of innovation as a driving characteristic of Americans from all eras and all walks of life. In this book we meet Gertrude Forbes, a sickly widow so poor she had to live in her aunt's attic, who overcame the odds to invent, among other things, an adjustable ironing board cover. We follow Cromwell Dixon, a fifteen-year-old from Ohio, whose dreams of finding a way to fly inspired him to invent a bicycle-powered airship. We see John Dove, an African-American inventor, originating concepts integral to the compact disc. We learn about Purdue University, one of the earliest educational institutions to promote invention and engineering ideas. We eavesdrop on Thomas Edison in his laboratory and also find out about the beginnings of film colorization, a controversial process that adds tint to film. And we read about Luther Burbank and how he revolutionized plant breeding. The book even reviews the invention of illegal devices such as the "light wand," which induced slot machines to pay out on every spin, and we are introduced to a poker player who invented a "holdout" that allowed him to conceal cards in a shirt sleeve during games.
The Spirit of Invention is the tale of America's history of innovation, told in an engaging narrative style by a captivating historian and storyteller. Supported by a vast collection of photographs, newspaper clippings, and illustrations—Julie M. Fenster captures a group most Americans know nothing about: the dreamers and thinkers who found the need for a product, be it practical or fanciful, and saw it through to its creation. The book is an entirely fresh and fascinating examination of innovation as an innate force, inspiring unsung people to do magnificent things.
"Invention is more than just an occasional necessity for human beings; it is an impulse that helps to define the species. It emerges in the individual as a reaction to the splendid frustration of one's surroundings, a response as basic in most people as having children: to leave a mark and give a gift, perchance for the better, to the future."
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The Spirit of Invention is a fascinating examination of innovation as a driving characteristic of Americans from all eras and all walks of life. In this book we meet Gertrude Forbes, a sickly widow so poor she had to live in her aunt's attic, who overcame the odds to invent, among other things, an adjustable ironing board cover. We follow Cromwell Dixon, a fifteen-year-old from Ohio, whose dreams of finding a way to fly inspired him to invent a bicycle-powered airship. We see John Dove, an African-American inventor, originating concepts integral to the compact disc. We learn about Purdue University, one of the earliest educational institutions to promote invention and engineering ideas. We eavesdrop on Thomas Edison in his laboratory and also find out about the beginnings of film colorization, a controversial process that adds tint to film. And we read about Luther Burbank and how he revolutionized plant breeding. The book even reviews the invention of illegal devices such as the "light wand," which induced slot machines to pay out on every spin, and we are introduced to a poker player who invented a "holdout" that allowed him to conceal cards in a shirt sleeve during games.
The Spirit of Invention is the tale of America's history of innovation, told in an engaging narrative style by a captivating historian and storyteller. Supported by a vast collection of photographs, newspaper clippings, and illustrations—Julie M. Fenster captures a group most Americans know nothing about: the dreamers and thinkers who found the need for a product, be it practical or fanciful, and saw it through to its creation. The book is an entirely fresh and fascinating examination of innovation as an innate force, inspiring unsung people to do magnificent things.
"Invention is more than just an occasional necessity for human beings; it is an impulse that helps to define the species. It emerges in the individual as a reaction to the splendid frustration of one's surroundings, a response as basic in most people as having children: to leave a mark and give a gift, perchance for the better, to the future."
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~~ Kaleidoscope SKY - Tim Herd
A magical, illustrated tour of nature's wondrous, almost supernatural sky, "Kaleidoscope Sky" reveals the beauty - and the science - behind Earth's rarest, most unusual celestial phenomena. For centuries, the sky has provided a spectacular show with bright, quiet sunrises and fiery red sunsets, the wispy, whimsical patterns of clouds passing overhead, or the violent thrill of lightning flashing at night.In "Kaleidoscope Sky", author Tim Herd explains to the armchair voyager the conditions that produce these everyday phenomena, as well as rarer sights including auroras, halos, mirages, arcs and even moonbows (night-time rainbows often too faint to capture on film). Although the subject is complex, Herd provides a clear, accessible guided tour of the fleeting, ephemeral works of art that populate the heavens' own natural museum. Herd's nontechnical treatment reveals his own appreciation for (and wonder at) the awesome and wonderful palette of the sky above us. In addition to shedding light upon the causes of these unusual spectacles, Herd provides tips on the best ways to predict, locate, observe and even photograph these phenomena
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A magical, illustrated tour of nature's wondrous, almost supernatural sky, "Kaleidoscope Sky" reveals the beauty - and the science - behind Earth's rarest, most unusual celestial phenomena. For centuries, the sky has provided a spectacular show with bright, quiet sunrises and fiery red sunsets, the wispy, whimsical patterns of clouds passing overhead, or the violent thrill of lightning flashing at night.In "Kaleidoscope Sky", author Tim Herd explains to the armchair voyager the conditions that produce these everyday phenomena, as well as rarer sights including auroras, halos, mirages, arcs and even moonbows (night-time rainbows often too faint to capture on film). Although the subject is complex, Herd provides a clear, accessible guided tour of the fleeting, ephemeral works of art that populate the heavens' own natural museum. Herd's nontechnical treatment reveals his own appreciation for (and wonder at) the awesome and wonderful palette of the sky above us. In addition to shedding light upon the causes of these unusual spectacles, Herd provides tips on the best ways to predict, locate, observe and even photograph these phenomena
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The Palace of Curiosities
by Rosie Garland
Set in Victorian London, it follows the fortunes of Eve, the Lion-Faced Girl and Abel, the Flayed Man. A magical realism delight.
Before Eve is born, her mother goes to the circus. She buys a penny twist of coloured sugar and settles down to watch the heart-stopping main attraction: a lion, billed as a monster from the savage heart of Africa, forged in the heat of a merciless sun. Mama swears she hears the lion sigh, just before it leaps...and when Eve is born, the story goes, she didn't cry - she meowed and licked her paws. When Abel is pulled from the stinking Thames, the mudlarks are sure he is long dead. As they search his pockets to divvy up the treasure, his eyes crack open and he coughs up a stream of black water. But how has he survived a week in that thick stew of human waste? Cast out by Victorian society, Eve and Abel find succour from an unlikely source. They will become The Lion Faced Girl and The Flayed Man, star performers in Professor Josiah Arroner's Palace of Curiosities. And there begins a journey that will entwine their fates forever.
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by Rosie Garland
Set in Victorian London, it follows the fortunes of Eve, the Lion-Faced Girl and Abel, the Flayed Man. A magical realism delight.
Before Eve is born, her mother goes to the circus. She buys a penny twist of coloured sugar and settles down to watch the heart-stopping main attraction: a lion, billed as a monster from the savage heart of Africa, forged in the heat of a merciless sun. Mama swears she hears the lion sigh, just before it leaps...and when Eve is born, the story goes, she didn't cry - she meowed and licked her paws. When Abel is pulled from the stinking Thames, the mudlarks are sure he is long dead. As they search his pockets to divvy up the treasure, his eyes crack open and he coughs up a stream of black water. But how has he survived a week in that thick stew of human waste? Cast out by Victorian society, Eve and Abel find succour from an unlikely source. They will become The Lion Faced Girl and The Flayed Man, star performers in Professor Josiah Arroner's Palace of Curiosities. And there begins a journey that will entwine their fates forever.
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