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30-Second AI and Robotics by Luis de Miranda
Category: Popular Science | Series: 30 Second
This comprehensive presentation of the core concepts and historical landmarks in robotics and artificial intelligence is a must-read for those who want to understand the important changes happening now in our everyday lives, in the workplace, and in our minds and bodies. What is deep in "deep learning"? ...Show more
30-Second Anatomy by Gabrielle Finn
Category: Health and Wellbeing | Series: 30-Second
The 30-Second...series takes a revolutionary approach to learning about all those subjects that you feel you should really understand. Each title takes a popular topic and dissects it into the 50 most significant, intriguing, or thought-provoking ideas at its heart. Each idea, no matter how complex, is ...Show more
30-Second AnatomyThe 50 Most Important Structures and Systems in the Human Body, Each Explained in Half a Minute by GABRIELLE M. FINN
Category: Health and Wellbeing | Series: 30 Second
The 50 most important structures and systems in the human body, each explained in half a minute. The bestselling 30-Second series offers a new approach to learning about those subjects you feel you should really understand. Every title takes a popular topic and dissects it into the 50 most significant i ...Show more
30-Second Ancient China: The 50 Most Important Achievements of a Timeless Civilisation, Each Explained in Half a Minute by Yijie Zhuang
Category: History | Series: 30 Second
In the West, the story of Ancient China is less familiar to us than that of Ancient Egypt or Rome, but it is no less absorbing, and its roll call of achievements is easily as impressive. 30-Second Ancient China unlocks the secrets of its Bronze Age glories and offers summaries of everything from the los ...Show more
30-Second Ancient Greece by Matthew Nicholls
Category: History | Series: 30 Second
The 50 most important achievements of a timeless civilization, each explained in half a minute. Ancient Greek civilization laid the foundations for so many aspects of modern western life, from architecture to philosophy. But can you recite the Classical orders with confidence (are you sure what an order ...Show more
30-Second Ancient Greece by Matthew Nicholls
Category: History | Series: 30 Second
We think of Ancient Greece as the birthplace of democracy and a breeding ground for pioneering philosophers, but what was life really like in a Greek city-state? Who could vote in an election in Athens? What kind of plays did people see at the theatre? How much impact did gods and myths have on the live ...Show more
30-Second Anthropology by Simon Underdown
Category: Science | Series: 30 Second
Who are we? What is it about our species that sets us apart from every other living creature, past and present, on this planet? These are perennially compelling questions about human evolution and development that continue to cudgel the best brains on earth. Anthropology seeks to understand the roots of ...Show more
30-Second Architecture: The 50 Most Signicant Principles and Styles in Architecture, Each Explained in Half a Minute by Edward Denison; Jonathan Glancey
Category: Architecture | Series: 30 Second Ser.
The 50 most significant principles and styles in architecture, each explained in half a minute. The bestselling 30-Second series offers a new approach to learning about those subjects you feel you should really understand. Every title takes a popular topic and dissects it into the 50 most significant id ...Show more
30-Second Architecture: The 50 Most Signicant Principles and Styles in Architecture, Each Explained in Half a Minute by Edward Denison
Category: Architecture | Series: 30-Second
The 50 most significant principles and styles in architecture, each explained in half a minute. The bestselling 30-Second series offers a new approach to learning about those subjects you feel you should really understand. Every title takes a popular topic and dissects it into the 50 most significant id ...Show more
30-Second Astronomy by Francois Fressin
Category: Astronomy | Series: 30-Second
The 50 most cosmic concepts, each explained in half a minute.
30-Second Astronomy - The 50 Most Mindblowing Discoveries in Astronomy, Each Explained in Half a Minute by François Fressin; Martin Rees (Foreword by); François Fressin
Category: Science | Series: 30-Second Ser.
The 50 most cosmic concepts, each explained in half a minute.
30-Second Beer - 50 Essential Elements of Producing and Enjoying the World's Beers, Each Explained in Half a Minute by Sophie Atherton
Category: Cook Books | Series: 30 Second Ser.
Mutli-million dollar branded or small-scale craft creation? Lager or ale? Boldly quaffed or genteelly sipped? However you enjoy your beer, you may not know as much about it as you think. 30-Second Beer is here to enlighten you, with a trip around the world's beers, a look at brewing history, a dissectio ...Show more