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50 Genetics Ideas You Really Need to Know by Mark Henderson
Category: Science | Series: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know Series
In recent years knowledge of our genetic code has changed our understanding of life on Earth. New genetic technologies are transforming the way we live and promise treatments for otherwise incurable diseases. But these advances are also generating controversy, particularly surrounding issues such as clo ...Show more
50 Human Brain Ideas You Really Need to Know by Moheb Costandi
Category: Science | Series: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know Series
Neuroscience is one of the most fascinating and complex areas of scientific research, with new advances being made every day. In 50 Human Brain Ideas You Really Need to Know, Mo Costandi condenses all we know about the brain and how it works into series of introductions to the most important concepts. ...Show more
50 Ideas You Really Need to Know: Digital by Tom Chatfield
Category: History | Series: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know Series
We are in the throes of a revolution, yet the rapid pace of technological and cultural change makes it difficult to understand what's going on. 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know: Digital provides a clear path through the misinformation surrounding those technologies that are transforming the world. Leadi ...Show more
50 Ideas You Really Need to Know: Economics by Edmund Conway
Category: Business | Series: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know Series
What exactly is a credit crunch? Why do footballers earn so much more than the rest of us? Which country is likely to be the world's leading economy in 10 years' time? Daily Telegraph economics editor Edmund Conway introduces and explains the central ideas of economics in a series of fifty essays. B ...Show more
50 Ideas You Really Need to Know: Management by Edward Russell-Walling
Category: Business | Series: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know Series
In 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know: Management Edward Russell-Walling demystifies the management concepts that any budding entrepreneur needs to grasp. In fifty bite-sized topics he expounds the wisdom of well-known business gurus, from Peters and Porter to Welch and Gates. Helpful theories and tools s ...Show more
50 Ideas You Really Need to Know: Psychology by Adrian Furnham
Category: Health and Wellbeing | Series: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know Series
How different are men and women's brains? Does altruism really exist? Are our minds blank slates at birth? And do dreams reveal our unconscious desires? If you have you ever grappled with these concepts, then this book is for you. Not only providing the answers to these questions and many more, a series ...Show more
50 Literature Ideas You Really Need to Know by John Sutherland
Category: Literature | Series: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know Ser.
In a series of 50 accessible essays, John Sutherland introduces and explains the important forms, concepts, themes and movements in literature, drawing on insights and examples from both classic and popular works. From postmodernism to postcolonialism, William Shakespeare to Jane Austen, 50 Literatu ...Show more
50 Literature Ideas You Really Need to Know by John Sutherland
Category: Languages and Reference | Series: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know Series
Literature suffers from appearing both deceptively easy and dauntingly difficult. We all like to think we can read a novel and understand what 'genre', 'style' and 'narrative' mean, but do we really understand them fully and how they can enrich our reading experience? How should we approach the works of ...Show more
50 Management Ideas You Really Need to Know by Edward Russell-Walling
Category: Business | Series: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know Ser.
A complete and accessible introduction to management.
50 Management Ideas You Really Need to Know by Edward Russell-Walling
Category: Languages and Reference | Series: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know Series
The fourth title in the Quercus Ideas You Really Need to Know series demystifies the management concepts that any budding entrepreneur would want to grasp. The 50 bite-sized topics expound the wisdom of the well-known business gurus (from Peters and Porter to Welch and Gates), explain helpful theories a ...Show more
50 Maths Ideas You Really Need to Know by Tony Crilly
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know Series
Who invented zero? Why 60 seconds in a minute? How big is infinity? Where do parallel lines meet? And can a butterfly's wings really cause a storm on the far side of the world? In 50 Maths Ideas You Really Need to Know, Professor Tony Crilly explains in 50 clear and concise essays the mathematical conce ...Show more
50 Maths Ideas You Really Need to Know by Tony Crilly
Category: Science | Series: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know Ser.
Who invented zero? Why 60 seconds in a minute? How big is infinity? Where do parallel lines meet? And can a butterfly's wings really cause a storm on the far side of the world?In 50 Maths Ideas You Really Need to Know, Professor Tony Crilly explains in 50 clear and concise essays the mathematical concep ...Show more