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Animal Behaviour: A Beginner's Guide by John A. Byers
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Category: General Knowledge | Series: Beginner's Guides
Why do birds have regional accents? Can horses learn maths? What do animals without eyes see? Questions such as these have fascinated scientists and animal lovers alike long before ethology - the study of animal behavior - became recognised as a science in the 1970s. Now, as issues of conservation a ...Show more
Anthropology: A Beginner's Guide by Joy Hendry
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Category: General Knowledge | Series: Beginner's Guides
The first introductory guide to explore both biological and cultural approaches to the study of humanity, from the origin of our species, to universal traits, to the vast range of sacred rituals.. Covering key study topics, including communication and hierarchy, social and personal identity, rites of pa ...Show more
Criminal Psychology: A Beginner's Guide by Ray Bull
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Category: General Knowledge | Series: Beginner's Guides
It is a conundrum that has vexed societies throughout history: how do you deal with those that break the law? If their aim is to evade you, how do you identify them? If their aim is to lie, how do you interview them? If they don't see their actions are wrong, how do you help them to successfully refor ...Show more
Particle Physics - A Beginner's Guide by Brian R. Martin
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Category: General Knowledge | Series: Beginner's Guides
Gaining a following since the launch of the infamous Large Hadron Collider, particle physics explores our most fundamental and mind-blowing questions: How did the Universe start? What are we made of? How small is the smallest thing? Without presuming any prior scientific knowledge, Brian R. Martin takes ...Show more
Psychology - A Beginner's Guide by G. Neil Martin
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Category: General Knowledge | Series: Beginner's Guides
Why are we fascinated with celebrity? Why are we attracted to the wrong people? What does 'passive aggressive’ really mean? Can astrology really be a good indicator of personality? Sex, envy, survival, joy - Martin gets to the very heart of what it is to be human. A broad yet concise book - and so timel ...Show more
Quantum Physics: A Beginner's Guide by Alistair I. M. Rae
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Category: General Knowledge | Series: Beginner's Guides
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Renaissance Art: A Beginner's Guide by Tom Nichols
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Category: General Knowledge | Series: Beginner's Guides
The fifteenth century saw the evolution of a distinct and powerfully influential European artistic culture. But what does the familiar phrase Renaissance Art actually refer to? Through engaging discussion of timeless works by artists such as Jan van Eyck, Leonardo da Vinci, and Michelangelo, and support ...Show more
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