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30-Second Chemistry by Nivaldo Tro
23.00 NZD
Category: Science | Series: 30 Second
As the central science that bridges biology and physics, chemistry explains the diversity of all things tangible at a molecular level. Chemistry is the science of matter--its composition, structure, properties, and how it changes. Understand chemistry, and you'll know why some things oxidize and others ...Show more
30 Second Chemistry: The 50 elemental concepts in chemistry by Nivaldo Tro
33.00 NZD
Category: Science | Series: 30 Second Ser.
As the central science that bridges biology and physics, chemistry explains the diversity of all things tangible at a molecular level. Chemistry is the science of matter--its composition, structure, properties, and how it changes.Understand chemistry, and you'll know why some things oxidize and others e ...Show more
30-Second Classical Music: The 50 Most Significant Genres, Composers and Innovations, Each Explained in Half a Minute by Joanne Cormac
23.00 NZD
Category: Music | Series: 30 Second Ser.
Do you know a capella from zarzuela, or your major from your minor? Can you distinguish between a serenade and a symphony? If you only have 30 seconds, there is time - using this book - to understand the creative journey taken by classical music from the Middle Ages to the modern era. Our early ancestor ...Show more
30-Second Einstein: The 50 Fundamentals of His Work, Life and Legacy, each Explained in Half a Minute by Brian Clegg
23.00 NZD
Category: Science | Series: 30 Second
Albert Einstein was an unparalleled scientific genius whose ideas and theories were so shockingly revolutionary, he changed the way the Universe was imagined on multiple occasions. A prodigy in his 20s and a Nobel Prize winner, Einstein was not only a brilliant physicist, but also a human rights campa ...Show more
30-Second Elements by Eric Scerri
25.00 NZD
Category: Science | Series: 30-Second
30-Second Elements presents you with the foundations of chemical knowledge, distilling the 50 most significant chemical elements into half-a-minute individual entries, using nothing more than two pages, 300 words and one picture. Divided into seven chapters, it includes the atomic details of the other 6 ...Show more
30-Second Engineering: 50 Key Principles, Methods, and Fields Explained in Half a Minute by James Trevelyan; Elizabeth Clinton (Editor); Katie Crous (Editor)
33.00 NZD
Category: Science | Series: 30 Second Ser.
Major buildings, energy supply systems, chemical plants, food processing, and aircraft are all examples of engineering today. Despite such diversity, nearly all engineering fields rely on common principles and methods, and there is remarkable similarity in the daily work of engineers. Engineers spend mo ...Show more
30-Second Feminism by Jess McCabe
33.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: 30 Second
Feminism is a global movement, developing with each cut and thrust of history to form a parallel "herstory." But what are the most important feminist ideas? What do terms like "patriarchy," "rape culture," and "intersectionality" mean? How have these terms emerged from historical conditions facing women ...Show more
30-Second Genetics by Jonathan Weitzman; Matthew Weitzman
23.00 NZD
Category: Science | Series: 30 Second
30-Second Genetics charts the most extraordinary discoveries, from the fundamentals of cell biology to the almost unbelievable advances in DNA sequencing and stem cell technology.
30 Second Genetics: The 50 most revolutionary discoveries in genetics by Jonathan Weitzman
33.00 NZD
Category: Science | Series: 30 Second
Genetics is the study of heredity, and reveals how the characteristics of living organisms are determined by the genes passed down the generations. The human genome was mapped in 2003, and this enhanced ability to study our genes is transforming medicine, from CRISPR, the gene editing technology that al ...Show more
30-Second Literature by Ella Berthoud
33.00 NZD
Category: Literature | Series: 30 Second
Whether you're looking for a new author or genre to explore, 30-Second Literature provides you with summaries of the major literary genres, styles and histories. Part of the 30-Second series, this introductory guide to literature is split into 7 chapters that cover: The History of Literature - from ...Show more
30-Second Maths by Richard Brown
25.00 NZD
Category: Science | Series: 30 Second
The ideal introduction to the key theories and principles of mathematics.
30-Second Money; 50 Key Notions, Factors, and Concepts of Finance Explained in Half a Minute by Donald Marron
33.00 NZD
Category: Business | Series: 30 Second Ser.
Stock-market crashes show how the world of high finance can negatively impact our daily life, but smart money reveals a two-way street where those savvy to the science of finance can take their personal wealth up a gear. What is a hedge fund? How best to understand private equity? What are the principle ...Show more