Built from the debris of exploding stars that floated through space for billions of years home to a zoo of tiny aliens & controlled by a brain with more possible connections than there are atoms in the universe the human body is the most incredible thing in existence. In the sequel to his bestselling Inflight Science Brian Clegg explores mitochondria in-cell powerhouses which are thought to have once been separate creatures; how your eyes are quantum traps consuming photons of light from the night sky that have travelled for millions of years; your many senses which include the ability to detect warps in space & time & why meeting an attractive person can turn you into a gibbering idiot. Read THE UNIVERSE INSIDE YOU & youll never look at yourself the same way again. ...

In the twelfth century Christians in Europe began to build a completely new kind of church
- soaring spacious monuments flooded
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A tale of an unexpected friendship an unlikely hero & an improbable journey Alex's story treads the fine line between light & dark laughter & tears. & it might just strike you as one of the funniest most heartbreaking novels you've ever read. Alex Woods knows that he hasn't had the most conventional start in life. He knows that growing up with a clairvoyant single mother won't endear him to the local bullies. He also knows that even the most improbable events can happen
- he's got the scars to prove it. What he doesn't know yet is that when he meets ill-tempered reclusive widower Mr Peterson he'll make an unlikely friend. Someone who tells him that you only get one shot at life. That you have to make the best possible choices. So when aged seventeen Alex is stopped at Dover customs with 113 grams of marijuana an urn full of ashes on the passenger seat & an entire nation in uproar he's fairly sure he's done the right thing.. .
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A tale of an unexpected friendship an unlikely hero & an improbable journey Alex's story treads the fine line between light & dark laughter & tears. & it might just strike you as one of the funniest most heartbreaking novels you've ever read. Alex Woods knows that he hasn't had the most conventional start in life. He knows that growing up with a clairvoyant single mother won't endear him to the local bullies. He also knows that even the most improbable events can happen
- he's got the scars to prove it. What he doesn't know yet is that when he meets ill-tempered reclusive widower Mr Peterson he'll make an unlikely friend. Someone who tells him that you only get one shot at life. That you have to make the best possible choices. So when aged seventeen Alex is stopped at Dover customs with 113 grams of marijuana an urn full of ashes on the passenger seat & an entire nation in uproar he's fairly sure he's done the right thing.. .
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A tale of an unexpected friendship an unlikely hero & an improbable journey Alexs story treads the fine line between light & dark laughter & tears. & it might just strike you as one of the funniest most heartbreaking novels youve ever read. Alex Woods knows that he hasnt had the most conventional start in life. He knows that growing up with a clairvoyant single mother wont endear him to the local bullies. He also knows that even the most improbable events can happen
- hes got the scars to prove it. What he doesnt know yet is that when he meets ill-tempered reclusive widower Mr Peterson hell make an unlikely friend. Someone who tells him that you only get one shot at life. That you have to make the best possible choices. So when aged seventeen Alex is stopped at Dover customs with 113 grams of marijuana an urn full of ashes on the passenger seat & an entire nation in uproar hes fairly sure hes done the right thing.
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In The Universe Within" Neil Shubin one of the worlds leading experts reveals to us the extraordinary cosmic & evolutionary adventure of our own bodies. During the past 13.7 billion years (or so) since the Big Bang our universe has evolved stars have formed & died & our planet congealed from the matter in space. For aeons the earth has circled the sun while mountains seas & entire continents have come & gone. Against this epic backdrop humanitys place in the cosmos can look tiny & insignificant. But as Neil Shubin shows in this revelatory new book the one place where universe solar system & planet merge is inside your body. Shubin shows how the origin of the Moon is tied to our internal body clocks; how the vast amounts of water on Earth & inside all living creatures crossed the deepest stretches of space to us; how strange fluctuations in the orbits within our solar system have led to our irregular ice-ages; & how tiny imbalances in the chaos immediately after the Big Bang can explain why matter exists at all. Delving below the earths surface & into the frozen Arctic exploring the smallest atomic structures & the vast reaches of space Neil Shubin uncovers a sublimely beautiful almost magical truth: that in every one of us lies the most profound story of all
- how we & our world came to be. " Shubin is not only a distinguished scientist but a wonderfully lucid & elegant writer; he is an irrepressibly enthusiastic teacher.. .a science writer of the first rank". (Oliver Sacks). Neil Shubin is a palaeontologist in the great tradition of his mentors Ernst Mayr & Stephen Jay Gould. He has discovered fossils around the world that have changed the way we think about many of the key transitions in evolution & has pioneered a new synthesis of expeditionary palaeontology developmental genetics & genomics. He trained at Columbia Harvard & Berkeley & is currently a Professor in the Department of Organismal Biology & Anatomy at the University of Chicago. His previous book is " Your Inner Fish: The Amazing Discovery Of Our 375-Million-Year-Old Ancestor"."
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Leaving home & going to university is one of the most exciting challenges you can face. But there are bound to be questions fears & worries in the back of your mind & this book sets out to address all of these issues. Packed with practical advice from real students this step-by-step guide will take you through the entire process: from deciding what to pack & choosing accommodation to making the most of freshers week & settling into your course. Sex relationships living with flat mates keeping healthy registering with the health clinic reading lists exams & money matters are just some of the many topics discussed. Current students & new graduates share their experiences reveal where they went wrong & what would have helped at the time. Whatever your age this guide will help you prepare for university equipping you with all the knowledge & information needed to survive the experience of a lifetime. ...

For almost 50 years University Challenge has served as a bastion of general knowledge regularly testing our finest young minds with a dizzying array of subjects. Now
- if you think you're up to the challenge
- you can pit your own wits against the trickiest quiz around. With over 3 500 challenging quiz questions The University Challenge Quiz Book will probe the murkiest corners of your intellect. Leaving no stone unturned in-depth questions cover every aspect of history science language economics culture & more & will put even the hardiest quiz veteran through their paces. With games to play either on your own or in teams (no conferring) here is a collection to challenge surprise & stimulate
- from your first starter for ten to the final gong. Come on come on!


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' Hello & welcome to the start of your university life. I'm Lauren & I wrote this book as a student. Now that uni is more expensive than ever it's essential to have a guide that'll help you through sticky situations learn how to study well & have fun at the same time
- because I think we should be getting the most we can for our money. Hope you enjoy reading it & starting your new life as a student!' Lauren Lucien Creative Writing with English Literature graduate Kingston University UK Make university life work for you with the most up-to-date guide to student life. Do you want to know: * what it is really like when you start uni & what you should take with you * how to successfully tackle assignments & manage exams * what to eat the best way to budget your money & how to keep yourself healthy * how to make the most out of your time in higher education With masses of tips & inside stories from fellow students you'll get first-hand genuine information on what being a student is really like.
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Your research has generated gigabytes of data & now you need to analyse it. You hate using spreadsheets but it is all you know so what else can you do? This book will transform how you work with large & complex data sets teaching you powerful programming tools for slicing & dicing data to suit your needs. Written in a fun & accessible style this step-by-step guide will inspire & inform non-programmers about the essential aspects of Unix & Perl. It shows how with just a little programming knowledge you can write programs that could save you hours or even days. No prior experience is required & new concepts are introduced using numerous code examples that you can try out for yourself. Going beyond the basics the authors touch upon many broader topics that will help those new to programming including debugging & how to write in a good programming style. ...