The Science of Song: How and Why We Make Music (Cross Alan)(Pevná vazba)

The Science of Song: How and Why We Make Music (Cross Alan)(Pevná vazba)

What is music? How is it made? And what's changed --- and what hasn't --- about how we listen to it? Here's all the best stuff about the science and history behind our connection to music.Though most of us know we love listening to music, we may not spend much time thinking about how this came to

Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting (Genova Lisa)(Pevná vazba)

A fascinating exploration of the intricacies of how we remember, why we forget, and what we can do to protect our memories, from the Harvard-trained neuroscientist and bestselling author of Still Alice.'Using her expertise as a neuroscientist and her gifts as a storyteller, Lisa Genova explains the

Borrowed Time: The Science of How and Why We Age (Armstrong Sue)(Paperback)

Uncovering the science behind how and why we age. The aging of the world population is one of the most important issues facing humanity in the 21st century--up there with climate change in its potential global impact. Sometime before 2020, the number of people over 65 worldwide will, for the first

The Secret Life of Science: How It Really Works and Why It Matters (Baumberg Jeremy J.)(Pevná vazba)

A revealing and provocative look at the current state of global science We take the advance of science as given. But how does science really work? Is it truly as healthy as we tend to think? How does the system itself shape what scientists do? The Secret Life of Science takes a clear-eyed and

The Science of Managing Our Digital Stuff (Bergman Ofer)(Pevná vazba)

Why we organize our personal digital data the way we do and how design of new PIM systems can help us manage our information more efficiently.Each of us has an ever-growing collection of personal digital data: documents, photographs, PowerPoint presentations, videos, music, emails and texts sent

Comparing Notes - How We Make Sense of Music (Ockelford Adam)(Paperback / softback)

We are all instinctively musical. Why? And how does music work? Indeed, what is (or isn't) music? Adam Ockelford has the

Not Born Yesterday: The Science of Who We Trust and What We Believe (Mercier Hugo)(Pevná vazba)

Why people are not as gullible as we thinkNot Born Yesterday explains how we decide who we can trust and what we should believe--and argues that we're pretty good at making these decisions. In this lively and provocative book, Hugo Mercier demonstrates how virtually all attempts at mass

Making a Life: Working by Hand and Discovering the Life You Are Meant to Live (Falick Melanie)(Pevná vazba)

A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2019 Why do we make things by hand? And why do we make them beautiful? Led by the question of why working with our hands remains vital and valuable in the modern world, author and maker Melanie Falick went on a transformative, inspiring journey. Traveling across

The Fix: How the First Champions League Was Won and Why We All Lost (Dixon James)(Pevná vazba)

The Fix: How the First Champions League Was Won and Why We All Lost is an engrossing examination of the 1992/93 UEFA Champions League season. In 1980s Europe, revolution was in the air and the corridors of footballing power were not immune from the forces sweeping the continent. The breakup of

Tell Me Why: The Story of My Life and My Music - The Story of My Life and My Music (Roach Archie)(Pevná vazba)

Science of Fate - The New Science of Who We Are - And How to Shape our Best Future (Critchlow Hannah)(Pevná vazba)

Are we really the masters of our own destiny? Neuroscientist Hannah Critchlow shows how far our future is already hardwired in our brains. Like Sapiens and Thinking Fast and Slow, The Science of Fate revolutionises the way we understand our species and

Why We Are Restless: On the Modern Quest for Contentment (Storey Benjamin)(Pevná vazba)

A compelling exploration of how our pursuit of happiness makes us unhappy We live in an age of unprecedented prosperity, yet everywhere we see signs that our pursuit of happiness has proven fruitless. Dissatisfied, we seek change for the sake of change--even if it means undermining the foundations

How: Why How We Do Anything Means Everything (Seidman Dov)(Pevná vazba)

The flood of information, unprecedented transparency, increasinginterconnectedness-and our global interdependence-aredramatically reshaping today's world, the world of business, andour lives. We are in the Era of Behavior and the rules of the gamehave fundamentally changed. It is no longer what you

Music and How it Works - The Complete Guide for Kids (DK)(Pevná vazba)

Take a visual journey through the world of music and learn the science behind it, too.Budding music fans will love discovering musical geniuses of every era, from Mozart and classical music to Bowie and pop, as well as finding out how music is created and what links it all together.The book looks

Music as Biology: The Tones We Like and Why (Purves Dale)(Pevná vazba)

The universality of musical tones has long fascinated philosophers, scientists, musicians, and ordinary listeners. Why do human beings worldwide find some tone combinations consonant and others dissonant? Why do we make music using only a small number of scales out of the billions that are

The Seamless Life: A Tapestry of Love and Learning, Worship and Work (Garber Steven)(Pevná vazba)

We all want to make sense of life, of who we are and why we are, and to know that what we do--day in and day out--matters. But daily demands often lead to a life that feels void of meaning and disjointed from our deepest beliefs.Steven Garber challenges us to move beyond our fragmented sense of

Stinky Science: Why the Smelliest Smells Smell So Smelly (Kay Edward)(Pevná vazba)

This book about the science of smells takes a funky subject and makes it fascinating --- and hilarious! It starts with the basics, from the reason why things stink to how our sense of smell works (hint: it has to do with the six million scent receptors way up inside our noses). Then come some

Why We Kneel How We Rise (Holding Michael)(Pevná vazba)

A powerful look at the history of racism through the prism of sport, showing how we can change things through education and

Why Don't We: In the Limelight (Why Don't We)(Pevná vazba)

In the Limelight is the official Why Don't We autobiography, full of never-before-seen photos and behind-the-scenes info about one of today's hottest bands.When five guys decided to form a band, they never imagined that they would go from playing music online to playing tours across the world so

How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure (Rocco John)(Pevná vazba)

Why We Dream - The Science, Creativity and Transformative Power of Dreams (Robb Alice)(Paperback / softback)

The new science behind dreams, why they are good for us and why they

Science Fictions: How Fraud, Bias, Negligence, and Hype Undermine the Search for Truth (Ritchie Stuart)(Pevná vazba)

An insider's view of science reveals why many scientific results cannot be relied upon - and how the system can be reformed. Science is how we understand the world. Yet failures in peer review and mistakes in statistics have rendered a shocking number of scientific studies useless - or, worse,

How the Art of Medicine Makes the Science More Effective: Becoming the Medicine We Practice (Welch Claudia)(Pevná vazba)

Does the art of medicine matter? Does it really help us become better doctors and improve results? Dr. Claudia Welch explores how the effectiveness of a physician extends far beyond the ability to prescribe correct treatments, and how mastering the art of doctoring can make the medicine more

Say Why to Drugs: Everything You Need to Know about the Drugs We Take and Why We Get High (Gage Suzi)(Pevná vazba)

'Essential' Adam Rutherford, bestselling author of How to Argue With a Racist__________A definitive and authoritative guide to drugs and why we get high from the creator of the top-rated podcast, Say Why to Drugs. Drugs. We've all done them. Whether it's a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, a