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Dogology explores the bizarre and very funny world of canine science.Vital questions answered include:Why do dogs fart (but cats don’t)?Do dogs feel guilt, love, happiness or jealousy?What does it mean when a dog wags its tail more to the right or the left?Why do dogs poo with their bodies aligned north-to-south?Do dogs dream? If so, what about?How do dogs smell epilepsy, cancer and human sadness?How many hairs are there on your dog?What does your dog hear when you talk?Packed with fascinating facts, quirky scientific revelations and weird stories about our furry friends, Dogology offers a secret glimpse inside the canine body and mind.

Discover the seriously impressive science that goes on every time you cook or eat.Science You Can Eat will transform your kitchen into a lab through fun food experiments for children aged 7-11. Explore the science of food by asking questions you’re hungry to know the answers to and putting them to the test through fun experiments. Cooking is chemistry, and the fun science experiments – such as tricking your taste buds, making slime taste delicious and investigating some of the strangest flavours around will prove it. Tackle all the tasty science questions you have about food, plus plenty more that you hadn’t thought of!This science book for children offers: An interactive learning experience combining facts about the science of food with fun experiments.Answers to the science behind the everyday, such as what makes popcorn pop and does cheese cause bad dreams.Fun experiments, including tricking your taste buds, making glow-in-the-dark drinks and creating edible chemical reactions.Once you understand science, you understand food, so find out why popcorn goes “pop” as you test it out for yourself, explore how taste is affected by smell, then discover whether eating insects is the future of food.Examining interesting ingredients and exciting eating, as well as peeking into the future of food, Science You Can Eat helps you understand what’s happening with our food and why. Each page is guaranteed to leave you hungry for more.

Ever been tempted by the thought of trying juicy deep fried mealworms, proteinrich cricket flower, or swapping your Walkers for salt and vinegar flavoured grasshoppers? If so then you are not alone! Over 2 billion people regularly eat insects as part of their diet, and the world is home to around 1,900 edible insect species.For adventurous foodies and daring dieters comes the newest way to save the planet, eat more protein, and tickle taste buds. But this isn’t an insect cookbook. Instead it’s an informative field guide: exploring the origins of insect eating, offering tips on finding edible bugs and serving up a few delicious ideas of how to eat them once you’ve tracked them down! It includes a comprehensive list on edible insects and where to find them, how to prepare them, their versatile usage and nutritional value as well as a few recipes. A bug-eating checklist covering all known edible bugs so readers can mark off the ones they’ve eaten and seek out new delicacies concludes the book.This is a perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful, and adventurous side of entomophagy.

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher*Life-changing food adventures around the world.From bat on the island of Fais to chicken on a Russian train to barbecue in the American heartland, from mutton in Mongolia to couscous in Morocco to tacos in Tijuana - on the road, food nourishes us not only physically, but intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually too. It can be a gift that enables a traveller to survive, a doorway into the heart of a tribe, or a thread that weaves an indelible tie; it can be awful or ambrosial - and sometimes both at the same time. Celebrate the riches and revelations of food with this 38-course feast of true tales set around the world.Features stories by Anthony Bourdain, Andrew Zimmern, Mark Kurlansky, Matt Preston, Simon Winchester, Stefan Gates, David Lebovitz, Matthew Fort, Tim Cahill, Jan Morris and Pico Iyer. Edited by Don George.About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places where they travel.TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Awards 2012 and 2013 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia) *#1 in the world market share - source: Nielsen Bookscan. Australia, UK and USA. March 2012-January 2013

Catology explores the bizarre and very funny world of feline science.Vital questions answered include:Why do cats have a secret second nose?Why don’t cats fart (but dogs do)?Do cats feel guilt, love, happiness or jealousy?Why are cats’ tongues covered in microscopic hooks?Do cats always land on their feet?Why are cats so scared of cucumbers?Why do cats purr both when happy and when distressed?How do you interpret cat language?Packed with fascinating facts, quirky scientific revelations and weird stories about our furry friends, Catology offers a secret glimpse inside the feline body and mind.

Rude Science is an extraordinary exploration of the embarrassing world of human biology.Eternal questions answered include: ·  How much snot do you produce each day?·  Why do men have nipples?·  Is it possible to burp and hiccup at the same time?·  How does phlegm defy gravity?·  What is toe cheese?Following in the flatulent footsteps of Fartology, quirkologist Stefan Gates explores the crispy, slimy, noisy, funny but absolutely vital science of the human body. Packed with bizarre biological secrets about your cocktail cabinet of revolting bodily juices, smelliest gases, multitude of hairs and more, Rude Science is the ultimate celebration of the human body’s imperfections and glorious quirks.

What are the most statistically-effective flirting techniques? Is there any such thing as an aphrodisiac? And why does everyone on earth fancy George Clooney?In Loveology, science writer and TV presenter Stefan Gates (author of Rude Science) combines evidence-based research by psychologists, biochemists and neuroscientists to take you on an enlightening journey through some very sticky subjects in his usual humorous style.Packed with surprising facts, flirting techniques and answers to life’s big questions, this is the perfect book for Valentine's Day. Chapters include: The Biochemistry of LoveThe Science of Chat-Up LinesLustologySnogologySexologyIs Break-Up Sex Ever a Good Idea?10 Things Every Sex Therapist Wants You To KnowWhen Love Goes Wrong…And Then What?Loveology is an exhilarating but surprisingly practical journey through romantic and sexual science. Stefan Gates separates agony-aunt wisdom from scientific data with wit and good humour, striking a delicate balance between bald, bold scientific research and luscious, romantic, unknowable expert opinion.