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Does Anything Eat Wasps? (New Scientist)
New Scientist
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Description for Does Anything Eat Wasps? (New Scientist)
Paperback. Every year, readers send in thousands of questions to "New Scientist" magazine in the hope that the answers to them will be given in the 'Last Word' column. This title presents a collection of the best that have appeared, including: why can't we eat green potatoes; why do airliners suddenly plummet; and, does a compass work in space. Editor(s): O'Hare, Mick. Series: New Scientist. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154. Some shelf wear, and a little dusty, but remains good.
Every year, readers send in thousands of questions to New Scientist, the world's best-selling science weekly, in the hope that the answers to them will be given in the 'Last Word' column - regularly voted the most popular section of the magazine. Does Anything Eat Wasps? is a collection of the best that have appeared, including: Why can't we eat green potatoes? Why do airliners suddenly plummet? Does a compass work in space? Why do all the local dogs howl at emergency sirens? How can a tree grow out of a chimney stack? Why do bruises go through ... Read more
Every year, readers send in thousands of questions to New Scientist, the world's best-selling science weekly, in the hope that the answers to them will be given in the 'Last Word' column - regularly voted the most popular section of the magazine. Does Anything Eat Wasps? is a collection of the best that have appeared, including: Why can't we eat green potatoes? Why do airliners suddenly plummet? Does a compass work in space? Why do all the local dogs howl at emergency sirens? How can a tree grow out of a chimney stack? Why do bruises go through ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Profile Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861979735
SKU
KTJ0006555
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About New Scientist
Mick O'Hare wears one hat as production editor for New Scientist and another as editor of 'Last Word' column of questions and answers at the back of the magazine. In this latter guise he edited Profile's recent bestselling book Does Anything Eat Wasps? and its successor Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? Mick joined New Scientist fourteen years ago after ... Read more
Reviews for Does Anything Eat Wasps? (New Scientist)
Fascinating
Daily Mail
It's good bog reading.
Irish Independent
Endlessly fascinating and an absolute treat.
Scotland on Sunday
Witty, unexpected and imaginative.
Daily Express
Fascinating things you never knew you wanted to know.
Daily Mirror
Titillating
Observer
The must have book for Christmas ... a world stranger than ... Read more
Daily Mail
It's good bog reading.
Irish Independent
Endlessly fascinating and an absolute treat.
Scotland on Sunday
Witty, unexpected and imaginative.
Daily Express
Fascinating things you never knew you wanted to know.
Daily Mirror
Titillating
Observer
The must have book for Christmas ... a world stranger than ... Read more