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The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff is the best, the funniest, and the most vivid book ever written about America's manned space program A wonderful novel and perfect book club choice, The Right...
Erebus: The Story of a Ship
Michael Palin brings to life one of the greatest adventures of all time _______________ THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER- the remarkable true story of the exploration ship featured in The Terror...
Origins: How the Earth Shaped Human History
The Sunday Times bestseller that reveals the Earth's awesome impact on the shape of human civilisations Read the Sunday Times bestseller that reveals the Earth's awesome impact on the shape...
Orbital
Life on our planet as you've never seen it before **WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024** **THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** 'A slim, profound study of intimate human fears set...
A Brief History Of Time: From Big Bang To Black Holes
Stunningly repackaged edition of the international bestseller with a new appendix of updates from the author. Was there a beginning of time? Could time run backwards? Is the universe infinite...
Universal: A Journey Through the Cosmos
The Top Ten bestselling authors of The Quantum Universe take us on an awe-inspiring journey of scientific exploration We dare to imagine a time before the Big Bang, when the...
What's Eating the Universe?: And Other Cosmic Questions
The story of the universe in thirty cosmological conundrums In the constellation of Eridanus there lurks a cosmic mystery. It's as if something has taken a huge bite out of...
The End of Everything: (Astrophysically Speaking)
An acclaimed theoretical astrophysicist explores the end of the Universe. When will it take place? How is it likely to happen? How do scientists know? You're going to die. The...
The Order of Time
The number 1 bestseller from the superstar physicist hailed as 'the new Hawking' (Sunday Times) Time is a mystery that does not cease to puzzle us. Philosophers, artists and poets...
Origin Story: A Big History of Everything
This is the epic story of the universe and our place in it, from 13.8 billion years ago to the remote future How did we get from the Big Bang...
The Sirens of Mars: Searching for Life on Another World
A talented young planetary scientist charts our centuries-old obsession with Mars - Winner of the 2021 Whiting Award for Non-Fiction Right now, spacecraft are circling Mars, sweeping over Terra Sabaea,...
Soil: The incredible story of what keeps the earth, and us, healthy
'A love letter to Mother Earth and entertaining must-read that goes to the heart of our survival' Charles Massy, author of Call of the Reed Warbler . Perfect for fans...
Merlin's Tour of the Universe: A Traveller's Guide to Blue Moons and Black Holes, Mars, Stars and Everything Far
*Fully revised and updated for the 21st century* The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry takes readers on an odyssey into the deepest,...
This Earthly Globe: A Venetian Geographer and the Quest to Map the World
'A dazzling tale, brilliantly told' Peter Frankopan'A wonderful book' Sunday Telegraph, 5*'Triumphant' Literary ReviewDURING THE AGE OF DISCOVERY, in the autumn of 1550, an anonymously authored volume containing a wealth...
Titan King, Volume 1 - Rockport Edition: The Fall Guy: Volume 1
Now from Rockport Publishers and including new content: Titan King, Volume 1.Honduran teenager Eli Santos is plucked from his troubled life by an extraterrestrial scout to participate in a galactic...
Wild Air: In Search of Birdsong
Shortlisted for the 2023 Highland Book Prize'Joyful and mindful, a powerful argument for being still and listening' Sunday TimesA book about birds, birdsong and the countryside they inhabit, from the...
Sacred Messengers of Shamanic Africa: Teachings from Zep Tepi, the
A guide to connecting with the wisdom and energies of ancient Africa and awakening the lion-hearted spiritual warrior within * Reveals the wisdom and love of the White Lions of...
Apollo's Eye: A Cartographic Genealogy of the Earth in the Western
Long before we had the ability to photograph the earth from space - to see our planet as it would be seen by the Greek god Apollo - images of...
The Yellow River: A Natural and Unnatural History
A three-thousand-year history of the Yellow River and the legacy of interactions between humans and the natural landscape From Neolithic times to the present day, the Yellow River and its...
Astroquizzical: A Beginner's Journey Through the Cosmos
In this enthralling cosmic journey through space and time, astrophysicist Jillian Scudder locates our home planet within its own 'family tree'. Our parent the Earth and its sibling planets in...
All the Wide Border: Wales, England and the Places Between
A Waterstones Travel Book of the Year 2023A funny, warm and timely meditation on identity and belonging, following the scenic route along the England-Wales border: Britain's deepest faultline. There is...
The Frontier Below: The Past, Present and Future of Our Quest to Go
Triumphs and disasters in the deep seaThis is a journey through time and water, to the bottom of the ocean and the future of our planet. We do not see...
How to Be: Life Lessons from the Early Greeks
A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARWhat is the nature of things? Must I think my own way through the world? What is justice? How can I be me? How should...
The Asteroid Hunter: A Scientist's Journey to the Dawn of our Solar
A "captivating, behind-the-scenes account" of NASA's historic OSIRIS-REx mission to return an asteroid sample and unlock the mystery of formation on life on earth braided with the remarkable life story...
The Night Sky: An astronomers guide to the night sky and the universe
Discover the wonders of the Universe with this indispensable guide. The Night Sky is chock full of information explaining what, when and how to observe space and understanding the night...
The War Below: AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 'TODAY': Lithium, copper, and
A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST SUMMER BOOK OF 2024AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR SO FAR FOR 2024LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION, AND THE FT BUSINESS BOOK...
The Observant Walker: Wild Food, Nature and Hidden Treasures on the
'Blissfully funny, staggeringly informative, a joyful companion' Caroline Quentin'Tells the endlessly fascinating tale of Britain's natural history in a way that makes every delicate detail sparkle with life' Charlie Corbett,...
Moving Heaven and Earth (Icon Science): Copernicus and the Solar [...]
Copernicus sowed the seed from which science has grown to be a dominant aspect of modern culture, fundamental in shaping our understanding of the workings of the cosmos. John Henry...
A Scheme of Heaven: Astrology and the Birth of Science
Despite a resurgence in popularity, horoscopes are generally considered to be pseudoscience today - but they were once a cutting-edge scientific tool. In this ingenious work of history, data scientist...
Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilisation
Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson, bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our...
You're the Captain!: A Flightradar24 Puzzle Book
The first ever puzzle book from FlightRadar24 At any one time there are nearly 20,000 flights in the sky, and more than 75 million flights a year - and, since...
Flinders: The fascinating life, loves & great adventures of the man who put Australia on the map
The extraordinary life, loves and voyages of the man who put Australia on the map, now with a foreword from Flinders' great-great-great-grand-daughters on the 250th anniversary of his birth...
Black Holes: The key to understanding the universe
A brilliant exploration of the most exotic objects in the universe by Professor Brian Cox and Professor Jeff Forshaw. At the heart of the Milky Way, there is a distortion...
Why I Love Australia
Author: Daniel HowarthFormat: Hardback, 260mm x 260mm, 270g, 32 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2020Featuring children's own words and heart-warming pictures, this board book is the perfect book for children...
All Through the Night: Why Our Lives Depend on Dark Skies
Author: Dani RobertsonFormat: Hardback, 141mm x 222mm, 430g, 320 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2023Best New Books on Space 2024 - Forbes'Rarely is a non-fiction book about science this engaging'...
Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt
Author: Chris NauntonFormat: Hardback, 153mm x 234mm, 880g, 304 pagesPublished: Thames & Hudson Ltd, United Kingdom, 2018Where are the tombs of Alexander the Great or Cleopatra? Both rulers were buried...
Exploring the World: Two centuries of remarkable adventurers and their journeys
Author: Alexander Maitland Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 Explorers and travellers have always been attracted by the lure of the unknown. By traversing and mapping our planet, they have...
Deep Sea: 10 Things You Should Know
Author: Jon Copley Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 128 Uncover what lies at the deepest depths of our oceans... In ten brief and informative essays, marine biologist and TV science...
The Book of Tree Poems
Author: Ana Sampson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 128 Could there be a more pleasant way to spend a warm afternoon than lazing under a tree reading poetry inspired by...
How to Speak Whale: A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication
Author: Tom Mustill Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 'Fascinating' Greta Thunberg 'Extraordinary' Merlin Sheldrake 'A must-read' New Scientist 'Enthralling' George Monbiot 'Brilliant' Philip Hoare Wildlife filmmaker Tom Mustill had...
Rocks and Minerals: An Illustrated Field Guide
Author: Evelyn Mervine Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 The essential illustrated rocks and minerals guide. Learn how to identify rocks and minerals and appreciate the beauty of the natural...
Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis
Author: Annie Proulx Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week 'Magnificent' Guardian 'Remarkable ... A compact classic!' Bill McKibben 'I learned something new...
The Empire of Climate: A History of an Idea
Author: David N. LivingstoneFormat: Hardback, 156mm x 235mm, 552 pagesPublished: Princeton University Press, United States, 2024How the specter of climate has been used to explain history since antiquity.Scientists, journalists, and...
The Little Book of Trees
Author: Herman Shugart (W. W. Corcoran Professor of Natural History (Emeritus) and Research Professor) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 160 A charming, richly illustrated, pocket-size exploration of the world's trees....
The Beauty of Falling: A Life in Pursuit of Gravity
Author: Claudia de Rham Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 232 A world-renowned physicist seeks gravity's true nature and finds wisdom in embracing its force in her life. Claudia de Rham...
Infomojis: Continents
Author: Jon Richards Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 32 Did you know about the Great Green Wall in Africa? Or the Atacama Desert, Oceania and the Grand Canyon? Well, where...
The Little Book of Exoplanets
Author: Joshua N. Winn Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 A concise and accessible introduction to exoplanets that explains the cutting-edge science behind recent discoveries. For centuries, people have speculated...
A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters
Author: Andrew H. Knoll Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 Harvard's acclaimed geologist "charts Earth's history in accessible style" (AP) "A sublime chronicle of our planet." -Booklist, STARRED review How...