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The Science Magpie: Fascinating facts, stories, poems, diagrams and jokes plucked from science
Author: Simon Flynn Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 Fascinating lists, facts, stories, poems, drawings, diagrams - and even jokes - across the scientific disciplines and from science's bejewelled history....
The Britannica Guide to 100 Most Influential Scientists
Author: Britannica Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 Who are the most important men and women whose notions and theories have changed the world? When Isaac Newton claimed that he...
Elementary: The Periodic Table Explained
Author: James M. Russell Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 192 The periodic table, created in the early 1860s by Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev, marked one of the most extraordinary advances...
The First of Everything: A History of Human Invention, Innovation and Discovery
Author: Stewart Ross Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 A lively and highly readable account of the origins, invention and discovery of just about everything on the planet, the truly...
Testosterone: The Story of the Hormone that Dominates and Divides Us
Author: Carole Hooven Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 RECOMMENDED AS ONE OF THE TIMES' BEST SCIENCE BOOKS OF 2021 'With all the talk about testosterone in sex, sports and...
Eve: The Disobedient Future of Birth
Author: Claire Horn Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Throughout human history, every single one of us has been born from a person. So far. But that is about to...
The Accidental Scientist: The Role of Chance and Luck in Scientific Discovery
Author: Graeme Donald Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 Have you ever wondered how the ideas for some things come about? Surprisingly it is often as much down to chance...
Nostalgia Nerd's Gadgets, Gizmos & Gimmicks: A Potted History of Personal Tech
Author: Peter Leigh Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 In this eagerly-awaited new book from the author of the best-selling Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech, Peter Leigh takes a fun, informative...
Off the Map: Lost Spaces, Invisible Cities, Forgotten Islands, Feral Places and What They Tell Us About the World
Author: Alastair Bonnett Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 From forgotten enclaves to floating islands, from hidden villages to New York gutter spaces, Off the Map charts the hidden corners...
What's the Use?: The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics
Author: Professor Ian Stewart Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 'Stewart is Britain's most brilliant and prolific populariser of maths' - Alex Bellos 'The instructive equivalent of a Michelin-starred tasting...
Adventures in Human Being
Author: Gavin Francis Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 We have a lifetime's association with our bodies, but for many of us they remain uncharted territory. In Adventures in Human...
Where Do Camels Belong?: The story and science of invasive species
Author: Ken Thompson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 Where do camels belong? In the Arab world may seem the obvious answer, but they are relative newcomers there. They evolved...
Half Life: The Divided Life of Bruno Pontecorvo, Physicist or Spy
Author: Frank Close Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 The memo landed on Kim Philby's desk in Washington, DC, in July 1950. Three months later, Bruno Pontecorvo, a physicist at...
Water and Peace: A journey through the world's most explosive conflict zones in search of deep water
Author: Dr Alain Gachet Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 In countries where scarce surface water causes disease and conflict, an abundance of water can bring peace. With the growing...
The Missing Musk: A Casebook of Mysteries from the Natural World
Author: Bob Gilbert Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 'Utterly fascinating and intriguing' Neil Ansell, author of The Last Wilderness 'A captivating dive into the mysteries of nature' Lee Schofield,...
Through A Window
Author: Jane Goodall Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 From the world-famous expert on chimpanzees - the powerfully compelling sequel to the international bestseller IN THE SHADOW OF MAN: 'An...
The Self Delusion: The Surprising Science of Our Connection to Each Other and the Natural World
Author: Tom Oliver Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 'A thought-provoking and worthwhile read' THE TIMES 'A timely, challenging book' GUARDIAN '[A] rich, intriguing book' NATURE WE ARE MUCH MORE...
Talking to Robots: How Humans and Machines Will Live Together in the Future
Author: David Ewing Duncan Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 'If you want to see what that future might look like, Duncan's book is a fun place to start' NPR...
How Animals Saved My Life: Being the Supervet: The perfect gift for animal lovers
Author: Professor Noel Fitzpatrick Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 448 THE MASSIVE NUMBER 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER It has been 30 years since Noel Fitzpatrick graduated as a veterinary surgeon,...
This Is a Book for People Who Love Mushrooms
Author: Meg Madden Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 128 A celebratory compendium of nature's weirdest and most wonderful fungi, with gorgeously illustrated profiles of notable mushrooms and information on foraging,...
Monster Kids: How Pokemon Taught a Generation to Catch Them All
Author: Daniel Dockery Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 More than just a simple journey through the history of Pokemon, Daniel Dockery offers an in-depth look at the franchise's many...
Below the Edge of Darkness: Exploring Light and Life in the Deep Sea
Author: Edith Widder Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 A pioneering marine biologist takes us down into the deep ocean in this 'thrilling blend of hard science and high adventure'...
Through A Vet's Eyes: How to care for animals and treat them better
Author: Dr Sean Wensley, FRCVS Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 One of the Financial Times' Best Summer Books of 2022 'A compelling account of the trials, tribulations and triumphs...
The Keys to Kindness: How to be Kinder to Yourself, Others and the World
Author: Claudia Hammond Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 In The Keys to Kindness Claudia Hammond takes us on an eye-opening tour of kindness: what constitutes kindness (it's not what...
The Expectation Effect: How Your Mindset Can Transform Your Life
Author: David Robson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 'Based in science and packed with smart advice, The Expectation Effect will expand your mind - and maybe even extend your...
Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
Author: Susan Magsamen Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 Many of us think of the arts as entertainment - a luxury of some kind. In Your Brain on Art, authors...
Travellers to Unimaginable Lands: Dementia, Carers and the Hidden Workings of the Mind
Author: Dasha Kiper Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 A husband believes his wife is an imposter. A man's sudden, intense Catholic piety provokes his wife. A mother and daughter...
Tree Stories: How trees plant our world and connect our lives
Author: Stefano Mancuso Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Trees have played countless roles in human history - by turns hopeful symbols of freedom, pioneering space travellers, keepers of ancient...
Towards a Digital Renaissance: The evolution of creativity, values and business from cyberspace to the metaverse
Author: Jeremy Silver Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 Towards a Digital Renaissance traces the excitement and optimism of the early internet, the outsider cyberpunk ethic and open access. But...
The Social Lives of Animals: How Co-operation Conquered the Natural World
Author: Ashley Ward Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 'Any writer who can evoke the existential sadness of a lonely cockroach, or make krill thrilling, or describe a snorkelling colleague...
Country Matters: A Countryside Companion: 74 tips, tales and talking points
Author: Meg Clothier Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 'A lovely, luminous compendium of rural lore, law and life, full of unexpected paths and explorations' Bella Bathurst, author of Field...
Eve: The Disobedient Future of Birth
Author: Claire Horn Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Throughout human history, every single one of us has been born from a person. So far. But that is about to...
Hybrid Humans: Dispatches from the Frontiers of Man and Machine
Author: Harry Parker Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 As heard on BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week An eye-opening account of disability, identity, and how robotics and AI...
The Wild Handbook: Seasonal activities to help you reconnect with nature
Author: Emily Thomas Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 160 A beautiful, illustrated book full of ideas to get you back in touch with nature. Spending time in nature is scientifically...
Breakfast with Einstein: The Exotic Physics of Everyday Objects
Author: Chad Orzel Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 A Sunday Times Book of the Year From the author of the international bestseller How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your...
Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life
Author: Helen Czerski Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 Physicist and rising BBC star, Dr Helen Czerski shows that science isn't something complicated for someone else somewhere else but all...
Slime: A Natural History
Author: Susanne Wedlich Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 Slime is an ambiguous thing. It exists somewhere between a solid and liquid. It inspires revulsion even while it compels our...
The Wild Places
Author: Robert Macfarlane (Y) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 Are there any genuinely wild places left in Britain and Ireland? Or have we tarmacked, farmed and built ourselves out...
Wild Green Wonders: A Life in Nature
Author: Patrick Barkham Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 'Barkham is an outstanding author.' -CHRIS PACKHAM 'Wonder-filled . . . A treat. Patrick knows how...
Nostalgia Nerd's Gadgets, Gizmos & Gimmicks: A Potted History of Personal Tech
Author: Peter Leigh Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 In this eagerly-awaited new book from the author of the best-selling Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech, Peter Leigh takes a fun, informative...
What's the Use?: The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics
Author: Professor Ian Stewart Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 'Stewart is Britain's most brilliant and prolific populariser of maths' - Alex Bellos 'The instructive equivalent of a Michelin-starred tasting...
Wild: Tales from Early Medieval Britain
Author: Amy Jeffs Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 By the bestselling author of Storyland. Sheer cliffs, salt spray, explosive sea spume, thunderous clouds, icy waves, whales with mountains on...
The Jewel Box: How Moths Illuminate Nature's Hidden Rules
Author: Tim Blackburn Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 Every morning, ecologist Tim Blackburn is inspired by the diversity contained within the moth trap he runs on the roof of...
Control: The Dark History and Troubling Present of Eugenics
Author: Adam Rutherford Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 How did an obscure academic idea pave the way to the Holocaust within just fifty years? Why does eugenics still loom...
How to Read Numbers: A Guide to Statistics in the News (and Knowing When to Trust Them)
Author: Tom Chivers Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 Every day, most of us will read or watch something in the news that is based on statistics in some way....
Through A Window
Author: Jane Goodall Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 From the world-famous expert on chimpanzees - the powerfully compelling sequel to the international bestseller IN THE SHADOW OF MAN: 'An...
Pluses and Minuses: How Maths Makes the World More Manageable
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Author: Stefan Buijsman Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 Thousands of years ago the inhabitants of Mesopotamia became the first to use numbers. Since then, mathematics has been unstoppable. It's...
How to Argue With a Racist: History, Science, Race and Reality
Author: Adam Rutherford Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK 'The ultimate anti-racism guide' Caroline Criado Perez...