Mathematics & Science Bargain Book Box

Mathematics & Science Bargain Book Box

From the quantum world and the mathematics of infinity to the secret life of trees and the science of human touch — this box is for curious minds who find the real world more astonishing than any fiction. Accessible, authoritative, and endlessly fascinating, these seventeen books span physics, biology, neuroscience, mathematics, and the history of scientific ideas in a way that rewards both the dedicated science reader and the enthusiastic newcomer.

1. The Little Book of the Elements: A Pocket Guide to the Periodic Table — Jack Challoner | ISBN: 9781911610571 | RRP: $19.99
   A beautifully compact introduction to every element on the periodic table — the story of where each one comes from, what it does, and why it matters. Jack Challoner makes chemistry approachable, surprising, and genuinely delightful.
2. We Are Electric: The New Science of Our Body's Electrome — Sally Adee | ISBN: 9781838853341 | RRP: $36.99
   A groundbreaking exploration of bioelectricity — the electrical signals that govern everything from how our cells develop to how we heal and think. Sally Adee writes with clarity and excitement about a field that is quietly revolutionising medicine and our understanding of life itself.
3. Invisible Lines: Boundaries and Belts That Define the World — Maxim Samson | ISBN: 9781800814998 | RRP: $49.99
   A fascinating examination of the invisible structures that shape our planet — from time zones and tectonic boundaries to the ecological belts that determine where life can and cannot thrive. Maxim Samson reveals the hidden geometry underlying the world we think we know.
4. The Importance of Being Interested: Adventures in Scientific Curiosity — Robin Ince | ISBN: 9781786492623 | RRP: $42.99
   Broadcaster and comedian Robin Ince makes a passionate, entertaining case for scientific curiosity as one of the most important and joyful things a human being can cultivate. Part memoir, part manifesto, and entirely wonderful company.
5. Why Balloons Rise and Apples Fall: The Laws That Make the World Work — Jeff Stewart | ISBN: 9781782437574 | RRP: $24.99
   A clear, clever, and engagingly written introduction to the fundamental laws of physics — from gravity and thermodynamics to electromagnetism — explained through the everyday phenomena we encounter but rarely stop to think about.
6. How Evolution Explains Everything About Life — New Scientist | ISBN: 9781529381962 | RRP: $22.99
   From the team behind New Scientist magazine comes a comprehensive and accessible account of evolutionary theory — from Darwin's original insight through to the latest discoveries that continue to transform our understanding of where life comes from and where it is going.
7. Alex Through the Looking-Glass: How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life — Alex Bellos | ISBN: 9781408817773 | RRP: $39.99
   The bestselling mathematics communicator Alex Bellos takes readers on a tour of the extraordinary ways in which numbers and mathematical patterns are woven into the fabric of the world around us. Surprising, witty, and completely accessible.
8. Trees: 10 Things You Should Know — Carolyn Fry | ISBN: 9781399613897 | RRP: $29.99
   A beautifully distilled introduction to the science, ecology, and wonder of trees — covering everything from how they communicate and compete to why they are so central to the future of our planet. Essential reading for anyone who has ever looked up into a canopy and wanted to understand what they were seeing.
9. Escape From Shadow Physics: Quantum Theory, Quantum Reality and the Next Scientific Revolution — Adam Forrest Kay | ISBN: 9781399609586 | RRP: $49.99
   A bold and intellectually rigorous challenge to the dominant interpretations of quantum mechanics, arguing that physics has lost its way — and proposing a clearer path forward. Ambitious, provocative, and written for readers who want more from their science than comfortable consensus.
10. When We Touch: Handshakes, Hugs, High Fives and the New Science Behind Why Touch Matters — Professor Michael Banissy | ISBN: 9781398708723 | RRP: $45.00
    A revelatory exploration of the science of human touch — how it shapes our emotional lives, our health, our social bonds, and our sense of self. Professor Michael Banissy draws on cutting-edge research to reveal just how fundamental physical contact is to what it means to be human.
11. Brainscapes: The Warped, Wondrous Maps Written in Your Brain — Rebecca Schwarzlose | ISBN: 9781328949967 | RRP: $39.99
    A neuroscientist reveals the extraordinary maps that the brain builds of the body and the world — maps that are stranger, more flexible, and more revealing of human nature than most of us ever imagine. A brilliant window into what is happening inside our heads.
12. The Ice at the End of the World: An Epic Journey Into Greenland's Buried Past and Our Perilous Future — Jon Gertner | ISBN: 9780812996623 | RRP: $39.99
    An urgent and beautifully written account of what scientists are discovering in Greenland's ancient ice — and what it means for the future of every coastline on earth. Jon Gertner combines adventure writing, history of science, and climate journalism at the highest level.
13. Spark: The Life of Electricity and the Electricity of Life — Timothy J. Jorgensen | ISBN: 9780691232973 | RRP: $34.99
    A sweeping account of electricity — from the first experiments with static charges to the electrical signals firing in our brains at this very moment. Timothy J. Jorgensen reveals the deep connection between the physics of the power grid and the biology of living things.
14. A Brief Welcome to the Universe: A Pocket-Sized Tour — Neil deGrasse Tyson | ISBN: 9780691219943 | RRP: $24.99
    The legendary astrophysicist distils the cosmos into a compact and gloriously readable tour of the universe — from the Big Bang to black holes, from the formation of stars to the possibility of life elsewhere. Neil deGrasse Tyson makes the infinite feel entirely approachable.
15. Beyond Infinity — Eugenia Cheng | ISBN: 9780465094813 | RRP: $39.99
    Mathematician Eugenia Cheng takes one of the most mind-bending concepts in all of mathematics — infinity — and makes it not just comprehensible but actively exciting. A book that will permanently change the way you think about numbers, size, and what is even possible.
16. The Doomsday Calculation: How an Equation That Predicts the Future Is Transforming Everything We Know About Life and the Universe — William Poundstone | ISBN: 9780316440707 | RRP: $39.99
    A fascinating and unsettling exploration of the Copernicus Principle and what probability theory might genuinely tell us about humanity's future. William Poundstone makes a deeply counterintuitive argument with rigour, clarity, and just enough existential dread to keep things interesting.
17. Amphibious Soul: Finding the Wild in a Tame World — Craig Foster | ISBN: 9780008613082 | RRP: $36.99
    From the filmmaker behind the Oscar-winning My Octopus Teacher comes a profound and lyrical meditation on wildness, connection, and what we lose when we lose contact with the natural world. Craig Foster writes about the ocean and its creatures with a sense of wonder that is impossible not to share.