Autobiography: Science, Technology & Medicine

A masterful biography of Alfred Wegener (1880–1930), the German scientist who discovered continental drift.Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academi...

“For the decade of my father’s illness, I felt as if I was floating in the deep end, tossed by waves, carried by currents but not drowning.” In a s...

CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF 2022 BY THE GUARDIAN AND THE NEW STATESMAN'A STAND OUT' SUNDAY TIMES'STARTLINGLY HONEST AND DEVASTATINGLY GOOD' RACHEL CLARKE, ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD'So very important' NIGELLA LAWSON'Brilliantly alive' SUNDAY TIMES'A tr...

'A wondrous hymn to the scientific method, and some of its most profound discoveries, and what it can teach us all about how to live better and ric...

WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE THE STARS?'Look at a satellite image of the Earth. Where it was once as dark as night, it is now lit up like a Christmas tree...

When the world stopped, all hopes rested on finding a vaccine. An unlikely team answered the call.Before Covid-19 was even given its name, a select...

When the world stopped, all hopes rested on finding a vaccine. An unlikely team answered the call. Before Covid-19 was even given its name, a selec...

Has an animal saved your life? Studying Arctic birds helped resuscitate those suffering from hypothermia. An ECG on the 150kg heart of a humpback w...

Nikola Tesla's life is as interesting for his idiosyncrasy as it is for his brilliance. The inventor's mind knew no limits and his incredible sense...

'I think you have something here' I said, 'This could lead to a whole new way of understanding criminal behaviour. As far as I know no one's ever t...

A POIGNANT LGBT MEMOIR: A leading trans neuroscientist recounts his gender transition, his groundbreaking scientific work, and his advocacy for gen...

In The Smallest Lights in the Universe, MIT astrophysicist Sara Seager interweaves the story of her search for meaning and solace afte...

'A hymn to the art and science of nursing itself' Guardian The hand of a stranger offered in solace. A flower placed on a dead body as a mark of re...

'Engrossing, emotionally honest and forensically fascinating' - Dr Richard Shepherd, author of Unnatural CausesIn Traces, Professor Patricia Wiltsh...

The inspiring, long-awaited autobiography of video game designer and DOOM cocreator John Romero DOOM Guy: Life in First Person is the long-awaited ...

'Charming and addictively accessible' STEVEN PINKER 'Original, authoritative and beautiful' BRIAN COX 'The most wonderful adventure' ROBIN INCE ...

David Mearns has discovered some of the world's most fascinating and elusive shipwrecks. From the mighty battlecruiser HMS Hood to the crumbling wo...

Nominated for the Chortle Comedy Book Award 2023'Blisteringly well written, deeply humane and very funny' Daily Telegraph'Enough to make you die la...

The moving memoir of a doctor who became a family caregiver and learned why care is so central to all our lives 'Beautiful and deeply moving. A tru...

THE MASSIVE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. A powerful, heart-warming and inspiring memoir from the UK's most famous and beloved vet, Professor Noe...

Journey into the world of intensive care medicine and the lives of people who have forever been changed by it.   ‘A very special book filled with s...

What does it take to go from imagining a different life to creating one? Entrepreneur and educator Frances Valintine has spent her life trying to u...

Uncle Tungsten radiates all the delight and wonder of a boy’s adventures, and is an unforgettable portrait of an extraordinary young mind.Oliver Sa...

With a foreword by Bill Bryson'Compelling . . . moving and often startlingly visceral'Times Literary Supplement'Horrifying. But, in the end, inspir...

Nnedi Okorafor was never supposed to be paralyzed. A college track star and budding entomologist, Nnedi’s lifelong battle with scoliosis was just a...

It all started with a Hob Nob. As Dr Matt Morgan, an intensive care consultant, examined a patient who had suffered a cardiac arrest after inhaling...

At the age of twenty-eight, with his Beijing-based science communications business doing well and a new relationship blossoming, Ben Bravery woke f...