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The 2011 'Last Word' collection featured, for the first time, 108 full-colour photographs showing the beauty, complexity and mystery of the world a...

***A Waterstones Best Paperback of 2022 pick***Perfect for fans of Radio 4's The Infinite Monkey Cage and Professor Brian Cox.'A delightful and sci...

A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2022: POLITICSSignificant strides have been made in recent years in the movement for LGBTQ+ rights, visibility and empow...

Marc Abrahams, the founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, offers an addictive,wryly funny expose of the oddest, most imaginative, and just plain improbabl...

Aimed at general readers, this book spans Ancient Egypt and Greece, the Roman Empire, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to the modern day, provid...

An insider's view on bringing extinct species back to lifeCould extinct species, like mammoths and passenger pigeons, be brought back to life? In H...

This easy-to-follow introduction to computer science reveals how familiar stories like Hansel and Gretel, Sherlock Holmes, and Harry Potter illustr...

Bestselling author Marcus Chown explores some of the most profound and important science about us, our world and beyond by examining some astonishi...

Presenting a quantum-holographic perspective on world history and human consciousness, Carl Calleman explains the quantum physics behind the Waves ...

Are men's and women's brains really different? Why are teenagers impulsive and rebellious? And will it soon be possible to link our brains together...

A TIMES AND OBSERVER HIGHLIGHT FOR 2022 ''An empowering story of human ingenuity'' Economist ''Full of curious facts'' The Times ''Grippin...

From Josh Tickell, one of Americas most celebrated documentary filmmakers, comes a fascinating, easy-to-follow blueprint for how eating in ways tha...

Kari Byronformer host of the wildly popular, iconic cult classic MythBustersshows how to crash test your way through life, no lab coat required. Ka...

We encounter physics before we've even left the house in the morning; an alarm clock tracks time, a mirror reflects light waves and our mobile phon...

Who invented zero? Why 60 seconds in a minute? How big is infinity? Where do parallel lines meet? And can a butterfly's wings really cause a storm ...

From the creation of the Manned Spacecraft Center to the launching of the International Space Station and beyond, Making Space for Women explores h...

As we approach a great turning point in history when technology is poised to redefine what it means to be human, The Fourth Age offers fascinating ...

16 revealing stories about the human brain. Ever wondered how Scandinavians cope with 24-hour darkness, why we feel pain - or whether smartphones r...