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The fourth book in the Science of Discworld series, and this time around dealing with THE REALLY BIG QUESTIONS, Terry Pratchetts brilliant new Disc...

What are neutrinos? Why does nature need them? What use are they? Neutrinos are perhaps the most enigmatic particles in the universe. Formed in ce...

By the end of the astonishing E=mc2, a dedicated reader will have achieved, if only by osmosis, an understanding of Einstein's theory of relativity...

Michio Kaku, the international bestselling author of Physics of the Impossible, gives us a stunning and provocative vision of the future of the min...

The mind behind the infamous Ig Nobel Prizes presents an addictive collection of improbable research all about us and you Marc Abrahams collects ...

An extraordinary yet little-known scientific advance occurred in the opening years of the nineteenth century when a young amateur meteorologist, Lu...

The world''s leading expert on near-death experiences reveals his journey toward rethinking the nature of death, life, and the continuity of consci...

A Royal Society Science Prize shortlisted author''A talented new writer'' Sunday Times__________A philosophical and medical journey through the exp...

SOAP SAVES LIVES. But did you know that excessive use of soap and skin-care products is harming our health and the environment? Apart from in hand-...

''Boldly ambitious, deeply affecting, and magisterial in scope'' Steve Silberman, author of Neurotribes''Expansive and thoughtful, it illuminates t...

THE INSPIRATION FOR THE MAJOR NEW NETFLIX SERIES, HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND'It's a trip - engrossing, eye-opening, mind altering' New Statesman'Fasci...

One of our great contemporary scientists reveals the ten profound insights that illuminate what everyone should know about the physical worldIn Fun...

A Times/Sunday Times Book of the Year DISCOVER HOW LIFE REALLY WORKS - ON EARTH AND IN SPACE 'A wonderfully insightful sidelong look at Earthly b...

''A must read for anyone interested in the emerging ethics of robotics'' Irene M. Pepperberg''Endless ink has been spilled on AI and our robot fut...

The international bestseller that gives you the facts about climate changeWhen students David Nelles and Christian Serrer struggled to find a book ...

An award-winning physician and scientist makes the game-changing case that genetic females are stronger than males at every stage of life'A powerfu...

'A terrific book - essential reading for everyone seeking to make sense of Artificial Intelligence' Professor Sir Adrian Smith, Director and Chief ...

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE ECONOMIST, OBSERVER, NEW SCIENTIST, BBC FOCUS, INDEPENDENT AND WASHINGTON POST 'A rollicking tour of the wilde...

'Absorbing, mind-enlarging, studded with insights ... This could have significant real-world results' Sunday TimesHumanity's greatest feat is our i...

'Punchy and to the point. No beating around the bush. This brilliant book contains all the information we need to have in our back pocket in order ...

'An enthralling tale of toil, tenacity and triumph' RACHEL CLARKEThis is the story of a race - not against other vaccines or other scientists, but ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERAS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK'The ultimate anti-racism guide' Caroline Criado Perez'Seriously important' Bill...

'Clear and compact ... It's hard to fault as a brief, easily digestible introduction to some of the biggest questions in the Universe' Giles Sparro...

Flash crashes. Speed dating. Instant messaging. From the devices we carry to the lives we lead, everything is getting faster, faster. But where d...

Science is a wide-ranging and fascinating subject and a key part of the school curriculum. This handy reference guide uses a question and answer fo...

'Anyone who wants to get better at anything should read Peak.' Fortune Do you want to stand out at work, improve your athletic or musical performan...

The history of science is often seen as a story of advancement but nothing could be further from the truth. Science, it is true, has progressed, bu...

An exploration of why we don''t talk to strangers, and the wonderful things that would happen if we did.''In a thrilling, immersive journey across ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Those who feel doomed to be fat would be well advised to digest every word of Taubes's cogently argued, agenda-shifti...

Geoffrey West's research centres on a quest to find unifying principles and patterns connecting everything, from cells and ecosystems to cities, so...

What is Big Data, and why should you care? Big data knows where you've been and who your friends are. It knows what you like and what makes you an...

A concise and illuminating tour of the human body - learn about how our bodies work and why they work the way they do, in minutes. From the basic u...

Edited and introduced by Bill Bryson, with contributions from Richard Dawkins, Margaret Atwood, Richard Holmes, Martin Rees, Richard Fortey, Steve ...

Robert Lanza is one of the most respected scientists in the world--a US News & World Report cover story called him a genius and a renegade thin...

'His clarity, wit and determination are evident, his understand and good humour moving' New ScientistMy Brief History recounts Stephen Hawkings imp...

Will give pleasure to anyone interested in original thinking about the brainBreathtakingly original Financial Times The trailblazing investigation ...