Beginners

RRP: £24.00

‘Beginners belongs on the list of books that have changed the way I understand my own limitations.’Malcolm GladwellFor many of us, the last time we learned a new skill was during childhood. We live in …

Flight Lines

RRP: £14.99

As the sun lowered and turned Gulf St Vincent fiery, they each called a high-pitched ‘peeooowiii!’, flashed their black wing-pits, spread their tail skirts and took flight.Andrew Darby follows the ody …

How The Brain Lost Its Mind

RRP: £10.99

‘Hugely entertaining’ Guardian’Fascinating’ Mail on SundayIn 1882, Jean-Martin Charcot was the premiere physician in Paris, having just established a neurology clinic at the infamous Salpêtrière Hospi …

Contagion

From the bestselling authors behind Science(ish) and Hollywood Wants to Kill You…A fascinating free ebook about the science of viruses – all told through the Hollywood blockbuster Contagion.Viruses …

Hollywood Wants to Kill You

RRP: £10.99

‘A wonderful book… Delightfully varied… As with all the best science writing, this book doesn’t just give answers, it also asks interesting questions.’ Daily Mail’Captivating and intelligent! Who …

Am I Dreaming?

RRP: £9.99

When a computer goes wrong, we are told to turn it off and on again. In Am I Dreaming?, science journalist James Kingsland reveals how the human brain is remarkably similar. By rebooting our hard-wire …

Breakfast with the Centenarians

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Learn the art of growing old from the supercentenarians living life to the fullest.It’s said that life begins at 40 – but that number is constantly revised upwards as we live longer and longer. With t …

Infinite Powers

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Shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize 2019A magisterial history of calculus (and the people behind it) from one of the world’s foremost mathematicians.This is the captivating story of m …

The Hidden Half

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Why does one smoker die of lung cancer but another live to 100? The answer is ‘The Hidden Half’ – those random, unknowable variables that mess up our attempts to comprehend the world.We humans are ver …

The Equations of Life

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Britain’s foremost astrobiologist offers an accessible and game-changing account of why life is like it is.The puzzles of life astound and confuse us like no other mystery. But in this revolutionary n …

Sloths

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A wonderfully entertaining celebration of that most unique of creatures: the sloth.In public estimation, sloths have undergone an astonishing transformation in the course of the past few years. Thanks …

Sloths!

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A wonderfully entertaining celebration of that most unique of creatures: the sloth.In public estimation, sloths have undergone an astonishing transformation in the course of the past few years. Thanks …

Science(ish)

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A Sunday Times Book of the YearA New Scientist Gift Pick”Bright, nerdy and funny! Of course I loved it.” Dara Ó BriainCan we resurrect dinosaurs? Is a Martian holiday good for your health? Can we buil …

And Then You're Dead

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“Entertaining – if harrowing.” – New York Times Book ReviewWhat would happen if you took a swim outside a deep-sea submarine wearing only Speedos? How long could you last if you stood on the surface o …

The Bumper Book of Things That Nobody Knows

There are many, many things that nobody knows… Do animals have a sense of humour? Why do we have five fingers? What did Jesus do in his youth? Has human evolution stopped? Can robots become self-awa …

Adapt

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Nature’s creations are more sophisticated and elegant than anything humans have created. Geckos can run upside down along ceilings. Termite mounds can stay cool in the desert without air conditioning. …