The Stronger Sex

‘Fun, rooted in science… May this book give all women strength for the times we now live in.’ Cat BohannonA myth-busting vindication of women’s physical strengthsFor decades, Starre Vartan – like mo …

Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2016 BMA MEDICAL BOOK AWARDS One of the world’s leading neurologists reveals the extraordinary stories behind some of the brain disorders that he and his staff at the Harvard Medic …

Why We Sing

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‘A must-read for anyone moved by the power of song’ – Lesley Garrett, CBESinging has always been there for us, at the root of what it is to be a human being. Through personal anecdote and scientific f …

How The Brain Lost Its Mind

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‘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 …

Am I Dreaming?

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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 …

Darwin's Origin of Species

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No book has changed our understanding of ourselves more than Darwin’s Origin of Species. It caused a sensation on its first day of publication in 1859 and went on to become an international bestseller …

The Shallows

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‘Boldly reactionary… What looks like feast, Carr argues, may be closer to famine’ Sunday Times’Chilling’ The EconomistIn this ground-breaking and compelling book, Nicholas Carr argues that not since …

The Well-Dressed Ape

The ‘Well-Dressed Ape’, aka Homo sapiens, is a strange mammal. It mates remarkably often and with unprecedented affection. With comparable enthusiasm, it will eat to the point of undermining its own h …