The story of two nineteenth-century scientists who revealed one of the most significant events in the natural history of this planet: the existence of dinosaurs.
The story of two nineteenth-century scientists who revealed one of the most significant events in the natural history of this planet: the existence of dinosaurs.
The story of a man’s obsession with whales, which takes him on a personal, historical and biographical journey – from his childhood to his fascination with Moby-Dick and his excursions whale-watching.
An eye-opening and vital account of the future of our earth and our civilisation if current rates of global warming persist, by the highly acclaimed author of ‘High Tide’.
Andrew Whitley, organic baker and founder of The Village Bakery, reveals the deplorable state into which mass produced bread has fallen, and the secrets behind making good, nutritious bread at home.
Is pleasure selfish and are we selfish to pursue it, scientifically speaking?
Ben Goldacre’s wise and witty bestseller, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, lifts the lid on quack doctors, flaky statistics, scaremongering journalists and evil pharmaceutical corporations.
Full of spleen, this will be a hilarious, invigorating and informative journey through the world of Bad Science.
The quirky offspring of ‘QI’ and ‘Freakonomics’, ‘Geekspeak’ melds ingenious statistical analysis with edifying trivia to explain away some curious facts of life.
Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction
An extraordinary journey into the underwater world of the whale – to tie in with a BBC film-length documentary hosted also by the author.
AGING WITH GRACE reveals the cutting-edge research that has transformed scientists’ understanding of healthy aging and shows what everyone can do to help prevent Alzheimer’s disease.
The story of Galileo’s daughter, Sister Maria Celeste, as told through her letters to her father. A companion to the bestselling Galileo’s Daughter, the letters are edited and introduced by Dava Sobel.
In Deep Time, Henry Gee, assistant editor of Nature, shows us that everything we think we know about evolution is wrong.
This new book from the author of ‘The Music of the Primes’ combines a personal insight into the mind of a working mathematician with the story of one of the biggest adventures in mathematics: the search for symmetry.
The quirky offspring of ‘QI’ and ‘Freakonomics’, ‘Geekspeak’ melds ingenious statistical analysis with edifying trivia to explain away some curious facts of life.
A new, scientifically supported understanding of the universe, one that will forever change our personal relationship with the cosmos.
