Inside the Supernatural
Out of body? Out of mind? Reality or unreality?
Mind, body, spirit
The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light
Streetlamps, neon signs – an ever-present glow that has changed the natural world and adversely affected our health; Paul Bogard illuminates the problems caused by a lack of darkness.
Killing Us Softly: The Sense and Nonsense of Alternative Medicine
More people than ever are using alternative medicine. But, as expert Dr Paul Offit explains, these untested therapies are ineffective, expensive and even deadly.
Killing Us Softly: The Sense and Nonsense of Alternative Medicine
More people than ever are using alternative medicine. But, as expert Dr Paul Offit explains, these untested therapies are ineffective, expensive and even deadly.
England’s Lost Eden: Adventures in a Victorian Utopia
A kaleidoscopic story of myth, Spiritualism, and the Victorian search for Utopia from one of the brightest and most original non-fiction writers at work today.
Leviathan
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.
The Buried Soul: How Humans Invented Death
From the author of ‘The Prehistory of Sex’ – a coruscating, insightful history of the human soul.
The Shark God: Encounters with Myth and Magic in the South Pacific
A daring journey to confront legend and sorcery in a forgotten corner of the South Pacific.