(Paperback, 2nd Edition, New Edition of Parapsychology and the Skeptics)

A factual and conscientious argument against materialisms vehement denial of psi phenomena.

(Paperback)

'Required reading for everyone' Adam Rutherford

Medicine, education, psychology, economics - wherever it really matters, we look to science for guidance.

(Paperback)

They know the creatures who lived there escaped the impending Big Freeze by inventing the space elevator - they even intervened to rid the planet of a plague of elves, who attempted to divert humanity onto a different time track. Can the God of Evolution come to humanity's aid and ensure Darwin writes a very different book

(Paperback)

Written by self-confessed geeks, and experienced science writers who are adept at translating the complicated concepts of 'hard science' into engaging insights for the general reader, this is a light-hearted, yet incredibly useful guide to life.

(Paperback, Main)

Do aliens with acid blood exist Will we ever go Back to the Future And just why were the original Planet of the Ape movies so terrible

(Paperback, Main)

'Michael Gordin's excellent Scientific Babel asks what drives the languages science uses, and how English came to dominate.' - New Scientist

(Paperback)

206 bones. One heart. Two eyes. Ten fingers. You may think you know what makes up a human. But it turns out our bodies are full of surprises.

(Paperback)

In Self Comes to Mind, world-renowned neuroscientist Antonio Damasio goes against the long-standing idea that consciousness is separate from the body, presenting compelling new scientific evidence that consciousness - what we think of as a mind with a self - is in fact a biological process created by a living organism.

(Hardback)

An enthralling examination of some of the most remarkable creatures in the animal kingdom, and what they tell us about what it means to be human.

(Hardback)

Gluttony. Greed. Sloth. Pride. Envy. Lust. Anger.

(Paperback)

Award-winning, celebrated New York Times columnist and science writer Carl Zimmer presents a history of our understanding of heredity in this sweeping, resonating overview of a force that shaped human society - a force set to shape our future even more radically.

(Paperback)

He passionately argues that we must all learn to love, respect and care for our six-legged friends.

Eye-opening, inspiring and riveting, Silent Earth is part love letter to the insect world, part elegy, part rousing manifesto for a greener planet.

(Hardback)

In a gorgeous history that spans continents and millennia, Aarathi Prasad weaves together the complex story of the queen of fabrics.

(Paperback)

Simplexity. A groundbreaking new concept that reveals the hidden ways the world really works.

(Paperback)

(Hardback, Main)

A wonderfully entertaining celebration of that most unique of creatures: the sloth.

(Paperback)

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY WINTON PRIZE 2015.

The first insider account of the work at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, the discovery of the Higgs particle - and what it all means for our understanding of the laws of nature.

(Paperback)

An insightful guide to cutting through the hype (and idealism) that blinds us in the world of science and technology. Gemma Milne looks at nine different areas of research, from feeding the world to cures for cancer, and reveals how we're prevented from seeing what is really going on in the world, and held back from making real progress.

(Paperback, Main)

A unique insight into how and why medicine can go wrong: combines Daniel Kahneman with Atul Gawande to explain the science behind our health

(Paperback, 2nd edition)

Soccer as you have never viewed it before--an eye-opening presentation of the world's favorite sport.

(Paperback)

Nothing begins when you thought it did

(Paperback, Main)

An entertaining journey through the ways in which we fool ourselves with numbers.

(Paperback)

As an acoustic engineer, the author has spent his career eradicating unwanted noises - echoes in concert halls, clamour in classrooms. Until the day he heard something so astonishing that he had an epiphany: rather than quashing rare or bizarre sounds, we should be celebrating these sonic treasures. This title tells the story of his investigation.

(Hardback)

The revised edition combines updated maps photographs, and illustrations to chart the solar system, the universe, and beyond.