Science & Mathematics
Island on Fire
Alexandra Witze
The 1783 eruption of Laki led to Europe's year without summer – and it is due again soon
Where Do Camels Belong?
Ken Thompson
A timely, instructive and controversial book, which delivers unexpected answers.
Homage to Gaia
James Lovelock
A new edition of the celebrated thinker James Lovelock's autobiography to celebrate his 100th birthday
The Economist Numbers Guide 6th Edition
How to improve your head for figures: the concepts and techniques that are crucial for every aspiring manager to know.
Rogerson's Book of Numbers
Barnaby Rogerson
A miscellany of sacred, mysterious, spiritual and profane numbers. The ideal stocking-filler – now available in paperback.
The Existential Pleasures of Engineering
Samuel C. Florman
How engineering is not only fundamental to our society but also an expression of mankind's deepest creative impulses.
The Norm Chronicles
David Spiegelhalter
A far from average book: the real story behind the statistics on risk, chance and choice. Now in paperback.
The Man Who Plants Trees
Jim Robbins
An extraordinary investigation into the world of trees – and the inspiring story of one man's quest to help save the world's oldest and greate…
The Burning Question
Mike Berners-Lee
Take one complex scientific discipline. Add the future of energy, economics and geopolitics. Season with human nature …
The Great Mathematical Problems
Ian Stewart
'Britain's foremost populariser of maths' Ian Stewart reveals the ultimate questions that take us to the limits of mathematics – now avail…
How Puzzles Improve Your Brain
Richard Restak
Whether you want to improve your memory, or give your brain a full work-out to improve logic and visual observation skills, this book is packed with b…
An Optimist's Tour of the Future
Mark Stevenson
One curious man's journey to find out 'what's next?'
Why Does the World Exist?
Jim Holt
An irreverent sleuth tackles the riddle of existence that has puzzled man since the dawn of time
Scars of Evolution
Elaine Morgan
Elaine Morgan's book questions the accepted science around human evolution.
The Great Animal Orchestra
Bernie Krause
A fascinating and unique exploration of nature's music, from plants and animals to wind and rain.
The Quest for Gaia
Kit Pedler
Kit Pedler, the scientist who co-created the 'Doomwatch' television series to warn us of the dangers of technology, presents his vision of a t…
