Science & Mathematics
Beyond Words
Carl Safina
In a world where we measure animals by human standards, prize-winning author and MacArthur Fellow Carl Safina takes us inside their minds, witnessing…
The Switch
Chris Goodall
Tracing the switch from fossil fuels to solar power and looking at the technology, people and trends that will take us there
The Perfect Bet
Adam Kucharski
A guide to how the world's smartest gamblers are using science to take on the house – and win – whether they're playing blackjack, having a…
The Voices Within
Charles Fernyhough
A wide-ranging look at the voices in all our heads, examining how we think and what it means for our lives and sense of self, now in paperback
Geography: Ideas in Profile
Danny Dorling
A clear and accessible introduction to geography by two experts in the topic, part of the Ideas in Profile series
Chancing It
Robert Matthews
How probability affects our lives by one of Britain's leading science writers.
States of Mind
Mark Haddon
A lively collection of literature, science and art delving into the mysteries of human consciousness, with a new introduction by Mark Haddon
The Elephant in the Classroom
Jo Boaler
A REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION OF THE ORIGINAL BESTSELLERWhy do millions struggle with mathematics, and what can be done to change that for the next ge…
Life's Greatest Secret
Matthew Cobb
This thrilling account shows how discovering DNA has fundamentally influenced the way we think of life and affected every aspect of our lives. Now ava…
How to Bake Pi
Eugenia Cheng
Möbius bagels, Euclid's flourless chocolate cake and apple pi – this is maths, but not as you know it.In How to Bake Pi, mathematical crusad…
Adventures in Human Being
Gavin Francis
Oliver Sacks meets Bear Grylls in this unique voyage around the human body, from the prize-winning author of Empire Antarctica. Now available in paper…
The Vital Question
Nick Lane
A game-changing book on the origins of life, called the most important scientific discovery 'since the Copernican revolution' in the Observe…
Sex by Numbers
David Spiegelhalter
Everything you ever wanted to know about sex (and statistics) from the co-author of The Norm Chronicles.
Professor Stewart's Incredible Numbers
Ian Stewart
The new mathematical bestseller from Professor Ian Stewart
Scientific Babel
Michael Gordin
'Michael Gordin's excellent Scientific Babel asks what drives the languages science uses, and how English came to dominate.' – New Scie…
What Nature Does For Britain
Tony Juniper
Ecology meets economics head on in Tony Juniper's valuation of the UK's natural capital
Forensics
Val McDermid
Bestselling crime writer Val McDermid picks up the scalpel to uncover the secrets of forensic medicine, from the crime scene to the courtroom.
Professor Stewart's Casebook of Mathematical Mysteries
Ian Stewart
Solving mathematical riddles with the world's most popular maths sleuth.
Sex, Drugs & Rock n Roll
Zoe Cormier
Sex, drugs and rock'n'roll as you've never seen them before – under the microscope.
