One Hundred Essential Things You Didn'T Know You Didn'T Know

Mathematics can reveal and illuminate things about the complex world we live in that can t be found any other way. In this hugely informative and entertaining book, John D. Barrow takes the most perpl...

Nexus - Small Worlds & The Groundbreaking Science Of Networks

Presents the fundamental principles of "small worlds" theory, highlighting groundbreaking research, its benefits and applications to diverse problems, and the logic behind the "six degrees of separati...

The Knowledge

Maybe it was a viral pandemic, or an asteroid strike, or perhaps nuclear war. Whatever the cause, the world as we know it has ended and you and the other survivors must start again. What key knowledge...

The Man Who Plants Trees

This is an extraordinary book about trees. It's an account by a veteran science journalist that ranges to the limits of scientific understanding: how trees produce aerosols for protection and 'warning...

The Disappearing Spoon

The Periodic Table is one of man's crowning scientific achievements. But it's also a treasure trove of stories of passion, adventure, betrayal and obsession. The infectious tales and astounding detail...

Surrounded by Narcissists

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Surrounded by Idiots Are you overshadowed by the narcissists in your life? Are you worn out by their constant demands for attention, their absolute belie...

10 Short Lessons in Space Travel

'Extremely authoritative. The best book I have read on space travel since Arthur C. Clarke's classic, The Promise of Space.' Marcus Chown In an era of rapidly developing technology and renewed ambi...

Het universum is een klootzak

Hoe de natuurwetten ons het leven zuur maken 'Amusant, leerzaam en een heerlijk zuur boek.' Nooit meer slapen Het universum is zo’n goede plek nog niet om te leven. Tuurlijk, het omvat alle ruimte,...

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The Essentials of OCR Science

A revision guide that covers the core content of the OCR Science A (single award) specification, from the Twenty First Century Science Suite.

Imagining Numbers

How the elusive imaginary number was first imagined, and how to imagine it yourselfImagining Numbers (particularly the square root of minus fifteen) is Barry Mazur's invitation to those who take delig...

How Many Socks Make a Pair?

How many socks make a pair? The answer is not always two. And behind this question lies a world of maths that can be surprising, amusing and even beautiful Using playing cards, a newspaper, the bac...

Anti-Gravity Handbook

This revised and expanded edition has more material, including photographs of Area 51, Nevada, the government's secret testing facility. This classic on weird science is back in a new edition! Include...