16 revealing stories about the human brain. Ever wondered how Scandinavians cope with 24-hour darkness, why we feel pain - or whether smartphones really make...
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE WELLCOME PRIZEALL IN THE MIND? - Can meditation fend off...
An earthquake shatters Haiti and a hurricane slices through Texas. We hear that nature runs rampant, seeking to destroy us through these 'natural disasters'. Science...
From the bestselling author of On Gratitude and On the Move. In this spirited volume, Oliver Sacks examines the many passions of his own life...
'Daring, learned and humane ... A revelatory restoration of wonder' Stephen Greenblatt. We no longer think, like the ancient Chinese did, that the world was...
A must for any fan of the storytelling genius that is Neil Gaiman, author of the acclaimed novel AMERICAN GODS and the bestselling THE OCEAN...
Million Dollar Maths is an invaluable guide to the straightforward and outlandish mathematical strategies that can make you rich. ____________How can you turn $1000 into...
A Financial Times 'Best Thing I Read This Year' 2017LONGLISTED FOR THE FT &,amp, MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDGoogle. Amazon. Facebook. The modern...
This book starts from the position that gender injustice is the greatest human rights abuse on the planet. It blights First and developing worlds, rich...
How old is the sloth? How do sloths have sex?How did a sloth save Dublin?The answers to these questions, and more, are found in this...
The bestselling author of Dog Sense and Cat Sense explains why living with animals has always been a fundamental aspect of being humanIn...
'Quite simply the best book about science and life that I have ever read' - Alice Roberts How does life begin? What drives a newly...
A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARThe No.1 bestselling author of The Future of the Mind brings us a stunning new vision of our future...
Every culture rests on a bedrock of folk wisdom handed down through generations. The pronouncements of philosophers are homespun by our grandmothers, and find their...
If you found maths lessons at school irrelevant and boring, that's because you didn't have a teacher like Bobby Seagull. ***As seen on BBC 2's...
The secret history of the invention that changed everything and became the most profitable product in the world. Odds are that as you read this,...
Tim Harford returns as the Undercover Economist with an even bigger target in his sights: to explain how the whole world economy works....
The truth about money, markets and multi-millionaires. From the richest Romans to the robber barons to the tech billionaires of today, leading economist Sam Wilkin...
Dr Carrie Nugent is an asteroid hunter - one of the select group of scientists working diligently to map our cosmic neighbourhood. For the first...
A powerful manifesto for CEOs and employees alike, this book reveals how organizations can make huge changes with surprisingly small steps. In an age of...
