Science & Nature

Carlo Rovelli

White Holes

Max Solomon Bennett

A Brief History of Intelligence

Equal parts Sapiens, Behave, and Superintelligence, but wholly original in scope, A Brief History of Intelligence offers a paradigm shift for how we understand neuroscience and AI. Artificial intelligence…

Vaclav Smil

Size

Ian Goldin

Age of the City

Visionary Oxford professor Ian Goldin, together with The Economist's Tom Lee-Devlin, show how the city - the ultimate symbol of human ingenuity - is where the battles of climate change, pandemics, inequal…

Gabor Maté

The Myth of Normal

We tend to believe that normality equals health. Yet what is the norm in the Western world? Mental illness is on an unstoppable rise. Some 45% of Europeans suffer high blood pressure, and nearly 70% of A…

Natalie Starkey

Fire and Ice

The volcano - among the most familiar and perhaps the most terrifying of all geological phenomena. However, Earth isn't the only planet to harbour volcanoes. In fact, the Solar System, and probably the en…

Ed Yong

An Immense World

**SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** A NEW YORK TIMES, GUARDIAN, ECONOMIST, SPECTATOR, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT and NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR The Earth teems with sights and textures, so…

Manjit Kumar

Fellowship of Rivals

DK

How Biology Works

The simplest, most visual guide to the science of life - ever How do vaccines work? What is special about stem cells? How did we evolve from bacteria? The science of life can be dauntingly complex, and i…

Theresa MacPhail

Allergic

Ruth Aylett

Living with Robots

Mark Z. Jacobson

No Miracles Needed

How you can solve the climate, energy and air pollution crises, without relying on 'miracle technologies'.

Matt Smith

PHP Crash Course

Start off your web development journey the right way with this beginner-friendly introduction to PHP programming. PHP Crash Course takes you from beginner to professional PHP programming, through hundred…

Bill Gates

How to Prevent the Next Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic isn't over, but even as governments around the world strive to put it behind us, they're also starting to talk about what happens next. How can we prevent a new pandemic from killing…

David George Haskell

Sounds Wild and Broken

Daniel Whiteson

Frequently Asked Questions About the Universe

You've got questions: about space, time, gravity, and the odds of meeting your older self inside a wormhole. All the answers you need are right here. As a species, we may not agree on much, but one thing…

Chris Packham

The Science of the Earth

Elegant design combined with beautiful images to explore and explain Earth's natural riches. This is an informative, visually arresting introduction to planet Earth. The core of the book features large, …

Robert M Sapolsky

Determined

Shahan K. Sarrafian

Sarrafian's Anatomy of the Foot and Ankle

The most comprehensive reference available in this complex area, Sarrafian's Anatomy of the Foot and Ankle, Fourth Edition, remains the anatomy reference of choice for foot and ankle orthopaedic surgeons …