10 Feb
1837 Aleksandr Pushkin died at the age of thirty-seven, from a stomach wound suffered in a duel two days earlier. He is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. Read works by Aleksandr Pushkin
Read the opening extract of the brand new Lauren DeStefano book before its publication on 16/02/2012
The Magic of Reality : How We Know What's Really True Richard Dawkins
Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 1 December 2011.
What are things made of? What is the sun? Why is there night and day, winter and summer? Why do bad things happen? Are we alone? Have you heard... Format: Hardback - Released: 15/09/2011
The Sky's Dark Labyrinth Stuart Clark
February 2012 Debut of the Month.
A vivid, thrilling portrayal of the lives and work of Kepler and Galileo and their struggles with the social and political forces around them. It's the first... Format: Paperback - Released: 17/10/2011
Incognito : The Secret Lives of the Brain David Eagleman
April 2011 Non-Fiction Book of the Month.
This book grabs you from the first page, tumbling out facts and information in a down to earth and readable way, with a chatty humour which... Format: Hardback - Released: 07/04/2011
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating Elisabeth Tova Bailey
The story of how one wild snail (and one of its 118 offspring) came to the aid of Elisabeth Tova Bailey as she recovered from a devastating illness. A friend dug up some violets and found a small snail, thinking... Format: Hardback - Released: 14/09/2010
The Sensorium of God Stuart Clark
The 2nd instalment of the exciting Sky's Dark Labyrinth Trilogy explores the life and times of the reclusive and fearsome mathematician Isaac Newton and the adventurous astronomer Edmond Halley. Working together to unravel the mysteries of the universe, they find... Format: Hardback - Released: 02/02/2012
Paranormality : Why We See What Isn't There Professor Richard Wiseman
Professor Wiseman has a genius for presenting science. Without losing authenticity he is immensely readable, often very funny and a genius at debunking and revealing fraud and bad science. His latest book deals with the Paranormal and by investigating why... Format: Paperback - Released: 04/03/2011
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes Stephen Hawking
Published over 20 years ago this book is still a best seller, bringing complicated science to the masses. Gravity, black holes, the Big Bang - all kinds of topics are covered in a way that helps the less scientifically gifted... Format: Paperback - Released: 06/04/1995
An Apple A Day: The Myths, Misconceptions and Truths About the Foods We Eat Joseph Schwarcz
Without a scientific background it is almost impossible to know the truth behind the media hype surrounding food, one minute we are urged to eat some expensive berry, other times we are urged to avoid a foodstuff like the plague... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2010
Teenagers: A Natural History David Bainbridge
For teenagers puzzled and worried about their changing bodies or mood swings, for parents having to cope with teenagers, for anyone wanting to understand why humans have this immense transition phase in their lives. David Bainbridge provides a wise, sympathetic... Format: Paperback - Released: 07/01/2010
Number Freak: A Mathematical Compendium from 1 to 200 Derrick Niederman
To the mathematically challenged, anything that can make the subject accessible and – dare I say it interesting, is to be welcomed which is why I’ve included Number Freak. Here you will find the maths but also every other aspect... Format: Hardback - Released: 25/02/2010
Seeing Further: The Story of Science and the Royal Society Bill Bryson
Across the road from where I live a house has a new plaque, recording that Thomas Bayes, preacher and mathematician lived there. He is, I learn from Bill Bryson’s introduction, his favourite Royal Society fellow. Bayes died in 1761 and... Format: Hardback - Released: 07/01/2010
Poison and Poisoning: A Compendium of Cases, Catastrophes and Crimes Celia Kellett
There are a lot of surprises in Celia Kellett’s compendium, one that particularly astonished me, the poetry of the poisons – one especially has joined my list of favourite words, orpiment, the very poisonous arsenic trisulphide. There’s a lot of... Format: Paperback - Released: 16/11/2009
The God Delusion Richard Dawkins
By no means the first book by Richard Dawkins delving into the subject of religion, but his first tackling this subject exclusively. This is probably one the best presented arguments for the non-existence of a supernatural god that has ever... Format: Paperback - Released: 21/05/2007
Wonders of the Universe Brian Cox, Andrew Cohen
Shortlisted for the Galaxy Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year Award 2011.
Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts at the Hay Festival on 29 May 2011.
Professor Brian Cox is back with another insightful and mind-blowing exploration of space. This... Format: Hardback - Released: 03/03/2011
The Grand Design Stephen Hawking, Leonard Mlodinow
Once again physics is brought to the masses with general principles being explained in a more accessible way. A good grasp of physics is definitely a help though and generally those with an interest will be the ones to read... Format: Hardback - Released: 09/09/2010
Why are Orangutans Orange? Science Puzzles in Pictures - with Fascinating Answers New Scientist
This 'Classic New Scientist Q&As' - now fully illustrated. Illustrated for the first time, with eighty full-colour photographs showing the beauty, complexity and mystery of the world around us, here is the next eagerly awaited volume of science questions and... Format: Paperback - Released: 06/10/2011
The Rational Optimist How Prosperity Evolves Matt Ridley
Matt Ridley, acclaimed author of the classics 'Genome' and 'Nature via Nurture', turns from investigating human nature to investigating human progress. In 'The Rational Optimist' Ridley offers a counterblast to the prevailing pessimism of our age, and proves, however much... Format: Paperback - Released: 31/03/2011
The Address Book Our Place in the Scheme of Things Tim Radford
At the start of each school term, at the age of about 10, I did something that I suppose a million other 10-year-olds have done! The Address Book starts with some of the fundamental questions asked by everyone, in every... Format: Hardback - Released: 20/04/2009
Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error Kathryn Schulz
Shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award 2010.
More than often we like to think we are right, this book shows how very often we can be wrong. It’s in our nature to want to be right but this book looks... Format: Paperback - Released: 02/09/2010
Why Can't Elephants Jump? And 101 Other Tantalising Science Questions New Scientist
Now well-established in the Christmas market, the latest in the New Scientist series of Science puzzles and trivia. As a concept it never seems to stale, due to the fact that these are readers’ queries and readers’ answers – and... Format: Paperback - Released: 07/10/2010
Your Inner Fish: The Amazing Discovery of Our 375-Million-Year-Old Ancestor Neil Shubin
Shortlisted for the 2009 Royal Society Prize for Science Books.
For anyone wanting to understand evolution – Your Inner Fish is a revelation showing we may be closely related to the apes but further back, fish, anemones, sea-worms – they’re all... Format: Paperback - Released: 29/01/2009
The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives Leonard Mlodinow
Shortlisted for the 2009 Royal Society Prize for Science Books.
A sharp and occasionally very funny guide to the effects Randomness has on our lives showing how our need to find patterns in the external world can lead us astray. Leonard... Format: Paperback - Released: 02/04/2009
Decoding the Heavens : Solving the Mystery of the World's First Computer Jo Marchant
Shortlisted for the 2009 Royal Society Prize for Science Books.
Found in a shipwreck on the rocky coast of Greece, a corroded lump of bronze has intrigued and obsessed archaeologists and scientists for over 100 years. Now the whole truth about... Format: Paperback - Released: 06/08/2009
What the Nose Knows: The Science of Scent in Everyday Life Avery Gilbert
Shortlisted for the 2009 Royal Society Prize for Science Books.
Our noses hoover up an amazing range of scents yet sense of smell and its place in our sensory life is still something of a mystery. Avery Gilbert takes a tour... Format: Hardback - Released: 01/06/2008
Bad Science Ben Goldacre
Shortlisted for the 2009 Royal Society Prize for Science Books.
Ben Goldacre targets medical charlatans, quacks, frauds and cons with great relish. His medical expertise allowing him to dissect each one proving the case against them, pulling no punches, his often... Format: Paperback - Released: 02/04/2009
Tweeting the Universe Tiny Explanations of Very Big Ideas Marcus Chown, Govert Schilling
In 140 pages, two masterly popularisers present 140 explanations of the biggest questions in physics - in the form of 10 or so tweets per page. They set themselves the challenge of boiling down what is essential on each subject... Format: Hardback - Released: 03/11/2011
The Map That Changed the World: A Tale of Rocks, Ruin and Redemption Simon Winchester
This was first published in 2001 but I’ve included it here as it is one of the very best books that followed the Longitude method of science writing, homing in on one small step in history, showing how one man’s... Format: Paperback - Released: 04/07/2002
The World Without Us Alan Weisman
What if humankind disappeared from the face of the world – overnight? What would happen, how long would the world take to recover, how long before evidence of our existence disappears beneath the vegetation? There are many different answers to... Format: Paperback - Released: 03/04/2008
Dry Store Room No.1 : The Secret Life of the Natural History Museum Richard Fortey
Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 8 January 2009.
As close to a virtual tour as you can get without moving pictures. Richard Fortey is the tour-guide, taking us down the dark, echoing passages of the Natural History... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2008
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