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Why? The Purpose of the Universe

Why? The Purpose of the Universe

Author: Philip Goff (Professor of Philosophy, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Durham University)
ISBN: 9780198883760
Format: Hardback
$33.95

Why are we here? What's the point of existence? For those who are unsatisfied by the answers of traditional religion,...  Read More >>

Into the Dark: What darkness is and why it matters

Into the Dark: What darkness is and why it matters

Author: Jacqueline Yallop
ISBN: 9781837730711
Format: Hardback
$39.99

Drawing on science, literature, art and psychology, Jacqueline Yallop explores our fascination with the dark. Can...  Read More >>

The Life of Birds

The Life of Birds

Author: David Attenborough
ISBN: 9780008638955
Format: Hardback
$55.00

A fully updated new edition of David Attenborough’s bestselling classic.  Read More >>

Molecular Storms: The Physics of Stars, Cells and the Origin of Life

Molecular Storms: The Physics of Stars, Cells and the...

Author: Liam Graham
ISBN: 9783031386800
Format: Paperback
$77.60

There, in a nanoscale world of biological devices, it explains the physics behind the chemical system which we call...  Read More >>

The Sky at Night: The Art of Stargazing: My Essential Guide to Navigating the Night Sky

The Sky at Night: The Art of Stargazing: My Essential...

Author: Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
ISBN: 9781785947896
Format: Paperback
$39.99

From the BBC's 'face of space' and popular The Sky at Night presenter Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, a fresh insightful...  Read More >>

The Darkness Manifesto: Why the world needs the night

The Darkness Manifesto: Why the world needs the night...

Author: Johan Eklöf ,  Dr. Elizabeth DeNoma
ISBN: 9781529116106
Format: Paperback
$24.99

An enthralling and original encounter with darkness - and the secret, vital world within it The Darkness Manifesto...  Read More >>

Silk & Venom: The incredible lives of spiders

Silk & Venom: The incredible lives of spiders

Author: James O'Hanlon
ISBN: 9781742237817
Format: Paperback
$32.99

There are more than 50 000 species of spiders. They surround us in our daily lives and, contrary to popular belief,...  Read More >>

The Truth Detective: A Poker Player's Guide to a Complex World

The Truth Detective: A Poker Player's Guide to a Complex...

Author: Alex O'Brien
ISBN: 9781788164870
Format: Hardback
$36.99

How to navigate a world of deception and find the truth using the rules of poker.  Read More >>

Identity, Culture, and the Science Performance, Volume 2: From the Curious to the Quantum

Identity, Culture, and the Science Performance, Volume...

Author: Vivian Appler (University of Georgia, USA) ,  Meredith Conti (University at Buffalo, SUNY, USA)
ISBN: 9781350234260
Format: Hardback
$170.00

Volume 2 of Identity, Culture, and the Science Performance investigates performances that illuminate the hidden...  Read More >>

Most Delicious Poison: From Spices to Vices – The Story of Nature’s Toxins

Most Delicious Poison: From Spices to Vices – The Story...

Author: Noah Whiteman
ISBN: 9780861544516
Format: Hardback
$39.99

Everything you’ve always wanted to know about poisons but have been too afraid to ask…  Read More >>

A Year in Numbers: 365 Astonishing Maths Facts

A Year in Numbers: 365 Astonishing Maths Facts

Author: Kyle D. Evans
ISBN: 9781838958916
Format: Hardback
$29.99

A collection of 365 numerical nuggets - one for each day of the year  Read More >>

Forging Modernity: Why and How Britain Developed the Industrial Revolution

Forging Modernity: Why and How Britain Developed the...

Author: Martin Hutchinson
ISBN: 9780718896898
Format: Paperback
$64.69

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Physics: 50 Essential Ideas

Physics: 50 Essential Ideas

Author: Robert Snedden (Author)
ISBN: 9781398824812
Format: Hardback
$43.96

Written in plain English with concise explanations, this is a wonderful introduction to physics for the general...  Read More >>

Aesop’s Animals: The Science Behind the Fables

Aesop’s Animals: The Science Behind the Fables

Author: Jo Wimpenny
ISBN: 9781472966926
Format: Paperback
$29.99

Turns a critical eye to Aesop's fables to ask whether there is any scientific truth behind these animal portrayals....  Read More >>

The Janus Point: A New Theory of Time

The Janus Point: A New Theory of Time

Author: Julian Barbour
ISBN: 9781784706678
Format: Paperback
$29.99

The first is that the most common explanation for time – entropy – is flawed: firstly, because we have no way of...  Read More >>

Consciousness: How Our Brains Turn Matter into Meaning

Consciousness: How Our Brains Turn Matter into Meaning...

Author: John Parrington
ISBN: 9781837730780
Format: Paperback
$25.99

What is the material basis of the thoughts that occur inside our heads? Where do imaginative, creative, or spiritual...  Read More >>

The Miracle of Our Universe: A New View of Consciousness, God, Science, and Reality

The Miracle of Our Universe: A New View of Consciousness,...

Author: Bernard Haisch (Bernard Haisch) ,  Marsha Sims (Marsha Sims)
ISBN: 9781637480144
Format: Paperback
$34.99

'A fascinating, comprehensive, and accessible exploration of life’s most fundamental questions. If you’re wondering...  Read More >>

A Brief History of Intelligence: Why the Evolution of the Brain Holds the Key to the Future of Ai

A Brief History of Intelligence: Why the Evolution of...

Author: Max Bennett
ISBN: 9780008560096
Format: Hardback
$42.99

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A Transdisciplinary Introduction to the World of Cybernetics: Basics, Models, Theories and Practical Examples

A Transdisciplinary Introduction to the World of Cybernetics:...

Author: E. W. Udo Küppers
ISBN: 9783658421168
Format: Paperback
$80.19

This introduction to the world of cybernetics provides the basics and discusses the most important thought leaders,...  Read More >>

Ten Tantalising Truths: Why the Sky is Blue, and other Big Answers to Simple Questions

Ten Tantalising Truths: Why the Sky is Blue, and other...

Author: John Gribbin
ISBN: 9781837731008
Format: Hardback
$32.99

Obvious questions do not always have obvious answers. John Gribbin is known for giving us simple explanations of...  Read More >>

A Brief History of Intelligence: Why the Evolution of the Brain Holds the Key to the Future of Ai

A Brief History of Intelligence: Why the Evolution of...

Author: Max Bennett
ISBN: 9780008560102
Format: Paperback
$34.99

Bridges the gap between AI and neuroscience by telling the story of how the brain came to be. 'I found...  Read More >>

This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You

This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love...

Author: Dr. Susan Rogers ,  Ogi Ogas
ISBN: 9781529114010
Format: Paperback
$24.99

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The End of Eden: Wild Nature in the Age of Climate Breakdown

The End of Eden: Wild Nature in the Age of Climate Breakdown...

Author: Adam Welz
ISBN: 9781399415873
Format: Hardback
$42.99

A revelatory exploration of climate change from the perspective of wild species and natural ecosystems--an homage...  Read More >>

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