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Chad Orzel A witty and informative guide to the fundamental laws which govern the universe that's so simple that even a dog can understand! | Richard Wiseman From the bestselling author of 59 Seconds |
Richard Dawkins Presenting different arguments for religion, this book demonstrates the supreme improbability of a supreme being. It aims to show how religion fuels war, foments bigotry and abuses children. | Lee Smolin Presents an account of the state of modern physics: of how we got from Einstein and Relativity through quantum mechanics to the strange and bizarre predictions of string theory, full... |
John R. Gribbin How did the universe grow from a tiny fireball to its present size? Where did life on earth come from? How do planets form? How will the universe end? And... | Norman Doidge Introduces us to the stories of the brain science and the discipline of 'neuroplasticity'. This title allows you to meet the stroke victim who unable to feed or dress himself... |
Richard Dawkins Charles Darwin's masterpiece, "On the Origin of Species", shook society to its core on publication in 1859. This title takes on creationists, including followers of 'Intelligent Design' and all those... | Nick Lane Describes the ten greatest inventions of life, including DNA, sex, sight and consciousness, based on their historical impact, role in living organisms and relevance to controversies. This book explains how... |
Richard Holmes Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and winner of the Royal Society Prize for Science Books, Richard Holmes's dazzling portrait of the age of great scientific discovery is a groundbreaking... | Dan Gardner Shows how our flawed strategies for perceiving risk influence our lives, often with unforeseen and sometimes - tragic consequences. This book uncovers one of the central puzzles of our time:... |
Michio Kaku Shows how our far-fetched ideas today - from Star Trek's phasers and teleportation to time travel as envisioned by Back to the Future - are destined to become tomorrow's reality... | Leonard Susskind The father of string theory recounts his paradigm-shifting debate with Stephen Hawking over the nature of black holes. |
Alan Weisman Looks to areas of the world that are unoccupied and speaks to experts in fields ranging from nuclear physics to archaeology. This book reveals how the natural world would react... | J. Craig Venter Craig Venter is no ordinary scientist, and no ordinary man. He is the first human being ever to read their own DNA - and see the key to life itself... |
John Derbyshire Tells the story of algebra. This book opens, thirty-eight centuries ago, at the time of Abraham and Isaac. It shows how the invention of algebra was more than the beginning... | Denis Noble What is Life? To answer this question, Denis Noble argues that we must look beyond the gene's eye view. For modern 'systems biology' considers life on a variety of levels... |