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Bestselling Popular Science

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Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Man's Search For Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl
£11.99
Regarding the Pain of Others by Susan Sontag
Regarding the Pain of Others
Susan Sontag
£11.99
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
The Body Keeps the Score
Bessel van der Kolk
£14.99
Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
Entangled Life
Merlin Sheldrake
£12.99
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Carlo Rovelli
£9.99
Eve by Cat Bohannon
Eve
Cat Bohannon
£12.99
Proto by Laura Spinney
Proto
Laura Spinney
£10.99
The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli
The Order of Time
Carlo Rovelli
£12.99
Physics and Philosophy by Werner Heisenberg
Physics and Philosophy
Werner Heisenberg
£12.99
The Book of Birds by Robert Macfarlane
The Book of Birds
Robert Macfarlane
£35.00£29.99
The Age of Diagnosis by Suzanne O’Sullivan
The Age of Diagnosis
Suzanne O’Sullivan
£10.99
Quantum by Jim Al-Khalili
Quantum
Jim Al-Khalili
£10.99
Is Maths Real? by Eugenia Cheng
Is Maths Real?
Eugenia Cheng
£10.99
The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm
The Art of Loving
Erich Fromm
£9.99
The Art of Logic by Eugenia Cheng
The Art of Logic
Eugenia Cheng
£11.99
The Mushroom at the End of the World by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing
The Mushroom at the End of the World
Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing
£16.99
How To Read Lacan by Slavoj Zizek
How To Read Lacan
Slavoj Zizek
£10.99
Quantum Mechanics: The Theoretical Minimum by Leonard Susskind
Quantum Mechanics: The Theoretical Minimum
Leonard Susskind
£12.99
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
Lori Gottlieb
£10.99
What Doctors Feel by Danielle Ofri
What Doctors Feel
Danielle Ofri
£16.99

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Tried and tested, must-read Popular Science

What If? by Randall Munroe
What If?
Randall Munroe
£12.99
A Brief History Of Time by Stephen Hawking
A Brief History Of Time
Stephen Hawking
£10.99
Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman by Richard P Feynman
Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman
Richard P Feynman
£12.99
What is Life? by Paul Nurse
What is Life?
Paul Nurse
£9.99
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Carlo Rovelli
£9.99
In Search Of Schrodinger's Cat by John Gribbin
In Search Of Schrodinger's Cat
John Gribbin
£10.99
Science Fictions by Stuart Ritchie
Science Fictions
Stuart Ritchie
£12.99
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
Silent Spring
Rachel Carson
£12.99
The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
The Selfish Gene
Richard Dawkins
£12.99
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson
£12.99
Godel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. Hofstadter
Godel, Escher, Bach
Douglas R. Hofstadter
£22.00
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari
£12.99
Longitude by Dava Sobel
Longitude
Dava Sobel
£10.99
Cosmos by Carl Sagan
Cosmos
Carl Sagan
£12.99
Fermat’s Last Theorem by Simon Singh
Fermat’s Last Theorem
Simon Singh
£10.99
Physics of the Impossible by Michio Kaku
Physics of the Impossible
Michio Kaku
£10.99
Periodic Tales by Hugh Aldersey-Williams
Periodic Tales

Human Beings

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Bestselling and bookseller recommended Biology

Livewired by David Eagleman
Livewired
David Eagleman
£10.99
The Sleeping Beauties by Suzanne O’Sullivan
The Sleeping Beauties
Suzanne O’Sullivan
£10.99
Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett
Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain
Lisa Feldman Barrett
£10.99
Explaining Humans by Camilla Pang
Explaining Humans
Camilla Pang
£10.99
This Is Your Mind On Plants by Michael Pollan
This Is Your Mind On Plants
Michael Pollan
£12.99
Written In Bone by Professor Dame Sue Black
Written In Bone
Exercised by Daniel Lieberman
Exercised
Daniel Lieberman
£12.99
The Hidden Spring by Mark Solms
The Hidden Spring
Mark Solms
£14.99
The Body by Bill Bryson
The Body
Bill Bryson
£11.99
Kindred by Rebecca Wragg Sykes
Kindred
Rebecca Wragg Sykes
£11.99
The Painful Truth by Monty Lyman
The Painful Truth
Monty Lyman
£10.99
Behave by Robert M Sapolsky
Behave
Robert M Sapolsky
£12.99
The Brain by New Scientist
The Brain
New Scientist
£12.99
The Musical Human by Michael Spitzer
The Musical Human
Michael Spitzer
£14.99
Ageless by Andrew Steele
Ageless
Andrew Steele
£12.99
The Case Against Reality by Donald D. Hoffman
The Case Against Reality
Donald D. Hoffman
£12.99
The Species that Changed Itself by Edwin Gale
The Species that Changed Itself
Edwin Gale
£12.99
The Changing Mind by Daniel Levitin
The Changing Mind
Daniel Levitin
£12.99

What it all adds up to

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Bestselling and bookseller recommended Mathematics

Math Without Numbers by Milo Beckman
Math Without Numbers
Milo Beckman
£10.99
How to Read Numbers by Tom Chivers
How to Read Numbers
Tom Chivers
£10.99
Humble Pi by Matt Parker
Humble Pi
Matt Parker
£12.99
The Mathematics of the Gods and the Algorithms of Men by Paolo Zellini
The Mathematics of the Gods and the Algorithms of Men
Paolo Zellini
£12.99
The Art of Logic by Eugenia Cheng
The Art of Logic
Eugenia Cheng
£11.99
Our Mathematical Universe by Max Tegmark
Our Mathematical Universe
Max Tegmark
£12.99
Something Doesn’t Add Up by Paul Goodwin
Something Doesn’t Add Up
Paul Goodwin
£9.99
A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics by Daniel Levitin
A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics
Daniel Levitin
£10.99
Shape by Jordan Ellenberg
Shape
Jordan Ellenberg
£14.99
Think Like A Maths Genius by Michael Shermer
Think Like A Maths Genius
Michael Shermer
£12.99
The Man Who Loved Only Numbers by Paul Hoffman
The Man Who Loved Only Numbers
Paul Hoffman
£12.99
Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension by Matt Parker
Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension
Matt Parker
£14.99
The Ten Equations that Rule the World by David Sumpter
The Ten Equations that Rule the World
David Sumpter
£10.99
Significant Figures by Ian Stewart
Significant Figures
Ian Stewart
£12.99
The Biggest Number in the World by David Darling
The Biggest Number in the World
David Darling
£10.99
Professor Povey's Perplexing Problems by Thomas Povey
Professor Povey's Perplexing Problems
Thomas Povey
£18.99
Classical Mechanics by George Hrabovsky
Classical Mechanics
George Hrabovsky
£12.99
Lewis Carroll in Numberland by Robin Wilson
Lewis Carroll in Numberland
Robin Wilson
£16.99

The universe in a book

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Bestselling and bookseller recommended Astronomy & Physics

Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking
Brief Answers to the Big Questions
Stephen Hawking
£12.99
The End of Everything by Katie Mack
The End of Everything
Katie Mack
£12.99
Reality Is Not What It Seems by Carlo Rovelli
Reality Is Not What It Seems
Carlo Rovelli
£12.99
Black Hole Survival Guide by Janna Levin
Black Hole Survival Guide
Janna Levin
£9.99
Quantum Space by Jim Baggott
Quantum Space
Jim Baggott
£13.99
Cosmos by Carl Sagan
Cosmos
Carl Sagan
£12.99
A Brief History Of Time by Stephen Hawking
A Brief History Of Time
Stephen Hawking
£10.99
The Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene
The Fabric of the Cosmos
Brian Greene
£16.99
The Physics of Star Wars by Patrick Johnson
The Physics of Star Wars
Patrick Johnson
£10.99
The Black Hole War by Leonard Susskind
The Black Hole War
Leonard Susskind
£18.99
Something Deeply Hidden by Sean Carroll
Something Deeply Hidden
Sean Carroll
£12.99
A Brief History of Infinity by Brian Clegg
A Brief History of Infinity
Brian Clegg
£12.99
Stephen Hawking by Leonard Mlodinow
Stephen Hawking
Leonard Mlodinow
£9.99
The Quantum Universe by Brian Cox
The Quantum Universe
Brian Cox
£12.99
Farewell to Reality by Jim Baggott
Farewell to Reality
Jim Baggott
£18.99
Gravity by Timothy Clifton
Gravity
Timothy Clifton
£9.99
Meteorite by Tim Gregory
Meteorite
Tim Gregory
£12.99
The Planets by Professor Brian Cox
The Planets
Professor Brian Cox
£10.99

Welcome to the future

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Bestselling and bookseller recommended Technology

The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson
The Code Breaker
Walter Isaacson
£12.99
Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark
Life 3.0
Max Tegmark
£12.99
Novacene by James Lovelock
Novacene
James Lovelock
£10.99
Artificial Intelligence by Margaret A. Boden
Artificial Intelligence
Margaret A. Boden
£9.99
Introducing Artificial Intelligence by Henry Brighton
Introducing Artificial Intelligence
Henry Brighton
£8.99
Hello World by Hannah Fry
Hello World
Hannah Fry
£11.99
On the Future by Lord Martin Rees
On the Future
Lord Martin Rees
£10.99
Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom
Superintelligence
Nick Bostrom
£12.99
The Emperor's New Mind by Roger Penrose
The Emperor's New Mind
Roger Penrose
£13.99
Artificial Intelligence by Melanie Mitchell
Artificial Intelligence
Melanie Mitchell
£10.99
The People Vs Tech by Jamie Bartlett
The People Vs Tech
Jamie Bartlett
£12.99
Deep Thinking by Garry Kasparov
Deep Thinking
Garry Kasparov
£12.99
To Be a Machine by Mark O'Connell
To Be a Machine
Mark O'Connell
£10.99
How to See the World by Nicholas Mirzoeff
How to See the World
Nicholas Mirzoeff
£10.99
The Demon in the Machine by Paul Davies
The Demon in the Machine
Paul Davies
£12.99
Lost in a Good Game by Pete Etchells
Lost in a Good Game
Pete Etchells
£9.99
Artificial You by Susan Schneider
Artificial You
Susan Schneider
£13.99
Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari
Homo Deus
Yuval Noah Harari
£12.99

From falling apples to e=mc2

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Bestselling and bookseller recommended history of science

Life is Simple by Professor Johnjoe McFadden
Life is Simple
The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf
The Invention of Nature
Andrea Wulf
£14.99
To Explain the World by Steven Weinberg
To Explain the World
Steven Weinberg
£12.99
Seven Pillars of Science by John Gribbin
Seven Pillars of Science
John Gribbin
£8.99
The History of Science in Bite-sized Chunks by Nicola Chalton
The History of Science in Bite-sized Chunks
Nicola Chalton
£7.99
God's Philosophers by James Hannam
God's Philosophers
James Hannam
£10.99
Isaac Newton by Michael White
Isaac Newton
Michael White
£14.99
The Invention of Science by David Wootton
The Invention of Science
David Wootton
£20.00
Science: A History by John Gribbin
Science: A History
John Gribbin
£18.99
A Little History of Science by William Bynum
A Little History of Science
William Bynum
£10.99
The Age of Wonder by Richard Holmes
The Age of Wonder
Richard Holmes
£14.99
Tesla by W. Bernard Carlson
Tesla
W. Bernard Carlson
£17.99

Medical marvels

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Bestselling and bookseller recommended Medicine

The Seven Ages of Death by Richard Shepherd
The Seven Ages of Death
Richard Shepherd
£10.99
After by Dr. Bruce Greyson
After
Dr. Bruce Greyson
£10.99
The Invention of Surgery by Dr David Schneider
The Invention of Surgery
Dr David Schneider
£12.99
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
Being Mortal
Atul Gawande
£11.99
Trick or Treatment? by Professor Edzard Ernst
Trick or Treatment?
Vaxxers by Sarah Gilbert
Vaxxers
Sarah Gilbert
£10.99
Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
Empire of Pain
Patrick Radden Keefe
£12.99
Unwell Women by Elinor Cleghorn
Unwell Women
Elinor Cleghorn
£12.99
Sedated by James Davies
Sedated
James Davies
£10.99
This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay
This is Going to Hurt
Adam Kay
£10.99
War Doctor by David Nott
War Doctor
David Nott
£10.99
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi
£12.99
Do No Harm by Henry Marsh
Do No Harm
Henry Marsh
£10.99
Dear Life by Rachel Clarke
Dear Life
Rachel Clarke
£12.99
The Language of Kindness by Christie Watson
The Language of Kindness
Christie Watson
£9.99
Breaking & Mending by Joanna Cannon
Breaking & Mending
Joanna Cannon
£8.99
Duty of Care by Dominic Pimenta
Duty of Care
Dominic Pimenta
£8.99
Hard Pushed by Leah Hazard
Hard Pushed
Leah Hazard
£10.99

Wonders of the natural world

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Bestselling and bookseller recommended Natural World

Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
Entangled Life
Merlin Sheldrake
£12.99
Other Minds by Peter Godfrey-Smith
Other Minds
Peter Godfrey-Smith
£10.99
Silent Earth by Dave Goulson
Silent Earth
Dave Goulson
£12.99
A Life on Our Planet by Sir David Attenborough
A Life on Our Planet
The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
The World Without Us
Alan Weisman
£14.99
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve Brusatte
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
Steve Brusatte
£12.99
Below the Edge of Darkness by Edith Widder
Below the Edge of Darkness
Edith Widder
£12.99
The World Before Us by Tom Higham
The World Before Us
Tom Higham
£10.99
Under a White Sky by Elizabeth Kolbert
Under a White Sky
Elizabeth Kolbert
£10.99
Fathoms by Rebecca Giggs
Fathoms
Rebecca Giggs
£9.99
I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong
I Contain Multitudes
Ed Yong
£12.99
What a Fish Knows by Jonathan Balcombe
What a Fish Knows
Jonathan Balcombe
£12.99
Being Ecological by Timothy Morton
Being Ecological
Timothy Morton
£10.99
The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
The Botany of Desire
Michael Pollan
£14.99
Beyond Words by Carl Safina
Beyond Words
Carl Safina
£12.99
How to Be Animal by Melanie Challenger
How to Be Animal
Melanie Challenger
£10.99
The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
The Hidden Life of Trees
Peter Wohlleben
£9.99
Metazoa by Peter Godfrey-Smith
Metazoa
Peter Godfrey-Smith
£10.99