Authenticity: Reclaiming Reality In A Counterfeit Culture by Alice Sherwood
Category: Popular Science
'Brilliantly witty, profoundly illuminating, Alice Sherwood is a master storyteller' - Simon SchamaWe live in an age when the pursuit of authenticity - from living our 'best life' to eating artisan food - matters more and more to us, but where the forces of inauthenticity seem to be taking over. Our wor ...Show more
Pears' Cyclopaedia 2014-2015 by Chris Cook
Category: Popular Science
The quintessentially British bookshelf essential, Pears' Cyclopaedia continues to inform and intrigue generations of readers with its unique mix of solid facts and fascinating gems. Now in its 123rd year, this ultimate almanac offers clear and concise information on such wide-ranging subjects as global ...Show more
Dr Space Junk vs the Universe - Archaeology and the Future by Alice Gorman
Category: Popular Science
Going boldly forth as a pioneer in the fledgling fieldof space archaeology, Dr Alice Gorman (aka Dr Space Junk) turns the commonperception of archaeology as an exploration of the ancient on its head. Hercaptivating inquiry into the most modern and daring of technologies spanningsome 60 years -- a mere s ...Show more
Viral Justice by Ruha Benjamin
Category: Popular Science
An inspiring vision of how we can build a more just world - one small change at a time 'A book as urgent as the moment that produced it.' - Jelani Cobb, Columbia Journalism School Long before the pandemic, Ruha Benjamin was doing groundbreaking research on race, technology, and justice, focusing on bi ...Show more
Everybody Hertz: The Amazing World of Frequency, from Bad Vibes to Good Vibrations by Richard Mainwaring
Category: Popular Science
A voyage of discovery through the vibrations that move us, whether we can hear them or not. Vic Tandy was a level-headed scientist, but there was no denying it: at this late hour in his lonely lab at Coventry University, he kept seeing a grey apparition out of the corner of his eye. Bathed in a cold sw ...Show more
Inflight Science: A Guide to the World from Your Airplane Window by Brian Clegg
Category: Popular Science
The perfect companion to any flight - a guide to the science on view from your window seat. There are few times when science is so immediate as when you're in a plane. Your life is in the hands of the scientists and engineers who enable tons of metal and plastic to hurtle through the sky at hundreds of ...Show more
Easy as Pi: Maths Made Simple by Liz Strachan
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If you're brilliant at everything else, but lack confidence when it comes to maths, join Liz Strachan, a maths teacher with many, many years of experience, on this magical tour through the seeming mysteries of numbers, algebra and geometry. In the same inimitable, entertaining way she did in her previou ...Show more
The Great Acceleration: How the World is Getting Faster, Faster by Robert Colvile
Category: Popular Science
Flash crashes. Speed dating. Instant messaging. From the devices we carry to the lives we lead, everything is getting faster, faster. But where did this great acceleration come from? And where will it lead? In this vitally important new book, Robert Colvile explains how the cult of disruption in Silicon ...Show more
Poems for All Occasions: Perfect for Speeches & Recitals by C.N. Edwards
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So you've been asked to recite a poem at your friend's marriage - stuck for ideas? This is the ideal book for you, certain to come in handy for all manner of occasions but also, being beautifully illustrated, a joy to read from cover to cover. Split into thematic chapters covering weddings, anniversarie ...Show more
We Are One Another by A. Guirdham
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This book describes how a group of people, who had lived and suffered together in the 13th century, re-assembled in the 20th century in a limited area in the west of England. Independently of each other these people tuned in, with the piercing accuracy of searchlights, to the same tragic events in the L ...Show more
Loneliness by John T. Cacioppo
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In this pioneering book, neuroscientist John T. Cacioppo unveils his groundbreaking research on the startling effects of loneliness: a sense of isolation or social rejection disrupts not only our thinking abilities and will-power but also our immune systems and can be as damaging as obesity or smoking. ...Show more
Red Sand, Green Heart (revised edition) by READ JOHN L
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Australia's arid outback is teeming with life … when you know where to look. From taipan snakes and pelicans to hippie activists and hardline miners, John Read brings to life the characters, creatures and cultures of the outback. Through vivid, personal stories he shares his experience as an ecologist m ...Show more