Author: Kevin Fong In anaesthetist Dr Kevin Fong's television programmes he has often demonstrated the impact of extremes on the human body by using his own body as a 'guinea...
Author: Paul Heiney Why do jellies wobble? Why don't the oceans overflow? Why do racing cars have fat tyres? How do widgets in beer cans work? How many bones does...
Author: Jared Diamond 'A book of big questions, and big answers' Yuval Noah Harari, bestselling author of Sapiens Why has human history unfolded so differently across the globe? And what...
Author: John Brockman ""What do you believe is true even though you cannot prove it?"" This was the question posed by John Brockman to a group of leading scientists and...
Author: Stanley Joel Reiser Based chiefly on material from primary sources, this book describes some technological advances made in the art and practice of medicine during the past three centuries...
Author: G. E. R. Lloyd This book is a study of the origins and development of Greek science, focusing especially on the interactions of scientific and traditional patterns of thought...
Author: Richard Hakluyt Renaissance diplomat and part-time spy, William Hakluyt was also England's first serious geographer, gathering together a wealth of accounts about the wide-ranging travels and discoveries of the...
Author: Stephen Jay Gould The noted naturalist and author of Dinosaur in a Haystack sheds new light on humankind's fascination with the approaching millennium, offering a collection of scientific and...
Author: Richard P. Feynman Collecting legendary lectures from freewheeling scientific genius Richard P. Feynman, The Character of Physical Law is the perfect example of Feynman's gift for making complex subjects...
Author: John Powell Have you ever listened to an incredible piece of music and wondered exactly why it makes you want to dance or cry? Are you mystified by how...
Author: Tony Measor The Asian stock market is commonly regarded as confusing for many investors, yet it is arguably the most exciting market in the world today. In this fascinating...
Author: Gretchen Reynolds The New York Times bestseller that explains how groundbreaking scientific discoveries can help each of us achieve our personal best Every week, Gretchen Reynolds single-handedly influences how...
Author: Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson In his previous bestsellers, Masson has showed us that animals can teach us much about our own emotions--love (dogs), contentment (cats), and grief (elephants), among others....
Author: Diane Ackerman In The Rarest of the Rare, Ackerman sets off on journeys that lead to, among other places, the habitats of the golden lion tamarind in the rain...
Author: Kenji Ishikawa Join Kanna, Kanta, Yamane, and Gloria in The Manga Guide to the Universe as they explore our solar system, the Milky Way, and faraway galaxies in search...
Author: David Blatner One of the most fascinating facts about flying is that while almost everybody does it, relatively few people really understand how it works. The idea that a...
Author: Richard Wiseman 'People are emotionally drawn to the supernatural. They actively want weird, spooky things to be true . . . Wiseman shows us a higher joy as he...
Author: James Le Fanu The imperative to 'know thyself' is both fundamental and profoundly elusive - for how can we ever truly comprehend the drama and complexity of the human...
Author: Ken WilberWhile science has given humans the methods for discovering truth, religion remains the single greatest force for generating meaning. Yet the two are seen as mutually exclusive. 'In...
