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The Joy of Abstraction: An Exploration of Math, Category Theory, and
Author: Eugenia Cheng (School of the Art Institute of Chicago) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 438 Mathematician and popular science author Eugenia Cheng is on a mission to show you...
Planetary Geoscience
Author: Harry Y. McSween, Jr (University of Tennessee, Knoxville) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 350 For many years, planetary science has been taught as part of the astronomy curriculum, from...
Chemical Engineering Design and Analysis: An Introduction
Author: T. Michael Duncan (Cornell University, New York) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 588 This textbook puts design at the center of introducing students to the course in mass and...
Digital Design: A Systems Approach
Author: William James Dally (Stanford University, California) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 636 This introductory textbook provides students with a system-level perspective and the tools they need to understand, analyze...
How AI Thinks: How we built it, how it can help us, and how we can
Author: Nigel Toon Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 Those who understand how AI thinks are about to win big. Leading AI entrepreneur Nigel Toon explains why it's so exciting,...
Much Like Us: What Science Reveals about the Thoughts, Feelings, and
Author: Norbert Sachser Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 166 What really differentiates us from our relatives in the animal world? And what can they teach us about ourselves? Taking these...
Filterworld: How Algorithms Make Everything the Same
Author: Kyle Chayka Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 'The story told here is instrumental to your own' - Jared Lanier 'Timely, erudite, important' - Ayad Akhtar What happens when...
Turning to Stone
Author: Marcia Bjornerud Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 'Vast and arresting' SPECTATOR 'A remarkably human take on the geological world' NEW STATESMAN Rocks are the record of our creative...
Understanding Cancer
Author: Robin Hesketh (University of Cambridge) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 258 One in two of us will develop cancer at some point in our lives and yet many of...
Pandora's Toolbox: The Hopes and Hazards of Climate Intervention
Author: Wake Smith (Harvard University, Massachusetts) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 422 Reaching net zero emissions will not be the end of the climate struggle, but only the end of...
The Biological Universe: Life in the Milky Way and Beyond
Author: Wallace Arthur (National University of Ireland, Galway) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 358 Are we alone in the universe, or are there other life forms 'out there'? This is...
Silk: A History in Three Metamorphoses
Author: Aarathi Prasad Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 There is not just one story of silk. In silk is science, history and mythology. In silk is the future. Aarathi...
Isaac Chemistry Skills: Essential pre-university physical chemistry
Author: David Follows Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 96 Isaac is a Department for Education project at the University of Cambridge that develops understanding and confidence through problem solving in...
Game Theory Basics
Author: Bernhard von Stengel (London School of Economics and Political Science) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 374 Game theory is the science of interaction. This textbook, derived from courses taught...
Our Wild Calling: How Connecting with Animals Can Transform Our Lives-and Save Theirs
Author: Richard Louv Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 "A book that offers hope." -The New York Times Book Review "A wondrous tapestry." -Carl Safina, author of Beyond Words: What...
A Cambridge Quantum Mechanics Primer
Author: Mark Warner Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 128 This quantum mechanics primer will accompany the reader from school to university. The formal basis of the subject is briefly introduced,...
Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, The Cold War and the Birth of
Author: Benjamin Breen Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 'It was not the Baby Boomers who ushered in the first era of widespread drug experimentation. It was their parents.' The...
A Housefly Buzzes in the Key of F: Hilarious and fascinating facts on
Author: BBC Studios Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 FROM THE TEAM BEHIND BBC RADIO 4'S AWARD-WINNING NATURE AND COMEDY SERIES NATURE TABLE Did You Know That... A housefly buzzes...
Tree Families: A Botanical Card Game
Author: Tony Kirkham Format: Cards Number of Pages: 0 Be inspired by nature and play the card game suited for all. Team up the component parts of a tree -...
Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future Of Blizzard Entertainment
Author: Jason Schreier Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 New York Times bestselling author and the gaming industry's preeminent investigative journalist Jason Schreier examines three decades of ups and downs...
Flush: The Remarkable Science of an Unlikely Treasure
Author: Bryn Nelson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 432 The future is sh*t: the literal kind. For most of human history we've been, well, disinclined to take a closer look...
Starborn: How the Stars Made Us - and Who We Would Be Without Them
Author: Roberto Trotta Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK Gold Winner of the 2025 Nautilus Book Awards 'A stunning and unforgettable voyage...
A Quick Ting On: The Black Girl Afro
Author: Zainab Kwaw-Swanzy Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 Black Women's hair is a topic that has been at the centre of contemporary conversation for some time. This informative book...
Pinpoint: How GPS is Changing Our World
Author: Greg Milner Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 Over the last fifty years, humanity has developed an extraordinary global utility which is omnipresent, universal, and available to all: the...
Marvel's Avengers: Black Panther: War for Wakanda - The Art of the
Author: Matthew Pellett Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 160 The official art book for the Marvel's Avengers expansion Black Panther: War for Wakanda Blindsided by a betrayal and the resulting...
Beyond the Hype: Inside Science's Biggest Media Scandals from
Author: Fiona Fox Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 Do you remember the 'Climategate' email leak? Or the 'Frankenfoods'- style headlines about the perils of GM foods? What about the...
A Journey Through The Universe: A traveler's guide from the centre of
Author: New Scientist Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 There's a whole universe out there... Imagine you had a spacecraft capable of travelling through interstellar space. You climb in, blast...
For the Love of Animals: Stories from my life as a vet
Author: Dr James Greenwood Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 'A joy to read' - SARA COX Growing up in Yorkshire and with farming blood in his genes, James Greenwood...
Understanding Fertility
Author: Gab Kovacs Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 152 Infertility can have devastating physical, emotional and financial effects on people affected. It is a common problem, but can be hard...
Stokes Beginner's Guide to Bats
Author: Kim Williams Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 160 A pocket-size, brilliantly colorful, simple-to-use guide to bats, containing dozens of full-color photographs that enable readers of all ages to identify...
Hot Air: The Inside Story of the Battle Against Climate Change Denial
Author: Peter Stott Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 SHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL CHRISTOPHER BLAND PRIZE 2022 Ours is the age of global warming. Rising sea levels, extreme weather, forest...
Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime
Author: Sean Carroll Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 From the Royal Society Winton Prize winner 'Sean Carroll examines what it means to exist on this speck of dust in...
The Accidental Scientist: The Role of Chance and Luck in Scientific Discovery
Author: Graeme Donald Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 Have you ever wondered how the ideas for some things come about? Surprisingly it is often as much down to chance...
How to Expect the Unexpected: The Science of Making Smart Predictions
Author: Kit Yates Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 448 A Waterstones Best Popular Science Book of 2023 'Delightfully clear and vivid to read...A splendid book! Philip Pullman 'Absolutely fascinating' James...
Decoding the World
Author: Po Bronson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 A vision of the future where the latest Silicon Valley tech meets cutting-edge genetics. Decoding the World is a buddy adventure...
Trippy: The Peril and Promise of Medicinal Psychedelics
Author: Ernesto Londono Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 A moving, tender and thoughtful exploration of a complicated subject. Johann Hari, Sunday Times bestselling author of Stolen Focus and Lost...
The Things that Nobody Knows: 501 Mysteries of Life, the Universe and Everything
Author: William Hartston Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 Here are many, many things that nobody knows. Why are so many giraffes gay? Has human evolution stopped? Where did our...
Accidental: The Greatest (Unintentional) Science Breakthroughs and How They Changed The World
Author: Tim James Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Nominated for the best popular science book of 2024 by Smart Book. 'Who said science was dry? Certainly not Tim James'...
Understanding Human Evolution
Author: Ian Tattersall Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 208 Human life, and how we came to be, is one of the greatest scientific and philosophical questions of our time. This...
Free For All: Why The NHS Is Worth Saving
Author: Gavin Francis Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 192 Britain's health service is dying. Gavin Francis shows us why we should fight for it. Since its birth in 1948, the...
Nature Tales for Winter Nights
Author: Nancy Campbell Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 As the evenings draw in - a time of reckoning, rest and restoration - settle in with this new seasonal collection....
The Loneliest Polar Bear: A True Story of Survival and Peril on the Edge of a Warming World
Author: Kale Williams Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 The heartbreaking and ultimately hopeful story of an abandoned polar bear cub named Nora and the humans working tirelessly to save...
The Happy Brain: The Science of Where Happiness Comes From, and Why
Author: Dean Burnett Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 Do you want to be happy? If so - read on. This book has all the answers.* In The Happy Brain,...
The Animal Mind: Profiles of Intelligence and Emotion
Author: Marianne Taylor Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 We are only beginning to understand the ways in which the animal mind is as complex as our own. A prairie...
Notes from Deep Time: A Journey Through Our Past and Future Worlds
Author: Helen Gordon Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 From the secret fossils of London to the 3-billion-year-old rocks of the Scottish Highlands, and from state-of-the-art Californian laboratories to one...
Living on Earth: Life, Consciousness and the Making of the Natural World
Author: Peter Godfrey-Smith Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 The eagerly anticipated conclusion to Peter Godfrey-Smith's three-part exploration of the origins of intelligence on Earth, which began with the bestselling...
Forging Worlds: Stories Behind the Art of Blizzard Entertainment
Author: Micky Neilson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 To celebrate Blizzard's 30th anniversary, a gorgeous retrospective on artistry at Blizzard and the impact the studio has left emblazoned on...
The Sustainability Secret: Rethinking Our Diet to Transform the World
Author: Kip Andersen Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 216 Discover the biggest issue in conservation today. This companion to the documentary Cowspiracy explores the impacts of the most environmentally destructive...