Demon in the Machine - How Hidden Webs of Information Are Finally Solving the Mystery of Life (Davies Paul)(Paperback / softback)

Demon in the Machine - How Hidden Webs of Information Are Finally Solving the Mystery of Life (Davies Paul)(Paperback / softback)

When Darwin set out to explain the origin of species, he made no attempt to answer the deeper question: what is life?For generations, scientists have struggled to make sense of this fundamental question. Life really does look like magic: even a humble bacterium accomplishes things so dazzling that

God and the New Physics (Davies Paul)(Paperback / softback)

Explains how the far-reaching discoveries of physics are revolutionizing our world and, in particular, throwing light on many of the questions formerly posed by religion, such as: Why is there a universe? Where did we come from? What is life? How is the world

Hidden Life of Trees - Peter Wohlleben

In The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben makes the case that the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children, communicate with therm, support them as they grow, share

Open Wounds (Skelton Douglas)(Paperback / softback)

Davie McCall is tired. Tired of violence, tired of the Life. In the final instalment in the Davie McCall series old friends clash and long buried secrets are unearthed as McCall investigates a brutal five-year-old crime. Davie wants out, but the underbelly of Glasgow is all he has ever

Hello World - How to be Human in the Age of the Machine (Fry Hannah)(Paperback / softback)

Gene Machine - The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome (Ramakrishnan Venki)(Paperback / softback)

The thrilling story of how scientists unlocked a new window onto how life

Bad Luck Lighthouse (Thornton Nicki)(Paperback / softback)

In solving the mystery of the Last Chance Hotel, Seth has discovered a bewildering new world of magic. Soon, Seth and his cat Nightshade are embroiled in the latest MagiCon case, a murder investigation at a deserted lighthouse

Networks: A Very Short Introduction (Caldarelli Guido)(Paperback)

Networks are involved in many aspects of everyday life, from food webs in ecology and the spread of pandemics to social networking and public transportation. In fact, some of the most important and familiar natural systems and social phenomena are based on a networked structure. It is impossible to

In Athena's Camp - Preparing for Conflict in the Information Age (Arquilla John)(Paperback / softback)

A collection of essays about conflict in the information age that show how the information revolution is altering the nature of

Paul: A Biography (Wright Tom)(Paperback / softback)

Reconstruction of the life of St Paul, paints a picture of the world in which he preached his revolutionary message and explains the significance of his lasting

Lots - The Diversity of Life on Earth (Davies Nicola)(Paperback / softback)

Great Cat Conspiracy (Davies Katie)(Paperback / softback)

The third in a series of bittersweet, hilariously funny, domestic tales of life from the perspective of Anna - a young girl with a suspicious

Christ Recrucified (Kazantzakis Nikos)(Paperback / softback)

The inhabitants of a Greek village, ruled by the Turks, plan to enact the life of Christ in a mystery play but are overwhelmed by their task. A group of refugees, fleeing from the ruins of their plundered homes, arrive asking for protection - and suddenly the drama of the Passion becomes

Skin in the Game - Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life (Taleb Nassim Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

From the bestselling author of The Black Swan, a bold book that challenges many of our long-held beliefs about risk and reward, politics and religion, finance and personal responsibility | | Why should we never listen to people who explain rather than do? Why do companies go bust? How is it that we

Desert Food Webs in Action (Fleisher Paul)(Paperback)

Snakes, lizards, rabbits, mice, mountain lions, and hawks are some of the many animals that make up a desert food web. But do you know how desert animals depend on cactuses, grasses, and other plants to stay alive? Or why tiny insects, fungi, and bacteria may be among the most important living

How Not to Be Wrong - The Hidden Maths of Everyday Life (Ellenberg Jordan)(Paperback / softback)

Explores the mathematician's method of analyzing life, from the everyday to the cosmic, showing us which numbers to defend, which ones to ignore and when to change the equation entirely. This book tells us that maths touches on everything we do, and a little mathematical knowledge reveals the

Strangest Man - The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Quantum Genius (Farmelo Graham)(Paperback / softback)

'A monumental achievement - one of the great scientific biographies.' Michael FraynThe Strangest Man is the Costa Biography Award-winning account of Paul Dirac, the famous physicist sometimes called the British

Freedom of Information Officer's Handbook (Gibbons Paul)(Paperback / softback)

This book provides a comprehensive guide to the practical management of freedom of information compliance, including interpretation of the Act as well as the Environmental Information

Return of Depression Economics (Krugman Paul)(Paperback / softback)

Paul Krugman, winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in economics, shows how today's crisis parallels the events that caused the Great Depression - and explains what it will take to avoid catastrophe. In 1999, in The Return of Depression Economics, Paul Krugman surveyed the economic crises that had swept

Hopeless Life Of Charlie Summers (Torday Paul)(Paperback / softback)

A modern A TALE OF TWO CITIES by the bestselling author of SALMON FISHING IN THE

House of Hidden Wonders (Gosling Sharon)(Paperback / softback)

In the gloomy tunnels beneath Victorian Edinburgh's old town, Zinnie must uncover the mystery behind the ghost terrorizing her neighbours, while keeping her sisters

Diversity of Life (Wilson Edward O.)(Paperback / softback)

Tells the great story of how life on earth evolved. This work describes how the species of the world became diverse, and why the threat to this diversity is beyond the scope of anything we have known before. It also addresses the explosion of the field of conservation biology and takes a look at

Pictomazes: Find 72 Hidden Animals! (Nikoli Publishing)(Paperback)

The compulsive joy of problem-solving meets the mindfulness of coloring in a new puzzle challenge from Nikoli, the original creators of Sudoku. Ordered by level of difficulty, easy to hard, these 53 mazes combine brain-stretching concentration with an almost meditative workout of your short-term

My Life As a Medium (Shine Betty)(Paperback / softback)

The inside story of the 'reluctant medium', finally available in a mass-market A-format edition Betty Shine was originally an opera singer, but studied all forms of alternative healing, becoming a vitamin and mineral therapist. Guided by spirit voices from the age of two, she became a world-famous