Electric Universe - How Electricity Switched on the Modern World (Bodanis David)(Paperback / softback)

Electric Universe - How Electricity Switched on the Modern World (Bodanis David)(Paperback / softback)

From the author of the bestselling E=MC2, a brilliantly descriptive analysis of one of the most powerful forces that controls the universe -

The Art of Fairness : The Power of Decency in a World Turned Mean - David Bodanis

Can you succeed without being a terrible person? We often think not: recognising that, as the old saying has it, 'nice guys finish last'. But does that mean you have to go to the other extreme, and be a bully or Machiavellian to get anything done?In THE ART OF FAIRNESS, David Bodanis uses thrilling

How the World Works: The Universe - From the Big Bang to the present day... and beyond (Rooney Anne)(Paperback / softback)

Switched (Hocking Amanda)(Paperback / softback)

An addictive paranormal romance, Switched is the first book in a world of magic, power and intrigue - as a young girl discovers the secret world of the

Empire - How Britain Made the Modern World (Ferguson Niall)(Paperback / softback)

Secrets of the Universe - How We Discovered the Cosmos (Murdin Paul)(Paperback / softback)

How did our universe come to exist? Why do stars shine? Is there life beyond the Earth?For millennia, humans have looked to the celestial sphere to explain the cosmos,first recording the movements of the Moon 25,000 years ago. Since the Enlightenmentand the dawn of the space age, scientists have

How the World Works: Medicine - From early healing to the miracles of modern medicine (Rooney Anne)(Paperback / softback)

Hungry Empire - How Britain's Quest for Food Shaped the Modern World (Collingham Lizzie)(Paperback / softback)

How to Watch a Movie (Thomson David)(Paperback / softback)

An enlightening guide to all the magical workings of watching film from 'a giant in the world of film criticism' (The

An Introduction to Astrobiology (Rothery David A.)(Paperback)

How did life on Earth begin? How common is it elsewhere in the Universe? Written and edited by planetary scientists and astrobiologists, this undergraduate-level textbook provides an introduction to the origin and nature of life, the habitable environments in our solar system and the techniques

Age of Bowie - How David Bowie Made a World of Difference (Morley Paul)(Paperback / softback)

Heaven on Earth - How Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, and Galileo Discovered the Modern World (Fauber J. S.)(Paperback / softback)

Curationism - How Curating Took Over the Art World and Everything Else (Balzer David)(Paperback / softback)

A criticism of the saturation of the 'curator' in art, business and everyday

Jewish Emancipation: A History Across Five Centuries (Sorkin David)(Paperback)

The first comprehensive history of how Jews became citizens in the modern world For all their unquestionable importance, the Holocaust and the founding of the State of Israel now loom so large in modern Jewish history that we have mostly lost sight of the fact that they are only part of-and indeed

9/11 The Conspiracy Theories (Gardner David)(Paperback / softback)

How did World Trade Center Building 7 - 100 yards from the Twin Towers - collapse so quickly and symmetrically when it had not been hit? How could two rogue aircraft bring down three towers? Did the US government help orchestrate the attacks as an 'inside job'? 9/11: The Conspiracy Theories seeks

Infinitesimal - How a Dangerous Mathematical Theory Shaped the Modern World (Alexander Assoc. Prof. Amir)(Paperback / softback)

The epic story of the origin of

How the World Really Works: the Economy (Fox Guy)(Paperback / softback)

How Music Works (Byrne David)(Paperback / softback)

David Byrne's internationally bestselling magnum opus on the subject of

How They Stole the Game (Yallop David)(Paperback / softback)

The book that Sepp Blatter wanted to ban: How Fifa sold

Mind Maps: Biology - How to Navigate the Living World (Pilcher Dr Helen)(Paperback / softback)

Learn how to navigate the living world through mind

How Democracy Ends (Runciman David)(Paperback / softback)

All political systems come to an end, even democracies - David Runciman shows us how to recognise the signs and how to think about what might come

Range - How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World (Epstein David)(Paperback / softback)

A powerful argument for how to succeed in any field: develop broad interests and skills while everyone around you is rushing to specialize.From the '10,000 hours rule' to the power of Tiger parenting, we have been taught that success in any field requires early specialization and many hours of

Great World (Malouf David)(Paperback / softback)

In THE GREAT WORLD, his finest novel yet, David Malouf gives a voice to that experience. Ranging over seventy years of Australian life, from Sydney's teeming King's Cross to the tranquil backwaters of the Hawkesbury River, it is a remarkable novel of self-knowledge and lost innocence, of survival

Invention of Science - A New History of the Scientific Revolution (Wootton David)(Paperback / softback)

We live in a world made by science. How and when did this happen? This book tells the story of the extraordinary intellectual and cultural revolution that gave birth to modern science, and mounts a major challenge to the prevailing orthodoxy of its history. Before 1492 it was assumed that all