close
Signed Books - Save 50%
Secure Payments
General & Popular Science
View as
Sort by
Display
per page
Deadly Companions: How Microbes Shaped our History
Paperback,
22/02/2018,
£9.99
£8.99
The story of human history has been inextricably entwined with the story of microbes. Combining tales of devastating epidemics with accessible science and fascinating history, Deadly Companions reveals how closely microbes have evolved with us over the millennia, shaping human culture through infection, disease, and deadly pandemic.
Explaining Humans: Winner of the Royal Society Science Book Prize 2020
Paperback,
25/03/2021,
£9.99
£8.99
There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness
Paperback,
04/03/2021,
£9.99
£8.99
Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy: What Animals on Earth Reveal about Aliens - and Ourselves
Hardback,
24/09/2020,
£18.99
£17.09
Biological Universe: Life in the Milky Way and Beyond
Hardback,
24/09/2020,
£20.00
£18.00
This book is for everyone with an interest in whether there is extraterrestrial life. Recent discoveries of planets beyond the solar system (more than 4000 of them) suggest that the question is not 'whether?' but 'where?'. This book enables general readers to understand current endeavours to answer this question and the related one of 'what kind?'
Human Cosmos: A Secret History of the Stars
Hardback,
03/09/2020,
£16.99
£15.29
A journey through the history of science and man's relationship with the night sky and the cosmos beyond, from the author of Royal Society Prize-shortlisted Cure
A World Without Work: Technology, Automation and How We Should Respond
Paperback,
24/12/2020,
£9.99
£8.99
Backroom Boys: The Secret Return of the British Boffin
Paperback,
02/09/2004,
£10.99
£9.89
Offers an account of how British boffins triumphed across the decades in creating everything from computer games to Martian landers. This book contains chapters on the Beagle II, Elite - the 80s computer game, the Blue Streak missile, Concorde, mobile phone technology and the Human Genome Project, among others.
Painful Truth: The new science of why we hurt and how we can heal
Hardback,
15/07/2021,
£20.00
£18.00
Eureka
Paperback,
23/08/2018,
£5.99
£5.39
Initially composed by Poe as a public lecture towards the end his career and considered by him the culmination of all his life's work, Eureka is an extended treatise about the creation, existence and the ultimate end of the world.
Books do Furnish a Life: An electrifying celebration of science writing
Hardback,
06/05/2021,
£25.00
£22.50
'Richard Dawkins is a thunderously gifted science writer.' Sunday Times
Including conversations with Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Steven Pinker, Matt Ridley and more, this is an essential guide to the most exciting ideas of our time and their proponents from our most brilliant science communicator.
E=Mc2
Paperback,
11/08/2016,
£9.99
£8.99
'David Bodanis attempts to expalin the meaning, beauty and implications of the most famous equation in physics. Thanks to his clarity, wit and enthusiasm, he succeeds.' Simon Singh, Daily Telegraph
Telomerase Revolution: The Story of the Scientific Breakthrough that Holds the Key to Human Ageing
Paperback,
06/07/2017,
£9.99
£8.99
The Telomerase Revolution is the definitive work on the latest science on human ageing, covering both theory and clinical implications. It takes the reader to the forefront of the upcoming revolution in human medicine.
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals are?
Paperback,
06/07/2017,
£10.99
£9.89
From world-renowned biologist and primatologist Frans de Waal, a groundbreaking work which challenges everything we think we know about animal intelligence.
Adapt: How We Can Learn From Nature's Strangest Inventions
Paperback,
06/07/2017,
£12.99
£11.69
Explore the science of biomimicry: full of fascinating natural facts, ingenious ideas and a glimpse into the future of human innovation.
Destination Mars
Paperback,
06/07/2017,
£7.99
£7.19
The first title in Icon's new Hot Science series, exploring the cutting edge of modern science.
Westonbirt Arboretum's Tree Spotter's Guide: The Definitive Guide to Britain's 100 Best Trees
Paperback,
06/07/2017,
£8.99
£8.09
In the depths of the Cotswolds, near Tetbury in Gloucestershire, lies one of the most beautiful tree gardens in the world. Known as Westonbirt Arboretum. Here you can find around 15,000 trees, each one lovingly labelled. Illustrated with artwork depicting the tree and leaf, this book will educate and entertain with features of landscape.
Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Stories in Our Genes
Paperback,
07/09/2017,
£9.99
£8.00
A dazzling tour of the latest genetic discoveries which are blurring the boundaries between science and history - 'Brilliant, authoritative, surprising, captivating' BRIAN COX
Entertainment for Angels: Electricity in the Enlightenment
Paperback,
01/06/2017,
£8.99
£8.09
Benjamin Franklin's Enlightenment world of philosophy, spectacle and electricity
Sex, Botany and Empire: The Story of Carl Linnaeus and Joseph Banks
Paperback,
06/07/2017,
£8.99
£8.09
The sexual symbolism of Enlightenment botany.
Timekeepers: How the World Became Obsessed With Time
Paperback,
06/07/2017,
£8.99
£8.09
A witty and entertaining journey through time from the bestselling author of Just My Type and On the Map
Why Can't Elephants Jump?
Paperback,
07/10/2010,
£7.99
£7.19
What's the storage capacity of the human brain in gigabytes? What's the farthest point on land from the sea? Why is frozen milk yellow? And why do flamingos stand on one leg? This book compiles readers' answers to these questions in the "Last Word" column of "New Scientist".
Farmer Buckley's Exploding Trousers
Paperback,
26/05/2011,
£10.99
£9.89
The all-but-forgotten heroes and highlights of everyday science
Ad Astra: An Illustrated Guide to Leaving the Planet
Hardback,
01/10/2017,
£16.99
£15.29
A stunning collection of space travel stories from science broadcaster, Dallas Campbell
Infinite Monkey Cage - How to Build a Universe
Hardback,
19/10/2017,
£20.00
£14.00
The Infinite Monkey Cage, the legendary BBC Radio 4 programme, brings you this irreverent celebration of scientific marvels. Join us on a hectic leap through the grand and bizarre ideas conjured up by human imagination, from dark matter to consciousness via neutrinos and earthworms.
Selfish Gene: 40th Anniversary edition
Paperback,
08/06/2016,
£9.99
£8.99
The 40th anniversary edition of the million copy international bestseller, with a new epilogue from the author. As relevant and influential today as when it was first published, this classic exposition of evolutionary thought, widely hailed for its stylistic brilliance and deep scientific insights, stimulated whole new areas of research.
Games Primates Play
Paperback,
24/05/2012,
£11.99
£10.79
An investigation of the evolution and economics of human relationships. It arms readers with knowledge of the scientific principles that ethologists, psychologists, economists, and other behavioural scientists have discovered in their quest to unravel the complexities of behaviour.
Materials science and technology dictionary
Paperback,
11/03/1993,
£14.99
£13.49
An essential reference for professionals and students alike
30 Second Quantum Theory
Paperback,
01/11/2017,
£10.99
£9.89
A beautifully illustrated, full-colour guide to one of science's most infamously impenetrable subjects.
Bumper Book of Things That Nobody Knows: 1001 Mysteries of Life, the Universe and Everything
Hardback,
02/11/2017,
£16.99
£15.29
A witty and fascinating exploration of the limits of human knowledge of our planet, its history and culture, and the universe beyond.
Science, A History
Paperback,
07/08/2003,
£14.99
£13.49
Galileo, tried by the Inquisition for his ideas, to Newton, who wrote his rivals out of the history books. This book tells the story of the men and women who changed the way we see the world, and the turbulent times they lived in.
Wild Animals I Have Known
Hardback,
23/11/2017,
£12.99
£11.69
Meet Old Lobo, a gigantic grey wolf whose death-defying predations on sheep and cattle herds are the scourge of farmers and ranchers in the Currumpaw region of northern New Mexico.
Thinking About Almost Everything
Paperback,
05/03/2009,
£15.00
£13.50
Contains entries on terror, the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, climate change, plant genetics, race, humans and animals, music theology, and the Willmore Conjecture. This book shows how even the most intricate and complex knowledge can enliven public curiosity and spark new thinking on issues either known or yet to be discovered.
Book Festival 2021
Anglo-Saxons
Clothing and Gifts
Canterbury Festival 2020
