Reality Is Not What It Seems Carlo Rovelli HB $ 39.99 Scientist Carlo Rovelli has spent his life exploring the big questions and pushing the boundaries of what we know. Here he explains how our image of the world has changed throughout centuries. From Aristotle to Albert Einstein, Michael Faraday to the Higgs boson, he takes us on a wondrous journey to show us that beyond our ever-changing idea of reality is a whole new world that has yet to be discovered.
Universal Brian Cox & Jeff Forshaw HB $ 49.99 We dare to imagine a time before the Big Bang, when the entire Universe was compressed into a space smaller than an atom. And now, as Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw show, we can do more than imagine: we can understand. Universal takes us on an epic journey of scientific exploration and, in doing so, reveals how we can all understand some of the most fundamental questions about our Earth, Sun, Solar System and the starfilled galaxies beyond.
Einstein ' s Greatest Mistake David Bodanis PB $ 35.00 Widely considered the greatest genius of all time, Albert Einstein revolutionised our understanding of the cosmos. Yet in the final decades of his life he was also ignored by most working scientists. David Bodanis traces the arc of Einstein ' s intellectual development across his professional and personal life, showing how Einstein ' s confidence in his own powers of intuition proved to be both his greatest strength and his ultimate undoing.
The Dragon Behind the Glass Emily Voigt PB $ 32.99 A riveting journey into the bizarre world of the Asian arowana or“ dragon fish”— the world’ s most expensive aquarium fish— reveals a surprising history with profound implications for the future of wild animals and human beings alike. An elegant exploration of the human conquest of nature, The Dragon Behind the Glass revels in the sheer wonder of life’ s diversity and lays bare our deepest desire— to hold onto what is wild.
The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben PB $ 29.99 Peter Wohlleben draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to reveal the ways in which trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, share nutrients with those who are sick, and even warn each other of impending dangers. With their newfound understanding of the delightfully complex life of trees, readers will never be able to look at a walk in the woods the same way again.
Homo Deus Yuval Noah Harari PB $ 35.00 In Homo Deus, the bestselling author of Sapiens examines our future with his trademark blend of science, history, philosophy and every discipline in between. Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century— from overcoming death to creating artificial life. It asks the fundamental questions: Where do we go from here? And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers?