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A groundbreaking and controversial new theory about how we talk.
Like other tools, language was invented, can be reinvented or...

The science behind James Bond's exploits – armaments, tactics, plots and enemy tech.

The adventures of James Bond have...

From ancient megalodons to fearsome Great Whites, this book tells the complete, untold story of how sharks emerged as Earth's...

From shark attack survivor to the shark’s biggest advocate, Paul de Gelder tells us just why these majestic diverse animals need...

Grinin... , Коротаев...

The present Yearbook is subtitled Entropy and Destabilization. It is the tenth in the series. The study of the forms and causes...

From a tiny crimson pear in the west of England to an exploding corn in Mexico, there are thousands of foods that are at risk of...

Nobody sees and understands woodland better than Ray Mears.

With deep natural history knowledge and practical woodcraft...

Over two thousand years ago, one man changed the way we see the world.

Since the dawn of civilization, humans had believed in...

Will we ever truly understand our cosmic home? This is the story of the technologies that allow us to look up, to learn and to...

Stephen Hawking's closest collaborator offers the intellectual superstar's final thoughts on the universe.

Perhaps the biggest...

For those fascinated by neurology and for fans of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat comes a powerful exploration of the mind...

This account of the planets and other mysterious objects in our solar system tells the story of planetary exploration, from...

Why does E=mc2? If Einstein was right, was Newton wrong? Can we really find a theory of everything?

Think Like Einstein will...

From the serious and practical to the quirky and bizarre, Think Like a Scientist answers these questions in an easy-to-understand...

A perfect introduction for students and laypeople alike, A Degree in a Book: Cosmology provides you with all the concepts you...

Causes of death have changed irrevocably across time. In the course of a few centuries we have gone from a world where disease or...

In the monograph offered to the attention of readers, for the first time in the world literature, both the theoretical...

In Feral, George Monbiot, one of the world's most celebrated radical thinkers offers a riveting tale of possibility and travel in...

The green movement used to protect the earth from mankind; now they need to protect mankind from the earth. In Whole Earth...

Humanity’s embrace of openness is the key to our success. The freedom to explore and exchange – whether it’s goods, ideas or...

Like it or not, our lives are dominated by mathematics. Our daily diet of news regales us with statistical forecasts, opinion...

Ours is the age of global warming. Rising sea levels, extreme weather, forest fires. Dire warnings are everywhere, so why has it...

New islands are being built at an unprecedented rate whether for tourism or territorial ambition, while many islands are...

From the bestselling author of Who Owns England?, a mesmerising chronicle of our forgotten rainforests – and an inspiring...

In this compelling journey through twenty-six countries, Simon Mundy traces how the struggle to respond to the climate crisis is...

The traces of much of human history - and that which preceded it - lie beneath the ocean surface; broken up, dispersed, often...

How did a piece of gold foil completely change our understanding of atoms?
What part did a hot air balloon play in the discovery...

The Trespasser's Companion is a rallying cry for greater public access to nature and a gently seditious guide to how to get it:...

The Book of Trespass. Crossing the Lines that Divide Us

Holding her first grandchild in her arms in 2003, Mary Robinson was struck by the uncertainty of the world he had been born into....