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A fascinating work containing detailed playing instructions and explanations of 34 vintage card games dating from Victorian times and before.

For most of us, the story of mammal evolution starts after the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs, but over the last 20 years scientists have uncovered new fossils and used new technologies that have upended this story.

'Witty and well researched.

Racing Green is the story of how motorsport science has become smarter and more environmentally friendly, and how these developments on the track are changing the world.

Racing Green is the story of how motorsport science has become smarter and more environmentally friendly, and how these developments on the track are changing the world.

WINNER OF THE PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION AND LONGLISTED FOR THE JAMES CROPPER WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR WRITING ON CONSERVATION.

WINNER OF THE 2022 BARKER BOOK AWARDS FOR NON-FICTION.

Discover ancient civilizations that have disappeared beneath the ocean's surface and explore how the science of submergence adds to our knowledge of human history.

The bestselling RSPB Handbook of British Birds is the most comprehensive reference for birdwatchers of all levels of interest and experience.

The bestselling RSPB Handbook of British Birds is the most comprehensive reference for birdwatchers of all levels of interest and experience.

A mysterious and rarely seen beast, the Scottish Wildcat is Britain's rarest mammal, and one of the most endangered carnivores in the world.

A NEW SCIENTIST BOOK OF THE YEARFrom adrenaline to dopamine, our lives are shaped by the chemicals that control us.

For Love Understood, almost 200 strangers in over 40 countries have come together to share their most personal stories, feelings, and insights about love.

The history of climate change research how the world became addicted to fossil fuels, how we discovered that electricity may be our saviour, and how renewable energy is far from a 20th-century discovery.

'From ice cream headaches to migraine, this fascinating and entertaining account of a common curse draws together modern science, ancient views and personal experience.

'From ice cream headaches to migraine, this fascinating and entertaining account of a common curse draws together modern science, ancient views and personal experience.

A fresh and entertaining perspective on materials science involving the craftspeople who have built their careers around working with materials such as clay, stone, steel and wool.

'A gripping and sobering reminder of how much we are all governed by our genetic inheritance.

'Passionate and urgent.

Turns a critical eye on Aesop's Fables to ask whether there is any scientific truth to Aesop's portrayal of his animals.

The deep sea is the last, vast wilderness on the planet.

The human brain is made up of 85 billion neurons, which are connected by over 100 trillion synapses.

Pain seems like a fairly straightforward experience you get hurt and it, well, hurts.

Does an authentic Andy Warhol painting need to be painted by Andy Warhol?

What will happen if (perhaps when) humanity makes contact with another civilisation on a different planet?

A tour of the Solar System's tallest, hottest, coldest and weirdest volcanoes and a look inside what makes them erupt.

From the bestselling author of Suspicious MindsThere was a time when the news came once a day, in the morning newspaper.

Opens a window into a previously dark and secret time in our universe's history: when the first stars were born.

'An animal activist's journey to the "e;other side"e;' Joanna LumleyThis is the story of what happens when we cross enemy lines to look for solutions.

'Bursts with gloriously geeky detail.

**Wine and Spirits Book of the Year 2017**A fascinating look into the world of cheese and its creators.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 AAAS/SUBARU SB&F PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE BOOKSHow new elements are discovered, why they matter and where they will take us.

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2019**'Read this book and join the effort to terminate air pollution.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR WRITING ON GLOBAL CONSERVATION'Pilcher is both very funny and very, very clever.

A deep dive into the science behind the creative ways Shakespeare killed off his characters.

'Illuminating, witty and written with a wide open mind' - Sunday TimesAn exploration of humans, sexuality, interaction and technology through the lens of the sex robot.

As featured in Hello!

As featured in Hello!

'Fascinating' - Financial TimesAlgorithms are running our society, and as the Cambridge Analytica story has revealed, we don't really know what they are up to.

In this book, Johnny Ball tells one of the most important stories in world history the story of mathematics.

'Astonishing' - New ScientistIcy, rocky, sometimes dusty, always mysterious comets and asteroids are among the Solar System's very oldest inhabitants, formed within a swirling cloud of gas and dust in the area of space that eventually hosted the Sun and its planets.

How much of the folk tales of our ancestors is rooted in fact, and what can they tell us about the future?

The story of Europe and its people, told through its genetic legacy.

A 2018 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleThe whole story behind what's in the food on our plate.

Sleep plays a crucial role in our waking lives, and we need to start paying it more attention.

'Fluent, persuasive and surely right.

** WINNER OF THE PEN HESSELL-TILTMAN PRIZE 2021 **'Beautiful, evocative, authoritative.

Ceri's humorous but meaningful message accompanied by Ralph's sensational paintings will satisfy art-lovers and conservationists alike.

Ceri's humorous but meaningful message accompanied by Ralph's sensational paintings will satisfy art-lovers and conservationists alike.

'Scales's genuine appreciation and awe for fish are contagious.