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One of the world's most celebrated cosmologists presents her breakthrough explanation of our origins in the multiverse.

'Boldly ambitious, deeply affecting, and magisterial in scope' Steve Silberman, author of Neurotribes'Expansive and thoughtful, it illuminates the complexity and elusiveness of his subject' New StatesmanDepression is a leading cause of disability around the world today, a growing health crisis that affects us all.

- Shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize 2019- A Sunday Times 'MUST READ'- 'An exciting introduction to a little-known microscopic universe.

'An enthralling read' - Dr Rachel Clarke, bestselling author of Dear LifeA Royal Society Science Prize shortlisted author'A remarkable book' - Sunday Times__________What is phantom limb pain?

____________________What is AIQ?

'Life-changing' DAVINA McCALL'A must-read' Dr RUPY AUJLA'Fascinating' NIGELLA LAWSON'Empowering' LIZ EARLE**THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE FOOD FOR LIFE COOKBOOK**Food is our greatest ally for good health, but the question of what to eat in the age of ultra-processed food has never seemed so complicated.

A fascinating insight into one of the most exciting & rapidly evolving areas of modern science.

'ESSENTIAL' The New York Times Have you ever wished you could just stop eating the cake, even as you put another forkful in your mouth?

Can horses feel shame?

Read the Sunday Times bestseller that reveals the Earth's awesome impact on the shape of human civilisations.

'Informative and persuasive enough to rouse the most ardent couch pototo' New Scientist Walking upright on two feet is a uniquely human skill.

Barbie or Lego?

What is time?

'[AN] IMPORTANT BOOK' TEMPLE GRANDINOver the course of her career, psychologist Joanne Ruthsatz has assembled the largest-ever research sample of child prodigies.

Selected as a Book of the Year 2017 in Sky at Night'Just the thing to captivate a bright child or anyone, in fact, who aspires to be the next Tim Peake' Daily TelegraphAN IMAGINATIVE EXPLORATION INTO THE 'WHAT IF' OF SPACE TRAVELImagine taking a hike along the windswept red plains of Mars to dig for signs of life, or touring one of Jupiter s sixty-four moons where you can take photos of its swirling storms.

The awe-inspiring Sunday Times Bestseller from astronaut Tim PeakeShortlisted for the British Book Award 2018'Amazing .

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERRichard Dawkins - author of The Selfish Gene, The Blind Watchmaker, and The God Delusion - is one of science's greatest communicators.

** GUARDIAN SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 **'Popular science at its best'Mail on Sunday'Eminently accessible and enjoyable'ObserverWith every breath, you literally inhale the history of the world.

'Completely compelling and powerful, and hard to put down.

'Utterly gripping' - The Guardian 'Fascinating' - The Sunday Times 'Moving' - Scotsman 'Engrossing' - Financial Times Sue Black confronts death every day.

It is said that fact is sometimes stranger than fiction, and nowhere is that more true than in the case of black holes.

'One of the best books yet written on data and algorithms.

**'A masterpiece of evocative scientific storytelling.

A Bricklayer's Guide to the Galaxy .

Expand your understanding of the natural world with this fact-filled book as you discover how wild animals like elephants, hedgehogs, and geckos are supercharging human innovation.

How well do you know our closest neighbour?

We got ourselves into this.

Read the devastating story of the Spanish flu - the twentieth century's greatest killer and discover what it can teach us about the current Covid-19 pandemic.

Named a Best Book of the Year by the Economist, Wall Street Journal & Vox The father of virtual reality (Sunday Times) explains why virtual reality presents the ultimate test for humanity.

Desmond Morris considers the cat in myth and history, and answers questions he received from cat owners after the publication of the internationally best-selling Catwatching.

The real story of AIDS - how it originated with a virus in a chimpanzee, jumped to one human and infected more than 60 million people - is very different from what most of us think we know.

Understand how our immune system fights disease and enables the body to heal itself.

'The most important advance of our era.

In 1976 a deadly virus emerged from the Congo forest.

Revelatory convey[s] the technical brilliance and political significance of an achievement that hides in plain sight TelegraphFrom satellites circling the Earth, to weather stations far out in the ocean, through some of the most ingenious minds and advanced algorithms at work today - In this gripping investigation, Andrew Blum takes us on a global journey.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE WINNER OF THE 2021 PULITZER PRIZEYour body is teeming with tens of trillions of microbes.

'Anyone who wants to get better at anything should read Peak.

In a divided world, empathy is not the solution, it is the problem.

In The Glass Cage, Pulitzer Prize nominee and bestselling author Nicholas Carr shows how the most important decisions of our lives are now being made by machines and the radical effect this is having on our ability to learn and solve problems.

'An extraordinary book .

Is a glass of red wine a day actually good for you?

#1 Bestseller in both hardback and paperback: SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE _______'A directory of wonders.

A profoundly satisfying read Financial TimesIn Field Notes from the Edge, the acclaimed writer of the Guardian's 'Country Diary', Paul Evans, takes us on a journey through the in-between spaces of Nature such as strandlines, mudflats, cliff tops and caves where one wilderness is on the verge of becoming another and all things are possible.

'TIMELY AND IMPORTANT' JIM AL-KHALILIIn Our Own Image by Dr George Zarkadakis explores one of humankind s oldest love hate relationships our ties with Artificial Intelligence or AI.

Futureproof your body and relieve chronic pain resulting from sitting, slouching, and other bad lifestyle habits with this easy-to-perform set of daily stretching and exercise routines - from an innovative physical therapist who coaches dozens of celebrity clients.

'Her stories have the power to transform your life' Lori Gottlieb, bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone 'Radically changes the way we think about mental illness, pleasure, pain, reward and stress' Daniel Levitin, bestselling author of The Organized MindTHE NEW YORK TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER We are a wired generation.

Is it possible for humans to live on other planets?

*NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BEST TRAVEL BOOKS OF 2020*The curious and vanishing world of ice in Greenland, told through 24 hours in the life of a polar scientist.

Who wore the first pants?

Flight is the story of humankind's most ambitious undertaking.