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 ?