A perfect antidote to toxic positivity – a touching, deeply felt and beautifully written look at the human condition, by the author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't ... read more
Erudition and curiosity impel this vivid, detailed portrait by the world's foremost expert on Linnaeus: this biography won several prizes when it was first published in Sweden in 2019.
A biography of the Hungarian scientist who created the first ever programmable digital computer, and whose colleagues thought his brain was too inexplicably powerful to be entirely human.
Beautifully designed and illustrated, large format. Informative and somewhat interactive; enlivens the imagination. The planets, asteroids, comets... For ages 8-11.
A grand tour of the 'big five' wipe-outs in history, with names such as 'the Carnian Pluvial Event' and 'the Great Dying'. These are tough days at the office of nomenclature.
Despite its title, this is not a self-help book but rather a beautiful exploration of a condition that is at the heart of human life - solitude. The book is a memoir of time spent in social ... read more