The wires are owned by individuals, corporations and states: an invention once hailed as a democratising force has concentrated power in places it already existed.
The discovery of the elements presented chronologically, with images drawn from a range of sources including alchemical documents, colour charts, advertisements, Theodore Gray's illustration... read more
The author is a medical doctor and a poet: this book is both a meditation on art and life and a collection of snippets about the history of medicine. Written over twenty years, it moves effo... read more
SB-C argues that the secrets of humanity's cognitive development - from the invention of agriculture to musical instruments - can be found in the genes for autism.
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