The overturning of Newtonian physics in the C20th by Marie Curie, Max Planck, Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schrödinger, Albert Einstein, et alia. Translated from the German.
The Scottish Highlands are facing climate chaos too, despite being so far north, and its effects are already being felt. Crumley's meditations on the seasons in one volume.
From Pliny and Piranesi to Alexander Pope and John Piper: a magnificent wander through ruins with writers, travellers and artists, through their eyes and in their words. Arranged chronologic... read more
"The story of C20th Britain, viewed through the lens of the artists' lives": this is less art history and more an artists' history. A wide-ranging, detailed, sympathetic account, with some p... read more
Those familiar with the exquisite vagaries that have come from the pen of this author (also known as Jack Robinson and Jennie Walker) will rejoice at these 99 paragraphs observing and enjoyi... read more
The cleverness of crickets, crows, cockatoos: a fascinating study of the relationship between genes and behaviour. (The book is published in the US as some eagle-eyed readers will perceive).
A collection of essays about this most extraordinary C17th woman, artist, traveller and naturalist; looks at her methods and materials, her journey to Suriname, her entomological studies, he... read more