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  • 'What Do You Care What Other People Think?'

    Further Adventures of a Curious Character

    Richard Feynman – Nobel Laureate, teacher, icon and genius – possessed an unquenchable thirst for adventure and an unparalleled gift for telling the extraordinary stories of his life.In this collection of short pieces and reminiscences he describes everything from his love of beauty to college pranks to how his father taught him to think. He takes us behind the scenes of the space shuttle ... Read more

    £5.49

  • 101 Amazing Sights of the Night Sky

    A Guided Tour for Beginners

    Is there anything more wondrous and alluring than the night sky? You've seen the stars, and you know about the constellations--but there's so much more to discover! George Moromisato's magnificent full-color guide introduces you to 101 amazing sights, from Saturn's famous rings to the Andromeda Galaxy. Learn what to look for and when and where to find it! This astronomy book is perfect for ... Read more

    £8.99

  • Inside PixInsight

    Series series The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
    In this book, Warren Keller reveals the secrets of astro-image processing software PixInsight in a practical and easy to follow manner, allowing the reader to produce stunning astrophotographs from even mediocre data. As the first comprehensive post-processing platform to be created by astro-imagers for astro-imagers, it has for many, replaced the generic graphics editors as the software of choice ... Read more

    £26.99

  • The Sun Kings

    The Unexpected Tragedy of Richard Carrington and the Tale of How Modern Astronomy Began

    by Stuart Clark ...
    In September of 1859, the entire Earth was engulfed in a gigantic cloud of seething gas, and a blood-red aurora erupted across the planet from the poles to the tropics. Around the world, telegraph systems crashed, machines burst into flames, and electric shocks rendered operators unconscious. Compasses and other sensitive instruments reeled as if struck by a massive magnetic fist. For the first ... Read more

    £15.99

  • The Scorch Trials

    by James Dashner ...
    Series Book 2 - Maze Runner Series
    The second book in the New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series - now a series of major movies starring Dylan O'Brien!SEE THE FILMS. READ THE BOOKS. ENTER THE MAZE ...Thomas was sure that escape from the maze meant he and the Gladers would get their lives back. But no one knew what sort of life they were going back to.The earth is a wasteland. Government and order have disintegrated and now ... Read more

    £6.99

  • The Kill Order

    by James Dashner ...
    Series series Maze Runner Series
    A prequel to the New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series - now a series of major movies starring Dylan O'Brien!SEE THE FILMS. READ THE BOOKS. ENTER THE MAZE ...When sun flares hit the Earth, intense heat, toxic radiation and flooding followed, wiping out much of the human race. Those who survived live in basic communities in the mountains, hunting for food.For Mark and his friends, surviving ... Read more

    £6.99

  • The Dance of Time

    The Origins of the Calendar

    by Michael Judge ...
    Did you know that the ancient Romans left sixty days of winter out of their calendar, considering these two months a dead time of lurking terror and therefore better left unnamed? That they had a horror of even numbers, hence the tendency for months with an odd number of days? That robed and bearded druids from the Celts stand behind our New Year’s figure of Father Time? That if Thursday is Thor’s ... Read more

    £8.74

  • 2024 Guide to the Night Sky: A month-by-month guide to exploring the skies above Britain and Ireland

    The ideal gift for all amateur and seasoned astronomers.“This is a great guide to the night sky at a great price” Astronomy Now“A handy and straightforward guide.” British Astronomical Association's 'Journal'“an ideal Christmas stocking-filler” The ObservatoryFrom the UK’s Number One Astronomy publisher, this is the bestselling stargazing handbook to the planets, stars and constellations visible ... Read more

    £2.99

  • The Universe

    In 100 Key Discoveries

    by Giles Sparrow ...
    This stunning collection of images and essays surveys the key breakthroughs that have shaped our understanding of the universe around us - from the discovery of the solar system, to Supermassive black holes and the remote depths of the cosmos.Beginning with the theories put forward for the origin of our universe - the Big Bang and its rivals - and ending with what the eventual fate of our cosmos ... Read more

    £4.99

  • The Death Cure

    by James Dashner ...
    Series Book 3 - Maze Runner Series
    The third book in the New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series - now a series of major movies starring Dylan O'Brien!SEE THE FILMS. READ THE BOOKS. ENTER THE MAZE ...The Trials are over. WICKED have collected all the information they can. Now it's up to the Gladers to complete the blueprint for the cure to the Flare with a final voluntary test.But something has happened that no-one at WICKED ... Read more

    £6.99

  • Into the Black

    The electrifying true story of how the first flight of the Space Shuttle nearly ended in disaster

    by Rowland White ...
    On 12th April 1981 a revolutionary new spacecraft blasted off from Florida on her maiden flight. NASA’s Space Shuttle Columbia was the most advanced flying machine ever built – the high watermark of post-war aviation development. A direct descendant of the record-breaking X-planes the likes of which Chuck Yeager had tested in the skies over the Mojave Desert, Columbia was a winged rocket plane, ... Read more

    £1.99 £0.99

  • White Holes

    Inside the Horizon

    by Carlo Rovelli ...
    Translated by Simon Carnell ...
    A BOOK OF THE YEAR ACCORDING TO THE FINANCIAL TIMES * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH * NEW STATESMAN * NEW SCIENTIST'A miniature masterpiece by one of the most entertaining scientists on the planet' Evening Standard‘Everyone’s talking about White Holes’ Daily MailA mesmerizing trip to the strange new world of white holes, from Carlo Rovelli, the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics</e... ... Read more

    £7.99

  • The Fabric of the Cosmos

    Space, Time and the Texture of Reality

    by Brian Greene ...
    'A magnificent challenge to conventional ideas' Financial Times'I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It manages to be both challenging and entertaining: it is highly recommended' the Independent'(Greene) send(s) the reader's imagination hurtling through the universe on an astonishing ride. As a popularizer of exquisitely abstract science, he is both a skilled and kindly explicator' the New York Times ... Read more

    £6.99

  • He Said/She Said

    the must-read bestselling suspense novel of the year

    by Erin Kelly ...
    ** WATCH HER FALL, the brilliant new thriller by Erin Kelly, is available to pre-order now **SHORTLISTED FOR THE SPECSAVERS NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 2018RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK 2018SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSIMON MAYO RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICKSHORTLISTED FOR CRIME AND THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018LONGLISTED FOR THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR... ... Read more

    £4.99

  • The Maze Runner

    by James Dashner ...
    Series Book 3 - Maze Runner Series
    The first book in the New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series - now a series of major movies starring Dylan O'Brien!SEE THE FILMS. READ THE BOOKS. ENTER THE MAZE ...When the doors of the lift crank open, the only thing Thomas remembers is his first name. But he's not alone.He's surrounded by boys who welcome him to the Glade – a walled encampment at the centre of a bizarre and terrible stone ... Read more

    £6.99

  • The Quantum Universe

    Everything that can happen does happen

    The Quantum Universe brings together two authors on a brilliantly ambitious mission to show that everyone can understand the deepest questions of science.But just what is quantum physics? How does it help us understand the world? Where does it leave Newton and Einstein? And why, above all, can we be sure that the theory is good?The bizarre behaviour of the atoms and energy that make up the ... Read more

    £5.49

  • An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

    Back on the earth after three spaceflights, Chris Hadfield's captivating memoir An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth reveals extraordinary stories from his life as an astronaut, and shows how to make the impossible a reality. This edition contains a new afterword.Colonel Chris Hadfield has spent decades training as an astronaut and has logged nearly 4,000 hours in space. During this time he has ... Read more

    £5.99 £4.99

  • The Maze Runner series (books 1-4)

    by James Dashner ...
    Series series Maze Runner Series
    All four books in the pulse-pounding Maze Runner series! When the doors of the lift crank open, the only thing Thomas remembers is his first name. But he's not alone. He's surrounded by boys who welcome him to the Glade - a walled encampment at the centre of a bizarre and terrible stone maze. But the maze is just the beginning ... ... Read more

    £23.99

  • It's Not Rocket Science

    by Ben Miller ...
    The Top Ten BestsellerBlack holes. DNA. The Large Hadron Collider. Ever had that sneaking feeling that you are missing out on some truly spectacular science?You do? Well, fear not, for help is at hand.Ben Miller was working on his Physics PhD at Cambridge when he accidentally became a comedian. But first love runs deep, and he has returned to his roots to share with you all his favourite bits of ... Read more

    £4.99

  • World Engines: Destroyer

    A post climate change high concept science fiction odyssey

    A hard-SF cli-fi saga set against the background of the birth of the solar system. Filled to the brim with big ideas and breathtaking worldbuildingIn the year 2570, a sleeper will wake . . .In the mid-21st century, the Kernel, a strange object on a five-hundred-year-orbit, is detected coming from high above the plane of the solar system. Could it be an alien artefact? In the middle of climate ... Read more

    £4.99

  • Limitless: The Autobiography

    The bestselling story of Britain’s inspirational astronaut

    by Tim Peake ...
    The inspirational autobiography of Britain’s beloved astronaut Tim Peake, the #1 bestselling author of Hello, is this Planet Earth? and Ask an AstronautAs heard on BBC Radio 4 Desert Island Discs__________________'What surprised me was how entirely serene I felt. I was weightless, no forces exerting themselves on my body. To my left was the Space Station. Below me, gradually going into shadow, was ... Read more

    £3.99 £2.99

  • Wonders of the Universe

    Recommended for viewing on a colour tablet.Professor Brian Cox is back with another insightful and mind-blowing exploration of space. This time he shows us our universe as we've never seen it before.13.7 billion years old. 93 billion light years wide. It contains over 100 billion galaxies, each containing hundreds of billions of stars. This infinite, vast and complex Universe has been the subject ... Read more

    £13.99

  • Prof. Brian Cox’s How The Universe Will End (Collins Shorts, Book 1)

    Series Book 1 - Collins Shorts
    Collins Shorts – insight in an instant.Professor Brian Cox shows us our universe as we've never seen it before. In this short he explains how this vast and complex universe – the subject of human fascination and scientific exploration for thousands of years – will end. Taken from his bestselling, mind-blowing exploration of space, Wonders of the Universe.Collins Shorts are a fresh look at the ... Read more

    £0.99

  • Human Universe

    Top ten Sunday Times Bestseller‘Engaging, ambitious and creative’ GuardianWhere are we? Are we alone? Who are we? Why are we here? What is our future?Human Universe tackles some of the greatest questions that humans have asked to try and understand the very nature of ourselves and the Universe in which we live.Through the endless leaps of human minds, it explores the extraordinary ... ... Read more

    £3.99