A journey into the surprising science behind our flavor senses.Can you describe how the flavor of halibut differs from that of red snapper? How the taste of a Fuji apple differs from a Spartan? For most of us, this is a difficult task: flavor remains a vague, undeveloped concept that we don’t know enough about to describe—or appreciate—fully. In this delightful and compelling exploration of our most neglected sense, veteran science reporter Bob Holmes shows us just...

Wussten Sie, dass der Geruch eines Lebensmittels die gustatorische Wahrnehmung stärker beeinflusst als dessen Aromen? Dass Mathematiker mit speziellen Formeln das perfekte Menü ausrechnen können? Oder dass es Geschmacks-Profiler für Äpfel gibt? Die Welt des Geschmacks, in Zeiten von Hybridfrüchten und globalen Einheitsgerichten oft sträflich vernachlässigt, ist hochkomplex und steckt voller Überraschungen.Bob Holmes untersucht, wie im Gehirn bereits in der Kindheit Vorlieben für bes...

What would the late, great Bill Shankly have made of the current Liverpool side? There's a great deal he would have hated about the modern game, but there's a lot about today's Liverpool he would have liked. With Jurgen Klopp instilling a team ethic and re-engaging the fans, the Reds have restored something of 'Shanks's Holy Trinity' - that union between players, manager and supporters - at least as much as a 21st-century conglomerate will allow. Although he grew up as a socialist during t...

Can you describe how the flavor of halibut differs from red snapper? How Brie differs from cheddar? For most of us, unfortunately, the answer is: badly. Flavor remains a vague, undeveloped concept we don't know enough about to describe—or to appreciate—fully.In Flavor, Bob Holmes shows us just how much we're missing. He tackles questions like why cake tastes sweetest on white plates, how wine experts' eyes fool their noses, and how language affects flavor. He peers over th...

Londres, été 1888. Sous une chaleur suffocante, la ville est saisie d'horreur par les premiers meurtres de celui qu'on surnommera bientôt " Jack l'Eventreur ". Mais que fait donc à cette époque le célèbre Sherlock Holmes ? Pourquoi aucune de ses enquêtes ne mentionne t elle la plus fameuse affaire criminelle qu'ait connue l'Angleterre de son temps ? C'est ce que va découvrir George Newnes, l'éditeur du docteur Watson, lorsque ce dernier, bien des années plus tard, lui confie le journal de ...

Five exciting novelisations of classic TV stories in which the Doctor and his companions encounter a colourful assortment of aliens.In Doctor Who and the Carnival of Monsters the TARDIS appears to land in the Indian Ocean, but something is very wrong. Here lie Drashigs...Doctor Who and the Sontaran Experiment sends the Doctor and friends to a future Earth, where a familiar opponent is subjugating humans.In Doctor Who: Full Circle the occupants of a distant planet ar...

The game's afoot once more as the long-suffering Dr. John Watson and a partially-decomposed Warlock Holmes (though he's getting better) face off against Moriarty's gang, the Pinkertons, flesh-eating horses, a parliament of imps, boredom, Surrey, a succubus, an overly-Canadian aristocrat, a tricycle-fight to the death and the dreaded Pumpcrow. Oh, and a hell-hound, one assumes.

The Reigateway to Another World, is an adventure from the second book in the Warlock Holmes series, The Hell-Hound of the Baskervilles by author G.S. Denning and follows the events of the first book, A Study in Brimstone.Just like the detective of the same last name Warlock solves crimes, but instead of using his powers of deduction, he uses powers of a more magical nature. With the help of his ever resourceful and trusted companion, Dr. Watson, Holmes solves some of the oddest and...