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THE BOOKSELLER BUYER’S GUIDE | PUBLISHERS’ AUTUMN TITLES


POPULAR SCIENCE


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MEDICINE: THE DEFINITIVE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY September, hb, £20, 9780241225967 Follow the stories of medicine with incredible coverage of disease, drugs, treatment, and cures E


SCIENCE September, 2nd edn, hb, £30, 9780241240472 Journey through the history of science, including ancient Greek geometry, quantum physics, and global warming. E


FABER & FABER


FUTURE SEX: A NEW KIND OF FREE LOVE EMILY WITT November, tpb, £12.99, 9780571331987 A commentary on the sociological and scientific perspective of sex. E


1,342 QI FACTS TO LEAVE YOU FLABBERGASTED JOHN LLOYD October, hb, £10.99, 9780571332465 A new compendium of flabbergasting QI Facts.


QI: THE THIRD BOOK OF GENERAL IGNORANCE JOHN LLOYD; JOHN MITCHINSON; JAMES HARKIN; ANDREW HUNTER MURRAY September, pb, £8.99, 9780571309016 The “QI” writers return, proving once again that everything you think you know is wrong. E


FIREFLY BOOKS


WATER: EXPLORING THE BLUE PLANET MARKUS EISL; GERALD MANSBERGER; PAUL SCHREILECHNER October, hb, £30, 9781770858138 Remarkable satellite photographs show where water is and isn’t, and how we are using it.


THE STRING BOOK ADAM HART-DAVIS October, 2nd edn, tpb, £9.95, 9781770858671 BBC TV presenter explains string technology down the ages with knots and trivia.


FLORIS BOOKS


STARGAZERS’ ALMANAC 2017: A MONTHLY GUIDE


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TO THE STARS AND PLANETS BOB MIZON July, pb, £14.99, 9781782503125 A beautiful illustrated monthly guide to exploring the stars and planets without a telescope.


GILL & MACMILLAN


THAT’S MATHS: THE MATHEMATICAL MAGIC IN EVERYDAY LIFE PETER LYNCH October, hb, £12.99, 9780717169559 Discover maths’ little mysteries. Brings to life the mathematical magic in the everyday. E


HARPERPERENNIAL


CULTURE: LEADING SCIENTISTS EXPLORE SOCIETIES, ART, POWER, AND TECHNOLOGY JOHN BROCKMAN August, pb, £9.99, 9780062023131


A short, cutting-edge master class covering everything you need to know about culture. E


THE MIND: LEADING SCIENTISTS EXPLORE THE BRAIN, MEMORY, PERSONALITY, AND HAPPINESS JOHN BROCKMAN August, pb, £9.99, 9780062025845


A short, cutting-edge master class covering everything you need to know about the mind. E


THINKING: THE NEW SCIENCE OF DECISION- MAKING, PROBLEM- SOLVING, AND PREDICTION JOHN BROCKMAN August, pb, £9.99, 9780062258540


A cutting-edge master class covering everything you need to know about problem-solving and decision-making. E


LIFE: THE LEADING EDGE OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, GENETICS, ANTHROPOLOGY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE JOHN BROCKMAN July, pb, £9.99, 9780062296054 John Brockman gathers the best biologists, geneticists, and physicists to explain life. E


HEADLINE


FOOLPROOF GREG IP


October, pb, £9.99, 9781472214195 How to stop trying to make the world unbreakable, and take advantage of risk. E


HEAD OF ZEUS


THE UNKNOWN UNIVERSE: WHAT WE DON’T KNOW ABOUT TIME AND SPACE IN TEN CHAPTERS STUART CLARK November, pb, £8.99, 9781781855706 A groundbreaking and state-of-the-art guide to the universe and the unknown. E


THE HUNT FOR VULCAN: HOW ALBERT EINSTEIN DESTROYED A PLANET AND DECIPHERED THE UNIVERSE THOMAS LEVENSON August, pb, £7.99, 9781784973988


An elegant and entertaining account explaining the strange history of the (non-existent) Planet Vulcan. E


ICON BOOKS


MAKE WAY FOR THE SUPERHUMANS: HOW THE SCIENCE OF BIO ENHANCEMENT IS TRANSFORMING OUR WORLD, AND HOW WE NEED TO DEAL WITH IT MICHAEL BESS July, pbo, £14.99, 9781785781018 A tour of bio-enhancement: where we are now and how to deal with it. E


13.8: THE QUEST TO FIND THE TRUE AGE OF THE UNIVERSE AND THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING JOHN GRIBBIN September, pb, £9.99, 9781785781087 Popular science master John Gribbin tackles the very biggest question modern science has to answer. E


RESTLESS CREATURES: THE STORY OF LIFE IN TEN MOVEMENTS MATT WILKINSON October, pb, £9.99, 9781785781155 A billion-year history of movement and evolution, from bacteria to Olympic athletes. E


WHAT COLOUR IS THE SUN? MIND-BENDING SCIENCE FACTS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM’S BRIGHTEST QUIZ BRIAN CLEGG November, pbo, £7.99, 9781785781223


The mind-bending quiz book that every science geek needs in their Christmas stocking. E


IVY PRESS


VIRUS: AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO 101 INCREDIBLE MICROBES MARILYN ROOSSINCK September, hb, £25, 9781782403265


One hundred and one of the world’s most notable viruses, each with its own dazzling mugshot. E


30-SECOND EINSTEIN: THE 50 FUNDAMENTALS OF HIS WORK, LIFE AND LEGACY, EACH EXPLAINED IN HALF A MINUTE BRIAN CLEGG ED October, hb, £14.99, 9781782403876 The quickest way to understand Einstein’s starring role in the history of science. E


30-SECOND BIOLOGY: THE 50 MOST THOUGHT- PROVOKING THEORIES OF LIFE, EACH EXPLAINED IN HALF A MINUTE NICK BATTEY; MARK FELLOWES EDS September, hb, £14.99, 9781782403890 Tackles the vital science of life, dissecting the 50 most thought-provoking theories of our ecosystem. E


JACANA MEDIA


DARWIN’S HUNCH: SCIENCE, RACE, AND THE SEARCH FOR HUMAN ORIGINS CHRISTA KULJIAN September, pb, £16.95, 9781431424252 Traces the history of South African palaeoanthropology and looks into more current genetics research.


JOHN MURRAY


NEW SCIENTIST: THE ORIGIN OF (ALMOST) EVERYTHING: FROM THE BIG BANG TO BELLY- BUTTON FLUFF NEW SCIENTIST September, hb, £20, 9781473629257 A full-colour infographic journey through life, the universe and everything. E


HOW LONG IS NOW? AND 101 OTHER QUESTIONS YOU NEVER THOUGHT TO ASK NEW SCIENTIST October, pb, £7.99, 9781473628595


THE USEFUL BOOK OF GADGETS, GIZMOS AND APPS MARTIN BAILEY October, pb, £9.99, 9781852527723


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The New Scientist ’s brilliant million-selling Christmas book comes of age. E


THE CYBER EFFECT: A PIONEERING CYBER- PSYCHOLOGIST EXPLAINS HOW HUMAN BEHAVIOUR CHANGES ONLINE MARY AIKEN August, hb, £20, 9781473610231 Freakonomics for our modern online lives from the world’s leading cyberpsychologist. E


JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS


MILK: THE BIOLOGY OF LACTATION MICHAEL L POWER; JAY SCHULKIN December, hb, £45, 9781421420424 Everything you ever wanted to know about the substance that binds all mammals together. E


FAXED: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE FAX MACHINE JONATHAN COOPERSMITH December, pb, £19.50, 9781421421230 The intriguing story of the rise and fall of the fax machine. E


MACMILLAN


101 BETS THAT YOU WILL ALWAYS WIN: THE SCIENCE OF THE SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLE RICHARD WISEMAN September, hb, £9.99, 9781509824007 One hundred and one bets you will win, based on the popular Quirkology YouTube channel. E


MANAGEMENT BOOKS 2000


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