THE BOOKSELLER BUYER’S GUIDE | PUBLISHERS’ AUTUMN TITLES
POPULAR SCIENCE
RACHEL ARMSTRONG October, pb, £26.99, 9783319310404 Fundamentally challenges prevalent ideas about sustainability and proposes a new approach to resource austerity and conservation. E
BRIGHT AND DARK NEBULAE: A POCKET FIELD GUIDE RICHARD WILDS September, pb, £22.99, 9783319328133
First extensive listing of bright and dark nebulae for the entire sky. E
FINDING A MILLION-STAR HOTEL: HOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL ASTRO- TOURIST BOB MIZON September, pb, £22.99, 9783319338545 The Million-Star Hotel celebrates the black skies of yesteryear. E
WOMEN SPACEFARERS: SIXTY DIFFERENT PATHS TO ORBIT UMBERTO CAVALLARO September, pb, £29.99, 9783319340470 This book tells the fascinating stories of the valiant women who broke down barriers. E
THAMES & HUDSON
WHY IT’S NOT ALL ROCKET SCIENCE: SCIENTIFIC THEORIES AND EXPERIMENTS EXPLAINED ROBERT CAVE August, flexi, £9.99, 9780500292006 An introductory guide to 100 of the most extraordinary theories and experiments.
TRANSACTION
LOVE: THE BIOLOGY BEHIND THE HEART ANTHONY WALSH July, hb, £57.50, 9781412862875 Drawing upon Darwin’s sexual selection theory Walsh explains the nature of and need for love.
UCL PRESS
WHY ICEBERGS FLOAT: EXPLORING SCIENCE IN EVERYDAY LIFE ANDREW MORRIS October, hb/pb/e-book,
£35/£15/£5.99,
9781911307020/37/51 Accessible title that explains the science we observe and experience in our daily lives. E
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
WHY THE WHEEL IS ROUND: MUSCLES, TECHNOLOGY, AND HOW WE MAKE THINGS MOVE STEVEN VOGEL November, hb, £24.50, 9780226381039 A unique history of the wheel and other rotational devices. E
MONKEYTALK: INSIDE THE WORLDS AND MINDS OF PRIMATES JULIA FISCHER; FREDERICK B HENRY JR TR December, hb, £17.50, 9780226124247 Investigates the intricacies of primate social mores through the lens of communication. E
DEBATING DARWIN ROBERT J RICHARDS; MICHAEL RUSE October, hb, £21, 9780226384429 Leading Darwin scholars offer divergent views on origins and nature of Darwin and his ideas. E
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PRESS
WE COULD NOT FAIL: THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE SPACE PROGRAM RICHARD PAUL; STEVEN MOSS September, pb, £13.99, 9781477311134
Profiles 10 pioneer African American space workers whose stories illustrate the NASA’ role.
VERMILION
THE POWER OF WHEN: DISCOVER YOUR CHRONOTYPE AND MAXIMISE YOUR POTENTIAL MICHAEL BREUS September, tpb, £12.99, 9781785040450 Learn the best time to do everything—from drink your coffee to take a nap. E
PARALLEL THINKING EDWARD DE BONO July, tpb, £8.99, 9781785040856
From (“One of the world’s greatest thinkers.”—TLS) comes Parallel Thinking—an invaluable insight. E
FIVE DAY COURSE IN THINKING EDWARD DE BONO August, tpb, £12.99, 9781785040863 Being right is not always the answer. E
WATKINS
OPENING THE DOORS OF PERCEPTION: THE KEY TO COSMIC AWARENESS ANTHONY PEAKE September, pb, £10.99, 9781780289083 Find out about altered states of consciousness, perception and the workings of the human mind. E
WILLIAM COLLINS
EUREKA! THE OCEAN OF THE FUTURE TOM CABOT September, other, £20, 9780008129361 Discover how the world works in this spectacular journey through space and time. E
A HISTORY OF SCIENCE IN 100 EXPERIMENTS MARY GRIBBIN; JOHN GRIBBIN October, hb, £25, 9780008145606 A history of science distilled into 100 notable experiments. E
INGREDIENT: THE TRUE ELEMENTS OF COOKING ALI BOUZARI October, hb, £25, 9780008179144 Renowned culinary scientist Ali Bouzari illuminates the elemental world of food and unlocks the secrets of ingredients. E
WORLD SCIENTIFIC
INDIAN MATHEMATICS: ENGAGING WITH THE WORLD FROM ANCIENT TO MODERN TIMES GEORGE GHEVERGHESE JOSEPH August, pb, £32, 9781786340610
Gives a unique insight into the history of mathematics within a historical global context.
COLOUR: HOW WE SEE IT AND HOW WE USE IT MICHAEL M WOOLFSON September, pb, £22, 9781786340856 Describes the scientific nature of colour and light, and how we see it.
ENTROPY DEMYSTIFIED: THE SECOND LAW REDUCED TO PLAIN COMMON SENSE ARIEH BEN-NAIM July, 2nd edn, pb, £21, 9789813100121
Explains entropy to the reader using dice games and examples from everyday life.
GENERAL RELATIVITY: A FIRST EXAMINATION MARVIN BLECHER September, pb, £22, 9789813108479 A concise introduction to the theory of General Relativity.
THE MATHEMATICS THAT POWER OUR WORLD: HOW IS IT MADE? JOSEPH KHOURY; GILLES LAMOTHE
July, pb, £20, 9789813144088 Unveils the mathematics behind the functioning of the devices we use on a daily basis.
SOVIET UNION IN THE CONTEXT OF THE NOBEL PRIZE ABRAM M BLOKH August, hb, £59, 9789814277976 Presents a comprehensive overview on the system of the Nobel Prize awards to Soviet scientists.
DISCOVERY OF THE HIGGS BOSON ALEANDRO NISATI; VIVEK SHARMA EDS October, pb, £25, 9789814425872 Describes the detailed science behind the decades-long search for this elusive particle.
PRIME NUMBERS, FRIENDS WHO GIVE PROBLEMS: A TRIALOGUE WITH PAPA PAULO PAULO RIBENBOIM August, pb, £25, 9789814725811
Written as a trialogue, two friends ask the author questions on prime numbers.
A BOUQUET OF NUMBERS AND OTHER SCIENTIFIC OFFERINGS JEREMY BERNSTEIN August, pb, £22, 9789814759779 A collection of essays and short stories that explain important scientific ideas.
W W NORTON
THE ETHICS OF INVENTION: TECHNOLOGY AND THE HUMAN FUTURE SHEILA JASANOFF September, hb, £17.99, 9780393078992 We live in a world increasingly governed by technology—but at what cost? E
DOMESTICATED: EVOLUTION IN A MAN- MADE WORLD RICHARD C FRANCIS September, pb, £11.99, 9780393353037 How certain ancient animals chose to live near humans, thus sealing their evolutionary fate. E
THE HIDDEN HALF OF NATURE: THE MICROBIAL ROOTS OF LIFE AND HEALTH DAVID R MONTGOMERY; ANNE BIKLE December, pb, £11.99, 9780393353372
A riveting exploration of how microbes are transforming the way we see nature and ourselves. E
YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS
THE ORIGINS OF EVERYTHING IN 100 PAGES, MORE OR LESS DAVID BERCOVICI November, hb, £12.99, 9780300215137 How everything came to be everywhere, from the Big Bang to human civilisation. E
ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS: THE SCIENTIFIC SEARCH FOR ALIEN LIFE JON WILLIS November, hb, £18.99, 9780300208696 Explains the basics of astrobiology to outline five plausible scenarios for finding extraterrestrial life. E
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