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NEW TITLES: NON-FICTION FEBRUARY


on the ghats of the River Ganges. In the course of nine conversations, simple yet profound truths about our natural state of being were revealed.


RICHARD CARTER AND SAM WELLS (EDS) WHO IS MY NEIGHBOUR? THE GLOBAL AND PERSONAL CHALLENGE SPCK, P/B, £9.99, 9780281078400 In this collection of essays, notable theologians and religious practitioners— including Justin Welby and Rowan Williams—reflect on what it means to “love they neighbour as yourself” in today’s world, particularly in the context of Brexit and increasing xenophobia.


BART D EHRMAN THE TRIUMPH OF CHRISTIANITY: HOW A SMALL BAND OF OUTCASTS CONQUERED AN EMPIRE ONEWORLD, H/B, £18.99, 9781786073013 How did a religion followed by around 20 peasants in rural Galilee become the dominant faith in the West in the space of less than four centuries? A New York Times-bestselling author explains.


TOM KOCH ETHICS IN EVERYDAY PLACES THE MIT PRESS, H/B, £27.95, 9780262037211 Ethicist and geographer considers what happens when “you do everything right, but you know you’ve done something wrong”. The resulting moral stress and injury, he argues, is now pervasive in modern Western society.


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celebrated for his deft lyrics, urgent subjects and performative power.


POPULAR SCIENCE


modern medicine which deepens the mystery of consciousness and memory.


look at the science that influenced Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein 200 years ago, at a time when there had been huge advances in our understanding of the natural sciences, especially in areas such as electricity and physiology.


JOAN E TAYLOR WHAT DID JESUS LOOK LIKE? T&T CLARK, 8TH, H/B, £17.99, 9780567671509 Did the Jesus of history visually resemble the Jesus of art and iconography? I love this richly illustrated book, in which Taylor considers lots of evidence and presents a new and strikingly different vision of his appearance, including his clothes. He may even have had short hair.


JOHN BROCKMAN THIS IDEA IS BRILLIANT: LOST, OVERLOOKED AND UNDER-APPRECIATED SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW HARPER PERENNIAL, 22ND, P/B, £12.99, 9780062698216 The editor of This Explains Everything collects the thoughts of 206 of the world’s most brilliant minds as they tackle edge.org’s 2017 question: what scientific term or concept ought to be more widely known? Jared Diamond, Richard Dawkins, Lisa Randall and Carlo Rovelli are among the contributors.


TOM WRIGHT PAUL: A BIOGRAPHY SPCK, H/B, £19.99, 9780281078752 Rounded biography of Paul of Tarsus which traces his career from zealous persecutor of the fledgling Church, through his missionary journeys, to his likely death as a Christian martyr at the hands of Nero. Includes a wealth of critical insight into Paul’s writings.


POETRY


ADAM PEARCEY BEYOND THE ORDINARY MIND: ZEOGCHEN, RIMÉ AND THE PATH OF PERFECT WISDOM SHAMBHALA, 20TH, P/B, £18.99, 9781559394703 First ever translations of the important Tibetan Buddhist Dzogchen teachings of the Rimé tradition of the 19th and


PAUL HENRY THE GLASS AISLE SEREN, P/B, £9.99, 9781781724408 Henry’s 10th collection of verse, is about the displacement of former workhouse residents, and is set on a stretch of canal in the Brecon Beacons National Park. A performance version of this collection is currently touring UK festivals.


DANEZ SMITH DON’T CALL US DEAD CHATTO, 8TH, P/B, £10.99, 9781784742041 New collection by the award-winning US poet—the first American to join the Chatto list—


DAVID DARLING AND AGNIJO BANERJEE WEIRD MATHS: AT THE EDGE OF INFINITY AND BEYOND ONEWORLD, 1ST, P/B, £12.99, 9781786072641 Could we ever see the world in 4D? Is anything truly random? Does infinity actually exist? In Alex Bellos vein, an engaging journey of discovery in which Darling (a science writer and astronomer) and Banerjee (a 17-year- old maths prodigy and student of Darling’s) draw connections between the cutting edge of modern maths and life as we know it.


DON LEMONS DRAWING PHYSICS: FROM THALES TO HIGGS, 51 THEORIES THAT EXPLAIN THE UNIVERSE DEUTSCH, 8TH, H/B, £18.99, 9780233005386 Fifty-one easy-to- understand drawings, arranged chronologically, which explain the key ideas of physics in an accessible way, from Kepler’s laws of planetary motion and Newton’s cradle, to general relativity and the Higgs Boson.


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BLUEBIRD, 8TH, H/B, £16.99, 9781509864645 Blending humour and behavioural economics, the author of Predictably Irrational teams up with an award-winning comedian and writer to delve into the truly illogical world of personal finance to help us better understand why we make bad financial decisions—and how we can avoid making them.


MICHELLE BADDELEY COPYCATS AND CONTRARIANS: WHY WE FOLLOW OTHERS . . . AND WHEN WE DON’T YALE, H/B, £18.99, 9780300220223 Drawing on insights from across social, behavioural and natural sciences, UCL professor Baddeley explores when and why our behaviour is driven by the herd, and how we are often easily swayed by the opinions of others, even when they are wrong.


BRIAN CLEGG GRAVITATIONAL WAVES: HOW EINSTEIN’S SPACETIME RIPPLES REVEAL THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE ICON, 8TH, P/B, £7.99, 9781785783203 In September 2015, after 50 years of searching, gravitational waves were detected for the first time, and astronomy changed forever. Clegg explains why.


KATE COLE-ADAMS ANAESTHESIA: THE GIFT OF OBLIVION TEXT PUBLISHING, 22ND, P/B, £12.99, 9781925498202


What really happens when we are anaesthetised? The author combines her own experience (during the caesarean birth of her daughter) and the personal stories of others with extensive scientific research to explore an enigma at the heart of


DANIEL M DAVIS THE BEAUTIFUL CURE: HARNESSING YOUR BODY’S NATURAL DEFENCES BODLEY HEAD, 1ST, H/B, £20, 9781847923738 The immune system holds the key to human health, says the immunology professor author of this absorbing account of the science behind the effects of stress, tiredness and ageing on our health. Davis’ previous book, The Compatibility Gene, was longlisted for the 2014 Royal Society Winton Science Book Prize, and chosen as a book of the year by Bill Bryson.


KATHRYN HARKUP MAKING THE MONSTER: THE SCIENCE BEHIND MARY SHELLEY’S FRANKENSTEIN BLOOMSBURY SIGMA, 8TH, H/B, £16.99, 9781472933737 “Thrilling and gruesome”


MARYN MCKENNA PLUCKED! THE TRUTH ABOUT CHICKEN LITTLE BROWN, 1ST, P/B, £14.99, 9781408707920 Drawing on years of research into the “big chicken” industry, an examination into the ills that lie at the heart of poultry production in the US, the UK and beyond, from overuse of antibiotics and threats to the environment, to violations of animal welfare and the delivery of nutritionally hollow food.


NICHOLAS P MONEY THE RISE OF YEAST: HOW THE SUGAR FUNGUS SHAPED CIVILISATION OUP, H/B, £18.99, 9780198749707 Tells the surprising story of the importance of yeast in the development of human civilisation—brewing, winemaking and baking included—and considers future possible uses of yeast in biotechnology and genetic engineering.


PSYCHOLOGY


DAN ARIELY AND JEFF KREISLER SMALL CHANGE: MONEY MISHAPS AND HOW TO AVOID THEM


MARINA CANTACUZINO AND MASI NOOR FORGIVENESS IS REALLY STRANGE SINGING DRAGON, 21ST, H/B, £9.99, 9781785921247 This science-based comic explores the psychology of the human capacity to forgive and to be forgiven, including its health benefits and restorative potential.


AMY CHUA POLITICAL TRIBES: GROUP INSTINCT AND THE FATE OF NATIONS BLOOMSBURY, 22ND, H/B, £20, 9781408881576 The author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother takes a bracing and topical look at the tension between our tribal instincts and our democratic political ideals. If we are to transcend our political tribes, we must rediscover a broader, more nuanced unity that acknowledges the reality of our group differences, she argues.


CAROLINE ELTON ALSO HUMAN: THE INNER LIVES


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