How to Read Minds: The Science and Art of Empathy
An autistic therapist’s guide to better empathy for everyone
Life sciences: general issues
The Life Trilogy Boxset
David Attenborough’s Life Trilogy is a complete introduction to the animals and plants found on Earth. The three books – published to accompany the classic BBC TV series – are essential reading for anyone interested in the Natural World.
Close Encounters of the Fungal Kind: In Pursuit of Remarkable Mushrooms
‘A very enjoyable book that brilliantly blends science, insight and passion’ TRISTAN GOOLEY
Heavily Meditated: The fast path to remove your triggers, dissolve stress and achieve inner peace
Do you ever feel like your brain is running on dial-up in a fiber-optic world?
Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global
*A FINANCIAL TIMES, GUARDIAN AND TLS BOOK OF THE SUMMER*
‘The fascinating story of ancient words … new revelations await’ The Guardian
‘A magisterial feat’ New Scientist
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Collins New Naturalist Library – Exmoor (Collins New Naturalist Library)
Exmoor is one of only three large moorlands in southern England. Together with Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor, they have long been an inspiration for field naturalists of all descriptions. It seems appropriate, therefore, that this volume should bring the inspiration and the particularities of place together and allow the landscape of Exmoor to shine.
Birds, Sex and Beauty: The extraordinary implications of Charles Darwin’s strangest idea
In his new book, acclaimed science writer Matt Ridley looks to the peculiar mating rituals of birds to better understand the rich origins and ongoing significance of Darwin’s sexual selection theory.
‘FASCINATING’ The Times
How to Sleep Like a Caveman: Ancient Wisdom for a Better Night’s Rest
Sleep has hardly changed since Paleolithic humans snoozed soundly in their caves. While sabre-toothed tigers were their biggest night-time worry, today it’s stress and social media that keep us awake, but the solutions are the same, and sleep therapist Dr Merijn van de Laar offers understanding and advice to have you sleeping better within weeks.
The Forgotten Sense: The New Science of Smell
Human olfaction – the sense of smell – enables us to appreciate food and drink, it warns us of dangers and it makes our environments more enjoyable. However, olfaction is one of our least explored sensory systems. Until now.
Seven Deadly Sins: The Biology of Being Human
‘Has the power to change the way you look at the world’ Steven Bartlett
‘The heir to Oliver Sacks’ David Baddiel
A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2024
AN INDEPENDENT BOOK OF THE MONTH
Gluttony. Greed. Sloth. Pride. Envy. Lust. Anger.
Living on Earth: Life, Consciousness and the Making of the Natural World
The eagerly anticipated conclusion to Peter Godfrey-Smith’s three-part exploration of the origins of intelligence on Earth, which began with the bestselling Other Minds in 2018 and continued with Metazoa in 2020.
Kings of Their Own Ocean: Tuna and the Future of our Oceans
This is a tale of human obsession, one intrepid tuna, the dedicated fisherman who caught and set her free, the promises and limits of ocean science and the big truth of how our insatiable appetite for bluefin transformed a cottage industry into a global dilemma.