Popular Science Books

A comprehensive guide to the biological mysteries that lie behind teenage behaviour.

A refreshing source of ideas to help your children learn to grow their own patch of earth, Gardening Lab for Kids encourages children to get outside and enjoy nature. 52 Fun Experiments to Learn, Grow, Harvest, Make, Play, and Enjoy Your Garden

We can all be heroes. That's the inspiring message of this New York Times Bestselling picture book biography series from historian and author Brad Meltzer.

A revised edition of the fascinating and thought-provoking multi-award-winner and international bestseller. Using a 'world-in-miniature' approach this book opens our eyes to a wider view of our planet and its human inhabitants, telling us who we are, where we live, how fast we are growing, which languages we speak, which religions we practise and more.

Every wondered what monkeys are and what makes them so special?

Everyone thinks they know the story of Marie Curie - the first woman to win two Nobel Prizes for science. But she was a mother too, and her daughters, Irene and Eve, were extraordinary. This stunningly illustrated book tells their inspiring story.

Explores the science of our slumber, from the different stages of sleep and how our sleeping patterns change throughout our lives, to what happens when things go wrong.

The essential guide to sleep from award-winning teenage well-being expert Nicola Morgan, author of bestselling Blame My Brain, The Teenage Guide to Stress and The Teenage Guide to Friends.

Prepare to explore five fascinating habitats… Read about weird and wonderful plants, from the prickly cactus to the Venus flytrap; discover how animals have adapted to survive in some of the harshest places on Earth; and learn about the way of life and traditions of people from all over our world.

Learn what's going on inside clouds, why we have heatwaves, and how climates have changed through time in this book all about wild and wonderful weather.

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At last, an optimistic and friendly book about our human possibilities in the time of automata....

The 50 most important structures and systems in the human body, each explained in half a minute....

30-Second Ancient China unlocks the secrets of its Bronze Age glories and offers summaries of everything....

We've all heard of pyramids, hieroglyphs, and Cleopatra, but how much do you really know about ancient Egypt?...

30-Second Ancient Greece offers an engrossing tour of the Hellenic world, appealingly served up in easily absorbed nuggets....

You know that Rome wasn't built in a day, but just how did a cluster of small hilltop villages expand to become one of the greatest empires in history...

30-Second Anthropology explores humanity through 50 key biological and social topics, revealing how we have evolved from chimp-like ancestors to being...

If you would like to know your arch from your elevation, and your Baroque from your Brutalism, or you wish to end your next dinner party with a stirri...

The 50 most cosmic concepts, each explained in half a minute....

50 topics, divided under seven chapter headings, offering short, witty summaries, whether covering the basics or trade secrets. You'll pick up beer kn...

30-Second Biology tackles the vital science of life, dissecting the 50 most thought-provoking theories of our ecosystem and ourselves. Whether you' re...

The 50 most mindblowing ideas in neuroscience, each explained in half a minute....

Chemistry is the science of matter. This book brings boils it down to its essential elements - in just 30 seconds....

30-Second Cinema offers an immersion course, served up in neat, entertaining shorts. These 50 topics deal with cinema's beginnings, with its growth as...

Do you know a capella from zarzuela? Can you distinguish between a serenade and a symphony? If you only have 30 seconds, there is time - using this bo...

From plainsong to program music, appreciate the passion and the pathos of sounds that have the power to stir our emotions to joy or sadness. Here's mu...

30-Second Climate is an immediately accessible guide to the 50 key factors affecting Earth's climate, past, present and future, each explained in half...

30-Second Data Science covers 50 key elements in the field of data-gathering from basic to ethics, explained clearly and concisely....

30-Second Ecology explores how the life of organisms on Earth is interdependent and finely tuned to exist as a whole....

The 50 engaging entries get you to grips with Einsteins work, life and legacy, from atom to atomic bomb, at approximately the speed of light....

The 50 most significant chemical elements, each explained in half a minute....

50 fundamental concepts explained, from the nuclear fusion reactor at the heart of the sun to the elusive dark energy which forms most of the content ...

To quickly grasp the nature of engineering the fifty summaries in 30-Second Engineering outlines types of engineering from mechanical to chemical; the...

The 50 most significant ideas and events, each explained in half a minute....

30-Second Fashion offers an engrossing crash course to how the style world works today, alongside an engaging look at the founding fathers (and mother...